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U.S.S. Defiant from |
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"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (Syndicated 1993-99) |
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SCALE: 1/420 |
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INITIAL RELEASE: 1996 |
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MEDIUM: Polystyrene |
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RARITY: (2) |
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ABOUT THE DESIGN |
ABOUT THE KIT |
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Introduced in
"DS9"'s
first Season Three episode, "The Search," the Defiant was an
experimental "overpowered" gunboat originally built to meet the Borg threat.
Briefly mothballed in the Sol system, it was subsequently brought to Deep Space
Nine to help challenge in Gamma Quadrant's Dominion. Fast, agile and armed to
the teeth, the Defiant was also the one and only Federation starship equipped
with a Romulan-style "cloaking device," making it invisible to enemy sensors.
In reality, the Defiant was brought to DS9 to give the cast an excuse to get off that damned space station; after two seasons, the producers realized that the principal setting was too confining and that, to be "Star Trek," the characters needed the occasional opportunity to "go where no man -- er -- no one -- has gone before." |
This was a
typical
AMT/Ertl "Star Trek" kit; large, acceptably accurate and an easy
build. The biggest disappointment was its lack of clear parts, especially
around the engines. Manufactured in large numbers, the Defiant kit is still readily available on the collectors market. This model was built from an original issue. |
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