A brand new model is on the way from Master Replicas, and it’s a beauty.
After officially taking over the license from Eaglemoss last year the U.K.-based company has been continuing the original plan for a fleet of Stargate ship models — from Daedalus and the F-302 to the Goa’uld mothership and the Puddle Jumper.
But fans of this franchise, of course, want more than just ships: we want the Stargate itself, that iconic ring that takes travelers to other planets and even distant galaxies now and then. Evidently Master Replicas is listening, with a surprise drop this week.
GateWorld has the first look at the new model, which measures 9.25 inches (235 mm) in diameter. The gate is manufactured from polyresin, which Master Replicas says gives it a feel that is lighter than metal but heavier than plastic — and able to hold the intricate etchings that follow the CG models from the show that make this model screen-accurate.
Stargate with base (Master Replicas)
Stargate with base (Master Replicas)
The rear of the Stargate
Stargate in its shipping box
The Stargate will come with a heavy display base that bears the seal of Stargate Command. (It sits freely in the base and can be lifted out or rotated.) It will sell for around $50 USD (£44.99 GBP).
The back of the gate is accurate as well, so that the glyphs of the inner track (which, alas, does not spin) appear only on the front of the gate. Master Replicas noted for eagle-eyed fans that this prototype does not have a final paint job, as they are working to give this a look as close as possible to the marbled stone material of the original prop.
The Milky Way Stargate model will be available to pre-order beginning on Friday at MasterReplicas.com, and a day early for members of Master Replicas’ Collector Club. (That’s today, starting at 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. BT.) It is expected to ship in September.
And how about additional Stargates for the Pegasus Galaxy and Destiny? Master Replicas confirmed to GateWorld that they do have plans to produce these pieces as well, and preliminary work is already underway for the Atlantis gate. If it stays on track we might see it late this year or early in 2025. When the Destiny gate arrives, the current plan is that it will be a Collectors Club exclusive.
Master Replicas released this CG render of its upcoming Puddle Jumper model in its e-mail newsletter.
But up next is the Puddle Jumper (which we previewed here in April), followed by the Asgard mothership Beliskner. Watch for the first photos late in the summer, and pre-orders for these much-anticipated ships later this year.
Master Replicas tells GateWorld they also want to create a fully detailed model for Ra’s original pyramid ship from the 1994 feature film. Plans for this are still being worked out.
The company also announced that the U.S.S. Hammond and U.S.S. Odyssey (which went up for pre-order in March and April) are set to arrive from the manufacturing facility on June 22 and will begin shipping out to customers soon thereafter.
U.S.S. Hammond
U.S.S. Odyssey
Milky Way Stargate
Puddle Jumper
Beliskner
Pegasus Stargate
shipping soon
shipping soon
pre-order now
late summer
late summer
end of 2024
The quality actually looks pretty terrible.
Agreed, looks naff
I’m pretty sure this is based on an old fanmade model. It’s too narrow and too thin. The glyphs seem to be correct.
They are not. 😕
The gate itself looks fine, the detail on the etching is impressive. Even the paint job gives it a worn look, which I kinda appreciate.
But the base is terrible. It’s too big and it should have been steps.
If you look at the first image it’s full of scuff marks (or a bad paint job).
We have to wait how the final product will look like. I believe it is a nice price/quality ratio. Not everybody has got 3d printers so I believe lots of fans will be happy to get this gate. I hope they will release some additional parts later (like stairs, SGC ramp, shaking dempers, Iris, DHD) so everybody could setup their own SGC or offworld MW gate.
No DHD? I wonder if they will release the Pegasus and Destiny gates?
Have you read the article?
“And how about additional Stargates for the Pegasus Galaxy and Destiny? Master Replicas confirmed to GateWorld that they do have plans to produce these pieces as well, and preliminary work is already underway for the Atlantis gate. If it stays on track we might see it late this year or early in 2025. When the Destiny gate arrives, the current plan is that it will be a Collectors Club exclusive.”
Just don’t get anything from Fan home if they offer it, you will be lucky to get your parts and pieces on time if at all, I’ve waited five months so far hopefully this company does better than that
I’m so happy that we’re getting Stargate models!
It seems to me. Not everything Amazon touches turns to gold. Especially when they lie so many times about doing what they say. They’re gonna do, and then turn around and do nothing. They wanna totally change it. So personally, whatever new stargate to come out with, they could stick it where the sun don’t shine.
The base is what’s drawing the most criticism on Reddit. It doesn’t make it look authentic. Why didn’t they just go with the stone steps? Or even one that looks like the ramp at the SGC would be cool.
Darren, there’s a typo in the article’s last line – fist five ships instead of first five.
Fixed — thank you! I understand the lack of “wow” on the base. MR could have gone above and beyond and do a whole set with a stone-looking base or SGC ramp, a DHD, etc. That would be awesome … but it would have raised the price and impacted sales. I know that Eaglemoss struggled with this when they were developing the Stargate model — how to manufacture it cheaply enough that they could sell it at the right price, give people enough value, and still make money. So MR ended up going with simplicity for the base. They’re selling… Read more »