Welcome to the third edition of the Master Replicas Community Update. This is where we take a deeper look at upcoming launches, early previews, franchise news, and the creativity surrounding the worlds we love.
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BATTLES IN TIME
TWENTY YEARS ON
Doctor Who's most beloved trading card series is back — with 142 brand-new cards, the original creative team back at the table, and a story two decades in the making.
Almost exactly twenty years since it launched, Doctor Who Battles in Time is making a comeback. For those who don't know, Battles in Time was a trading card game that was available from 2006 to 2009. It featured over a thousand cards, and it was a big deal. When we launched, we printed a million packs and, to our amazement, they sold out within a week.
It seemed that people everywhere were collecting the cards, so much so that they even got mentioned in EastEnders. We made cards for the next three years and they were an enormous success. I remember calculating that if you stacked all the cards we'd printed on top of one another, they'd reach the top of Mount Everest.
Now it's back, and there is a lot to do. I still have all the original files, and I've been looking over them. I was slightly surprised to see that the last card we did was from "Journey's End". We hadn't even covered all of the Tenth Doctor stories. The original cards had no Silents, no Missy, no modern Cybermen (or Mondasian ones), not to mention seven Doctors. We're getting to put that right, starting with the first completely new set: the Obliterator collection, which has 142 completely new cards featuring characters and monsters from Ace to Zygons.
One of our original designers, James King, came onboard, while Neil Corry tackled the planning and text, so it's the same people making these cards and I think it shows. The cards look as good as ever. Every time I look at one, it reminds me of the story the character is from and how exciting it was to see it for the first time.
The initial response has been fantastic, and I can't wait to get these new cards into people's hands. I know there are going to be characters we haven't done yet that people will be crying out for, but that's part of the fun. We're just getting started and we've got plans for everything and everyone. As the Tenth Doctor would say, Allons-y!
— Ben Robinson, Creative Director of Master Replicas and one of the original developers of Battles in Time.
And if you missed Retroduction — good news
Alongside the Obliterator collection, the Retroduction set has been doing brisk business too — so much so that our first shipment sold out faster than we expected. The good news: a second shipment is due to arrive at the end of June, so if you missed it first time round, you'll soon have another chance.
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JUNE SNEAK PEEKS
A first look at what's coming next month.
Stargate
Jaffa Helmet Desktop Replicas
New from Master Replicas is a brand-new range of Stargate Desktop Replicas. The iconic Egyptian-themed designs used in Stargate make for stunning collectibles, and we have been working hard on some of these designs for release in 2026. Using reference taken from screen-used props, we have carefully replicated as many details as possible to make each piece a perfect scaled replica.
We are currently in the last stages of product development, and we are very excited to tease some of this work here today.
First in the range, and launching in June, are two helmets drawn from the elite Jaffa Guards — the warriors of the Goa'uld System Lords:
Jaffa Helmet on Base — Apophis
The serpent-hooded helmet of Apophis's elite Jaffa, instantly recognisable from their first appearance in the Stargate film and their long-running role as the primary antagonists across the early seasons of SG-1. Few pieces of Stargate iconography are as enduring as the Serpent Guard.
Jaffa Helmet on Base — Horus
The ornate ceremonial helmet of the Horus Guards in service of Ra and, later, Heru'ur — a riot of Egyptian carving, layered plating, and decorative crest work across every panel. One of the most extravagant and instantly recognisable designs in the entire Jaffa lineage.
Behind the scenes — watch the Horus take shape
Below, you can see one of the very first 3D test prints of the Horus helmet — a small but meaningful moment in the development of any new replica. Test prints are how the team first sees a digital sculpt come into the physical world, giving us a chance to check proportions, detail and engineering before any tooling or paintwork begins. It's a quiet step on the road from concept to collectible — and the kind of work most fans never get to see.
We can't wait to share more on this range over the coming weeks — including the painted production samples, full launch details and a closer look at the rest of the line. Watch this space.
Space: 1999
Stun Gun and Comlock
Two of the most-requested Space: 1999 props are joining the Master Replicas range in June. The Stun Gun and Comlock — the everyday equipment of Moonbase Alpha's crew — are arriving as hand-finished replicas drawn from the iconic Gerry Anderson production design that has defined the series for fifty years.
Consumer reaction to early reveals has been outstanding, and samples are already in-house. From the engraved detail of the Comlock to the unmistakable silhouette of the Stun Gun, these pieces are designed to sit perfectly alongside our recently launched Deluxe 5-inch Eagle range — a meaningful expansion of the Space: 1999 line in its 50th anniversary year. Full imagery, dimensions and launch details will be shared shortly.
Star Trek™
U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 Light-Up MSD Panel
Our Star Trek™ Light-Up Panel range continues to grow with one of the most enjoyable additions yet — the original series U.S.S. Enterprise Master Systems Display.
For collectors new to the line, our MSD Okudagram Light-Up Panels are illuminated, screen-accurate replicas of the Master Systems Display panels seen on the bridges and engineering decks of Star Trek's most iconic ships. Each panel reproduces the original graphics and brings them to life with internal lighting designed to mirror the screen-used look. They sit beautifully on a desk or shelf and have become a quiet favorite among fans who love the deep design language of the franchise.
The Star Trek™: The Original Series Light-Up Panel is the latest entry in the range, and uses the artwork that Doug Drexler created for Star Trek: Enterprise’s Mirror Universe episodes. With Star Trek™'s 60th anniversary year continuing to unfold, this feels like exactly the right moment to give one of the franchise's classic ships a piece of its own.
Limited Edition
Battlestar Galactica — Battlestar Acropolis
The next ship in our Battlestar Galactica Limited Edition range is coming in June — the Battlestar Acropolis. Joining our existing lineup of Battlestars from the classic series — Galactica, Pegasus, Pacifica and Columbia — the Acropolis is the final ship in this wave, but with more of the classic Colonial Fleet to follow later in 2026.
Keep your eyes peeled — there's more to come
PRODUCT FOCUS
BUILDING THE EAGLE
In conversation with Mark Andrews of Top Hat Creative on translating Gerry Anderson's most stubbornly perfect spaceship into 2,500 bricks.
There is a very particular kind of long-suffering patience known to Space: 1999 fans. It involves spending decades quietly hoping that somebody, somewhere, with the right licences and the right level of obsessive attention, would finally make a really good Eagle Transporter — one that nails the proportions, gets the paneling right, and doesn't quietly fudge the head of the ship.
Mark Andrews — designer at Top Hat Creative, and the man leading the HeroBuild Eagle Transporter alongside Master Replicas' Darren Epstein — has been doing exactly that kind of waiting:
"As a long-time fan of Gerry Anderson's TV shows, in particular Space: 1999, and as a Lego fan, I had hoped that we would one day see an Eagle Transporter vehicle set. When the opportunity to create our own set in a format compatible with Lego's own system came about, I jumped at the chance to create our version."
That set has now landed. 2,500 pieces of it. And it is, by some margin, one of the more lovingly engineered things you'll put on a shelf this year.
Construction sets for classic brands that collectors have waited a lifetime for
Mark's elevator pitch for the HeroBuild range is one sentence long, and it lands like a manifesto: "Construction sets for classic brands that collectors have waited a lifetime for." HeroBuild is, quietly, the construction line many of us have spent our adult lives waiting for somebody to actually make — focused on the niche, classic, fan-favourite properties the bigger brick brands tend to leave alone.
Compatibility helps. The bricks slot in alongside the world's largest brick system, so once your Eagle is assembled, you have free rein to take it apart again and build whatever you like. That said, this is unmistakably an adult collector product — recommended for ages 16 and above, with the kind of detail and engineering that rewards a slow weekend rather than a rainy afternoon.
Wrestling the head of the ship
The Eagle's design is famously beautiful and famously hard. It is an aircraft built out of girders and pods and gloriously functional hardware — and then it has, sitting on the very front, the most stubbornly curvaceous cockpit head in 1970s sci-fi.
"We approached a couple of vendors who already had brick systems, meaning that we had a head start on development. Our designers worked closely with the vendor team, providing reference of the original ship and guiding their technicians to achieve a set that closely matches the original model from the show. The head of the ship in particular was challenging, given that it is essentially all curves and we of course are utilising bricks to realise the shape."
What you end up with is a build that respects both sides of the Eagle's design DNA — the angular, modular, function-first body, and the carefully resolved curve of the cockpit head. Compromise is inevitable when you're rendering compound curves in straight-edged blocks, but the result is unmistakably, lovingly, an Eagle.
The detail you'll miss on first glance
Every designer has a quiet moment in the build they're particularly proud of. Mark's is one most collectors will walk straight past:
"I love the flat shapes on the top of each of the landing gear pods. They really capture the design aesthetic."
Look at the landing gear pods on a screen-used Eagle and you'll see exactly what he means — the way those flat top plates catch the studio lighting is a tiny piece of design discipline that quietly gives away which spaceships were drawn by people who'd worked on real aircraft. Once you've spotted it on the model, you can't un-spot it.
The fan community as a research department
One of the lovelier things to come out of the conversation is the role fans themselves play in development. HeroBuild's references aren't all licensor materials — a meaningful chunk of the work involves leaning on the work fans have already done.
"We utilise a number of different references, some supplied as part of the brand style guide, and others from various sources within the fan community. The fans eat, sleep and breathe these things, so often they provide resources we would not normally have access to."
If you've ever spent an evening on a Space: 1999 fan forum arguing about the precise shade of grey on a Mark IX hangar door, your work is more important than you might think.
What's next — and what to be a little envious of
Pressed on what comes next for HeroBuild, Mark stays just teasingly opaque:
"We are working on a number of other sets, including character construction sets that are sure to be a hit with fans. One set, we believe, will, when built, make your friends green with envy when they see it on your shelf."
We'll let you draw your own conclusions about which green ship from the Anderson universe might be hiding in that sentence.
And the brief every designer would write themselves
We asked Mark what he hopes a collector feels, sitting in front of their finished Eagle for the first time. His answer is the best two-word design brief any of us could give themselves:
"Child-like wonder."
The Build at a Glance
- 2,500 pieces
- Finished dimensions: 51.4 cm long × 22.1 cm wide
- Detachable habitation pod with removable roof and a fully detailed interior
- Custom decals straight from the show
- Compatible with major brick systems
- Recommended for ages 16+
- Officially licensed by ITV Studios
Where to find it
The HeroBuild Eagle Transporter is available now on the Master Replicas website.
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STAR TREK: PICARD REBUILDING THE BRIDGE
We caught up with Star Trek: Picard art director Liz Kloczkowski, how she ended up writing a book about recreating the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D.
When the Star Trek: Picard crew finished shooting the last scene on the Enterprise-D bridge in February 2022, the lights came up on a room full of people who had spent four months trying to make time run backward. Crates were already waiting in the wings. Within a week, most of what we'd built would be packed away — wires coiled, carpets rolled, the captain's chair quietly returned to Archive storage. That's the part of filmmaking nobody warns you about: how completely a place can vanish. (Usually it vanishes right into the dumpster).
I wasn't ready for it to vanish.
A year and a half later, in the middle of the SAG-AFTRA strike, I found myself at home with no show to report to and time on my hands for the first time (since COVID). One afternoon, Dave Blass — our production designer, the person who'd handed me the bridge in the first place — asked me a question that changed the shape of that strange, suspended summer.
"Can you write?"
In my head, I thought, Yeah. I can. Before I was an art director, I'd wanted to be a writer. The muscle was there; it had just been resting under a stack of construction drawings. Dave suggested an article about the rebuild — something for the fans who'd been so generous to us about the finale. I sat down to write it. A hundred pages later, I looked up and realized I had something else on my hands.
The story was bigger than I'd assumed. It reached back to 1987, to a production designer named Herman Zimmerman who'd called the original bridge "almost unbuildable" and how they built it anyway. It included Andrew Probert's bold concept sketches, Mike Okuda's LCARS, insights from Drexler and Eaves and Curry, and dozens of uncredited craftspeople whose fingerprints were still on the rails three decades later. It included our team, too — Kevin Cross and Kyle Courter redrawing every compound curve in 3D, Castor Mena and Garret Flamig and their upholstery genius, the construction and special effect crews coaxing plywood into impossible shapes, all of us hunting for a discontinued berber carpet. An article couldn't hold any of that. A book maybe could.
I bounced the idea off a new friend, film critic Scott Mantz. I'd just met him at the Ticonderoga Star Trek Tour, and he basically fell on the floor with excitement. Then, in a moment that only Star Trek could deliver, Bill Shatner stepped up to address the room and said, "Well, we're all writing the books to our own lives…" Scott looked at me and went, "See? You've got to write that book."
So here it is. I hope, when you open it, you feel the same thing we tried to put back into that room:
Welcome home.
FRANCHISE NEWS ROUNDUP
A look at the latest news from across the universes we work with — new releases, big moments, and a few things to keep an eye on as the year unfolds.
Star Trek™
Star Trek™'s 60th anniversary year continues to deliver. Star Trek: The Next Generation — The Mirror War arrives on 9th June as part of IDW's Classic Collections range, bringing together one of the most ambitious crossover storylines in recent Star Trek™ comics — perfect timing for collectors building out their Picard-era shelf alongside Recreating the D Bridge.
Looking just past June, Star Trek™: Strange New Worlds returns for its fourth season on 23rd July. The new trailer — debuted at CCXP Mexico — teases dinosaurs, expanded Kirk arcs, and a fresh chapter for the Enterprise under Captain Pike. With Season 5 already confirmed as the show's final outing, this run feels like the beginning of the long goodbye.
Doctor Who
The headline Doctor Who moment for June is Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker — an ambitious multi- platform event launching 25th June on the in-universe UNIT website. Centred on Jo Martin's Fugitive Doctor, the project brings together Titan Comics, Doctor Who Magazine, BBC Audiobooks, East Side Games, Puffin, BBC Books and Big Finish for one connected story arc. It's one of the most coordinated cross-format Whoniverse events in years, and a love letter to fans who follow the show across every medium.
The BBC has also confirmed an RTD-written 2026 Christmas Special. Casting details remain under wraps — we'll cover them when they're official.
Stargate
Pre-production continues on the new Stargate series for Prime Video, announced in January with filming due to begin in late 2026, predominantly in London. Showrunner Martin Gero is joined by Academy Award–winning production designer Nathan Crowley (Interstellar, Tenet) and Emmy-winning VFX supervisor Mohen Leo (Rogue One, The Martian). Casting news is expected over the coming months — when it lands, we'll be among the first to share it.
And for anyone planning a rewatch ahead of the new series — or coming to the franchise for the first time — Stargate SG-1 returned to Netflix on 15th February 2026 in the UK, US and Latin America, after a three-year run as a Prime Video exclusive. Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe remain on Prime Video only for now.
Battlestar Galactica
It's a strong month to be a Battlestar Galactica fan. Alongside our own Battlestar Columbia Limited Edition release, the new game Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes arrived on 11th May for PC via Steam and GOG. A story-driven tactical roguelite set in the immediate aftermath of the fall of the Twelve Colonies, it has earned strong early reviews — one outlet placing it favourably alongside Hades 2.
Space: 1999 and Gerry Anderson
The 50th anniversary of Space: 1999 continues to be celebrated at the Museum of Brands in Notting Hill, where a joint exhibition with the Thunderbirds 60th anniversary brings together rare archive material, original models, and behind-the-scenes content. If you can make it to central London this year, it's well worth the trip.
ACROSS THE WIDER SCI-FI WORLD
Beyond the franchises we work with directly, here's a quick look at what's making headlines elsewhere in the sci-fi world.
Returning shows and new seasons
Ahsoka — Season 2 has its return date confirmed, with the Mandalorian-era story picking back up.
Silo — Season 3 is heading to Apple TV+ in June / July, with a teaser already out.
Fallout — Season 3 has added Aaron Paul to the cast.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power — Season 3 has confirmed its release date.
Vision Quest — the long-awaited WandaVision follow-up has landed an October release window.
New series and reboots
The X-Files reboot — main cast and guest stars have now been announced.
Fourth Wing — Amazon is adapting Rebecca Yarros' bestselling novel series for the screen.
Secret Mutant Magic Academy — DC has announced a new animated series joining the lineup.
Sex Criminals — Prime Video has given an eight-episode series order to a TV adaptation of Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky's acclaimed Image Comics series. The premise — two people who can stop time mid-tryst, who decide to use the ability to rob banks — earns its cult reputation among comics readers. Imogen Poots and John Reynolds star, with Gotham's Tze Chun showrunning and Kumail Nanjiani / Emily V. Gordon producing.
Studio and franchise developments
The Boys — one of the spinoffs has been cancelled while another is now in development.
Westworld — Warner Bros. is developing a feature film reboot, going back to Michael Crichton's original 1973 source rather than continuing the HBO series. The screenplay is being written by David Koepp (Jurassic Park). No director attached yet, though Variety reports a major filmmaker is circling.
Bobiverse — for anyone who loved Project Hail Mary, here's one to file away. Universal and Lord Miller Productions (Spider-Verse, The Lego Movie) have optioned We Are Legion (We Are Bob), the first in Dennis E. Taylor's hard-sci-fi novel series, announced during the Project Hail Mary SDCC panel. No release date yet — but the creative team attached to one of the most beloved hard-sci-fi book series of the last decade is the kind of pairing worth watching.
AT THE CINEMA
Here's what's in cinemas now, what's landing in the next few weeks, and what's worth keeping an eye on as we head into the summer.
The Mandalorian and Grogu
In cinemas now. Star Wars' first theatrical outing for Din Djarin and his young apprentice opened on 22nd May over the Memorial Day weekend in the US.
At time of writing, the film has already pulled in around $165 million globally across its opening four-day frame, landed an A- CinemaScore, and posted an 88% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes — the warmest fan reception any Star Wars film has received since Disney took over the franchise in 2012. Critics have been more divided, but for the collector and long-time-fan audience this film was built for, it's landed exactly where it needed to.
Picking up after the fall of the Empire, the story sees Din Djarin and Grogu recruited by the fledgling New Republic to hunt Imperial war criminals across the galaxy. Pedro Pascal returns in the title role, alongside Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White, with Jon Favreau directing. If you haven't caught it yet, this is your weekend reminder.
Coming in June
Masters of the Universe
In cinemas (UK: 3rd June / USA: 5th June). Travis Knight directs the long-awaited live-action Masters of the Universe, with Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam / He-Man, Jared Leto as Skeletor and Idris Elba as Man-At-Arms. Multiple character reveal trailers have already landed — and for collectors who grew up on the original toy line, this is one to keep firmly on the radar.
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Disclosure Day
In cinemas (UK: 10th June / USA: 12th June) Steven Spielberg returns to UFO territory with an extraordinary ensemble — Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson and Colman Domingo. A new 30-second promo has just revealed our first glimpse of an alien hand. Blunt has hinted at deeper connections to Spielberg's earlier work, telling Empire: "There are definitely questions posed by Close Encounters that are answered in Disclosure Day."
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Supergirl
In cinemas 26th June. The second film in the new DCU lands with Milly Alcock taking on Kara Zor-El, alongside Jason Momoa, David Corenswet's Superman and Matthias Schoenaerts. Directed by Craig Gillespie.
Watch Trailer HereLooking ahead — July and beyond
The Odyssey
In cinemas 17th July. Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's epic is shaping up to be the prestige film of the summer. A brand new trailer dropped on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in May, with fresh footage of the Cyclops, Robert Pattinson's villainous Antinous, and the battle of Troy. The film is — remarkably — the first narrative feature ever shot entirely with IMAX cameras. Matt Damon stars alongside Pattinson, Charlize Theron and Lupita Nyong'o.
Watch Trailer HereAvengers: Doomsday
In cinemas 18 December 2026. Marvel screened the full trailer to attendees at CinemaCon in April but has held it back online so far. It's widely expected to drop at San Diego Comic-Con in July. One to watch the calendar for.
Watch Trailer HereOn location and in development
The Batman Part II
Matt Reeves has officially started filming, with first behind-the-scenes pictures already appearing online. The Batmobile has been spotted fitted with snow tyres, hinting at a colder corner of Gotham in this next chapter
Deathstroke and Bane
director rumours are circling DC Studios' upcoming villain team-up feature. Greg Mottola (Peacemaker, Superbad) has emerged as the reported front-runner, per Deadline. The screenplay is being written by Matthew Orton (Moon Knight), and the film will mark Bane's first big-screen appearance since 2012's The Dark Knight Rises. No script finalised yet, no trailer — but this one is officially out of the shadows.
COMMUNITY FEATURE – COMING SOON
In future editions, we will be inviting our community to share photography, displays, and creative projects for inclusion in the newsletter.
We’re excited to spotlight the passion and creativity of collectors in future updates.
THANK YOU
Thank you for joining us for this month’s Community Update. We look forward to sharing more previews, behind the scenes insight, and community features very soon.
If you have ideas or content you would like us to consider featuring, we would love to hear from you.
The Master Replicas Team