![]() ![]() The date of release (1994) is printed on the ornament above the back warp thruster light assembly. The Hallmark "Klingon Bird Of Prey" ornament is made of a durable plastic and has the starship on its own, as is typical for Hallmark's starship line of Star Trek ornaments. ![]() ![]() Measuring four inches long, five and one-eighth inches in wingspan and two inches tall, the Klingon Bird Of Prey ornament is one of the essential Star Trek ships and most fans of the ship and the franchise had no problem shelling out $24.00 at the time the ornament was released. The ornament, released in 1994, is an incredible work, as far as surface detail and coloring. The "Klingon Bird Of Prey" ornament faithfully recreates the famed Klingon starship in its cruising mode, with the wings in the "down" position. Since that film, the Klingon Bird Of Prey has returned in other Star Trek films as well as the spin-offs, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, cementing it as one of the essential vessels of the Star Trek franchise. The starship was sleek, appeared dangerous (it blew up two ships pretty easily in the film!) and was accented by very cool theme music. In fact, I recall when I first saw a Klingon Bird Of Prey in Star Trek III: The Search For Spock ( click here for the review of that film!) and I was completely captivated. In 1994, they thrilled collectors like me with the Klingon Bird Of Prey ornament! Fans of Star Trek responded powerfully to the Klingon Bird Of Prey. Since then, they have made ornament replicas of almost all of the major starships from the franchise. Enterprise ornament ( click here for that review!). Hallmark Keepsake began delving into the collectibles market in 1991 with Star Trek when it introduced the exceptionally limited edition U.S.S. ![]() When I first considered the Klingon Bird Of Prey ornament, it was on the same day I did my first ornament review with Hallmark Keepsake's "Imperial AT-AT And Rebel Snowspeeder" ornament ( click here for that review!) and now, I've found a place to review one of my favorite ornaments of all time, the Star Trek Klingon Bird Of Prey ornament! Yes, I may be a geek with a science fiction Christmas tree, but I know what I like! Today is, as far as I'm concerned, a good Christmas ornament day, at least for me as a science fiction fan and ornament reviewer. The Basics: A very memorable Star Trek starship makes for a very cool Hallmark Keepsake ornament with the Klingon Bird Of Prey! At that link is also where you will order the ornament on July 23 and Oct 7.The Good: Great sculpt and detailing, Interesting enough light effect Have a look at all of the convention exclusives located here. The ornaments will be sold online only, on the first day of the San Diego Comic-Con and the first day of New York Comic Con as shown below: The Star Trek Klingon Bird of Prey Hallmark Keepsake Ornament was created for the 2021 San Diego Comic-Con, New York Comic Con, and other select events. The ornament measures 4.5″ W x 0.58″ H x 2.89″ D and it will cost $35.00. PopMinded event exclusive-one of just 3,750 issued.”ĭesigned by Jake Angell, the Klingon Bird of Prey comes pre-packaged in a box and is made of metal. Put the fearsome-looking ship on display with this meticulously detailed Christmas tree ornament. When later drafts swapped Klingons for Romulans, the ship’s designation as a Bird-of-Prey remained and the craft was redesigned to reflect Klingon technology. Here is the description of the ornament from Hallmark: “Early script drafts of “ Star Trek III: The Search for Spock” used Romulans in their classic Bird-of-Prey warship as the film’s antagonists. Hallmark has announced its exclusive collectibles for 2021 conventions and included is one Trek exclusive, a Star Trek Klingon Bird of Prey Hallmark Keepsake Ornament. ![]()
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