Author Topic: Merchandise from Trek XI (Read 9134 times)

Shadowknight1 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 23, 2009, 06:15:55 PM »

Honestly, the phaser I'd have to see it first, cause if it's THAT shiny, then heck no. But at least it looks like a gun instead of a boomerang. The Tricorder isn't exactly bad looking, I mean it has the look down. It's the fact that it says "TRICORDER" on it that turns me away.

And no, not glass. Transparent aluminum. ;)

Amazon has the soundtrack up for preorder http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Z920NA?ie=UTF8&tag=thescifannetw-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B001Z920NA

WileyCoyote · « **Reply #21 on:** March 25, 2009, 04:55:23 PM »

Playmates has updated their site. They have more pics of the USS Enterprise toy as well as a TV commercial. The commercial reminds me of the good old days of the early '90s.

http://www.startrek.playmatestoys.com/

Shadowknight1 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 25, 2009, 06:53:16 PM »

Hmmm..definitely better than I thought it'd be.

lint · « **Reply #23 on:** March 26, 2009, 07:01:22 PM »

the stand is kinda ugly

Shadowknight1 · « **Reply #24 on:** March 27, 2009, 06:40:50 PM »

Okay then! I purchased the Star Trek Countdown trade paperback yesterday! The cool thing? It's not supposed to be released until April 7th. A shipment of them arrived at some stores yesterday I suppose, but either way, I got mine yesterday before Issue 4 is even supposed to be out!

Vanguard · « **Reply #25 on:** March 30, 2009, 06:00:51 PM »

Gak, that advert is far to childish =/, reminds me of the Bandai power rangers adverts =/

Shadowknight1 · « **Reply #26 on:** March 30, 2009, 06:19:51 PM »

Quote from: Vanguard on March 30, 2009, 06:00:51 PM

Gak, that advert is far to childish =/, reminds me of the Bandai power rangers adverts =/

Well, the advert is FOR children, not for us collectors.

EDIT: Attached is an image of the Hot Wheels die cast Enterprise in-box. Obviously this is a pre-production prototype, especially since the box says this is the Enterprise-A. I enlarged the picture to fit with what the box measurement is (8.5x4.5), so this pretty accurately shows how big the ship is. Small, but not as small as I thought. I want.

WileyCoyote · « **Reply #27 on:** April 12, 2009, 09:13:39 AM »

Yesderday, I found the new USS Enterprise, and I bought it. I found the new USS Enterprise at the local Toys"R"us- they had four of them along with the tiny bridge playset figures. They did not have the bridge playset, roleplay toys, or the taller figurines.

The ship is molded in light gray plastic with gray and black detailing. The deflector is molded in clear blue with a little bit of golden detailing. It was already pre-built in the box, unlike the previous Playmates ships. The new Enterprise is pretty accurate, and it uses 3 AAA batteries, one in the saucer, 2 in the engineering hull. The stand is sturdy too! It is a little bit smaller than the Art Asylum TOS Enterprise.
The sounds are activated with a press of the bridge dome illuminating the various LED lights.. In my opinoin, the new Enterprise is definitely superior to the other Playmates starships.

There are 4 total sound effects and each has a different lighting effect.
Kirk: "Maneuvering thrusters, Mr. Sulu."
Spock: "Captain, Engineering reports ready for launch.........(warp boom)"
Kirk: "Arm phasers, fire everything we got!" (phasers, then torpedoes, then phasers again)
Red Alert Sound.

Here's a link to the pictures and sound effects:
http://s227.photobucket.com/albums/dd223/WileyCoyote1701/Playmates%20JJ%20Enterprise%20toy%20ship/

I also sent my little review with pics to Trekmovie.com to see if they can use it.

Dalek · « **Reply #28 on:** April 12, 2009, 10:04:24 AM »

You are super lucky Wiley. All the places I've looked at say it'll be coming out in June.

Shadowknight1 · « **Reply #29 on:** April 12, 2009, 12:40:16 PM »

O.O Gahhh...mine probably won't arrive til middle of this week, if I'm lucky, Entertainment Earth JUST got their shipment in Friday. Why oh why didn't I spring for next day shipping? And that battery arrangement is odd...why didn't they just put three in the engineering hull like everyone else? But they did get rid of the stickers, that makes me super happy, I hated those.

WileyCoyote · « **Reply #30 on:** April 12, 2009, 04:17:49 PM »

Quote

But they did get rid of the stickers, that makes me super happy, I hated those.

Yes they did.

It's more like a Playmates version of an Art Asylum ship.

Johnnymuffintop · « **Reply #31 on:** April 12, 2009, 06:20:02 PM »

Sweet, now that they're coming out, I can start on my kit-bashing!

Along with a TOS and TMP mash-up with the JJPrise, I'm also doing what I am calling the "Airship Enterprise", making it look like a WWII ship. And one I intend to buy just to blow up.

Shadowknight1 · « **Reply #32 on:** April 12, 2009, 10:28:36 PM »

Quote from: WileyCoyote on April 12, 2009, 04:17:49 PM

Yes they did. It's more like a Playmates version of an Art Asylum ship.

I still hope that AA will be allowed to do a version of the new Enterprise at some point. This one looks alright, but compared to the TWOK Refit Enterprise, it is still sadly lacking many, many details, such as azteching and plating.

Johnny, you're gonna spend 40 bucks on one of these just to blow it up?

Johnnymuffintop · « **Reply #33 on:** April 12, 2009, 11:15:47 PM »

Yep, when I have money, I throw it away... it's a burden and a gift.
We all gotta get the economy going in our own way, right? ha ha

Maybe I'll turn one into an RC submarine... who knows.

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #34 on:** April 13, 2009, 10:14:41 AM »

you should so record your self blowing it up.

Johnnymuffintop · « **Reply #35 on:** April 13, 2009, 01:53:06 PM »

That's the idea. I just gotta find a decent camera that has a high enough frame rate to catch the explosion.

I'm sure there are a lot of die hard TOS fans that would gladly see the Nu-Enterprise get blown away.

086gf · « **Reply #36 on:** April 13, 2009, 02:55:22 PM »

Some Burger King stuff. (lol @ the McD's(1979) and Taco Bell(ST3) commercials down the page)

http://trekmovie.com/2009/04/10/first-details-on-star-trek-movie-burger-king-promotion/

Want to smell like a Vulcan/ a red shirt/Kirk? Now you can!

http://trekmovie.com/2009/04/12/exclusive-first-review-of-genki-star-trek-fragrances-w-first-look-at-pon-farr-pefume/

Shadowknight1 · « **Reply #37 on:** April 23, 2009, 01:47:18 PM »

I have my Enterprise! And after comparing it to my TWOK 1701 from AA, this is my conclusion. The component parts are the same size except the nacelles on the TWOK are slightly longer. Except for the added toy thickness to the JJ-Prise toy's saucer, the two saucers are exactly the same size. The engineering hulls are more or less the same size. As is the neck. So, basically the thing is differently arranged to present a smaller target(so to speak). And the ship is no less or more top heavy than the other Enterprises I have. The lights are surprisingly brighter than the AA ships, and the sound effects are...kinda meh. Of course, my ship suffers, not from uneven nacelles, but from a slightly tilted saucer. On mine, the saucer is tipped pointing upwards slightly, which is also an affliction on my TWOK 1701. Odd.

Dalek · « **Reply #38 on:** April 23, 2009, 01:58:47 PM »

Unfortunately, nothing is perfect. Unless it does saucer seperation.

086gf · « **Reply #39 on:** April 23, 2009, 02:09:23 PM »

Quote from: Shadowknight1 on April 23, 2009, 01:47:18 PM

Of course, my ship suffers, not from uneven nacelles, but from a slightly tilted saucer. On mine, the saucer is tipped pointing upwards slightly

I think this is with all of them since every side view that anyone has posted so far around the net has a slightly tilted upward saucer.

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Author Topic: Merchandise from Trek XI (Read 9134 times)