Art Asylum/Diamond Star Trek TOS Communicator, TOS Tricorder, WOK phaser at Toy Fair

Very cool!

TWOK Phaser next, sweet!!!

Is it any thinner then the MR?

I heard it was pretty much a copy of the STTE version, so another fat butt?

I have it on pre-order.

Is there any mention of electronics in the com?

Please let these be successfull enough to promt a tricorder!

[FONT=Arial]Along with beeping sounds, there are 9 different voice phrases that include: "Enterprise, this is Kirk." (Captain Kirk)
"Spock here, Captain." (Spock)
"Bridge here, Captain."
"Transporter room ready to beam up."
"Bridge, this is the captain." (Captain Kirk)
"Enterprise to Mr. Spock."
"Captain, shall I beam down an armed party?" (Mr. Spock)
"Scotty here, Captain." (Scotty)
Entertainment Earth exclusive phrase:
"Your signal is very weak; can you turn up your gain?" (Mr. Spock)
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Awesome! Is there a suggested price?

For Trek toys I always go right to New Force Comics, they have the best online deals. The Comm is preorderable for $20. (Elsewhere I've seen it for $30)

http://tinyurl.com/2deym7

Just for laffs, here's the AA vs the MR. Hard to put my finger on it but it seems like there's something subtly different about the moire ring (diameter? thickness? optical illusion?)

A couple other angles from CoolToyReview.

This just in: Trekmovie.com says AA/DST has a TOS Tricorder "with separate light-up scanner" in the pipeline... prototype shown but not approved yet.

http://trekmovie.com/2008/02/17/toy-...ect/#more-1599

Dunno what they mean by light up... the TOS scanner had an electric motor inside and SPUN, but had no lights.

I really hope they put out the TOS Tricorder, id love to have a complete landing party set from DST!!!

Speaking of McCoys scanner.

Anyone have anything available with sounds and motor?

I know Rod.com has a kit but no sound.

Thought someone had did some nice ones here some time ago.

Okay, so who's gonna get the kydex replacement shells going?

NakedMoleRat said:

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Okay, so who's gonna get the kydex replacement shells going?

I'm guessing nobody... since these are $20 toys, are basically identical to the Master Replicas and Vegas Experience versions that have been out for years, and there aren't any Kydex shells for those.

Still... think of it like the Art Asylum Phaser, and it's a great out-of-the-box replica with great play value. Folks like USS Cassiopiea have done wonders with that phaser by adding some paint and metal parts... but it remains to be seen if there will be such modding action around the AA Communicator.

The AA TOS Enterprise toy seems "moddable" too but I haven't seen anybody actually do it.

In any case, the AA communicator may be better for gutting to use the circuit board in a more traditional "prop like" comm replica... such as the HMS, CaptJTK, or the jlong "40th anniversary" Alpha-derived kit that ought to be out soon.

phase pistol said:

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Folks like USS Cassiopiea have done wonders with that phaser by adding some paint and metal parts...

Got any pics or referrals?

Also Karl - any idea how big that Ent D is?

I do not have one of Cassiopiea's modded AA phasers, sad to say. But you can see his fine work on his web site

http://usscassiopeia.com/

Even the correct paint job can make a huge difference on these AAs though... my pal Centralrepair painted me up a couple as a color test for the ATL phaser we did a few years back.



No confirmation yet on the size of the AA 1701-D but since it's one of the "Starship Legends" line, I'd guess that it's about 16 inches long, like the other ones.

- k

Very cool indeed. I'll keep buying the communicators as long as they keep making them! I like to idea of a bunch of Star Trek voices, although, I bet they just cycle around in sequence and are not selectable. This version communicator reminds me of the Star Trek Experience version. So far, the STE communicator is my favorite accurate cheap-priced version.

phase pistol said:

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In any case, the AA communicator may be better for gutting to use the circuit board in a more traditional "prop like" comm replica... such as the HMS, CaptJTK, or the jlong "40th anniversary" Alpha-derived kit that ought to be out soon.

I asked that in John's thread and he said if the guts are like MR's then they will not fit his comm. It's the fat butt.

Phasepistol wrote:
" In any case, the AA communicator may be better for gutting to use the circuit board in a more traditional "prop like" comm replica... such as the HMS, CaptJTK, or the jlong "40th anniversary" Alpha-derived kit that ought to be out soon."

What is a jlong "40th anniversary" Alpha-derived kit?

It's my name for that communicator kit you're supposed to be coming out with.

- k

Why would you call my upcoming kit that?

My kit is cast directly from an original, screen-used prop.

In fact the process can be seen here:
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php...ng+sci-fi+icon

Thanks

John Long
www.saucersoverhollywood.com

All right then, "40th anniversary Zeta-derived kit", since it was cast off of Zeta's shells and not Alpha's (Zeta and Alpha being Herocomm.com's designations for two particular screenused communicator props, for those of you scoring at home).

- k