WinstonWolf359
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I'm planning on trying aluminum tape for some of it, but those side panels are going to be tough to hide. Perhaps a better class of silver paint might be an idea?
Diamond Select Star Trek Tricorder
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SO then, this is the first image we've got of the Medical scanner. Even tho the Tricorder there seems to be a Science tricorder.
I was going to ask, what's that horizontal feature near the top of the grip, which shouldn't be there, but I guess it might be a tie holding the scanner to the packaging?
HMS Rodd.com replica (left), Playmates toy
DStines replica (left), HMS Rodd.com replica
Actual prop auctioned at Profiles in History
I was going to ask, what's that horizontal feature near the top of the grip, which shouldn't be there, but I guess it might be a tie holding the scanner to the packaging?
HMS Rodd.com replica (left), Playmates toy
DStines replica (left), HMS Rodd.com replica
Actual prop auctioned at Profiles in History
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Pumpernickel
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Phase Pistol, any idea what the DST medical scanner will do (e.g., spinner, lights, sounds)? Also, can anyone confirm that the DST TOS tricorder is screen-accurate in size?
Pumpernickel
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I don't believe we've seen yet what the DST med scanner can do. The Science scanner is shown in one of those Youtube videos, and it has the color cycling LED in the base (actually blinking different colors; in the original prop it was a color wheel since of course there were no LEDs in those days).
I don't know if the DST tric is size accurate either. I think the HMS tric was a bit big. The MR Tricorder was just about correctly sized.
If nothing else, the DST has a controls faceplate which is not accurate. The screen is too small, the speaker grille is vertical instead of nearly square, and the light bezels and control buttons are different.
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I don't know if the DST tric is size accurate either. I think the HMS tric was a bit big. The MR Tricorder was just about correctly sized.
If nothing else, the DST has a controls faceplate which is not accurate. The screen is too small, the speaker grille is vertical instead of nearly square, and the light bezels and control buttons are different.
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darthgordon
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Well... it is thirty or forty bucks...
Aquaman
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i agree. It may not be 100%, but for that low a price...and made as a toy...it seems to me its a good buy. Maybe not a "put on the shelf" type of "prop" , well actually not a "prop" at all, but a toy! I like getting these as "toys"not as props. To me if you want a real prop that is screen acuratae you go to some of the amazing makers here and elsewhere get that. IMO
WinstonWolf359
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I'm usually one for appreciating these as cool toys and not getting too worked up into turning it into more than it's not, but I have to say Diamond has really outdone themselves this time.
I also think many of the "inaccuracies" on this are more an issue with the details of the prototype than any concessions made just because it's a toy. I think it looks pretty much exactly like an HMS tricorder, which might not have the exact proportions of the MR or the original tricorders, but we're talking about fractions of an inch.
I also think many of the "inaccuracies" on this are more an issue with the details of the prototype than any concessions made just because it's a toy. I think it looks pretty much exactly like an HMS tricorder, which might not have the exact proportions of the MR or the original tricorders, but we're talking about fractions of an inch.
I couldn't agree more. The average joe who comes over to admire your collection in it's climate contolled, smoke-free, dust-free, bacteria-free alarm ridden glass case wouldn't know the difference between this, an HMS, an MR or the actual prop just by looking at it.
The DST Tricorder is about 0.56" too tall, as is the HMS on which it is based.
WinstonWolf359
Master Member
Sold out? These haven't even hit stores yet.
Pumpernickel
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DST is not sold-out. The sciences version is available for pre-order at newforcecomics.com and the medical version at entertainmentearth.com.
Pumpernickel
The pre orders on the Diamond select site were sold out the last I heard
somebody here mentioned it.
TK648
I guess I miss read that, got to pay more attention :lol
Thanks for the info, just Ordered mine
Pumpernickel
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I just re-watched the YouTube demonstration videos (previously linked in this thread) and noticed the sciences tricorder appears to have some sort of "sentry" mode or callback feature similar to the DST TOS communicator. In the vid, the tricorder is left alone for a few seconds and then it starts beeping for someone to play with it. Cool.
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Pumpernickel
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Someone in another Trek forum is claiming (perhaps erroneously?) that the scanner for the medical tricorder will be non-functional. However, the listing at entertainmentearth states otherwise:
"Not only does the case open to reveal the detailed interior, but this deluxe version also includes a compartment with a removable scanner accessory with lights and motion that you won't find anywhere else!"
Seeing how it is their exclusive, hopefully their listing is accurate. Plus, as you pointed out, in the first released photo, there is a button on it!
Pumpernickel
http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=DC17743
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DrMcoy
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thanks for the updates pics...this should be a cool toy.
as for med scanner -- happy to see that there will indeed be two different scanners, but I am still puzzled as to whether MED scanner will have any functionality -- it should have a little SPINNING mechanism in it and make noise, but NO LIGHTS...I would rather have a non-functional med scanner than one that lighted when it wasn't supposed to -- guess we'll know in about a month or so unless someone else has info on this.
And yes, it's not 100% accurate, but I think it is a GREAT toy version - one I thought I would NEVER see at this price point with these functions - and something I would have KILLED for when I was 8 years old running around the yard with a tricorder I fashioned out of LEGOS.
as for med scanner -- happy to see that there will indeed be two different scanners, but I am still puzzled as to whether MED scanner will have any functionality -- it should have a little SPINNING mechanism in it and make noise, but NO LIGHTS...I would rather have a non-functional med scanner than one that lighted when it wasn't supposed to -- guess we'll know in about a month or so unless someone else has info on this.
And yes, it's not 100% accurate, but I think it is a GREAT toy version - one I thought I would NEVER see at this price point with these functions - and something I would have KILLED for when I was 8 years old running around the yard with a tricorder I fashioned out of LEGOS.
If you could easily take this apart, I wonder how much building a set of metal 'upgrades' would run ? Or if anyone would be interested in doing a run ?
Looks like some flat metal pieces and buttons/lights/screen and such.
Looks like some flat metal pieces and buttons/lights/screen and such.
phasersonthrill
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I just re-watched the YouTube demonstration videos (previously linked in this thread) and noticed the sciences tricorder appears to have some sort of "sentry" mode or callback feature similar to the DST TOS communicator. In the vid, the tricorder is left alone for a few seconds and then it starts beeping for someone to play with it. Cool.
Pumpernickel
Yes, you can hear Spock's lines from "Arena" when those sneaky Gorns lock-on and feedback overload his tricorder.
Both the medical and science seem to have several lines from that episode.
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