Die Cast Lighted 1/350th TOS Enterprise (TOMY crowd funded)

I am very curious to see how this compares to the Master Replicas Enterprise. Anyone on here that own a MRE and ordered this? I'd be curious to hear the comparisons when you get yours.

But I'm sure there will be a ton of comparisons on Youtube when this is released next year.

I'm thinking when they launch the ReFit campaign next that will meet it's goal quite easily!

Very excited and can't wait to see updates and finally receive this behemoth of a ship in 2023! Hopefully the world won't end before the deadline lol! :p
 
1138sw said:
I am very curious to see how this compares to the Master Replicas Enterprise. Anyone on here that own a MRE and ordered this? I'd be curious to hear the comparisons when you get yours.

But I'm sure there will be a ton of comparisons on Youtube when this is released next year.

I'm thinking when they launch the ReFit campaign next that will meet it's goal quite easily!

Very excited and can't wait to see updates and finally receive this behemoth of a ship in 2023! Hopefully the world won't end before the deadline lol! :p
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Oh yeah, got the MR. Will be easy to compare. One thing I hope the think about is warmer LED window lights. They used incandescent lights back then and it makes a difference. It's always made the MR look off to me.
 
CessnaDriver said:
Oh yeah, got the MR. Will be easy to compare. One thing I hope the think about is warmer LED window lights. They used incandescent lights back then and it makes a difference. It's always made the MR look off to me.
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Wow didn’t know that. I thought they were using LED’s back then! Cool can’t wait to read about your comparison! Very curious!

I do wish I got the MRE back then. But I just started working and couldn’t swing it. You happy overall with your MRE? It’s value is definitely in the high thousands now.
 
1138sw said:
I am very curious to see how this compares to the Master Replicas Enterprise. Anyone on here that own a MRE and ordered this? I'd be curious to hear the comparisons when you get yours.

But I'm sure there will be a ton of comparisons on Youtube when this is released next year.

I'm thinking when they launch the ReFit campaign next that will meet it's goal quite easily!

Very excited and can't wait to see updates and finally receive this behemoth of a ship in 2023! Hopefully the world won't end before the deadline lol! :p
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Yep
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1138sw said:
Wow didn’t know that. I thought they were using LED’s back then! Cool can’t wait to read about your comparison! Very curious!

I do wish I got the MRE back then. But I just started working and couldn’t swing it. You happy overall with your MRE? It’s value is definitely in the high thousands now.
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Oh no, back then they couldnt even leave the lights on long because of the heat they generated. Camera on lights on, camera off lights off. I understand summer in that studio was extra brutal as there was no AC, you see pictures of shirtless workers sometimes.
My MR has had the domes get a oily coating inside on some portions, with the lights on it's not visable. But off you can see blotching. The motors are noisy as hell, some have had them fail or get sticky. I had one get stuck briefly. I try to run them now and then to keep them healthy. Most of the time the lights are off, that motor noise gets old fast. LOL Overall it's a great piece and effort at that time, but it's time to move forward with all the new knowledge about the studio model we've discovered since and new electronics tech. I have the big kit and will build my own but it's a big effort and will probably have to wait until I retire for big model projects like that.
 
testsqa said:
The 1812 represents the number of commander, captain and admiral "rewards" funded. I assume the 1740 backers are the number of customers. The difference between the 1812 and 1740 suggests that some customers have funded multiple "rewards".

With respect to the 2,000 backers needed by July 24, $1,200,000/$599 = 2,003, so I believe the 2000 backers reference is 2000 units sold and not 2000 customers.

Also, when listening to the following video, Tomy states that "we are lowering the backer quantity from 2500 pieces to 2000 pieces" which suggests that the 2,000 backers needed by July 24 are 2000 pieces funded and not 2000 customers.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=5985325924827079
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I believe their initial backer number of 2000 was if everyone bought just one, but with people buying multiples (two or three) they arrived at their goal with fewer backers !
 
CessnaDriver said:
Oh no, back then they couldnt even leave the lights on long because of the heat they generated. Camera on lights on, camera off lights off. I understand summer in that studio was extra brutal as there was no AC, you see pictures of shirtless workers sometimes.
My MR has had the domes get a oily coating inside on some portions, with the lights on it's not visable. But off you can see blotching. The motors are noisy as hell, some have had them fail or get sticky. I had one get stuck briefly. I try to run them now and then to keep them healthy. Most of the time the lights are off, that motor noise gets old fast. LOL Overall it's a great piece and effort at that time, but it's time to move forward with all the new knowledge about the studio model we've discovered since and new electronics tech. I have the big kit and will build my own but it's a big effort and will probably have to wait until I retire for big model projects like that.
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Thanks for sharing!! Yeah I heard about the motors getting stuck and oil getting gunked over time. But I agree, overall it’s a beauty of model! I wish Master Replicas hadn’t went bankrupt…twice!! :rolleyes: Great company lousy management!
 
I went in for a second one, too. If I had the extra cash I would get 3.

I think the success of this crowd funding will decide if Tomy goes on to produce more Star Trek ships. I'm sure they were hoping for an easier process and many more orders than they have gotten.

As a franchise fan, I feel really fortunate that an established company with a proven track record products and production know how is testing making high quality collectibles. Other smaller collectible companies have had so much trouble. This is something I really want to support and encourage.
 
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