xlowes
Sr Member
Latest E-Mail update today. They have started production .
Die Cast Lighted 1/350th TOS Enterprise (TOMY crowd funded)
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VitalNonsense
Well-Known Member
So full production has started on the physical pieces, while they're still making final tweaks for accuracy to the paint job that will go on top of it.
Nothing dramatic but nice to get a progress update. I think they've been pretty good at communicating even when there's not too much to say, keeps buyers at ease.
Looking forward to it very much. Now starting to think about where it could possibly go in my home. I don't really have the room for such a thing but I'm not backing down haha
Nothing dramatic but nice to get a progress update. I think they've been pretty good at communicating even when there's not too much to say, keeps buyers at ease.
Looking forward to it very much. Now starting to think about where it could possibly go in my home. I don't really have the room for such a thing but I'm not backing down haha
On that note, I’d like to see past products that used the same methods and how well they have held up.
For something more toyetic---I'd love to use the old 1/350 gridded saucer in place of a Playmobile Enterprise saucer---put the top and bottom of that on the Round2 1/350 for detail---but get rid of the chunky bridge interior.
I wouldn't have a heart attack if I dropped and broke that at least.
I wouldn't have a heart attack if I dropped and broke that at least.
1138sw
Sr Member
I was hoping for a Galileo shuttlecraft instead of the Delorean. I was considering getting the BTTF car for 300 bucks…which is a bargain…but decided to save my pennies for Trek and SW stuff instead.
Hope TOMY offers a Refit or Shuttlecraft soon…that’s what I’m waiting for from them!
Hope TOMY offers a Refit or Shuttlecraft soon…that’s what I’m waiting for from them!
Dear Star Trek fan,
Greetings Star Trek Fans! Thank you again for your support on the NCC-1701 U.S.S. Enterprise.
Big news this month! We are proud to tell you we have received the final pre-production sample and will share pictures next month. As we continue through the beginning phases of production, the last thing we need to receive is Paramount's approval. We hope you are just as excited as the TOMY Team to bring this collectible to everyone who supported it from day one. Next month, we will also share the certificate of authenticity for the first time!
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JiminSTLouis
Master Member
I thought they said the plugs wouldn’t be seen? And there are some very noticeable seams.
They did say the plugs would not be visible, that they would be filled with bondo. That's terrible. This is their final sample. Extremely disappointing.
weisshaupt
Active Member
Yeah, its hard to say if this is still just a Early production run that was painted , but they didn't complete the fill/sand on it for time constraints ( We need to show the studio something to approve...). I am Hoping this is not the final product, especially since they did this to the filming side. They said these would plugged, filled and sanded, but it doesn't appear anything like that happened here. Still , for $600 I am happy. But this makes it feel more like a toy and less like a model. I suspect a number of people will be trying to do some cosmetic surgery on this if this is what is delivered in the end.
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1138sw
Sr Member
Yeah this looks nothing like the earlier versions. The weathering and streaking don't seem professionally done at all. In fact these pics don't impress me at all.
I hope the final version is better than this. I mean the last updated with them unboxing, that prototype looked better....man hoping the final version is lives up to the hype.
I hope the final version is better than this. I mean the last updated with them unboxing, that prototype looked better....man hoping the final version is lives up to the hype.
JiminSTLouis
Master Member
This is what their newsletter said:
“As promised below are the pictures of the final sample with the highlight being the plug holes on the right side. We also included a copy of the Certificate of Authentication that will be included with every NCC-1701 U.S.S.Enterprise. While production is in full swing, it will be ready to warp over to Earth before you know it”!
It does say sample so it’s possible this is NOT a production unit. But it does say production is in full swing. And I don’t think we’ve ever seen this base before. YIKES!
I’m sure we’re all parsing the phrase:
“pictures of the final sample with the highlight being the plug holes on the right side”
and hoping it means:
“check out those highly visible plug holes that we will be carefully filling and sanding”.
The fact that they called them out hopefully means they need work.
I’m concerned but remain optimistic. We need more precise info.
“pictures of the final sample with the highlight being the plug holes on the right side”
and hoping it means:
“check out those highly visible plug holes that we will be carefully filling and sanding”.
The fact that they called them out hopefully means they need work.
I’m concerned but remain optimistic. We need more precise info.
