Oh jeez...let's not get carried away now with conspiracy. Occam's Razor?
Humans make mistakes, especially when trying to produce what is basically an expensive toy model...
Die Cast Lighted 1/350th TOS Enterprise (TOMY crowd funded)
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Oh jeez...let's not get carried away now with conspiracy. Occam's Razor?
Humans make mistakes, especially when trying to produce what is basically an expensive toy model...
vageek
New Member
That would be nice but that wouldn't make sense keeping the big fix a secret while accepting cancellations. If they could and did fix this I'm sure we'd see (crappy) pics ASAP crowing about it. Lol
Disclaimer: I haven’t assembled a model since I was a kid.
Having said that, would it be possible to create a set of water slide decals using circular images/photos designed in Photoshop (using pics from the corresponding opposite/clean side of the ship) that aligned with each of the plug holes that are made to mask the plug hole circumference edge with what essentially would be hull material? They could be donut shaped or solid with just enough image to hide the edge. I’m guessing there are modelers who make their own decals?
You could sell as a set (a la Mike Lane Mods) or publish the pics and instructions to the community.
Downsides are you would need to avoid touching and it does nothing for the seams.
Having said that, would it be possible to create a set of water slide decals using circular images/photos designed in Photoshop (using pics from the corresponding opposite/clean side of the ship) that aligned with each of the plug holes that are made to mask the plug hole circumference edge with what essentially would be hull material? They could be donut shaped or solid with just enough image to hide the edge. I’m guessing there are modelers who make their own decals?
You could sell as a set (a la Mike Lane Mods) or publish the pics and instructions to the community.
Downsides are you would need to avoid touching and it does nothing for the seams.
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weisshaupt
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I more trust the fact that Tomy's update communication highlighted the plugs, and conversations with Tomy indicated these were "final"
Still not sure about the seams- loctite and baking soda seems to work for the die cast car modelers, even with the pot metal .
However I will certainly let some brave soul here try it before I do.
By then I won't care cause I will have my own to unbox within hours. of such postings...
Me, too. I noticed and loved that the state that the US location of TOMY is located in is IOWA, the fictional birthplace of James T. Kirk.
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Phoenixblazes
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Never got an address confirmation email, but then it didn't go through Tomy. I think I got an email last week from Zing saying my credit card would be charged (12 Sep) and then it got shipped out on the 14 Sep.
Maybe we are? (Add evil, and long maniacal laugh here).
I'm sure there were quite a few pieces that were shipped all over Australia. But I guess it's true what Sideshow says about their customers of their statues, in that all these kind of forums only equate to about 2% of their customer base.
It certainly does feel sturdy, but also extremely heavy. So, without the saucer support strut, it's more of a fear that, that the one single bolt will succumb over time, maybe months/years. Or that the support struct of the secondary hull won't be strong enough on its own to hold the forward weight. But with the saucer support strut it'll probably hold forever.
However, since putting it on the base, I haven't taken it off. So, I never exactly shook the piece while it was connected together, as I followed the instructions and bolted it together while it was on the bases.
Say it isn't so! Nooooooo........
weisshaupt
Active Member
Actually I think Pebbles and PhoenixBlazes work for the CIA - involved in a plot to get closer to a ring of bobble headed doll smugglers and are posting their models here as a way to build street cred with the targeted smuggling ring. Sorry to out you guys...
Phoenixblazes
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xlowes
Sr Member
However they can neither confirm or deny anything !Oh my, who told YOU! That was classified information
I was wondering, can it stand without the saucer support? If the one screw or bolt is the concern I will JB weld the darn thing on. I never liked the saucer seperation on the TOS. I just want it displayed like in the show.
Can you check and if it does not fall over can you post pics?
Is that a Tomy Enterprise??
What are you all complaining about? The base doesn’t look that bad.
What are you all complaining about? The base doesn’t look that bad.
However they can neither confirm or deny anything !
Well it does appear to have screw holes and seams. Looks like $600 to me!
Hyde35
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I agree with that idea as I have had it too. If the FJD tech manual and blueprints are ignored, I have thought that the lift pod can slide to the left and go down the elevator shaft. This allows for a replacement pod (stored on the right) to be immediately available. It makes sense that the bridge would have multiple elevator pods adjacent for quick use. And I love the FJD references and I got them when they were first published.
Nothing that a slingshot around the Sun won’t correct, right?Oh my, who told YOU! That was classified information
xlowes
Sr Member
$1.01 !
Never got an address confirmation email, but then it didn't go through Tomy. I think I got an email last week from Zing saying my credit card would be charged (12 Sep) and then it got shipped out on the 14 Sep.
Maybe we are? (Add evil, and long maniacal laugh here).
I'm sure there were quite a few pieces that were shipped all over Australia. But I guess it's true what Sideshow says about their customers of their statues, in that all these kind of forums only equate to about 2% of their customer base.
It certainly does feel sturdy, but also extremely heavy. So, without the saucer support strut, it's more of a fear that, that the one single bolt will succumb over time, maybe months/years. Or that the support struct of the secondary hull won't be strong enough on its own to hold the forward weight. But with the saucer support strut it'll probably hold forever.
However, since putting it on the base, I haven't taken it off. So, I never exactly shook the piece while it was connected together, as I followed the instructions and bolted it together while it was on the bases.
Say it isn't so! Nooooooo........
I remember when they first showed the first sample in diecast and putting the ship back in the box it made a loud thud. That right there told me it would last over time BUT of course there are concessions they had to make with the saucer and of course the seams and plug holes.
I was looking at some pricing the other day on Diamond select ships. Ones that were like in the 10k production range. Some of them are going for well over $250 now. A small $25 plastic you. Plug holes, seams, few lights , not perfect accuracy etc. But yet they have their charm. Even the recent playmate re-release with visible screws is kinda cool. It reminds me of the Animated series ENTEPRISE.
I think over time there will be ENTEPRISE Collectors that will want these for their collections.
