I can't take the chance, given all the rattles and rolls we semi-regularly get here in earthquake land (aka LA).
Yeah, this replica is the exact, flawless representation of the new Enterprise in the next motion picture in the Star Trek franchise, titled "Star Trek Infamous!" It tells the tale of Kirk's academy days, as he "borrows" the Enterprise to face and defeat a real-life Kobayashi Maru. During the excursion Kirk encounters a cube like structure that makes a feeble yet very determined attempt to penetrate the hull of the Enterprise using extremely precise "lines" and "circles". Kirk outsmarts them by continuously keeping the starboard side of the ship facing them, except for one most exceptional maneuver, which I will explain in a moment. Though several portals and and a number of seams were inflicted upon the ship, Kirk's actions preserved the port side of the ship, except for a seam which now runs singularly around the saucer section, about deck 6. This seam about the saucer, as I was saying, was produced at the only time in which Kirk deviated from his plan of facing starboard toward the cube. In his final move to escape the cube, Kirk performed a maneuver that has eversince been known as the "TOMYASHI MARU. In a final attempt to escape, Kirk hit the brakes so hard he sent the Enterprise in a full circle so quickly that he was able to break away from the attacking cube, but not before it was able to cut a perfect seam completely around deck 6, just above the windows. After the incident, Kirk returned to the academy to face the consequences of his "borrowing" the Enterprise. One would think his actions might have caused him some grief, and perhaps hampered his early career. Turns out, the incident was yet another proof of his extraordinary leadership. During the battle with the cube, the devices slicing the hull of the Enterprise were attempting to gather sensitive and confidential information about the ships structure, weaponry, etc. The TOMYASHI MARU he performed to escape the cube occurred amidst this breach attempt. The sudden change in direction caused by the TOMYASHI MARU instantaneously reversed the cube's attempts to download information from the Enterprise, and in a split second offloaded to the Enterprise all info from the cube, deleting everything in the cubes databanks as it went, leaving the cube effectively stalled out. As a result, Kirk returned to the academy with all the cube's information. When considering Kirk's case the academy reviewed the data brought back by Kirk. An investigation into the data by the academy revealed that Kirk had discoved a hostile new species called the Borg. Kirk's actions had not only saved himself and the Enterprise, but the information he brought back from the Borg ship allowed Starfleet to improve the Enterprise's security and defense systems. Kirk's actions as a cadet had truly convinced Starfleet of his leadership skills which, in time, would lead him to the captain's chair aboard the Enterprise!
OH thanks for letting me know! Oh well. Hopefully someone will come up with a decent alternative then! Thanks for the info!
Well it can be left without it for short periods. That's it. I will probably take it off when I'm watching star trek episodes. Lol
Of course, the answer's been there all along!
In one of their last updates they indicated shipping would begin on the 6th ! "before shipping begins on October 6th, 2023 "
So we should start getting these next week. Sweet.
Haha. Of course we have all joked about it. But I don't see how a big green hand covering up a good portion of the saucer will be much better.
I talked to Chris H and he said cancellations by the 6th, shipping starts the 9th. I know their last email blast said:
I suspect shipping really begins when the container ship docks, they are unloaded and finally pass customs. Sadly I have first hand experience doing my own importing from China. The reason are seeing a variety of dates is because no one actually can tell you when this will occur. It happens on the day it happens. Not before. Then they can slap labels on them and ship them out. If we are very unlucky they will decide the labels need to be applied in Iowa instead of California adding 2-3 days for truck or rail freight.
Chris said the entire inventory in the warehouse in Dyersville Iowa is on lockdown until the ship date.
