Does the Star Trek Experience still have Communicators and Phaser squirtguns?
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They did when I was there in May, but I did notice the stock was low.
Roger Ramjet
Sr Member
I hear the Communicators are sold out and will not be restocked...DST (Diamond Select Toys) will be picking up the communicators now and coming out with their first run in Feb '08. There is currently a topic going here about them somewhere.
I am not sure about the Water Pistols, I do see them on ebay from time to time, might try looking there, usually they are from 9.99 to 18.00.
I am not sure about the Water Pistols, I do see them on ebay from time to time, might try looking there, usually they are from 9.99 to 18.00.
OB10
Sr Member
Well, that's awfully disappointing. And annoying. Finally have someone GOING there, and they can't even bring back an armory. Poop poop and double poop! Oh, well.
Seems kinda surprising. I'd tend to think that those'd be a regular good long-term seller. But I guess if they were clearancing them, and having no plans of restocking, they probably must have sold about as many as made financial sense for 'em.
I am looking forward to the Art Asylum version. At least someone's finally doing it. Kinda crazy, take's toy companies 40 YEARS to start producing the crap they should have when the show was on! And in the first 10 years of syndication.... I know they couldn't have done accurate sounds and all. But they certainly had the technology to make a squirt gun as accurate as that! 'Course, back then, no one really knew how popular the show was. And that people would want accurate toys. (Duh!)
Ah, well, that's what I get for not having a decent job a long time ago so I could do all sorts of wacky traveling to strange places to pick up odd toys. :rolleyes
Obi-Bob
Seems kinda surprising. I'd tend to think that those'd be a regular good long-term seller. But I guess if they were clearancing them, and having no plans of restocking, they probably must have sold about as many as made financial sense for 'em.
I am looking forward to the Art Asylum version. At least someone's finally doing it. Kinda crazy, take's toy companies 40 YEARS to start producing the crap they should have when the show was on! And in the first 10 years of syndication.... I know they couldn't have done accurate sounds and all. But they certainly had the technology to make a squirt gun as accurate as that! 'Course, back then, no one really knew how popular the show was. And that people would want accurate toys. (Duh!)
Ah, well, that's what I get for not having a decent job a long time ago so I could do all sorts of wacky traveling to strange places to pick up odd toys. :rolleyes
Obi-Bob
AndySertin
Well-Known Member
Yeah, no worries. It looks decent enough for the amount of money, but I think the AA is going to be much better.
I want a decent CHIRP!
I want a decent CHIRP!
OB10
Sr Member
A friend of mine got one of the Vegas communicators, and yeah, the sounds were very unimpressive. The AA ones look like they'll be just as good visually, probably have better sound, and be half the price. So it's not a terrible, except for the fact that I will have to exercise patience. :lol And I've already got one squirt gun. But, c'mon! I woulda loved to get a couple more for 10 bucks a piece. Instead of paying ebay price, plus shipping. Seem like they'd be fun to pimp out. More work than the AA phasers, but still....
Obi-Bob
Obi-Bob
The Vegas phaser water pistol was good because it resembled the Master Replicas in both shape and price, but at about one millionth the cost. :lol
However it was still a water pistol, and had that oversize trigger and silver-painted plastic parts. :unsure
However the Art Asylum toy phasers are still around, and those rock. They have had like seven different repaints on those; only one of them is close to being correct. :lol But you can easily repaint them and get a really nice phaser with electronic sound and lights, for little money when compared to a "real" replica.
The AA Communicator is based off of the MR molds that Vegas Experience also used, so it will probably look really familiar. But it too will be cheap and fun as a toy at least.
- k
However it was still a water pistol, and had that oversize trigger and silver-painted plastic parts. :unsure
However the Art Asylum toy phasers are still around, and those rock. They have had like seven different repaints on those; only one of them is close to being correct. :lol But you can easily repaint them and get a really nice phaser with electronic sound and lights, for little money when compared to a "real" replica.
The AA Communicator is based off of the MR molds that Vegas Experience also used, so it will probably look really familiar. But it too will be cheap and fun as a toy at least.
- k
OB10
Sr Member
Yeah, I've got a couple of the AA white handled phasers, and the original black handled. I want to get another 6 pack of 'em (don't care which color, just want 'em cheap 
), so I can paint some of 'em up. Be nice to have a "full set" ala The Galileo Seven, but I also want at least one of each of the 3 (major?) paint schemes. I picked up one of the aluminum sets from Nickytea (nice!), and probably get some more metal parts so I can "hero up" at least one phaser, preferably more. But at my current prop building rate, I don't have to have parts overnighted to me. :rolleyes I do like having spare parts around, just in case I get a wild hair.
Plus it'd be kinda fun to have a tricked out squirter, just cuz. (Cuz I'm not gonna be getting an MR or Coyle any time soon! Tho that would be nice.)
Obi-Bob
), so I can paint some of 'em up. Be nice to have a "full set" ala The Galileo Seven, but I also want at least one of each of the 3 (major?) paint schemes. I picked up one of the aluminum sets from Nickytea (nice!), and probably get some more metal parts so I can "hero up" at least one phaser, preferably more. But at my current prop building rate, I don't have to have parts overnighted to me. :rolleyes I do like having spare parts around, just in case I get a wild hair.Plus it'd be kinda fun to have a tricked out squirter, just cuz. (Cuz I'm not gonna be getting an MR or Coyle any time soon! Tho that would be nice.)
Obi-Bob
