I suspect that’s why the midgrades have such a following. They’re closer to Jefferies’ intent, but have Wah’s upgrades and colors.
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I suspect that’s why the midgrades have such a following. They’re closer to Jefferies’ intent, but have Wah’s upgrades and colors.
As previously noted, the TMOST is far and away the best-looking of the heroes, which is obviously why it became the King Hero.
Chrisisall
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AdmiralBaxter
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Well, the fins were added to solve a problem with the B&W hero's...
IF there was no hero phaser then they would have gone with the midgrades for everything.
AdmiralBaxter
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I'm surprised that more people don't prefer the midgrades over the hero's as what most people associate with being a TOS phaser is the midgrades...
Which take just as much work to build
I dunno about that. Having built both, I can safely say that putting a midgrade together is easier and less stressful than fiddling with all of those delicate internal mechanisms on a hero.
WinstonWolf359
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Funny enough I'm solidly on team Riley/Lenore. Maybe because it's a little different compared to how well documented the Finney/TMOST phaser is?
AdmiralBaxter
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Sure the physical assembly is more work, yet getting a visually satisfying midgrade is a much more careful balancing act as it does require some artistic interpretation.
There are also several adjustments that need to be included on the midgrades
….yeah, it basically takes equally as much time and effort to build either of these two items as well.
Heroes take me waaaaaaaaaaay more time and cause waaaaaaaaaay more aggravation than a Midgrade build.
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Say, weren't the phaser and communicator supposed to be on display at SDCC right now? I haven't seen anybody's photos.
AdmiralBaxter
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Depends on how accurate the midgrade build...View attachment 1843997View attachment 1843998
….yeah, basically takes as much time and effort to build either of these two items as well.
Heroes take me waaaaaaaaaaay more time and cause waaaaaaaaaay more aggravation than a Midgrade build.
Something like what Chrisisall has done while quite nice is pretty straight forward...
When you get into replicating every detail precisely it's a different level of build
robn1
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The fins were added as additional metal detail, the fact that Riley/Lenore still had the rear screw indicates that the use as a clip was an afterthought.
…I’m really not following on that comparison.
The work of making JUST a Hero Phaser One takes me 5x the time and resources that making an entire Midgrade Phaser II does…and I humbly think my Midgrades are pretty darn “accurate”.
I suppose others’ mileage may vary.
Anyway…
It may well be that the fins were added for additional metal detail, and then, after that first phaser refurbishment, Wah realized that the clip made the extra screw superfluous on the other props.
Chrisisall
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Probably. It's SO good to hear from you! Where you been, man?! We missed you!
AdmiralBaxter
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No, what it indicates is WMC added the fins to enhance the phasers visual appeal.
What he discovered was the screw wasn't needed when using the fins, yet due to his time constraints he left the screw in place. He eliminated it when he converted the others as it wasn't needed.
That's if we look at things from a perspective of logical deduction...
AdmiralBaxter
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fair enough
robn1
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I've just had a lot going on in my life lately. Thanks!
There is no way to know this. This is speculation, not deduction. Leave the screw out, fill in the hole and paint, takes literally minutes.
phase pistol the exhibition is being held at the SDCC Museum in Balboa Park by the San Diego Zoo, so it’s a separate venue but anyone may attend with online tickets (I believe, $25.) SDCC attendees get free admission. It’s about 15 mins from the con ~ Hopefully someone will snag some more pics
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