Ronldheld
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I am surprised this has just been posted. Is it worth buying, as I want one?
SNW type 2 phaser
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WinstonWolf359
Sr Member
Man, that's a double spit-take phaser. First, I saw the price, then I compared it to the screen used prop.
Personally, once again the accuracy-to-price ratio is WAY off to me. If this was 99% visually identical to the screen used props, a case could probably be made to try to justify the price. Or if this were $300, it might be easier to overlook the flaws.
But $800 for that? Wow! I'm genuinely surprised.
Personally, once again the accuracy-to-price ratio is WAY off to me. If this was 99% visually identical to the screen used props, a case could probably be made to try to justify the price. Or if this were $300, it might be easier to overlook the flaws.
But $800 for that? Wow! I'm genuinely surprised.
Ronldheld
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Is it much effort to post comparison photos?
WinstonWolf359
Sr Member
There are all of the screen used phaser;
The side knob and the rear fins look almost totally different. The chrome metal parts on the original prop have a mix of satin and mirror polish that gives them some depth. The side rail inserts on the hand phaser are seamless, whereas the replica's look poorly fitted and clumsily installed. The hand phaser lock release buttons have more detail on the original prop, and look simplified on the replica. The seams on the bottom plate on the replica are overly exaggerated; they shouldn't be there at all, but if they HAD to put a seam there they should have tried to make it less obvious.
Looking at the two together, it just seems like the general fit and finish, attention to detail, and overall engineering of the replica seems lacking.
I said this about the TNG tricorder, but it's applicable here too. All of their replicas look like they go into full production based on the first prototype. It's like they have "no notes" for whatever their factory sends them, they just run with it.
The side knob and the rear fins look almost totally different. The chrome metal parts on the original prop have a mix of satin and mirror polish that gives them some depth. The side rail inserts on the hand phaser are seamless, whereas the replica's look poorly fitted and clumsily installed. The hand phaser lock release buttons have more detail on the original prop, and look simplified on the replica. The seams on the bottom plate on the replica are overly exaggerated; they shouldn't be there at all, but if they HAD to put a seam there they should have tried to make it less obvious.
Looking at the two together, it just seems like the general fit and finish, attention to detail, and overall engineering of the replica seems lacking.
I said this about the TNG tricorder, but it's applicable here too. All of their replicas look like they go into full production based on the first prototype. It's like they have "no notes" for whatever their factory sends them, they just run with it.
WinstonWolf359
Sr Member
If this was going out mid-to-late 2025 I'd say yes, but they're supposedly shipping late this year/early next year. For a "mass" produced piece there's pretty much no way there's time to make changes. I'm assuming if by "Winter 2024" they mean December, these might already be on a boat by now.
It has been mentioned in the below thread that SNW Production is/will be using the FE phaser. This makes it screen accurate.
www.therpf.com
FE: Strange New Worlds Phaser Available for Pre-Order
LINK: Strange New Worlds Phaser
www.therpf.com
