QMX Enterprise?
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7" tall? Yeesh... I mean, you can buy a Jeep for 4 grand. How much did the Master Replicas Falcon go for? Didn't MR do a TOS Enterprise?
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DING DING DING.....yes sir it is :confused
FANTAMATION
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Why is this thread in the studio scale forum?
TiberiousST
Member
I'm having trouble processing this:
1. Not many have seen existing product (and therefore quality) of items that should have bene on the street for some time.
2. The cost is over 3 times (nearly 4) that of the Master Replica's TOS Enterprise (mid-tier), albeit with a bunch more electronics and potential details...my REALLY 5K??
3. After so many have lost their money on previous similar items (Unobtainium among others) they want this money up front.
4. IF the final product is actually the Polar Lights 1/350 styrene Enterprise built-up and not just being used for the mock up, well....I'll keep this opinion to myself.
5. They simply don't provide anywhere near enough details for someone who doesn't throw $100 bills into the trash for fun.
I want one, but not for $5k. Nor 4...nor 3. Below that I'd think about it.
What ARE they thinking?
1. Not many have seen existing product (and therefore quality) of items that should have bene on the street for some time.
2. The cost is over 3 times (nearly 4) that of the Master Replica's TOS Enterprise (mid-tier), albeit with a bunch more electronics and potential details...my REALLY 5K??
3. After so many have lost their money on previous similar items (Unobtainium among others) they want this money up front.
4. IF the final product is actually the Polar Lights 1/350 styrene Enterprise built-up and not just being used for the mock up, well....I'll keep this opinion to myself.
5. They simply don't provide anywhere near enough details for someone who doesn't throw $100 bills into the trash for fun.
I want one, but not for $5k. Nor 4...nor 3. Below that I'd think about it.
What ARE they thinking?
MustangGTR1
Sr Member
There is a FX team that puts them up on eay for half or less
God Jason, I'm in a spine brace, don't make me laugh like that. That seriously hurt!! :lol
IndyFanChuck
Sr Member
QMX didn't answer my emails as well and I was very very nice. So, they lost me as a customer. Their loss.
Are you guys surprised?
I wouldn't want to admit that I was selling a replica that I had invested absolutely zero R&D in, either.
I wonder what Polar Lights thinks? They paid a hefty licensing fee, too, i would imagine... $5k per product seems like it has a built-in sweet-ass profit, if you ask me!
Maybe Qmx is raising capital to invest in buying their own printing press, for their paper props?
I wouldn't want to admit that I was selling a replica that I had invested absolutely zero R&D in, either.
I wonder what Polar Lights thinks? They paid a hefty licensing fee, too, i would imagine... $5k per product seems like it has a built-in sweet-ass profit, if you ask me!
Maybe Qmx is raising capital to invest in buying their own printing press, for their paper props?
IndyFanChuck
Sr Member
I don't think these will be produced in mass. I really don't. Why make it 5K$? Honestly? It doesnt make sense. It's BAD BUSINESS.
The Master Replicas TOS E was an original sculpt wasn't it? I think it was bigger then 7" tall and around $1199. You could buy four...
...and still not hit 5k.
Here's a review from a few years ago:
Review of Master Replicas Studio Scale Enterprise | TrekMovie.com
...and still not hit 5k.
Here's a review from a few years ago:
Review of Master Replicas Studio Scale Enterprise | TrekMovie.com
It's great business! It's breath-taking capitalism! They know their fan base "needs" these products, so why not max out the price?
Don't forget, the great thing about the internet is that with a small amount of Googling, you can almost always get the same thing, or better, for less. CultTVman and SSM sell the photoetch (Paragraphix), I know a guy that can make a killer circuit to do all those electronics, there's a taxidermy supply place for the specific pearlescent paints, and the Polar Lights kits are all over the place.
You buy all that jazz, send out a signal flare on a model board that you have money to spend, and you will get your model built for half the price, with the individual care that comes from a private commission. It's not licensed and it doesn't have an MDF base (unless you want it to, I guess), but it'll be a hum dinger of a model.
Or, you can order a licensed replica and be safe in the knowledge that you're getting something with all the bells and whistles from the add-on aftermarket, for a price that you are okay spending.
Hey, I like quality and will pay for it. I thought I was being thrifty and clever and bought a pair of Johnston and Murphy saddle shoes in January for $130 that fell apart this past month. So I went ahead and did what I should have done from the beginning, and bought a pair of $400 Alden saddle shoes, and know they will last ten years or more.
I'm sure the Qmx-built Polar Lights Enterprise is of the highest quality and will be the Alden shoe of the licensed model world. I applaud their capitalism!
Don't forget, the great thing about the internet is that with a small amount of Googling, you can almost always get the same thing, or better, for less. CultTVman and SSM sell the photoetch (Paragraphix), I know a guy that can make a killer circuit to do all those electronics, there's a taxidermy supply place for the specific pearlescent paints, and the Polar Lights kits are all over the place.
You buy all that jazz, send out a signal flare on a model board that you have money to spend, and you will get your model built for half the price, with the individual care that comes from a private commission. It's not licensed and it doesn't have an MDF base (unless you want it to, I guess), but it'll be a hum dinger of a model.
Or, you can order a licensed replica and be safe in the knowledge that you're getting something with all the bells and whistles from the add-on aftermarket, for a price that you are okay spending.
Hey, I like quality and will pay for it. I thought I was being thrifty and clever and bought a pair of Johnston and Murphy saddle shoes in January for $130 that fell apart this past month. So I went ahead and did what I should have done from the beginning, and bought a pair of $400 Alden saddle shoes, and know they will last ten years or more.
I'm sure the Qmx-built Polar Lights Enterprise is of the highest quality and will be the Alden shoe of the licensed model world. I applaud their capitalism!
Aztek Dummy
Well-Known Member
Moff,
Is there any evidence that they are using aftermarket PE?
Is there any evidence that they are using aftermarket PE?
No, actually.
But I would hope they do for the price. I have crazy-nice PE for the shuttle bay for my eventual build, and some resin work bees... great stuff!
Refit 1:350 scale photoetch detail set from Paragrafix
But I would hope they do for the price. I have crazy-nice PE for the shuttle bay for my eventual build, and some resin work bees... great stuff!
Refit 1:350 scale photoetch detail set from Paragrafix
This is horrible. Just horrible. If it was $1,500 I would consider it. Seriously. This would have made for the perfect substitute for missing out on the TOS Enterprise. The asking price of $5,000 is just insulting and unrealistic. $5,000 is a good downpayment on a brand new car!
Even the big time Master Replicas collectors will look away in disgust. You're better off looking for the MR TOS replica and giving the rest of the money to folks who could really use it. That way, you get an awesome replica and you come off as an awesome human being.
Even the big time Master Replicas collectors will look away in disgust. You're better off looking for the MR TOS replica and giving the rest of the money to folks who could really use it. That way, you get an awesome replica and you come off as an awesome human being.
I pulled my kit out of the pile last night and gave it a once over - it's a long build with all the add-on stuff, but I think even with every bell and whistle, it'd be hard to get even a $3k commission for the model, in this economy. Not impossible, mind you, but the buying climate is not like it was when MR was popping out Falcons.
