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Post by Fortmax2020 on Oct 18, 2013 13:33:07 GMT
Hoozah!
Not sure if my local WHSmiths is still stocking this any more anyway.. It had Christmas wrapping paper where it usually goes...
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Post by Jim on Oct 18, 2013 14:51:01 GMT
I won't say no to one if it's at the launch price! It is; I'll pop in after work and see if they still have them. Nice to be in East Central London these days! -Jim |
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Post by Jim on Oct 18, 2013 14:56:07 GMT
The others have looked poor. It's almost like the Enterprise D launch model had a significantly higher budget... Indeed. I guess this kind of model isn't one where you can reuse much engineering, otherwise I'd at least have some hope for the Nebula class release. As things stand it's going to look weird next to the Galaxy class. -Jim |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Nov 15, 2013 12:29:16 GMT
Special Issue coming end of the month featuring a die cast Deep Space 9. Wasn't impressed at all with Voyager in the last issue. Will keep an eye out for the next as I would like a Katinga if it is any good.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 15, 2013 12:33:53 GMT
I saw the Voyager. It really should have had the level of detail the Enterprise-D had considering the era it is from. A shame! It's not awful, must not worth a tenner.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Nov 15, 2013 15:23:24 GMT
Seem to be fewer shops around selling them now, but will keep my eye out on the next few. Not sure I could resist a Defiant even if crap.
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Post by legios on Nov 15, 2013 17:20:01 GMT
To be honest I haven't seen this since the issue with the Enterprise-A, which didn't impress me. If the K'Tinga is coming up next then I might have a look at that and see if it us to snuff, but things do not sound promising there.
Karl
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Post by Toph on Nov 16, 2013 2:12:32 GMT
The Equinox and ferengi marauder are coming in march.
Like i said previously, this is where the line will start to shine, when they start getting into ships anyone has barely touched, if at all. A spectacular E-D barely interests me, but even a mediocre Equinox really gets me excited.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Nov 16, 2013 9:51:22 GMT
K'Tinga spotted last night in a shop window I walked past. Too dark at that time of the night to get a proper look.
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Post by Jim on Nov 16, 2013 15:40:53 GMT
Had a look at it today in FP; pretty much as disappointing as the rest although compared to the Voyager next to it not too bad. That one is really a shame.
-Jim
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Post by legios on Nov 16, 2013 19:52:46 GMT
Hmm. If it is of the same quality as the refit-Enterprise I think I will skip it. I still have my Johnny Lightning D7 sitting aroud upstairs and an older ship is more reliable a poorly constructed newer one.
Karl
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Nov 16, 2013 20:00:27 GMT
For me I think the worst thing has been the poor quality and limited colour variety. I could stomach a poorly detailed ship as long as the hull had a good colour rather than the very bland and washed out greens and greys we have seen so far which don't match the show colours. Voyager screamed "plastic toy" rather than "spaceship" especially.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 4, 2013 20:33:31 GMT
Excelsior spotted today. It looks very sad. Some relative effort gone into the saucer but nacelles and engineering look dreadful.
Deep Space 9 on shelf as well but hidden in a box and for £19 we shall never know its kind in person.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 5, 2013 12:42:45 GMT
I was intrigued by the idea of a nice DS9 model but it's being sold in a box with no windows. Given the variable quality of this series and the £19 price point I must pass. Are there are in-hand pics anywhere?
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 5, 2013 19:24:16 GMT
Trying to get the other half into 60's Trek. Naturally, I started with the camp classic that is SPOCK'S BRAIN.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 5, 2013 20:06:26 GMT
Watched some classic Trek yesterday. Space Seed still rocks very hard. I love Khan's line "Please sit and entertain me." Greatest pick-up line of all time. One day I will find the opportunity to use it! One day! -Ralph If you are introducing your other half to Classic Trek be careful this doesn't come back to haunt you! |
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 5, 2013 21:47:09 GMT
Well done for looking me up from 6 years ago!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Dec 5, 2013 21:47:25 GMT
It wouldn't be my first choice, but Spock's Brain would be on my shortlist of episodes to show someone. I love it - a proper comedy script which all the cast know is a comedy and play it accordingly.
Karl
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 5, 2013 21:58:55 GMT
Well done for looking me up from 6 years ago! -Ralph My android brain is capable of so much more. |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 9, 2013 19:37:46 GMT
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Post by Toph on Dec 9, 2013 22:22:33 GMT
I got my first three today. The E-Refit, E-D, and BoP.
You guys had me pretty terrified about their quality. And while not the best (hugely disappointed the BoP's wings dont move), theyre not the worst thing ever. Given bbts charges i think only slightly more than you guys pay, its not bad for foreign line. Though like i said, my enthusiasm will kick up when they get into the rare ships. But thats not why I'm making this post.
Each ship is numbered for collectors, right? My refit enterprise is #1705.
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Post by legios on Dec 12, 2013 20:39:37 GMT
Each ship is numbered for collectors, right? My refit enterprise is #1705. According to the old Franz Joseph Designs Star Fleet Technical manual that is also a Starfleet Hull Registry - that of the Constitution class USS Excaliber. Apropros of nothing, the coincidence amused me. Karl |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 12, 2013 20:56:31 GMT
Tempted by the Defiant that is currently out. Lools like a solid mold but still happened by the very limited colour palette.. and price tag.
Not helped by a still from the show just behind the model showing how lovely the ship can look with a couple of extra shades of grey (and some black highlights!) added.
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Post by Toph on Dec 12, 2013 22:25:47 GMT
Each ship is numbered for collectors, right? My refit enterprise is #1705. According to the old Franz Joseph Designs Star Fleet Technical manual that is also a Starfleet Hull Registry - that of the Constitution class USS Excaliber. Apropros of nothing, the coincidence amused me. Karl That... is just a little piece of awesome, right there. I know there's a big fan backlash against it, but i always loved the franz joseph manual designs |
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Post by legios on Dec 13, 2013 19:14:54 GMT
There's a fan backlash? I wasn't aware of that. (Mind you, I'm not really part of internet Star Trek Fandom per se). I think the Tech manual designs are absolutely marvelous - especially the Saladin class Destroyer, I've always had a huge soft spot for those. We're clearly not alone in liking them either, because Diane Carey put the Dreadnaught design in her novel "Dreadnaught", and even used the ship-name "Star Empire" (A vastly better name than "Vengeance" in my opinion).
Back when I played the Starfleet Battles wargame and the Starfleet Command pc games based on it I always used to name a lot of my ships from the Tech Manuals list (one I had named my command ship "Thunderchild" at least).
Karl
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Post by Toph on Dec 13, 2013 19:21:51 GMT
A lot of it comes from roddenberry himself. A lot of fans think the had a falling out, or something, because after the tech manual was released, roddenberry came up with a whole bunch of rules for starship design that a lot of people say was intended specifically to decanonize the tech manual designs.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 13, 2013 19:34:49 GMT
i tend to avoid Trek Fandom so had idea folk were moaning!
-Talph
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Post by Toph on Dec 14, 2013 2:03:09 GMT
All the trek fans ive hung out with in person have all been extremely kind and fun people. Star wars fans are another story.
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Post by Toph on Dec 25, 2013 21:14:33 GMT
That... That is just ridiculously hilarious.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 26, 2013 17:32:06 GMT
That was brilliant!
I really, really loved that!
Andy
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