CaptainHawk1
Commodore
So because I'm a compulsive when it comes down to all things Trek and because there are no plans in the works for a model kit of the NuEnterprise, I grabbed the Playmates Ship up at Wal Mart yesterday.
I opened it tonight expecting to be disappointed as I usually am by Playmates and because I HATE the NuEnterpise.
I can't believe I'm saying this but I absolutely love it. This is by far the best ship Playmates has ever made and the prototype pics and box pics don't do it justice.
Aside from the fact that it's a really good offering from Playmates, the ship looks great and what I've hated and merely tolerated I now really like. I'm not saying that I wouldn't have gone another way (something in between NX-01 and TOS) but I really love this design, now (I know, blasphemy).
Forgetting all my prior complaints about it the one thing that is bugging me just a little bit (and you don't notice until you see it up close) is that the nacelles seem a little too close together for my taste.
Here is my review of the toy itself.
Cons: First, the lights and sounds are lame. I don't like it when they talk and these do. The lights themselves are all timed together and it's basically like someone's sticking a flashlight in the aft end and flickering it (also, a lot of light leakage). There could be a lot less seams on this thing as well and there is only a simple two-tone paint scheme with no aztecking.
Pros: Small and very solid. Looks to be about 1:750 scale. No decals, hull markings are printed on. Seems very detailed (I don't have a whole lot of closeups of the CGI model yet to make a better assessment than this) for a Playmates ship. I like the style and engineering of the stand.
Notes: Other than the nacelles being close together I also noticed something I had never seen befroe: the saucer section is at a slight up angle. Also, even though it seems similar to the refit saucer, the edges re rounded like the TOS version.
Summary: Despite the issues I pointed out ealier (which most are simply inherent to the nature of it being a toy) I really like this product and the NuEnterprise which is somethingI never thought iwould hear myself say. This would make a great addition to any collection and it IS a ship worthy of the name Enterprise.
8.0/10
I opened it tonight expecting to be disappointed as I usually am by Playmates and because I HATE the NuEnterpise.
I can't believe I'm saying this but I absolutely love it. This is by far the best ship Playmates has ever made and the prototype pics and box pics don't do it justice.
Aside from the fact that it's a really good offering from Playmates, the ship looks great and what I've hated and merely tolerated I now really like. I'm not saying that I wouldn't have gone another way (something in between NX-01 and TOS) but I really love this design, now (I know, blasphemy).
Forgetting all my prior complaints about it the one thing that is bugging me just a little bit (and you don't notice until you see it up close) is that the nacelles seem a little too close together for my taste.
Here is my review of the toy itself.
Cons: First, the lights and sounds are lame. I don't like it when they talk and these do. The lights themselves are all timed together and it's basically like someone's sticking a flashlight in the aft end and flickering it (also, a lot of light leakage). There could be a lot less seams on this thing as well and there is only a simple two-tone paint scheme with no aztecking.
Pros: Small and very solid. Looks to be about 1:750 scale. No decals, hull markings are printed on. Seems very detailed (I don't have a whole lot of closeups of the CGI model yet to make a better assessment than this) for a Playmates ship. I like the style and engineering of the stand.
Notes: Other than the nacelles being close together I also noticed something I had never seen befroe: the saucer section is at a slight up angle. Also, even though it seems similar to the refit saucer, the edges re rounded like the TOS version.
Summary: Despite the issues I pointed out ealier (which most are simply inherent to the nature of it being a toy) I really like this product and the NuEnterprise which is somethingI never thought iwould hear myself say. This would make a great addition to any collection and it IS a ship worthy of the name Enterprise.
8.0/10
This enterprise now rates as my favourite of all time!!!!!!!!!
