So Tomy has barely marketed it yet, but they've recently opened up crowdfunding for a 32" diecast (20lbs!) TOS Enterprise replica. Spinning nacelle caps, saucer separation (referenced but never seen during TOS!), lit/articulated shuttlebay, fully lit w/ blinky lights, detailed paint from the original 11 foot model, the works.
Gary Kerr, who consulted on the restoration of the original model at the Smithsonian, worked with Tomy on this and had this to say:
Link: https://startrek-order.tomy.com/cam...k-enterprise-prestige-select-replica#Campaign
Article: https://trekmovie.com/2022/06/07/to...-star-trek-uss-enterprise-weighing-20-pounds/
It's a nice chunk of change in general, but for what it is, and compared to the prices of similar offerings over the years, that's a downright steal (especially with shipping already included). This kind of finished model is typically priced in the thousands, not the hundreds.
When QMX released their Refit around the same size as this it went for $5000. Chronicle Collectibles was taking orders for a 1701-D 8 inches smaller than this for $2000. HeroCollector's diecast Enterprise kit (also several inches shorter than this), which you have to put together yourself out of 120 boxes, is $1550. This 20 pound finished & lit model is somehow only $100 more shipped than the Playmobil toy.
If these make it to production they're going to end up going for thousands on the secondary market eventually. The problem is just making it to Tomy's required minimum order QTY, which is surprisingly high for a product they are confusingly limiting to US shipping only. I assume the high qty is how they got the price down. Although some international folks are ordering anyway with plans to figure out forwarding later.
It's set to be released in just over a year, although the crowdfunding campaign only has 28 days from today to pass.
Gary Kerr, who consulted on the restoration of the original model at the Smithsonian, worked with Tomy on this and had this to say:
Link: https://startrek-order.tomy.com/cam...k-enterprise-prestige-select-replica#Campaign
Article: https://trekmovie.com/2022/06/07/to...-star-trek-uss-enterprise-weighing-20-pounds/
It's a nice chunk of change in general, but for what it is, and compared to the prices of similar offerings over the years, that's a downright steal (especially with shipping already included). This kind of finished model is typically priced in the thousands, not the hundreds.
When QMX released their Refit around the same size as this it went for $5000. Chronicle Collectibles was taking orders for a 1701-D 8 inches smaller than this for $2000. HeroCollector's diecast Enterprise kit (also several inches shorter than this), which you have to put together yourself out of 120 boxes, is $1550. This 20 pound finished & lit model is somehow only $100 more shipped than the Playmobil toy.
If these make it to production they're going to end up going for thousands on the secondary market eventually. The problem is just making it to Tomy's required minimum order QTY, which is surprisingly high for a product they are confusingly limiting to US shipping only. I assume the high qty is how they got the price down. Although some international folks are ordering anyway with plans to figure out forwarding later.
It's set to be released in just over a year, although the crowdfunding campaign only has 28 days from today to pass.
