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ugh- yeah- nice colour... That colour will sure stand out on the big screen.

Can't say the brassy/ gold coloured knobs and dealies do to much for me.

I will be pleasantly surprised if they actually use the original phase design in this movie.
 
slightly darker than that,but thats the idea,or may be thats how the toys might go and the movie ones will be black,toys for films have always been about 70% accurate,the rest is to attract kids with lighter colours,dont worry guys,it aint dick tracy in space!
 
thanks patrick,I now know how to use photobucket,learn something every day!saw that rittenhouse r doing trading cards 4 late nov,that wil be worth getting the whole case,they are the best trading card makers
 
Regarding the color question -- isn't there actually a law of some sort that requires toy guns specifically to be brightly colored, so that police can distinguish them from real ones (to avoid fatal misunderstandings)? If so, maybe that explains the turquoise phaser.

If not, then...wow. More colorful than I expected.

And debush24-- thanks for giving us such detailed answers! I'm looking forward to seeing the real things.
 
"Turquoise" isn't really that "out of place" when describing the blue/green/grey of the original phaser body (which was never black, really, was it?)

Here's my phaser prop... note the colors (which are correct matches for the most commonly seen "hero" prop after the first few episodes of the first season).





Note that the type-one unit is black with silver, but that the powerpack/grip is actually dark bronze, and the body is a blue-green-tinted grey.

I can imagine someone describing that as "turquoise" (instead of being "black" if that's what they were expecting).
 
thanks cranston,the colour was a tad bit darker,guess they want to get away from manga,industrial design look,I think toy companies have to put an orange ring around the muzzle area,but the whole look was of sixties colour tones,my mate went sat,he got pics,but he wont share,says he dont need any legal grief and respects paramount which is cool bcus when u see this,u want to see it on their terms,presenting the new movie with a press conference or new trailer.
 
Cary L. Brown said:
"Turquoise" isn't really that "out of place" when describing the blue/green/grey of the original phaser body (which was never black, really, was it?)


Yeah- they used all three I mentioned earlier (one all black). Of course it all depends how everything is lit in the film too. When I saw debush's turquoise, it was bright- my knee jerk reaction was negative because I neglected to consider a more matt colour and the lighting to be used.
 
Sold as a toy, it is illegal in most states for a 'gun toy' to have realistic coloring, hence the bright turquoise. (For another example, see 'Classics Megatron') This isn't FEDERAL law, but a toy company selling through all 50 states, and then Canada, etc, has to go to the law that's the most strict, which is Illinois.

A collectible sold to adults, and usually through specialty stores, can be more 'realistic' looking, however, but is sold differently than mass-retail toys.
 
Debush showed us the Turquoise he saw + says it's slightly darker than that maybe?

This reminds me of the "First Contact" phaser Playmates puts out. If anyone recalls, it was a turquoise color, but then was corrected to chrome for the Insurrection merch.
 
Arlo said:
Holytomato said:

"*Anything* reminiscent of that fanboy abortion known as the 1701-E...not so much."

The E-E is based on the Phase II Movie design which was based on the pre production design from The Cage. What's wrong with that? :D

Ya know, you said this in another thread, and I still don't know what you're smoking. The Phase II Enterprise was the basis for the ST:TMP Refit, and looks nothing like the E-E. As for pre-production, I have no clue which design you mean.

I think he's off his meds.
 
My favorite part of all this is Trek Today posted a news article who's only source is an anonymous poster who's new to the BBS.

I know we're all starving for information, but c'mon people!
 
Even worse, TrekWeb in a Feb. 1 article cited the same source on the TrekBBS, giving credit to their competition for hearsay from a new poster. :guffaw:
 
Well, it's a real event with some pretty exciting news.

TrekToday can't help it if the only account we can get of it is from some poster who was there describing it. But that's the way it works sometimes.
 
Sorry, I didn't mean to question the original poster's account of what they saw, just TrekToday and TrekWeb's citing of a personal recollection by an unverifiable source as news. Wasn't there any actual press at this event?
 
hi,the phaser is a toy pic I got off the web,quickly took it into photoshop to show rough colour for an example,and there was not a press conference 4 the trek toys.
I reckon the next time we see anything that confirms everything will soon,then toys!
 
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