Firebird wrote:I almost bought that $30 Enterprise today after I couldn't find Countdown and Darkwind.
How big is it? And would you recommend it to a casual Star Trek fan?
I have yet to measure it, and this is all just a guesstimation by sight (I don't have a ruler with me at the moment) but I'd say length wise, it's about 16 inches from the very front of the saucer section, to the very back tip of the nacelles.
Width, I'd say 7-8.5 inches at the saucer, 3.75 (G.I. Joe figure) to 4.25 for wingspan of the nacelles.
Height, from bottom of stardrive/secondary hull (where the base connects) to the top of the bridge is about 4.5-5.0 inches. From bottom of stardrive/2nd hull to top of nacelles is about 5.5-5.75 inches.
Weighs about 12-13 ounces, maybe a pound with display stand attached. The ship itself weighs about 10-12 ounces.
It's very light, and you don't get to assemble anything (which sucks, I love being able to assemble things like this) but it's nicely made, there's quite a bit of detail to it (though it doesn't have the "aztecing" panel design that the detailing on a model would, which does take away some of the detail and wow factor...)
But..
If you're a fan of Trek, you'll want this ship.
If you like the addition of Pine's and Quinto's voices (replicated nicely, without any loss of sound quality) plus the phaser sounds and new warp sound (yes, a new warp sound, doesn't sound like the old one at all.), you'll want this ship.
If you're a casual fan and it just looks good to you, I'd study the box long and hard before making your final decision. I kid you not, what you see on the box is exactly what you get. It says the final product may vary, but it doesn't seem to from what I can tell. (And I've studied mine with a fine tooth comb, simply because I was impressed with it.)
I'd consider myself a casual fan. (I have the movies, the entire series of Enterprise, and watch the rest on TV. I don't collect any of the toys, but I've always loved the ships.) And I felt it was buy worthy.
I look at it this way (and I'll get booed for this....lol) Buy it, try it, if you don't like it, return it.
Oh one very important note... don't let the box fool you, it's almost completely empty inside of that box. Just an absolute waste of space, really. At the bottom right of the box, the stand is twist tied down. (Yes, the dreaded ties. Luckily, they're easy as pie to remove. Hasbro should take a hint from Playmates.) At the upper right hand corner of the box, is the ship. (instructions are taped to the back panel of the insert.) The rest of the box (upper left, all of the left side, and bottom lower left to middle) is nothing but empty space.
The box fooled me, I was expecting it to come in massive pieces with snap together parts that would produce an item quite a bit bigger than it's box. Hah, how wrong I was.
Still, it's an impressive piece, and for $30.00 ain't too bad. I think they'll have a bit of trouble selling it at first, but once the movie hits, it should start flying off the shelves.
EDIT: Got my trusty tape measure out. Here are the exact dimensions:
Saucer: 7.2 inches.
Saucer to nacelle: 14.75
Nacelle wingspan (outer sides of nacelles, end to end): 4.25 at the thickest, 3.5 at the very end of the nacelles.
2nd hull to top of saucer (bridge): 3.0
2nd hull to top of nacelles: 3.0
2nd hull (cargo bay to deflector dish: 5.9
Ship on stand: 7.5 (taken from the highest point of the nacelles (highest point of the ship) down to the bottom of the base itself)
So not quite as big as I had originally thought. Still, don't let a couple of inches deter you, this thing is impressive.
NOTE: Realize that I am not a perfect Christian, nor do I profess to be. I apologize if anyone's ever offended by me, I'm not perfect. Don't hold my posts and opinions against other Christians.
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