TOMY STAR TREK ENTERPRISE 1701 1/350 scale Review & Unboxing Die-Cast Model
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I love it. I was born in '66 to parents who would become trek fans. so I got to experience it from an early age. my dad even took me to The Motion Picture when it came out. STOS will always hold a special place in my heart.
I put mine together several days ago. I'm telling you that this baby is SOLID and well-made!! Despite it's faults I LOVE IT!!! I LOVE the touch sensors to turn it on and off.
How much was it??
I think this thing turned out great. I'm really hoping they didn't get scared off from making more ships. If they make the retrofit/A or the D, I'm all in. I think others would be too
I'm in all the way! Love my TOMY and I really hope they make more ships!!!! Please more ST ships!
Imagine how massive a 1/350 D would be. Its like 6 feet long and 4 feet wide.
@@shadowhenge7118 - or a 1/350 of Battlestar Galactica. From either series! Yikesers, I'd have to park it in my garage!
I was born in England in 1963. Star Trek: TOS became the filler in between seasons of Doctor Who for the BBC in 1970. I was hooked.
I now live with my TOS collection in Florida m and it keeps growing.
Thank you for endorsing why I didn't purchase this model.
The paint job is fantastic. Compared to the pre-built Polar Lights for $450, with an absurd paint job and no lighting, it is unbelievable. Put it this way, my wife says she loves it. She even posed for a picture with it... and she hates having her picture taken, so I know she's being sincere!
It is an impressive piece. I encourage you to email Tomy and let them know what you think. We might get a D7 or a Refit/A out of them someday.
The paint job and finish on my piece is just flawless. Like you would expect if you had a new car... minus the screw caps. 😊
The polar lights are worth the price all by themselves.
@@goodwilj I've been amassing materials to build a high level 1701-A 1:350 scale refit Polar Lights Enterprise model when I retire in a few years. I'm going to put in some servos for animation of certain shuttle bay items, a couple of wifi interior view video cams, LED lighting effects, sound effects, and the interference color paint and masks to do the aztec hull patterning with an airbrush, an interior metal support armature, fiber optics, railroad landscaping materials for the aboratum... about 1K in materials. I'm also going to do a custom kit bashed Dakota shuttle carrier... praying that they come out with a 1:350 USS Reliant model soon!
I love mine. Actually it is not 46lbs. UPS guy told me they used that weight for oversized packages. I believe another video on youtube said the ship weighed in at 18lbs.
I do hope Tomy considers more ships in the future!
Star Trek TMP Enterprise - I'm sold! ! !
What an addition
I've had mine for a little over a month, and even with Tomy's broken promises, imo for what they gave us it is still a major bargain at retail. For comparison, just refer to Factory Entertainments non diecast Enterprise D which went up for preorder for $17,000.
Wtf why is that $17k?? Is it enormous?
17000$ ???? 😨😱I you serious???
One too many zeros
How did I not know about this? Damn. Not perfect, but fabulous still. I hope they make 1701-A/D or E. Thanks for the great review.
I'm glad you like it. I love mine. For their first go at one of these, I think it's pretty awesome. Yeah it's not perfect, nothing is. But I've never seen an Enterprise in this scale, with all the bells and whistles made in metal. It's a beast and it's beautiful.
It’s a beautiful rendition of a great ship. I used to be really critical and anal about details. So glad I’ve move on from that. You know, the percentage of us that have passion for these things is very low. We’re fortunate every time someone produces these products. If it wasn’t for Lucille Ball, we wouldn’t even have Star Trek.
This is so true. I posted some videos of the new playmates enterprise D, and for a $40 toy, I was shocked that over half the comments are complaining about the details, or lack of. It’s far from perfect, but I was surprised to see the expectations for a $40 toy. 😅
Yes, thank you Lucille Ball for being a visionary and giving Star Trek the green light so many years ago. Perhaps she was intrigued by an intellectual property that would show a future where women and minorities being featured in prominent roles. Lucy herself was a trail blazer in so many areas of her life and television. She being the 1st woman at the time to run a studio among many other "firsts" in her life.
Like your Lucille Ball comment! Desilu
@@Collection_Obsession - Yeah, who knew Lucille Ball would go on to do all that stuff, and then turn around and stomp grapes with Ethyl or dress up as Superman for her son, and then just make a crazy fool of herself on the show? No shame and no apologies; she was an amazing woman. In a way, we didn't deserve her!
That's just incredible. At heart, I'm more of a refit Enterprise fan, but since they were able to update the effects on TOS, I've come to appreciate what a marvelous machine it represents. If I were a collector of Star Trek stuff (other than media) I would proudly have backed this project. Whoever has this in their collection definitely should have this as the centerpiece! Nice review, Danoby!
I like the refit Enterprise too. But then the current series' versions of the "E" also all look nice. Matt Jeffries sure did outdo himself when he designed her.
Man! I wish I had heard of this model a year ago. I definitely would have got at least one:( I'm bummed out that I had not heard of this model until just yesterday!
Considering how close this kickstarter project came to being shelved , as Tomy kept lowering the threshold as to the minimum number of supporters and dollars required to make this happen, I guess we are lucky to have gotten even this. I was one of the supporters that even bought 2 just to see it get made. When we got the message from Tomy stating their ultimate inability to make all their marketing promises a reality , I must say I was very disappointed but in the end I have made peace with most of my disappointments. Really the only thing in the end that disappoints me is why couldn't the screw plugs of body of the Star drive hull have been on the port side instead of the starboard side? All of the rest of the screw plugs and seam lines don't bother me anymore because it looks so awesome powered up. I'm glad I didn't cancel my orders. I came soooo close but didn't. For $600 including taxes and shipping of a 40 pound box of a die cast piece of art, i think is a very fair price. I hope Tomy has learned from this experiment and will continue and make more Star Trek vessels. Though i think they will probably need to charge more to bring more of their intended promises to fruition, which I would gladly pay to see other ships made. 🖖 Peace and long life Tomy.
I ordered 2 as well. Mine arrived just a few days ago and I haven't unboxed yet. Looking forward to seeing it in person and up close. Looks like they did a fairly impressive job!
If they make a TMP Enterprise Refit, I think they will get a lot of buyers.
I didn't actually know about this Kickstarter until seeing this review. But now that people are posting these videos what are the odds interest would increase? Let's face it a Refit of this caliber would be a huge draw.
Would love to buy your extra one!!
Wish I'd have known.
I got the BTTF Delorean. Looking at this first crowdfunding project, I think they did ok. I am even more confident I made the right choice. Congratulations on your Enterprise. I would love that in my collection. Not perfect but still amazing.
Absolutely beautiful...congrats,enjoy and have fun👌👌👌👌
I love mine!! For me, it's a solid B+. So glad I didn't let the grumpy guys disuade me from keeping her. I am hoping that Tomy will apply the lessons learned, and produce a line of Trek ships. It would be an awful waste of the experience they've now gained if they did not. I am hoping for a 1/350 TOS Klingon D-7 as a display companion for this one! NO ONE has done that, and I think the fandom would respond very favorably. And the DeLorean Time machine is gonna be great! I ordered three! :D Thanks for the great video!
OMG, any TOS Klingon ship would be amazing. I'd have to have a parking garage like Tony Stark's in the first Iron Man movie just to have a place to park all of my Star Trek models!
Wow, I'm glad a company put the effort & money into this lady. Very nice. I am one of the fortunate ones to own a Master Replicas Enterprise, signed by Kirk & Spock. Mine has aged very nicely. No sag on the nacelles, and both the bussard collectors are still working fine. Of course I don't power up the engines often, and she mostly sits in drydock... on the shelf above my TV.
Beautifull Model ! i was born in the States and grew up in Greece when i was a Kid i visited the States again and have been to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum where i saw the Big Enterprise Model one of the most impressive and loveable things i ever seen there for decades.
Wow! Amazing. Worth every penny!
Its beautiful...but..it should have had USB cable instead of batteries that are bad to use
How cool! Great item!!! Thanks for sharing as always and congrats on a fab purchase!!
Love the night shots 👍👍👍
It’s the starship Enterprise. Star Trek was the show.
Good video. This thing is gorgeous.
It's friggin awesome.
What a beautiful work of art!! Wow if the y do the 1701 A until the G 😱
I love mine!!! I so hope TOMY makes more ships! I SO WANT A REFIT! I'm hoping people will email them an let them know we want more! My only suggestion would be perhaps go half diecast and half plastic cause this thing weighs a ton!!! LOL
That is absolutely awesome. I would give it at least a 90%.
Mafia would love that!
I do! Still waiting on mine.
Simply beautiful!
Hi Denobi, thanks for giving us an honest detailed and very balanced review. It is a fantastic achievement by Tomy in spite of the flaws. I have it high up on a shelf and it looks imposing and gorgeous. Has to laugh when you mentioned the Playmobil enterprise. I have that also 😂 and while it’s great fun it’s obviously completely outclassed by the Tomy model. Thanks once again, Paul H
The Playmobil Enterprise has a completely different target audience. It is intended as a toy, and for what it is, it looks really nice.
@sandraOrtmann76 Oh I completely agree with you. It’s a wonderful toy and really does capture the star trek vibe. I still display. But yes it’s a different creature to the Tomy who are aiming for serious collectors.
Awesome
Absolutely amazing ship there. Yes, the screw caps are an issue, but another nitpick I have is the view of the Bridge. It's supposed to be rotated 38°; It doesn't face directly front due to the fact that on the show, the turbolift door was off to Kirk's left (for visual reasons), but the actual turbolift shaft is centered in the dorsal.
I was hoping someone would notice that big oopsie other than me. I've always found that to be a very unique feature.
Agreed. I noticed that right off the bat. Of course I always thought it was odd, but, it IS the specification.
And you would be wrong. Gene Roddenberry’s Bible for the writers specifically stated the bridge was forward facing in the direction of flight. Franz Joseph’s technical manual was released years after the series ended and he had nothing to do with the production of the show. Everything he wrote was speculation.
Gene Roddenberry was wrong. About a lot of things
I was going to point that out as well
Wow! She's beautiful!
It's a beautiful model! The only thing that bothers me are the shuttlecraft, they are not made to the same standard as the ship, but you can get ones for the 1/350 Polar Lights kit that will work just fine.
I think there is a company that makes not only the original shuttlecraft at this scale, but the original Jeffries design too. I can't think of the name at the moment.
beautiful
Hell, I paid almost as much 10 years ago for the Macross, this looks to be a lot bigger and considering inflation, maybe even cheaper. Looks gorgeous. The TOS Enterprise isn't my favourite so I'm not chomping at the bit to get one, but man oh man if she were the refit. I'd NEED it.
I would love a detailed USS Reliant with all its lights on.
My God that is so beautiful.
Only gripe I have is that the shuttlecrafts are a bit too big. They were smaller than that. Still though, one could just put the shuttlecrafts in the shuttlebay and keep the doors closed.
I love mine - I only wish it had AC power so I could see it in all it's glory 24/7. Maybe one day someone will come up with a mod for it
Maybe. And at least you know where it's screwed together! ;D
I saw someone use a battery eliminator - have to deal w cables but maybe it will work, I just want to see it on all the time@@inkermoy
Thanks for a nice honest review. You did a nice job showing the ship from many angles and lighting conditions.
One little thing that I haven't heard anyone mention yet ( and apologies if they have) is the first time I saw a review of one of these is look at Kirk's chair,it's painted backwards. The cushions are light gray when they should be black and the armrests are painted black when they should be light gray. Enjoy your ship it's very nice even with a few tiny flaws
Yes this is very impressive and fabulous to see the amount of detail there is on this. I can't remember the name of the company - maybe Master Replicas - in the Star Trek Magazine around 1989 maybe 1990s, they advertised a similar kick starter campaign for TNG Enterprise D which was to be a die cast model as well. Price was around 2 grand, maybe more. Don't know if the project ever took off but it was supposed to have the same detailed look as this one. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing. Still available somewhere? Thanks
Grew up watching the original series, fell in love with the refit when I went to the theater to see Star Trek the motion picture.
Oh my God I didn't know anything about this. I'm a huge Star Trek fan and I never heard of this. I'm so pissed that I missed it
Me too 😮
Plenty of them for sale on ebay.
@@HansZarkovPhD yeah at 3-4 times the price.
I never understand why they always seem to make this type of thing, limited edition. They put all that effort into making the tooling, then only make a relatively small number of them. They should make a run of a certain amount then, if they sell out, make a second run.
@@my3dviews I agree
It looks frickin fantastic
I absolutely love mine! I almost didn’t order it but I’m glad I did, none of the issues are are deal breaker with me. I was concerned that none of the windows on the port side of the saucer weren’t lit and thought mine was defective but watching the videos of other owners, it’s the same on all of them.
That’s beautiful 🥰
WoW this is amazing 😮
Thanks for sharing. Nice vessel.
Beautiful model! Makes me want to fly it around the house with the lights off.
Wow, just wow. Love it
I had a problem with the port side of the saucer not lighting up. I contacted customer service and they are sending me a new saucer with a payed return of the one I have . I could not be happier with this model ! The screw plugs just look like inspection panels to me and honestly, they look like they’re supposed be there. 👍🙋♂️🖖🏻🖖🏻🖖🏻
My port saucer lights aren't working as well. Looking closely at this video, it seems his isn't working too. What did CS say about this to you? I sent them a question about this issue, and they asked for the code beneath the base. Did your new saucer light up on the port? How is that working out? Any images you can share?
But never mind that. I love what TOMY has done here. They asked afterwards which ship they should make next, and I am all about a K'Tinga or 1701-A. TOMY makes a quality product; this is no toy. This is something beyond.
I love mine and am thrilled with it. The size, the lights, the whole thing! It’s not perfect but it was well worth the price! I’m enjoying making a few videos of my own with the diecast Enterprise!
Great video, really enjoyed it, you showed a lot more detail than I've seen thus far. All things considered it's still a pretty sweet model.
It's amazing!!
Very cool!
Haven’t received mine yet; but I’m stoked to get mine. People will always find something to complain about nowadays.
That looks amazing...
The screws and covers are there to access the electronics for future replacement etc.
If you did what model makers did in the old days, you would use body putty to hide them, then use a small spray gun to remove the seem.
It would mean some work and possible damage if you needed to access or replace the electronics in future, but a car body mechanic may be able to do a better repair job as the model is metal!
Thank you for sharing
I called the Tomy outlet store yesterday and bought three Enterprise models from them directly, they'll be here later this week.
I wish I was aware of this project when it was launched. Even after everything you said I would still have paid for it.
Great video!
Great video! I had no idea this existed.
I wish I'd known about this while the crowdfunding campaign was going. It looks great.
Very cool model!
The sad thing about the screw caps being on the starboard side of the engineering hull is that that’s the ‘canonical’ side of the ship. The original shooting model was only detailed on that side, while the port side lacked windows etc. and had the electrical cables running over it.
If this gets only 7.5. I really haven’t seen the 8 and 9s. They must be spectacular, ridiculous even.
I would really like to see them make all the star trek ships
It's beautifull and the detail is awesome!!! The translucent bridge dome is great, except fot he fact that the orientation of the bridge is wrong, it should be aligned with the turbolift in a diagonal way.
I wish this beauty had been in my price range. I'm not even a big fan of TOS but this is a fantastic piece.
Really beautiful ship and a nice scale. As a ST fan I love this ship from TOS. I own a much little 1701 made by Corgi. Nice model, together with the Klingon Bird of Prey and the 1701 D from the next generation I own. They perfectly fit in my room 😉The only thing I don't like is most of the weathering on the ship. On several parts it looks like the model is yellowing. But hey, that is nitpicking. Nice review 👍
Beautiful.
felicitaciones!! muy buena.
It looks great. It would be nice if a few of the windows were lit independently and would randomly turn on and off.
Great review. I remember examining the Master Replicas ship at Forbidden Planet in NYC. This one gets more details correct. The shuttles seem a bit too large for the bay, though. I'd replace them with one from Shapeways.
I like it. Good review.
I found the shuttle bay door cover the exact same way. But I was wearing socks so luclily no damage. Was not held in the styrofoam real well.
Awesome!🖖🏻
I want one now!
Beautiful model. This one has a little something that is on the dome on the underside of saucer section. I don't remember seeing that on any other model, diagram, picture or in any episode.
Great video. I ordered two and even after Tomy sent the refund/cancel email, I decided to keep my order. The screw hole in the engineering hull could have been taken care of by putting them on the bottom and have the go up through the center of the hull to scree into the top. It would have created a possible seam through the side center line, but the pennant on the side would detract your view from it. I would rather deal with a seam than the screw hole covers.
The only other issue i have is the stand and shuttles. I may never display it with the saucer separated, and most videos I have seen people are displaying it without the support for the saucer. The shuttles are just plain bad. I am currently scouring the internet for a 1/350 shuttle stl file to print some on my 3D printer. I am hoping it is just a stud and glue holding the two "halves" together. I will take one and try to separate it either with a saw or pry it apart, sand down both sides and glue them back together. But we shall see.
I haven't set it up yet because I need to make room. I have a Master Replicas and Polar Lights prebuilt 1/350's so I need to make room.
I’ll keep the playmates and save the money. I’m happy with the phaser and communicator that I luckily bought new , now are through the roof
Playmates has lost their way. Quality isn't there anymore. Real sad.
It's beautiful.
Very cool
If you find that the lights won’t stay on long, try changing the batteries. I had that issue and putting in new batteries fixed it. When I tested the nearly new original batteries I found they were very weak.
Still a masterpiece, for hardcore fans it’s a MUST ! 😎
Would love to get the NCC-1701-A
She's beautiful, and well deserving of the "Iconic" title, the shot from underneath is everything (17:20-17:27)😘 I'd love to see a version of "my" favorite, the D'Deridex Class Romulan Warbird🤔
AWESOME, easy purchase after I win the lottery. 💯
A) It's gorgeous . Congrats .
B) As a Transformers collector, looking at that base ... and recalling what we call "golden plastic syndrome" -- yeah ... , combined with that weight it's supposed to support ... , all I can say is that I wish you luck with that base .
It is really nice
That is indeed impressive! I like how they aged the surface, to make it look like it has been out in space for decades. The ultimate conversation piece. Are they still selling them? How much? 🦖
OMG the Bridge！
She's a thing of beauty...
(3000-ish pcs produced)
Nice always wanted one never could get one I had just one model of the enterprise in 1978, my brother broke it on purpose, I had a original security belt, and phaser played by one of the security guards on the show, He died, and his mother was selling all the stuff I brought it. sold it in 1990 when things got bad, I had to sell it to pay the property taxes to keep from losing the farm. knew I could had gotten a lot more, but we were facing homeless and about to loss the farm
Screw caps covers? A little bit of Bondo and some paint, someone will do it! I have this, I am not a big collector, I see what you see. I am still glad I got it. Like you mentioned for the price of it you get a lot. Plus, I can use the saucer as a weapon if needed.
Think it looks great.
Hope they make a refit/1701-A model
I do have the Tomy Delorean on order
Nice! Hope they release a Klingon Bird of Prey one day
I noticed that the bridge has the captain's chair aligned with the forward axis. This isn't the case as the turbo lift is just to the side, off axis thus the captain's chair should not be aligned with the ship's axis.
I like it that way. You can see the red turbolift doors inside the bridge.