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Has anyone purchased a model of the Nemesis Enterprise-E? If so: - is it different from the previous ones? - are the spec sheets different? - could you scan and post same?
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There has only ever been 1 official model kit of the Enterprise E released and that was after FC. I guess there have been 2 if you count the smaller version released for the multi Enterprise packs.
Is that what you're talking about? Styrene model kits?
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So far, I've seen the FC and Insurrection versions of the Enterprise-E. I have the FC in a shelf somewhere.
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I think that ERTL simply changed the packaging to use the latest movie title in hopes of attracting more buyers... I don't think they redesigned the actual model any.
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Nobody is making Star Trek models at the moment anyway, are they? I remember a new company picking up the license, but I don't recall if it was for the entire franchise or what. Plus, I don't think their kits have gone into production yet.
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That is, leaving aside such talented but not quite official works as all those resin cast ones. Or, you know, however those works. I don't know. I made a model of a semi truck once.
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The new company (Polar Lights, I think) has the license for the entire franchise. One of their first releases is going to be the TOS Enterprise, and they're doing the NX-01 this summer.
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There is curreently no model of the refit Enterprise E. THe best "E" kit is the resin model by Alliance models......it's the First Contact version. The ERTL kit is not really accurate in many places and the Insurrection boxed version is the same model. To date Polar Lights has no official plans to do a "E" unless the big NX-01 and TOS Enterprise sells well. Go figure.
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Not a model kit per se, but Art Asylum, the holder of the Trek toy license, is working on an 18-inch Nemesis Enterprise-E, slated for a Winter '03 release. Based on the wonderful quality of their NX-01 and the beautiful production pics of their 1701-A, it should be pretty accurate (they use the actual CGI mesh to produce the molds).
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the Art Asylum NX-01 is beautiful by the way.
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ERTL products suck. I do not know who runs thier injection-molding presses but I know for a fact I could do better. There is NO EXCUSE for the level of flash on thier kits, nor the number of warped/voided/short-shot parts.
I'm a profesional plastics man myself, I've run the injection-mold process as well as thermo/vac-forming processes. Just a quick rundown:
FLASH: Caused by either too much fill pressure (SLOPPY!) warn tools (LAZY/CHEAP BASTARDS) or incorrect mold-locking pressure (SLOPPY!)
WARPED: Too short a cooling cycle. Too much "Shoot the goo and pack the product" not enough quality. No excuse.
VOIDS/SHORTSHOT: Sloppy process control. Someone needs to tend these presses better and reject the parts that haven't filled right! GAAAGH!
-- Directly from the mesh eh? That's cool. They converted the CGI into a tool-path program for the moldmakers? I'd like to learn more about that.
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Styrofoam, do you know people who can build the Ertl models for me? I don't have time for it anymore and I want the Sovereign Class built as a nightlamp.
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I've seen the Art Asylum NX-01 and it kicks major butt. I've been itching to pick one up. I also want to get the Phase Pistol and Communicator set, but I'm afraid I'll get stopped at the airport. Those things look darn realistic.
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Art Asylum's stuff is worth it: not only because of the accuracy, but they're cheaper than anything Playmates ever came out with. And to show that they do care about getting things right, Art Asylum even released a downloadable decal set for accurizing the NX-01.
Can't wait to see how their TOS phaser is going to work... supposedly, the Type I phaser will be detachable from the body of the Type II.
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