Comments on: The Collective: NY Comic Con – Tricorders, Gorns, and Sulus, Oh My!

By: Lance Uppercut

Lance Uppercut — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:26:50 +0000

The product shot that’s shown here is actually an HMS prop currently available through Roddenberry.com.

I’m buying one or two of these as soon as they release pics of the actual production model.

By: TomBot2008

TomBot2008 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:36:20 +0000

Re#33: In spirit, I’m with you, I had the same reservations as a kid about the quality and accuracy of Star Trek, later Star Wars, toys… but as an adult who’s finally aware of the actual world beyond the toy aisle, I can appreciate how consumer products make it to market and the compromises that make things less accurate, either for safety, bottom line, or heck, greed. I remember always wanting the MEGO’s, but never having, except for a second hand shirtless Kirk. I think we always made do with what we had, but our imagination always filled in the blanks, while our idealism railed against the mediocrity. On Topic, the Tricorder, Communicator, and Phaser all look very tempting, and as others have pointed out, the price point is quite desireable. :-)

By: Captain Robert April

Captain Robert April — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:19:59 +0000

Y’know the one prop nobody, and I mean NOBODY, has every properly done?

A hand laser with a telescoping barrel.

The closest they get, including roddenberry.com, is a sliding ring or rotating barrel, but nobody ever duplicates the telescoping action.

I think one o’ those, with a “Cage” era communicator in a two pack, would sell very nicely. (hint, hint…)

By: bill hiro

bill hiro — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:41:53 +0000

I always thought the Mego McCoy was a pretty good likeness of De Kelley.

By: demon barber of starfleet

demon barber of starfleet — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:14:35 +0000

Must . . . have . . . tricorder . . .

I don’t like the Mego toys too much. There’s a store here that has some of them and I would’ve bought Bones but it looks NOTHING like him. (but then, how many figures of him DO? *headdesk*)

By: Finny

Finny — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:05:52 +0000

DO THE SULU DANCE! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp1bICcvw8Q

By: Andy Patterson

Andy Patterson — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:29:54 +0000

And while we’re on the subject of tricorders – Anthony had up a poll for the futuristic Star Trek device we’d like to see come to life and tricorder is my all time wanted thing. Instant scan and verification of all ills. No more waiting in a doctors office. No more guessing games and informed, educated yet seldom right, speculation on what it is that’s ailing you. This would be my vote.

By: krikzil

krikzil — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:59:48 +0000

Pretty soon I’m gonna need a bigger house….

By: OM

OM — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:48:19 +0000

…Is it just me, or is Sulu’s pants flares a bit too high compared to the other guys? Or is this the special “high water” uniform?

By: Teleportation Girl

Teleportation Girl — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:38:08 +0000

Well the tricorder in that photo is a thing of beauty. I would like the see the actual tricorder being sold before I pre-order anything. Having worked for a brief time in the toy industry, I know how these products can get way off track by the time they reach the stores.

At the Sci Fi Grand Slam there was a former model maker who was selling his own kit to make a communicator. Did anyone here get one?