DST's TOS Tricorders!
#1
Posted 15 June 2009 - 04:38 PM
(Thanks Rick!)
1st off, this is fun piece and think well worth the money, but it has some issues, so lets talk about the good and bad!
I should say, I have the MR version, and you can really tell the difference between a $40 Role-Play toy and the MR Prop Replica. There's no doubt that in almost every aspect the MR's fit and finish is superior, but hey! I Paid over $300 for the MR Tric, and this was only about $45 with shipping.
I like the faux leather strap. It looks the part and feels ok, it's not leather of anything so it's quite light but it does the job I think.
The entire unit is very light, and all the metallic bits are just silver painted. Again you don't have the luster that you do with the MR, but the paint on mine was pretty even and looks nice!
Overall the dimensions look about right, but I'm sure if I got my MR and took some measurements we'd find it's a bit off.
I like the electronics, but Kirk and McCoy's voice sound just a wee bit high pitched...
The real detractions are two fold on this offering.
1. The background lights for the display just bleed through and don't really evenly distribute the light to the medical display, and that's a real tragedy IMO, more of a tragedy then..
2. The Medical Scanner. As noted before, you need to manual spin it. DST opted for the electronic sounds instead of the motor, but the problem is the sound isn't all the loud! I had to hold it up to my ear to really hear it well. Plus when you put it in the Tric, it just sort of slaps around in there. It really should have had some kind of harness to snap into, so It's pretty much a static prop at this point.
I may try popping it open to see if a small motor could be added, which might make it more fun, but that might be tough to get a motor and power source all in that small space.
Ok, Enough of my ramblings... who else has one and what do you think? I'll have to get my MR unit and take some side-by-sides!
#2
Posted 15 June 2009 - 05:01 PM
#3
Posted 15 June 2009 - 05:17 PM
#4
Posted 15 June 2009 - 05:29 PM
#5
Posted 15 June 2009 - 07:51 PM
I may try popping it open to see if a small motor could be added, which might make it more fun, but that might be tough to get a motor and power source all in that small space.
The MR is very slightly smaller, which is correct to the original TOS trics. The DST is based on the HMS tricorder, which is the one used in T&T from DS9, and will match closely to the ones sold by Rod.com.
A motor and battery source can fit in the scanner. At least one person has already installed a motor and battery into one.
The silver frame of the tricorder is a separate piece, so it could be replaced with a metal replacement frame if one cares to do so.
#6
Posted 16 June 2009 - 05:08 PM
A motor and battery source can fit in the scanner. At least one person has already installed a motor and battery into one.
The silver frame of the tricorder is a separate piece, so it could be replaced with a metal replacement frame if one cares to do so.
neato!
I take it the mod mentioned on the scanner is detailed on the prop forum?
if so i'll have to check it out!
#7
Posted 16 June 2009 - 05:49 PM
#8
Posted 16 June 2009 - 05:59 PM
I got two med tricorders; one sounded (McCoy) just fine and the other I noticed sounded a bit distorted. Surely this is a battery issue?
#9
Posted 17 June 2009 - 10:23 AM
#10
Posted 17 June 2009 - 11:56 AM
#11
Posted 17 June 2009 - 12:11 PM
TYpically on all electronic items it's just sloppy component tolerance...
But I'll await someones test to see...
#12
Posted 18 June 2009 - 08:36 AM
The Medical Scanner on the other hand...you can barely hear the sound...
#13
Posted 18 June 2009 - 10:23 AM
*sigh!*
#14
Posted 18 June 2009 - 03:15 PM
The Medical Scanner on the other hand...you can barely hear the sound...
Yeah that's what I was afraid of... usually the electronics just have bad tolerances... they may change if you swap resistors or caps... if there are actually any?!
#15
Posted 20 June 2009 - 09:36 AM
#16
Posted 20 June 2009 - 09:45 AM
Good to know. How much are they selling for at TRU stores?
#17
Posted 20 June 2009 - 10:07 AM
Also, how about a review with pix/vid? How does the scanner look and the lighting effect? What about the tric's callback feature? Thanks and congrats, you appear to be the first one to get the science version (other than the auctioned prototype a while back).
#18
Posted 20 June 2009 - 01:45 PM
I picked up one at a local TRU today. It was $39.99. Everything was fine with mine except the strap was a bit creased where they twisted it and taped it down. Now, I still need to order the Medical Tricorder. (I wonder if TRU is going to get the ENT-D too?)
#19
Posted 20 June 2009 - 01:59 PM
Uh you mean the Science Tricorder has the problem too? What the...I guess I pass seeing as that I already have more than enough chipmunk sounding Tricorders.
#20
Posted 20 June 2009 - 03:35 PM
$39.99 at my TRU. I had a $10 rewards card from TRU to put towrds it so mine was $29.99 plus tax.
Also, how about a review with pix/vid? How does the scanner look and the lighting effect? What about the tric's callback feature? Thanks and congrats, you appear to be the first one to get the science version (other than the auctioned prototype a while back).
Wish i could do some pics and vids for you, but dont have the capability right now. The scanner features only a light at the end of the scanner that alternates colors at different rates of speed. Kind of disappointing, wish it had that spinner inside like McCoy's did on TOS. I wasnt even aware that the Science Tricorder had a removable scanner, thought that was only a feature on the medical tricorder. There are two different sound bytes for the callback feature, all in all i think its a pretty cool toy.
I hope they get the D. That would be great!
I dont want any chipmunk sounding Trek tek either.
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