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[QuePaso?]

http://www.bigbadtoy...amp;mode=retail

Look what is finally up for preorder, with a pic no less! Wonder how many times BBTS will cancel the preorder?

[Prometheus]

I'm optimistic.... I think DST is getting their solicitation schedule more refined. I like that new pic !!! It says Search For Spock version.... wonder if they will do a 4 or 6 version???

[Commodore Kor'Tar]

*pre-orders* *drools*

[JMW326]

$54.99 Really??? Not sure I want it that much.

[eti]

Look at the stand, I hate it as they always break! The only stand which was any good was the Enterprise E

[richpit]

$54.99 Really??? Not sure I want it that much.

That was my first thought too! Wow, these DST ships are getting expensive.

But, I guess it's not all that much of a shock, since the phasers are $35.

[Commodore Kor'Tar]

Got this message from Rick and NFC through playtrek...

hello all...
The ship will be officially solicited starting next week and is currently
showing an Oct/Nov ETA...once I get a wholesale cost from DST, we will list
on our site for presale...I can tell everyone that DST has the MSRP at $70
which means $50-55 is likely going to be a reasonably discounted
price...typically if the msrp is 70, I will pay $45 shipped to me, so to mark up even
10%, I would have to be at 49.99...but don't want to speculate, will wait
for DST to get me volume rates...
so, once I have my costs, I will post to Playtrek and our site...naturally
,we will sell as cheap as we can!
rick

[slayerone76]

$54.99 Really??? Not sure I want it that much.

Let's not forget that we are getting a lot of cool features on this one ... poseable wings, maybe retractable landing gear, surely lights and sounds. Sounds fair to me.

[Prometheus]

Let's not forget that we are getting a lot of cool features on this one ... poseable wings, maybe retractable landing gear, surely lights and sounds. Sounds fair to me.

Agreed.

[Destructor!!!]

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[Alex]

Let's not forget that we are getting a lot of cool features on this one ... poseable wings, maybe retractable landing gear, surely lights and sounds. Sounds fair to me.

This is my general attitude to toward the price point; the lights and sounds are obvious, but the hinged wings and any retractable landing gear are well worth the mark

[Destructor!!!]

One thing to note, though, Alex, is that I doubt we'll get motorized wings on the bop, or any prospective Voyager from DST.

They tried their damnedest to motorise the medical scanner with the TOS tricorder a couple of years ago, but they couldn't make it cost effective. Perhaps I'm wrong, and the lead-in time will allow them to implement it, but I certainly don't expect it for the BOP.

For the BOP, at least, I'm just fine with poseable wings being manual. We've only seen them reorienting on-screen once, as far as I remember, so it's not like the animation is an iconic feature, like it is with Voyager.

[Destructor!!!]

I had a reply typed up earlier regarding the Maltz/Kruge figures, and how, for a slight price increase, they could do a "special edition" STIII BOP with Kruge and Maltz included. They could continue the trend if and when they did a Ro'Tarran, with Worf in Klingon armour and Martok.

This would, of course, be subject to the legal vagaries of their license agreement with CBS/Paramount. It'd be a way to boost sales of the BOP, and simultaneously give collectors more of the figures they clamour for. If it was successful, they might be convinced to mint new figures of Chang and Gorkon for the ST:VI BOP that I hope they make.

[eti]

I had a reply typed up earlier regarding the Maltz/Kruge figures, and how, for a slight price increase, they could do a "special edition" STIII BOP with Kruge and Maltz included. They could continue the trend if and when they did a Ro'Tarran, with Worf in Klingon armour and Martok.

This would, of course, be subject to the legal vagaries of their license agreement with CBS/Paramount. It'd be a way to boost sales of the BOP, and simultaneously give collectors more of the figures they clamour for. If it was successful, they might be convinced to mint new figures of Chang and Gorkon for the ST:VI BOP that I hope they make.

Well they won

[TheHSBR]

Unless someone I know sells it back to them.... I dont hink it would be hard to to recreate the prototype and also it may be one of two or whatever made.

Im not a klingon expert...what are the differences between all the BoPs discussed thus far?

[Commodore Kor'Tar]

I think they would all look pretty much the same aesthetically, the only paint variant I'd know of is the HMS Bounty , but for each mentioned above they could have a different voice/sound chip.

[Destructor!!!]

Actually, I think there's enough dialogue from "Yesterday's Enterprise" alone to do a BOP from that. Lursa and Be'tor also have plenty of dialogue from Generations, and Martok and Worf have loads of battle dialogue from DS9 aboard the Ro'tarran.

That said, there's certain to be a point of diminishing returns with BOPs. Especially since almost all of the variants will look the same. I'd say the most you could get away with is making the Ro'tarran look battle torn, and packaging the Yesterday's Enterprise BOP as the K'vort class, with it's wings raised in package.

Of course, thinking about it, that's probably how they'll all be packed, for shelf space.

[TheHSBR]

If there are no differences in color, paint apps, or physical design...Ill be only in for one. I dont care much for the voice clips on the ships anyway and prefer only the sound effects.