The USS Enterprise D
#1 Guest_1701_*
Posted 10 December 2012 - 03:22 PM
#2
Posted 10 December 2012 - 04:26 PM
It is as well hidden as something that large could be on the ship, but that is still pretty big if you happen to be looking up the saucer's skirt. I'm guessing it would have cost a pretty penny to do a new run of that piece to have the information be part of the sculpt (so it wouldn't be noticeable unless seen upclose), but I don't see why the stamp couldn't use a smaller font size.
Here's hoping it's a sample and was changed to a smaller font before production began. If not, it's not the end of the world, at least all the windows will be there!
#3
Posted 10 December 2012 - 07:34 PM
#4
Posted 10 December 2012 - 11:48 PM
#5
Posted 11 December 2012 - 12:33 AM
#6 Guest_1701_*
Posted 11 December 2012 - 08:51 AM
I think if there's a way to remove it or make it less noticeable it should be discussed and ultimately decided to move it somewhere else (not under the nacelles) preferably within the battery compartment hidden from ANY angle a customer decides to display it in.
It just seems a shame you guys go all the way to put out some genuinely nice product, improving all the time, fixing the mistakes made on the previous run and to have that work ruined because of a factory/made in china stamp, it defeats the purpose of making something that's more detailed than a playmates toy. These are not toys for kids but toys for older 'kids' and I think this should be reflected in the overall detail and quality.
On the bright side, it's not as ridiculous as the Playmates 2009 movie Enterprise which had crap loads of ridiculous legal stuff. Cant you guys just put all this stuff on a piece of card that comes separate with the toy or even an easy peel off sticker that can be placed over the toy to be removed at the customers desecration?
Also please tell me Zach that this isn't on the other DST ships such as the B, Bird of Prey and refit 1701...
#7
Posted 11 December 2012 - 09:46 PM
And I took literally a dozen pics of the B at the same stage. Not sure where the stamp is, but I didn't notice it.
#8
Posted 11 December 2012 - 10:35 PM
#9
Posted 12 December 2012 - 02:13 AM
#10 Guest_1701_*
Posted 12 December 2012 - 03:49 AM
And I took literally a dozen pics of the B at the same stage. Not sure where the stamp is, but I didn't notice it.
Ok I admit I've blown this way out of proportion... It is just a toy.
I'm confused as to why this is the only ship that has this kind of stamp since all of your other releases including the first release of the D had no such markings but instead had a tiny moulded plastic factory stamp.
If you could write it in invisible ink or UV ink or put all this info inside the battery cover or even mould a smaller version of it into the plastic like you have done in the past, then I would not hate it and it would not be an issue since it would not be visible at all.
Why not either mould it into the plastic at the same place in a smaller font or hide it somewhere else that isn't a feature like inside the battery compartment! That's all I'm saying or trying to say amidst rambling on.
Well said Alex!
#11 Guest_1701_*
Posted 12 December 2012 - 03:55 AM
#12
Posted 12 December 2012 - 09:10 AM
#13
Posted 12 December 2012 - 10:10 AM
And I don't think price point has anything to do with the size or location of the stamp. I assume it isn't sculpted on due to our tendency to re-issue these items over time, necessitating regular changes in date.
#14 Guest_1701_*
Posted 12 December 2012 - 01:31 PM
I'm pretty sure the price is due to plastic costs and labour but I think what Alex meant and correct me if I'm wrong Alex, is that a stamp like that cheapens the toy and doesn't reflect the price paid for it. I think if this were a mass produced Playmates or Hasbro ship then the stamp would be still annoying but accepted due to it being a mass market toy produced for kids whereas although technically you do toys, your product is seen and liked by an older fan and bought for display purposes. I've always thought your ships weren't so much toys as they are collectables for display so speaking for myself it's irritating to see stuff like this when it could have been put someplace not visible how ever inconsequential it may be
I mean take the 2009 playmates Enterprise, the underneath was covered in legal and health and safety stuff, it was irritating and didn't look great but on the whole people accepted it because we'll Playmates produce toys for kids.
#15
Posted 12 December 2012 - 04:05 PM
#16
Posted 12 December 2012 - 05:27 PM
#17
Posted 12 December 2012 - 07:31 PM
#18
Posted 12 December 2012 - 10:45 PM
I find it much more bothersome that the stand for my original release D won't hold up the ship anymore unless I use both stands, even if the saucer's not separated. Darn thing keeps pitching forward and falling off my shelf otherwise. I'm not sure there's anything that can be done about that though. The design of the ship is such that it's inherently top heavy.
#19
Posted 13 December 2012 - 12:16 PM
#20 Guest_1701_*
Posted 13 December 2012 - 01:21 PM
This is exactly what worries me more too and would probably make me sell them on if they had such markings unless DST can confirm that they will have this kind of stamp on them, if so then I'll pass on all of them and just stick to what Hasbro do if anything with Trek. If the legal stuff on the Bird of Prey, B and E are engraved into the plastic or hidden from ANY ANGLE then awesome and I'll either pass on the D or put up with the black legal marking.
This legal stuff on the D may just be due to the pretty hefty magnets within the Enterprise D?
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