Star Trek Original Series Phaser Pistol by Art Asylum
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Toys and Games Reviews of Star Trek Original Series Phaser Pistol by Art Asylum
Customer Review: Finally, a Quality TOS Phaser!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've seen them all: The undersized Playmates prop toys from TOS, the overpriced unlicensed kits, the klunky flashlight toys from the 70's. Through it all, I always wondered why no one had ever bothered to make a decent toy replica of the Star Trek prop. Well, now they finally have.The Phaser is full size, 1:1 scale, and is loaded with the little touches that make these things so much fun. The Hand Phaser is removeable, and works on its own quite well. It includes a flip-up "site" and the numbered window rotates to different power settings. Even the "snout" of the Phaser I is accurate. Changing the power settings even produces different phaser sounds.
The larger Phaser II operates only with the hand phaser attached (as it should be) and adds a switch for the beam emitter light, and a rear switch that activates the "overload" setting. Fantastic!
On the down side (you knew there had to be SOMETHING), the beam emitter blinks when in use. I'm not sure why this was preferred by the designers, but it's a strange choice. Also of note, when you remove the "Try Me" tab, as it's called (the little plastic tab that allows kids in the store to make the sound and lights work), the toy gets turned off. It took me fifteen minutes of thinking I'd gotten a defective one before I realized the numbered dial on the hand phaser had to be moved off of the "0" setting before the toy would work. Very confusing, and worthy of a note in the manual.
All in all, a rare find: a Star Trek prop toy worth buying. Let's just hope the tricorder and communicator are next.
Customer Review: Finally...an accurate Phaser...and we can afford it !!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of those toys that I just knew I had to have. I own the Playmates version which was nice - it has sound effects and a decent appearance. Not quite right, but acceptable. I bought the "24th Century Pistol" model kit. It was very accurate, but boring since it did not come with electronics.Art Asylum has responded to both in a big way! Their version has both a Type I and Type II phaser. Not only that, the Type I has electronics! Connect the two units and you have the Phaser pistol you always wanted. Lots of gadgets to play with, power settings on both units, adjustable brightness for the barrel, on/off setting for the lights on Type II...this thing was a blast!
My only complaint - and it's a very minor one - is that there is a screw hole on one side of the body of the Type II. There is another screw hole, but that is covered when you are holding the hand grip. Beyond that, I'm happy with the toy (but it more closely resembles a "prop replica").
With the low price, I'm sure a lot of people are going to buy multiples and paint them in the different color schemes seen on the show. It comes grey/black, but you can go with all black, or even black with a white hand grip. You can have all three for less than the price of one "prop replica".
This is definitely a "must have"!
Customer Review: This is a great toy and or collectors piece
Summary: 5 Stars
I just had to write about this phaser. I bought the Playmates phaser in 1994 and thought that was great (It is one piece) but I always wanted one that could separate in two. The Art Asylum is as good as the playmates in durability (but with all plastic toys careful handling is recommended), that is the reason I gave it a 4. The sounds are better along with the destruct and the two piece set up is fun. The reason why I gave the education a 4 was that the phaser blinks and the tv one and the playmates did not. I gave it a 5 for fun because I really have fun playing with it. It separates and still fires, you can turn the round silver switch so the light can be off or on when firing (which can save battery life). You can select the power levels from high to off. After the plastic tab is pulled you need to adjust the selector in order to make the phaser work. That is something the directions do not explain. Also read the directions for separating the two pieces or you can damage it. You have to pull the gold rod on the side out to release it. All in all a great toy. I just hope they make a communicator and a tricorder soon.Customer Review: Classic Trek Toys Get Better With Time
Summary: 4 Stars
Where was this great little piece back when I was a 14-year-old Trekkie running around and having adventures in "otherworldly" sandpits?!Like previous reviewers, I too had the Playmates Phaser pistol and was pretty content with it. It seemed to be about all one could expect from a mass market Phaser Two. But the detachable Phaser One of the Art Asylum product got my attention, but when I actually saw the thing, first hand, I was amazed. It exceeds the Playmates product in almost every detail.
The functionality of this toy is a little more complex than Playmates', as well. I actually had to look at the instructions! In addition to having four power/sound settings, it has an overload feature (cool - but I wish it went a little longer and didn't end with a cheesy explosion).
If you're dedicated to detail and you already have the Palymates' unit, you'll want this. If you don't have the Playmates unit, you'll want this. If you... ah heck, just buy one, okay? It's darn cool, especially for the price. I hope there's an Art Asylum communicator in our future!
Customer Review: Set Phasers on Cheese!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This item kept us well entertained for a few hours as we ran about the house doing impressions of Kirk, Spock, and Bones. the Phaser has the cheese factor of the original TV show as well with it's space age plastic (about the same quality as the real props I have seem from the original show). I have had the opportunity to compare this one to the Masters Replica version, and the only real difference is the small Phaser controlls fire on the top and not with the botton on the bottom, the Masters has a stun sound setting, the sound quality is a little better, the Masters version is mad of ABS (not plastic), and the Masters version is five times as expensive. At first glance side by side, they even look the same. You would actually have to pick them both up to see much of a differnce. This is a great geek toy, and will satisfy the true Trekies wish for authentic TV series cheese factor 10. I should hope to see a bunch of Phaser packing Trekies at the next Trek convension in San Diego.