Diamond Select Toys Star Trek: The Next Generation: "All Good Things" Enterprise D Electronic Starship
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Diamond Select ToysBrand: Diamond Select
Release Date: 2012-05-01
Model: NOV101406
Product features:
- A Diamond Select Release
- Designed and sculpted by Art Asylum
- Previously, a sold out Internet exclusive
- Based on the series finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Features sound effects and phrases unique to the episode
Toys and Games Reviews of Diamond Select Toys Star Trek: The Next Generation: "All Good Things" Enterprise D Electronic Starship
Customer Review: Better than the regular "D," but still needs better detailing...
Summary: 4 Stars
First things first, you should know that this toy/model is essentially the same as the standard Enterprise-D (and therefore, parts of my review for that also apply here). Toy companies do this as a cost-saving measure - it's much cheaper to modify an existing toy than to create a totally new one (hence the battle-damaged/pilot/mirror-universe versions of some of the other ships they've released). Diamond Select did a good job overall in adding parts to the standard D (as I'll call it from here on); every modification made for the AGT episode appears here: the fins under the nacelles, the third nacelle/pylon/extra impulse engines, the pieces on top of the nacelles, the cannon on the bottom of the saucer, the torpedo launcher on top of the main shuttle bay, and the little sensor pods on either side of the bridge. These extra parts are well-sculpted and look nice, but seem to be made of a cheaper/lighter plastic than the rest of the ship, and most aren't painted (the cannon, sensor pods, torpedo launcher and fins are all just light gray). The third nacelle looks great though, aside from some screw plugs on the right side of the pylon (that are almost hidden).
I'm going to go over a few other things that I think are worth nothing:
-The box is NOT the one originally envisioned for the toy. That one showed Admiral Riker on the front, with pictures of the AGT ship around the flaps. I'm guessing they ran out of money to make those special boxes, because they reused the same one from the standard D with Captain Picard on the cover (only a small sticker tells you it's the version from AGT, though you can tell that from looking at the ship!). The instruction manual does show pictures of the AGT version though.
-Relating to the above, don't worry about the sounds - Riker is still the one giving orders, and the sound effects come through a LOT clearer than the standard D. There, Picard's voice was too deep and slow, but here the sounds are excellent. The transporter and bridge sounds are the same as the standard D (they were different on the AGT Enterprise in the episode), but maybe this toy represents the ship after an outer refit but before an inner refit?
-The lights feature is the same as on the standard D, where the bridge, deflector and impluse/warp engines light up in tune to the sound effects. Like the standard D, there's also a button on the secondary hull that you can press to make the lights show on their own (without the sounds, though you can still have them play if you want), and if you push down harder, they will stay on until you push it again (a nice feature!). The button on the AGT version isn't as easy to get to because of the third nacelle, and you have to wiggle it sometimes as it tends to get stuck. Speaking of the lights, the bridge dome is clear on the AGT version where it was white on the standard D, which makes that area look more impressive when lit up. Unfortunately, there's still light leakage around the saucer impulse engines and the brown parts of the deflector - the paint used on these ships is thin enough that light shines through them. The leakage in the nacelles is less noticeable because of the extra pieces on top of each engine.
-As on the standard D, the windows are all painted on, and they're all black. I would have preferred thicker rectangles rather than the single black lines on the ship, but what's there looks great. Also of note is that the standard D had ugly blue lines on the neck of the ship (with no windows), but the AGT has the windows that are supposed to be there! The lines are there, but they're a light gray color and look like they belong there. I'm guessing that Diamond Select caught the painting error on the standard D and was only able to fix it on this version of the ship.
-Finally, the stands are the same ones that came with the standard D. Displaying the ship separated is fine, but while it's whole, do NOT move it around on the ball socket. Loosening the socket, even a little bit, will make the ship fall due to its unbalanced weight. I wish they could have used the rectangular future communicator symbol on the stands (and on the ship, as that has the oval-shaped ones too), but again, that would raise the production costs too much.
Some modifications you can try (if you're careful):
-Painting some of the windows white with a white paint pen (you have to let them dry and do a "second coat" for the white to really cover the black).
-Painting some of the unpainted AGT parts, like the parts of the sensor pods and cannon that are supposed to be orange, red or brown.
-Painting around some of the places where light leaks through, like the saucer impulse engines and deflector dish (around the inner oval).
-Painting the stand gold/silver like an actual communicator!
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Description of Diamond Select Toys Star Trek: The Next Generation: "All Good Things" Enterprise D Electronic Starship
A Diamond Select Release. Designed and sculpted by Art Asylum. Previously, a sold out internet exclusive. The "All Good Things" Enterprise-D is being offered to everyone for the first time. This ship was commanded by Captain William Riker in the Star Trek: The Next Generation series finale and features a unique third nacel design with more firepower than Captain Picard's Enterprise-D. This version also features sound effect and phrases unique to the "AGT" versions. Features exacting detail, full lights and sound and removable saucer section, making this the most detailed Enterprise toy ever released.Accessories Toys
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