Playmobil released a new set of the USS Enterprise that drives Star Trek fans crazy. Check it out on this note!
Although many believe that the sets of Playmobil their main objective is to be bought by parents for their children, there are many of the products offered by the company that many parents probably want for themselves. And the new set of USS Enterprise is one of these products that any adult fan of star trek you probably want to add to your collection.
However, there are a couple of things we need to keep in mind before deciding whether or not to buy this set. The first thing we have to think about is if we have a place to exhibit this piece. Although it may not seem like it, once we get everything out of the box and put it together, the USS Enterprise measure 39 incheswhich is almost a meter.
And because it’s almost three feet long, there’s another downside that has to do with weight. The weaponized figure is so heavy it’s hard to lift, so it comes with a display stand, themed after the iconic delta of the star fleet. But it is not just any support, since it needs four structures to be able to firmly hold the USS Enterprise. In addition to this support, the set also comes with a rigging to be able to hang it securely from the ceiling.
As for the quality of the product, those who already have it in their hands comment that they are quite surprised. The fear of many was that it would be decided to make a half cartoonish replica of the ship that we saw in the series. However, the model of USS Enterprise It has all the details you need to be almost the same as the series and movies.
But this is not all, since Playmobil decided to add something that allows this model to look much more like the one from star trek. There are several electronic elements that allow, for example, the model to make the classic noises when the ship’s engines are turned on. And we can also hear various phrases of characters such as Captain Kirk Y mr spock. Although everything is not about the sound, since the model also has lights leds that blink and recreate all the lights that we see on the ship in the series and movies.
As for the model itself, there are no moving parts, but to create the effect that a door opens and closes by itself, Playmobil decided to use animated lenticular decals. And finally, we have an application that connects to the USS Enterprise and lets us access certain games and augmented reality experiences.
But the USS Enterprise It wouldn’t be her without her crew. the set of Playmobil It comes with the first version of Captain James T. Kirkas well as the versions of Hikaru Sulu Y Pavel Chekov. These three characters can be placed in the corresponding place on the ship and we can activate three buttons that let us play a little with the classic sounds of the USS Enterprise.
Other characters like Mr. Spock, Nyota Uhura, Dr. Leonard McCoy, and Montgomery Scott are also included in the set. In addition to characters, the box comes with accessories such as stages and communicators. And since we have the almost complete crew, we also have the most feared creatures of star trek: The tribble. The set comes with six of them and let’s hope they don’t multiply like in the series.
The USS Enterprise, being so big, it comes with two hidden areas to play. The first can be accessed simply by removing the roof of the ship in the saucer section of the ship and it reveals the ship’s bridge. Inside it are various computers and screens, but most are decals. This implies that when assembling the ship we have to have a lot of patience to be able to glue each one in its place.
The second area is discovered by removing the long panel that is on the side of the main hull of the USS Enterprise: engineering. In it, we will surely put our beloved scotty so you can have fun with panels, screens and a dilithium glass camera that glows when the ship is turned on. But if we take out the glass chamber, the engines of the USS Enterprise they won’t turn on and will only turn on once we reinstall the camera, which adds a pretty fun touch.
This is not the first time Playmobil launch a set centered on an element of popular culture. One of the ones he launched was Back To The Future, which allowed us to access a DeLorean from 25 centimeters at the price of $50. Like the set of USS Enterprise it is much larger and more detailed, to be able to have it in our hands we have to pay $500. It is not known when this set will be available in Argentina or at what price, but we probably have time to save and prepare a place in our house to have it on display.