 A childhood dream come true! |
| Review Date: March 31, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Robert Carnevali, Trenton, NJ United States |
When I was a kid, and the original Star Trek was a new show, I dreamt of having my own phaser. My own "ray gun". When I opened the packaging and held onto the phaser, all of the old memories came rushing forward! A childhood dream had come true!
The unit is remarkably faithful to the original series. In the original series, there were two types of handheld phasers the crew used: a small, personal, palm-sized Type I phaser; and a pistol-gripped, handgun-style Type II. The Type II phaser consisted of a pistol-gripped housing that a Type I phaser would be inserted into, focusing and amplifying the beam from the Type I unit.
This unit has both Type I and Type II phasers. The Type I is just like the original series, with a thumb-wheel dial that increases the intensity of the beam (in this case, the sound effect and speed of the flashing LED on the front of the unit). A second switch causes the upper panel of the unit to elevate slightly for better "targetting". The "trigger" is a button on the bottom of the unit (since the actual unit used in the show had no visible firing mechanism).
The Type I palm unit snaps into the Type II housing, powering the Type II housing. A trigger button in the pistol grip fires the weapon, causing the sound effects and flashing the acrylic plastic "barrel" in front. A dial allows you to adjust intensity of the beam (once again, sound effects and flashing lights). There is even a switch for setting the unit to "overload" (which appeared in a couple of the original shows). The unit will start with a low humming, building in intensity and pitch, until it generates an explosion sound effect.
All in all, I was incredibly impressed with the thought put into the design of the unit. If, like me, you are an old fan of the series, you simply will not be disappointed with this "toy". I know that everyone in my home is getting rather tired of being "stunned" by me whenever a disagreement arises. |
I want one too!
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| Review Date: March 9, 2007 |
| Reviewer: JokerMan, |
| I bought this for my son after he started getting hooked on the old original series. Although I enjoyed the show as a kid, I never really became a Trekkie. But now I want one too; it is just too cool!!! Modelled after the most commonly shown phaser prop in the old show, it has a very authentic look and feel. The four intensity settings sound just like the sound effect used in the tv show. It even has another setting that puts it on over-load to explode, particularly clever as this was only done in very few of the original episodes. Be forewarned: although batteries are included, it takes three button batteries of the AG13 type. These are not a battery that most folks have kicking around the house, but can easily be found in most drug stores, Radio Shacks, etc. |
What a great toy""
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| Review Date: March 31, 2007 |
| Reviewer: L. J. Wade, lake elsinore, ca United States |
| I didnt buy mine here but i just had to say something about it.It was way better than i expected.The one i have is different than another reviewer in that the sound stays going as long as you hold the trigger.It really brought back memories and i wished i could have one when i was a child but it was never made back then.I have been watching star trek each night on TVLAND and will be getting the series on dvd soon.i am very pleased with it.The sounds are exactly like the series.Wish the light could be brighter but its just fine.I would never part with it.Go ahead and grab one,you wont be disapointed"""A word of caution,be careful aiming this thing.It tends to be a little rough on the furniture and i let my son play with it the other day and now the dog is missing""I cant for the life of me figure out where he is.If anyone has any ideas i would appreciate an email. |
Make the kid in you smile!
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| Review Date: November 27, 2007 |
| Reviewer: C. Deuter, Earth, Sol System |
I've had one of these for a while now, and I'm very impressed.
Let's face it, I'm a nerd, and this is the toy I'd have loved SO much as a child of the 70's! We didn't have anything comparable then, but now we do.
Sure, I may be too old for it now, but that hasn't stopped me from having fun with it! Need to take a walk through the darkest part of the house? Take it along with you to zap those phantom Klingons, Romulans, and the odd Space Dust Bunny you know are lurking out there!
I tease my cat with it too, she loves it now, will come running at the authentic phaser sounds, she knows she's gonna get poked with it, and it's one of her favorite games.
One of the neatest things about this toy is the seperable 'Phaser 1' unit. Pull the little side knob, and it pops out of the pistol grip, just like the ones in the show. Now you can carry your phaser with you to shoot those annoying people who cut you off in traffic, without looking like you're waving a gun at them! (rofl!)
Let the kid in you come out and play, just get one, you won't be sorry! (Though the wife/kids/neighbors or whoever might think you've slipped your gears a little). |
I was "stunned" by the phaser
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| Review Date: July 21, 2009 |
| Reviewer: william purcell, Rock hill S. C. |
| What can I say. If it loks like a phaser and sounds like a phaser then it must be a phaser. I love this toy. It makes all the different sounds a phaser makes.It lights up.It even remove phaser 1 from the main body to have a smaller pocket sized phaser(perfect for shooting the boss,teacher,pastor or,or anyone else that anoys you. The coolest thing is the self distruct feature.My wife and have hours of fun playing hot potato and blowing each other up.Get one today and let the carnage begin |
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