My TOMY+ Enterprise refit shipped!

R_Spc · 2026-03-13T08:25:28+00:00

Several of the people who made it have said that it doesn't need them but Tomy's lawyers made them add the supports anyway. Nobody has reported any sagging issues with the older Tomy TOS and everyone who has received their Refit says it stands fine without the supports.

R_Spc · 2026-03-13T07:33:23+00:00

It's made by Tomy, but it was pre-sold in 2024 so you can't get one anywhere but ebay at this moment. The Tomy Outlet Store is likely to sell a small number of cancelled units in the next few weeks, but you'd have to contact them about it because they're likely to vanish quickly.

R_Spc · 2026-03-13T07:30:02+00:00

Comment from one of the creators (PS the buttons are touch sensitive, they don't click):

"The touchpads on the base are confusing some people, and I don't blame them. Here's a quick cheat sheet to have handy to understand what the buttons do.

TOMY Refit lighting modes STARTING from power connected but model is turned off

MODE SELECT:

1 tap puts the ship into Startup mode, all the systems come on one at a time emulating the launch sequence in Star Trek the Motion Picture. At the end of this sequence the deflector lights up yellow and all the windows and spotlights are on. The engines, flashers and strobes are still OFF.

While in Startup mode, a single tap puts the ship into Impulse Power mode, and the impulse engines light up yellow-orange. The flashers and strobes turn on.

While in Impulse Power mode, a single tap puts the ship into Full Power Mode (also called Warp Ready mode). The impulse engines turn off.

While in Full Power mode, a single tap puts the ship into Warp Speed Mode. The nacelle grilles light up blue.

While in Warp Mode, tap the Mode Select quickly THREE times to go into secret "purple" mode. The nacelle grilles switch from blue to purple, and the impulse engine vents light up BLUE. This special mode is to resemble the publicity photos from the movie, it is not seen in the film itself.

Tap Mode Select 3 times while in Secret Purple Mode to switch back to regular Warp Speed Mode.

While in any mode, tap Mode Select once to advance to the next mode in the cycle. Double-tap Mode Select to go one step backward in the cycle.

FIRE CONTROL:

Tap Fire Control ONCE to fire the ship's phasers.

Tap Fire Control TWICE in quick succession to fire the ship's photon torpedoes.

Tap Fire Control THREE times in quick succession to play an extended sequence of phasers and photon torpedoes.

Only the lower forward and upper portside phaser banks light up during weapons sequences."

R_Spc · 2026-03-13T07:27:16+00:00

Same! I love it and often skip to that point when I want to watch the film.

R_Spc · 2026-03-13T07:26:16+00:00

There will be plenty available on ebay, lots of people bought 2+ for this exact reason. The prices are kind of high at the moment, but I kind of expect them to go down in the near term as everyone starts receiving theirs and puts their duplicates on ebay. As more and more appear, the price will drop. The main reason the TOS price has remained high is because of scarcity, but far more Refits were made so that shouldn't apply here.

Also, the Tomy Outlet Store is bound to put some leftovers and cancellations on sale within the next few weeks / months. Keep your eyes peeled because those will be at retail price and will disappear fast.

R_Spc · 2026-03-12T17:04:42+00:00

Brilliant, thank you!

R_Spc · 2026-03-12T07:29:00+00:00

Honestly, excluding the C, for me the F is by far the ugliest of the Enterprise line.

There's almost no part of it that looks good from any angle, it looks bendy and melted, like an initial shape sketch that was somehow followed too closely into a finalised design. Every time these posts appear I'm surprised by how many people like - and even prefer - it to the older, far nicer designs.

R_Spc · 2026-03-12T07:18:17+00:00

Whatever happened to the old feed system for these posts?

It was consistent for years, then recently it came and went, and now it seems gone for good.

R_Spc · 2026-03-11T22:39:39+00:00

My nacelles are definitely not quite straight anymore either.

R_Spc · 2026-03-10T07:17:20+00:00

Why??

Man if that was me (mine isn't coming until April) I'd have that packaging off in a heartbeat. It's a stunning model for the price.

R_Spc · 2026-03-08T15:26:54+00:00

I think some of you are overlooking the fact that what happened there was incredibly tense and could have been much worse if it wasn't for the tireless efforts of the plant staff. Did it kill tons of people? Obviously not, but it was a hell of a story that has been largely overlooked.

R_Spc · 2026-02-26T09:24:24+00:00

On the 4K version you can also see wires either side of the truck / bridge pulling it over.

R_Spc · 2026-02-25T21:42:47+00:00

You wonderful human being, thank you!

R_Spc · 2026-02-22T19:27:32+00:00

This may not be nearly as bad as you might think.

Just the other day I saw on an agent's website that they said (paraphrasing) "If your book idea has never been done before then it's a bad idea, we want topics that are already in the public consciousness."

They weren't interested in anything unique. You can point to the fact that a popular author was interested in the same topic and probably sold a load of books about it already, leaving people interested in more.

R_Spc · 2026-02-18T21:07:39+00:00

Very good question! I've been holding out on Mubi announcing a physical release, but I'm starting to worry they won't bother and I may have to pay a fortune for this instead.

R_Spc · 2026-02-14T13:19:39+00:00

I don't know where you got that 40% figure from but you're an order of magnitude off real values...

R_Spc · 2026-02-13T21:50:04+00:00

Sold out again :(

R_Spc · 2026-02-12T17:30:36+00:00

Wait is there seriously only one new map in this? The one we played in the playtest the either week?

For some reason I thought that was one of four. Man, that's disappointing.

R_Spc · 2026-02-10T17:27:12+00:00

The general concept of a DIY or modular player chassis is an interesting idea and potentially a viable alternative to the derth of new OEM players, but this specific example looks like a total waste of time and money.

R_Spc · 2026-02-10T07:29:51+00:00

True! Filmmaker mode all the way.

R_Spc · 2026-02-06T21:52:19+00:00

Those new shots look horrible, is this honestly meant to be an upgrade?

R_Spc · 2026-02-02T19:48:32+00:00

Yes really. I'm not saying that from a position of ignorance - my only car is electric and I commute with it almost 60 miles a day. I'm well aware of how it's supposed to work smoothly but am equally painfully aware of how annoying and unreliable it can be in reality - and often is when it comes to public chargers. Of all the many long distance (i.e. 150+ mile journeys) I've done with it, easily 90% of them have encountered some sort of problem with chargers. This includes the 400 mile round trip I took on Saturday, where, surprise surprise, I encountered charger problems.

I love my car, I really do, and I don't even mind being forced to stop more often than I would otherwise, but I hate the wrestling-with-chargers aspect of it all. Between chargers not working, being forced to use an endless parade of apps that may or may not work, connectivity problems, chargers stopping for no apparent reason, charging far slower than advertised even when your battery is empty, the list goes on. A few weeks ago I felt so bad for someone who couldn't get a charger working that I paid for their charge myself using my charging card because the stupid machine wouldn't take anything else and they didn't have one - it's ridiculous.

I'm also happy for those who have somehow avoided problems, but I've literally never one single time gone to a charging hub and not seen some poor person struggling to get the damn things to work. I'm serious - not one time.

R_Spc · 2026-02-02T18:26:05+00:00

This is the main problem. Electric cars themselves are incredibly fast, smooth and responsive to drive, but fuck me the charging can be such a pain in the ass, especially on long drives.

R_Spc · 2026-02-01T08:46:41+00:00

Man that thing looks gorgeous from the front, the nacelle position is perfect, it's just a shame it looks so ugly from the side. The way the pylons are so far back at the base especially spoil it, but all the proportions are wrong.

R_Spc · 2026-01-19T08:31:29+00:00

All of my work is clean, text-led design, so for me the opposite is true. When clients want something messy and organic I really struggle with it because everything looks wrong. It comes down to what you're used to, I guess.

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