Product Description Two to beam up! Get ready for the ultimate Star Trek adventure with this original series Communicator! With sound effects and clips from the ground-breaking classic series, each of these limited collectibles features a pop-open design and deluxe window-box packaging. Don't be caught on your next away mission without one of these handy life-savers! * "Bridge, this is the captain." (Captain Kirk) * "Enterprise to Mr. Spock." * "Captain, shall I beam down an armed party?" (Spock, plays during call-back mode only) * "Scotty here, Captain." (Scotty) * Real metal grille! * Includes 2x "AAA" batteries! * Be hailed by the Enterprise! Hold down the button under the red light for 5 seconds, and quickly close the communicator. A few seconds later, your communicator will start to beep and once you open it, Spock will ask if he can beam down an armed landing party. * Quick flip-open activation! A motor inside the communicator will start spinning and an activation sequence will play when you flip open the gold communicator lid.
Good enough to pass as a ReplicaSeptember 2, 2008 Martin Paternoster This is a great item, especially at the price.
There is a neat callback feature, where pressing the rightmost button then closing the lid will cause the Communicator to beep at you until you open it.
When it is opened, Spock is heard over the speaker asking if he should beanm down an armed party.
I carried this with the Phaser, in custome at Comic-Con (where I picked up the Communicator), at it worked great.
Well done AA/DST !!!!
About time someone got it Right!July 4, 2008 Richard Wells(Lexington KY, formerly near St.Louis USA) Some time back I found the Art Asylum TOS (The Original Series) Phaser at a Toys-r-us store back home in St.Louis. It was nearly perfect. When Diamond Select toys (formerly Art Asylum) announced their Communicator I had high hopes. There was speculation that it would be like the old Playmates version with a plastic metallized flip-grid and a non-functioning moire. DST came through though and delivered something more akin to a prop replica than a toy. Out of box you could comfortably display this as a prop and most people would never be able to tell. This version only has a couple of MINOR differences from the exclusive version. One being the ACCURATE color of the flip-grid (on this one) and the other being an extra sound that can be unlocked on this one with a minor amount of effort. I spent my money and have NO regrets.. when the DST Tricorder comes out later in the year, I'll be shelling out some cash to them again!
wish i had it when i was a kid!June 20, 2008 Sean E. Brehmer(ann arbor, mi) why didnt they stuff like this when i was a kid! this toy is simply AWESOME. weight feels good. sounds are true. and the MOIRE on the screen....SWEET! my only gripe is. the box says 'more the 20 sounds'
there are actually only 9 (unless im missing something)
but that is minor. this is a FIRST CLASS item! get one now if you are a kid or a kid at heart (like me)
Fan-Freaking-TasticJune 16, 2008 Alessandro Abate(Miami, Florida) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This communicator toy is great, I love mine. I have always wanted a communicator from Star Trek. This toy is just like the one in the show, if not better. It opens up just like on the show and when you press the button, it responds with a phrase from Star Trek.
There is also an Easter Egg. On the communicator push the left button once, the red light flashes, then close the lid. Five seconds later the communicator beeps twice just like on the show when they are being hailed. When you open the lid after the beeps Spock comes on and asks if you want him to beam down an armed party.
Very cool Trek prop toy!!!May 1, 2008 Lee LaFarge(West Virginia) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was 12 when Star Trek first aired, and I've always loved the old shows. However, I'm not a Trekkie so I don't really collect Trek stuff. I have a model of the Enterprise, and I purchased one of the phaser pistols that are on the market and that's it. My review is for the casual Star Trek fan, as I'm sure the true Trek collectors already own several of these. I thought the phaser was over priced at nearly 30 bucks, and I didn't buy one until I lucked into finding one for 15 dollars. When the communicator came out with a 30 buck price tag, I decided to pass. The phaser is a really cool prop, but not 30 bucks cool, and I assumed the communicator would be similar in quality. After reading reviews of it, however, and finding it for 25 bucks here at Amazon, I decided to buy one. I didn't get the exclusive edition as it only added one more recorded phrase for a five dollar increase in price. I must say that this baby is really well made and lots of fun to play with. The gold antenna is metal and sturdy, and the entire communicator is a good combo of metal and sturdy plastic as well. You can set the communicator to beep you, and the antenna will flip up with a jerk of your wrist just like on the show. Mr. Spock will then ask if you need an armed party sent down. Depending on where you are at the time, you can have fun commenting on whether the aliens are friendly or not. There are a few recorded phrases from the major charactors. However, I was totally disappointed when Scottie answered from the transporter room, and I couldn't get him to REALLY beam me up. Sigh. The round thingamajig in the center rotates it's psychadelic pattern for a cool effect, and the lights and sound effects are lots of fun. As I said, If you're a Trek fanatic you probably already have one. If you're an average fan like me wondering if it's worth the price, I think you'll find the quality and fun factor worth 25 bucks. Of course, if you can find it even cheaper, so much the better!
