I think this is a fan page for collectors, not official, just FYI.
The Wand Company TOS Tricorder is coming!
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Flashback 100 years ago and I bet some people said the same thing about telephones.
JiminSTLouis
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Email update #2 will be released this coming Monday.
Ignorance is bliss.apples and oranges
Facebook is for exhibitonists and Poseurs
JiminSTLouis
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Laser scanning the Greg Jein hero Tricorder.
Prop Collector
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I love this company.
Simonized
Active Member
It's great news. The let down on Wand's Phaser and Communicator (mainly the Phaser) were the cheaper, dull parts they used... I hope they don't do the same and spoil the look of the Tricorder.The next Star Trek prop is coming from The Wand Company and I am super GEEKED about it! They're finally doing a TOS Tricorder! This news couldn't come at a better time since I've been sniffing around ebay, trying to pick up an MR version for less than $1,000, which is not an easy task...
Anyway, I have the MR and TWC versions of the Phaser and Communicator and I've been very impressed at TWC quality in comparison. For the money, TWC offers some damn good replicas.
Here's the announcement with a link to receive updates...
Star Trek Tricorder | The Wand Company
www.thewandcompany.com
Supposedly $250.00
It’s a testament to the genius of Wah Chang that even 55 years later, the Classic Star Trek Landing Party trio (Phaser, Communicator, and Tricorder) never really look “dated” or lose their appeal. They are extraordinary examples of design excellence.
JiminSTLouis
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I dont think I’ve ever heard anyone call TWC Phaser cheap.
Simonized
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Not the phaser itself, some of the parts used
Those parts were going to be aluminum and the handle was going to attach via a twist lock but the price was going to be $200 and retailers balked. They told Wand they didn't feel they would sell at that price. In order to bring down the cost Wand had to make changes.
Considering that I think Wand did a fantastic job. Right out of the box the Wand phaser is a great replica.
For the hobbyist the phaser can be modified to improve the accuracy.
wand is great company that listens to the fans. They make great products for a great price. Count me as a fan.
Simonized
Active Member
I agree they're a great company, I knew that the factory messed up the dimensions for the handle but I didn't know they were forced to make changes too. Personally I would have paid the $200 for it... retailers eh. I'd love to have mine modified but unfortunately I have neither the tools nor the experience in modifying something like this, all 4 of my communicators are modded but the phaser remains as is. If anyone knows of anyone who can put hero parts on for a price please do let me know.
JiminSTLouis
Sr Member
From The Wand Comany Blog:
Update No. 3 is going to be emailed out on Tuesday 6th April and then posted on this blog the following Monday. This coming Monday (5th April) is a national holiday here in the UK we decided to take the day off rather than work getting the email ready to send. It’s a monster post with quite a few interesting pictures of the CAD to look forward to. We’re really enjoying bringing everyone along on our journey. We work on so many details and while the reward is the finished thing, it is really nice to be able to share our process with fans of our work. The other day for example we had over an hour’s discussion about the strap… and that was after we had already designed it and had had some samples made!
Update No. 3 is going to be emailed out on Tuesday 6th April and then posted on this blog the following Monday. This coming Monday (5th April) is a national holiday here in the UK we decided to take the day off rather than work getting the email ready to send. It’s a monster post with quite a few interesting pictures of the CAD to look forward to. We’re really enjoying bringing everyone along on our journey. We work on so many details and while the reward is the finished thing, it is really nice to be able to share our process with fans of our work. The other day for example we had over an hour’s discussion about the strap… and that was after we had already designed it and had had some samples made!
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