Customer Reviews

Star Trek - Enterprise Bridge Playset with Figure

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It does not please me to have to write a bad review for this toy. Trust me on this.

I am not cracking on the new movie. This has nothing to do with the movie. This toy was executed by people who had no creative relationship with the development and execution of the movie. This review is only about this toy.

THE GOOD: This bridge appears to be scaled to the set of the movie and is nicely detailed. Because the figures are only 3.75", they can do that and not take up a giant amount of space.

THE BAD: The sales websites make no secret that you need to buy some extra figures to get extra bridge seats/screens/consoles to complete the bridge tableau shown in the listings and ads. What they DON'T say is how many you need. I figured it would be seven or eight. You know, one for each of the principals and maybe a Nero and a Nimoy Spock. Oh no. You need to buy EIGHTEEN action figures to complete the structure of the bridge! Yes, EIGHTEEN! At about $6.99 at the cheapest online pop, that means that you're spending nearly $126.00 on TOP of the $25 for this toy. This is a pain enough for an adult collector. Imagine being a starry-eyed kid trying to save up that kind of money and wrangle rides to stores to hunt down all of this. Or imagine being a parent or relative trying to present the full deal to a special kid. The trouble! The cost! This is outrageous. Playmates Toys has sunken to a new low. It's one thing to exploit adult fans. We usually have time, money, patience, and determination. But this has been pushed as being PLAYABLE! Which means, for kids, first. There is nothing wrong with that motivation. In fact, there's everything right. This will be extremely costly and difficult for kids and the average parents to complete, and this company should be ashamed of themselves. These toys are supposed to inspire the imagination. Period.

Add on to that the fact that the "floorplan map" is cheap, rolled vinyl or plastic with some difficult-to-flatten creases. Any kid who takes this out of the box will then have to get mom and dad to press it between some encyclopedias for several days before all the pieces will sit comfortably on it.

In 2009, Star Trek fans of all ages deserve better. Not necessarily more, but better. The old Mego bridge came very complete, for what it was. It even had a cool, built-in "working" transporter. It also folded up and served as a carrying case for your figures. The Playmates TNG bridge had electronic effects, swinging consoles, and spring-loaded doors. What great toys! The TNG Playmates bridge cost about $100, but for that, you got a complete toy which had some very cool features. I don't think it's asking too much for today's kids to get the equivalent or better at a reasonable price. ESPECIALLY if this is supposed to inspire a new generation of younger fans.

I have read the other reviews on this product and I must agree with the fact that the plastic mat is cheap and mildly disappointing. However the box it comes in says "playmat" so you have a forewarning. One review states that the chairs do not fit properly into their base. The particular one that I purchased just yesterday all fit perfectly and the swivel action works as well. I figure the problem lies in the fact that if you read in fine print on the package, as well as the Galaxy figure collection, it states "prototypes shown, final product appearance and colors may vary". Unfortunately it sounds like someone may have purchased one hot off the line and all the bugs hadn't been ironed out yet. Speaking of ironing, the mat itself is rolled up and takes a bit of pressing, mine had been sitting under a heavy fixture for about 12 hours and other than the crease in the middle it lays flat. I happen to be a big kid and avid collector of things, and most of these things I generally display. I simply took a heavy black poster board and laid the mat on it, and intend to get a piece of clear plastic like Plexiglas to lay over the mat. The figure that it comes with is basically pointless as you have to buy the same figure in an individual pack to get the accessories which compliment the overall appearance of the Bridge. My biggest concern at this point is that as the reviews stated, you need 18 figures. So far I have collected all 10, and 3 of which have pieces that go to the Transporter Room, which requires 4 pieces. So this leaves 12 pieces all together for both rooms that to date have not been produced to my knowledge... they better be! Those who are parents might want to think twice before buying these products as it seems that these have been produced and geared more toward collectors like myself. Hopefully with all the movie hype and its' upcoming nationwide premier next weekend the rest of the products will hit shelves by early summer. All in all this is not the best product, but it's still pretty neat, and I'm sure once I get it completely pressed and break open the figures and start building, the end result will be worth it.

I got this in hopes it would make a nice display...WRONG!!!
The bridge floor is a plastic mat that when unrolled has ripples in it and tries to roll back up. The command control chairs do not and will not fit into their areas due to holes and pegs being different shapes and sizes(the holes are round with a bi-secting slot. The peg on the chair is half moon shape and larger than the hole).The set also comes with few accessorys all control panels are seperate with the figure packs. The set does come with capt.kirk still not worth $25.00.the extra control stations wont stay on the pad and fall over when the pad rolls up.This toy SUCKS!! I hope the movie is better then the toy

Okay this thing is 'simple'...too 'simple'

The viewscreen has just the one display of Nero's ship, unlike every other bridge playset ever released where you had your choice of three reversible inserts. That in of itself is a ripoff as it limits replay value.

This playset requires you to buy all of the 3 3/4 figures in order to complete, but here's the catch...THE TOY LINE IS CANCELED! For the bridge to be complete a second figure wave is required, but the first wave was such a bust that there is no (and will never be a) second wave. As a result the bridge will be half incomplete no matter what.

Over all this thing is a waste, unless you're a serious collector and want to build a bridge diorama this thing isn't worth it.

Like the bridge sets that came out before this, the Trek XI bridge should've been sold complete.

My mom is a huge Star Trek fan so we got her this and Star Trek - Transporter Room Playset for her birthday. She got it together without a problem and now has it on display. We found if you just flatten the playmat for a while under some heavy books it lays flat fine.

I just got this model today and although it's cool to look at you are going to need to collect other Star Trek figures in order to complete it---but that's the fun part about it. The only thing I don't care for and I wished they had was.
1: I wish the mat was either cardboard or whatever the material a mouse-pad is made out of.
2: I wish it came with two main screen pictures instead of just the one with ship on it (don't get me wrong it's still cool ;) ).

I read some of the other reviews of this product and though they were mostly negative the problems discussed did not sound insurmountable. When I opened it up, I was pleasantly surprised. The play mat is very thin plastic but it lay mostly flat the first time. As I opened the other pieces I laid several volumes of my encyclopedia of philosophy on it to further flatten it. It could not have taken me more than 10 minutes to open and assemble the other bridge pieces and two figures we'd bought to go with it. When I removed the books at that time, the play mat was almost entirely flat.

We had no difficulty placing the other pieces on the bridge, or making figures stand in various locations.

My son, who is 5, loves it. He has uttered no complaints. I sat and played with him twice yesterday, and I have to say that in my opinion it's a very nice toy. It is true that you do not get a complete bridge, but you know that going in, if you can read. It says so on the box. It also says the bridge is a play mat. Now while a 5-year-old can be a bit clumsy when there are a lot of pieces in the way of his figures, at least they fall over rather than break. And a fallen console can be easily replaced. And let's be honest, what kid does not like a fight out battles and destroy things? They do it in the movies, after all.

The main view screen is a thing of beauty. A big image of the Romulan vessel fills it and when it is backlit (we have it facing the patio door) it's very realistic. There are two data screens as well and they also have nice graphics on them. The captain's "center seat" and the helm and navigation stations are nicely detailed and helps hold down the center of the mat and any ridges from its folding. The Kirk figure sits reasonably snugly in his seat or can sit in for Sulu, and I had no problem making his right hand grab the control in front of him.

I look forward to seeing the rest of the pieces produced, and crew members, for a fully equipped and manned bridge. I recommend this toy. For an adult, a lovely diorama could be made, but kids, if they're anything like mine, will love playing with it, destroying it, and setting it up again.