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Whatever happened with Polar Lights USS Thunderchild??

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    December 2010
Whatever happened with Polar Lights USS Thunderchild??
Posted by The Mike on Sunday, April 3, 2011 4:26 AM

I can't find out anything about this kit now.

I don't much care about being politically correct.  That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.

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    June 2005
  • From: Oak Ridge, TN
Posted by Joe Brown on Sunday, April 3, 2011 8:40 AM

My memory says that it was Round 2, not Polar Lights.  The announcement was made in 2008, with a scheduled release date for 2009.

http://trekmovie.com/2008/08/02/the-collective-the-return-of-star-trek-model-kits

Sadly, it seems to have been quietly put on semi-permanent hold because of the economy.  Or so rumor says - I've not heard of an official cancellation.

 

Joe

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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 3, 2011 9:28 PM

      as i understand it,  it has been shelved   forever.....   round 2 is the newest recreation of polar lights, and amt was the name prior to that.   in addition,  these names were under the trade mark of ertl plastics/  

      Once they understood the scope of the size and complexity of the build.  they shied away from it... for the  the time being.

       in 1987, i sent ertl a idea.  this was to put out a three ship set of enterprises. 

     they wrote me back, "due to the high cost of injecton molding  this kit would never be built"  this is a direct quote.  

      several months later it was in the stores.   This should tell you that what company says,  isn't exactly what they will do...

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  • From: Australia
Posted by OctaneOrange on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 8:34 PM

Trek kits are probably on hiatus until the next movie comes out

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