![]() ![]() That said, the Factory Entertainment replica is no toy: weighing in at just over one pound (466g), this ‘dustbuster’ is cased in an all-metal body and features integrated lighting and sound controls. ![]() Like the ‘cricket’ Next Gen phaser the company released last year, Factory Entertainment describes the ‘dustbuster’ replica design is as amalgam of “the best elements from all variants in a single blended execution” - but unlike the Factory hypospray replica from last summer, the phaser doesn’t really feel even a tad undersized. ![]() We thank Factory Entertainment for sending us a sample of their ‘dustbuster’ phaser replica to check out for this review. With its curvy one-piece design and notable blue emitter, the ‘dustbuster’ phaser was nicknamed after the popular hand vacuum of the era, a radical departure from the ‘pistol’ phaser design used in the Original Series and subsequent Shatner-led Star Trek films.Īfter getting some time in the spotlight during episodes such as “The Arsenal of Freedom,” “Too Short a Season,” “Datalore,” and “Time Squared,” the ‘dustbuster’ phaser was retired at the end of Next Gen‘s second season, replaced by the more familiar ‘cobrahead’ style introduced in Season 3.įactory Entertainment’s new replica is, surprisingly, the first licensed ‘dustbuster’ phaser replica ever available to fans since it debuted on The Next Generation not even Playmates Toys - who seemingly offered every phaser around during the 1990s - tackled this one. Just four months after it was announced to fans, Factory Entertainment’s latest Star Trek: The Next Generation prop replica has arrived - bringing back the retro 1987-era styling of the original ‘dustbuster’ Type II Starfleet hand phaser. ![]()
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