Diamond Select Toys Star Trek: Communicator and Phaser, 2-Pack

As the title says, I bought this to go with my "red shirt" costume for a party last October, and I have to say, these are very well made. In fact they look and feel exactly as how I would have imagined they would from having watched so many episodes of this as a kid.Now as a "grown-up kid" they are still fun and in fact I have the communicator sitting here on my desk, which is fun to open up every now when people are around and then pretend I'm talking to the bridge---mostly just to be silly or annoy people but it's still fun. Original batteries in this thing still going strong, still very high quality and no defects in the 5 months or so I've owned these and banged them around. Would highly recommend to any trekker/trekkie/whatever-you-call-yourself.

after checking this with photo stills & the series used props in the Smithsonian they are accurate in size & colors. However the Moire needs to be a BRIGHTER Black & White so it can be seen better. Other then that, GREAT BUY

I purchased this product to replace the Playmates version I had, which was showing their age. The phaser pistol w/ detachable palm phaser is more accurately detailed than the Playmates, but not as heavy. The playmates version had two phaser sounds while the Diamond only has one. The Diamond does have the "overload" sound but I like the two phaser setting sound.The Diamond communicator is by far superior to the Playmates talk back communicator. Again, it is more accurately detailed. The talk back feature never worked well and it didn't have the "channel open" chirp. The weight is about the same as the Playmates and it is slightly smaller but I believe that is more accurate to the detailing. The "call back" function is totally cool and I get a kick out of it when I show off the communicator to friends. Yes I'm an original series geek and have quite a collection of ST items that I show off whenever friends drop by.

These devices are sweet! Yes, they are not made of metal, but not insanely flimsy either. The phaser and communicator should please Star Trek fans! (The REAL Star Trek). The communicator is also extremely amusing and not badly made either. Both have a plethora of authentic sounds! I am going to buy the tricorder next! As a middle age somewhat chubby fan, these items will ensure my popularity with women for years to come!

I purchased this 2-pack in hopes to save a few bucks on a second set of star trek props for a costume. I previously bought two separate toys (one of the phaser and the communicator) and I was generally happy with those. This, however, was vastly different then the ones I currently own.For one, the grill of the communicator was a dull painted plastic as opposed to the metallic paint on the grill of my previous communicator. The phaser was so light weight compared to my last one that I was afraid to drop it and I was equally afraid of breaking the dial (my other phaser had a sturdy, yet somewhat hard to turn dial).Another thing was the fact that the phaser refused to work AT FIRST, but started working just fine. The communicator, however, was very unresponsive when opened and only yielded a 30% chance of actually functioning when flipped open. On top of that, the gears are 10x as loud in this one than my previous communicator.All in all this was a horrible quality when compared to ones I already own. As of right now I am currently awaiting my refund to fully process.

While a big fan of Star Trek, I would not be considered a "Trekkie". However, the "replica" items are fine for my taste. They are only for display use and therefore are just fine. A more fanatical fan would probably be disappointed in the quality and design. But for the "average" fan, they are acceptable. Probably a little over-priced for the average fan.

First the good. The phaser is very good. You have the option of using it as a Type I (just using the smaller part) or Type II (ie. docking it into the pistol part and using both). Now the bad news. The Type I doesn't dock into the pistol very well at all. This affects the "overload" function. Only through pressing down on it by hand or somehow wedging the phaser down will you get the overload to work. It's cheaply built but it doesn't mean it's not fun. The communicator however is just bad all around. The mesh screen came bent and not fitting flush to the rest of the communicator. Thankfully it's made of cheap metal so I could bend it to the right positioning. Also, don't think you can flick this communicator open just like the show. There's no friction on the hinge so it just flops around. The motor that makes the screen design slowly spin around is so incredibly loud that I went in and took out the battery. No on/off switch. The communicator couldn't be more disappointing. Save yourself the money and buy the phaser by itself if you really want it.

These are AWESOME! The communicator makes lots of different sounds, including a "callback" feature, where you can hit one of the buttons, close it and a couple of mins later to starts beeping just like in the series! The Phaser I will seperate from the Phaser II, however the fit is not exact, so make sure you get it in there good.