You probably already know about these Forbin, but I thought I'd share: http://trekweb.com/articles/2007/04/12/BattleDamaged-EnterpriseA-and-E-Models-Coming.shtml
Me thinks Forbin could make a battle damaged Enterprise in his sleep with a toothpick and roll of toilet paper. Nice ships though. I want one that blows up, like 1701D. Blows up and then you have to put it together again. The fun that never ends.................
And I have! Not a fan of the E-E, so I pass on that one. The original TOS E toy is out this week too. The toy was mastered by the same guy who did the Polar Lights model kits (Tom Sasser), but from all I hear on the various hobby boards, Art Asylum diverged from his original and lost a lot of accuracy for the sake of cheapness.
We have a few in my shop, and while a few corners were cut, they still look NICE. And come with nifty sound effects, and a small price