At least I was able to preorder one of the awesome things revealed today!

This is beautiful Aurich...absolutely beautiful. I will no longer have Enterprise envy. Outstanding work! I'm really looking forward to seeing it in person!

I'm a little torn as I do like the subtle Starfleet emblem pattern on the speaker panel, but Aurich's looks so freaking good. I ordered the whole enchilada and will decide for sure once it shows up. Even if I don't use it, it will be well worth the extra money just for those SWEET apron decals! I also love the tournament button plug....can't wait to fix that eyesore!

I may have been the first to suggest it as those ugly plugs have always been an annoyance to me. Using the Federation symbol was a great idea! So thank you! Now please make me one for X-Men and Avengers! LOL

Loving the eject labels too! Can't wait to dress up my machine. It's in a million pieces right now. I started pulling it apart to put plastic protectors in and wax it and before I knew it I had pretty much everything stripped and no good pics taken. Oops! Hopefully I'll get it back together before the new goodies show up, LOL!

Honestly man...I think you really nailed it. There is a tiny part of me that wishes it featured the Vengeance along with the Enterprise (to go with the "Vengeance Edition" theme of the premium), but I get what you were going for and am glad it turned out the way it did. I love the asteroids and am a big fan of the 3D effect of going over the text. Nice touch in my book, not sure why some people don't like that but to each their own. I love the depth it adds. Sure, overall the art has the same vibe as the LE, but that's a good thing and is what I was missing most from the LE. While I love that backglass, I like your art even better. Now if you could find a way to mirror it, it wouldn't even be a contest, LOL! I was very lucky to be able to get my premium even though I REALLY wanted an LE. I just couldn't swing that price difference. Your translite is going to bridge that gap for me. Now the only thing I wish I had is the cut/lit side-rails, but even then I like my red better than the blue, so that's a wash.

Do not let any of the critics get you down...there are many of us who really appreciate what you did here and are greatly looking forward to dressing up our machines! Great work!

Oh wow. I was impressed before. Now I'm blown away! I was a little unsure of how it would look with the red of the premium, but I was obviously worried about nothing. AWESOME!

I am so completely in love with the ship art on the cards. So in love.

Got mine but unfortunately lots to do around here before I can install. Hopefully later today or tomorrow...

Also picked up a shiny new repro backglass for Blackout at Expo, so it will be like two brand new games down there! Woo!

Yea...right now it is Boldy Go.

I just wanted to throw a quick warning out to everyone. For the love of all that is holy, do not attempt to clean the translite with windex or other chemicals. I guess instructions were included in the packages, that unfortunately were missing from my package, which would have warned against this. I had some adhesive stay on the translite when I peeled off the protective plastic layer, and that led to some nasty fingerprints. I unknowingly and stupidly grabbed the Windex to try cleaning it up. Long story short, the chemical ate into the picture and I completely ruined my translite. Thankfully Aurich is being very understanding and we'll work something out I'm sure. I don't know if my package had some heat applied to it during transport which made the adhesive stick to the translite or what, but it went from bad to worse to utter disaster real quick. So make sure you read those instructions and keep your translites beautiful!

How did you manage to get the film off without touching the top side? I'm still thinking mine must have had an issue as that sucker was on there good and left a fair amount of residue when I peeled it off. Without a firm grip on it, I don't see how I would have gotten it off. I thought I was going to rip it trying to get it off at one point...

Hoping to get some tips so I don't hose up my replacment!

And the gloves didn't leave any fuzzys stuck on the translite? That's my biggest concern with how my first one acted.

Aurich...now that I have sold my Star Trek the biggest thing I miss is walking downstairs and seeing your translite. Any chance that you would consider making the artwork available in a poster or lithograph form? It's so sweet people without the machine should be able to enjoy it!