Playmates Toys
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I can't take much credit, just saw the video! Looks like a good channel for Playmates Star Trek fans.
I thought it was Phat
My Playmates TOS Enterprise of the 90’s, which I think I got before the Art Asylum…had a smooth saucer if I remember correctly. The aft end caps on the nacelles didn’t glow. Here it looks like there are better lights.
I thought it was Phat
My Playmates TOS Enterprise of the 90’s, which I think I got before the Art Asylum…had a smooth saucer if I remember correctly. The aft end caps on the nacelles didn’t glow. Here it looks like there are better lights.
The playmate TNG phaser I have is distorted, small and has a nasty belt clip. "The Cage" Laser is a nice piece. It is not impossible to get for reasonable funds.
I'm not a general fan of the Playmate props. Better than no props, but they tend to be small and with toy features. I've got props from solid resin to the Art Asylum, to the Playmates. The AA stuff is my favorite.
Calling Playmates offerings "props" is a bit of a misnomer. They were toys, aimed at children of the 90s, like me, for imaginative play. They all had clips for belts, and odd electronic noises.
Honestly, I appreciate them more than full prop replicas. It was a sign of fun.
I'm actually surprised the TOS Enterprise is $40. I seemed to remember the Playmates ships being $40 or so when they were new, back in the '90s. I guess it being a reissue helps, but I would've expected the price to go up 25 years later just because of inflation.
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I assume offerings will be limited at first, given the questionable/disastrous decisions made in 2009 line that killed their relaunch. I suspect we may get something....eventually. (Here's hoping for a Kelvin or Narada in scale with the Nu-Enterprise like they originally planned)
If they still have the molds it would make a big difference.
It would be nice if the Kelvin Universe got some love.
Right now they seem to be touching on the classics and very recognizable icons of Trek.
They're usually called role-play toys.
Indeed, yes. Recently bought one for one of my kids. It still has playable functionality which isn't going to be accurate like a prop. I think expecting that can cause difficulties.
Just the thing we were all wondering. Mike Indeglio raises the point that this sounds a little vague as far as sizing, but to me, "the scale that fans are familiar with" sounds like they will be a good match.The Video said:
Kor
Yeah, in development for a decade along with the Reliant and the Enterprise-C.
Does someone from Germany know, when the first wave of new figures will arrive or when you can preorder at a germany based online shop?
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I'd just constantly check Amazon. It's what I always do when there are new action figures; they do tend to end up there at some point. (I've basically given up trying to find new Trek merch anywhere else here in Germany.)
Hi! Cool. Thank you for this Information. I will keep an eye on Amazon. But, I also think and hope, that actionfiguren24.de might get a bunch of the new figures. Yet, I'm not sure.
Thank you, MrPicard.
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