No judgement here. I judge collectors far more.don't judge me - toys were meant to be played with)
Playmates Toys
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Agreed! They literally made a whole movie (Toy Story 2) about why you should play with your toys. Otherwise they just turn into evil scheming villainous characters like the Prospector.
If they re-release those I can die a happy man. Well, after I've enjoyed playing with them for several years (don't judge me - toys were meant to be played with
As far as the USS Protostar goes, no wonder they are taking their time. Somehow the replica is gonna have to have an electronic spring-loaded third nacelle that pops out of panels on the stardrive while simultaneously lighting up. Sounds like a logistical nightmare to me!
But it would be one hell of a toy!
I got my toys out of the box over the last couple of weeks. All still good! Top of the Enterprise-D is a bit yellowed so a re-release would be good. I forgot how cool the sounds are. I must have nearly worn out the photon torpedo button as a kid.
I was surprised to see the Star Trek V assault phaser goes for crazy money on eBay! Tempted to cash in to fund the new toy line.
Nothing is going to be as good as it was in the 90s.
Even TV shows had toy tie ins. I wish 3D printing had been invented earlier. And SpaceX…
That having been said…the Pixar Hyperspeed Series Assortment HHj93 (Buzz Lightyear ship set) looks awesome—so step it up, Playmates!
Entertainment Earth have pack shots! They look like renders/proof of concept rather than final images, so may change.
Kirk, Spock and Khan use almost the same card as the Classic Movie wave from 1995 (the one with the wrong Enterprise!). They also seem to use a lot of the same accessories, but have more generic stands. Spock has his radiation gloves, which is really cool. The rest of the accessories are silver/grey instead of weird neon colours, which is appreciated!
Picard, Riker and Data again are pretty much identical to the original 1992 wave 1 cards, which just look awesome. They also have the same accessories as the original figures, except for the generic delta base.
Burnham and Saru have the new Star Trek Universe card, which looks really clean. I love the character art.
And the TOS Enterprise box is almost identical to the 1995 box, with the same amazing Ron McPhearson art.
Kirk, Spock and Khan use almost the same card as the Classic Movie wave from 1995 (the one with the wrong Enterprise!). They also seem to use a lot of the same accessories, but have more generic stands. Spock has his radiation gloves, which is really cool. The rest of the accessories are silver/grey instead of weird neon colours, which is appreciated!
Picard, Riker and Data again are pretty much identical to the original 1992 wave 1 cards, which just look awesome. They also have the same accessories as the original figures, except for the generic delta base.
Burnham and Saru have the new Star Trek Universe card, which looks really clean. I love the character art.
And the TOS Enterprise box is almost identical to the 1995 box, with the same amazing Ron McPhearson art.
Nice!
Now show me the back of that card
Now show me the back of that card
I do wish the accessories weren't all one solid color.
I know that's how it was back in the 90s but I'd expect a little more detail now.
I know that's how it was back in the 90s but I'd expect a little more detail now.
Indeed. But they are attempting that appeal.
But this isn't about now. This is about appealing to people who bought these toys in the 90s and now feel the need to collect them. It's Trek attitudes in a nutshell-remain in the past as long as possible. So, the appeal isn't in making figures in line with contemporary designs, but appealing to the nostalgia of the past.
Nostalgia. TOS never did the phaser beam. TNG did.
Those package shots do bring the feels. However I also feel what @fireproof78 is saying, perhaps Star Trek should look to the future… (pun/joke intended)
I should add that I think the Prodigy line will likely be closer to more modern lines.
That said, even the really nicely sculpted Halo figures have monochromatic accessories sometimes.
Does anyone else have any thoughts or ideas what wave 2 from Playmates might include?
I’d love to see Carol and David Marcus which even Dimond Select/Art Asylum didn’t do in their TWOK line. It’ll never happen though.
More realistically Scotty in the engineering suit would be great. Such a unique costume. Those season 2 Picard Starfleet uniforms are cool too. I’d like a Rios, he’s my favourite new Picard character. Be great to get some more female characters too. Raffi and Seven for eg. 1 out of 8 in the first wave is pretty disappointing.
More realistically Scotty in the engineering suit would be great. Such a unique costume. Those season 2 Picard Starfleet uniforms are cool too. I’d like a Rios, he’s my favourite new Picard character. Be great to get some more female characters too. Raffi and Seven for eg. 1 out of 8 in the first wave is pretty disappointing.
I mean, it would make sense to give us reps from other shows, like I posted above. 3 for DS9, 3 for Voyager and 2 for Picard (or SNW) to mirror the 3/3/2 TOS/TNG/DSC.
But maybe they decide to finish filling out those crews and give us Bones, Scotty, Saavik, Worf, Troi, Laforge, Tilly and Stamets.
just too early to say.
But maybe they decide to finish filling out those crews and give us Bones, Scotty, Saavik, Worf, Troi, Laforge, Tilly and Stamets.
just too early to say.
The Ship! I must have The Ship!
Probably a selection of leads from the other series.
I've got to many Sci-Fi figures now.
(in the 4-5 hundred range)
While there may be a few specific figures I might have an interest in now, I doubt I'll begin to go full force like I did back then.
The fact that most 3/4" figures are in the $12 to $15 dollar range will also be a factor limiting my purchases.
(in the 4-5 hundred range)
While there may be a few specific figures I might have an interest in now, I doubt I'll begin to go full force like I did back then.
The fact that most 3/4" figures are in the $12 to $15 dollar range will also be a factor limiting my purchases.
