Playmates Toys

[Sakonna]

I was looking at the Admiral Kirk figure at Target and was cracking up that the figure had a Shatner-accurate dad-bod instead of a more generic torso.

It's especially noticeable when next to the extremely fit, trim Spock figure...

 

[IMC Headquarters]

It'll be seventy-five years before the Prodigy stuff makes it to this Quadrant and home.

 

[Markonian]

It'll be seventy-five years before the Prodigy stuff makes it to this Quadrant and home.

They should’ve been on sale for Christmas 2022. TPTB want to make money and become part of the kids’ world. They have failed.

 

[fireproof78]

DEATH!

 

[drt]

Eh, it probably doesn't matter when they come out, kids in general don't really care about action figures all that much anymore, mine tried in order to humor me, but almost every one I bought them languished unplayed with at the bottom of the toy box.

 

[publiusr]

I saved up and got the Enterprise. Am well pleased.

 

[Kor]

I've finally seen the three TNG characters released so far, in stores recently. Both Data and Picard have really small hands. It's quite odd-looking.

Kor

 

[Paul755]

FWIW the Prodigy figures are available to order on Amazon. Delivery isn’t until mid/late May though.

 

[fireproof78]

FWIW the Prodigy figures are available to order on Amazon. Delivery isn’t until mid/late May though.

Cool. I don't usually preorder but I might on this. My local stores took forever and just have Kirk, Spock and Khan.

 

[Sakonna]

Perfect timing. My nephew loved the Prodigy video game and the episodes, and it's just the right moment for something new to come along from that... and I see it comes with an unlock for the game, that's a pleasant surprise.

 

[drt]

I guess Rok-Tahk and HoloJaneway are in the second wave, which hopefully doesn't get cancelled.

 

[Tomalak]

Yeah I wonder if there are issues with those and they just decided to go ahead with the first four? They look pretty good I thought.

Janeway presumably will be a popular figure so there’s a good chance of wave 2 coming.

 

[Markonian]

Oh, so they’re 5-inch figures, that doesn’t go with the 3,75 inch scale used by Mattel for Jurassic World. The old Playmates and Kenner figures matched in range, my Tuvok had many an adventure on Isla Nublar.

 

[Tomalak]

The 90s figures were 4.5”, similar to the new line. They’ve never matched 3.75” lines.

 

[Markonian]

The 90s figures were 4.5”, similar to the new line. They’ve never matched 3.75” lines.

Yeah, I noticed that change when Jurassic Park III came out and suddenly the figures were smaller than the 90s ones.

Oh well, if this was all produced in Germany it would follow a DIN standard.

 

[JoseNoodles]

Anybody know when we are going to get some darn ships. Now would be a great time for a 1701-D re-release.

 

[fireproof78]

Oh, so they’re 5-inch figures, that doesn’t go with the 3,75 inch scale used by Mattel for Jurassic World. The old Playmates and Kenner figures matched in range, my Tuvok had many an adventure on Isla Nublar.

Scales sucked in the 90s. Star Wars and GI JOE were one, Stargate another, Star Trek another.

 

[drt]

Anybody know when we are going to get some darn ships. Now would be a great time for a 1701-D re-release.

I think the only one upcoming (at least, announced so far) is Protostar.

 

[JoseNoodles]

I think the only one upcoming (at least, announced so far) is Protostar.

And that's a real shame. I like the Protostar, but it would be nice to have some legacy Trek re-releases and newer ships from the streaming shows.

 

[fireproof78]

Anybody know when we are going to get some darn ships. Now would be a great time for a 1701-D re-release.

I imagine economics are making them a bit skittish.