Star Trek Hot Wheels

[T'Aerwynd]

http://trekmovie.com/2009/01/19/star-trek-hot-wheels-coming-in-may/

Classic Ships Meet A Classic Toy Line
To celebrate the return of Star Trek to the big time in 2009, Mattel’s Hot Wheels line is going retro with four 1:50 scale die-cast model ships. The line will feature four of Trek’s most iconic ships.

• USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Refit (TMP era)
• Klingon Bird of Prey (as seen in Star Trek III)
• USS Reliant NCC-1864 (Star Trek II)
• USS Enterprise 1701 D (Next Generation)

These die-cast metal ships are 1:50 scale (around 4" long) and according to Mattel, will be "loaded with the kind of detail that will drive Star Trek collectors and Trekkies absolutely wild with excitement." No photos are available yet, but maybe we will see some coming out of Toy Fair in New York next month.
The new Star Trek die-cast Hot Wheels arrive in May. The set of four is available for pre-order at Entertainment Earth for $54.99.

 

[FalTorPan]

1:50 scale, and about 4" long. Something doesn't add up -- or multiply up...

 

[Sector 7]

I think the author of the article is the same guy in charge of the banking industry.

 

[ancient]

Yeah, at 1:50 scale the Enterprise toy would be about 20 feet long.

This sounds more like 1:3000 scale.

 

[Klingon Empire]

Wow. I had some Johnny Lightning ships, but never anything diecast.

 

[Lyon_Wonder]

Yeah, at 1:50 scale the Enterprise toy would be about 20 feet long.

Riverside IA could use one.

 

[MisterPL]

"Hot Wheels designers pay tribute to the incredibly enduring and popular Star Trek franchise with this die-cast assortment of 1:50 scale models based on the movies and television shows."

Why do I get the impression that these are actually 1:50 scale seafaring ships INSPIRED BY Trek rather than actual representations of the starships? That would explain the scale. Of course so would ignorance.

I'm picturing those SSP Star Wars vans from the 70s.

 

[trekkerguy]

I doubt that would be correct either considering most Starships,
especialy the TOS era ships, are around or just slightly larger than
an Aircraft carrier.

 

[ManOnTheWave]

Isn't the ST:III Bird of Prey considerably smaller than all of the other ships? That one may be around 1:50. However, it's kind of pointless to mention scale if they are all going to be four inches in length. Maybe the refit and the Reliant will be in scale with each other, but the D certainly won't.