TMC
01-09-2024, 09:16 PM
https://whatculture.com/trekculture/10-star-trek-toys-that-we-loved-2?rf=homepage
Sorry, Worf. We all play(ed) with toys!
BY JACK KIELY
JANUARY 9TH, 2024
The story of Star Trek merchandise goes all the way back to the beginning of Star Trek when, in 1966, model maker AMT got the license for its kits in a deal with Desilu Studios. In 1967, Majel Barrett and Bjo Trimble started Star Trek Enterprises, later Lincoln Enterprises, a mail-order catalogue business selling various bits of, errm, Trek 'memorabilia'.
The 1970s gave us the first Star Trek action figures and playsets by Mego, although accuracy and authenticity weren't always on the character cards. Mego went bankrupt, and the less said about Star Trek toys in the 1980s (the few there were) the better. Thankfully, the 1990s witnessed a renaissance of Trek toys when Playmates and its in-house Trekkies entered the game, at first with their line of Star Trek: The Next Generation action figures. Since then, we've had a lot more Playmates and AMT, and a plethora of newbies like Diamond Select/Art Asylum and Eaglemoss, and all the ships, props, and accessories therein.
Whatever the wobbles over the years, there have been some truly exceptional Star Trek toys and collectibles that we've all fallen in love with at some point. Asking us to pick between them is akin to choosing between the tiny salamander babies that came with the Playmates Warp 10 Tom Paris. Nonetheless, decisions have been made.
The festive season might now be over, too, but these are the Trek toys we've loved all year round.
Set replica phasers to nostalgia!
Sorry, Worf. We all play(ed) with toys!
BY JACK KIELY
JANUARY 9TH, 2024
The story of Star Trek merchandise goes all the way back to the beginning of Star Trek when, in 1966, model maker AMT got the license for its kits in a deal with Desilu Studios. In 1967, Majel Barrett and Bjo Trimble started Star Trek Enterprises, later Lincoln Enterprises, a mail-order catalogue business selling various bits of, errm, Trek 'memorabilia'.
The 1970s gave us the first Star Trek action figures and playsets by Mego, although accuracy and authenticity weren't always on the character cards. Mego went bankrupt, and the less said about Star Trek toys in the 1980s (the few there were) the better. Thankfully, the 1990s witnessed a renaissance of Trek toys when Playmates and its in-house Trekkies entered the game, at first with their line of Star Trek: The Next Generation action figures. Since then, we've had a lot more Playmates and AMT, and a plethora of newbies like Diamond Select/Art Asylum and Eaglemoss, and all the ships, props, and accessories therein.
Whatever the wobbles over the years, there have been some truly exceptional Star Trek toys and collectibles that we've all fallen in love with at some point. Asking us to pick between them is akin to choosing between the tiny salamander babies that came with the Playmates Warp 10 Tom Paris. Nonetheless, decisions have been made.
The festive season might now be over, too, but these are the Trek toys we've loved all year round.
Set replica phasers to nostalgia!