tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51282473219955296972024-03-13T23:31:40.007-07:00Trek NostalgiaThe Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-78785228547679589382010-04-23T03:03:00.000-07:002010-04-23T04:53:40.576-07:00Playmates Warp Factor Series...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDfgt9T7o8RD05nCtzSGbaaKu7BZw4l7zMOmlGBegSSC5_ujX59Az3JJIKVgEymXEhm1JUD8Lh8PbMSr6ddQV1aIf5y5umIorJuX3Lj3ATwG62mFnrmu8VemuSWwYdiMQw4ym1I_10qCj/s1600/Star+Trek+Playmates+Warp+Factor+Series.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDfgt9T7o8RD05nCtzSGbaaKu7BZw4l7zMOmlGBegSSC5_ujX59Az3JJIKVgEymXEhm1JUD8Lh8PbMSr6ddQV1aIf5y5umIorJuX3Lj3ATwG62mFnrmu8VemuSWwYdiMQw4ym1I_10qCj/s400/Star+Trek+Playmates+Warp+Factor+Series.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463272006730640658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you are a regular reader of this blog you know how much I love the Star Trek Playmates toy line from the 1990s. In past articles I looked back at various different aspects of the line. Today I'll be taking a look at the line's last big push at retail with the final major assortment of Star Trek items from Playmates. These toys where released under Playmates new Warp Factor Series banner with the Paramount Toys logo right next to Playmates'. This new branding for the line featured one of the widest ranging assortment of Star Trek items ever put out by Playmates. With declining sales and constant battling for highly coveted shelf space in the boys toys aisles, Playmates figured the glory days of Star Trek toys at brick and mortar retailers were probably growing short. In prior years the company had started to focus more on exclusive items through specialty retailers. In Playmates mind if this was going to be the end of the line it would certainly go out with a bang. 5 more waves of figures hit shelves before Playmates officially cancelled the 4.5 inch line at mass retail stores. Along with these five waves of 4.5 inch figures Playmates released a wide assortment of role play toys and miniature playsets to compete with the highly popular mini figures fad of the times that had been so lucrative for such properties as Micro Machines, Mighty Maxx, and Polly Pocket.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvJtDiuVEO6Mx3lD9lkY5czFlZzaGoBk1JwPD9wIyTF6rzjfBdQXzajsrOA6QUiumoOAB7PigAcU9sFf3j5o9tTxc_ozfJ__OmaUjSgSlrue2Qx67gXK5PQt_FV2R7jFMqJlE-HoztMEc/s1600/Star+Trek+Warp+Factor+Wave+1+Playmates.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 379px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvJtDiuVEO6Mx3lD9lkY5czFlZzaGoBk1JwPD9wIyTF6rzjfBdQXzajsrOA6QUiumoOAB7PigAcU9sFf3j5o9tTxc_ozfJ__OmaUjSgSlrue2Qx67gXK5PQt_FV2R7jFMqJlE-HoztMEc/s400/Star+Trek+Warp+Factor+Wave+1+Playmates.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463273468530011602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The first wave of figures, which focused on the Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations" launched with a major promotional push featuring the Triple Tribble Game sweepstakes which was supported by some of Star Trek's major licensees of the time including Interplay, Marvel Comics, Simon and Schuster Pocket Books, and off course Playmates. Paramount even offered multiple prizes themselves including a trip to Hollywood, a piece of the Deep Space Nine set, and an official Starfleet Uniform crafted by the studio's wardrobe department. Other companies like Dairy Queen and Pioneer also jumped on the bandwagon offering their own prizes and promotions. This was a pretty big contest with some major sponsors for a toy line that had already been on the market for over five years.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84suyBbVbOYW5FCdh7_IY1Q66sBg6515ljqUfnMgDPR8wfLW08dQABphXFYVOdvX872nwsHdaV0dBUVmE4kSmfSYdqMWUwI00EI4I5GK6vXRDpxmp47cjGYho_A8oAM5lBl0s5Qs-HvP-/s1600/Triple+Tribble+Game.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 359px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84suyBbVbOYW5FCdh7_IY1Q66sBg6515ljqUfnMgDPR8wfLW08dQABphXFYVOdvX872nwsHdaV0dBUVmE4kSmfSYdqMWUwI00EI4I5GK6vXRDpxmp47cjGYho_A8oAM5lBl0s5Qs-HvP-/s400/Triple+Tribble+Game.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463273486367336306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Subsequent waves included such figures long requested by fans as Ilya from The Motion Picture, Leeta from DS9 and Spock, Kirk, & Edith Keeler from the fan favorite episode "The City on the Edge of Forever".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVkM1o8Fd6aWxW2CEZTsv46LfCZAJog0TP1WlbDce7dqafKBQGblYhkO8X5TW0RQCGGNAlHQLhu8iilnVv-j6JqQOjzqGmnmEaJBgO_Xx0AUDyIbdftKglvLlz-f6GKJvMrhIr-_Zyjg-/s1600/Star+Trek+Warp+Factor+Figures+display.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVkM1o8Fd6aWxW2CEZTsv46LfCZAJog0TP1WlbDce7dqafKBQGblYhkO8X5TW0RQCGGNAlHQLhu8iilnVv-j6JqQOjzqGmnmEaJBgO_Xx0AUDyIbdftKglvLlz-f6GKJvMrhIr-_Zyjg-/s400/Star+Trek+Warp+Factor+Figures+display.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463273438151513858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Playmates also finished up their earlier line of Starfleet Academy figures by releasing figures of Cadet Data, Cadet Crusher, and Cadet Troi completing the assortment of TNG characters in this subset that had originally hit shelves more than 2 years earlier. These three figures did not include the Academy Test Simulation CD-Rom that had been issued with the original assortment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynBsS6DwWD_sYgNzE1PRb7cyUTrBpTjsIAbkcPaahDi2rtUFCkodleDiKKawHQjfRdfElITjMvhW6Y6F64ZGd8NcbeQ2pZukaioXr8YDqwZQNHhD84rwk9KJP3RuBoAXZumL8wzvxvSm1/s1600/Playmates+Starfleet+Academy.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynBsS6DwWD_sYgNzE1PRb7cyUTrBpTjsIAbkcPaahDi2rtUFCkodleDiKKawHQjfRdfElITjMvhW6Y6F64ZGd8NcbeQ2pZukaioXr8YDqwZQNHhD84rwk9KJP3RuBoAXZumL8wzvxvSm1/s400/Playmates+Starfleet+Academy.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463271964806194322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A line of 6 inch figures focusing on characters from the Next Generation also showed up at retail early on during the Warp Factor Series run. These figures all had a specific action feature.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrH6kulSs8W3o9L1sHc4sF-CrhsYIQEXmXgAgAhRUFAf4CNSKcYShu-xoc215dnZIb30_imkm9s3aKnZ2AbzYw9MaGVwHRVBTElvvm5GAYBhSeKqp1-B4TZHrKOIGzRSvEFCb5SEk71C8k/s1600/Star+Trek+Warp+Factor+6+inch+figures.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrH6kulSs8W3o9L1sHc4sF-CrhsYIQEXmXgAgAhRUFAf4CNSKcYShu-xoc215dnZIb30_imkm9s3aKnZ2AbzYw9MaGVwHRVBTElvvm5GAYBhSeKqp1-B4TZHrKOIGzRSvEFCb5SEk71C8k/s400/Star+Trek+Warp+Factor+6+inch+figures.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463285099960695810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I didn't particularly like these 6 inch offerings until the third wave focusing on characters from Deep Space Nine was released. This wave eliminated the stupid action features focusing instead on better sculpting and in packaging the figures with some really awesome display pieces in the shape of the characters' respective control consoles. Sisko came with a kick ass replica of his command chair from the bridge of the Defiant.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWhS7Rw1wl98RI0CBqS8TFsrLdCEJyOURbGxRuf_4HI9ehSsKT6ZEudOwPvJmPca8mdnU3k1Yuztg5kiOvvowyFacGOTBvvjEtdJpePveGntD46yri1vjfvkwIUEYLdVaqiP7agpYm1ho/s1600/star+trek+toys+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWhS7Rw1wl98RI0CBqS8TFsrLdCEJyOURbGxRuf_4HI9ehSsKT6ZEudOwPvJmPca8mdnU3k1Yuztg5kiOvvowyFacGOTBvvjEtdJpePveGntD46yri1vjfvkwIUEYLdVaqiP7agpYm1ho/s400/star+trek+toys+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463277680852885618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I really wished we'd gotten more of these 6 inch figures with such cool accessories. Looking back on them now it seems these Galactic Gear accessories were the precursors to the bridge pieces included with the new movie figures. The idea of including bridge pieces wasn't really new to the Galaxy Series Trek figures from 2009.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxyw5xKYI_Xqwcief_RtYKok2B_w_TtvOAcUmka0rMqqNHMMfkp84-0Eb_OifxjtdPqqnRSspoQ4F2HNCzq_rhxh-9HSteb3F-49UTmveFW9GcZ3YI0EAH35Ksx7eMHuuCtzitRimwBfk/s1600/Star+Trek+Warp+Factor+Playmates.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxyw5xKYI_Xqwcief_RtYKok2B_w_TtvOAcUmka0rMqqNHMMfkp84-0Eb_OifxjtdPqqnRSspoQ4F2HNCzq_rhxh-9HSteb3F-49UTmveFW9GcZ3YI0EAH35Ksx7eMHuuCtzitRimwBfk/s400/Star+Trek+Warp+Factor+Playmates.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463273456437142994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At least eight more 9 inch figures where released in the early months of the warp Factor series featuring such characters as Odo, Bashir, Janeway, and Chakotay. Kay Bee toys was the best place to find these. They had so many of these a year later they had to put them on clearance at most locations.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45GD-x7MEETm52CNMW1AC4VelphJaA50pnbp5-JitM_7_gx_JvGI99M_hxBIR8FstFaN148zkm5pxhPAzeX_DrT_2Jj7Zb0UUcotv6lFdjzUnxQMfti-RYrfWNSzSyPVPEepy6cX4mGgH/s1600/Star+Trek+Playmates+Warp+Factor+Series+Waves+2+and+3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45GD-x7MEETm52CNMW1AC4VelphJaA50pnbp5-JitM_7_gx_JvGI99M_hxBIR8FstFaN148zkm5pxhPAzeX_DrT_2Jj7Zb0UUcotv6lFdjzUnxQMfti-RYrfWNSzSyPVPEepy6cX4mGgH/s400/Star+Trek+Playmates+Warp+Factor+Series+Waves+2+and+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463272019603340898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Playmates went full force into the mini figures and playsets market with their Strike Force assortment. Having previously tested the waters with their innerspace line the powers that be figured it was time to offer an entire line of these miniatures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpz-mVDXTNmSMUjnD7hiQ2BPh9zC5UsSxgNbD_MmRkdDszSOsLvrTtkn0fl_c2zEimMMMMKahL-zk3YPsiRyJysVHNKMzrnlOVIcY7R9R7jF_9wiOYR62NiMpkrijnuETHjsp4013ymz-6/s1600/Star+Trek+Strike+Force+Vehicle+Collection.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpz-mVDXTNmSMUjnD7hiQ2BPh9zC5UsSxgNbD_MmRkdDszSOsLvrTtkn0fl_c2zEimMMMMKahL-zk3YPsiRyJysVHNKMzrnlOVIcY7R9R7jF_9wiOYR62NiMpkrijnuETHjsp4013ymz-6/s400/Star+Trek+Strike+Force+Vehicle+Collection.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463272544120058754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These ships and playsets followed in the footsteps of Galoob's Star Wars Micro Machines line. Two character heads opened up to reveal fully equiped play environments just like Galoob had done in previous years with their Boba Fett and Stormtrooper helmets. Playmates used the popular Trek Alien species of the Borg and the Klingons as the themes for these two sets. The Borg set introduced the ridiculously crazy idea of a Borg temple. Nowhere in the series mythology was there ever any hint that a Borg would have any use for a temple so I wonder what were the Playmates designers smoking when they came up with this atrocity.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkJdd8gUnEBwaSTu2JgKrYlvCnHRELnfxaPjtogw_LMU_YigPcgSIACc9IdYFJrn2pknxSb04DNj1XBBp_fNkbQZSttZE8GQaPHSFEw5rq23eboRitAhRvg1iQgcNrO4hLZsricKQ4pnw/s1600/Star+Trek+Strike+Force+Playsets.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkJdd8gUnEBwaSTu2JgKrYlvCnHRELnfxaPjtogw_LMU_YigPcgSIACc9IdYFJrn2pknxSb04DNj1XBBp_fNkbQZSttZE8GQaPHSFEw5rq23eboRitAhRvg1iQgcNrO4hLZsricKQ4pnw/s400/Star+Trek+Strike+Force+Playsets.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463272509209291602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-g066mSOsIgsMGrZvTWGbT6n1Sd5v5VoQEcStoTNW98-epmmfnHC7tqO00Ew-aDTnl4zyaQa6JZ0r_euR0f3I_YIKR7XXLzdHEHD4ycsHbjd7bqwM741-utpqqdwAagyiJKyHRh2U8QCe/s1600/Star+Trek+Strike+Force+Playsets+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-g066mSOsIgsMGrZvTWGbT6n1Sd5v5VoQEcStoTNW98-epmmfnHC7tqO00Ew-aDTnl4zyaQa6JZ0r_euR0f3I_YIKR7XXLzdHEHD4ycsHbjd7bqwM741-utpqqdwAagyiJKyHRh2U8QCe/s400/Star+Trek+Strike+Force+Playsets+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463272524365368450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixu0AqRfI9wkAL0EslGu8FKigNsfeuMhgJsVsqhbkUIe2OHpdKXuOkQT5OtnyJaVJSBAs17tcrrFoL-B3q0adFgFxzqutDdNfB-5fuLqtgdJgbewDpAtsZX5QOXMpuTjlFpJO30tKUPAsU/s1600/Star+Trek+Strike+Force+Mini+Figures.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixu0AqRfI9wkAL0EslGu8FKigNsfeuMhgJsVsqhbkUIe2OHpdKXuOkQT5OtnyJaVJSBAs17tcrrFoL-B3q0adFgFxzqutDdNfB-5fuLqtgdJgbewDpAtsZX5QOXMpuTjlFpJO30tKUPAsU/s400/Star+Trek+Strike+Force+Mini+Figures.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463272490859438546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0uvlFgjYE7et94dcQRIufS_dnknQsCbZjAA_cgvAaQFbP18bGBqhEG_Q8ehC3dWQ5DW9EDARubi9Ki4pl7G5k4P_DNPG292ewICa4nebzYsxYW_YIr_vqIYG-82UAqdzbUgzY4jAZjJc/s1600/Star+Trek+Strike+Force+Figure+Packs.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0uvlFgjYE7et94dcQRIufS_dnknQsCbZjAA_cgvAaQFbP18bGBqhEG_Q8ehC3dWQ5DW9EDARubi9Ki4pl7G5k4P_DNPG292ewICa4nebzYsxYW_YIr_vqIYG-82UAqdzbUgzY4jAZjJc/s400/Star+Trek+Strike+Force+Figure+Packs.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463272468913396418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Playmates popular line of Role Play toys came to an end with two of their best offerings ever, the Starfleet Phaser from Star Trek 6 and the long requested Klingon D'K Tahg knife. Both where welcomed by fans who regulary attend conventions in costume. Remember this was a time before companies such as Master Replicas came around, so the Playmates weapons where the best bet for cosplay fans.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3AvH1cSldXbHKIyw_VYpzXRJwbNKhYDRV-p5jZvnsVgM42q-BaFQ3qBHvLcQ8o0ZA4oIf8cxQsT50udvw9afwuR5mpODiC-C-sWjvS4AlEqr8kZNPkdm8hpqik6XP3RI02Q2Z7SJ85MX/s1600/Star+Trek+Playmates+Wapr+Factor+Role+play+asst.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3AvH1cSldXbHKIyw_VYpzXRJwbNKhYDRV-p5jZvnsVgM42q-BaFQ3qBHvLcQ8o0ZA4oIf8cxQsT50udvw9afwuR5mpODiC-C-sWjvS4AlEqr8kZNPkdm8hpqik6XP3RI02Q2Z7SJ85MX/s400/Star+Trek+Playmates+Wapr+Factor+Role+play+asst.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463271992031431106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The last vehicle released by Playmates would be the Defiant Destroyer from Deep Space Nine. This one didn't disappoint in any way. Even today it can fetch hundreds of dollars on ebay mint in box.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpB4WBybwbaxOvK9WQDFto4SBMcBbhR2rWUXWSwJVN4pwWazXNdqjoHyu6shkonkr_iEAsL8Vxqkh9sE2caINrr3azfaAxoEeu8kXeE1LLSra_2A_DlG9lI7mEvtSnnMF9DqgrFQyGMq1/s1600/Star+Trek+Playmates+Defiant+Destroyer.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpB4WBybwbaxOvK9WQDFto4SBMcBbhR2rWUXWSwJVN4pwWazXNdqjoHyu6shkonkr_iEAsL8Vxqkh9sE2caINrr3azfaAxoEeu8kXeE1LLSra_2A_DlG9lI7mEvtSnnMF9DqgrFQyGMq1/s400/Star+Trek+Playmates+Defiant+Destroyer.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463271977987547138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After this Warp Factor series wrapped up the only new major release from Playmates came the following year in the form of 9 inch and 12 inch collector's figures from Star Trek Insurrection. The other items in the Insurrection line where repackaged pieces that had been previously released. The Insurrection line was not as widely available as the Warp Factor line. The end was near. After that the line went on to a few more limited releases as store exclusives at Target and online stores such as New Force Comics. It would be a decade before we'd get any new Trek toys from Playmates. And now once again the future of the line is in great doubt.The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-53224983152896598022010-04-03T20:55:00.000-07:002010-04-03T21:08:40.962-07:00Nostalgic G's Star Trek collection pt. 2...I recently updated the Star Trek collection display. Here's some pics from the latest changes.<br />Make sure to check out part 1 <a href="http://treknostalgia.blogspot.com/2009/11/nostalgic-gs-trek-collection.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZ7z-TctETaX2vAYrpB5lgwO4OYDakE4Ct-_iTMJOQYNvAFEzR70StTX7Cy1yR_0zDQMV38FPiBnz8XJOhTmEQPJ5M5vWPXPXVKBglfQC72dGt4AQIENdPew_P2IgllA7xyOBrxY6-dce/s1600/Picture+20.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZ7z-TctETaX2vAYrpB5lgwO4OYDakE4Ct-_iTMJOQYNvAFEzR70StTX7Cy1yR_0zDQMV38FPiBnz8XJOhTmEQPJ5M5vWPXPXVKBglfQC72dGt4AQIENdPew_P2IgllA7xyOBrxY6-dce/s400/Picture+20.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456128275255012194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_ZVHub1S4KTfqpJgv54ObjC0JYfKuJ8XQT-ztwebGSX6HNycXHjIB4zkT5B6YxNESzPEAPsi5R_-Q64pJuKiTI7C2kQF4Oyf1x6J5wKa-nmUK4AGKQd2gyXoOBKEIjafmbeq2K0R8awN/s1600/Picture+19.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivovtQAcFlqb5LEssDvWuH0so0awPKM5ytMbCOUMMpgRfmKwDGHGxRY3o_anhA8jmB_Ju0jh07L5pwSAElw4Z-9uhGU68wrGTN8dWkJOeFCvrOEeh-2emX_wkxHzVSamHkFEAFBXD9ayxu/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456125507519172962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />From a 1989 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine here's an ad produced by the American Cancer Society featuring Spock.The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-12056575656060903882009-12-18T03:44:00.000-08:002009-12-18T03:49:56.014-08:00DST Salt Vampire Figure Cancelled...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzS41iIw8JzShmFXjEDO9wTMh85sYtEkRE6eC89zkz0NK-5MZC6RykewGzHzeh1PlyM0mp5y2SpyKhVSK784t517_0WtTM4W2r0-F58DEE2Usv2_2_8UdvBQZRHuJB-v4G8c7g47D5oMy/s1600-h/saltvampire.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzS41iIw8JzShmFXjEDO9wTMh85sYtEkRE6eC89zkz0NK-5MZC6RykewGzHzeh1PlyM0mp5y2SpyKhVSK784t517_0WtTM4W2r0-F58DEE2Usv2_2_8UdvBQZRHuJB-v4G8c7g47D5oMy/s400/saltvampire.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416541003767288274" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's official, DST sends word that they have canceled their plans to release the Salt Vampire figure based on the original unproduced Art Asylum figure from the early days of the line. Back in 2003 AA canceled the figure saying they had run across too many tooling problems during production. This year DST informed fans of their plans to finally produce the figure and they were going as far as locating the original AA molds. Now due to poor sales of the line, the release of this long lost masterpiece has once again been put on hold.The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-77928046584373746742009-12-14T23:55:00.000-08:002009-12-15T00:37:03.964-08:00Starfleet Gear...Over the years Star Trek licensees have put out multiple collectibles based on items used by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Starfleet</span> officers or students at the Academy. Many of these have been exclusives to the Official Fan Club or Star Trek venues such as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Las</span> Vegas' Star Trek The Experience. Let's take a look at some of my favorite <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Starfleet</span>-themed collectibles, gear, and supplies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfhrhBhrMxxuwXVfAi1J80lxYaIHa5JSS9Lgk1fiuI8IL7t0tRr2UExisIhYpkNigXKxjHOf7-ulBAyHBUjfxUlSGi_s18p1SMSe435kuBr-6r03rM1D_YHslpKOKeC51CQi6eloLB52_/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 382px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfhrhBhrMxxuwXVfAi1J80lxYaIHa5JSS9Lgk1fiuI8IL7t0tRr2UExisIhYpkNigXKxjHOf7-ulBAyHBUjfxUlSGi_s18p1SMSe435kuBr-6r03rM1D_YHslpKOKeC51CQi6eloLB52_/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415370493268346466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Starfleet</span> Away Team Kit</span> -- Originally offered by the Official Fan Club for a brief period of time near the end of the club's existence this kit came in an awesome looking field backpack with a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Starfleet</span> survival team logo o its shiny metallic grey surface. Inside the pack you'd find a glow in the dark flashlight, water bottle, and a blanket made out of space age materials. This to me seemed like one of the coolest collectible ever, the backpack alone is one of the coolest looking trek items I have ever seen, but the fan club discontinued it rather quickly and then they closed their doors for good so I was never able to get it. I still check for it on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Ebay</span> from time to time but unfortunately I have never found a complete one for sale.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hVQ7GJJLND0uqf8l-JWfR1dJtJwGVtA0jXvuJLqVHrf8966-vb5qs5sOryegCiWmgSBiEsNQ3lHx5v-NIG87_ew04uMUjWmQPUQ69UcHLMt5jsFULl77I5it_OdiGkyWyZT59MzIh9LA/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hVQ7GJJLND0uqf8l-JWfR1dJtJwGVtA0jXvuJLqVHrf8966-vb5qs5sOryegCiWmgSBiEsNQ3lHx5v-NIG87_ew04uMUjWmQPUQ69UcHLMt5jsFULl77I5it_OdiGkyWyZT59MzIh9LA/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415370522150233762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">DS</span>9<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">ers</span> baseball hat</span> -- This is one of my favorite pieces of Trek wear. From one of the most fun Trek episodes ever, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">DS</span>9's <span style="font-style: italic;">Take me out to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">holosuites</span></span>, this cap is an exact replica of the one used on the show by cast members in Captain <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Sisko's</span> baseball team. I used to wear this cap a lot during my early college years and it brings back fond memories of my favorite Trek T.V. series and a very special period of my life every time I see it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTWQneK_pUqAztkevd5DNB0ZsCKg_TPz629yuFNNu0HToQDG8BL3F4QZl94aBEl_cacqYvagR5fWy6HiK5kwz-vmN3RmJemWoLylAylalGvy2i-Nnjyj22UKn3jO1b8G-wEwxs0ANs5Ut/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTWQneK_pUqAztkevd5DNB0ZsCKg_TPz629yuFNNu0HToQDG8BL3F4QZl94aBEl_cacqYvagR5fWy6HiK5kwz-vmN3RmJemWoLylAylalGvy2i-Nnjyj22UKn3jO1b8G-wEwxs0ANs5Ut/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415370509123219730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Starfleet</span> Academy Diploma</span> -- For those us us who've always dreamed of attending <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Starfleet</span> Academy this diploma was an awesome thing to have. You could order it from the Official Fan Club and it would come in personalized with your name on it as well as George <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Takei's</span> signature.<br />The diploma was printed on beautiful parchment paper just like the real deal. It would come encased in a blue vinyl holder with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Starfleet</span> Academy logo embossed on the front. A beautiful collectible and a great conversation piece for your wall.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRPDV7uL6SM80F-p__BjZm5gElR-W04ItH9TY3pFpcwo4QbOQZGayfcX7zb2DtHf3YiifryEBrWPgVchnbEYcTcit_bta3jnz7i5O2BDl8p3csx1MCObp4R6X7Wl70CLRlSR-I4z2hEdd/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRPDV7uL6SM80F-p__BjZm5gElR-W04ItH9TY3pFpcwo4QbOQZGayfcX7zb2DtHf3YiifryEBrWPgVchnbEYcTcit_bta3jnz7i5O2BDl8p3csx1MCObp4R6X7Wl70CLRlSR-I4z2hEdd/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415379075399811650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Enterprise crew shirts and hats</span> -- Some of the coolest gear from Enterprise was the hats worn by the crew on away team missions, as well as the black undershirts. The fan club made these two pieces of apparel available pretty early on during the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">show's</span> first season. I still wear these from time to time. They are perfect to wear anywhere and if someone recognizes them as Star Trek gear they are also hardcore fans since the only visible branding is the small <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">NX</span>-01 text. The only complaint I have about these is that the cap does have the Enterprise logo on the back, even though the ones on the show didn't.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim568bJPs3j5-3Itemtg_HicVnDAzdcSk2i8kmzGh9g9lceKqRnBKzEezNH9hJvRtCBPDbWyDLH9U7zNNTpAIod2QaJ82pGBdsMvU7igngTJibkGJswpIIP5PT-oObpF3IJSOcTi-lzjYH/s1600-h/starfleet_survival_guide.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim568bJPs3j5-3Itemtg_HicVnDAzdcSk2i8kmzGh9g9lceKqRnBKzEezNH9hJvRtCBPDbWyDLH9U7zNNTpAIod2QaJ82pGBdsMvU7igngTJibkGJswpIIP5PT-oObpF3IJSOcTi-lzjYH/s400/starfleet_survival_guide.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415375837434185938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Starfleet</span> Survival Guide</span> -- Published by Pocket Books this book is written for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Starfleet</span> officers as a field guide to brief them on multiple subjects such as nonstandard uses for standard equipment, unconventional medicine, dangerous life forms, and extreme scenarios. Very creatively put together by David Mack, author of multiple Star Trek novels, and full of great <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">illustrations</span> by Timothy Earls. A perfect piece to go along with the Away Team Kit.The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-16603283555425690202009-12-13T22:54:00.000-08:002009-12-13T22:59:31.478-08:002 day only deal on 12 inch figures....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8slK6W8jUmdRTC0_0IwRLCDWj7STLcezip_km116-GzJMEerJd_ruYZIbSEzd6pmQtUYQpf5zBIY8uMge0-nbjq1nnWGRscrmWKpfE5Q7S8DUrYpCt24ilIuf6X2KABr3PM97oapxhwHC/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8slK6W8jUmdRTC0_0IwRLCDWj7STLcezip_km116-GzJMEerJd_ruYZIbSEzd6pmQtUYQpf5zBIY8uMge0-nbjq1nnWGRscrmWKpfE5Q7S8DUrYpCt24ilIuf6X2KABr3PM97oapxhwHC/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414981735184642946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some of the best collectibles from the 2009 Star Trek movie were the 12 inch line of figures from Playmates. Toys 'R Us has a great deal on them today and tomorrow only. Originally selling between $29.99 and $34.99 at most retailers you can now get them for $19.99 each at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">TRU</span>. The deal includes the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Sulu</span> and Pike exclusive figures too. If you haven't gotten these yet this is the perfect time to do so. This offer is good in stores only.The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-73017707533485337112009-12-11T14:20:00.000-08:002009-12-11T14:58:41.116-08:00Star Trek Master Series from Skybox...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LtIak_7oEs2_Pe9GcXoeKINWkG6pD1uR8rM6mz7XSJfFPy1JL5u1bNPWUPMHSI-sYzGRcpneAwXMUjTitBdOsqfPl8w6vHwnmjxHsPw4oKEBlt-wtDdeSG7neJcfDbKX9qztl3JMnIa6/s1600-h/DSCN5698.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LtIak_7oEs2_Pe9GcXoeKINWkG6pD1uR8rM6mz7XSJfFPy1JL5u1bNPWUPMHSI-sYzGRcpneAwXMUjTitBdOsqfPl8w6vHwnmjxHsPw4oKEBlt-wtDdeSG7neJcfDbKX9qztl3JMnIa6/s400/DSCN5698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414110234927047090" border="0" /></a><br />Lets take a look at my all time favorite Star Trek trading card series, the Skybox Star Trek Master Series featuring original art compositions from some of the genre's top illustrators.<br />These cards were released back in 1993, and to this date I don't think we've gotten another trading card series with art as beautiful as these. I used to try and buy 2 or 3 packages of these every time I went to my local comic book shop back in the day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhinTom_nBHr2DJPaHAeOhWVoZ9Q83S3OPk9cyx4LMGL5zHkfhspQVpNnZt58khgj1t6kSv8GpKYIoDWkfvToYFXJ647a_yM1e6Mv_BcnAfgd1uC07Fj6vsesG-yBH7fCjsA2DlxKLQdI/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhinTom_nBHr2DJPaHAeOhWVoZ9Q83S3OPk9cyx4LMGL5zHkfhspQVpNnZt58khgj1t6kSv8GpKYIoDWkfvToYFXJ647a_yM1e6Mv_BcnAfgd1uC07Fj6vsesG-yBH7fCjsA2DlxKLQdI/s400/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414111002108217410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnOOQrZQFwXoicD2pNS59_65NFwHiKo4rCeHM0zslhKzBRP12GAV8h9GF-m9T_DRD7TR86WwD6u2pH6E7DcaE4dAvqkppok5MY5xriXhdZyusa2NLkbhLyZ5ah6vAMJk8hRgEb3Rgh1ZP/s1600-h/Picture+10.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnOOQrZQFwXoicD2pNS59_65NFwHiKo4rCeHM0zslhKzBRP12GAV8h9GF-m9T_DRD7TR86WwD6u2pH6E7DcaE4dAvqkppok5MY5xriXhdZyusa2NLkbhLyZ5ah6vAMJk8hRgEb3Rgh1ZP/s400/Picture+10.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414111540609412642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzVDyA0VxZZTUIb3akrrzbdeNzr4Sy1dlSam-cL0QG-80KdN9xUnNu4sqAJj6UfjQnLRKmawurP5IPwDFzTaSEOjXRmP8Vs_Uhl8NlNmSl_CO2lZHBWjtc16gxRdAehOeFyNS16DsfNIm/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzVDyA0VxZZTUIb3akrrzbdeNzr4Sy1dlSam-cL0QG-80KdN9xUnNu4sqAJj6UfjQnLRKmawurP5IPwDFzTaSEOjXRmP8Vs_Uhl8NlNmSl_CO2lZHBWjtc16gxRdAehOeFyNS16DsfNIm/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414110248688320658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some of the artists whose work is included in this set had been illustrating Star Trek posters and novel covers for many years and they truly know how to capture the essence of our favorite characters, aliens, and ships. Artists like Sonia Hilios, Keith Birdsong, and even Trek production illustrator and FX guru Dan Curry all contributed paintings for this set. These are just beautiful to look at. There is so much detail in each image that you could just stare at them for hours.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGP1cHRQ1yqXo_OSIqOMj36Om5Yq9-aefLBBlc7Ttt6doGAGonEQWfcP5JEiuZtUbf5uNqFfrzmYtZyxa1_dXtKJuaMeRQ-C-7BnBrdkjMDXmNSAtaQvmBVnqOBFW0wgAhzB0FSMGa9a5/s1600-h/Picture+15.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGP1cHRQ1yqXo_OSIqOMj36Om5Yq9-aefLBBlc7Ttt6doGAGonEQWfcP5JEiuZtUbf5uNqFfrzmYtZyxa1_dXtKJuaMeRQ-C-7BnBrdkjMDXmNSAtaQvmBVnqOBFW0wgAhzB0FSMGa9a5/s400/Picture+15.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414111581702419842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybSIDoNv-Ne3_1cjAUHHPbhMSt2JGAhpCiAQblwDYaRPeK34XZBh39_tMvTP4D46lcrDBNwZW0VgJBHxtFwmk3yCFYGNTnzZPzsJWqC3QDckA9Pn6e7wgGWJ6GMTsLCw_vOipR0RHtyYy/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybSIDoNv-Ne3_1cjAUHHPbhMSt2JGAhpCiAQblwDYaRPeK34XZBh39_tMvTP4D46lcrDBNwZW0VgJBHxtFwmk3yCFYGNTnzZPzsJWqC3QDckA9Pn6e7wgGWJ6GMTsLCw_vOipR0RHtyYy/s400/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414110995753510258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTQVzzJM2NodN5KE41ylEw-_8zzEBXzy0RipNp0rT8yz6G0o4IcMvcCY-ha2hw9RV3uEscwDTK7TIM-KLnOcBXyE3pfudDoV7-leX6sGthGYoIcyYDJ38U8rcrnbdL1y8bSRISk9F0f5m/s1600-h/Picture+11.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTQVzzJM2NodN5KE41ylEw-_8zzEBXzy0RipNp0rT8yz6G0o4IcMvcCY-ha2hw9RV3uEscwDTK7TIM-KLnOcBXyE3pfudDoV7-leX6sGthGYoIcyYDJ38U8rcrnbdL1y8bSRISk9F0f5m/s400/Picture+11.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414111545965609570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Usually one has to spend a lot of money buying limited edition prints or lithos to get this level of quality in Star Trek art, but this set was the perfect way of bringing high end Star Trek art to every fan. Skybox did an amazing job at putting these together. During the many years they had the Star Trek license they put out some amazing card sets, much better in my opinion than what Rittenhouse Archives puts out these days.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv1ugzUBCkHwvAx7LZoPTD-rUtd4VoWZSeKAigA6KXJfnxso3VfU9rXE89pjxxnwLS1zJPfLLw14WEqT839OUBegygOABPgkp_T7SdDIK_NmZa8-Ks30SuZKuo-AoxEWZhbj_a57CjmC-/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv1ugzUBCkHwvAx7LZoPTD-rUtd4VoWZSeKAigA6KXJfnxso3VfU9rXE89pjxxnwLS1zJPfLLw14WEqT839OUBegygOABPgkp_T7SdDIK_NmZa8-Ks30SuZKuo-AoxEWZhbj_a57CjmC-/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414110242185965026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVYVp4f7f_wHbI8hno5Ya01BQobl_pe9w0LO3CEd89bKqAIAFF3OF7VYAM0KBbHpsIqSEFh7EbpRX3JkMW3bC9tIWz7eEWJ0Cch21UE3Sbdl4BaiqRYKtI1SozsCtbBQ4lDpCPEuO9y4b/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVYVp4f7f_wHbI8hno5Ya01BQobl_pe9w0LO3CEd89bKqAIAFF3OF7VYAM0KBbHpsIqSEFh7EbpRX3JkMW3bC9tIWz7eEWJ0Cch21UE3Sbdl4BaiqRYKtI1SozsCtbBQ4lDpCPEuO9y4b/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414110269347214898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHnXL3QFjznnpivdblICD9sqedgLBBmu2YEaUJthlTzEndBD5wj2ZjWSgxqgNLagR4o1Rf3VJ9OzrdpfGJ35AmHVwHzlcAzPy7vtqhtTsmAzeU_idtw0YZeU9yaG8qveIJ_PpIYgxN6fh/s1600-h/Picture+13.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHnXL3QFjznnpivdblICD9sqedgLBBmu2YEaUJthlTzEndBD5wj2ZjWSgxqgNLagR4o1Rf3VJ9OzrdpfGJ35AmHVwHzlcAzPy7vtqhtTsmAzeU_idtw0YZeU9yaG8qveIJ_PpIYgxN6fh/s400/Picture+13.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414111561928166962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><b>SkyBox International Inc.</b> was a trading card manufacturing company founded back in 1989 as Impel Marketing, the company became SkyBox not long after. In 1991 they picked up the license to produce Star Trek trading cards. Skybox, which was later bought by Fleer, continued to produce Star Trek card sets until the year 2000, when their license expired.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSQG0fe-PsMOQ8gHAFvJm734kVun2hmrkkqBjKiPwXGVCFzOy64BgmfyaQ4Xc7dP8h_BDBJurXd8-LajcPk2J7dtJSrVprxSSwbcO73I7q8eP0UorLD8vKc2Dyu4HyDgKJw08FSbtTq3b/s1600-h/Picture+7.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSQG0fe-PsMOQ8gHAFvJm734kVun2hmrkkqBjKiPwXGVCFzOy64BgmfyaQ4Xc7dP8h_BDBJurXd8-LajcPk2J7dtJSrVprxSSwbcO73I7q8eP0UorLD8vKc2Dyu4HyDgKJw08FSbtTq3b/s400/Picture+7.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414111010554720418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmuEjgEUFhkoQjcFAQG_-KcVdA_F4OBg3jIDBcpgcXpl9Ig7JMs3rjXvnkAOT_TxeqAsm3WPGpKNm8fHWVL2rUEZ1KigYNGmRo_kAz-1mQKLmSYZ7Oc6g_MIB1ft8Lv2fNqzBRwHoMbI6/s1600-h/Picture+8.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmuEjgEUFhkoQjcFAQG_-KcVdA_F4OBg3jIDBcpgcXpl9Ig7JMs3rjXvnkAOT_TxeqAsm3WPGpKNm8fHWVL2rUEZ1KigYNGmRo_kAz-1mQKLmSYZ7Oc6g_MIB1ft8Lv2fNqzBRwHoMbI6/s400/Picture+8.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414111023549562434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9giKh66vsjKGK-N91ZeCO1KWJ8Get1XawsuPduz0zC3ji6wuonWbzWZytKelbaoyDc4O5qRp7TNB4ePwVWjVOFUNLFyWu7Y6bs_gTHSKf3AbEfohG-74qc511nvt2qp76_dq7FVvdjWn/s1600-h/Picture+9.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9giKh66vsjKGK-N91ZeCO1KWJ8Get1XawsuPduz0zC3ji6wuonWbzWZytKelbaoyDc4O5qRp7TNB4ePwVWjVOFUNLFyWu7Y6bs_gTHSKf3AbEfohG-74qc511nvt2qp76_dq7FVvdjWn/s400/Picture+9.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414111033908037778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Since these cards were produced back in 1993 the set only features art from the first 6 motion pictures and The Original Series, The Next Generation, and DS9. There was a second series produced the following year, I'll share my thoughts on that one as well as my favorite images in a future post. It would be great to see a new series of art cards in the same style released today so it could include art from all the Star Trek shows and films produced since these Skybox sets were released. Now lets take a look at a couple more of my favorite images from the Star Trek Master Series 1.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1znCbSs_kbXwvFkU755rO1A_H__qN3j560OojOkd0-4M2WlLW0DwaYS4FYfC7CPYRcqqkFi1uD5q6FbvucpVFFpjxSJ0baOjtTsJCh8Uplm2FCrtkvnxqKC-OMk9iZiwXcuIA8DArDIk/s1600-h/Picture+14.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1znCbSs_kbXwvFkU755rO1A_H__qN3j560OojOkd0-4M2WlLW0DwaYS4FYfC7CPYRcqqkFi1uD5q6FbvucpVFFpjxSJ0baOjtTsJCh8Uplm2FCrtkvnxqKC-OMk9iZiwXcuIA8DArDIk/s400/Picture+14.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414111568093698754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_u5NTlX6rt7Eul6AJ6KKFn8A69laRFgi2H_wdHegvitbyDIg4c2eP__uAu_ud7pIjIO5D08ukWe2oLwdbTbXz26hawpp1Gw-RJQVVoNq3V0FixypP1yJaIE1e2-Fk1ym2SzCv7heWnJ1u/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_u5NTlX6rt7Eul6AJ6KKFn8A69laRFgi2H_wdHegvitbyDIg4c2eP__uAu_ud7pIjIO5D08ukWe2oLwdbTbXz26hawpp1Gw-RJQVVoNq3V0FixypP1yJaIE1e2-Fk1ym2SzCv7heWnJ1u/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414110259463925618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTPwGctzyB5OAQcqPNsrjlRjI1ke-FA32D2fi3nNKWLtvxsEjimaRtwTrKXRa3F1S8x6CdVtDBTJLDMf8rveXUIRww-9ASo1M0HQ1Y4mJfxtiSq5nlIunhfoSYGQduvGh9OCSN6XYN5Pv/s1600-h/Picture+19.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTPwGctzyB5OAQcqPNsrjlRjI1ke-FA32D2fi3nNKWLtvxsEjimaRtwTrKXRa3F1S8x6CdVtDBTJLDMf8rveXUIRww-9ASo1M0HQ1Y4mJfxtiSq5nlIunhfoSYGQduvGh9OCSN6XYN5Pv/s400/Picture+19.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414112228441684434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbWkcJIDubLe7_JBbiTVpcqaPGvcrXfFxLDdSoot9OkpbATK8FxNyaAp3EHVoO0VjdC4qkkhabkpVh4e2A6E3kgLt4PSoH2A-10Qg5hyC3inU54cafxaCLuQGi-mgyGEF8uQz7X3kShzG/s1600-h/Picture+20.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3p_aLtbPZTyfbWIYWMkvFfhs2ZGMqSCI6Aiw5Y2aCzNDbmegqtJeJelOFNR7A6ezI-IxJYhXiBLI8tZeUc_DbbrCL19mu3WcyyV4JNgEQdISh3kc97jzroh2Y9_aVBVYIV3w-rFa1ycu8/s400/Picture+26.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414114416417366258" border="0" /></a>The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-72018280869236506762009-12-10T20:33:00.000-08:002009-12-10T20:38:52.375-08:00Celebrate 30 years of Star Trek The Motion Picture with some help from DST...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkRPf3C-3vA4j3lXVB_aVwPMKEMKbGUmWhOlZGG4n28MFyQqR6IlKyQR8h8MJ_tYAQpGp-kJ-tZYCXCad-s3s-1veZfHcOEC2yTkRBYibTR6ypnxqP8VPyYZyTpi6vEbQEX46CYBKPRDm/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkRPf3C-3vA4j3lXVB_aVwPMKEMKbGUmWhOlZGG4n28MFyQqR6IlKyQR8h8MJ_tYAQpGp-kJ-tZYCXCad-s3s-1veZfHcOEC2yTkRBYibTR6ypnxqP8VPyYZyTpi6vEbQEX46CYBKPRDm/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413832377457802258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This week marks the 30<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> anniversary of the U.S.S. Enterprise's first silver screen voyage.<br />DST has just released its latest role play item just in time for the celebration. Their latest offering is a replica of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Starfleet</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Phaser</span> as seen in The Motion Picture. As all the other great role play items from AA/DST this one's a must have. For some reason these guys can't make quality action figures anymore but they can still put out some impressive role play items and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">accessories</span>. You can pick up the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">phaser</span> from Entertainment Earth right now. Here's an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">up close</span> look at the piece.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XgfVCWYOiEk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XgfVCWYOiEk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-42070945805101093662009-12-10T19:10:00.000-08:002009-12-11T15:03:03.863-08:00Trekin' through 2009: The Star Trek year in pictures...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFPnbonnzaj0Imihi3ABxm1EQPxgwSzktuuzTVAl4CUciCgMfFgtKb8nEs9bJNp7R_bfY9bmKXp9HEZ-rAG6ULBsxTc8qSzL2LnHYMd43qsvNm8N68NHdW32OQiXrF0WgdjJcvfkbXfOT/s1600-h/startrek_2_1920x12001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFPnbonnzaj0Imihi3ABxm1EQPxgwSzktuuzTVAl4CUciCgMfFgtKb8nEs9bJNp7R_bfY9bmKXp9HEZ-rAG6ULBsxTc8qSzL2LnHYMd43qsvNm8N68NHdW32OQiXrF0WgdjJcvfkbXfOT/s400/startrek_2_1920x12001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413814124580499202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />2009 has been the biggest year for Star Trek since 1994 -- when TNG was coming to an end, DS9 was starting to hi its stride, Voyager was about to launch, and the world was impatiently waiting for the meetings of the two legendary Captains of the Enterprise on the big screen in Star Trek Generation. Star Trek was at its Zenith, with Shatner and Stewart on the cover of Time magazine amongst multiple other national and international publications. And now 15 years later Star Trek has found its mojo once again in the eyes of general audiences all over the world (we true Trek fans know it had never really lost it). The launch of the new major motion picture from Paramount and JJ Abrams brought with it a huge amount of promotion, tie-ins, merchandise, and events to help usher in a new era for our beloved franchise in the epic fashion it has always deserved. Here's a look at some of my favorite images from the many promotions taking place during Star Trek's comeback year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYA237xnRUqVOYZE-Xg6joCvmjfXj0k3fJTdnYUkjnFivmiT-JAR6GFNpgNl6obG11e_GSoLjIW64oCqDGqh5G4B-_kwd9bRdc_OLClwXzjEKHFlwrKsYXuXUane-mBVVnH-InoeURJfo/s1600-h/startrek-boldlygo-poster.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYA237xnRUqVOYZE-Xg6joCvmjfXj0k3fJTdnYUkjnFivmiT-JAR6GFNpgNl6obG11e_GSoLjIW64oCqDGqh5G4B-_kwd9bRdc_OLClwXzjEKHFlwrKsYXuXUane-mBVVnH-InoeURJfo/s400/startrek-boldlygo-poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413853847954406210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Unused teaser poster for the film from Paramount Pictures.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxD3KQWI5uLMzs0NmlLUre3p7DS1IcDBO65GT-XzV7yYwvE61xVmktq58n7ITlfLmflGWRIZPIK8OBw9w7p8th9LKsVAir5ebgW3V_TW3Qu3DBBwGmB7JNALlU0eMN7UAIqt3LdirxoGlT/s1600-h/3485930768_b767a1e77b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxD3KQWI5uLMzs0NmlLUre3p7DS1IcDBO65GT-XzV7yYwvE61xVmktq58n7ITlfLmflGWRIZPIK8OBw9w7p8th9LKsVAir5ebgW3V_TW3Qu3DBBwGmB7JNALlU0eMN7UAIqt3LdirxoGlT/s400/3485930768_b767a1e77b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413814107618952194" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Chris Pine meets Leonard Nimoy at an event for Shatner's charity horse show and the press is right there to capture the moment.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxAkRxg0rsI1tgTeNSjCT4-84HHcbfCL3TmedrfYUcJIYpuLY0fN3Z_MG4iidrMl-QcaCRmHzhDtNg-L2esk7FHYCRVcNCFz6bXwijobgUYsUZ8FCAhezzeZ3JRKwIGEGUpo7VL357Tay/s1600-h/3525000573_0bb19b868f.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxAkRxg0rsI1tgTeNSjCT4-84HHcbfCL3TmedrfYUcJIYpuLY0fN3Z_MG4iidrMl-QcaCRmHzhDtNg-L2esk7FHYCRVcNCFz6bXwijobgUYsUZ8FCAhezzeZ3JRKwIGEGUpo7VL357Tay/s400/3525000573_0bb19b868f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413814099806442434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQW4bMXpzKpwL93d1Ju4XwddwVxHmnV8HIcG_4tkarfwuqReLGTeDemrCKcJ3dFngXrxoF8TRZ9c-qxJ9dP5G1Oyu85Uug_yDeWz1b9sClbXv8qGNodqHmqi-n7rOFE3OvKzveDK6cdgVV/s1600-h/kirk_and_spock_stxiHQ.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQW4bMXpzKpwL93d1Ju4XwddwVxHmnV8HIcG_4tkarfwuqReLGTeDemrCKcJ3dFngXrxoF8TRZ9c-qxJ9dP5G1Oyu85Uug_yDeWz1b9sClbXv8qGNodqHmqi-n7rOFE3OvKzveDK6cdgVV/s400/kirk_and_spock_stxiHQ.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413853856771578306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The first official promo shots from Paramount introducing us to the new Kirk and Spock.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8eY0GChlZ0p91gj9z1QEyiUjcnBkmzJ-7gZbKjYPdHVLWgbdZ-T18wNzeX1vZjAOkBG0ED6EW6MMzARY2OCX8unpdLUjLVbvkbiXAMisn7Rx2X9sRPLEaRbeFd1VVAuFcOsWkerWzDT-/s1600-h/3523603473_e725dcdcac.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8eY0GChlZ0p91gj9z1QEyiUjcnBkmzJ-7gZbKjYPdHVLWgbdZ-T18wNzeX1vZjAOkBG0ED6EW6MMzARY2OCX8unpdLUjLVbvkbiXAMisn7Rx2X9sRPLEaRbeFd1VVAuFcOsWkerWzDT-/s400/3523603473_e725dcdcac.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413814094646403906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcolmjaAqiogLF5GR1LF84di48Vy4akFSmaEg75gogmTfqsC1g_rJvGuyaG2y1LDUYx8kmWhlGBRLgpiosRniSMg-OHMs9Ew7bTdUFysNi9crGgEgdU1Jmiv0zc8-ie2nR_1DrLhq_cQJe/s1600-h/3523603423_40561561ff.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcolmjaAqiogLF5GR1LF84di48Vy4akFSmaEg75gogmTfqsC1g_rJvGuyaG2y1LDUYx8kmWhlGBRLgpiosRniSMg-OHMs9Ew7bTdUFysNi9crGgEgdU1Jmiv0zc8-ie2nR_1DrLhq_cQJe/s400/3523603423_40561561ff.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413813428989191842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Star Trek dance parties in L.A. and New York become the "it" event in the cities' nightlife with Orion slave girls, special Trek-themed photo booths and cool giveaways like this awesome poster.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAaEqwFeT9CDvRsWZe8624RDU6VeeqCObgLCDkuMD4nzmwt9eYUBu_cjQZUH5sddogllWsX83S6V8U3_G83nIrPee-VrsSXidmQaX3CIS6fxXJejpzT-UzoINnoLbKlmZ1_iwkEzXFSEe/s1600-h/3518968679_d358f5f1c9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAaEqwFeT9CDvRsWZe8624RDU6VeeqCObgLCDkuMD4nzmwt9eYUBu_cjQZUH5sddogllWsX83S6V8U3_G83nIrPee-VrsSXidmQaX3CIS6fxXJejpzT-UzoINnoLbKlmZ1_iwkEzXFSEe/s400/3518968679_d358f5f1c9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413813427407369746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">As a longtime fan I got great joy in seeing ads for a Star Trek movie in the newspapers once again.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RpThyTeV9cph2OUuzBUCgH_4rDKKw9vvzbpGIsOohf75qoHdviGqHP-4qwMRG7ZLciUZtGI86kSQZ1eWXh46S9rP7FcmwRyjs5xZcUnng7B09rHRT9SoEnPNTyhWk3VgNhMagjwokQf8/s1600-h/3496418989_45f80e98bf.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RpThyTeV9cph2OUuzBUCgH_4rDKKw9vvzbpGIsOohf75qoHdviGqHP-4qwMRG7ZLciUZtGI86kSQZ1eWXh46S9rP7FcmwRyjs5xZcUnng7B09rHRT9SoEnPNTyhWk3VgNhMagjwokQf8/s400/3496418989_45f80e98bf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413812756894975282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMA8_fpfMx1GKibq_Uj5tcK6l-5kvLf-Bj6LlBl3-qIs89CJWsE2dF44QEI0_xeVlBCCAlcSFBmLrZ_gA3YFFjjpnFzfXmq0htdMVePG9jCXO48-Rjh2UwssHnIa8f_3lcRfePlXUxX4m/s1600-h/amc_theatres_star_trek_gift_card_collection.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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font-style: italic;">Ads from promo partners lined up the walls of movie theaters.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFifa680kv-McOjyheRAQy2GraU2ztmrEiXY7ZAfhisq4o8mZ-I5BuI4rCyo7HooXrsRItJasifWrurWUYlWqO7k_9SRyXY7Ep7PqCRSQGxfmeWJSlmgCm_CM9UqqXBZ3Vh5rwzLEUPX-/s1600-h/3566274245_4d1c7a9fa0.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFifa680kv-McOjyheRAQy2GraU2ztmrEiXY7ZAfhisq4o8mZ-I5BuI4rCyo7HooXrsRItJasifWrurWUYlWqO7k_9SRyXY7Ep7PqCRSQGxfmeWJSlmgCm_CM9UqqXBZ3Vh5rwzLEUPX-/s400/3566274245_4d1c7a9fa0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413812436954031330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANSO5TXAFe73vbxARLIj6fmox0hAl_OfoQCiW6C9qkf4I9lErPle7L7eqD_TWDua9__0ZcUEiDWGujXse4QYsRwbMxPlqEmvoDvpIiEvWRH-WlqNtWtfddWbeJF-9hYlJJQadJxjpqkxn/s1600-h/3566374749_b1d63a1d88.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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font-style: italic;">Supermarket aisles are chock full of products with multiple offers for Trek items to help promote the big film.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9-jyNQA2eRmdiOYcxRwxmupN07pux8r8fPC8Ct4xkrRQA6_MgfdsN-amVKBvDqeqqoScf4TTOwdelYKZU1D4hdCkv7trOdy-Ao-JJ6ao1ytWVJJOxTnN9rq643CD6KGvqNeAHvtQQ1rw/s1600-h/3567215282_4da490a256.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9-jyNQA2eRmdiOYcxRwxmupN07pux8r8fPC8Ct4xkrRQA6_MgfdsN-amVKBvDqeqqoScf4TTOwdelYKZU1D4hdCkv7trOdy-Ao-JJ6ao1ytWVJJOxTnN9rq643CD6KGvqNeAHvtQQ1rw/s400/3567215282_4da490a256.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413812128713134130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkZOwIo43i7BsFVBWRkjTphlnFKrCykJQn96KZ-yE0rHVQc3KtsRMNcE8n0o2mgIEbZ3CHce4NNa0nOgL8VsdcPMdfLwjAuZYWdgslCmSM6CHNRN8JdRcjoreqo4fxASuQpfhdsmaFMtx/s1600-h/3592832795_09375950bc.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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font-weight: bold;">A Premiere of epic proportions for the Star Trek film takes over Hollywood Blvd.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAcBHNYzhquRV-D1b1oHgAJH0VGxY5QP5sFR_v5xHaIupNLRBZjWoD13JgJUEuCQC6zSPXDwkn52YjJbtxsBixnhY-zBqeIAQq26qGvdnnrgpzRsiA55YTBWXEhSPBxuXAKsJySatJ9Ww/s1600-h/klingonbk2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAcBHNYzhquRV-D1b1oHgAJH0VGxY5QP5sFR_v5xHaIupNLRBZjWoD13JgJUEuCQC6zSPXDwkn52YjJbtxsBixnhY-zBqeIAQq26qGvdnnrgpzRsiA55YTBWXEhSPBxuXAKsJySatJ9Ww/s400/klingonbk2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413811475038357778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Burger King </span>Klingons<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> show up at the Star Trek Hollywood Premiere to cause some trouble at the Mann's </span>Chinese<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> Theater.</span>The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-14597317724729936462009-11-24T16:07:00.001-08:002009-11-24T16:59:17.123-08:00The Nostalgic G's Trek Collection...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUPDP7nwKIQG0DBikcKANUhTMnS3mz11JGcFBQUfNhFDtg0tnKb8rx9uOvQZsDulGAlxxhqPfeZ10MGKeh4sEyctAJzqFzIh6tzJvU_Oip2GzkeBRwbTtdxd5-hBcZj9ALoBQvfbRFuZ4/s1600/Picture+31.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUPDP7nwKIQG0DBikcKANUhTMnS3mz11JGcFBQUfNhFDtg0tnKb8rx9uOvQZsDulGAlxxhqPfeZ10MGKeh4sEyctAJzqFzIh6tzJvU_Oip2GzkeBRwbTtdxd5-hBcZj9ALoBQvfbRFuZ4/s400/Picture+31.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407827127466050226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I recently got started organizing my boxes, storage bins, and closets full of Trek stuff.<br />I have one room dedicated to the collection right now, but its kind of small. Since I don't have a lot of space to display the entire collection I'm going to start rotating it every few months. Let's take a look at the current set up featuring new movie stuff, classics from Playmates 90s toy line, and some of the awesome Art Asylum offerings.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiCSsRxTkqH38bdlPTNRtKXh8l4CMBp3i7hBK1eP80Q1YVJRSVgNGyT_uSnW8aQh8AElL3kk7kZkHTRKQWVGpocFWX8euHxLVWl6cjzYXUvWTmFmbExfZRtAgaZSaYl5c73eqCi5U_0jV/s1600/Picture+26.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiCSsRxTkqH38bdlPTNRtKXh8l4CMBp3i7hBK1eP80Q1YVJRSVgNGyT_uSnW8aQh8AElL3kk7kZkHTRKQWVGpocFWX8euHxLVWl6cjzYXUvWTmFmbExfZRtAgaZSaYl5c73eqCi5U_0jV/s400/Picture+26.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407828479243699922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3-MXx4ttfFG-kugBq2V2uvgn12qMBKn1O8l5qprL-Q595TkiWrwRPz-RNyGyXYgfvE-LKAh1z-MlCYm6xyfc7zrYKvHpT16SiVs1P4Z3aPsG3OAcT68LoRVE-g-lukLv7jxK48ayxpPB/s1600/DSCN6139.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1Kxh_MfToFDjyBfA87GtxGg0tHo0tVFqk67lnCn7TV0EOjy1zTLMdVZbCLVMVOu8P1bUXGeJyPFDklWM2Qj0tDrqqzTdTsaVaLUVIhyIaagdLTg14n3LeAu0mv8B-xg0CQc4Nj_tfMXz/s400/DSCN6149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407837128583693874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqG0bBegVvekgWt-WsQSmR2P_mGPgzv4k-4v9WGnNnnmXrzWdzbFbNSKRhJPnafAqpT4gg-Od0xkAb59mnChHHsaAWXm6EeaFoTVRx8DNwXwZrbaoVAIo7iBFrpMhk3Xf9pc4LMIq4IlYQ/s1600/DSCN6132.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqG0bBegVvekgWt-WsQSmR2P_mGPgzv4k-4v9WGnNnnmXrzWdzbFbNSKRhJPnafAqpT4gg-Od0xkAb59mnChHHsaAWXm6EeaFoTVRx8DNwXwZrbaoVAIo7iBFrpMhk3Xf9pc4LMIq4IlYQ/s400/DSCN6132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407837104257500322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Stay tuned for Pt. 2 coming soon featuring more action figures, the 12 inch figs, dioramas, playsets, books, movies, and even some Borg bubble bath...The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-50161174893732929852009-11-23T16:59:00.001-08:002009-11-23T17:01:45.101-08:00SpockCation Pt. 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6e41AkasysICd0vllqWdhouYsKsgDrCCSS8z-RAqSmdQJd4q7C7_EEeG3L6Ph5cvpI1j08xpfAf3YrwTuVLKENz6gWTR80chBsVZK5sNGpL0rYi4Nozx0umlaWXY4fKmYTeij3rAYZXTi/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6e41AkasysICd0vllqWdhouYsKsgDrCCSS8z-RAqSmdQJd4q7C7_EEeG3L6Ph5cvpI1j08xpfAf3YrwTuVLKENz6gWTR80chBsVZK5sNGpL0rYi4Nozx0umlaWXY4fKmYTeij3rAYZXTi/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407468661299461890" border="0" /></a><br />Part two of Spock's visit to L.A. with the Nostalgic Gangsta is up at Eclectorama.<br />Check it out <a href="http://eclectorama.blogspot.com/2009/11/spock-stop-9-los-angeles-ca-continued.html">now</a>.The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-27401106255190337642009-11-17T14:44:00.001-08:002009-11-17T14:48:52.787-08:00SpockCation Pt.1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-yl6kxV5842e97r2I_J7f-ruNrV1E6drkDco4lt4B-GRdhOxFXbx8UscgXpwgWQrvxMq_Bjh3YZQuQ70Lb2d4OGi2Twej_9MW_lMT9jkBStNWymc7e4oYJe897UxYvF4_ZPz-6-zdOPV/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-yl6kxV5842e97r2I_J7f-ruNrV1E6drkDco4lt4B-GRdhOxFXbx8UscgXpwgWQrvxMq_Bjh3YZQuQ70Lb2d4OGi2Twej_9MW_lMT9jkBStNWymc7e4oYJe897UxYvF4_ZPz-6-zdOPV/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405207260529378578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.eclectorama.blogspot.com/">Eclectorama's</a> traveling Spock just spent a weekend with the Nostalgic G in Hollywood drinking Romulan ale and hanging out at Star Trek: The Exhibit.<br />Check out the Spockcation feature at the Eclectorama for pt. 1 of <a href="http://www.eclectorama.blogspot.com/2009/11/spock-stop-9-los-angeles-ca.html">Spock's visit</a>.The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-60324208509332674442009-11-15T23:02:00.000-08:002009-11-24T22:58:35.678-08:00Star Trek Blu-Ray and DVD Sales Ads...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRltCDVTyQMr8948VFUKMize101fI4-yV0f6psVAURMUK2Y7_bv11-U-geAKOgsj_IjdKS7COdlRzUmdi0E28Y7s59NYW1H10po1cpnhKEpbSFNaRj7W0ZntWXLby1AREqIOOB1-yABhS-/s1600/Picture+6.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRltCDVTyQMr8948VFUKMize101fI4-yV0f6psVAURMUK2Y7_bv11-U-geAKOgsj_IjdKS7COdlRzUmdi0E28Y7s59NYW1H10po1cpnhKEpbSFNaRj7W0ZntWXLby1AREqIOOB1-yABhS-/s400/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404594042900367266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Magazine ad for the film's Blu-Ray and DVD release.</span><br /><br />This Tuesday Star Trek will be making its debut on Blu-Ray and DVD and many retailers will be launchg the film with special events and offers. Let's go over some of them and take a look at the ads.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1u-OF_qJaoe2-iHzSBbQyg3SPjOcoQZdSjxvfuNwufnU_D5R5xs2faypkc5zrW5qpai0Lj5sBsq4PmJQMs_KoUHXqssTLChOhyphenhyphen3CT384M5VBJgEX6U8CFbOqJuE-45h0APOCa3Dfk-hfk/s1600/Picture+5.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1u-OF_qJaoe2-iHzSBbQyg3SPjOcoQZdSjxvfuNwufnU_D5R5xs2faypkc5zrW5qpai0Lj5sBsq4PmJQMs_KoUHXqssTLChOhyphenhyphen3CT384M5VBJgEX6U8CFbOqJuE-45h0APOCa3Dfk-hfk/s400/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404593957878925074" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The DVD and Blu-Ray release of Star Trek takes the top spot this week's Entertainment Weekly "must list".</span><br /><br />Best Buy will have every single edition of the film available along with the highly anticipated exclusive set packed with 4 Starfleet badge replicas produced by Quantm Mechanix.<br />This one is definitively my top pick from all the exclusive sets. Fans who show up at Best Buy during the first two hours of business on Tuesday will be able to save 3 dollars of the Blu-Ray or 2 dollars off the DVD. There's also a rumor that Best Buy will be having some Star Trek titles on Blu-Ray for the prie of $7.99 during their black Friday extravaganza. We'll keep you posted on that as more info comes in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkaqepSwaPrdUwpxdkatIgUuCIWN3SV2aOkHp4PaHb8M30EhJyrVXEEZeAJWnomQOiKrpkszVosPKyxoRbWNd8Z__jUp0VkA51fH9JnwNiNnJr3g9Qztr4OXBJYj_ZMbVPgo_OV0-VmBw/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkaqepSwaPrdUwpxdkatIgUuCIWN3SV2aOkHp4PaHb8M30EhJyrVXEEZeAJWnomQOiKrpkszVosPKyxoRbWNd8Z__jUp0VkA51fH9JnwNiNnJr3g9Qztr4OXBJYj_ZMbVPgo_OV0-VmBw/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404593854847978194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Many Best Buy stores will open their doors at midnight for all the eager fans who can't wait till Tuesday morning to get their hands on the film. Head on over to Bestbuy.com for a list of all participating locations. Best Buy will also have all the previous Star Trek Blu-Ray titles on sale with discounts raging between 5-35 dollars.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SKlGPd8WdLT3lNN_zbJ0VWRJqysXo8JbEr_1sVHsieL8aQEMsJBVLswUPNEn9WxqdPincIHX2im8a0XvaFjxlSCbg5Mry6yIXvGzI0JyC3fNvwwT1BJuxMP6A984-o1k5_i3yFPt_hk-/s1600/Picture+8.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SKlGPd8WdLT3lNN_zbJ0VWRJqysXo8JbEr_1sVHsieL8aQEMsJBVLswUPNEn9WxqdPincIHX2im8a0XvaFjxlSCbg5Mry6yIXvGzI0JyC3fNvwwT1BJuxMP6A984-o1k5_i3yFPt_hk-/s400/Picture+8.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404595183251563186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Target will have a special packaging for the film just ike they've done with previous Paramount titles such as Iron Man and both Transformers movies. This time around the case can be put together to form a mini U.SS. Enterprise display in which you can store the film's multiple discs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnQMQfxXaUz_NzMD5INfBOCSY-bkxd3ucOFChfyX8oszY1wn3kwolUAIQunGUR5Pxh0sOtaRv3HVgXK0M4L9heZqCg70gaQ5EJ40_z_4-MYxmjfCFJYHmqzJVv2FlCVrpGMiro3_rN7mm/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnQMQfxXaUz_NzMD5INfBOCSY-bkxd3ucOFChfyX8oszY1wn3kwolUAIQunGUR5Pxh0sOtaRv3HVgXK0M4L9heZqCg70gaQ5EJ40_z_4-MYxmjfCFJYHmqzJVv2FlCVrpGMiro3_rN7mm/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404593743955663794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Many other retailers will have sale prices on the film such as Toys R Us, which listed the film on their Sunday newspaper ad.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJ1GuX_bEfl5juAvIol9ZNrl9e_srjoLiMJYF9gHF5FkWRS05ebEBFwgygFcnscyqXPHA1lTI8vP8o4clwUbb4I8_qfyVXw4zs7IzbpSAR4W9cUeH0waMQ9mB19zZaJWpRc_TbAeQO6C3/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJ1GuX_bEfl5juAvIol9ZNrl9e_srjoLiMJYF9gHF5FkWRS05ebEBFwgygFcnscyqXPHA1lTI8vP8o4clwUbb4I8_qfyVXw4zs7IzbpSAR4W9cUeH0waMQ9mB19zZaJWpRc_TbAeQO6C3/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404593581815405250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some blockbuster stores will also have the film available at midnight for sale and rental. I'll be back later in the week with my take on some of these cool new goodies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqW6xe0X6_sxchIbvaARES00WbZypvtuULk1vepROLQwgSNcWUFfakWTxwBUiz34feeIpKWWS1ZcMGhFfabhpZOhPA9BdsR5jYp-rMflB7WpfQiJpWy-pNHmRq5J8M45gV6m7rV9iyL3xP/s1600/13339_1254254950272_1046494953_30792783_1262016_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqW6xe0X6_sxchIbvaARES00WbZypvtuULk1vepROLQwgSNcWUFfakWTxwBUiz34feeIpKWWS1ZcMGhFfabhpZOhPA9BdsR5jYp-rMflB7WpfQiJpWy-pNHmRq5J8M45gV6m7rV9iyL3xP/s400/13339_1254254950272_1046494953_30792783_1262016_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405208693906283746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJ1GuX_bEfl5juAvIol9ZNrl9e_srjoLiMJYF9gHF5FkWRS05ebEBFwgygFcnscyqXPHA1lTI8vP8o4clwUbb4I8_qfyVXw4zs7IzbpSAR4W9cUeH0waMQ9mB19zZaJWpRc_TbAeQO6C3/s1600/Picture+4.png"><br /></a>The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-13176857853093475392009-10-06T10:19:00.000-07:002009-10-06T10:25:30.384-07:00Playmates announces 2010 details for Star Trek toyline...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsXiGM2Nc7Fc3jF_wySrSBL2U2sIpQ56gFG5e_6ZdCbsh4L5cBGjzyMTtovxLg-J1CuC1GTvbDRQWozQ2_QJ4DQT7czwPnGQ_KOoLfzEu5B-0jjfD9REMK-9dj14G4qhLOtF7IsdBLFtdP/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsXiGM2Nc7Fc3jF_wySrSBL2U2sIpQ56gFG5e_6ZdCbsh4L5cBGjzyMTtovxLg-J1CuC1GTvbDRQWozQ2_QJ4DQT7czwPnGQ_KOoLfzEu5B-0jjfD9REMK-9dj14G4qhLOtF7IsdBLFtdP/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389539260123967730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />STAR TREK - Live Long and Prosper *<br /><br />With nearly 40 years of heritage in the STAR TREK franchise, Playmates will build on the excitement generated by the blockbuster STAR TREK movie directed by J.J. Abrams with an offering of new toys and collectibles based on the 2009 movie and the classic original series catalyst STAR TREK. In addition to new waves of 3.75” action figures, role play accessories and iconic vehicles two new segments will be introduced in the movie line that should appeal to both the long time fan and the younger fans alike. The STARFLEET DEFENDER line includes a full array of movie characters articulated in small-scale in dynamic animated-style action poses. Collectible iconic mini space ships from the 2009 movie include the U.S.S. Enterprise, the U.S.S. Kelvin, and the Narada. And for the first time ever, Playmates will introduce 3.75” GALAXY EDITION action figures and diorama’s based on the classic Star Trek series. These figures will be highly detailed with authentic life-like likenesses and feature over 16 points of articulation. Iconic scenes from the most popular episodes will be depicted in two-figure pack dioramas. So jump on the U.S.S. Enterprise and Live Long and Prosper with the STAR TREK products for young and older.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0xXoKS2gntFw6eCGIukd-fF4QYxtaCCBcjhRhv8740UUoe4BYwAYVS-kVVlPES2dI-r3hSRsDU543t4febCg5D0F_gFGpdNZcXMtfZfeUA9wBqS38LoSRVGcPA_1h54rKfEZ2PEaNf0t/s1600-h/playmates_logo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 49px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0xXoKS2gntFw6eCGIukd-fF4QYxtaCCBcjhRhv8740UUoe4BYwAYVS-kVVlPES2dI-r3hSRsDU543t4febCg5D0F_gFGpdNZcXMtfZfeUA9wBqS38LoSRVGcPA_1h54rKfEZ2PEaNf0t/s400/playmates_logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389539357131072722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />*From Playmates Toys Press ReleaseThe Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-86031057234397130692009-09-20T19:16:00.001-07:002009-09-20T19:19:42.212-07:00Fan Art: Homemade Galileo 7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcGVSneDNYlQbrhioBtVn4jJo9rgA1DMl3fUOJrUmOwKxsvN8ViUx25UlNaWpVhCQzyApID_P9dcQTNNwAhD6lHx-SDOOiIT9E8lJcJjzFFUKmPq6Z-oCq2nkazlcgMpFas3ZWtMv_xwL/s1600-h/Galileo+7+Pic"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcGVSneDNYlQbrhioBtVn4jJo9rgA1DMl3fUOJrUmOwKxsvN8ViUx25UlNaWpVhCQzyApID_P9dcQTNNwAhD6lHx-SDOOiIT9E8lJcJjzFFUKmPq6Z-oCq2nkazlcgMpFas3ZWtMv_xwL/s400/Galileo+7+Pic" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383739075104733922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our good friend and contributor DJTITOFLOW recently created this awesome foam board Galileo 7 shuttle. Head on over to his <a href="http://www.djtitoflow.blogspot.com/2009/09/home-made-galileo-7.html">blog</a> for a great article detailing the creation of this ship and his use for it on a school project.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQPieg9ibDQ_VQV0f2puxxjUUalOtUEHTIzPKY8XN3O0Kbk54XwDNt6XWvUUtjX81BeUGc-RNmu_XLSVaeZ9itiVqkNfGbMwg_GRlTLfnKRK6q0k5posuAgDEtnOv6HFHWwF58uxftcu4/s1600-h/Galileo+7"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQPieg9ibDQ_VQV0f2puxxjUUalOtUEHTIzPKY8XN3O0Kbk54XwDNt6XWvUUtjX81BeUGc-RNmu_XLSVaeZ9itiVqkNfGbMwg_GRlTLfnKRK6q0k5posuAgDEtnOv6HFHWwF58uxftcu4/s400/Galileo+7" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383739069697755282" border="0" /></a>The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-87019326593634809812009-09-19T20:44:00.001-07:002009-09-19T21:22:23.213-07:00Return of the Starfleet Utility Belt...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JxivuZi4wyniWWutkZWicfBqfWvC1zRuU0HpdIGEtl7iboeGa94gWkqvEYGntxIf7v5sB4Zg_ELePdTwurwr9X-km-Rybc8ZnDAz__b_EwLgYS6uToYKdxLmwytnE_OTxEMZDwF_SNWX/s1600-h/Picture+9.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JxivuZi4wyniWWutkZWicfBqfWvC1zRuU0HpdIGEtl7iboeGa94gWkqvEYGntxIf7v5sB4Zg_ELePdTwurwr9X-km-Rybc8ZnDAz__b_EwLgYS6uToYKdxLmwytnE_OTxEMZDwF_SNWX/s400/Picture+9.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383391943228331810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The new Starfleet utility belt from Playmates <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> movie line is a welcome addition to an already great toy line. The folks at Playmates have really impressed me this year with their wide range of products based on the new film. The utility belt is a great toy for kids, the kind of toy I would've gone crazy for as a kid and would've gotten hours of fun and imaginative play out of.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1xw66c_TIlmiqheYtATdWgq7o1xh9qrnbF5exXQ3D-OLwJmhTq66Nhj4k8kgQN54qMDNwbpQDoKPbTIyID4A5hU2oGIBGjoI02gS4FZv8nVUy6zJo3oFPoi1Mds3EtF1y45GwDk5OGxG/s1600-h/Picture+7.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1xw66c_TIlmiqheYtATdWgq7o1xh9qrnbF5exXQ3D-OLwJmhTq66Nhj4k8kgQN54qMDNwbpQDoKPbTIyID4A5hU2oGIBGjoI02gS4FZv8nVUy6zJo3oFPoi1Mds3EtF1y45GwDk5OGxG/s400/Picture+7.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383391916770265362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The packaging is very nice and exciting since it gives kids a look at everything thats included on the set and once you open it up you'll find some of the coolest looking toy replicas available right now for any movie or TV show. The only complaint I have about this set is that the belt can only be adjusted up to 28 inches, but it wouldn't be too difficult to rig something up in order to extend it by adding some width to it for the back so adults can wear it too. The holsters for the communicator and the phaser are pretty sturdy and the previously released electronic movie phaser and communicator fit perfectly in them. The perfect way to play with this is to add the electronic phaser since the one this set comes with has no lights or sounds, but the phaser in this set looks much better than the previous one which suffered from a weird dulling and peeling of its shiny coat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzoEU3DEYZjAzgfn1YBX3crqAzT8bdQdEDywE5uWfuq4LAh9qYIl_s7GrKYAZpc5ux3V1w8GR8GG27G2K8E-rYEaUHbP_G9Pjle72ASsqaJ11jWu6j4JUrqXj3LZYJYv44UkKyp282jmdx/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzoEU3DEYZjAzgfn1YBX3crqAzT8bdQdEDywE5uWfuq4LAh9qYIl_s7GrKYAZpc5ux3V1w8GR8GG27G2K8E-rYEaUHbP_G9Pjle72ASsqaJ11jWu6j4JUrqXj3LZYJYv44UkKyp282jmdx/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383391050997103058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The big draw here for kids is the electronic unit in the belt which features lights and sounds and the ability to receive a series of messages from Starfleet for either Kirk or Spock so kids can decide what character they want to play as. The messages send kids on a variety of missions. You also get great sound effects like the transporter beam and communicator chirp.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0fXgxSVEo9zhOYMg15SOqievZ44XA96rxeKFwA0pFSrTFVNFdldW20NFY-An_QfrWfA7pQ2uUPYosqjvXVC5AVLEBItAJgN-JRAIkvWaS4dTByE-7-noHtbdscWFM4-Z9BR1TeilcruP/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0fXgxSVEo9zhOYMg15SOqievZ44XA96rxeKFwA0pFSrTFVNFdldW20NFY-An_QfrWfA7pQ2uUPYosqjvXVC5AVLEBItAJgN-JRAIkvWaS4dTByE-7-noHtbdscWFM4-Z9BR1TeilcruP/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383391086206913874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The delta insignia in the middle of the utility belt buckle lights up -- yellow for Kirk and blue for Spock. Another great little detail which makes this toy even cooler. By placing the communicator in front of the insignia kids can hear all the messages from Strarfleet sending them on eight different missions.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBps466R3JtGs-0-luTA7sIzPLGLkZwcv8M6aho2XOO3Blpxd7I16AH766bRD59-CgyBBJbknHDIswzssr7S-irvRmtjS6VE7O4PbsbVX9umWN2otxcST8wct0TDfzuY50MojgDsyfxwEk/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBps466R3JtGs-0-luTA7sIzPLGLkZwcv8M6aho2XOO3Blpxd7I16AH766bRD59-CgyBBJbknHDIswzssr7S-irvRmtjS6VE7O4PbsbVX9umWN2otxcST8wct0TDfzuY50MojgDsyfxwEk/s400/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383391905518127154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6MOKIfmF70NpqX3ehaBIdgNC8HPe6vC3tWi8RT51Q0wuGZWKohfTOKSHuCX7a1ltTrFKEEpa27vL5oU9fTd5QWCr_ED59wUmIYu5YT8fchDX77kXGuwuIgYxz00GGQzKUN7Edkm2iqu5/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 363px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6MOKIfmF70NpqX3ehaBIdgNC8HPe6vC3tWi8RT51Q0wuGZWKohfTOKSHuCX7a1ltTrFKEEpa27vL5oU9fTd5QWCr_ED59wUmIYu5YT8fchDX77kXGuwuIgYxz00GGQzKUN7Edkm2iqu5/s400/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383391098275655106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkWM8kqOJUJbN-qsAkxX5QaqqR2TNyu0fCFRbfvR4wLRRqJrXD4c7udGp3xAyK1CFEj33FnZLBMqFTC-uBcWimcOuBoUsaCbFZyw7AoizQ9v7EE2G936yeEjEM3hNr_QEL-3z54QdqNMf/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkWM8kqOJUJbN-qsAkxX5QaqqR2TNyu0fCFRbfvR4wLRRqJrXD4c7udGp3xAyK1CFEj33FnZLBMqFTC-uBcWimcOuBoUsaCbFZyw7AoizQ9v7EE2G936yeEjEM3hNr_QEL-3z54QdqNMf/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383391072299413922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I really love the way these accesories look. To me they are just as good as any prop out there at the cost of a toy. This is the kind of toy that offers kids the ability to use their imagination while at the same time making them feel closer to being a part of the movie. Kids can continue the adventure with their friends long after having watched the film. When I was growing up I used to love playing out scenarios from my favorite films or TV shows with my friends. The new generation of Trek fans are very fortunate to have such a great variety of toys to continue the adventure for the next couple of years until the next voyage of the Enterprise hits the screen.The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-31788857526948304422009-09-18T15:26:00.000-07:002009-09-18T16:12:30.274-07:00"Star Trek: First Contact" Action Figures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2QHzRL7EZgF24cn_jbAPmKTIecBAYQ6outGEDmtE3uawqwp8qnXo3Hutiq1O24OxlWIDVEIRuBM4I0xvCAxREQ_97lMOs0M3Amov6po4xrQo2tvIMrUM1jjg-Adhc1Udr0q5YrlwYSRI/s1600-h/Star+Trek+Firsto+Contact+Playmates+ad"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2QHzRL7EZgF24cn_jbAPmKTIecBAYQ6outGEDmtE3uawqwp8qnXo3Hutiq1O24OxlWIDVEIRuBM4I0xvCAxREQ_97lMOs0M3Amov6po4xrQo2tvIMrUM1jjg-Adhc1Udr0q5YrlwYSRI/s400/Star+Trek+Firsto+Contact+Playmates+ad" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382943069827619074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Released in the fall of 1996 to coincide with the theatrical debut of <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek First Contact</span> the Playmates action figure line ushered in a new era for the <span style="font-style: italic;">Trek</span> toys of the decade. For the first time we got action figures slightly larger than the traditional 5 inch ones Playmates had been releasing since 1992. The likeness for each actor was also much improved in these figures.<br />The Picard head is probably the best looking likeness ever in a Playmates action figure.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWfx_bDT1Tx1EsTb-hCO22KyvXlAmEGjVdkT2-KqN3fZwGokiDgNeBxTSalSQm_0XSFaFh2PlaXhyphenhyphensOZ5nHZf6R5GxY5A4Hm3v0DrypD-RigxHfMsxpveiPSrOgqbNf_4RKf0y03MU_QZ/s1600-h/The+Borg.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWfx_bDT1Tx1EsTb-hCO22KyvXlAmEGjVdkT2-KqN3fZwGokiDgNeBxTSalSQm_0XSFaFh2PlaXhyphenhyphensOZ5nHZf6R5GxY5A4Hm3v0DrypD-RigxHfMsxpveiPSrOgqbNf_4RKf0y03MU_QZ/s400/The+Borg.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382941943488967474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The line consisted of 11 figures with tons of accessories. A mini poster of the Phoenix was included with each figure. The accessories were great. The Starfleet Phaser rifle from <span style="font-style: italic;">First Contact</span> is my all time favorite <span style="font-style: italic;">Trek</span> prop and these figures came with a pretty decent version of this fan favorite prop. The great thing about the rifle is that its actually painted in black and grey instead of the weird neon colors Playmates used for all their action figure accessories throughout the 90s'. The Riker figure even came with a "sims beacon" -- the wrist flashlight prop invented by prop master Alan Sims which was used in most of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Trek</span> shows from the 90's.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ85JvPKowGQPxE0cK0DebgsOSHzIH4mPqSLXLkPgb7WzxUxSp5Yx5v7uE1dmXEXNTF_DK54PCP4wRGULAUF6RgJZdiM4rd7UG5by16VqGrBYlUTrJXU9Tf0v4aiWR7o0FyCjSKBRwbrBf/s1600-h/Star+Trek+Figs+first+contact.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ85JvPKowGQPxE0cK0DebgsOSHzIH4mPqSLXLkPgb7WzxUxSp5Yx5v7uE1dmXEXNTF_DK54PCP4wRGULAUF6RgJZdiM4rd7UG5by16VqGrBYlUTrJXU9Tf0v4aiWR7o0FyCjSKBRwbrBf/s400/Star+Trek+Figs+first+contact.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382941339324233170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCwOyRGeaeT3nZZ5oDzoF7d70wKJmGaJnY9bat-_iNNomQkFIjnfp5bScQFQRO2HXXZGAOkirn13GCt6sd4gLRQEToAlBugrjWsrUbUoCBveXhT12Ttjzgb4kZ_QahkNrS7GMMy9uLWl3/s1600-h/Worf+vs.+Borg.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCwOyRGeaeT3nZZ5oDzoF7d70wKJmGaJnY9bat-_iNNomQkFIjnfp5bScQFQRO2HXXZGAOkirn13GCt6sd4gLRQEToAlBugrjWsrUbUoCBveXhT12Ttjzgb4kZ_QahkNrS7GMMy9uLWl3/s400/Worf+vs.+Borg.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382941373611103762" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For the first time ever in a Playmates Worf figure the Klingon sash was an accessory which could be removed instead of just painted on, making the figure even more detailed. The Picard in space suit figure is a particular favorite of mine due to the great likeness on the face and the fact that the helmet is removable which is something many fans thought wasn't possible based on the first images of the figures that were released back in the day and the way they were packaged with the helmet on. The space suit was one of my favorite <span style="font-style: italic;">Trek</span> costumes ever until the Enterprise E.V.A. suits came along so this figure definitively makes my list of favorite <span style="font-style: italic;">trek</span> action figures from Playmates.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9M9AqG1kDYArHhnIyJBZvGEdhKOLTvJQMMTsrtTdU9zqd95ncVqWQf6dS_2W8RMHZa5zY6P3Jc8-zglLBI1eKIzsq0Yi56u3FOetGItIiVwBR-MW45ZPoqo1aimZPynvE2EnytVCg77v-/s1600-h/First+Contact+Borg.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9M9AqG1kDYArHhnIyJBZvGEdhKOLTvJQMMTsrtTdU9zqd95ncVqWQf6dS_2W8RMHZa5zY6P3Jc8-zglLBI1eKIzsq0Yi56u3FOetGItIiVwBR-MW45ZPoqo1aimZPynvE2EnytVCg77v-/s400/First+Contact+Borg.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382940690050743074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJddxpO3-6flDf3YhLmkIqUjXxT0FZljLkNdBLK8NZaEweXLLxti4UjMOxu2zgUihmBoG94E_23zCAQtiE5PqBkCVHowc3woyXYrAGpAIYul78TPS_v7Sp-oLceixgpceOmXmDL0jG_Sag/s1600-h/Worf+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJddxpO3-6flDf3YhLmkIqUjXxT0FZljLkNdBLK8NZaEweXLLxti4UjMOxu2zgUihmBoG94E_23zCAQtiE5PqBkCVHowc3woyXYrAGpAIYul78TPS_v7Sp-oLceixgpceOmXmDL0jG_Sag/s400/Worf+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382941362764693938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmiVtq-nLzyFJytLbnmcm928l0KVekeen46JYsg-hSfrKvBfMJ8gSPQBWYJl2DPsaJ4DkA_Fe8xMwQcLJtgwaL4nE2eGkLqURP2XHYRcsjXln5igtz5EQFTktk7WrOwQ_Y2Myh1woxjs1/s1600-h/Zephram+Cochrane.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 345px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmiVtq-nLzyFJytLbnmcm928l0KVekeen46JYsg-hSfrKvBfMJ8gSPQBWYJl2DPsaJ4DkA_Fe8xMwQcLJtgwaL4nE2eGkLqURP2XHYRcsjXln5igtz5EQFTktk7WrOwQ_Y2Myh1woxjs1/s400/Zephram+Cochrane.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382941633920711602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My one disappointment with this line was the Borg figure.<br />Starfleet's greatest enemies got an amazing make over for the silver screen but the action figure released by Playmates in this line lacks a great deal of detail, plus the body and face are very thin and frail-looking -- nothing like the menacing Borg drones we see on screen throughout the film.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgT1hXDAAp5Bu8_u_8GSJp8fVstfcdJS-xOS9wki2GsFNVt0EiOmD5HI6PU2SmNbQnSCV7WDlhy2H7md1m23_3qVY73mtfmj2rcDLvxb7BE1xfnhw5GBHcZB2QrMWhTYHmaf6ZbIs5jdgR/s1600-h/Worf.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgT1hXDAAp5Bu8_u_8GSJp8fVstfcdJS-xOS9wki2GsFNVt0EiOmD5HI6PU2SmNbQnSCV7WDlhy2H7md1m23_3qVY73mtfmj2rcDLvxb7BE1xfnhw5GBHcZB2QrMWhTYHmaf6ZbIs5jdgR/s400/Worf.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382941351490039762" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Playmates did not release a Borg Queen figure with this line but they eventually got around to doing that years later in multiple sizes as part of their regular <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> toy line and their Latinum edition high-end line of cold cast figures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGySCMcHfHiu_r3pSD9yIdeKZCV-dq2C1Ni2gmITK-KhGC1FcxhG0JD3tlZ85hHQIRJoXl-w3sJgJn-nZGk_r72fKRpAQS_T9dQj5vLjhG6GKGexcYb8zD4V_JHHH8Qd35iaTx5KEzxp_T/s1600-h/Star+Trek+FC+Figs+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 359px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGySCMcHfHiu_r3pSD9yIdeKZCV-dq2C1Ni2gmITK-KhGC1FcxhG0JD3tlZ85hHQIRJoXl-w3sJgJn-nZGk_r72fKRpAQS_T9dQj5vLjhG6GKGexcYb8zD4V_JHHH8Qd35iaTx5KEzxp_T/s400/Star+Trek+FC+Figs+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382941323465115634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Ij3b6kqyZGr1CK_LEkiiTm19e2DI6sbGWspmmBs7jpWcfIvo4kL0H-lNgpT-0kgJ01wQ3Uu2is2zkB6oXUmxBj97rKDzj4U3hOFcAwF9N0s6sE4czkiu8Ec9VyXURV4Un2K21Hv1ALXl/s1600-h/Picard+Space+Suit.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Ij3b6kqyZGr1CK_LEkiiTm19e2DI6sbGWspmmBs7jpWcfIvo4kL0H-lNgpT-0kgJ01wQ3Uu2is2zkB6oXUmxBj97rKDzj4U3hOFcAwF9N0s6sE4czkiu8Ec9VyXURV4Un2K21Hv1ALXl/s400/Picard+Space+Suit.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382940751481376370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For <span style="font-style: italic;">Next Gen</span> fans this line is a must. <span style="font-style: italic;">First Contact</span> was the TNG crew's finest outing on the Silver Screen and the film was not only a hit with fans but also with general audiences. Something a <span style="font-style: italic;">Trek</span> film hadn't managed to accomplish since <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home</span>. These toys were everywhere during the 1996 holiday season. First Contact featured the last big promotional and merchandising push for a <span style="font-style: italic;">Trek </span>movie until the recent JJ Abrams film. I have great memories of walking into stores that holiday season and being able to pick up these figures as well as a ton of other pieces of <span style="font-style: italic;">First Contact</span> merchandise. It think that was the Golden age of <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> before the market got saturated and people stopped caring about Trek.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgdbwsNnrx9ekKZXw8qtYEtfvn6_LjuOPJ0qqQHtNuC6RRv-ftJFVZHUqJ5_3xB3owbbP03G44XuZw3PHF5Qa-1qtxj_z3bJFtISF0LABGQeZX9kyUL92U-wcD3tLt3B68fuPVsIjPZi7/s1600-h/Picard+in+Space+Suit.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgdbwsNnrx9ekKZXw8qtYEtfvn6_LjuOPJ0qqQHtNuC6RRv-ftJFVZHUqJ5_3xB3owbbP03G44XuZw3PHF5Qa-1qtxj_z3bJFtISF0LABGQeZX9kyUL92U-wcD3tLt3B68fuPVsIjPZi7/s400/Picard+in+Space+Suit.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382940734780098098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyj2YAOUIkpdDekRi93bLKHabiGltp7vzjpjrinpjHFd-TCYdHaZ8sJGjgOEuIuGVZ9iU7a2AAaDG0LTLXHz_FLPCAe_XvwwFNd5KvTaeqAkWDfuL-HWB0RRO_y512EYV0kFjua8lQ02Z/s1600-h/Picar+Space+Suit.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyj2YAOUIkpdDekRi93bLKHabiGltp7vzjpjrinpjHFd-TCYdHaZ8sJGjgOEuIuGVZ9iU7a2AAaDG0LTLXHz_FLPCAe_XvwwFNd5KvTaeqAkWDfuL-HWB0RRO_y512EYV0kFjua8lQ02Z/s400/Picar+Space+Suit.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382940723427800290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The figures are still available at conventions and on E-bay at some pretty decent prices. If you don't have these yet I highly recommend adding them to your collection.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVz-n8EetPh0F7WxjTdZIn4vCKuaYg_-6R7c8zGOtCQJRbEdsWgG5cfnymvZU4JdIWY-lPb5oFCK5UZ63DsVDBCnc8sRz6DXa2pRiYRSH7ucJZwFVfuxbX1xjYfzJTcTjz1Vy3M4titQPF/s1600-h/First+Contact+Figures.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVz-n8EetPh0F7WxjTdZIn4vCKuaYg_-6R7c8zGOtCQJRbEdsWgG5cfnymvZU4JdIWY-lPb5oFCK5UZ63DsVDBCnc8sRz6DXa2pRiYRSH7ucJZwFVfuxbX1xjYfzJTcTjz1Vy3M4titQPF/s400/First+Contact+Figures.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382940709332021218" border="0" /></a>The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-12119635175469433962009-09-09T13:08:00.000-07:002009-09-09T13:13:25.428-07:00Stop motion fun with toys...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiO0g1DOuL-7sY47QV0qRHgfFF10LA2KvvUTYF5Jq9BbR-xvu7Ezki4-rzLWYcw0ZzcUQ3UVF-r8XjMMLRt2AX201VhFNxKY9bhHS7UwF2g-dl4AAXUlxUtj1oYeQ3_mj8ZxxKFIXgt6Q/s1600-h/trek+enterprise"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiO0g1DOuL-7sY47QV0qRHgfFF10LA2KvvUTYF5Jq9BbR-xvu7Ezki4-rzLWYcw0ZzcUQ3UVF-r8XjMMLRt2AX201VhFNxKY9bhHS7UwF2g-dl4AAXUlxUtj1oYeQ3_mj8ZxxKFIXgt6Q/s400/trek+enterprise" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379562981276598962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are some cool stop motion vids courtesy of our friend djtitoflow. To check out more of his vids visit his blog <a href="http://www.djtitoflow.blogspot.com/">here.</a> These videos feature some awesome segments featuring Star Trek toys including the new Playmates movie line.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OOgKHDpjTzI&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OOgKHDpjTzI&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-80863953740475281462009-07-24T11:27:00.000-07:002009-07-24T11:39:55.285-07:00Quantum Mechanix exclusive screen accurate Starfleet badges<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusGMj6cQ7SZciUB9b_LAgDG75TyRBKrXzTUS5M7PWHgxT_Uwh_kn-jH8aVBBOfG-xxKuBGIu300InSHDDDMUZIVaE6C7W1F_ittJfK8OGfX9fJupdq7XB23uKcI54RMbM0ZSmHFXwwCOZ/s1600-h/Star+Trek+Blu-Ray.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusGMj6cQ7SZciUB9b_LAgDG75TyRBKrXzTUS5M7PWHgxT_Uwh_kn-jH8aVBBOfG-xxKuBGIu300InSHDDDMUZIVaE6C7W1F_ittJfK8OGfX9fJupdq7XB23uKcI54RMbM0ZSmHFXwwCOZ/s400/Star+Trek+Blu-Ray.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362097884897228578" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>QMX, the company responsible for the creation of all the Enterprise models used at the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood will be producing a set of four screen accurate Starfleet badges.<div>These limited edition pieces will only be available with the purchase of the Best Buy <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> Blu-Ray gift set arriving on November 17.</div><div><br /></div><div>The badges are cast in solid metal and can be attached to your favorite uniform. </div><div>The set will retail for $39.95 with the 3 disc version of the film on Blu-Ray and the badges. Sounds like a great deal since QMX is known for high end studio quality replicas. Their new U.S.S. Enterprise replica which will go on sale in the fall is now on display at the Sideshow Collectibles booth at Comic-Con. Be sure to check it out if you are planning to attend the event.</div><div><br /></div>The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-92156269323255456252009-07-03T20:30:00.000-07:002009-09-19T22:25:33.441-07:00The rise and fall of Art Asylum...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TcbLNellaedBwmbv_PhccGfZale_Ehc04eRT_iyK4E82nhB3nUB2a7NKHYFhgGWtz5J4qVci_lJ-C5peQrIQ4Kub9AJq-ApxTrApY6Uj3Wu2aZkpyZ8Z0gOJaliIYPzWDim5e3KSNjsK/s1600-h/ArtAsylum_logo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TcbLNellaedBwmbv_PhccGfZale_Ehc04eRT_iyK4E82nhB3nUB2a7NKHYFhgGWtz5J4qVci_lJ-C5peQrIQ4Kub9AJq-ApxTrApY6Uj3Wu2aZkpyZ8Z0gOJaliIYPzWDim5e3KSNjsK/s400/ArtAsylum_logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357429129049112402" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div>In 2001 the Brooklyn based toy design firm Art Asylum announced they would be taking over the master toy license for Star Trek 3 years after Playmates folded their succesful line. Unbeknownst to many, the team at Art Asylum had already worked on Trek in the past when Playmates hired them to design their Star Trek Alien Combat line. They also created a Klingon Warrior Worf statue which became Michael Dorn's favorite representation of the character. Unfortunately the statue was never released. Art Asylum was founded in 1996 by Digger T. Mesch and Donna Soldano as a development and design house. The company quickly became the home to some of the most talented designers and sculptures in the toy industry. Their work was manufactured by some of the top companies in the industry, including Toy Biz (Marvel Toys), Playmates, and even Hasbro.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpoukazSF0L0560BktkT-f6Y0NNAXdUavKrVBr1OxzlS6CAYsvzcciL9scHgDso5FGYPndLrp55cq_tpS7vTaBIJtxDoMVqoCcXZF1_LpfxTdqDmNcS1vJIV60zsVlni2rs0zHcsAPb7q8/s1600-h/Scott+Bakula.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpoukazSF0L0560BktkT-f6Y0NNAXdUavKrVBr1OxzlS6CAYsvzcciL9scHgDso5FGYPndLrp55cq_tpS7vTaBIJtxDoMVqoCcXZF1_LpfxTdqDmNcS1vJIV60zsVlni2rs0zHcsAPb7q8/s400/Scott+Bakula.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383416149670840674" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Scott Bakula shows off the Captain Archer Away Team figure prototype.</span></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqAubsla1TnIZ1eU77EjY2Y_5PFSD8mlTRPcRDw0PsFapeBmH6hmNxeVNcTpm9RBAFcos9sF9VwLfXQGYmtGPmanc_7BzLBWBtpved4XK8WR83pB5UF3tW_ASIyoEXJstt6RiFyzBDv8A/s1600-h/Travis+Mayweather.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqAubsla1TnIZ1eU77EjY2Y_5PFSD8mlTRPcRDw0PsFapeBmH6hmNxeVNcTpm9RBAFcos9sF9VwLfXQGYmtGPmanc_7BzLBWBtpved4XK8WR83pB5UF3tW_ASIyoEXJstt6RiFyzBDv8A/s400/Travis+Mayweather.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354453302093172306" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Anthony Montgomery inspects the Mayweather figure prototype.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Taking over the Star Trek toy lincense had been a dream for many of the artists at Art Asylum. They even kept a drawer full of potential Trek toy designs for years hoping to have the opportunity to create more toys from the Star Trek universe, but not just as hired hands by a major toy company. After many years of work as designers the team at Art Asylum decided to branch out and begin production on their own lines of action figures by partnering with Play Along Toys. Soon Art Asylum began producing highly detailed figures under their own banner for such films as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and even a line of figures based on controversial rap artist Eminem.</span></span></div><div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7P2Dgly4i3hMVpEIQdyHc0e5yMRTaZh8NR6Y708GfpE7Ywyu0PI1EuKvg1SKfQK-1KFp9Hlxzy7-NoHvvp_YGcJCqeXO40dO_RK6YtI62IQzzRF0oX5m-UKctv-vTTIk6qDS3gR3oKQtg/s1600-h/Enterprise+Prototypes.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7P2Dgly4i3hMVpEIQdyHc0e5yMRTaZh8NR6Y708GfpE7Ywyu0PI1EuKvg1SKfQK-1KFp9Hlxzy7-NoHvvp_YGcJCqeXO40dO_RK6YtI62IQzzRF0oX5m-UKctv-vTTIk6qDS3gR3oKQtg/s400/Enterprise+Prototypes.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357422841253884386" style="cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">AFD's Enteprise line preview.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>When it came time to approach Paramount regarding their desires to take over the Trek line the inmates at the Asylum knew they had to put together the most creative proposal the studio had ever seen in order to convince them of entrusting a small company with one of the studios crown jewels. The team put together a full blown video presentation with computer generated animations, interviews, and some of their incredible toy design concepts for the Star Trek universe. The meeting was perfect timing since Paramount had been looking for licensing partners for the new series Enterprise as well as the soon to be released feature Star Trek Nemesis. It was soon decided Art Asylum would start off with a line based on the latest series followed by a line to coincide with the release of the 10th film in the franchise.<br /></div><div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjul-Dte5nY0euLhls1wwNoBxlS6AIRK2z53dkxlOEWiXSvw_23oneHVopXBzAzdipWorKaRcBClQl1wW0VRkXcXpZ2vbosdrxykVUeIfsET0lTMbckHxxz8qvCMahBQ9vb5uyUGKoLcahS/s1600-h/Phlox+.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjul-Dte5nY0euLhls1wwNoBxlS6AIRK2z53dkxlOEWiXSvw_23oneHVopXBzAzdipWorKaRcBClQl1wW0VRkXcXpZ2vbosdrxykVUeIfsET0lTMbckHxxz8qvCMahBQ9vb5uyUGKoLcahS/s400/Phlox+.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354450792521517330" style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Prototype sculpt for AA's Away Team Phlox figure.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>For the 2002 New York International Toy Fare the team at Art Asylum pulled out all the stops in order to introduce their Enterprise toy line to toy buyers from all over the world. They built a one of a kind display for the line recreating a section of the Enterprise NX-01's bridge. A few months prior to the event some of the artists from the company took a trip to the stages were the show was filmed at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles in order to take detailed pictures and measurements of the bridge set. The team returned to their Brooklyn studio to begin work on their replica. At the event the display was populated with extras dressed in NX-01 starfleet jumpsuits manning some of the light up consoles. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXIp-8scapfpvI_EXi2BcCWzaagNJjog87wzShuZZANm8b5-ZSl3ggjRfgZi9MKEr4Qb3CAscji4vOEm8pfb09TvBIS-o12IjMbiIrE3Vguu0vUnTUtfmmjuzPBi-Ou9fsPI-vQw8MTNA/s1600-h/Enterprise+bridge+showroom.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXIp-8scapfpvI_EXi2BcCWzaagNJjog87wzShuZZANm8b5-ZSl3ggjRfgZi9MKEr4Qb3CAscji4vOEm8pfb09TvBIS-o12IjMbiIrE3Vguu0vUnTUtfmmjuzPBi-Ou9fsPI-vQw8MTNA/s400/Enterprise+bridge+showroom.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357427556205934722" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 173px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Art Asylum's Enterprise display at N.Y. Toy Fare 2002.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>The toy line grabbed the attention of everyone at the event as well as the attention of multiple toy collecting publications including Lee's Toy Review which revealed multiple images of all the prototypes and Toyfare magazine, which devoted their May cover to the new toy line.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2aLf_1WP1d0sLmYxEUGCNFthrIpVtCLU4E3ixoNHY2azr3Y_wiByGGkNVYSOiDuE-m0JC0-xfQVYoiZh9m1pyVzb-GiKbKvi80quLsVicqRcjl4FrLAOR2Wm3vSzXB0qT2Y-45Ukar8t/s1600-h/T'Pol+Toyfare+Cover.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2aLf_1WP1d0sLmYxEUGCNFthrIpVtCLU4E3ixoNHY2azr3Y_wiByGGkNVYSOiDuE-m0JC0-xfQVYoiZh9m1pyVzb-GiKbKvi80quLsVicqRcjl4FrLAOR2Wm3vSzXB0qT2Y-45Ukar8t/s400/T'Pol+Toyfare+Cover.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357424977921752274" style="cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>May 2002 edition of Toyfare magazine.</div><div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6v2YXantip9mNQWStnvNdlnTqtsQbX5og-GerMK7bXVfT4y5Ic_KFlIMUVaGMs5B8c2_i2hgaG4ozo-kOCVYAusmFFreOh-BPz9r1IIFuwu_IXasTqPFiRcDccOxHsRYSejJynExF-HP/s1600-h/Enterprise+Away+Team.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6v2YXantip9mNQWStnvNdlnTqtsQbX5og-GerMK7bXVfT4y5Ic_KFlIMUVaGMs5B8c2_i2hgaG4ozo-kOCVYAusmFFreOh-BPz9r1IIFuwu_IXasTqPFiRcDccOxHsRYSejJynExF-HP/s400/Enterprise+Away+Team.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357419765580199810" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Lee's Toy review previews the Enterprise Away Team line.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Art Asylum started of their Trek line with the launch of the "Broken Bow" in June 2002. These figures were all based on characters from the Enteprise two-hour pilot tele-film. This initial wave was followed by their Away Team wave in August. The wave consisted of multiple NX-01 officers in their E.V.A suits as well as an assortment of aliens including the Nausican, and Shran the Andorian. All theses figures where some of the best sculpted and detailed toys available in the market at the time. I'll go as far as saying that the level of quality and the attention to detail in these two waves has not been matched by any other line to this day. The figures took advantage of Gentle Giant's scanning technology to perfectly capture each actor's likeness as well as the use of a rubber-like material known as Kreaton which perfectly covered all the joints and gave the figure's jumpsuits a more realistic space age feel.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGdpusTCtOrCzRaqGOW6Fku1KjKX50mHFMaCOesa6JkL3UZwXbG45jfZ9wR8IAu4flXL0Hm3rOPjmvjjke2wREQKeGrrGSbqPOAlMHcQZtf7kA2EtiF2QHsmOK15iVO5Ig0RIJtyjrjA3/s1600-h/Mirror+Universe+NX-01.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGdpusTCtOrCzRaqGOW6Fku1KjKX50mHFMaCOesa6JkL3UZwXbG45jfZ9wR8IAu4flXL0Hm3rOPjmvjjke2wREQKeGrrGSbqPOAlMHcQZtf7kA2EtiF2QHsmOK15iVO5Ig0RIJtyjrjA3/s400/Mirror+Universe+NX-01.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357424814840497362" style="cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Print ad for the NX-01 Mirror Universe variant.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>The toys were widely available online and at major retailers such as Toys 'R Us and Kay Bee Toys. Some exclusives were produced for such online ventures as figures.com, New Force Comics, and Diamond's Previews. Art Asylum also expanded their horizons by releasing their first ever line of role play toys and vehicles starting with the amazing Trek Tech Enterprise accessory 2-pack, which included highly detailed electronic replicas of the Starfleet issue Phase pistol and communicator utilized by the crew of the NX-01. These two accessories were created utilizing laser scans of the actual props from the show. This set was soon followed by one of the coolest ships ever released as part of a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> toy line with the NX-01 electronic spaceship.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApLOXWUVtWPvs93G6XRR-U6XnBMmFs0FczKa_uHc_pLO7MhWBzXuoHkNVngkDAVoUmgG-oNjyNJVYvsFcsStx31SCTbd431XqAS_TDlqXactnPGUjJqdSMnyOG81GXO7YNsL4KV09vXh1/s1600-h/Tribbles+Mini+Mate.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApLOXWUVtWPvs93G6XRR-U6XnBMmFs0FczKa_uHc_pLO7MhWBzXuoHkNVngkDAVoUmgG-oNjyNJVYvsFcsStx31SCTbd431XqAS_TDlqXactnPGUjJqdSMnyOG81GXO7YNsL4KV09vXh1/s400/Tribbles+Mini+Mate.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357425262796109330" style="cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Print ad for the figures.com exclusive Kirk MiniMate figure.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Since working on the Borg figure for Playmates' Alien Combat line designers at Art Asylum had been interested in producing more Borg figures with the level of hyper detail these artists had become known for. It was very evident that one of the first things they would create after fulfilling their initial commitment with Paramount to start off with a line based on the most current show was to turn their attention to starfleet's most dangerous adversaries -- The Borg. </div><div>This species was perfect for the team at Art Asylum to show off their sculpting abilities and fans soon got one of the most intricately sculpted figures ever produced based on characters from the Trek universe. Those of us who had already been blown away by their <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Enterprise</span> Away Team line were quite surprised when these figures came out since Art Asylum had managed to top the quality of their work in just a matter of months.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0RxRmpV0barV98Z9nXfoED2lGlVnmj7TB8WyqnMoRezEuvvi0m_3gtMVu90luU1g_flYBu-dyuwbt9nMJ1FTJ8KjybWX4nTpLd0BX9IJdV2aPrKJtddT-kDyjGBudWx3i8kSdj8XbcqP/s1600-h/Borg+Art.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0RxRmpV0barV98Z9nXfoED2lGlVnmj7TB8WyqnMoRezEuvvi0m_3gtMVu90luU1g_flYBu-dyuwbt9nMJ1FTJ8KjybWX4nTpLd0BX9IJdV2aPrKJtddT-kDyjGBudWx3i8kSdj8XbcqP/s400/Borg+Art.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357428031047411938" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 164px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Conceptual art for AA's Borg Assimiliation Line.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOlXb4eagruNRA_lzFmAK-tZQ4ufq8Z8BsmqjVwVlC0NhJ6JyV5k6BIWPKz4xGBmj3bvwD7pV9pZDe-igkQ63E8f82jrWa-Gc2iM4GZf-TDAUqkAcXpYQ0ektN06eGfTsPAzYGhW4Hy4i/s1600-h/Borg.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOlXb4eagruNRA_lzFmAK-tZQ4ufq8Z8BsmqjVwVlC0NhJ6JyV5k6BIWPKz4xGBmj3bvwD7pV9pZDe-igkQ63E8f82jrWa-Gc2iM4GZf-TDAUqkAcXpYQ0ektN06eGfTsPAzYGhW4Hy4i/s400/Borg.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357419210704390242" style="cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Print ad for AA's Borg Assmiliation Line.</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblIvunPwB9n30s8p8w7dEH18HjhM8-9upc0s1Scg0rsNoGAERxd0pJQEAv8EJJgMkKkuh293pjOEgc54nf_08hSsFVy3Mm1nZ8veYUe-DX8yGaMDOhqCt0Z7oxHwZLGM0TQfz0JRM-5DZ/s1600-h/AA+Ferengi.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblIvunPwB9n30s8p8w7dEH18HjhM8-9upc0s1Scg0rsNoGAERxd0pJQEAv8EJJgMkKkuh293pjOEgc54nf_08hSsFVy3Mm1nZ8veYUe-DX8yGaMDOhqCt0Z7oxHwZLGM0TQfz0JRM-5DZ/s400/AA+Ferengi.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354442847479523970" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Blueprint for AA's cancelled Ferengi Borg assimilation figure. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div>For the release of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek Nemesis</span> Art Asylum had to rush a wave of figures in order to have them ready to ship on October 2002. The company wanted to make sure the toys would be available in plenty of time for the film's early December release. Although Art Asylum utilized Gentle Giant's scanning techinque in order to scan the actors as well as costumes and accesories. The figures themselves didn't quite hold up to the level of quality seen on the Enterprise and Borg assimilation lines. The wave included Captain Picard, Data, Shinzon, and the Reman Viceroy. The company had plans for a second line to coincide with the film's DVD release but plans were scrapped due to the fans cold reception to the film and the figures. Years later Art Asylum released figures of Worf, Riker, and Troi as seen in the film as subsets and exclusives to their <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">TNG</span> line.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqs_AOBSxMUIY3-q6zPGNoHefFGnCo1FueVQFWDLmrZ3QTt3JttaZ5vuo18U3StHAoiXVDV16rn7uFBP9O8RWmwXQACE1T-aBEZDPVZLlfBuTr-BcXyjq9IMztMq6rkARRmVmqMUZXQelU/s1600-h/Patrick+Stewart+Scan.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqs_AOBSxMUIY3-q6zPGNoHefFGnCo1FueVQFWDLmrZ3QTt3JttaZ5vuo18U3StHAoiXVDV16rn7uFBP9O8RWmwXQACE1T-aBEZDPVZLlfBuTr-BcXyjq9IMztMq6rkARRmVmqMUZXQelU/s400/Patrick+Stewart+Scan.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357427684625814706" style="cursor: pointer; width: 359px; height: 366px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Patrick Stewart gets scanned by Gentle Giant for AA's Nemesis line.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_Lc4d5cZB2QS96Dt-8dpMNoEMdUTX6m-Vm2WI9pNQnY5GorpUtHbVFgrA5wrNHRE1K9DHB6SXH1svlt5-m1RZViaXRWP0tj1yBRgtZ3z6sssXzt6RabyJkprjAM56jgnSYyhoIp8P5i2/s1600-h/Gentle+Giant+Scan+1.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_Lc4d5cZB2QS96Dt-8dpMNoEMdUTX6m-Vm2WI9pNQnY5GorpUtHbVFgrA5wrNHRE1K9DHB6SXH1svlt5-m1RZViaXRWP0tj1yBRgtZ3z6sssXzt6RabyJkprjAM56jgnSYyhoIp8P5i2/s400/Gentle+Giant+Scan+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354451072297232898" style="cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Ron Perlman during scanning session by Gentle Giant for AA's Nemesis line.</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_v9E_O2oZsWqZTfTyrtib94yG06GqyPzUNl5h4erIfiLPSMh8NXIAHBkxqU9ply6OsgHN-ss9x6KdQHWc2OGfGLIXr1XvxVpKwuCAZzyP6ECIBaZ2SzEaeJVqyculLVs0eQq7It_ZXrj/s1600-h/Patrick+Stewart.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_v9E_O2oZsWqZTfTyrtib94yG06GqyPzUNl5h4erIfiLPSMh8NXIAHBkxqU9ply6OsgHN-ss9x6KdQHWc2OGfGLIXr1XvxVpKwuCAZzyP6ECIBaZ2SzEaeJVqyculLVs0eQq7It_ZXrj/s400/Patrick+Stewart.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354450949940440914" style="cursor: pointer; width: 364px; height: 219px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>2002 closed out with the release of Art Asylum's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Classic Trek</span> mini-mates figures which paved the way for a full line of action figures based on the crew of the NCC-1701.</div><div>The initial wave launched with a Comic Con exclusive Captain Kirk figure during the summer of 2003. The figure featured Kirk in his traditional Gold tunic. The first wave of figures from TOS featured Kirk in his green tunic, so many fans were forced to get their hands on the Comic Con exclusive by paying higher prices in the secondary market.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjflvOJpEEeW0lt4u5T9-atTMENl3_uculMOQVuy_aneUyXqgdIy-MO4pPsAUQ47oZYYXZfcB8fP-AYda-BvPpZxUntvmTb7zWO3UbMChyLUrYQTBJk0sbi4wH8x6wLY-7_1-m83YSq0Ul/s1600-h/Lee's+Star+Trek+cover.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjflvOJpEEeW0lt4u5T9-atTMENl3_uculMOQVuy_aneUyXqgdIy-MO4pPsAUQ47oZYYXZfcB8fP-AYda-BvPpZxUntvmTb7zWO3UbMChyLUrYQTBJk0sbi4wH8x6wLY-7_1-m83YSq0Ul/s400/Lee's+Star+Trek+cover.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357424539121163410" style="cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Lee's Toy review Classic Trek cover.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_E7ZFLerSwGkiojykpTz6nx0wCAT0LSznGPQFwH6Nzqe0ObIoPrcTpiBY8cjZ3eL-NTBHdniS-_NBNjfp8M0J1lljdRYOoq7ms0uqSxxFhsNE8bCKUB_SCHwH7oHVm-XlnrExVKw_Q7O/s1600-h/Star+Trek+Prototypes.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_E7ZFLerSwGkiojykpTz6nx0wCAT0LSznGPQFwH6Nzqe0ObIoPrcTpiBY8cjZ3eL-NTBHdniS-_NBNjfp8M0J1lljdRYOoq7ms0uqSxxFhsNE8bCKUB_SCHwH7oHVm-XlnrExVKw_Q7O/s400/Star+Trek+Prototypes.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357427859215760962" style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Lee's Toy Review previews AA's Classic Trek line.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div>The <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Classic Trek</span> line also included an electronic Enterprise NCC 1701 and a role play phaser hand pistol. The figures themselves were just as great as the Enterprise line, if a bit simpler due to the simplicity of the original series costumes and accesories. The material utilized for the costumes made them seem as realistic and detailed as those of the Enterprise figures. Something that was lacking in the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Nemesi</span>s assortment. Soon more waves of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">TOS</span> figures followed with some great releases including The Gorn, The Orion Slave Girl, and even a Mirror Universe assortment of figures.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NFKSVYfKswAqrgy8XwZtjdg0jqdjSrz5pX84tnFT36N1EcSr_2AJx4LZwwfadt1RJ0wN9WlLwfzXFjIGQ5MspFGlXc8_dtBi-pg0CEDGm8ozieYGnHRvQFrPekXy-wk2EADRgA_0ZiTr/s1600-h/AA+Star+Trek.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NFKSVYfKswAqrgy8XwZtjdg0jqdjSrz5pX84tnFT36N1EcSr_2AJx4LZwwfadt1RJ0wN9WlLwfzXFjIGQ5MspFGlXc8_dtBi-pg0CEDGm8ozieYGnHRvQFrPekXy-wk2EADRgA_0ZiTr/s400/AA+Star+Trek.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357419526597783826" style="cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Print ad for AA's classic Trek line.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div>With the launch of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek The Next Generation</span> line in things began to take a turn for the worse. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">In May of 2007 Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles (DST) announced its acquisition of select assets of Art Asylum. The acquisition, which had been predicted by many, was the result of a long and prosperous relationship between the two companies. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The effects of the acquisition were felt immediately in the toy industry, as the fast growing DST, one of the leading toy and collectible manufactures for the specialty market, gained the added value of an industry leading design house. DST was consistently putting out many new products a month from licenses including <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Marvel</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">24</span>, and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span>. With the added depth that the Art Asylum name and experience brings, DST power in the toy industry soon grew drastically. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIz-jdOgIwhryQxf_n-OMIb2yxw79QyV97SErYSZyKmqZ38OacEOK0lsJEeiza9py4fYwKmAfR7xgC8t-nXQwMajVroU5_jBOTDjlSkSK__iFOwqQ3JtfEm0gs65EOJLg7CscwO0tXcpzJ/s1600-h/STTNG+AA.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIz-jdOgIwhryQxf_n-OMIb2yxw79QyV97SErYSZyKmqZ38OacEOK0lsJEeiza9py4fYwKmAfR7xgC8t-nXQwMajVroU5_jBOTDjlSkSK__iFOwqQ3JtfEm0gs65EOJLg7CscwO0tXcpzJ/s400/STTNG+AA.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354451322706608498" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Print ad for AA's TNG line.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;font-family:arial;" >DST also announced that many of the same artists involved in the process of making <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Trek</span> over the years would remain with the company. However Digger, who had not been involved in the day to day operations of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Trek</span> or AA for years, would only remain as a consultant during the transition period. Digger had been known for bringing the work of the sculptors and toy design artists to the spotlight for many years. Art Asylum even listed the names of all the artists involved in the making of each figure on a credit box in the back of the packaging. One of the first changes to occur after the purchase was the dissapearance of artist credits on each figure's packaging. Fans soon questioned this move and DST informed them that it was not their policy to allow a credit box. According to them DST is comprised of way too many people in various cities including Baltimore, New York, and Hong Kong so a credit box listing every one it takes to make a toy would fill up the whole back, and since no one part is more important then any other part, according to them they choose to not list any “Staff”. </span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDIqPNEWLLloWkRQbTLE_ye3Iem9c0egOLid0OOSDX4NNGqb15a1dkClCFn60ZGuyQ4f3R7yXp3urfKLgAACLwyifgvTNC6vxcZCP1wlttDjG9MRvChJj_jJqZw5yL6UKapmGEEXfvFF9/s1600-h/AA+Enterprise+E.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDIqPNEWLLloWkRQbTLE_ye3Iem9c0egOLid0OOSDX4NNGqb15a1dkClCFn60ZGuyQ4f3R7yXp3urfKLgAACLwyifgvTNC6vxcZCP1wlttDjG9MRvChJj_jJqZw5yL6UKapmGEEXfvFF9/s400/AA+Enterprise+E.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354442651787251922" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Art Asylum's electronic Enterprise-E.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>More changes were soon felt with each subsequent wave of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">TNG</span> figures, especially drastic changes in the quality of the material utilized to produce the figures which were soon plagued with multiple problems such as their inability to stand up straight due to their having one leg longer than another and the use of a heavier material which added an unnecessary amount of weight to the figures. The figures lost their detailed uniforms which instead of being made of a different material than the figure and placed over the figures body was now just painted over the figure. Fortunately the highly detailed and beautifully painted weapons and accessories were still a part of the line. The Enterprise-E released as part of these assortments also suffered from poor paint jobs and not enough detailing as the NX-01 or the NCC-1701-A which had been released prior to DST's takeover.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VVg37l141mO5gkQhwNhRYjETcr-iJ0DyEaCV4DLTT_s833cpL76yWLNDgrMbT0fpwOneGQd4x2ru-eQEYJ3GvirdHlJIUvzDv3O2SjZ3_tkfsBwKF-RbGKpMM5FurlT1DVsX4gFW9Uja/s1600-h/Wrath+of+Khan.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VVg37l141mO5gkQhwNhRYjETcr-iJ0DyEaCV4DLTT_s833cpL76yWLNDgrMbT0fpwOneGQd4x2ru-eQEYJ3GvirdHlJIUvzDv3O2SjZ3_tkfsBwKF-RbGKpMM5FurlT1DVsX4gFW9Uja/s400/Wrath+of+Khan.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354452697317108642" style="cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Print ad for AA's wrath of Khan line.</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div>One of the latest nails on the line's coffin has been the low number of retailer orders and pre-sales on many future releases which have led to the cancellation of such offerings as the highly anticipated new Borg line, the Search for Spock Klingons two-pack, and the DS9 Sisko and Dukat two pack. I'm pretty sure these two packs have been low in presales because they are just idiotic. No one wants to be forced to buy another Sisko figure in order to get the Dukat figure, just as no one wants to pay for two klingon figures in order to get the one they really want -- Kruge. Instead of announcing these releases as two packs DST should focus on releasing individual figures of the characters fans really want rather than constantly trying to shove another repaint or variant of an old figure down our throats.</div><div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60P3ampYDO9z45WHafGxX3Wk6014U1rW2z4k0CgiShrB4zJFPQFMBZbUev6TgKkH9cgCaaReOBk-o4CjMoPYD0fqCwnlaG-s7eIQ3zUR9b7G5e4d7jxjUO8lN0t1-raVPM1l-xFibI5OJ/s1600-h/AA+Ships.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60P3ampYDO9z45WHafGxX3Wk6014U1rW2z4k0CgiShrB4zJFPQFMBZbUev6TgKkH9cgCaaReOBk-o4CjMoPYD0fqCwnlaG-s7eIQ3zUR9b7G5e4d7jxjUO8lN0t1-raVPM1l-xFibI5OJ/s400/AA+Ships.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357419377631059762" style="cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Print ad for AA's trek ships from DST.</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmSMUtXagFHMFW5Avf55SHSlbXdTP7NQlkxQNePprzlYZTmpbzgzRDmzvllBX2jU8eA3VVrctj5sOBSb0ypEOhUULaITI53DZ727IjN_WB7FgPNjl-0O8MXnXC_5d36r8O6CddM9vBroa/s1600-h/Tricorder.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmSMUtXagFHMFW5Avf55SHSlbXdTP7NQlkxQNePprzlYZTmpbzgzRDmzvllBX2jU8eA3VVrctj5sOBSb0ypEOhUULaITI53DZ727IjN_WB7FgPNjl-0O8MXnXC_5d36r8O6CddM9vBroa/s400/Tricorder.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357425633185164434" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Print ad for AA's Classic Trek tricorder from DST.</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div>I really believe the DST line is on its way out and after seeing what Playmates was able to do with their new movie assortments I think they should be given the opportunity to take over the entire <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> toy license in the near future. They did a good job of releasing toys geared for kids as well as the adult collectors with their multiple movie assortments. Plus its great to find Trek toys at all the major retailers and not have to pay an arm and a leg from online retailers or the secondary market, which nowadays seems like the only way to get the stuff from DST.</div><div>Art Asylum had their chance and they did a wonderful job, but DST ruined it. I hope I'm proven wrong with the upcoming releases such as the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek 4</span> Kirk and Spock two-pack, but I have a feeling this too might get cancelled. </div></div></div></div></div>The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-36985678666262046202009-06-25T13:27:00.000-07:002009-06-25T15:00:50.331-07:00Playmates' 2009 Star Trek line review (Part 1)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMllwglojGpAVyvlGs24usK1Tb8Ddym8nZ5GhFuASGT9mIyfVCouq6DLz1mYGtZFXIGSb-PipcyzGyrBp2nsygsmmKukL7qgozeud7gMqUAOAPlW35kkac_0FRVTVWsZasndUTH6hqodcl/s1600-h/Bridge+crew+1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMllwglojGpAVyvlGs24usK1Tb8Ddym8nZ5GhFuASGT9mIyfVCouq6DLz1mYGtZFXIGSb-PipcyzGyrBp2nsygsmmKukL7qgozeud7gMqUAOAPlW35kkac_0FRVTVWsZasndUTH6hqodcl/s400/Bridge+crew+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351380333856363458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I know it's been some time since the new Trek toys hit shelves but I have been swamped for the past two months and hadn't really had a chance to dig into these. This week I finally had a chance to start cracking all the toys open. I've been taking pictures of them and trying to figure out how the hell I'm going to display so many more aquisitions. On this first part of my review I will focus on the 3 3/4 inch line and the corresponding playsets.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7rkAWFqnZ4prH0yX4vVBORL7TkvNhn8PBM3Wv0PltzuOaRDu6t1Tm3qNcPeLOLdsKVrZcOEVwAsoUztNoyC37Bn1fv4PIlAyJXjpGoOUTlle0sPHtVR_P4ZM5QSyPfKvljtf4hresqNW/s1600-h/Beaming+in+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7rkAWFqnZ4prH0yX4vVBORL7TkvNhn8PBM3Wv0PltzuOaRDu6t1Tm3qNcPeLOLdsKVrZcOEVwAsoUztNoyC37Bn1fv4PIlAyJXjpGoOUTlle0sPHtVR_P4ZM5QSyPfKvljtf4hresqNW/s400/Beaming+in+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351375654217196402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I must admit that when I first saw the first images for these toys releassed by Playmates I wasn't really that excited about them. A lot of folks have also complained about multiple things online since the toys were first released. With so much negativity surrounding the line I was pleasantly surprised whrn I started opening these toys.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemrNGyJs8aHuqvwlObI22k1wjxgA3M3BYozRWElVG-zi_t49R0qKcszQrYoTVW0qF9NmVEsNnrswXbSatKcOizrjsLg796Wu1SohiHfhYI1W9bPo7jSNU7zT7Lw7jar1S8GV0HRFbeGvo/s1600-h/Bones+beams+in.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemrNGyJs8aHuqvwlObI22k1wjxgA3M3BYozRWElVG-zi_t49R0qKcszQrYoTVW0qF9NmVEsNnrswXbSatKcOizrjsLg796Wu1SohiHfhYI1W9bPo7jSNU7zT7Lw7jar1S8GV0HRFbeGvo/s400/Bones+beams+in.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351375911033480562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The pictures online haven't really done them any justice. The sculpts are pretty good looking even if the plastic is a bit flimsy. I would've preferred a harder material like the kind of plastic used for the G.I.JOE figures, but honestly that's a minor complaint. The toys look great and the paint job is awesome. These are a million times better than last summer's Indiana Jones line (which I'm also a big fan of, but suffered from shoddy paint jobs and terrible likenesses).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACNK5VZvzL6zwEACDlukAJrP-_2PemFVKdg9X78ztY4N7lnVyAa0CDh0sHb4ik3A-fr6WBm1vBcGbc4wK_BzDxBngFtsrYB6bmEJJn-ZsQvrdrlj8NdpdQNaGFILpPqXevYSbpf_OFM69/s1600-h/Scotty.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACNK5VZvzL6zwEACDlukAJrP-_2PemFVKdg9X78ztY4N7lnVyAa0CDh0sHb4ik3A-fr6WBm1vBcGbc4wK_BzDxBngFtsrYB6bmEJJn-ZsQvrdrlj8NdpdQNaGFILpPqXevYSbpf_OFM69/s400/Scotty.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351382774468997250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6_Yefqz9k88Zv-8SpA4WJ6DRdPKkulqEeIvCY6p_ecNbq0tSSdjMKBgX8HXuMbNJr2FlPuBKwWykmekNxTzXwcjL8q6AiSlDwcVKfCaCiE4y3APo9yuAMjiyfnGgspgoHW_gdCPK2bhZ/s1600-h/Kirk+chair.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6_Yefqz9k88Zv-8SpA4WJ6DRdPKkulqEeIvCY6p_ecNbq0tSSdjMKBgX8HXuMbNJr2FlPuBKwWykmekNxTzXwcjL8q6AiSlDwcVKfCaCiE4y3APo9yuAMjiyfnGgspgoHW_gdCPK2bhZ/s400/Kirk+chair.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351380967862469730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />With the exception of Kirk all the figures capture the likeness of each respective actor.<br />The smaller size allows for more playability and the opportunity to produce more playsets.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IRZMsgozX38dgD2-jDU5vWgpS2FW87r6qKLf_xEEQAQSQ7Wsy4Ufs_e_Wds1UKxvtrMJOTE0ASZ5zQlntbML3ic514Gqhs94YHPan1K4ioZSO-8uRQ_mOYKaZYELwWdjpL8LEZacEopS/s1600-h/Nero.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IRZMsgozX38dgD2-jDU5vWgpS2FW87r6qKLf_xEEQAQSQ7Wsy4Ufs_e_Wds1UKxvtrMJOTE0ASZ5zQlntbML3ic514Gqhs94YHPan1K4ioZSO-8uRQ_mOYKaZYELwWdjpL8LEZacEopS/s400/Nero.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351381513019513602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTTBaI-0cKpU8ko83I2UwH-X0b_TqF3Rcto0w50c2HeopDnnq3d4Hau-uq_Tk_AEnu3U9m0QhXbj8ixhl5EyMmf0kzXxKKKpK3S-NbqVZx-HJhZIQ7H9WeS3UE_ll-z5lhs1ZlNkc_YjX/s1600-h/Scotty+2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTTBaI-0cKpU8ko83I2UwH-X0b_TqF3Rcto0w50c2HeopDnnq3d4Hau-uq_Tk_AEnu3U9m0QhXbj8ixhl5EyMmf0kzXxKKKpK3S-NbqVZx-HJhZIQ7H9WeS3UE_ll-z5lhs1ZlNkc_YjX/s400/Scotty+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351383280898476242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The playsets themselves are awesome in my opinion. The boxes are kind of small , but when you put these toys together you end up with a lot of playability. The bridge looks huge once you roll out the mat and put all the bonus pieces together. Plus remember we are still missing about ten more pieces which will be included in wave 2.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pza3mhZ6RZ2zJgyNHT18xdfAF9HM99nVJBhAIVNdC1DyeBHc_6qTgX7C1jMTkoHkxK9Gl7TiZbbukW2kJM0FN_XaylL979qwVzX_9LHP8PF70kop1_e6Sz9BmVVCgBMqSj2u4sHawHNG/s1600-h/Nero+Spock.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pza3mhZ6RZ2zJgyNHT18xdfAF9HM99nVJBhAIVNdC1DyeBHc_6qTgX7C1jMTkoHkxK9Gl7TiZbbukW2kJM0FN_XaylL979qwVzX_9LHP8PF70kop1_e6Sz9BmVVCgBMqSj2u4sHawHNG/s400/Nero+Spock.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351382044386088146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The viewscreen on the bridge playset is much bigger than I imagined and the Narada image slides on so I''m hoping Playmates will release different images to slide onto the screen in the future, sort of like the Mego playset.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnNrUeK8BX64EOwEGYOFmPQ8Kbue3NDp7EjQ1nuNqdq9XGNAZyPrgiJtv6nAd8V1I0FoZdG5M7LwOwmfn6cQEajvb41f3e6pJvtvr642ArGKvkziGhaOeZsghFDryrx-_Ksd9TG1s2eft/s1600-h/Bridge+crew+shot.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnNrUeK8BX64EOwEGYOFmPQ8Kbue3NDp7EjQ1nuNqdq9XGNAZyPrgiJtv6nAd8V1I0FoZdG5M7LwOwmfn6cQEajvb41f3e6pJvtvr642ArGKvkziGhaOeZsghFDryrx-_Ksd9TG1s2eft/s400/Bridge+crew+shot.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351379704663920786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm a big fan of the old playmates TNG bridge playset. I always thought the beaming gag was one of the coolest action features ever. The new transporter has a very similar gag which makes the figure disappear. Plus you have the added feature of a removable chamber that you can place elsewhere to re-materialize your figure in a different environment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXs8HNAsV60sUpwEz5ZaZWUpkV4pYyfJUNa84mu82NA5vPNL8OlNPdgBefIh6oJIU_HvU0VCiLloDj9GYyn0PALg6f3zMx4d0xOwJO9m-MFsGZBfdHv42y7SzoOwz80x39PxoIPk13WJ21/s1600-h/Beaming+in.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXs8HNAsV60sUpwEz5ZaZWUpkV4pYyfJUNa84mu82NA5vPNL8OlNPdgBefIh6oJIU_HvU0VCiLloDj9GYyn0PALg6f3zMx4d0xOwJO9m-MFsGZBfdHv42y7SzoOwz80x39PxoIPk13WJ21/s400/Beaming+in.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351375455991689106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The modular nature of the set is pretty cool too. You can add the 3 extra transporter pads in order to hold more figures, but by doing so the background must be removed and beaming functions can no longer be controlled from Scotty's station, which to me is the coolest feature. I really like these toys, they offer a lot of play value and are a ton of fun. The level of interactivity between the figures and the playsets is great, specially the ability to obtain more pieces to add to each playset by buying the figures. It's a great move from Playmates and I truly hope future releases continue this. I only wish the mats would've been made of a hard cardboard or plastic since the extra pieces and the figures tend to slide off the mat easily.<br />I'll be back next week with more of my thoughts on the rest of the new toy line including the 6 inch figures, 12 inch figures, and the role play toys.The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-9787260917565827232009-06-23T16:47:00.001-07:002009-06-23T17:35:15.788-07:00Star Trek Toyfare Covers...As a toy collector I have been reading Toyfare magazine since its debut in the mid 90's.<br />To me it has always been upsetting how little <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> coverage the magazine has given us over the years. The amount of <span style="font-style: italic;">Trek</span> covers can be counted in one hand. It annoys me that the same magazine has about a million and one <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Wars</span> or superhero covers. Unfortunately that's just how it goes in this twisted world we live in. Here's a look at my 3 favorite <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> covers as well as some info on what you can find inside these issues.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJarTtJkvRtvWa_Vz5DWS7bI4oLO_lJxv6Kb26Sz5M8MT1fHxMb2foQDVCs771exVwcgJgv73S4Wbsr6EdlxqSx6VLi_S26tjlWUHe7jvz_SgPe42yqHoInXYwXnt1zn7Idcm6ukGqyaV4/s1600-h/Seven+of+Nine+TF+cover.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJarTtJkvRtvWa_Vz5DWS7bI4oLO_lJxv6Kb26Sz5M8MT1fHxMb2foQDVCs771exVwcgJgv73S4Wbsr6EdlxqSx6VLi_S26tjlWUHe7jvz_SgPe42yqHoInXYwXnt1zn7Idcm6ukGqyaV4/s400/Seven+of+Nine+TF+cover.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350675043047291250" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Issue 11: July 1998</span><br /><br />The cover of this issue features the latinum edition Seven of Nine figure. Inside is a bonus foldout poster with the same image. We also get a pretty cool column written by Playmates Toys' <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> product manager Chris Overly. His column gives us a cool look at what it's like to work on the popular <span style="font-style: italic;">Trek</span> toy line.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZuv7Ea0cyU3m05LYQ32gHevbGW0joPkyQB8UvhrqSlzVicq8wyUQut9ZJgegq3QUZRI4milKD7RxZzCrl3-LU5JC1S3NLRWJSkZRuKDU77ElDeERarY_sZ3-19i0yRfWR9UKRwTdAZ-K/s1600-h/Toyfare+Star+Trek+.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZuv7Ea0cyU3m05LYQ32gHevbGW0joPkyQB8UvhrqSlzVicq8wyUQut9ZJgegq3QUZRI4milKD7RxZzCrl3-LU5JC1S3NLRWJSkZRuKDU77ElDeERarY_sZ3-19i0yRfWR9UKRwTdAZ-K/s400/Toyfare+Star+Trek+.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350674879738450834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nAtO2jRIwXnYQtkwbvyFEwhcOb8lhowikOaHa4VeZfQlubTjYlS1Zt6Eio8xcP_ThBJVgUz0xUcwPo089XKCz19kYiGriJ7sqIoxi7f6Cf6gDYQqXmxeE4vUL9UP02I16D86lt50woAV/s1600-h/ST+Insurrection+Toyfare+cover.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nAtO2jRIwXnYQtkwbvyFEwhcOb8lhowikOaHa4VeZfQlubTjYlS1Zt6Eio8xcP_ThBJVgUz0xUcwPo089XKCz19kYiGriJ7sqIoxi7f6Cf6gDYQqXmxeE4vUL9UP02I16D86lt50woAV/s400/ST+Insurrection+Toyfare+cover.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350674705846203378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Issue 17: January 1999</span><br /><br />I really love this cover as I was really surprised to find the <span style="font-style: italic;">ST: Insurrection</span> 9 inch line featured on the magazine's cover since the 9 inch figures were never great in sales. The <span style="font-style: italic;">Insurrection</span> line tanked at retail ringing in the end of Playmates 90's <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> run. Inside you will find no <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> coverage whatsoever other than a brief mention on the <span style="font-style: italic;">Insurrection</span> line as part of the Toyfare Holiday shopping guide.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtryCkZFS-_iEsA2fjahyphenhyphen3xDm5Xpte48QBXANmmGui1ZnwkUqSAgLmucnlCRS3VoN22gVTyil6PlhnSePj9RzqBgWGztV4iFuEuAeyiU8fixEBfze8qZe4a_g951oLfHteKZyS-g4UDfX/s1600-h/Star+Trek+2009+Toyfare.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtryCkZFS-_iEsA2fjahyphenhyphen3xDm5Xpte48QBXANmmGui1ZnwkUqSAgLmucnlCRS3VoN22gVTyil6PlhnSePj9RzqBgWGztV4iFuEuAeyiU8fixEBfze8qZe4a_g951oLfHteKZyS-g4UDfX/s400/Star+Trek+2009+Toyfare.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350674522908507010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Issue 141: May 2009</span><br /><br />A great cover featuring the amazing 12 inch Spock and Kirk figures from the 2009 movie line. Inside we get a two page spread on the rest of the new line with quotes from Playmates' Senior director of marketing Pat Linden.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBd23FMPzvrUfTKA9B92AtRdgTKuhxK1J23HcGe__msmifH0Aqcx4kA4CqxUMP7898Sc9b_5rhahrgm4y4-CZtvYI2BD-x1SlGSkl2cwzi4V1Tq2YRc5G2j79a5jcei_ifTYEHloH-SbG/s1600-h/Star+Trek+2009+TF+page+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBd23FMPzvrUfTKA9B92AtRdgTKuhxK1J23HcGe__msmifH0Aqcx4kA4CqxUMP7898Sc9b_5rhahrgm4y4-CZtvYI2BD-x1SlGSkl2cwzi4V1Tq2YRc5G2j79a5jcei_ifTYEHloH-SbG/s400/Star+Trek+2009+TF+page+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350674330926038722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3E_OaBvC_oJfoOESlQRk37uM06KkoKMa948zoL00SQ-b73cii6PQDGDP2yfnMsKFvkYoNxODZIVFpYKGE2fBeM6-lMW1S53b_Dt_u57S9mbNmIoWCwOhjj2bMRMWr4nUKSUKme0IlZqep/s1600-h/Star+Trek+2009+TF+page+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3E_OaBvC_oJfoOESlQRk37uM06KkoKMa948zoL00SQ-b73cii6PQDGDP2yfnMsKFvkYoNxODZIVFpYKGE2fBeM6-lMW1S53b_Dt_u57S9mbNmIoWCwOhjj2bMRMWr4nUKSUKme0IlZqep/s400/Star+Trek+2009+TF+page+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350674165336418290" border="0" /></a>The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-26591391540607325742009-06-13T21:21:00.000-07:002009-06-13T21:41:43.052-07:00Premiere Magazine opens up the Star Trek vaults...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsB9Ik6kubl1ootxGv7ytCAj5ezuFgRsZBfLvVmMqzFThyphenhyphenf9MXIeKkrncU3AevCQG442B8YN_8rgvf_29BasNj6vhHeY6bMv6a8xtI-Hg-HKKuUv329CvajFNOysI3vgLliln5fLsgOEzw/s1600-h/Star+Trek+magazine+logo.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsB9Ik6kubl1ootxGv7ytCAj5ezuFgRsZBfLvVmMqzFThyphenhyphenf9MXIeKkrncU3AevCQG442B8YN_8rgvf_29BasNj6vhHeY6bMv6a8xtI-Hg-HKKuUv329CvajFNOysI3vgLliln5fLsgOEzw/s400/Star+Trek+magazine+logo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347035857631578802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Back in the fall of 1996 Premiere magazine celebrated the release of the 8th <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> feature film by running a two page article in their December issue highlighting a couple of the more famous props and costumes from the first 6 <span style="font-style: italic;">Trek</span> films. Here's a look at the two page article featuring some iconic <span style="font-style: italic;">Trek</span> pieces as Spock's Genesis torpedo and his ceremonial robe from <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> 3 and 4.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VxWEyQ7J6V1lsz4SOW_I-XqMl3r84vfljd8l5umFeyDMv5ZQO6HRrOZNpZ1Yws6X-FmQqJXu7UuvvwjjhooRxhnWgk6MDpH0cEMN2qau9r27fflmpu-PMJHY6I3w5Ox01iDqRmhSyJRd/s1600-h/Star+Trek+Vaults+page+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VxWEyQ7J6V1lsz4SOW_I-XqMl3r84vfljd8l5umFeyDMv5ZQO6HRrOZNpZ1Yws6X-FmQqJXu7UuvvwjjhooRxhnWgk6MDpH0cEMN2qau9r27fflmpu-PMJHY6I3w5Ox01iDqRmhSyJRd/s400/Star+Trek+Vaults+page+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347034800379833922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8XBBYgJJbtocejxiJRhmrg2UtVrAXv_a0Ydv99u09A36KepFXbYENzV-VxjrFkAzgzNv3qc09QFkLlrPOr7_35M_SNHPMaxUKd9zNrZM1QoViRMc1pHUUEjKswm-En3G0KuZHBCbqXb9/s1600-h/Star+Trek+Vaults+page+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8XBBYgJJbtocejxiJRhmrg2UtVrAXv_a0Ydv99u09A36KepFXbYENzV-VxjrFkAzgzNv3qc09QFkLlrPOr7_35M_SNHPMaxUKd9zNrZM1QoViRMc1pHUUEjKswm-En3G0KuZHBCbqXb9/s400/Star+Trek+Vaults+page+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347035303852575346" border="0" /></a>The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-18827967304988203442009-06-13T20:47:00.001-07:002009-06-13T21:06:46.976-07:00Keenser is coming!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPfKAugf2SynQvA_h3X2RlnMOWGXFxPO4Qey3KQoIESpvqBmrwZt0E9inghCJzkEwoNM8b53OWfhrtmOlLIuFuVbU4wC-bHUeCT5dMN9ei9eCgFPhNW60dPFSSSbOrfqw6CNaBKcXXuOt/s1600-h/Keenser+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPfKAugf2SynQvA_h3X2RlnMOWGXFxPO4Qey3KQoIESpvqBmrwZt0E9inghCJzkEwoNM8b53OWfhrtmOlLIuFuVbU4wC-bHUeCT5dMN9ei9eCgFPhNW60dPFSSSbOrfqw6CNaBKcXXuOt/s400/Keenser+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347025347440710882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The folks at Playmates have listened to our pleas and have just announced the release of a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Keenser</span> action figure as part of wave 2 of their <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> galaxy collection. Playmates also announced more figures for each of their current lines including Bones and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Chekov</span> in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">starfleet</span> duty uniforms (both for the galaxy and warp collections), Kirk in space jump suit (both for galaxy and warp collection), <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Ayel</span> (galaxy collection), <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Sarek</span>, (galaxy collection), <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Sulu</span> in space jump suit (galaxy collection), Kirk in off duty uniform (black outfit -- galaxy collection), Spock in academy instructor uniform (galaxy and warp collection), and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Pollarilla</span> and the ice lobster monster (both galaxy collection).<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74YDLbnmr3Cm2jQsCL1wkMMGbgjlCyk9y-n0j4OtG4iouSX4Rg1owqArlfiODigx5j38BQB3NzSfqelYeRHOSHkSaWXBZtnYjyeLFLGYX9EIhkIdJnhLXhJPvYeKfWopbIIH-ttxCEKl5/s1600-h/Ayel+:+Sarek.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZc3Mr7WbBxeemSIJwuAyZwY70yS7Z6VbJkWgauVorUkWoR3tqtgtTJH2tgW2six0vItXiH4hemKAeOa2ympB5wDEx-z-ggb_faadBIC7MoIdkVgaQ2el7i3BUb7rJq0kRPicM1KHERkP/s400/Spock+:+Sulu.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347027795055316130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The 12 inch line will also continue in July with the previously announced Nero figure and the Toys R Us exclusive <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Sulu</span> and Pike figures. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Scotty</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Uhura</span> will also join the 12 inch line up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_D0bixmeNxO5aQu7VoyliiYols4ptikNghFQ7kKbZ88wVXtxTDGbQmJMLIoX3HZo7rAwnCyfiOcoxvVtbGkjcwk2LSBCgXZa3xQCaFlvNqq-1Z6EL-zuC6o3ld_yB7ozAq2nFWQxcRTT/s1600-h/Nero.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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This is great news since Playmates support of the line means sales must be strong and the chances seem good for that previously rumored third wave for the spring of 2010.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5wv8nxOZn9ohu8kFsjTtmDLHi3KoVzNgL-bM7DegRoT3qCNwjlPgcVYf5U83U9c-GxzDWCDnkamkaIadOnagZbChgeo5Vef13kiC49ODOR-BTNZ0Ysi_pG46zYAbgiT8aLxVooQuJmLH/s1600-h/Star+Trek+utility+belt.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5wv8nxOZn9ohu8kFsjTtmDLHi3KoVzNgL-bM7DegRoT3qCNwjlPgcVYf5U83U9c-GxzDWCDnkamkaIadOnagZbChgeo5Vef13kiC49ODOR-BTNZ0Ysi_pG46zYAbgiT8aLxVooQuJmLH/s400/Star+Trek+utility+belt.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347027915626144034" border="0" /></a>The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128247321995529697.post-81427113148129909882009-06-06T15:46:00.001-07:002009-06-06T15:55:34.838-07:00Star Trek, Inc.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16UkYkkskvNMEUld7RwV5kTHJ3IHDffq3qwiU3Csx6jStfj3VuCit5FtEGXMlaFvv7DF8LAXC98Pt_gvyoJdUymqCFC9oAWTIwxTYVJFcB8U4BNKvFgPEUMrJ2EmapI8thQNqSdlslPo-/s1600-h/Star+Trek+time+magazine.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16UkYkkskvNMEUld7RwV5kTHJ3IHDffq3qwiU3Csx6jStfj3VuCit5FtEGXMlaFvv7DF8LAXC98Pt_gvyoJdUymqCFC9oAWTIwxTYVJFcB8U4BNKvFgPEUMrJ2EmapI8thQNqSdlslPo-/s400/Star+Trek+time+magazine.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344349912433257618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Back in December of 2002 during the week of <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek Nemesis'</span> theatrical release Time magazine ran a two page article looking into the financial viability of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> franchise at that moment as well as looking back at all the profits it had generated for Paramount Pictures.<br />The article took a detailed look at the state of affairs within the <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> Universe at the moment and even went as far as saying that <span style="font-style: italic;">Nemesis</span> featured one of the most riveting space battles ever -- which would surely bring out the trekkies in full force to theaters.<br /><br />By now we all now they didn't get that one right, but what they did hit right on the nail is the viability and long life of the franchise which seven years after that article was printed we are fully witnessing with the release of the new <span style="font-style: italic;">Trek</span> film, which so far has had a global box office take close to 330 million dollars in only one month of release.<br /><br />Here's a scan of the complete article which also includes box office numbers for the first nine feature films adjusted for inflation by 2002 standards.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFeA22QDG8Gvrn7bGRyJDs6MHbGTJqEMeqNsErqgcVHjekC-s_EOuQ3Pitx8gXScjlwEOXNJ-78DhnQzrwEd_z3hVFhT5meo49JPj4nwLW4vJiU5g_6WxWT25nmdTkvzjoQG1pkhasa9C/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFeA22QDG8Gvrn7bGRyJDs6MHbGTJqEMeqNsErqgcVHjekC-s_EOuQ3Pitx8gXScjlwEOXNJ-78DhnQzrwEd_z3hVFhT5meo49JPj4nwLW4vJiU5g_6WxWT25nmdTkvzjoQG1pkhasa9C/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344351186771822274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUNdHwB0oqthLUeLvpMgeSc8saZ6zU3qR3V5hu4RzuBjJ2SoT9VsGQhFdmag7jVldILxSL6iG4LGMrsUnhdAxz-Hx06HwJ-rEJIudWabkx4AyzeombVg1jPvS7wS5AUlXodticBS2Lp5q/s1600-h/time2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUNdHwB0oqthLUeLvpMgeSc8saZ6zU3qR3V5hu4RzuBjJ2SoT9VsGQhFdmag7jVldILxSL6iG4LGMrsUnhdAxz-Hx06HwJ-rEJIudWabkx4AyzeombVg1jPvS7wS5AUlXodticBS2Lp5q/s400/time2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344351576747900866" border="0" /></a>The Nostalgic Gangstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935654106666611868noreply@blogger.com0