McFarlane release new info and images for their Star Trek licence

The McFarlane team took to the stage at the Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas to talk to fans about their 2018 Star Trek range of figures.

We already knew that the first two 7" figures would be the iconic Captains - Kirk and Picard and these figures will arrive in the Spring of 2018.

These lovely info-graphics confirm some more details of the figure, and we can see Kirk will come with both a Type 2 Phaser and a Phaser Rifle He will also get the classic Communicator. The sculpts on these figures are being done digitally and as well as the pack contents McFarlane have shared some sculpting details in the second info-graphic.

Jean Luc Picard is less heavily armed, with just a Next Generation Type 2 Phaser. Picard then gets his Ressikan Flute and its carved box - as seen in the episode The Inner Light - and then with repeating appearances through the Next Generation series and into the movies.

Again, McFarlane have also included the digital sculpt detail for Picard. I personally would hope the simple but "Trekkie" graphics and the bio card will make their way onto the packaging.

Articulation on the McFarlane 7" figures has been criticised with early "Color Top" releases. The Star Trek figures will boast 16 points of articulation - which would put them on par with Diamond Select figures, which makes sense as the prices of the McFarlane & Diamond figures are comparable.

The figure is quoted as being able to "sit, stand, kneel" and if McFarlane grow this range to perhaps diorama pieces (dare we say bridge chairs) then the sitting would be a very useful articulation.

We also knew that this licence for Star Trek was also to include the upcoming Netflix show Star Trek : Discovery. McFarlane have confirmed the first two 7" figures from this show will be Michael Burnham, the USS Shenzhou's apparently human First Officer,, played by Sonequa Martin-Green. And T'Kuvma, a Klingon leader played by Chris Obi.

We won't see the Discovery 7" figures in stores until Autumn 2018 (a whole year away), expect to see first prototypes around Toy Fair (February 2018).

They are also intending to release a larger 10" Deluxe Kirk in his green command uniform. This figure is quoted as being "iconically posed" and "buried in Tribbles". McFarlane will also move into 1:1 role playing items with a Phaser from the new Discovery show due at the end of 2018.

As a long serving Trekkie, the Mephitsu Archives look forward to opening their Star Trek Archive in 2018 for these new offerings.