As promised last week, Playmates have unveiled their new Star Trek line as the franchise returns to Playmates after a number of years away. The article on StarTrek.com confirms the new 2022 Star Trek figures will return to the 5-inch (1/14) scale and will be taken from across the Star Trek Universe. This choice of sizing allows the new figures to fit in with the older Playmates Trek releases. And while the figures are getting updated deco, and articulation, they do carry a similar aesthetic as the older figures.
The entire Star Trek Universe is open to Playmates and among the first figures are three movie figures from The Wrath of Khan: Captain Kirk, Spock, and Khan. The Next Generation releases will include the trio of Captain Picard, Commander Riker, and Commander Data. Each of the TNG figures will feature the Season 3 Starfleet Uniforms. The figure line is rounded out with Star Trek Discovery figures of Saru and Michael Burnham. The Discovery pair will be in the original Discovery Starfleet Uniforms of the first couple of Seasons - with Saaru in the gold command uniform, and Burnham with the blue-trimmed science officer.
The figures will be packed in either retro-styled blister cards, or newer Star Trek Universe cards - depending on the character and property. Other items announced for the line include an 18-inch Star Trek Enterprise with lights & sounds and a Star Trek Original Series Phaser, also featuring lights and sunders.
The first batch of Playmates Star Trek Universe figures and items are scheduled for a July 2022 release with more to follow in early 2023.
Red Alert! Playmates Toys has returned with an all-new Star Trek Universe collection. The first figures and toys will be available to fans this summer in a collection of retro figures from the most popular Star Trek television shows and films, as well as the latest hit series on Paramount+. The five-inch, 1:14 scale figures will feature the extraordinary attention to detail Playmates is known for, each with 14 points of articulation and packaged in either 1990s nostalgic packaging or newly designed Star Trek Universe blister cards, depending on the character.
The first wave in the Star Trek Universe collection will be available online in July 2022 and in stores this fall. Additional figures and accessories scheduled for release in early 2023 will be announced later this year.
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