Involve! In 1992, the toy hallways of Toys R Us and Target were not flooded with Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader. Instead, for most of the 1990s, the space action figure game was dominated by Star Trek toys in a very big way. If you were a 90’s kid, this is a time you almost certainly remember: The Playmates series of Star Trek action figures, ships, and accessories. From 1992 to 2009, Playmates toys featured Star Trek action figures from almost every single era of the franchise, starting with The next generation, go through Deep Space Nege and Voyager, and even the first JJ Abrams reload movie. And now a new golf Star Trek toy is ready to do exactly which the old toy did, just slightly newer.
After 12 years, Playmates Toys is back, do Star Trek action figures and accessories. For those who may have forgotten, or were not in the 90s Trek-prone, what made the Playmates toys so amazing is that you could actually play with them. All of the figures had a billion points of articulation, all of the vehicles and game sets (like the Shuttlecraft and the Enterprise Bride) were super-detailed, and the sheer number of different characters you could find was staggering.
And now Playmates is starting all over again. Start in July 2022, you can order the new waves of Star Trek toys from Playmates online. These toys are expected to hit stores this fall.
For the first wave, we get action figures from The wrath of Khan, the next generation, and one of the newer apps, Star Trek: Discovery. Here’s how it shakes.
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Lt. Commander Data, Star Trek: The Next Generation, nostalgic packaging (photo above)
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation, nostalgic packaging (photo above)
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Commander William Riker, Star Trek: The Next Generation, nostalgic packaging (photo above)
Dis Khaaaaan !!! Oh and Kirk and Spock too.
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Admiral James T. Kirk, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, nostalgic packaging
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Captain Spock, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, nostalgic packaging
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Khan Noonien Singh, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, nostalgic packaging
Saru and Michael Burnham from ‘Star Trek: Discovery’
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Science Officer Michael Burnham, Star Trek: Discovery, New Universe Package
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Commander Saru, Star Trek: Discovery, New Universe Pack
Credit: Viacom / CBS
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Original range of Enterprise replica ship, 18-inch scale with lights, sounds and phrases, nostalgic packaging
Credit: Viacom / CBS
Although we do not have images of what this “nostalgic packaging” might look like, you can easily look up what the old toys looked like to get a preview.
vintage 90’s star trek sponsor toy
Here are more details about how to pre-order these new toys.
The next new Star Trek series – Star Trek: Picard Season 2 – will hit Paramount + on March 3rd. And just like last time, Jean-Luc Picard gets too old for this shit, but saves the universe anyway.
