Toy Reveal! Playmates Toys Announces Star Trek Universe Action Figures Collection, Trekkers Rejoice | Star Trek

Stardate 47634.44, Playmates Toys has announced their line up of 10 Star Trek action figures featuring retro and modern characters for the first wave for summer 2022.

Set your faces to STUN, because after a 12 year absence, Trekkers will be most pleased with Playmates Toys' announcement of their first wave of the long awaited Star Trek Universe Collection. The 10-figure line run will available this summer online! The collection will be available in stores this fall. 

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Playmates Toys is synonymous with action figures and perfectly modeled playsets. I have been a fan of Playmates Toys for over 25 years and I am so happy to see they are now working on the iconic Star Trek collection once again. 

Fans and collectors alike will appreciate the 5-inch, 1:14 scale figures featuring intricate attention to detail of beloved characters like Lt. Commander Data, Commander William Riker, Admiral James T. Kirk, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Captain Spock, Khan Noonien Singh -- all packaged in the nostalgic '90s packaging. 

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Packaged in the newly design Star Trek Universe collection packaging are Science Officer Burnham and Commander Saru. 

Characters are based off of Star Trek The Next Generation, Star Trek Discovery, and Star Trek Wrath of Khan.

  

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For the shelf, proudly display an 18-inch model of the starship Enterprise. Perched on an articulated display stand, the replica features lights, sounds and phrases, and is also packaged in the '90s nostalgic packaging.

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Perfect for the toybox or even the toy shelf, add the original series Phaser to your collection! Featuring lights and sounds, along with the nostalgic packaging, this collectible is definitely not one to miss. 

What do you think of the revival of this long awaited series? I personally love Playmates Toys action figures, so I would be more than happy to add them to my collection, especially since Sulu has yet to be announced, so I am hoping for a wave two by the end of the year. Leave your thoughts in the comments!

From Playmates Toys Press Release:

The first wave in the Star Trek Universe collection, available online in July 2022 and in stores in the fall, will include the following 10 characters and items:

• Lt. Commander Data, Star Trek: The Next Generation, nostalgic packaging

• Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation, nostalgic packaging

• Commander William Riker, Star Trek: The Next Generation, nostalgic packaging

• Admiral James T. Kirk, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, nostalgic packaging

• Captain Spock, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, nostalgic packaging

• Khan Noonien Singh, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, nostalgic packaging

• Science Officer Michael Burnham, Star Trek: Discovery, new Universe packaging

• Commander Saru, Star Trek: Discovery, new Universe packaging

• Original Series Enterprise replica ship, 18-inch scale with lights, sounds and phrases, nostalgic packaging

• Original Series Phaser, with lights and sounds, nostalgic packaging

Playmates has been highly regarded among Star Trek collectors for the company’s attention to brand detail, authentic portrait sculpting, and innovations it brought to the category. The toy company will continually expand the Star Trek collector line with fan-requested favorites based on the dozens of Starfleet heroes and infamous aliens featured in the brand’s 13 motion pictures and 11 live-action series – from the original 1960s show through the current hit shows on Paramount+, including the premiere of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.”

Additional Star Trek Universe collection figures and accessories scheduled for release in early 2023 will be announced later this year. 

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With a history of more than 50 years, Playmates Toys is among the most well-respected and innovative marketing and distribution companies in the global toy industry, with a proven record of creating imaginative products and developing and managing profitable, long-term brand franchises. Key brands include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, Miraculous Ladybug, Spy Ninjas, MonsterVerse and more. From its offices in Hong Kong and California, Playmates designs, develops, markets and distributes its products in over 80 countries worldwide. For more information, visit playmatestoys.com.

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