Playmates Toys Ends Star Trek Action Figure Development

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• StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Never have been convinced that the toy branding and marketing has been targeted appropriately for Star Trek.

  Playmates never quite seemed to hit the mark. They were trying to create a mass market toy but marketing for collectors.

  The other side of the Paramount house has done brilliantly with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles branding, tie-ins and toys since they took them away from Nickelodeon.

  While the television franchise is in good hands with Secret Hideout, bringing in some fresh perspective from the TMNT team seems very needed.

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  • mwest@toot.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    @StillPaisleyCat @ValueSubtracted
    I did a video on the new 2023 Ent D vs the 1992 one. As updated and shiny as the lighting is, the hull details are really atrocious. The entire bottom side of the toy is not detailed color wise.

    I was hoping to fill out the old Playmates Bridge with crew that fit in the chairs, and they got 3 out of all of them.

    A decently cast type 2 TNG Phaser with good buttons & an updated tricorder with better SFX feels like a no brainer.. Marketing is weird.

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    • HWK_290@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Link to the video please? I’m curious. Have half the 1992 ship kicking around somewhere down in the basement…

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• reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  But without the action figure packaging, how will I know the names of half the bridge crew on Discovery?

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  • ValueSubtracted@startrek.website ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You could try watching the show and learning their names, if that won’t interfere too much with your lazy hot taeks.

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