After reading through a few posts here on the 4.5" Playmates ranges, I saw there were rumours back in the day of Playmates releasing a DS9 set of Ops. But, due to the range starting to dwindle they released the runabout as a compromise. 

So, I was wondering if anyone had attempted any custom playsets for any of the DS9 or Voyager figures? 

DS9's Ops, Promenade or Quark's?

Voyager's Bridge, Astrometrics, Medical, Ready Room or Mess Hall?

Would love to see any attempts that may inspire others / myself to have a go.

Hello all.... how have I only just discovered this community after all these years collecting the Playmates figures! Where have you been all my life? 

But yes, didn't spot the etiquette of saying hi here first. But, posted this rather fun Playmates / Gates McFadden related post to say hi...

 http://www.trektoy.c...?showtopic=5621

Thanks all.

The first lavender edition of Troi was one of the first figures I ever got as a kid (along with Season 2 Data), so that Troi was the start of it all for me really and will always be special for me.

But other favourites or ones I feel are highlights / essentials otherwise...

- Borg Queen (had a total geekgasm when I realised her head and shoulders came out. A nice touch to not advertise that and let people discover for themselves).

- Ilea (probe) is rather gorgeous.

- Beverly Crusher (Season 3 with lab coat - which was close to the actual blue of the original science officer's uniform's, rather than that irritating green they insisted on using for ALL SCIENCE OFFICERS EVER).

- Morn (the figure just makes me smile. No DS9 scenario would be complete without him loitering around.) 

- The Doctor / EMH (A great likeness)

- Worf (Late DS9 / Movie uniforms - brilliant mould and detail, and i think the only figure with accessories / weapons in actual original colours, rather than just naff generic coloured plastic. Infact... all the movie TNG editions with the grey shoulders. Troi & crusher's mould's could have been better, and it is still irritating they never did a Geordi - while I'll be attempting to custom make soon... but, I just love that range of the crew.)

- Species 8472 (looks far more "real" than the actual CGI version in the show. A fantastic unique spin for the whole toy range)

- Locutus (An all-round essential, awesome figure)

- Saavik (the mould is so good I just can't help but look at it and go "That's Kirstie Alley!")

- Janeway (flimsy figure and otherwise a bit unremarkable. But, great face mould... and, it's Janeway! I intend on making my own short, bobbed hair custom on a spare Janeway soon)

- Bashir (same as Janeway in that it's a bit of an unremarkable figure, but a great face mould)

- Sela (Amazing likeness)

- Seven Of Nine (silver catsuit and burgundy/plum exclusive editions - Just because. 

The half-borg Seven annoys me. It's no where near as detailed enough as her transitional phase look was, and it felt like a wasted opportunity in not doing the full drone of Seven instead (especially considering we see the full drone Seven in plenty of future flashback episodes). The full drone version will be another custom I'm going to attempt at some point. 

Surely that is "officially" the rarest figure of them all now?

Potentially naive question, but how does the engineering playset attach to the Bridge playset? 

Hello all,

I'm brand new here, but been an avid TOS - VOY Playmates collector for years before only recently falling down the rabbit hole of custom figures and realising there's a whole community who have a lot of love for these as much as I have. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE? 

Anyway, thought this was a fun way to introduce myself...

I recently obtained two beautiful custom figures of Deanna Troi in her Season 1 grey jumpsuit / hair up, and Dr. Pulaski in her actual tabard uniform (rather than the general bridge officers uniform Playmate's stuck her in for some unknown reason).

Anyway, I was bored and so decided to reimagine the lost TNG episode we all perhaps wanted, but sadly never got. I named it "Second Opinion"...

I popped this on Twitter for the hell of it, and well...

Needless to say, I was pretty chuffed with that.   Just thought this was a nice silly story to share. 

I'm working up the courage to start work on my own customs soon. So, I'll be picking all your brains accordingly for sure. 

Thanks all.

/OneLittleSpaceman