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[DavAnthony]

I will just be happy if they do them at all...

Yeah I'm in the same boat. They've been dragging their feet on these for so long I would be happy if we got the main 7 just in their red uniforms. Of course I'ld love all of the other variations everyone has mentioend but I'd be thrilled with

[knightone]

Just having the 7 core characters in standard uniform would be fine for me. However, I would prefer them to do the figures in waves just like they're doing now, with multiple variants of each character. I suspect that's how they will do it if they do the movies.

Hopefully they'll also add in secondayr/guest characters and some adversaries and aliens to the mix as well. I think that would be the only real concern.

[DavAnthony]

Oh I'd definatley prefer they do the figures in the waves fashion also. I'd love a Kirk wave with his red uniform, captains jacket, long away team jacket, commando uniform from V, vest and St III Kirk with leather jacket.
For Spock we could have red uniform, white robe from Trek IV, his black one from II, maybe even his commando uniform from V.
Villians there could be Khan, Krudge, Chang, Valeris to just name a few.

Definatley a lot of potential here I just don't know if the retail buyers are savey enought to realize it.

[knightone]

I'd also like any TNG crossover versions of the characters included in the waves: Admiral McCoy, Unification Spock, Relics Scotty, Generations Kirk.

[DavAnthony]

That's a good call. I'd like those versions of Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Scotty also. That would definatley be pretty cool. Just don't know what scale I'd want them in

[knightone]

I'd be inclined to choose the TNG scale. Only because there was far more crossover between the TNG era and the TOS movie era. Also, the look and feel of the two eras was more closely related than TOS was to either of them. The TOS movie figures would look more in place with the TNG/DS9 figures than they would with the TOS releases.

[BStu]

I think at this point they need to stick with the TNG scale. They SHOULD have stuck with the TOS scale and just remade the Nemesis figures of Data and Picard, but that ship has sailed so we're stuck with what we've got and it makes sense to make the most of it now.

[Pike]

There has been a loud call coming even from the non-trekkers for these MOVIE figures. I for one would buy these by the case should they ever decide to make them. Plans were in the works to do SPOCK AND KIRK, but retailers thought there had been too many kirks and spocks already with the MM wave and TOS wave and AVON 3 pack and YSK. One would think that the proven sales would help persuade them to stay in that direction. Ertl produced a 3 3/4 inch figure of KIRK, SCOTTY , SPOCK AND KRUGE, I know a GENERATIONS Movie Kirk was done in a 9 inch and also a 12 Inch (spock and kirk)not sure if they were a KB toys exclusive. I was lucky enough to get two on clearance.

[JMW326]

I think at this point they need to stick with the TNG scale. They SHOULD have stuck with the TOS scale and just remade the Nemesis figures of Data and Picard, but that ship has sailed so we're stuck with what we've got and it makes sense to make the most of it now.

I'd be inclined to choose the TNG scale. Only because there was far more crossover between the TNG era and the TOS movie era. Also, the look and feel of the two eras was more closely related than TOS was to either of them. The TOS movie figures would look more in place with the TNG/DS9 figures than they would with the TOS releases.

My thoughts exactly.

[VulcanFanatic]

I hope that the Movie figures, if they are made, will come out sometime soon. I have been wanting them ever since AA advertised the TWOK uniformed Spock and Kirk a few years ago.

[Artistix]

I hope that the Movie figures, if they are made, will come out sometime soon. I have been wanting them ever since AA advertised the TWOK uniformed Spock and Kirk a few years ago.

Something to look forward to....

Along with my Nurse Chapel figures!

I did not hear about AA planning the TWOK figures! That would have been nice to see.

Lousy AA running the line into the ground!!

[knightone]

Here's my wishlist for the TOS movies:

Kirk:
TMP Admiral Kirk
ST6 Captain Kirk
ST5 assault gear
Generations vest
ST5 vest

Spock:
TMP Commander Spock
ST6 Captain Spock
ST4 Vulcan robe
ST5 assault gear

[Artistix]

I like the way you think Knightone...

They would all be awesome.

Are we thinking we will see Classic figures after they finish DS9,Voyager & Enterprise?

That would be a long time to wait...

I'm interested in this ST5 assault gear! I'll have to check that out. We're just about up to ST5 in the TV1 Trek marathon.

[DavAnthony]

I think we may see classic figures before Voyager or they may do a kind of "legacy" line that AA was talkinga bout after DS9.
This way if they are unsure about devoting a year of revenue to Voyager and/or Classic Trek they can add in some other characters here or there that they feel are more established. Considering how many Trek and non-Trek fans want classic movie characters I think that line will pretty much be a slam dunk.

[VulcanFanatic]

I think a "Legacy line" would be the best way to proceed after DS9 , Voyager and Movie waves are put out. A "Legacy line" would enable a way to put out a regular duty Hoshi and Phlox without devoting a whole line to Enterprise, since the majority have already been released and since interest in Enterprise by DST and AA may not be there due to poor sales the first time around, and the fact that DST does not have interest in reproducing what AA has already done. A "Legacy line" would be the best way to supplement all of the lines with secondary characters that we all want. If they released a Legacy wave of 5 figures, that included one figure from each series, or so, it would go a long way towards making a vast majority of the Trek collecting fans happy.

[knightone]

I also think we'll see the TOS movies done before Enterprise is ever revisited. I think there is even a good chance that the TOS movies will come before Voyager. Although I think Voyager could make it for four or five waves on its own, I do think the TOS movies would do better at retail than Voyager and it would be better for the Trek line overall to have them come first after DS9.


I also agree that a Legacy line would be the best way to get a Phlox and Hoshi as well as many other secondary, supporting, and guest characters from the series and movies.

[JMW326]

I will definately buy Voyager figures and think that they will do very well but I must have movie figures too.

[Cpt. Phil T. Berns]

Wow...I never knew Rand was only in 8 episodes!!
I thought she did the whole first season. Well there you go.
Why did they fire her if you don't mind my asking?

The official reason is that she (the character) had a crush on Kirk and he knew it. Dramatically speaking, if Kirk stayed a "ladies man" some viewers might consider that deliberately hirting Rand and therefor might find Kirk unsympathetic. And if Kirk stopped being a ladies man, he would not be a worthy leading character (hey, it was the 1960's). So Rand had to go.

Unofficially, Grace Lee Whitney had two addictions. One was to alcohol and the other one was to the things a man and a woman can do together, usually in a bed. That made her a loose canon on deck.

I also read somewhere (I don't know if it is true) that one night a man with a lot of power at either Desilu or NBC and Whitney got drunk together. He, as the story goes, became violent and almost took her by force when she refused. That man the next day used all his power to get her off the show. I repeat I don't know if any of this is true.

About the figures.

Yes, I would like some TWOK-TSFS-TVH-TFF-TUC figures (in uniform please, no civies). But about the format, I have been out of it for a while. Can someone enlighten me about the change of format? What's the difference between the old TOS format and the new TNG format? How about someone posting a picture with a figure of both formats next to each other?

I still hope they will eventuly return to the 1990's 9" clothed figures format.

[DeepSix]

Yes, I would like some TWOK-TSFS-TVH-TFF-TUC figures (in uniform please, no civies). But about the format, I have been out of it for a while. Can someone enlighten me about the change of format? What's the difference between the old TOS format and the new TNG format? How about someone posting a picture with a figure of both formats next to each other?

I still hope they will eventuly return to the 1990's 9" clothed figures format.

The new TNG figures are considerably larger than the AA TOS figures and even the Nemesis and Enterprise figures. The size is in line with the Borg Assimilation figures, although slightly smaller. They are actually similar in size to the Mego 8" TOS figures.

[JMW326]

I still hope they will eventuly return to the 1990's 9" clothed figures format.

Just kidding Bernsie

The difference is in the over all style of the figures. The TNG figures are more solid and the scale is just slightly bigger. If you put Kirk next to Picard Kirk looks like a mid teens child. I will try and get some pics up later.