Star Trek Action Figure Photos at the Art Asylum Blog
Diamond Select Toys has posted photos of their upcoming Star Trek action figures so that everyone can get excited by the two packs that are due for release next month. After the Card Guard action figure (review here) I worry about whether or not these new Star Trek figures can stay upright (the Card Guard falls over even when attached to two stands), but the pics do make the two toy packs look quite neat.
Both action figures are up for pre-order at Entertainment Earth — Kirk pack*, Spock pack* — and despite limited articulation the ability to swap the legs around between the two characters does open up some display options. See the pics for an idea of just how the parts interchange (looks like that trick works very well).
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These two action figures are horrible. They look nothing like the original action figures. Their clothes are some kind of hard plastic instead of cloth clothing. If you’re looking for better Star Trek memorabilia, try retro Star Trek action figures. Would definitely not buy other Star Trek action figures by this manufacturer.
@Spencer, I don’t think the intention was ever to make them *look* like the original figures, they’re entirely new renderings of the STOS characters. The retro figures that look like the old Mego line are great, but they’re for a select audience.
As far as the manufacturer goes, Art Asylum has been making Star Trek stuff for years and they’ve largely done a fantastic job–these are no exception.
I think they look amazing actually. Really great sculpts and spot-on paint apps. Spock looks like a MUST get! I’m hoping for some nice Klingons and a Gorn in the next series as well.
The company that makes the Retro-style (Mego-esque) action figures is the same company that makes these action figures. And Minimates. And the electronic starships. Diamond Select Toys and Art Asylum are now part of the same company. We still make the Retro figures, but there are a lot of people who don’t appreciate the Retro style, and did like our previous series of sculpted figures. These are for those people.
And I shot these pics with packaged samples, and they stood up fine, with no support (except for when Kirk jumped off those rocks.) Feet pivot to adjust to any surface, and the diorama bases have foot pegs for both leg configurations.
Card Guard was also a very top-heavy design. It was a real challenge to execute.
@DSTZach – Zach, thanks for weighing in on this. That Card Guard figure is amazing in every detail and is only a major disappointment because it simply will not stand. I’ve now even tried to just prop it up and the weight of the design eventually falls over. I hate to say it, but this figure strikes me as one where we all would have been better off without any leg articulation.
As to these Star Trek figures, what I will do is pre-order both sets and review them with a fresh mind. The designs look awesome, I love the included display pieces, and to be fair to everyone (both DST and readers here) I will give both toys a try.
@Jay – I think you’re right about the intention behind this series. I feel that these new toys were designed more as “poseable statues” than actual action figures.
@Spencer L. Lawrence – I hope you’ll check out my review once I get these. I agree these aren’t like the Mego-like figures, but as others have now said that doesn’t seem to be the goal of this line.