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[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] mwest@toot.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@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.

[–] HWK_290@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] mwest@toot.works 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

@HWK_290 sure!

A lot of the people replying to the vid said the same thing. Because the ‘92 had nacelles that detached for packaging, they were easily lost. Also, the version I bought on eBay didn’t come with a display stand from factory.

Star Trek: The Playmates 2023 Enterprise D
https://youtu.be/dfcZKfHcnjI

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 0 points 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.