Counsellor Troi

Another '90s Star Trek figure from Playmates. Fun figure but she can't hold anything in her hands which sucks.

Pilot Scotty

Scotty as he appeared in the second Star Trek Pilot "Where No One Has Gone Before". I find these pilot uniform figures really cool.

Amock Time Spock

Here is the Spock from the Amok Time 2-Pack. He has a solid torso without the soft shirt and torso ball joint.

TMP Admiral Kirk

Admiral Kirk from Mego's TMP line.

Nemisis Picard

Star Trek Nemesis gets no love.For the record I loved it and didn't understand what I was reading on the Internet.

This is Captain Picard from the short lived Nemesis line. This uniform appeared in First Contact, Insurrection and Nemesis. The figure is a nice sculpt as one would expect from Art Asylum. They have cut some corners with articulation meaning that the figure doesn't have bicep swivels (aka kung-fu action grip). He was also shortchanged on the accessories front coming equipped only with a Padd.

Amok Time Kirk

This is Kirk as he appeared in the classic episode Amok Time. He came in a two pack with Spock. Both came equipped with the iconic Lirpa Vulcan weapon. Also included was gong and small hammer.

This was another ebay acquisition. This pack comes very highly recommended by me.

Mirror Spock

Here we have the all time classic Mirror Spock. He of the evil beard. What can I say about this figure? He has a great sculpt and the face looks fantastic. He has the proper long boots which have been something that has a tendency to get left out (even once in the AA/DST line). My one complaint is that the paint for his medals doesn't stand out well and they tend to look a bit dirty. This is probably an essential figure for any Trek enthusiast so go out and get him.

Playmates Captain Picard

Here is another Playmates Star Trek figure. Captain Picard in the variant uniform seen in the 5th season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. This is a great sculpt and a very good likeness of Patrick Stewart. This guy was also acquired from eBay.

TMP Mego Spock

Here we have Spock from the Mego Star Trek: The Motion Picture line. These were nicely sculpted figures for the time but had limited articulation compared to Mego's Buck Rogers or Black Hole toylines. This example is suffering from heavy paint wear which I plan to touch up.

AA/DST Cage Spock

Here we have another version of Mr Spock as he appeared in "The Cage". This time as part of the Art Asylum/Diamond Select toy line. As is typical for the Art Asylum figures the sculpting is very good. I believe this was a Toys R Us exclusive but I got him from ebay.

Tasha Yar

Before Playmates came on to the scene Galoob produced a small line of Star Trek The Next Generation in around 3-3/4" scale which is a scale I have much fondness for. One negative is the sculpted on phaser and sculpted fist which precludes holding any accessories. The knee joints are nice however and it is a decent sculpt.

TMP Sulu

Continuing in the Playmates Star Trek Movies line we have Mr Sulu as he appeared in Star Trek The Motion Picture. Once again the uniform crys out '70s which adds to its appeal to me.

Star Trek Generations Worf

Here is an odd beast. This is Worf from the Star Trek Generations line. It seems there were a number of issues with this line. First off he has reduced articulation, having only 6 points. Also he is depicted in a Uniform that isn't actually depicted in the film. Apparently this uniform was going to be used but was changed at the last minute an the toys did not reflect this change.

TMP Kirk

Here we have our second featured Playmates Star Trek figure. This is Admiral Kirk as he appeared in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The costumes from that movie are so delightfully 70's which has added greatly to their appeal to me. The costumes would be changed drastically for Star Trek II and this later uniform would be seen in the later original series movies and show up in The Next Generation too.

The Cage Spock

Recently I have had an urge to get into some of the 90's Playmates lines. This has lead me to getting some of their Star Trek figures. At the time they were released I really didn't like them. I found them cartoony in appearance and I hated the diagonal hip joints. They also seemed to be a step backwards from the Galoob 3-3/4" figures that had came before. At the time 3-3/4" was my preferred scale thanks to GIJoe and Star Wars.

Anyhow I now have re-evaluated the line and have found many treasures. I've become a bit more flexible in regards to scale and articulation and now have a fondness for the slightly exaggerated looks. This is Mr Spock from the original Star Trek pilot "The Cage". Notice the collar that wasn't part of the regular original series uniform.

Notice also that he doesn't have his hand in th Vulcan salute pose that is the bane of other Spocks in this line. This problem was addressed in the newer Art Asylum/Diamond Select line by having interchangeable hands.

Here is a screenshot from The Cage for comparison.