ARCHIVE: TF07 - Diamond Select Beams Down More Trek Goodness

Article originally published 02/11/2007 at moviemaniacs.net

Diamond Select knows when they have a good thing going. Last year, DST gave Star Trek the revitalizing jolt it needed by creating several series of highly detailed action figures. The plethora of Next Generation, Original Series and exclusive figures were enough whip fans into a speculative frenzy over what might be next. At this year’s Toy Fair International, DST delivered a new batch of figures that are certain to have Trekkies and Trekkers alike singing their praises.

Starting off with the next full series of TOS figures, DST plans to capture characters from the epic film ‘The Wrath of Khan’.

Included in the ‘Khan’ wave:
• Admiral James T. Kirk
• Khan Noonien Singh
• Captain Clark Terrell
• ‘Double Cross’ Kirk variant

As an added bonus, Diamond will be offering additional ‘Khan’ figures as exclusives at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. As with last year, DST will provide attendees with a punchcard that can be stamped as they purchase each of the four retailer exclusives. Once the card is full, it can be redeemed at the Diamond booth for an awesome ‘battle damage’ Khan figure.

This year’s San Diego Comic Con ‘Wrath of Khan’ exclusives:
• Cmdr. Montgomery ‘Scotty’ Scott
• Hikaru Sulu
• Dr. Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy
• Pavel Chekov
• ‘battle damaged’ Khan

DST will be continuing their 6” scale Trek line with the addition of Deep Space Nine figures. DS9 series 1 is currently slated to include Benjamin Sisko and Jadzia Dax. Odo will be added as a retailer exclusive. Also in the works are two figures to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Captain Picard in his captain’s chair will be produced as a follow up to last year’s Pike and Kirk. A new William Riker figure is set to be released as a companion piece to the Picard in captain’s chair.

When it comes to Trek, DST has figures of all sizes. Capitalizing on their popular MiniMates line, Diamond will be producing a number of TOS figures that will include a wide variety of characters. From the Orion Slave Girl to Spock displaying his trademark ‘live long and prosper’ Vulcan salute, Diamond has a full docket of MiniMates in store . As a bonus, we have been informed by DST that the aforementioned Spock will be the very first MiniMate to actually sport fingers! Check out our photo gallery for images of this monumental figure.

Adding to their growing collection of action figures, DST has more new Trek to release over the coming year in the form of starships and resin statues. The Enterprise will be made available in a number of film and episode-specific forms; including the versions featured in ‘Wrath of Khan’, ‘The Cage’ and ‘Where No Man Has Gone Before’. Diamond’s popular ICONS line of busts will be expanded to include the captains of Star Trek. Picard, Kirk and Sisco are slated to be released first with Archer and Janeway to follow. Two series of statues are in the works that combine the three main ‘away team’ characters from the original series. The ‘Amok Time’ set (due in August) includes Spock battling Kirk while McCoy watches nearby, recreating the classic scene from TOS season 2. The ‘Landing Party’ (due in July) set features the same three preparing for battle as they have arrived on a new alien planet. With both sets, each character will be sold separately and will include a connecting piece to the set’s base.

Lastly, Diamond Select will be celebrating Star Trek’s action figure origins when they release their Retro Cloth Figures. These Mego-style 8” figures are a new take on the 1970’s originals, featuring similar head & body molds, mono-color weapons and cloth outfits. The first wave of Retro Cloth Figures will be out this July and will include Captain Kirk and a Klingon. Additional waves will follow throughout the year and will feature a number of TOS Enterprise crew and aliens.