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I saw the diecast stuff in a Playmates toy fair ca...

2011-11-12T20:57:16.573-05:00

I saw the diecast stuff in a Playmates toy fair catalog once and also recall toy publications mentioning them. No pictures in the catalog, just listings with the stock photos of characters, one would've been Quark with bar backdrop. They were probably more collector display pieces than "play environments" now I that I think about.

I can't remember if the Kazon ship was to be a "big version" or the similar looking one-man fighter for use with the 5 inch figures. I never collected the ships, only had the DS9 Runabout.

I recall other cancelled stuff, like a second wave of 6-inch mechs from the Robo-Tech reissues (Exo-Squad), would've been all recolors. The Seaquest vehicles, 2 of which were made for the figures, that would've been cool. The Skeleton Warriors wave 2 with the lead human female figure and some bizarre skeleton guys, plus a skeletal dragon.

@scockery: Interesting... I've never heard of ...

2011-11-11T16:20:10.623-05:00

@scockery: Interesting... I've never heard of the diecast figures before. Have you seen any prototype images floating around the Internet?

I seem to think that the Kazon Raider was going to be part of the Voyager line before it was cancelled. Maybe it was on the back of the box for the Voyager ship, but I can't seem to find a good shot of the box back.

I haven't heard that the Ferengi Marauder was planned, but information on the unproduced toys in the Playmates Trek line is pretty hard to find. You might be thinking about the mini-Marauder in the Galoob TNG line, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was planned at some point for the Playmates line.

Interesting looking figure. I forgot these existed...

2011-11-10T11:53:53.986-05:00

Interesting looking figure. I forgot these existed. The academt figures were one of Playmates' misfires, assuming kids would get into Trek that much.

They had a lot of stuff planned that was cancelled. Diecast 3 inch figures with play enviroments.

They never made the Kazon raider or the Cardassian Galor class cruiser, either. I think the Ferengi Marauder may have been planned at one point, too.