[Archer 1701]

Hey there everyone, so glad I came across this thread...I had to sign up immediately!

Honestly it's great to see so much chatter about Star Trek figures, I haven't been this excited about Trek toys since the 90s Playmates days. I think there's so much potential from both Nacelle and Hiya Toys.

You could probably write a book analysing all the reasons that the recent Playmates 'second coming' failed at the starting gate, I would have continued supporting those (despite their flaws) in the hopes of a new line of Trek figures enduring. I'd totally given up hope but with Hiya now announcing Strange New Worlds figures and Nacelle adjusting course I'm, well, again just excited.

I'd thrown in my two cents by e-mailing my suggestions/feedback to Nacelle and honestly one of the smartest things Brian V-W has done is open that line of communication with the fans and continuously listen to feedback. I've felt more and more optimistic as BVW seemed to signify a shift in approach in recent interviews and there's certainly ways to do things that might make at least most happy (heck I want Kirk in his 'bomber jacket' uniform from Star Trek V and the OG crew in their Search for Spock/Voyage Home outfits). So, can't wait to see what they reveal next year.

Going back to Hiya, I'm eager to get my hands on the fist wave of the Trek 2009 figures (the minis and supers) and the announcement of them tackling Strange New Worlds has me stoked (could Picard Season 3 figures follow I wonder?). The only issue with Hiya is the rate at which stuff is produced and the delays, the first wave of the 2009 is what, 3 figures and they were meant to launch in the spring? It's now almost December and seems retailers here in the U.K. won't be getting them until January 2025. It's clearly going to take them pretty much most of 2025 to finish out the 2009 line (and still no sign of Uhura? Come on!).

SNW Pike is slated to release next December which is a loooong ways off. I didn't think Hiya would get beyond the 2009 line to be honest, it's not exactly the most popular iteration of Trek and with Nacelle getting the license to the legacy show/movies I'm wondering if fans will boycott the Hiya stuff in the hopes that Nacelle might end up expanding their license to New Trek.

Anyway, exciting times - just wish I hadn't spent a small fortune recently to fill in gaps of my 90s Playmates collection, I only really did that because it seemed Nacelle wouldn't be giving us certain characters and characters in main outfits/uniforms...ah well.

LLAP