More Diamond Select Figures

The ultimate Mugato already came out years ago: Playmates' furry 12" version, who was excellent! Playmates also did an 8472 in their 5" scale. Do we really need another one? And then there's the oft-promised DST Salt Vampire, the sculpt of which posed too many problems. It was a buzz that we finally got a Mego-style Salty recently, when a green Vina was a more likely partner for Captain Pike.

Did the DST Dukat actually come out? My more recent DST figures are all packed away at the moment:
http://8of5.blogspot.com/2008/12/dukat-in-two-pack.html

I've already bought a "Predator" figure to create a torso for a Jem'Hadar. I'm not expecting to see a DST version. The Breen helmet looks too much like Leia's disguise in "Return of the Jedi".

As cool as ST aliens are, the sad truth is that Kirk, Spock and Picard are the consistently top sellers. The shops, at least, seem convinced that the people who buy these things (in recent years) aren't necessarily completists, but random, casual ST fans who'll pick up the most recognizable figure they know on a whim. The best chance aliens have of release is being paired with either Kirk, Spock or Picard.

 

Well, she wasn't needed until Wave 2. After Picard, Riker and Data battled Ferengi, Klingon, Borg and Romulan.

 

The makers of "Batman" figures discovered this was not the case after the 1989 movie, its sequel and the related animated series. Kids were perfectly happy to buy multiple Batmen - in weird outfits never even seen on screen - and left perfectly fine Joker, hundreds of Bob the Goon, Catwoman and the rare animated Penguin, hanging on the pegs!

Similar things happened with "Spider-man" figures.

 

Could be. I'm a teacher-librarian. Kids bring their action figures into the library often. It never seems to worry them that they have three Batmen, none of them in canonical colours, and no villains. Or eight versions of mutated Spider-Men and no Dr Octopus. They are just as likely to turn a toy dinosaur, or the nearest pencil sharpener, into a villain when they need one.

As a kid, I usually wanted "the whole set", but double-ups of some characters really annoyed me. I recall some little Warner Bros characters that hung off drink containers. There were "six to collect", but Bugs Bunny was in two different poses.

 

Depends. Mint collectors would probably be mildly appalled, mint-on-mint-card collectors would commit suicide, and fans of customized, one-off figures would be thrilled.

 

Ezri was a shortpack in a fairly short-run wave of DS9 figures and FC Borgified Data was limited to 1701 figures.

 

From the website:
http://trekmovie.com/2008/12/17/the...sive-figure-revealed-timeless-geordi-arrives/

'Timeless' Geordi arrives
"In other ‘DST exclusives’ news, fans who sent in the order forms featured in the September DVD 'Alternate Realities' collective release are starting to receive their Diamond Select Toys 'Timeless Geordi' figure. The 7" action figure is an exclusive to the DVD set and features the character as he appeared "Timeless," the acclaimed 100th episode of Star Trek Voyager (which was directed by LeVar Burton).

"While Geordi is one of my favorite characters, and any Geordi item is welcomed, this action figure is slightly disappointing. Firstly, the 'future' delta shield on the figure is not from 'Timeless' and is more akin to the 'Future Imperfect' variety. Also, the sculpt is a bit 'thin' because actor Burton has a rounder face than this in the episode. However, other details are good, including the proper collar pips and a full beard on the character. The eyes are also nice, which is one of the most important features of the character. In a year dominated by TOS collectibles, it was nice that DST offered a TNG item for fans. Plus the figure is ‘free’ except for the $7.50 in shipping and handling."