DSTZach Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 1 hour ago, fwoosheyman said: Perhaps Mcfarlane is just for retail and DST is for specialty? Specialty is a form of retail. If you mean mass, no. Our license has never been exclusive, and it has not been limited in any way. Quote
MisterPL Posted July 20, 2017 Posted July 20, 2017 Jim Kirk! Shootin' down TIE fighters! Oh YEAH! Quote
MisterPL Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 So DST's license for Trek has expanded but was there any mention of exactly how at SDCC? Did anyone have a chance to ask? Quote
MisterPL Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 From Ask DST #363: Rob P. We just got a pretty great looking trailer for Star Trek: Discovery! Though if I’m honest the Klingon look still isn’t working for me. But, now that we have new characters, uniforms, props and ships, the question remains: Does Star Trek: Discovery fall under your current Trek license? Fingers crossed. Hoping for a yes! Thanks!DSTChuck: Sorry, no, we do not have rights to Discovery, but we have recently renewed our contact and expanded our rights. So that's a no on Discovery product but Chuck continues to insist the rights have expanded. To the last three films? To a larger market? Seriously, what's the big secret? Quote
TBT! Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 14 minutes ago, MisterPL said: From Ask DST #363: Rob P. We just got a pretty great looking trailer for Star Trek: Discovery! Though if I’m honest the Klingon look still isn’t working for me. But, now that we have new characters, uniforms, props and ships, the question remains: Does Star Trek: Discovery fall under your current Trek license? Fingers crossed. Hoping for a yes! Thanks!DSTChuck: Sorry, no, we do not have rights to Discovery, but we have recently renewed our contact and expanded our rights. So that's a no on Discovery product but Chuck continues to insist the rights have expanded. To the last three films? To a larger market? Seriously, what's the big secret? The expanded license is going to be that they can now make... wait for it... Vinimates of the original series crew!!! T. Quote
MisterPL Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 Which would explain why Chuck is being so coy about it. Terrific. Quote
DSTZach Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 No Vinimates planned that I am aware of. Not sure if that category is available to us, as there are multiple companies doing product in that space, but I certainly think we should make them, and that they would do well. And for the record, I am not aware of new Minimates, either. License expansion is not for new categories, as far as I know. I'm sure we'll announce the product as soon as the first items are ready, for maximum impact. Announcing expansion with no pics just lessens the excitement. Quote
MisterPL Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 Well that's not going to keep us from speculating wildly, leading to crushing disappointment. So it has nothing to do with Minimates. Hmmm... I got it: It's a Super Deluxe box set of Season One Minimates featuring every main character and guest star from the first 29 episodes of Star Trek! Quote
TooNiche Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 3 hours ago, MisterPL said: Well that's not going to keep us from speculating wildly, leading to crushing disappointment. I want more minimate ships (and minimates). Abrams Enterprise USS Vengeance Spock's Jellyfish First Contact Enterprise E Borg Cube, and Sphere Voyager TNG Enterprise D The style and price point would appeal to even non-minimate collectors. Big ships are cool, without doubt, but I'd love to have a set of mini ships on my shelf/desk. Often, accurately depicted, small scale ships lose a lot to poor paint apps and limitations in detail due to scale. But stylised ones can have crisp paint apps, and accentuate the best features. (Can't wait for mini Aliens dropship! ) Quote
Mirymate Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 6 hours ago, DSTZach said: No Vinimates planned that I am aware of. Not sure if that category is available to us, as there are multiple companies doing product in that space, but I certainly think we should make them, and that they would do well. And for the record, I am not aware of new Minimates, either. License expansion is not for new categories, as far as I know. I'm sure we'll announce the product as soon as the first items are ready, for maximum impact. Announcing expansion with no pics just lessens the excitement. Sooooo... there's no minimates (maybe), no vinimates (maybe), no new categories (maybe), but a license expansion that doesn't cover Discovery... at least according to Chuck, and Zach was, at the time of that writing, out of the loop as to what it all means. If this came from anywhere but "Ask DST", I'd call it a cruel rumor. Now it's just an odd tease. Quote
MisterPL Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 1 hour ago, TooNiche said: I want more minimate ships (and minimates). I'd be happy with a Shuttlecraft that just happens to be in scale with Minimates. Quote
DSTZach Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 Oh I know what Chuck was referring to, and it has nothing to do with Vinimates or Minimates. BUT if there are additional plans in those areas (I believe I suggested Vinimates for TOS, just not sure what the deal is), I am not privy to those. Quote
Mirymate Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 If I can be clear about this one thing, it's that I intend to be clearly vague. Quote
DSTZach Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 (edited) I just wanted to establish that, in this case, I am 100% in the loop. As far as I know. Maybe. I just am not announcing our new, in-development Star Trek product line right now. Edited August 1, 2017 by DSTZach Quote
Mysterious Stranger Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 18 minutes ago, DSTZach said: I just wanted to establish that, in this case, I am 100% in the loop. As far as I know. Maybe. I just am not announcing our new, in-development Star Trek product line right now. Nope, not vague at all Quote
MisterPL Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 (I think he's been reading too many of BHM's posts.) Quote
Mirymate Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 Sigh... @DSTZach, you are turning into one heck of a straight man in your old age. Quote
TENIME_art Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 I'd be happy with the ships that were released. When I've found them, I couldn't afford them, and when I could afford them, I couldn't find them. Quote
MisterPL Posted August 2, 2017 Posted August 2, 2017 I just did a quick search and found one Enterprise at Target and "The Cage" version at Walmart. Both were reasonably priced well under MSRP. Quote
DSTZach Posted August 3, 2017 Posted August 3, 2017 I have always wished we could sell individual MM Enterprises on the website, because it lingered for a long time -- it was sold by the case assortment, and we stopped doing cases for vehicles after this, I believe. But a big order came in recently (I think), and we are down to our last case of the basic ship. You may see more of them at retail at some point. Quote
Polarboy Posted August 8, 2017 Posted August 8, 2017 Star Trek minimates could be rebooted with the all Neelix wave!!! 8 Neelix variants!!!! and if we never got another minimate we could all die happy!!!! Oh and throw in a BAF Neelix!!! Quote
DSTZach Posted August 8, 2017 Posted August 8, 2017 I'm not sure who Polarboy is trolling, but somewhere a Neelix fan is crying. Quote
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