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PostSubject: Live long and prosper!   Live long and prosper! Icon_minitimeSun Jan 22, 2017 12:44 pm

Well, I might need to turn in my man card, but my collection now includes a Ken doll, sort of.

As part of the festivities celebrating the golden anniversary of Star Trek, Mattel released several figures of characters through the Barbie line. There were some that were merely Barbie and Ken in Starfleet, but others were more realistic. The Orion slave girl was a San Diego Comic-con exclusive, but Kirk, Spock and Uhura were general releases.

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Kirk was a bit underwhelming, but Spock looked pretty good, so the missus got me one as an early Valentine's Day gift.

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Unboxed:

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So how does he stack up with other 1/6 releases?

First, with a few vintage Space travelers:

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With contemporary 1/6 figs:

From Left to right, Power Team, BBi G1, Spock, Sideshow Toys, DML:

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Overall, Spock is a decent figure, but you can definitely tell where Mattel cut corners. He's extremely thin and light compared to every other figure. It's a super-articulated Ken, but still falls far short.

Velcro closures and cheap boots:

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PostSubject: Re: Live long and prosper!   Live long and prosper! Icon_minitimeSun Jan 22, 2017 1:54 pm

Gotta love Spock! Very Happy
Great pics Nate!

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PostSubject: Re: Live long and prosper!   Live long and prosper! Icon_minitimeMon Jan 23, 2017 8:11 am

uhura has a very thin neck , do you think it may break easily

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PostSubject: Re: Live long and prosper!   Live long and prosper! Icon_minitimeMon Jan 23, 2017 8:57 am

very nice Nate! glad to see he is out of his box! bounce bounce
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PostSubject: Re: Live long and prosper!   Live long and prosper! Icon_minitimeMon Jan 23, 2017 9:45 am

Great bunch of little guys Nate.

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PostSubject: Re: Live long and prosper!   Live long and prosper! Icon_minitimeMon Jan 23, 2017 9:54 am

I wonder if Spock is available at my local Toys R Us (uk) i wouldn't mind one. Yes, Kirk doesn't look like Kirk at all.

Mattel, what a cheek selling boots with an unsightly split up the back scratch

Thanks for the intresting intel Nate Smile

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PostSubject: Re: Live long and prosper!   Live long and prosper! Icon_minitimeMon Jan 23, 2017 11:26 am

Not a bad figure. I suppose we should be grateful that Mattel at least made an effort for Star Trek's 50th. It's more than Hasbro did for GI Joe's! The cheapness is probably because Mattel assume 90% of the figures will be kept unopened and so things like the back of the boots aren't an issue.

I quite like the head sculpt although I can't decide if it's more like Major Matt Mason's Captain Lazer figure or Sheldon Cooper cosplaying Spock in an episode of 'The Big Bang Theory'!! lol!

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PostSubject: Re: Live long and prosper!   Live long and prosper! Icon_minitimeTue Jan 24, 2017 11:14 pm

lol! lol! lol! Sheldon Cooper lol! lol! lol! affraid

Nice figures Nate, but I submit these figures by QmX (Quantum Mechanix) Still time to get in your pre-orders and this Kirk looks Kirkian and not a Mattelifyied Kenian Kirk...

...a little costly...

http://www.timewalkertoys.com/James-T-Kirk-Star-Trek-TOS-QmX-p/qmx-str0071.htm

http://www.timewalkertoys.com/Spock-Star-Trek-TOS-QmX-p/qmx-str0069.htm
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