Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Galoob
1989

I always say Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is my favorite and people always look at me like I'm crazy. Admittedly I'm no major fan of the Trek. I like the six...Well, five original movies (the first one is painful to sit through), but never got into the original series or spin off shows / movies. So why do I like number five so much? It's simple really. Out of all of the films, it's the one which seems to embrace the original premise of the show - To boldly go where no man has gone before. It brings back the spirit of exploration and seeking out the great beyond - To the point where even Kirk embraces the quest of Sybok out of the shear excitement of the adventure.

Galoob attempted to capitalize on the film in 1989 by releasing a handful of figures (statues really) based on some of the characters. Sadly, like so many Trek toy lines before it, it failed to find a foothold in toy isles. No surprise considering the general consensus was that the film was awful.

Kirk

Spock

Bones

Sybok

Klaa

These days the figures remain relatively unpopular. You can get a set of all five in the box for as little as $50.00. Unfortunately the real challenge is finding a seller who seems to be on the same page with this. We've seen a ton of people trying to get over a hundred dollars for each one...Um....Good luck if you're that guy!

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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Ertl)

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Ertl
1984

Even we Star Wars fans can appreciate the film for what it was, and yes, we can even walk away saying we were not only entertained, but enjoyed the film.  Not all of us, mind you, but some of us.

When you think ERTL, you probably don't think action figures, and as such, it surprised many when ERTL of all toy manufacturers picked up the rights to produce just that based on Paramount's latest Trek - The Search for Spock.

The series only included four figures, and as far as 3.75 inch figures go they weren't bad.  For their time, they included some great articulation - Rivaled only by the current G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line.  The real shame for this line is that so few figures were produced.

Captain Kirk*Mr. Spock*Scott*Klingon Leader

 

ERTL shines as a company that produces die cast and/or plastic vehicle related toys, and this is where the line falls apart if you were in it for the figures.  While the vehicles looked great, they were way too small to incorporate any of the figures into them.  Not only that, but from one vehicle to the next, they were drastically out of scale.

 



 

Bird of Prey*Excelsior*U.S.S. Enterprise

The line came and went as quickly as the summer of 1984, and whether it be that ERTL wasn't interested, or wasn't allowed, they didn't produce anything for the follow up Star Trek film in 1986, The Voyage Home.  What's odd is that in 1986, ERTL returned to Star Trek in 1989 for a handful of toys based on the fifth film, The Final Frontier...

***BONUS***

 

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Ertl

1989

ERTL stuck with what it new by the time they released any toys for the fifth Star Trek film, The Final Frontier.  However, try not to get yourself too excited for this line.  Not only did it only contain two toys, they were nothing more than repainted, repackaged versions of two of the three vehicles released for the Search for Spock series.

 

Klingon Bird of Prey*U.S.S. Enterprise

Join us next time when we take a look at Star Trek: Transporter Series!

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