Playmates Toys produced Star Trek toys--action figures, accessories, and starships--in great abundance, beginning in 1992, and this book chronicles them all. Most of the Star Trek toys Playmates produced are displayed in over 510 photographs with descriptions and accessories, making identifications easy. Exclusive toys, limited edition statues, and collectibles dioramas add depth and interest. Current market values accompany the descriptions of every Playmates Star Trek toy presented. Every fan of the Star Trek** television series and movies, and all toy and action figure collectors will want a copy of this fabulous book.
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Kelly Hoffman has been collecting and dealing in Star Trek toys for many years. She is a life-long fan of the series and lives in Reading, Pennsylvania.
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A Very Nice Book... A Dream For The Collector,
By The Commander "commandr" (Albuquerque, NM USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Unauthorized Handbook and Price Guide to Star Trek Toys by Playmates (Paperback)
As one who has collected these things for years, it certainly does bring pride to me to see everything in my collection presented in this beautiful full-color book. The illustrations are large and beautiful, but I was a bit disappointed to see not everything was displayed outside of its packaging. While I don't mind photos of the packaging, I wish everything in the book could have been shown outside of the packaging for consistency. Those who purchase this book should understand that it does not list variants. There are far too many to account for them all anyway. The prices are a joke-- one must wait at least a decade or two for the prices to stablize. As I understand it, the author was forced to do add pricing under pressure from the publisher, so forgive the pricing inaccuracies. Although the book is a fairly complete reference of Playmates Star Trek toys, there are just a few items missing. For example, I could not find an entry for the 12" Q figure. However, such omissions are few and far between. Buy this book if you collect Playmates Star Trek toys. It is worth checking out if you are a toy collector and missed out on seeing the beauty of this line.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Best Star Trek Toy Book Ever!,
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This review is from: The Unauthorized Handbook and Price Guide to Star Trek Toys by Playmates (Paperback)
Don't let Amazon fool you this book is new and AVAILABLE! (It just came out in June 2000.) It is the best source out there for people who collect Trek Action figures, ships and accessories made by Playmates. It covers the entire line from 1992 to the end in 2000. Images of all products, plus descriptions of accessories that came with the toys and a price guide. One of the more nicely done collectibles guides on the market today. Any Trekkie would want want for there collection.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Star Trek Manual,
By Jamesmoynedonaldson "JMD3" (Dallas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Unauthorized Handbook and Price Guide to Star Trek Toys by Playmates (Paperback)
This book is a must have for both fans and collectors. The best illistrated of the many ST collector books on the market. Admittedly covering just the Playmate toys it does cover all those issued including exclusives. But there are two downsides.
One - I think the discriptions are a little weak sometimes,and a little more history would be nice. Two - Beware that this edition only covers the releases before the latest movie. None of the Playmate 'Star Trek - 2009' movie releases are listed.
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