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September 23, 2020September 24, 2020CollectingTrek

Playing with dolls: the Mego Enterprise Action Playset

Mego’s bridge playset was a big miss on accuracy but a big hit for playability.

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August 13, 2020January 5, 2021CollectingTrek

The Enterprise is not a Constitution-class ship

Knowing the Enterprise’s class was a point of honour for young me, a bit of trivia that set me apart from kids who only liked Star Trek. It’s unfortunate young me had it wrong.

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August 1, 2019December 1, 2020CollectingTrek

Harlan Ellison put a drug dealer on the Enterprise. That was not the biggest script problem

Gene Roddenberry was right: Ellison’s version of The City on the Edge of Forever was not suitable for Star Trek, but the story is inventive and compelling and IDW’s graphic novel brings it to life with beautiful illustrations.

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April 25, 2019April 29, 2019CollectingTrek

33 stickers that take you back to Star Trek collecting in the ’70s

You have likely never seen this licensed Star Trek kids’ booklet. It was made in Canada and the only one I have ever seen in person is the one I own. But you can download a copy right here.

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April 3, 2019May 21, 2019CollectingTrek

Inside Star Trek issue 1: selling IDIC and dumpster diving for set pieces

The Inside Star Trek newsletter is an invaluable source for Star Trek’s early voices. Issue 1 detailed William Shatner’s busy schedule, told us about searching through studio garbage and shared a made-up story about the Vulcan IDIC medallion.

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