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[[File:Hot Wheels logo.png|right|240px|Hot Wheels logo]]
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[[File:Hot Wheels logo.png|right|300px|Hot Wheels logo]]
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'''''Hot Wheels''''' is a brand name used for many of [[Mattel|Mattel's]] die-cast toys and was first utilized in 1968.
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'''''Hot Wheels''''' is a brand name used for many of [[Mattel]]'s diecast toy vehicle product lines and was introduced to the public in 1968.
   
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==''Star Trek'' association==
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Mattel, one of the world's largest toy makers, announced in 2008 that it had acquired a license to produce merchandise based on the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise.
 
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[[File:Mattel Hot Wheels Star Trek logo.jpg|300px|right|Mattel Hot Wheels Star Trek logo]]
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Mattel, one of the world's largest toy makers, announced that it had acquired licensing to produce merchandise based on the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise in 2008.
   
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Including repaints, a total of fifteen die-cast metal and ABS plastic [[Star Trek miniatures|''Star Trek'' starship miniatures]] have been released under the '''Hot Wheels''' brand. Each ship is said to be in "1:50 scale" (in reference to diecast automobile scales), measures from ten to seventeen centimeters in length, and is packaged with an adjustable plastic stand.
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Including repaints, a total of twenty diecast metal and ABS plastic [[Star Trek miniatures|''Star Trek'' starship miniatures]] have been released under the brand since 2009. Each ship was said to be in "1:50-scale" (in reference to diecast automobile scales), measured from ten to twenty centimeters in length, and included an adjustable plastic stand.
   
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In addition, six smaller "1:64-scale" versions of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701 alternate reality}} were released between 2013 and 2019, along with two smaller versions of the {{USS|Vengeance}}. Thirteen 1:64-scale ''Star Trek''-themed ''wheeled'' Hot Wheels vehicles have also been retailed.
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== Releases ==
  
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[[File:Hot Wheels USS Voyager and USS Defiant prototypes.jpg|thumb|
  
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==1:50-scale ''Star Trek'' releases==
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Unproduced '''Hot Wheels''' USS ''Voyager'' and USS ''Defiant'' prototypes from early 2000's.]]
  
 
=== Series 1 ===
  
=== Series 1 ===
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:''Released in {{m|May|2009}}''
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''Released in {{m|May|2009}}''
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* {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701| NCC-1701}} (refit)
  
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* {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality| NCC-1701}} (alternate reality) - *released in September 2009
  
 
* {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D| NCC-1701-D}}
  
* {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D| NCC-1701-D}}
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* {{USS|Reliant}}
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* {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701| NCC-1701 Refit}}
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* {{USS|Reliant|NCC-1864| NCC-1864}}
 
* [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]]
  
* [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]]
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''Released in {{m|September|2009}}''
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* [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701 alternate reality)|USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]] ([[alternate reality]])
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<gallery>
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File:Mattel S1 Hot Wheels Enterprise-D.jpg|USS ''Enterprise''-D
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File:Mattel S1 Hot Wheels Enterprise refit.jpg|USS ''Enterprise'' (refit)
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File:Mattel S1 Hot Wheels Reliant.jpg|USS ''Reliant''
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File:Mattel S1 Hot Wheels KBoP.jpg|Klingon Bird-of-Prey
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File:Mattel S1 Hot Wheels Enterprise 2009.jpg|USS ''Enterprise'' (alternate reality)
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File:TrekHotWheelsS1JJEntloose.jpg|USS ''Enterprise'': prototype (L) production (R)
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File:TrekHotWheelsProtos.jpg|Series 1 prototypes
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File:TrekHotWheelsboxS1.jpg|Series 1 packaged ships
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File:TrekHotWheelsmislabelledrefit.jpg|Mis-labeled USS ''Enterprise'' (refit)
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</gallery>
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====2009 San Diego Comic-Con exclusive====
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Hot Wheels released its first ''Star Trek'' convention exclusive at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International. Limited quantities were also sold to non-attendees on Mattel's official website.{{clear}}
   
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''Released on {{d|23|July|2009}}''
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* {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} &ndash; "undergoing [[refit]]" deco in partially-transparent [[spacedock]] display case
 
<gallery>
  
<gallery>
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File:TrekHotWheelsSDCCloose.jpg|USS ''Enterprise'' (refit)
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File:TrekHotWheelsS1loose.jpg|Hot Wheels Star Trek Series 1 displayed ships
  
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File:TrekHotWheelsSDCCbox.jpg|USS ''Enterprise'' (refit) with spacedock case and packaging
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File:TrekHotWheelsS1JJEntloose.jpg|Hot Wheels USS Enterprise (alternate reality) prototype with incorrectly colored red bussard collectors next to Series 1 final production model
  
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File:TrekHotWheelsProtos.jpg|Hot Wheels Star Trek Series 1 prototype ships displayed on prototype display stands
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File:Hot Wheels SDCC USS Enterprise prototype.jpg|USS ''Enterprise'' (refit) and spacedock case prototypes
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File:TrekHotWheelsboxS1.jpg|Hot Wheels Star Trek Series 1 packaged ships
  
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File:TrekHotWheelsmislabelledrefit.jpg|mis-labeled Series 1 Hot Wheels USS Enterprise 1701 (refit) in 1701-A packaging
  
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
   
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===Series 2===
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=== San Diego Comic-Con International 2009 Exclusive ===
  
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:''Released in {{m|July|2009}}
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''Released in {{m|January|2010}}''
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* {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701| NCC-1701}} (refit) - with "under construction" deco in partially transparent "[[Spacedock]]" display case
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* [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701 alternate reality)|USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]] ([[alternate reality]]) &ndash; "battle damaged" repaint
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* {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D| NCC-1701-D}} &ndash; "battle damaged" repaint
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* {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701| NCC-1701 Refit}} &ndash; re-release of first version
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* {{USS|Reliant|NCC-1864| NCC-1864}} &ndash; "battle damaged" repaint
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* [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]] &ndash; "battle damaged" repaint
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<gallery>
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File:Mattel S2 Hot Wheels BD Enterprise 2009.jpg|Battle-damaged USS ''Enterprise'' (alternate reality)
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File:Mattel S2 Hot Wheels BD Enterprise-D.jpg|USS ''Enterprise''-D
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File:Mattel S1 Hot Wheels Enterprise refit.jpg|USS ''Enterprise'' (refit)
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File:Mattel S2 Hot Wheels BD Reliant.jpg|Battle-damaged USS ''Reliant''
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File:Mattel S2 Hot Wheels BD KBoP.jpg|Battle-damaged Klingon Bird-of-Prey
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File:TrekHotWheelsboxS2.jpg|Series 2 packaged ships
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</gallery>
   
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===Series 3===
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[[File:TrekHotWheelsS3boxedF.jpg|thumb|right|''Scene It?'' Ultimate Fan Pack]]
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This series was released as six-ship set bundled with the ''[[Star Trek Scene It?]] Ultimate Fan Pack Limited Edition'' game and was retailed exclusively by {{wt|Costco}} in North America.
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''Released in {{m|September|2010}}''
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* {{EnterpriseNX}}
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* {{USS|Enterprise |NCC-1701| NCC-1701}} ([[Star Trek: The Original Series|''TOS'']])
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* {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A| NCC-1701-A}} &ndash; "battle damaged" repaint
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* {{USS|Saratoga|NCC-1887| NCC-1887}} &ndash; USS ''Reliant'' repaint
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* [[HMS Bounty|HMS ''Bounty'' Klingon Bird-of-Prey]] &ndash; "battle damaged" repaint
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* ''[[Narada]]''
 
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File:TrekHotWheelsSDCCloose.jpg|San Diego Comic-Con 2009 Hot Wheels USS Enterprise (refit) in Spacedock exclusive
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File:Mattel S3 Hot Wheels Enterprise NX-01.jpg|''Enterprise'' NX-01
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File:TrekHotWheelsSDCCbox.jpg|San Diego Comic-Con 2009 Hot Wheels USS Enterprise (refit) packaging and display case
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File:Mattel S3 Hot Wheels Enterprise.jpg|USS ''Enterprise'' (''TOS'')
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File:Hot Wheels SDCC USS Enterprise prototype.jpg|San Diego Comic-Con 2009 Hot Wheels USS Enterprise (refit) prototype
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File:Mattel S3 Hot Wheels Enterprise-A.jpg|USS ''Enterprise''-A
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File:Mattel S3 Hot Wheels Saratoga.jpg|USS ''Saratoga''
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File:Mattel S3 Hot Wheels Bounty KBoP.jpg|HMS ''Bounty''
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File:Mattel S3 Hot Wheels Narada.jpg|''Narada''
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File:Hot Wheels Narada prototype.jpg|''Narada'' prototype at SDCC 2009
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File:Hot Wheels S3 Bounty 1701-A detail.jpg|HMS ''Bounty'' hull markings and USS ''Enterprise-A'' hull
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File:TrekHotWheelsS3boxedindiv.jpg|Series 3 packaged ships
 
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</gallery>
   
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=== Series 2 ===
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===Series 4===
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:''Released in {{m|January|2010}}''
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''Released in {{m|May|2013}}
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* {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701| NCC-1701}} (refit) - identical re-release of first version; packaging identifies ship correctly as USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (refit)
  
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* {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality| NCC-1701}} (alternate reality) - "battle damaged" repaint
  
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* {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D| NCC-1701-D}} - "battle damaged" repaint
  
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* {{USS|Reliant}} - "battle damaged" repaint
  
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* [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]] - "battle damaged" repaint
  
   
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* [[USS Excelsior (NCC-2000)|USS ''Excelsior'' NCC-2000]]
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* [[USS Kelvin|USS ''Kelvin'' NCC-0514]]
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* {{USS|Vengeance}}
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* [[D4 class|Klingon Bird-of-Prey]] ([[D4 class]])
 
<gallery>
  
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File:TrekHotWheelsS2loose.jpg|Hot Wheels Star Trek Series 2 displayed ships
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File:Mattel S4 Hot Wheels Excelsior.jpg|USS ''Excelsior''
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File:TrekHotWheelsboxS2.jpg|Hot Wheels Star Trek Series 2 packaged ships
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File:Mattel S4 Hot Wheels Kelvin.jpg|USS ''Kelvin''
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File:Mattel S4 Hot Wheels Vengeance.jpg|USS ''Vengeance''
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File:Mattel S4 Hot Wheels D4 Class KBoP.jpg|D4 class Klingon patrol ship
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File:Hot Wheels Star Trek Series 4 packaged ships.jpg|Series 4 packaged ships
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
   
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====''Star Trek Into Darkness'' Blu-ray premium====
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=== Series 3 ===
  
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[[Paramount Home Entertainment]]'s {{w|Walmart}}-exclusive SteelBook [[Blu-ray]] release of {{film|12}} included the USS ''Vengeance'' model as a retailer premium. {{w|Play.com}} also retailed the model with its exclusive (limited edition of 4000) Blu-ray 3D SteelBook release.
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:''Released in {{m|September|2010}} as a six ship set in the [[Star Trek Scene It?]] Ultimate Fan Pack Limited Edition and sold at Costco Warehouse locations in Canada and the U.S.''
  
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* {{EnterpriseNX}} - packaging mis-identifies ship as "''U.S.S.'' Enterprise NX-01"
  
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* {{USS|Enterprise |NCC-1701}} ([[Star Trek: The Original Series|''TOS'']])
  
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* {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}} - "battle damaged" repaint of Enterprise refit; hull registry markings and packaging are correctly printed
  
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* {{USS|Saratoga|NCC-1887}} - repaint of USS Reliant
  
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* {{HMS|Bounty}} - repaint of Klingon Bird-of-Prey with "HMS Bounty" marked on the bottom of the ship's hull
  
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* [[Narada]]
  
   
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''Released in {{m|September|2013}}
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* {{USS|Vengeance}}
 
<gallery>
  
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File:Walmart exclusive STID BR with HW Vengeance.jpg|Walmart [[Star Trek Into Darkness (Blu-ray)]] with USS ''Vengeance''
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File:TrekHotWheelsS3loose.jpg|Hot Wheels Star Trek Series 3 displayed ships (note: Narada is displayed backwards on stand)
  
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File:TrekHotWheelsS3boxedindiv.jpg|Hot Wheels Star Trek Series 3 packaged ships
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File:STID 3D Play.com giftset.jpg|Play.com [[Star Trek Into Darkness (Blu-ray 3D)]] with USS ''Vengeance''
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File:Hot Wheels USS Vengeance Blu-ray premium.jpg|Packaged USS ''Vengeance'' Blu-ray premium
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File:TrekHotWheelsS3boxedF.jpg|Hot Wheels Star Trek Series 3 ships in Ultimate Fan Pack packaging
  
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File:TrekHotWheelsNaradaproto.jpg|prototype of Hot Wheels Narada shown at San Diego Comic-Con 2009
  
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File:TrekHotWheelsS3Bounty1701Adetail.jpg|Close-up photos of Hot Wheels Series 3 HMS Bounty and Series 3 USS Enterprise-A
  
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
   
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=== Future Releases===
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===Notes===
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* When first released, the Series 1 USS ''Enterprise'' (refit) had "USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701-A" erroneously printed on its packaging. This packaging was subsequently corrected for Series 1 wave revisions and Series 2. The Series 3 USS ''Enterprise''-A is correctly identified on the model's hull and on its packaging.
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Mattel has announced the resumption of the line in April 2013 and will release:
  
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* The USS ''Enterprise'' (alternate reality) prototype was mistakenly produced with red [[bussard collector]]s causing a four month release delay for the first production version of the ship. The color was corrected to blue before retail release.
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* {{USS|Kelvin}}
  
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* The ''Enterprise'' NX-01's individual packaging erroneously identified the ship as the "''USS Enterprise NX-01''". However, the ship is identified correctly on the outer packaging of the Ultimate Fan Pack.
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* {{USS|Excelsior}}
  
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* Information on the packaging of the USS ''Saratoga'' erroneously describes the {{USS|Saratoga|NCC-31911}} seen on {{s|DS9}}. The registry number "NCC-1867" was printed on the model's hull but this registry number was incorrect for any incarnation of the ship. The correct registry (NCC-1887) was correctly printed on the packaging.
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* [[Narada]]
  
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* The Series 4 D4 class Klingon patrol ship was packaged as a "Klingon Bird-of-Prey" but this designation for the ship was not explicitly stated in the 2013 film.
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* {{EnterpriseNX}}
  
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* {{USS|Enterprise |NCC-1701}}
  
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==1:64-scale ''Star Trek'' releases==
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Unconfirmed additions may include:
  
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* "Klingon Battle Cruiser from Star Trek XII"
  
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===USS ''Enterprise''===
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* "New Movie Ship from Star Trek XII"
  
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[[File:Hot Wheels USS Enterprise render.jpg|240px|thumb|Promo and card artwork]]
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Hot Wheels released a smaller version of the [[alternate reality]]'s {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701 alternate reality}} in its 7.5 cm "1:64-scale" mainline "HW Imagination Future Fleet" series in February 2013. A "battle damaged" repaint was released in the same series in June 2013. The first version of the ship was also re-released in the 2015 mainline "HW City Space Team" series, and a version with a slightly grayer basecoat was retailed in the 2019 mainline "HW Screen Time" series.
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[[File:Hot Wheels 2014 Retro Entertainment USS Enterprise prototype.jpg|thumb|Retro Entertainment prototype]]
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Another version of this casting with a more detailed paint deco premiered in November 2013 in the first wave of the 2014 "Retro Entertainment" line. A second "premium" version of the ship was released in the second wave of the 2016 "Entertainment" series, but ''without'' painted pennants on the secondary hull, {{bl|hotwheelscollectors.com/news/2016-hot-wheels-entertainment-series}} and was included as a premium bonus with the first time Region 1 ''{{DVD|Star Trek/Star Trek Into Darkness}}'' [[DVD]] double pack. Another premium "Replica Entertainment" version was slated for release in November 2017 but did not reach retail.
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File:Hot Wheels Imagination 2013 USS Enterprise loose.jpg|2013 HW Imagination and 2015 HW City
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File:Hot Wheels Imagination BD USS Enterprise loose.jpg|2013 HW Imagination battle damaged
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File:Hot Wheels 2014 Retro Entertainment USS Enterprise.jpg|2014 Retro Entertainment
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File:HW 2016 Entertainment USS Enterprise.jpg|2016 Entertainment
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File:2019 Hot Wheels USS Enterprise.jpg|2019 HW Screen Time
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File:Hot Wheels 2013 Imagination USS Enterprise.jpg|Packaged 2013 HW Imagination
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File:Hot Wheels BD Imagination USS Enterprise.jpg|Packaged 2013 HW Imagination battle damaged
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File:HW City 2015 USS Enterprise.jpg|Packaged 2015 HW City
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File:Hot Wheels 2019 USS Enterprise.jpg|Packaged 2019 HW Screen Time
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File:Hot Wheels Retro Entertainmant USS Enterprise.jpg|Packaged 2014 Retro Entertainment
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File:Hot Wheels 2016 Entertainment USS Enterprise.jpg|Packaged 2016 Entertainment
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</gallery>
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===USS ''Vengeance''===
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[[File:Hot Wheels 1-64 USS Vengeance.jpg|240px|thumb|Promo and card artwork]]
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"1:64-scale" versions of the {{USS|Vengeance}} were released in the 2014 "HW City Planet Heroes" and 2019 "HW Screen Time" mainline series.
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Displaying more contrast than the 2014 version, the 2019 release's saucer detailing was painted in a lighter grey, while the rest of the ship was cast in a slightly darker grey.
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{{clear}}
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<gallery>
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File:Hot Wheels 2014 HW City USS Vengeance.jpg|2014 HW City
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File:Hot Wheels 2019 Screen Time USS Vengeance displayed.jpg|2019 HW Screen Time
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File:HW 2014 USS Vengeance packaged.jpg|Packaged 2014 HW City
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File:Hot Wheels 2019 Screen Time USS Vengeance.jpg|Packaged 2019 HW Screen Time
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</gallery>
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===Pop Culture vehicles===
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Six 1:64-scale diecast wheeled vehicles were released as part of Hot Wheels' 2014 "Pop Culture" line. These vehicles and their packaging featured artwork based on [[Star Trek (Whitman)|Gold Key]]'s classic ''Star Trek'' comics.
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Six more Pop Culture vehicles featuring packaging and vehicle artwork rendered in a more photo-realistic style debuted at retail in February 2016.
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====2014 releases====
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* [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] '49 [[Ford]] C.O.E.
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* [[Spock]] '59 [[Chevrolet|Chevy]] Delivery
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* [[Leonard McCoy|Dr. McCoy]] '38 [[Dodge]] Airflow
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* [[Hikaru Sulu|Sulu]] Midnight Otto
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* [[Montgomery Scott|Scotty]] Custom '52 Chevy
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* [[Nyota Uhura|Lt. Uhura]] '88 [[Jeep]] Wagoneer
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<gallery>
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File:Hot Wheels Pop Culture 2014 Star Trek vehicles.jpg|2014 Pop Culture ''Star Trek'' vehicle promo
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File:Hot Wheels Pop Culture Star Trek vehicles 2.jpg|2014 Pop Culture ''Star Trek'' vehicles
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File:Hot Wheels Pop Culture 2014 Star Trek packaged.jpg|Packaged 2014 Pop Culture ''Star Trek'' vehicles
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</gallery>
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====2016 releases====
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* [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] Quick D-Livery
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* [[Spock]] Deco Delivery
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* [[Leonard McCoy|Dr. McCoy]] [[Volkswagen]] T1 Panel Bus
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* [[Montgomery Scott|Scotty]] Baja Breaker
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* [[Hikaru Sulu|Sulu]] '70 Chevelle Delivery
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* [[Nyota Uhura|Lt. Uhura]] Ford Transit Supervan
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<gallery>
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File:Hot Wheels 2016 Star Trek Pop Culture.jpg|2016 Pop Culture vehicle promo
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File:Hot Wheels 2016 Star Trek Pop Culture vehicles.jpg|2016 Pop Culture vehicles
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File:Hot Wheels Pop Culture 2016 Star Trek packaged.jpg|Packaged 2016 Pop Culture vehicles
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</gallery>
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===2016 San Diego Comic-Con exclusive===
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Hot Wheels released its second ''Star Trek'' convention exclusive, a figure and vehicle in a display case, at the San Diego Comic-Con International between 21-25 July 2016. It was closely based on the iconic photograph of a costumed [[Leonard Nimoy]] who was pictured leaning against his then-new car, adjacent to the [[Desilu]] ''Star Trek'' soundstages. Limited quantities were also made available for sale to non-attendees on Mattel's official collector site.[http://io9.gizmodo.com/a-tiny-spock-leaning-on-a-1964-buick-riviera-is-the-bes-1781245950]
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* [[Spock]] '64 Buick Riviera
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<gallery>
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File:HW Spock 64 Buick Riviera SDCC 2016 exclusive.jpg|2016 SDCC exclusive Spock '64 Buick Riviera
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File:HW SDCC Spock 64 Riviera packaging.jpg|Packaging
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File:HW SDCC Spock 64 Riviera promo.jpg|Promo
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</gallery>
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===Notes===
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* The Mattel Design Center produced SLA prototypes for a 41 to 45 mm-long Hot Wheels starship line in 2003. The company considered selling diecast versions of the ships in 2-packs, alongside their 1:64 wheeled vehicle offerings, but this line was never licensed or produced.
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* Mattel toy designer Neal Smith created ''Assimilation'', a mixed-media [[Borg cube]] sculpture with a hull principally constructed from (non-''Star Trek''-related) Hot Wheels die-cast vehicles, which debuted at the ''[[Star Trek: 50 Artists 50 Years]]'' exhibition in 2016.
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{{clear}}
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<gallery>
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File:Hot Wheels USS Voyager and USS Defiant prototypes.jpg|Unproduced {{USS|Voyager}} and {{USS|Defiant|2370}} prototypes
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File:Hot Wheels Assimilation sculpture by Neal Smith.jpg|Neal Smith's ''Assimilation'' Borg cube sculpture
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</gallery>
   
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=== Notes ===
  
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* When first released, the packaging for the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (refit) was mistakenly printed as {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A| NCC-1701-A}}. Hot Wheels rectified this by removing the printed "-A" on later Series 1 packaging and printed "refit" instead.
 
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* The USS Enterprise (alternate reality) prototype was mistakenly produced with red [[bussard collector]]s which caused a four month release delay for the first production version of the ship. The color was corrected to blue before production began.
  
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==See also==
  
==See also==
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* [[Star Trek starship miniatures]]
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* [[Star Trek starship miniatures|''Star Trek'' starship miniatures]]
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* [[Star Trek model kits]]
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* [[Star Trek model kits|''Star Trek'' model kits]]
   
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== External links ==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.hotwheelscollectors.com/Showroom/productline/StarTrek/ Hot Wheels Star Trek] - official Hot Wheels Star Trek site
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* [http://www.hotwheels.com HotWheels.com] &ndash; official Hot Wheels site
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* [http://www.hotwheels.com HotWheels.com] - official Hot Wheels site
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* [http://www.mattycollector.com/store/matty/DisplayHomeOffersPage MattyCollector.com] &ndash; Mattel's official collector site
 
* {{wikipedia}}
  
* {{wikipedia}}
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[[Category:Collectibles]]
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[[Category:Collectible companies]]

Latest revision as of 11:45, 4 February 2024

Real world article
(written from a Production point of view)
Hot Wheels logo

Hot Wheels is a brand name used for many of Mattel's diecast toy vehicle product lines and was introduced to the public in 1968.

Star Trek association

Mattel Hot Wheels Star Trek logo

Mattel, one of the world's largest toy makers, announced that it had acquired licensing to produce merchandise based on the Star Trek franchise in 2008.

Including repaints, a total of twenty diecast metal and ABS plastic Star Trek starship miniatures have been released under the brand since 2009. Each ship was said to be in "1:50-scale" (in reference to diecast automobile scales), measured from ten to twenty centimeters in length, and included an adjustable plastic stand.

In addition, six smaller "1:64-scale" versions of the USS Enterprise were released between 2013 and 2019, along with two smaller versions of the USS Vengeance. Thirteen 1:64-scale Star Trek-themed wheeled Hot Wheels vehicles have also been retailed.

1:50-scale Star Trek releases

Series 1

Released in May 2009

Released in September 2009

2009 San Diego Comic-Con exclusive

Hot Wheels released its first Star Trek convention exclusive at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International. Limited quantities were also sold to non-attendees on Mattel's official website.

Released on 23 July 2009

Series 2

Released in January 2010

Series 3

TrekHotWheelsS3boxedF

Scene It? Ultimate Fan Pack

This series was released as six-ship set bundled with the Star Trek Scene It? Ultimate Fan Pack Limited Edition game and was retailed exclusively by Costco in North America.

Released in September 2010

Series 4

Released in May 2013

Star Trek Into Darkness Blu-ray premium

Paramount Home Entertainment's Walmart-exclusive SteelBook Blu-ray release of Star Trek Into Darkness included the USS Vengeance model as a retailer premium. Play.com also retailed the model with its exclusive (limited edition of 4000) Blu-ray 3D SteelBook release.

Released in September 2013

Notes

  • When first released, the Series 1 USS Enterprise (refit) had "USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A" erroneously printed on its packaging. This packaging was subsequently corrected for Series 1 wave revisions and Series 2. The Series 3 USS Enterprise-A is correctly identified on the model's hull and on its packaging.
  • The USS Enterprise (alternate reality) prototype was mistakenly produced with red bussard collectors causing a four month release delay for the first production version of the ship. The color was corrected to blue before retail release.
  • The Enterprise NX-01's individual packaging erroneously identified the ship as the "USS Enterprise NX-01". However, the ship is identified correctly on the outer packaging of the Ultimate Fan Pack.
  • Information on the packaging of the USS Saratoga erroneously describes the USS Saratoga seen on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The registry number "NCC-1867" was printed on the model's hull but this registry number was incorrect for any incarnation of the ship. The correct registry (NCC-1887) was correctly printed on the packaging.
  • The Series 4 D4 class Klingon patrol ship was packaged as a "Klingon Bird-of-Prey" but this designation for the ship was not explicitly stated in the 2013 film.

1:64-scale Star Trek releases

USS Enterprise

Hot Wheels USS Enterprise render

Promo and card artwork

Hot Wheels released a smaller version of the alternate reality's USS Enterprise in its 7.5 cm "1:64-scale" mainline "HW Imagination Future Fleet" series in February 2013. A "battle damaged" repaint was released in the same series in June 2013. The first version of the ship was also re-released in the 2015 mainline "HW City Space Team" series, and a version with a slightly grayer basecoat was retailed in the 2019 mainline "HW Screen Time" series.

Hot Wheels 2014 Retro Entertainment USS Enterprise prototype

Retro Entertainment prototype

Another version of this casting with a more detailed paint deco premiered in November 2013 in the first wave of the 2014 "Retro Entertainment" line. A second "premium" version of the ship was released in the second wave of the 2016 "Entertainment" series, but without painted pennants on the secondary hull, [1](X) and was included as a premium bonus with the first time Region 1 Star Trek/Star Trek Into Darkness DVD double pack. Another premium "Replica Entertainment" version was slated for release in November 2017 but did not reach retail.

USS Vengeance

Hot Wheels 1-64 USS Vengeance

Promo and card artwork

"1:64-scale" versions of the USS Vengeance were released in the 2014 "HW City Planet Heroes" and 2019 "HW Screen Time" mainline series.

Displaying more contrast than the 2014 version, the 2019 release's saucer detailing was painted in a lighter grey, while the rest of the ship was cast in a slightly darker grey.

Pop Culture vehicles

Six 1:64-scale diecast wheeled vehicles were released as part of Hot Wheels' 2014 "Pop Culture" line. These vehicles and their packaging featured artwork based on Gold Key's classic Star Trek comics.

Six more Pop Culture vehicles featuring packaging and vehicle artwork rendered in a more photo-realistic style debuted at retail in February 2016.

2014 releases

2016 releases

2016 San Diego Comic-Con exclusive

Hot Wheels released its second Star Trek convention exclusive, a figure and vehicle in a display case, at the San Diego Comic-Con International between 21-25 July 2016. It was closely based on the iconic photograph of a costumed Leonard Nimoy who was pictured leaning against his then-new car, adjacent to the Desilu Star Trek soundstages. Limited quantities were also made available for sale to non-attendees on Mattel's official collector site.[2]

Notes

  • The Mattel Design Center produced SLA prototypes for a 41 to 45 mm-long Hot Wheels starship line in 2003. The company considered selling diecast versions of the ships in 2-packs, alongside their 1:64 wheeled vehicle offerings, but this line was never licensed or produced.
  • Mattel toy designer Neal Smith created Assimilation, a mixed-media Borg cube sculpture with a hull principally constructed from (non-Star Trek-related) Hot Wheels die-cast vehicles, which debuted at the Star Trek: 50 Artists 50 Years exhibition in 2016.

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