Hot Wheels
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Hot Wheels is a brand name used for many of Mattel's die-cast toys and was first utilized in 1968.
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.
Including repaints, a total of fifteen die-cast metal and ABS plastic 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.
A smaller "1/64 scale" miniature was also released in 2013.
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Releases
Series 1
- Released in May 2009
- USS Enterprise (refit) - mis-labeled as "USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A"
- USS Enterprise (alternate reality) - released in September 2009
- USS Enterprise -D
- USS Reliant
- Klingon Bird-of-Prey
San Diego Comic-Con International 2009 Exclusive
- Released in July 2009
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (refit) - with "under construction" deco in partially transparent "Spacedock" display case
Series 2
- Released in January 2010
- USS Enterprise (refit) - identical re-release of first version; packaging identifies ship correctly
- USS Enterprise (alternate reality) - "battle damaged" repaint
- USS Enterprise-D - "battle damaged" repaint
- USS Reliant - "battle damaged" repaint
- Klingon Bird-of-Prey - "battle damaged" repaint
Series 3
- Released in 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.
- Enterprise NX-01
- USS Enterprise (TOS)
- USS Enterprise-A - "battle damaged" repaint of Enterprise refit; registry markings and packaging match
- USS Saratoga - repaint of USS Reliant
- HMS Bounty - repaint of Klingon Bird-of-Prey with "HMS Bounty" marked on the bottom of the ship's hull
- Narada
2013 Releases
Mattel has announced the resumption of the 1/50 line in May 2013 and will release:
Unconfirmed additions may include:
- "Klingon Battle Cruiser from Star Trek XII"
- "New Movie Ship from Star Trek XII"
The company also released a smaller version of the USS Enterprise (alternate reality) in its 1/64 scale Imagination line in February 2013.
Notes
- When first released, the packaging for the USS Enterprise (refit) was erroneously printed as "USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A". The packaging was corrected for Series 2.
- The USS Enterprise (alternate reality) prototype was mistakenly produced with red bussard collectors which caused 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 packaging mis-identifies the ship as the "U.S.S. Enterprise NX-01"
See also
External links
- Hot Wheels Star Trek - official Hot Wheels Star Trek site
- HotWheels.com - official Hot Wheels site
- Hot Wheels at Wikipedia
