What next for LEGO Star Trek?
Posted by CapnRex101,
LEGO Star Trek is finally a reality, with the launch of 10356 Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D! Naturally, fans are already considering the many future possibilities for Star Trek sets.
I addressed a few ideas in a speculative article published last year, but with the Enterprise-D and 40768 Star Trek: Type-15 Shuttlepod coming soon, it is probably the right time for a more thorough examination of the possibilities and some predictions, just for fun.
Firstly, I think it highly unlikely that we will see Star Trek play sets in the near future. I would be happy to be wrong, though given recent examples like The Lord of the Rings, one or two Icons sets annually seems more probable, presumably depending on the success of 10356 Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D.
However, I do think there are options for smaller 18+ sets similar to examples from LEGO Star Wars and we will come to those later. To start with, there are several options for models similar in style to the Enterprise-D.
Icons Flagships
U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
The classic Enterprise from the original Star Trek series was perhaps the most obvious subject for the first LEGO Star Trek set, but model designer Hans Burkhard Schlömer and graphic designer Crystal Fontán commented at Fan Media Days that the Enterprise-D was chosen because it resonates more with a Generation X and Millennial audience, which seems to be the primary target for 18+ LEGO products.
Nevertheless, the original ship is a science fiction icon and I have no doubt it was considered and that a LEGO version could still be produced in the future. In fact, its circular saucer section is arguably easier to recreate than the oval saucer of the Enterprise-D, but I could imagine the slender neck and especially the engine pylons proving difficult to build. Also, the colour is a bit tricky, as the vessel is probably nearer tan or even white, instead of grey.
While the NCC-1701 is far smaller than the Enterprise-D onscreen, the LEGO renditions would doubtless be similar in size and price. I assume the minifigure selection would be consistent as well, probably consisting of James T. Kirk, Spock, Dr. Leonard McCoy, Montgomery Scott, Nyota Uhura, Pavel Chekov and Hikaru Sulu.
U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 (Constitution II-class)
On the other hand, I wonder whether the Constitution II-class U.S.S. Enterprise would be more suitable for a LEGO model. The refit design featured in Star Trek: The Motion Picture is almost as famous as its predecessor from the television series and avoids the colouration problem, as well as having chunkier supports for the nacelles.
The characters accompanying such a set would doubtless be similar to the original Enterprise, though wearing their movie uniforms. Beloved though those uniforms are, I get the impression LEGO would be drawn to the classic and potentially more iconic designs, so maybe that would turn their focus back to the original series Enterprise.
Deep Space Nine
Regardless of which version of the Enterprise is selected next, if any, I think we might have to wait for a few years. Even though the different Enterprise designs vary quite a lot aesthetically, their similar names may create issues and I would be surprised if sets named 'Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D' and 'Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701' end up available at the same time.
For that reason, perhaps it would be better to move to a completely different kind of Star Trek model, with the Deep Space Nine space station. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine might not be as popular as The Next Generation, but the titular station is extremely distinctive and would likely appeal to the same generation of fans as the Enterprise-D.
However, the structural challenges with a LEGO version of Deep Space Nine are obvious. The space station was designed to look impressive floating in space, not to become a stable LEGO model! I have every faith in LEGO designers to find solutions, although Deep Space Nine would be uniquely tricky.
U.S.S. Voyager
Perhaps the U.S.S. Voyager is more practical. Like many Starfleet vessels, Voyager has some similarities with the Enterprise, but I think its design is distinct enough to be released alongside 10356 Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D. Also, I see no reason for structural concerns and the Intrepid-class starship is often considered a favourite among Star Trek fans.
U.S.S. Voyager has a tightly defined main crew of nine characters and after the Enterprise-D's minifigure selection, I imagine all nine would be included. However, the Voyager is significantly smaller than Galaxy-class starships like the Enterprise-D and I think the LEGO model would be smaller as well, albeit probably not half the size, as it would be to scale. I can easily imagine a LEGO U.S.S. Voyager costing in the region of $299.99.
D7 Battle Cruiser
Another option for a distinctive model to succeed the NCC-1701-D would be moving away from the Federation altogether. There are many alien ships to choose from and the D7 Battlecruiser could be a great choice, as the dominant Klingon vessel in Star Trek: The Original Series and one I can easily envisage as a LEGO model.
Like the U.S.S. Voyager, this ship would probably be smaller than the Enterprise-D, but I think most fans would like it to be in scale with a potential NCC-1701 Enterprise model because the duo would be outstanding companions on display. For that reason, perhaps the D7 will need to wait for the original Enterprise to arrive first.
Klingon Bird-of-Prey
The enduring Klingon Bird-of-Prey is another ideal candidate for a LEGO model and a perfect companion for the Enterprise-D. The size of the Bird-of-Prey is famously inconsistent between appearances, but I think a model around the size of 76286 The Milano Spaceship would be the best choice, offering a visual presence equivalent to 10356 Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D.
The only difficulty I envisage with a Bird-of-Prey is the colour. Olive green or sand green could work, but plenty of common elements are not available in these shades, which might be rather restrictive for designers. On the other hand, there are instances of numerous recoloured pieces for a single set when considered necessary, so that alone does not discount the possibility.
Romulan D'deridex-class Warbird
It could be a simple Easter egg, but current products sometimes include hints to future LEGO sets and 40768 Star Trek: Type-15 Shuttlepod houses an LCARS display showing a Romulan Warbird. As perhaps the most prominent 'enemy' vessel in Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Warbird could undoubtedly be an appealing LEGO set.
I do anticipate some challenges though. Like the Bird-of-Prey, the colour could be an obstacle, while the curvature of the rear hull would be awkward to replicate, given the need for a void in the middle. However, I still consider this a strong possibility, albeit not quite as likely as the Bird-of-Prey.
Borg Cube
Many starships from Star Trek are extremely curvy and thus tricky to translate to LEGO bricks. The same certainly cannot be said for a Borg Cube! Despite the ship's inherently basic form, a LEGO Borg Cube could be extraordinarily detailed, probably with more greebling than any other set.
Borg minifigures are also a tempting prospect, especially Locutus. While the Romulans are an ever-present threat during The Next Generation and the Klingons iconic, the Borg are arguably the ultimate opposition to the Enterprise-D crew and the most natural counterpart for 10356 Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D.
Midi-scale Starships
Star Trek features countless other starships, but if I am being realistic, I think those above are the only ones marketable at a larger size and therefore higher price, at least for now. However, there is another well-established format ideal for less iconic subjects and I am sure the Starship Collection would translate brilliantly to Star Trek.
Any of the vehicles listed above and the Enterprise-D are candidates for a smaller scale set, of course, but the ships I have in mind specifically for midi-scale are as follows:
- Enterprise NX-01
- U.S.S. Discovery
- U.S.S. Stargazer
- U.S.S. Reliant
- U.S.S. Defiant
- U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
- U.S.S. Cerritos
- Klingon K't'inga-class Battle Cruiser
- Klingon Vor'cha-class Attack Cruiser
- Ferengi D'Kora-class Marauder
In contrast to the Starship Collection as it exists for LEGO Star Wars, I think each set would be expected to contain a minifigure. Without play sets, there are few other avenues for minifigures relevant to these less prominent spacecraft, such as Captain Jonathan Archer with the NX-01 or Ensign Brad Boimler with the Cerritos. Saying that, it would be cruel to give us Boimler without Beckett Mariner too!
Diorama Scenes
Dioramas were raised as a possibility in the article I published last year and I remain confident about the concept. The majority of Star Trek series and movies have been filmed on traditional sets, which are inherently suitable for dioramas.
The bridges of the NCC-1701, NCC-1701-A or NCC-1701-D are the most obvious possibilities, plus a transporter room from The Next Generation. There are plenty of options though and the minifigures would doubtless be an integral part of these dioramas, perhaps filling some gaps in character rosters accompanying the flagship sets.
For instance, a good selection of characters is provided with the Enterprise-D and some would likely be repeated in a diorama depicting its bridge. However, there would be an opportunity for one or two different characters and alternative costumes for others.
Suggested Release Plan
With those ideas in mind, I am going to conclude with my suggestions for the release schedule over the next three years. Inevitably, these suggestions are influenced by my own wishes, but I think they are fairly realistic, taking account of The LEGO Group's likely considerations. Think of this as part prediction, part suggestion and part wish list!
2026
2026 will be the 60th anniversary of Star Trek, hence my original assumption that we would not see any Star Trek sets until next year. In fact, the second instruction manual in 10356 Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D shows the anniversary logo on the reverse and it appears on the side of the box as well.
It would seem like a missed opportunity to produce nothing for The Original Series to mark the anniversary, although as mentioned, I doubt two iterations of the Enterprise would be available concurrently as flagship sets. On that basis, I would choose something else for the anniversary and release two sets in 2026.
Star Trek: Enterprise NCC-1701 Bridge Diorama
- $89.99, £79.99, €89.99
- James T. Kirk, Spock, Dr. Leonard McCoy, Montgomery Scott, Nyota Uhura, Pavel Chekov, Hikaru Sulu
Star Trek: Borg Cube
- $399.99, £349.99, €379.99
- Locutus of Borg, Borg Queen, Borg Drones (4)
2027
Assuming sets launched in 2025 and 2026 were successful, I would expand the range a little to include midi-scale starships in 2027. After all, it took a couple of years for The Lord of the Rings to grow beyond one large Icons set and a gift-with-purchase, with the release of 10367 The Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook this year.
For the larger Icons set, I would turn to Star Trek: Voyager and the Borg Cube could serve as a kind of bridge between the Enterprise-D and the U.S.S. Voyager.
Star Trek: U.S.S. Voyager NCC-74656
- $379.99, £299.99, €349.99
- Kathryn Janeway, Chakotay, B'Elanna Torres, Tom Paris, Neelix, Tuvok, Harry Kim, The Doctor, Seven of Nine
Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 (Midi-Scale)
- $69.99, £59.99, €69.99
- James T. Kirk (Mirror Universe)
Star Trek: D7 Battle Cruiser (Midi-Scale)
- $59.99, £54.99, €59.99
- Kor
2028
Icons sets tend to be available for roughly three years, so many of the sets produced this year are expected to retire in 2028. This may well apply to 10356 Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D, although I think the Enterprise-D will be available for longer, so I would leave a second large-scale U.S.S. Enterprise for one more year and turn to another famous starship in 2028.
Star Trek: Klingon Bird-of-Prey
- $229.99, £199.99, €229.99
- K'mpec, Gowron, Martok, Kurn, Klingon Warriors (2)
Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D Bridge Diorama
- $99.99, £89.99, €99.99
- Jean-Luc Picard, William Riker (Season One), Data, Geordi La Forge (Season One), Dr. Beverly Crusher (Jacket), Tasha Yar, Deanna Troi, Worf (Season One)
Star Trek: U.S.S. Cerritos (Midi-Scale)
- $69.99, £59.99, €69.99
- Bradford Boimler, Beckett Mariner
Star Trek: Romulan Warbird (Midi-Scale)
- $69.99, £59.99, €69.99
- Commander Tomalak
What are you hoping to see from LEGO Star Trek in the future? Let us know in the comments.
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Fun speculation! I'm not sure why you're so focused on the ships though. I'm not much of a Trekkie but from what I remember of the show, it's all about the people and the places they travel to. The exteriors of the ships are only minimally relevant.
Do you think the Kelvin timeline will get any love in the foreseeable future?
I hope this barely lasts as a Lego theme. It could be a threat to the Lego Star Wars theme.
Think you've pretty much nailed it with the speculation. One exception you've missed being a possible CMF series. Could easily fill one without trying by making the more popular minor and recuring characters such as Harry Mudd, Cyrano Jones, Lal, Q, Khan, Lt Barclay, Lursa and B'Etor.... the list goes on.
Interesting I have been saying exactly this, for months.
As a MOC builder of Star Trek ships for over 10 years now, I do think there is great scope for sets. However, I cannot help but be reminded of Ideas Doctor Who, a franchise that had similar potential in my eyes, and unfortunately we only ever saw that one set. If anything we may get the original series enterprise ship next year but I don't think we will get any other sets.
For me, personally I have no interest in an original series Enterprise.
And Star Wars as a franchise has been really successful of recent years.
Mandalorian and Ahoska have been the great success stories of that franchise in recent years. Other series and the recent films are met with a large deal of hate. I don't know if that translates in Lego sales but wonder if it has had a factor.
Star Trek is not free of that but it has had recent success in Strange New Worlds, Lower Decks, Picard and Prodigy.
I assumed they were saving the original Enterprise for next year because of the 60th anniversary.
In addition to multiple hundred dollar Ultimate Collector Series 18+ ships, they should do smaller scale ships so that the barrier to entry is not so high, just like they do with Star Wars.
Also, as cool as the ship looks, I am trying to forget that ST:Discovery ever happened. Please don’t remind me by making it into a LEGO model.
All those shots of exteriors, the 7 minute sequence in The Motion Picture. Each new ship has 5 minute flyby it is ingrained into the franchise, we even circle round Deep Space Nine.
It might be a show that explores strange new worlds but the focus has always been on a crew of a ship and the ship.
I could imagine it would be very easy to make the build extremely tedious for a Borg Cube set.
I would love the dioramas to become reality; a TNG bridge, transporter room with the most important character in the history of starfleet: Chief O'Brien, warp core/engineering, Jeffries tubes to go between the different layouts, etc. For a Holodeck, all they need to make is the door layout that you can place in the middle of any other Lego set in any range at all! They already have the Sherlock Book Nook for Data and Geordi.
What about a few full-size replicas of the tricorders from the different series and would full-size phasers go against Lego's values or are they science fiction enough, like lightsabers in Star Wars?
A bridge diorama is an excellent idea But Klingon Vor'cha-class Attack Cruiser will be just as good.
You're really giving Lego too much of an excuse to continue raising prices.
The bridge dioramas are an amazing idea, I'd buy them all.
And I'd do a lot to see a transporter room, with just a lonely Chief Obrien standing at his console... bored to tears! Lol
There is so much to choose from, my hopes are the USS Voyager, the USS Defiant, a Klingon Bird of Prey in UCS size. Perhaps a Runabout too, and then a series of midi-size ships for Federation ships and alien ships.
But I am biased as ST and Lego hit all the right marks for me, so I will probably buy anything they release, even UCS rocket boots from Spock out of ST:V!
I suspect we'll get a DS9 set, that seems the next obvious large choice. Alternatively, the Defiant might be easier, and would work very well in LEGO bricks.
I personally hope we'll get a Bird of Prey with a Gauron Minifig.
The midi-scale would actually be really nice. Though part of me worries they'll just go for a CMF / Brickheads lineup rather than a few Icons sets (not that I'd mind the CMF route! I just want a few mores ships!).
The bridge of the original series as a TV set would make a great addition. Could include stagehands that opened the "automatic" doors".
@Galaktek said:
"Fun speculation! I'm not sure why you're so focused on the ships though. I'm not much of a Trekkie but from what I remember of the show, it's all about the people and the places they travel to. The exteriors of the ships are only minimally relevant."
The characters are certainly important, but I think vehicles translate more easily to LEGO sets and the original Enterprise is probably one of the most recognisable vehicles in fiction!
As already mentioned, I would love to be wrong, but I think play sets are quite unlikely, which makes all but the most famous locations difficult.
@FrankRyan said:
"I hope this barely lasts as a Lego theme. It could be a threat to the Lego Star Wars theme. "
There is no need to worry about that. LEGO Star Wars is very well established as one of the most successful themes and I suspect Star Trek will be limited to 18+ sets anyway.
@SMC said:
"I assumed they were saving the original Enterprise for next year because of the 60th anniversary."
That could be the case, but designers and marketing staff pay a great deal of attention to avoiding confusion between sets and I think having two U.S.S. Enterprise sets of a similar size available at the same time could be problematic. It probably sounds silly to us as seasoned LEGO fans, but I can see how sets with extremely similar names and identical 18+ branding could be confusing, especially given the importance of search engine optimisation nowadays.
The first wave of the Bluebrixx Star Trek line has been basically all the Icons Flagships you mentioned but in Mini Scale and a Shuttle in minifigure-scale but they ended up never producing any figures. They later did all of these in Midi-Scale or larger so I would think LEGO should do more minifigure-oriented sets like the bridge dioramas.
I would jump at a midi Cerritos, had my eyes on the Master Replicas model for a while, but minifig versions of the Lower Decks crew would cinch it for me. Give me Boimler’s purple hair and a double sided face with him screaming and I’ll be more than happy!
@ScarletSpeedster1 said:
"Do you think the Kelvin timeline will get any love in the foreseeable future?"
I think a NCC-1701 from that film series would be fun, but I want to see the TOS and TMP versions first with the classic actors before we jump to the Kelvin timeline. Stuff like the Jellyfish exists in both timelines though and could easily give us an old Spock figure, and the destruction of Romulus had a huge impact on the Prime timeline characters leading into Picard's swan song series.
They could even have a Speed Champions style version of the vintage Corvette young Jim crashes in the Kelvin timeline as a GWP with the hover bike cop chasing him.
I’d definitely buy an original series bridge, with all the characters (Kirk, Spock, Sulu, Chekov, Uhura, Scotty and Bones).
A diorama play set with Kirk vs the Gorn.
Original series shuttle Galileo.
Wrath of Khan vehicles and play sets.
For each Star Trek series, a CMF line.
And a midi-scaled original series Enterprise.
@vizzitor said:
"For a Holodeck, all they need to make is the door layout that you can place in the middle of any other Lego set in any range at all! "
Brilliant idea! As you said, all you'd need is the door and the arch.
@FrankRyan said:
"I hope this barely lasts as a Lego theme. It could be a threat to the Lego Star Wars theme. "
A threat to Lego Star Wars may be what is needed; Star Wars' prices need to come down. See this summer's Clone Turbo Tank, MTT, and Star Corps Battle Pack.
Still, I don't think a Trek theme will siphon all the Wars fans away. There are plenty of people who are fans of both, but I think there will still be more than enough Warsies purchasing sets that Lego Star Wars will continue on.
If they do make more, it'll be interesting to see how they handle the fact that there are so many different series. Would they stick to one series at a time? Or mix and match with each wave?
I don't know if DS9 would work well as a UCS set like Enterprise D sized..it would be to fragile much like Death Star II.
I would love to see some smaller sets so that more people can enjoy this theme. Dioramas of the bridges or transporter rooms from any of the famous ships would be extremely desirable. How about battle packs? Can you imagine army builders for the Borg or the Klingons?
This theme is like a dream come true but I'm worried we are only going to get extremely expensive LOTR style sets. I can understand that reasoning from a marketing perspective but it still makes me sad.
Star Trek BrickHeadz could churn out dozens of sets just based on main casts alone. I'm not even a BrickHeadz fan but I'd probably bite (though I'm still waiting for the rest of the BH Fellowship).
I would be more interested in midi-scale ships and dioramas (various bridges, engineering, transporter rooms, etc.) than in large ships. I also think Star Trek would lend itself well to collectible minifigure series. Then we could get iterations of characters from various series/movies plus a variety of aliens.
Most of these larger sets would likely come with distinctive GWPs for early purchasers as well. I would be interested to see an article with opinions on that.
Here would be some of my suggestions:
Deep Space Nine - A small scale Cardassian Galor Class warship with Gul Dukat (although Dukat should be strongly considered for the main minifigure lineup as well, in my opinion - along with Garak - actually a CMF series based on DS9 would be ideal)
Enterprise E - The Borg 'Sphere' from First Contact - with the minifigure being the crew member turned into a Borg that Picard and Lily encounter on the holodeck. I am basing this off the opinion that the Borg Queen should be included with an Enterprise E model as part of its minifigure lineup.
USS Voyager - The Delta Flyer seems like the most logical GWP for this set - I'm not sure on a minifigure inclusion as it's been a long time since I've watched Voyager.
Klingon Bird of Prey - A small bridge replica with Chang from Star Trek VI. I feel like Lego would include a reference to the humpback whales from Star Trek IV in the actual set.
USS Reliant - A replica of the Genesis space station with a minifigure of Kirk's son, although Kirk's son could potentially be considered important enough to be included in the main minifigure line up.
These are just 'thinking out loud' suggestions. I would love to hear CapnRex101's opinions on potential GWPs.
I would welcome dioramas, and the Cerritos is also a great option.
@Anonym said:
"The first wave of the Bluebrixx Star Trek line has been basically all the Icons Flagships you mentioned but in Mini Scale and a Shuttle in minifigure-scale but they ended up never producing any figures. They later did all of these in Midi-Scale or larger so I would think LEGO should do more minifigure-oriented sets like the bridge dioramas."
BlueBrixx produced minifigs but they didn’t go on sale due to the loss of the license. I managed to get one set during the final sale (The Search for Spock).
@yodaloop said:
" @FrankRyan said:
"I hope this barely lasts as a Lego theme. It could be a threat to the Lego Star Wars theme. "
A threat to Lego Star Wars may be what is needed; Star Wars' prices need to come down. See this summer's Clone Turbo Tank, MTT, and Star Corps Battle Pack.
Still, I don't think a Trek theme will siphon all the Wars fans away. There are plenty of people who are fans of both, but I think there will still be more than enough Warsies purchasing sets that Lego Star Wars will continue on."
Competition from LEGO Star Trek won't make the prices of LEGO Star Wars come down. There is a common factor in both: LEGO set the prices.
@ScarletSpeedster1 said:
"Do you think the Kelvin timeline will get any love in the foreseeable future?"
I honestly hope so.
This is LEGO. To avoid confusion, just call the 1701 "Captain Kirk's Spaceship".
maybe the nazi planet ??
For a certain generation (me included) Star Trek equals nothing other than William Shatner, in the same way that Batman equals nothing other than Adam West.
So I will lap up anything from the original series; ship, shuttlecraft, bridge diorama, or whatever!
As a newer fan to the series, I would appreciate some minifigs from the Kelvin timeline movies.
I’d really like to see an original Starfury come out of this, but I guess I could settle for a Klingon Bird of Prey, Deep Space Nine, the Defiant, and a Runabout.
@Galaktek said:
"Fun speculation! I'm not sure why you're so focused on the ships though. I'm not much of a Trekkie but from what I remember of the show, it's all about the people and the places they travel to. The exteriors of the ships are only minimally relevant."
There’s only so many times they can repackage Planet Hell with a few new minifigs before fans start to feel like they’re being fleeced.
@emQ said:
"You're really giving Lego too much of an excuse to continue raising prices."
I am trying to be realistic. Taking the dioramas as an example, they would probably need to be about the same size as 75352 Emperor's Throne Room Diorama and with perhaps seven or eight minifigures in each, I think prices in the region of $89.99 or $99.99 are probable.
Fantastic article, thanks!
Personally I think midi-scale is the best for all ships, including one minifig, and use dioramas iconic scenes and/or locations for the remainder of the minifigures.
Nevertheless, I love all your suggestions and the inclusion of non-Federation starships.
Regards,
Mitch
Edit: oops, apparently I said almost the exact same thing last year xD
Surprised no one else had said this, but I'd like to see many more minifig scale shuttles. As actual sets, not GWP. That said, I probably wouldn't be buying 10356 if it didn't come with the shuttle pod. Would be a great opportunity to get lesser known characters.
An NX Shuttle pod, a Galileo type shuttle, a Type-6 shuttle, a Danube class Runabout, a Ferengi shuttle (with Grand Nagus Zek), the Delta Flyer...
For full sized ships, the one I would like to see is Zefram Cochrane's Phoenix.
No tribbles, no purchase.
That's the rule.
Dunno. Red Dwarf next?
How about a diorama of the Guardian of Forever?
Also, planet sets like the SW ones from a decade ago:
1. Chronos with a microscale Bird of Prey and Gowron
2. Vulcan with a microscale Vulcan Starship and Sarek
3. Romulus with a microscale War Bird and Sela
Etc.
@Zoniax said:
"The bridge dioramas are an amazing idea, I'd buy them all.
And I'd do a lot to see a transporter room, with just a lonely Chief Obrien standing at his console... bored to tears! Lol"
Transporter room GWP for the bridge diorama. I'm sorry to speak this into existence, but I see what TLG has been releasing.
Let's see - anything Bluebrixx can do, Lego can (potentially) do better:
Display size:
Enterprise-D: check
TOS Enterprise
Enterprise NX-01
Voyager
Defiant
Deep Space Nine
Enterprise-E
Klingon Bird-of-Prey
Midsize:
TOS Enterprise
Enterprise-A
Excelsior
Enterprise-D
Enterprise-E
Voyager
Defiant
Klingon Bird-of-Prey
Klingon D7
Klingon Bird-of-Prey (cloaked)
Klingon D7 (cloaked)
Romulan Warbird
Borg Cube
V'Ger
Microscale:
all the midsize models plus
Deep Space Nine
TOS Romulan Bird-of-Prey
Klingon Vorcha
Minifig-scale:
TOS Type F shuttlecraft
TNG Type 6 Shuttlecraft
Delta Flyer
Runabout
Advent Calendar
The obvious next Icons model for Lego to do would be the Refit Enterprise from Star Trek 1-3. They could do that without inviting any comparisons to the Bluebrixx or Mega versions, since neither Mega nor Bluebrixx did a big Refit while they both did big TOS models. In fact, Bluebrixx was working on a big Refit as their next display-size model when they lost the license.
And, of course, location-based playsets for minifigs would be splendid. For any hero ship, you could do the bridge, the transporter room, sickbay, and engineering, and you could do outdoor or alien environments for away missions. How about a diorama set of Vasquez Rocks? That would fit with about a dozen episodes. Throw in a modified Bossk minifigure for the Gorn, and Bob's your uncle! After all, they already did a diorama set of a redwood forest in California!
And all that doesn't even touch the many ships and locations they could do from any Trek productions since 2009.
"The refit design featured in Star Trek: The Motion Picture is almost as famous as its predecessor..."
However, the image above the caption shows the Enterprise-A, which is from the very end of Star Trek IV and was featured in Star Trek V and VI, not The Motion Picture, which was just the refit Enterprise, "no bloody A, B, C, or D".
Enjoyed the speculation as to what we might get next!
I wouldn't mind seeing Spock, Kirk, McCoy, Uhora and Sulu in Lego form maybe a Gorn Minifig.
Will be funny / maddening to see that Suggested Release list slurped up by AI and repackaged as fact. Fun times.
Really need Kirk, Spock and McCoy on a day trip to Priplanus!
I want a TNG bridge diorama or play set. To me that is what would naturally come next . . . and probably should have been a feature of 10356 especially given the price tag.
It's fun to speculate on what they could do ... but I fully expect Lego to take the "one huge set per year" approach, which effectively locks the theme behind a paywall for many people (including me!).
I love SF and have watched Star Trek since I was a child. Despite seeing all the series and films I shan't be buying the Enterprise D as it is, by far, my least favourite Enterprise design, as well as having a lot of inaccuracies in the LEGO version. Assuming they were accurate, I'd buy the original Enterprise, although preferably the refit or 'A' version, the Enterprise E, Voyager, Bird of Prey, and Klingon Battle Cruiser. DS9 would also be nice but I fear it would be too fragile.
@JDawg5 said:
"It's fun to speculate on what they could do ... but I fully expect Lego to take the "one huge set per year" approach, which effectively locks the theme behind a paywall for many people (including me!). "
I don’t really understand this argument. If a theme you’re interested in has one large set per year, then you effectively have one year between purchases to save up for it.
I wonder what @Rimefang thinks of this?
I just finished watching The Alternative Factor from the TOS and saw this article!
Re: What minifigs should be included with a Cerritos: I want a Tendi. She's just adorable. But anyway, I'm hoping they do midi-scale ships. Or, as @MLF suggested, more minifig-scaled shuttles. Voyager isn't my favorite series, but I'd be all over a Delta Flyer.
I'd be very surprised if they don't release a TOS Enterprise next year for the anniversary, probably midi-scale. Maybe even a poly/paperbag version.
“U.S.S. Voyager has a tightly defined main crew of 9 characters”
Who are we omitting then? Because last I checked, Janeway, Chakotay, Torres, Paris, Kim, Tuvok, the Doctor, Seven, Neelix and Kes were 10 characters. Missing Yar and Pulaski from the Enterprise-D is one thing, not including Kes in a Voyager set when she was a main character for the first 3 seasons would be truly unforgivable. Equally any DS9 needs both Ezri and Jadzia Dax, as well as Worf. All main characters not appearing in a series at the same time is no excuse not to include them in one set.
I'm still a fairly new Star Trek convert; I've successfully watched all the shows and movies (that voyage took about 3 years), and I must say, although I am and always will be a Star Wars guy and there is no more room for anything else from it in my LEGO Collection, let alone another major sci-fi franchise...
Man these pitches sound awesome!
@Chemistry2101 said:
"“U.S.S. Voyager has a tightly defined main crew of 9 characters”
Who are we omitting then? Because last I checked, Janeway, Chakotay, Torres, Paris, Kim, Tuvok, the Doctor, Seven, Neelix and Kes were 10 characters. Missing Yar and Pulaski from the Enterprise-D is one thing, not including Kes in a Voyager set when she was a main character for the first 3 seasons would be truly unforgivable. Equally any DS9 needs both Ezri and Jadzia Dax, as well as Worf. All main characters not appearing in a series at the same time is no excuse not to include them in one set."
Ooh, new poll.
Most annoying Star Trek character. I see your Tasha and Kes but will raise you 1 Pulaski. :o)
I would be perfectly content if this was a one off release, tbh. It will sate my need for Lego Star Trek.
If they do continue the theme, I would hope they stick to the format. A nice model of the ship with a selection of appropriate characters.
I don't want to see Star Trek sets for every occasion like Star Wars or Harry Potter. I love Star Wars, but I refuse to buy a single set because that's a rabbit hole I just can't go down. I hopped off the HP grind after the second (third, I guess)'collect the castle' iteration.
Keep it simple. Brillant annual models like this one. Or just don't make any more. I've no use for Star Trek playsets and regurgitated models with exclusive new figs.
@yellowcastle said:
" @Chemistry2101 said:
"“U.S.S. Voyager has a tightly defined main crew of 9 characters”
Who are we omitting then? Because last I checked, Janeway, Chakotay, Torres, Paris, Kim, Tuvok, the Doctor, Seven, Neelix and Kes were 10 characters. Missing Yar and Pulaski from the Enterprise-D is one thing, not including Kes in a Voyager set when she was a main character for the first 3 seasons would be truly unforgivable. Equally any DS9 needs both Ezri and Jadzia Dax, as well as Worf. All main characters not appearing in a series at the same time is no excuse not to include them in one set."
Ooh, new poll.
Most annoying Star Trek character. I see your Tasha and Kes but will raise you 1 Pulaski. :o)"
Every Kazon ever.
Just make the other ships IN SCALE with Enterprise NCC 1701-D
and you will have some many ships in midi-scale size
and also some same as D or even bigger.
Just look at "star trek ship size chart" :)
@PurpleDave said:
" @yellowcastle said:
" @Chemistry2101 said:
"“U.S.S. Voyager has a tightly defined main crew of 9 characters”
Who are we omitting then? Because last I checked, Janeway, Chakotay, Torres, Paris, Kim, Tuvok, the Doctor, Seven, Neelix and Kes were 10 characters. Missing Yar and Pulaski from the Enterprise-D is one thing, not including Kes in a Voyager set when she was a main character for the first 3 seasons would be truly unforgivable. Equally any DS9 needs both Ezri and Jadzia Dax, as well as Worf. All main characters not appearing in a series at the same time is no excuse not to include them in one set."
Ooh, new poll.
Most annoying Star Trek character. I see your Tasha and Kes but will raise you 1 Pulaski. :o)"
Every Kazon ever."
There is only The One, the Crusher. All other discussion or resistance to this is futile.
I would love to see some type of bridge set and minifig line next year. And I still think that the shuttlepod GWP paves the way for a bigger shuttlecraft set at some point.
@ScarletSpeedster1 said:
"Do you think the Kelvin timeline will get any love in the foreseeable future?"
Yes absolutely, in the alternate timeline where Star Trek is a beloved action-hero vehicle, J.J. Abrams is an acclaimed sci-fi director, and Billund was accidentally imploded into a black hole, leaving only MegaBloks as the surviving construction brick company.
Back in this timeline, my favorite ship is the refit Enterprise/Enterprise-A, but I suspect if we get another set, it's going to be the Original Series version. Playmobil has one, and I find it exceedingly lustworthy.
@StyleCounselor said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @yellowcastle said:
" @Chemistry2101 said:
"“U.S.S. Voyager has a tightly defined main crew of 9 characters”
Who are we omitting then? Because last I checked, Janeway, Chakotay, Torres, Paris, Kim, Tuvok, the Doctor, Seven, Neelix and Kes were 10 characters. Missing Yar and Pulaski from the Enterprise-D is one thing, not including Kes in a Voyager set when she was a main character for the first 3 seasons would be truly unforgivable. Equally any DS9 needs both Ezri and Jadzia Dax, as well as Worf. All main characters not appearing in a series at the same time is no excuse not to include them in one set."
Ooh, new poll.
Most annoying Star Trek character. I see your Tasha and Kes but will raise you 1 Pulaski. :o)"
Every Kazon ever."
There is only The One, the Crusher. All other discussion or resistance to this is futile. "
Yeah, how this discussion didn't start there, I have no idea.
@AllenSmith said:"Back in this timeline, my favorite ship is the refit Enterprise/Enterprise-A, but I suspect if we get another set, it's going to be the Original Series version."
The refit Constitution-class is almost certainly my favorite design, too. It looks fast just standing still. The original is a close runner-up, though.
@TheOtherMike said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @yellowcastle said:
" @Chemistry2101 said:
"“U.S.S. Voyager has a tightly defined main crew of 9 characters”
Who are we omitting then? Because last I checked, Janeway, Chakotay, Torres, Paris, Kim, Tuvok, the Doctor, Seven, Neelix and Kes were 10 characters. Missing Yar and Pulaski from the Enterprise-D is one thing, not including Kes in a Voyager set when she was a main character for the first 3 seasons would be truly unforgivable. Equally any DS9 needs both Ezri and Jadzia Dax, as well as Worf. All main characters not appearing in a series at the same time is no excuse not to include them in one set."
Ooh, new poll.
Most annoying Star Trek character. I see your Tasha and Kes but will raise you 1 Pulaski. :o)"
Every Kazon ever."
There is only The One, the Crusher. All other discussion or resistance to this is futile. "
Yeah, how this discussion didn't start there, I have no idea."
He at least washed his hair on the regular. And there's also the matter of his mom.
@PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @yellowcastle said:"Ooh, new poll.
Most annoying Star Trek character. I see your Tasha and Kes but will raise you 1 Pulaski. :o)"
Every Kazon ever."
There is only The One, the Crusher. All other discussion or resistance to this is futile. "
Yeah, how this discussion didn't start there, I have no idea."
He at least washed his hair on the regular. And there's also the matter of his mom."
You have a point about the hair. But what's wrong with his mom?
@TheOtherMike said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @yellowcastle said:"Ooh, new poll.
Most annoying Star Trek character. I see your Tasha and Kes but will raise you 1 Pulaski. :o)"
Every Kazon ever."
There is only The One, the Crusher. All other discussion or resistance to this is futile. "
Yeah, how this discussion didn't start there, I have no idea."
He at least washed his hair on the regular. And there's also the matter of his mom."
You have a point about the hair. But what's wrong with his mom?"
Absolutely nothing. But do you think she'll take kindly to you picking on her kid?
I'm not much of a Star Trek fan but I'd be really tempted by bridge dioramas! It would also be an opportunity to insert gratuitous play functions to make the consoles explode and fling members of the crew around!
Don't forget the NSEA Protector (NTE 3120) ;-)
I mean if they really focus hard on this theme, more 'UCS' scaled sets but also playsets and battle packs based on the various Starfleet uniforms on top of packs for the Klingons, Romulans and so on, with the right dedication and marketing Lego Star Trek could rival Lego Star Wars; surpass it even if sets are priced better than Lego Star Wars sets.
I wouldn’t mind a tricorder or a phaser about the size of the gameboy.
I would love for them to do the Strange New Worlds version of the Enterprise. It combines the best parts of the TOS and original Movie designs, and seems to be widely accepted by the community. Unfortunately, Lego will do the movie version instead as they'll target nostalgia, rather than what's current and on screens.
Although then again, as much as I want to see some form of Kirk's Enterprise next year, I'd say the Captain is right and we probably won't see it till 2028 or later... so by that stage SNW won't be on screens
@PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @yellowcastle said:"Ooh, new poll.
Most annoying Star Trek character. I see your Tasha and Kes but will raise you 1 Pulaski. :o)"
Every Kazon ever."
There is only The One, the Crusher. All other discussion or resistance to this is futile. "
Yeah, how this discussion didn't start there, I have no idea."
He at least washed his hair on the regular. And there's also the matter of his mom."
You have a point about the hair. But what's wrong with his mom?"
Absolutely nothing. But do you think she'll take kindly to you picking on her kid?"
I dunno if there's some MILF stuff going on here, but I always found her almost as annoying as him. The only thing almost as bad as a whining kid is a harping mom. Certainly NOT what I wanted to experience when I wanted some Trek.
Shaka, when the walls fell.
I there is anything Lego needs it's more $300-400 grey spaceships.
TNG has plenty of memorable characters for a CMF series.
$40-60 for an Enterprise v. Warbird/Battle cruiser would be the most I'd spend on a set containing Star Trek ships.
The obvious omission for NCC-1701-D was a simple bridge to pose the characters.
@Chemistry2101 said:
"“U.S.S. Voyager has a tightly defined main crew of 9 characters”
Who are we omitting then? Because last I checked, Janeway, Chakotay, Torres, Paris, Kim, Tuvok, the Doctor, Seven, Neelix and Kes were 10 characters. Missing Yar and Pulaski from the Enterprise-D is one thing, not including Kes in a Voyager set when she was a main character for the first 3 seasons would be truly unforgivable. Equally any DS9 needs both Ezri and Jadzia Dax, as well as Worf. All main characters not appearing in a series at the same time is no excuse not to include them in one set."
Look at The Office set, for example, where they excluded Andy but included the punch hole in the wall.
Aye, and if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon.
I'm not even a Star Trek fan but I would love something BORG related
@Darth_Dee said:
"Don't forget the NSEA Protector (NTE 3120) ;-)"
May not sound likely , but remember. Never give up, never surrender!
@FrankRyan said:
"I hope this barely lasts as a Lego theme. It could be a threat to the Lego Star Wars theme. "
The Star Wars Lego theme is getting tired and overpriced now.
It would be nice to have some competition and something new than just recolours and reissues of stuff we already have in the SW universe.
Don't get me wrong, I love both SW and ST but SW Lego is just getting unimaginative with their releases lately and not worth adding to the collection.
@iwybs said:
"Let's see - anything Bluebrixx can do, Lego can (potentially) do better:
Display size:
Enterprise-D: check
TOS Enterprise
Enterprise NX-01
Voyager
Defiant
Deep Space Nine
Enterprise-E
Klingon Bird-of-Prey
Midsize:
TOS Enterprise
Enterprise-A
Excelsior
Enterprise-D
Enterprise-E
Voyager
Defiant
Klingon Bird-of-Prey
Klingon D7
Klingon Bird-of-Prey (cloaked)
Klingon D7 (cloaked)
Romulan Warbird
Borg Cube
V'Ger
Microscale:
all the midsize models plus
Deep Space Nine
TOS Romulan Bird-of-Prey
Klingon Vorcha
Minifig-scale:
TOS Type F shuttlecraft
TNG Type 6 Shuttlecraft
Delta Flyer
Runabout
Advent Calendar
The obvious next Icons model for Lego to do would be the Refit Enterprise from Star Trek 1-3. They could do that without inviting any comparisons to the Bluebrixx or Mega versions, since neither Mega nor Bluebrixx did a big Refit while they both did big TOS models. In fact, Bluebrixx was working on a big Refit as their next display-size model when they lost the license.
And, of course, location-based playsets for minifigs would be splendid. For any hero ship, you could do the bridge, the transporter room, sickbay, and engineering, and you could do outdoor or alien environments for away missions. How about a diorama set of Vasquez Rocks? That would fit with about a dozen episodes. Throw in a modified Bossk minifigure for the Gorn, and Bob's your uncle! After all, they already did a diorama set of a redwood forest in California!
And all that doesn't even touch the many ships and locations they could do from any Trek productions since 2009.
"
Actually your still missing a few of them (o.a. NX-01 shuttle but also the Phasers and tricorders) please see here: https://wixiban.com/toys/blue-brixx.htm or here: https://startrek-collection.nl/collection/SHBBBB
@SithLord196 said:
"Deep Space Nine - A small scale Cardassian Galor Class warship with Gul Dukat (although Dukat should be strongly considered for the main minifigure lineup as well, in my opinion - along with Garak - actually a CMF series based on DS9 would be ideal)"
IMHO, Cardassians are not a good fit for minifigs. The look has three parts: forehead (can be done with a headpiece), square chin, and flared neck -- which minifigs barely have and, if integrated with the headpiece, would misalign with the torso element when the head turns. OTOH, there are already many long-hair headpieces that preclude movement. (For the same reason, they're a poor fit for the neckless BrickHeadz design standard.)
Cardassian military uniforms would be more achievable, though: a cuirass with wide shoulders and V-shape. It has integrated upper-arm guards, which would be tricky -- if molded as part of the cuirass and full length they impede the arm-elements; otherwise they'd require arm-printing.
I would love a lego Bat'Leth on my wall. Shame that the Worf minifig isn't holding one.
@tielenaar said:
"I would love a lego Bat'Leth on my wall. Shame that the Worf minifig isn't holding one."
Agreed. That was a rare miss on the Enterprise set. The type 2 phaser that Worf's mini-fig is holding looks pretty dumb. The cheese wedge slope is way too big. It took me a while to figure out what it was even supposed to be! A bat'leth would have been amazing.
'Slightly' off-topic:
I'm okay with most Star Trek set idea suggestions, just as long as The LEGO Group doesn't forget about Battlestar Galactica in 2028, when it'll be celebrating its 50th Anniversary.... And if that's too early (for if TLG wishes to milk ST fans' wallets for another 5 years... ;-) then I'll keep dreaming of a BSG 2003 series in LEGO form in 2033, when the revived (and IMO far better) version of BSG celebrates its 30th Anniversary!
On topic:
But for the next 2-7 years? Sure LEGO Group, give your Star Trek fans whatever they'd like to buy!
Though I'm more of a SW fan than a Trekkie, I think it is time for some needed LEGO change -or at least variation- in sci-fi history!
(Yeah, I'm kind of saturated when it comes to LEGO Star Wars. Especially with this year's LEGO SW pricing and that viciously marketed, overpriced and ugly backsided 'UCS' slice, ehm 'set' that shall not be spoken of in this topic.)
If you think the saucers were difficult to build with Lego, then we got just the set for you! A Borg Cube. We didn't even have to get creative with this one! You can how have a box sitting on your shelf just like you always wanted!
Borg Cube will satisfy your greebling desires! And wait till you see all the little pieces that we have an overstock in that Lego can offload... oops, I mean wait till you see all the easter eggs that we have snuck in!
@Data_2006 said:
"Actually your still missing a few of them (o.a. NX-01 shuttle but also the Phasers and tricorders) please see here: https://wixiban.com/toys/blue-brixx.htm or here: https://startrek-collection.nl/collection/SHBBBB"
Yeah, those were just the ones off the top of my head. I didn't take the time to pull up the complete Bluebrixx set list. Thanks for the links, though.
@Lexomatic said:
"IMHO, Cardassians are not a good fit for minifigs. "
And then there is that one with the big butt. How would they get Kim's shape right without using modified legs?
Of all the ideas, I think I like the midi-scale ship possibility the most. Dioramas will be neat and having playability, like a bridge with a light-up view screen or a turbo-lift doors, a main engineering with lights, or transporter room with transporter "functions." Strictly display only models don't really interest me.
@Lexomatic said:
" @SithLord196 said:
"Deep Space Nine - A small scale Cardassian Galor Class warship with Gul Dukat (although Dukat should be strongly considered for the main minifigure lineup as well, in my opinion - along with Garak - actually a CMF series based on DS9 would be ideal)"
IMHO, Cardassians are not a good fit for minifigs. The look has three parts: forehead (can be done with a headpiece), square chin, and flared neck -- which minifigs barely have and, if integrated with the headpiece, would misalign with the torso element when the head turns. OTOH, there are already many long-hair headpieces that preclude movement. (For the same reason, they're a poor fit for the neckless BrickHeadz design standard.)
Cardassian military uniforms would be more achievable, though: a cuirass with wide shoulders and V-shape. It has integrated upper-arm guards, which would be tricky -- if molded as part of the cuirass and full length they impede the arm-elements; otherwise they'd require arm-printing."
If you look at the Dukats made by other block figure brands (Minimates, Kre-O), they both go for a sculpted cuirass with raised elements on the shoulders to at least suggest the neck ridges. I imagine Lego would do something similar, although it's harder for me to imagine how they'd be integrated on a Garak.
Not a big Trek fan, but I do really like the GWP Shuttle, and would love to be able to buy a similar set. Not really interested in larger sets, but I would like to see a Midi-Scale series, with a good Klingon Bird of Prey being number one on my wish list.
However, what I'd really like to see is Babylon 5 in Lego:
All the Babylon stations and ships in Midi-Scale (including the Vorlons and Shadow-ships)
UCS Starfury
Collectible Minifigure Series
Buildable Character Series - the Shadows would be interesting to see at this scale!
While I'm wishing on a star, let's have a Battlestar Galactica series (original would be my preference for the classic Viper design, but I'd be happy with the modern series too)
I won't be holding my breath, but this SF fan can dream...
@ZeroGravitas said:
"However, what I'd really like to see is Babylon 5 in Lego:
All the Babylon stations…"
I don’t think we ever saw more than two of them, did we? What would they even do with the other three?
@PurpleDave said:
" @ZeroGravitas said:
"However, what I'd really like to see is Babylon 5 in Lego:
All the Babylon stations…"
I don’t think we ever saw more than two of them, did we? What would they even do with the other three?"
'If you must ask, you are not yet ready to know.'
But seriously, B1 thru 3 would just get explosion play features, I guess! Also, Babylon 4 would be absolutely MASSIVE even at midi scale - and don't get me started on the many rotating ring sections inside of other revolving ring sections. But Babylon 5 is doable, for sure. If we ever get a B5 set, that would be 'The One' I would bet would be made first!
So many great possibilities! I concur with most of what CapnRex101 has said, with a couple additions and perhaps a minor alteration or two. One point in favor of Voyager (or general Intrepid-class) and the Klingon Bird of Prey would be the potential for play features, as these vessels have significant moving features.
If a Cerritos were going to come with just one minifigure, I think it’d be Beckett Mariner rather than Brad Boimler; Mariner is arguably sliiiiiiightly more central to the show than he is (and her performer enjoys top billing). But I agree, it really should include both (and of course I’d *like* the full crew…)
GrizBe mentions a minifigures series, which to me is such an obvious consideration I’m surprised it’s not mentioned in the article! More on that in a bit…
One question that’s wide open right now is that of just how much of the franchise LEGO actually has rights to. Over much of Star Trek’s history, its corporate ownership has licensed it off in a somewhat piecemeal fashion - for example, for a while in the ‘90s, DC had the rights to publish comics based on the TOS and TNG crews, but Malibu comics had DS9, and the two were thus restricted from doing crossover stories between TNG and DS9, while the makers of those actual shows were free to do it as long as the budget allowed. At close to the same time, different companies offered different Star Trek trading cards based on different series, and so on. While this hasn’t always been a factor, and there have at different times been Trek licensees that had access to the whole grand tapestry at once - Galoob with its 1990s Micro Machine line, for example, or Playmates, with either its expansive 1990s action figure / playset / vehicle line, or its much more recent, unsuccessful 2022-‘23 action figure line - there have also been times when the license for a certain product class for Trek was split amongst multiple licensees, with each holding different pieces of the pie. For example, after the aforementioned recent attempt by Playmates at reviving its Trek figure line ended and the rights became available, they were taken up by three separate companies, all now currently in the process of launching their own little Star Trek action figure universes - Master Replicas, who also makes higher-end collectibles, is doing action figures based on the streaming-era productions of the last several years since 2017 (Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, Prodigy, Strange New Worlds, etc.); Hiya Toys is doing action figures based on the three movies of the Kelvin timeline / universe; and Nacelle has the oldest but largest chunk of the franchise, with a line of action figures covering everything in the first 40 years of the franchise (TOS, TAS, the TOS movies, TNG, DS9, the TNG movies, Voyager, and Enterprise). The fact BlueBrixx ended its entire line *suggests* to me that LEGO has the run of the whole franchise, but doesn’t firmly, conclusively establish that; it’s conceivable someone else has the rights to TOS, or Discovery, or whatever. That said, I’d certainly *like* to see (good) LEGO sets from across Star Trek, even if my bank account wouldn’t…
@Galaktek said:
"Fun speculation! I'm not sure why you're so focused on the ships though. I'm not much of a Trekkie but from what I remember of the show, it's all about the people and the places they travel to. The exteriors of the ships are only minimally relevant."
True, that! But the vessels and recurring settings are iconic, and there are typically quite a few “bottle” episodes of each show that use only those settings. The ships are themselves considered characters by the fandom, and regarded as such by many of the actual characters.
@FrankRyan said:
"I hope this barely lasts as a Lego theme. It could be a threat to the Lego Star Wars theme. "
With all due respect, this is just about the most implausible, least serious concern I can possibly imagine. You would do better to worry about being attacked by sharks while you’re at the supermarket shopping for groceries.
@GrizBe said:
"Think you've pretty much nailed it with the speculation. One exception you've missed being a possible CMF series. Could easily fill one without trying by making the more popular minor and recuring characters such as Harry Mudd, Cyrano Jones, Lal, Q, Khan, Lt Barclay, Lursa and B'Etor.... the list goes on."
Oh, absolutely. So long as the *three* current Star Trek action figure licenses I mentioned above don’t preclude it (they way they’re keeping TLG from doing a Star Wars minifigures series), this would be an excellent way to get significant parts of the franchise repped that we might not get in boxed retail sets. Previous Minifigures series like those for the entries in LEGO’s own cinematic universe have established a solid formula that I think would work well for Trek, with a mix of more niche characters like the ones you’ve alongside main, core characters in some of their more niche looks, outside their standard uniforms - for example, Kirk in his civilian clothes from The Search for Spock / The Voyage Home, Tendi in her Mistress of the Winter Constellations pirate garb, “Redemption” Worf in his traditional Klingon armor, etc. There’s an incredible wealth of possibilities for minifigures, enough that TLG could only scratch the surface, but just scratching the surface would be most welcome.
@emQ said:
"You're really giving Lego too much of an excuse to continue raising prices."
It’s true corporations are not our friends, not even our beloved LEGO, but rising prices are just a reality we have to live with and always will, and that’s not just a LEGO thing. You can’t expect them to price things the way they did in 1984 forever.
@Zoniax said:
"The bridge dioramas are an amazing idea, I'd buy them all.
And I'd do a lot to see a transporter room, with just a lonely Chief Obrien standing at his console... bored to tears! Lol"
I see you enjoy the same fan web comics I do!
Had meant to highlight this in the original Star Trek post, but the system ate my comment - and I see a lot more of BlueBrixx coming up in this comment section, which makes me happy as I thoroughly enjoyed those sets!
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This is one of the better lists of those sets, for others reference - and this site, like Brickset, also includes instruction book scans where available:
https://www.merlinsbricks.com/setdb/brand/bluebrixx/startrek/
The set I especially want to highlight for inspiration was their Advent Calendar set. I love micro-scale stuff, and while the box image only shows a handful of ships, the instruction scans reveal that they made *NINETEEN* micro ships, plus a micro recreation of the original Enterprise bridge and four more microscales of things like phasers and tricorders!
Instructions for the AC are here:
https://data-bluebrixx.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/manuals/106/106907_manual.pdf
What would be the most awesome to see Lego do next, in my view, would be a large-ish Borg Cube with a few opening parts for minifig vignette scenes, with several micro-scale ships around it like these, including the TNG Enterprise, the Defiant, and Voyager, which would allow for the recreation of the Battle of Wolf 359, the Battle of Earth from First Contact, or scenes from Voyager in general - especially if one of the micro scale ships is a fluidic-space ship from Species 8472 (the one species to be able to take on the Borg directly as a full threat!)
There can be also equipment based sets. Like Tricorders, phasers etc.
@PurpleDave said:
"I don’t think we ever saw more than two [of the Babylon stations], did we? What would they even do with the other three?"
JMS has stated that One through Four shared a design, but we briefly saw part of One in the "In the Beginning" telemovie, and it was slightly different; also red in accent color. (Five was a pared-down design, which makes you wonder what the EA was building when it actually wanted to impress voters in the homeworlds.)
@ZeroGravitas said:
"all the ships in Midi-Scale (including the Vorlons and Shadow-ships)"
I've tried MOCing those, and they'd be tricky for TLG. Vorlon vessels have a mottled color, which would require either stickers, printed compound curves, or brick-built approximate patterns; both Vorlons and Shadows have subtle curves and tapers. It's hard enough getting Speed Champions cars to look right, let alone a Shadow Battlecrab which is all spines and blackness.
@Blondie_Wan:
The comics, like the actual TV series, may have been licensed independently from each other (not every Trek series played on the same channel in every market). DC may have even passed on making DS9 comics, which allowed a smaller company to pick that one up on the cheap. The fact that both Playmates and Galoob had active toy licenses that ran concurrently and each encompassed the entire span of movies and TV series suggests it's not so much that they _can't_ do that anymore, but that someone involved just doesn't want to. Everything through ST:E had much bigger audiences than any of the streaming series, so again it may be that one or more of the licnensors chose to only sign up for a specific range of productions.
@Lexomatic:
Well, for one thing, the methane breathers probably got proper rooms, with opaque doors and all that jazz.
I'd guess, however, that any Shadow vessel they released as a set would just be solid black. Dunno about the Vorlons.