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 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!