The Lost Mego Star Trek Playset

[Bruce Banner]

...Vinny Baiera mentioned that they then began doing the Star Trek series in the Comic Action Heroes scale.

I'm also thinking how insanely cool that would have been.

[cwilfing]

This makes me want to add a red railing to my dida display set. I would have saved every penny I got as a kid in order to buy one of those, love the sick bay bed, not so sure about the crows nest though.

[livnxxxl]

I have been having a real fun time trying to find a basket the size of the one pictured. I have been to many thrift stores recently looking for just a measly basket to begin my custom. Did you guys and gals already go and buy them up already and beat me to them or what? It seems like I use to see those darn things all the time. That is about the way it goes when you are actually looking for one though.

[spamn]

I have been having a real fun time trying to find a basket the size of the one pictured. I have been to many thrift stores recently looking for just a measly basket to begin my custom. Did you guys and gals already go and buy them up already and beat me to them or what? It seems like I use to see those darn things all the time. That is about the way it goes when you are actually looking for one though.

Can you still get those at local unfranchized burger joints?

[Captain]

Had to bump this.

I still think this is the most important find of the 21st Century and should be right up there with Carter finding Tuts tomb, and the discovery of fire by Trag (which is of course why he had no beard!)!!!

[megoscott]

I hope there isn't some sort of awful curse associated with unearthing it...

[Captain]

I hope there isn't some sort of awful curse associated with unearthing it...

Actually...there is one.... We (well me anyways) will pester Diamond until they build it!!!

[Mr Mego]

LOL Scott!

I wish Diamond will built new one like that for us!

[megowgsh]

Had to bump this.

I still think this is the most important find of the 21st Century and should be right up there with Carter finding Tuts tomb, and the discovery of fire by Trag (which is of course why he had no beard!)!!!

JIMMY Carter discovered Tut's tomb? Wow, that changes everything.

[drmego]

I will be glad to show it to Diamond, but I think they were less than
thrilled at the sales on their playset, so the phrase "Star Trek
playset" may be taboo there for a while.

I did get some of the red baskets at JoAnn's Fabrics - they were
something like 5 baskets for $2.00

[cdhall]

Wow!!

I will be glad to show it to Diamond, but I think they were less than
thrilled at the sales on their playset, so the phrase "Star Trek
playset" may be taboo there for a while.

I did get some of the red baskets at JoAnn's Fabrics - they were
something like 5 baskets for $2.00

This is a real Prototype? Awesome!

I still like the original for its "pack it up (and take it somewhere)" design.

I liked Dida's Space Command center but I thought it was a bit small. This one is a bit small. There is no way, it seems, that Spock or Uhura could sit at their consoles on a stool.

But I want to make a suggestion.

I would like to suggest modules, and I can't find the set blueprint online, but make the Bridge, the Captain's Quarters, and the Briefing Room and Sickbay as modules that can connect by hallways sort of like the original set.

Just a thought. Probably crazy.

I was going to buy a Diamond Bridge but I convinced my son to get a Dida instead. Those are gone now. I'll probably get him a bridge as soon as I can. The local comic shop had 2 left last time I was in. They are good for storage and give you a place to play sort of.

I would like the option to "redress" it a bit easier to make it an Engineering or sickbay set.

[megoscott]

I liked Dida's Space Command center but I thought it was a bit small.

That's the first time I ever heard that. The usual complaint with most playsets is they are too big and no one has room for them.

[cdhall]

Unfortunately

That's the first time I ever heard that. The usual complaint with most playsets is they are too big and no one has room for them.

Unfortunately I never ordered one, and I personally wanted to use it to make a video, so just looking at it I thought it was a bit small but I would have ordered one anyway. I think I thought the bridge was a bit narrow. I'll go look again.

I know I did a few tests with the old set and even though the viewscreen was all wrong, it was large enough to hold the helm/nav and Capt chair and let me get a shot in from behind Kirk.

Reversing it however was very tight if I tried to get Uhura and Spock in place, as I recall. The Helm/Nav had to come out to the edge of the set, which was OK. My point is that it was a bit small also for what I wanted, even though it was only 1/2 of course.

I wish I had the Deluxe Space Command Center...

As soon as I have the $ I will check to see if you still have one, or parts of one. I will PM you. I just told my son I missed the chance to get one and he said the Diamond retro one like my old, severely beaten one, would be OK. At least his will be new. And a storage case.

I can't say I have a complaint about the Dida set, because I don't have one. They are gorgeous and I would still like to order one. I want to thank you again for making them. Twice.

P.S. It probably would be big and clumsy for storage, but it would be superior to a box and I already have my old Enterprise in a clear storage box that is about 1.5ft x 2ft so I've already got room I guess...

P.P.S. I just went back to look and the 8 sided one looked a bit more narrow that the 6 sided one, which should be impossible I'd think. I can't go back again tonight because I'm very, very sad that I missed the chance to get one and ask if the individual walls were removeable so I could have the 8 sided one for example, remove one wall and shoot through that opening.

They are so modular they look like they'd have been perfect for what I was working on even if I might need a filter to kill the glare from the vinyl. Thanks again Scott. They are gorgeous and I assume you sold as many as you wanted to make. I apologize I didn't get 2 like I wanted.

[bp1701a]

Why o why can that set not be recreated for today, I would sooo buy 2 of them,,,,

[NX-01JB]

That is just too cool!