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    Museum Robot
    • May 9, 2007
    • 5952

    The Top Ten Coolest Star Trek Toys of the 1970s


    With the J.J. Abram's helmed film poised to be a block buster, I thought it only fitting to do a top ten list of some of the better 23rd century items we got in the 1970s. Many might seem crude by todays standards but most have never been topped in the fun department.
    The 1970s were truly the golden age of Star Trek merchandise, prior to that companies just lazily put the words "Star Trek" on recycled space guns and "Astro trains"(?) but the 1970s saw the biggest merchandising spree this side of Planet of the Apes.


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  • Earth 2 Chris
    Verbose Member
    • Mar 7, 2004
    • 32977

    #2
    Great list Brian! I have a 90s reissue of the AMT bridge model, and it shows Sulu as the third guy on the box, but maybe it's open for interpretation.

    No love for the Mego Phaser 2 game (the big honkin' console one)? A friend of my dad's found it in a dumpster and gave it to us. Dad cleaned it up, and we were shooting Klingons before I even knew what Star Trek was!!!

    Chris
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    • Wee67
      Museum Correspondent
      • Apr 2, 2002
      • 10603

      #3
      I had never seen that Star Trek Big Wheel before. Holy poop I would loooooooooved to have that when I was a kid. And I was only a mild ST fan in the 70's. It would have cured my insane jealousy of Richie San Fillipo's green machine in ward speed!
      WANTED - Solid-Boxed WGSH's, C.8 or better.

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      • Mikey
        Verbose Member
        • Aug 9, 2001
        • 47258

        #4
        Wow, they made a Star Trek Big Wheel ???

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        • HardyGirl
          Mego Museum's Poster Girl
          • Apr 3, 2007
          • 13950

          #5
          WOW! A Star Trek Big Wheel?? That is just beyond cool! I never even knew anyone made those. And I have the Star Trek Colorforms set and of course the Mego Enterprise Bridge set. Those are still a hit w/ kids today!
          "Do you believe, you believe in magic?
          'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
          Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
          If your mission is magic your love will shine true."

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          • palitoy
            live. laugh. lisa needs braces
            • Jun 16, 2001
            • 59794

            #6
            I found the Big Wheel in a toy trade magazine but I swear I also found it in a Sears Catalog, I'd better back that up.
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            • Marvelmania
              A Ray of Sunshine
              • Jun 17, 2001
              • 10392

              #7
              Once again, they made a Star Trek Big Wheel?! That is soooo cool!

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              • Earth 2 Chris
                Verbose Member
                • Mar 7, 2004
                • 32977

                #8
                Yeah, that Big Wheel is AWESOME. I don't recall ever seeing it before either. Nowadays they'd slap some stickers on the existing Big Wheel mold.

                Chris
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                • kingdom warrior
                  OH JES!!
                  • Jul 21, 2005
                  • 12478

                  #9
                  Omg!! What a great list!!!!

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                  • Mikey
                    Verbose Member
                    • Aug 9, 2001
                    • 47258

                    #10
                    If I could make 1 change, I would swap out the Phaser-2 target game for the regular Remco electronic phaser.

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                    • david_b
                      Never had enough toys..
                      • May 9, 2008
                      • 2305

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Tim Arnold
                      Once again, they made a Star Trek Big Wheel?! That is soooo cool!
                      I NEVER saw this before.. Jeez, I would've been sitting in one of these, despite the fact I would have been in my late teens already.

                      Hey, I would have like it..
                      Peace.. Through Superior Firepower.

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                      • palitoy
                        live. laugh. lisa needs braces
                        • Jun 16, 2001
                        • 59794

                        #12
                        Originally posted by type1kirk
                        If I could make 1 change, I would swap out the Phaser-2 target game for the regular Remco electronic phaser.
                        they tied for #2
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                        Buy Toy-Ventures Magazine here:
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                        • Mikey
                          Verbose Member
                          • Aug 9, 2001
                          • 47258

                          #13
                          Dang, I didn't even notice that.
                          Blame me for browsing at mostly just the pictures

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                          • vulcan2074
                            Live Long and Prosper
                            • Mar 23, 2008
                            • 7817

                            #14
                            Now thats a Cool top ten list. Number one is my Favorite
                            Sammy

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                            • cjefferys
                              Duke of Gloat
                              • Apr 23, 2006
                              • 10180

                              #15
                              I also had no idea that there was a Star Trek Big Wheel. Man, that thing is just too cool for words.

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