Comments on: ERTL Star Trek 3 Figures

By: William K

William K — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:08:30 +0000

Christopher Wesley – good call on spotting the Biker Scout bod for the Kruge – sorry, 'Klingon Leader' figure. I'd been racking my mind to identify that very familiar arm posture. I thought maybe Bespin Luke, but no. Bravo. Thought i may as well weigh in with a few memories – o-ring figures seemed like the very height of sophistication to my younger self in the mid eighties. The Trek III toys were rare as hen's teeth and much coveted. Get this – I don't think I saw them racked until 1989-90 when Toys 'R' Us (RIP?) opened in the UK, stuffed to the gills with thrillingly exotic remaindered items and oddities, which of course added immeasurably to the thrill of a weekend visit. Prior to this, they were the stuff of playground folklore – 'my cousin has a Star trek III Spock', or similar. On a pocket money budget, I never managed to get any of them, and they quickly vanished entirely, as did the Galoob Next Gen figures. They had plenty of Motion Picture Vulcan Shuttles and Klingon Cruisers too, the latter of which I did manage to acquire, for a bargain price.

By: I Can Live Forever

I Can Live Forever — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 09:45:24 +0000

It also occurs to me that Kirk was an Admiral by the events of Star Trek III so the card is labeled wrong.

By: Christopher Wesley

Christopher Wesley — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 02:34:16 +0000

And the torso looks like it came from a Weequay figure.

By: Christopher Wesley

Christopher Wesley — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 02:21:37 +0000

The Kruge prototype to me looks like that the majority of the body may be a Kenner Biker Scout figure. It was released in the first waves of the 83' line so it would have been available to use by Ertl for early photos.

I've always loved the 3 3/4' figures and these were ones I really wanted at the time. I thought of them as being more Wraith of Khan figures without the Khan.

By: Seventiesfan

Seventiesfan — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:59:05 +0000

It's a shame about the Star Trek: the Motion Picture toys being a failure. I love mine and the movie. I even have two versions of it on home video. It's my favorite Star Trek movie and the only one I own. I don't watch or collect any Star Trek after that. A number of times I've seen those Star trek III figures on Ebay and considered buying one. Maybe I will someday since they have a Mego look to them. The classic Star Trek series airs every day on TV. I'm watching it right now. That wonderful animated series airs on Sundays.

By: Erik Kreffel

Erik Kreffel — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:28:28 +0000

I had the Enterprise and it was pretty solid. I would've loved these figures but I don't recall ever seeing them anywhere. The figures look really decent but what's up with the "art" on the packaging? If they had the license at least they could have had the STIII:TSFS poster art.