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Galoob was founded in 1954 in San Francisco, California and was reported to be the third largest toy maker in the US at the time of its acquisition by Hasbro in 1998. [1]

Galoob is a toy manufacturer that held three separate Star Trek licenses: it produced the first figures and accessories based on Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1988, a line of figures for Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and it released a series of Star Trek Micro Machines from 1993 to 1997.

Next Generation releases

Action figures

Denise Crosby poses for Galoob reference photos

Series One

• Captain Jean-Luc Picard
• Commander William T. Riker
• Lieutenant Commander Data
  • with white, brown, speckled, or (rare) blue face
• Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
• Lieutenant Natasha Yar
• Lieutenant Worf

Picard figure

Riker figure

Data figure

La Forge figure

Yar figure

Worf figure

Series Two

• Q
• Ferengi
• Selay
• Antican
• Wesley Crusher
  • prototypes exist but figure never mass-produced or marketed.
• Romulan
  • prototypes exist but figure never mass-produced or marketed.

Q figure

Ferengi figure

Selay figure

Antican figure

Wesley prototype

Romulan prototype

Other toys

• Phaser
• Galileo Shuttlecraft
• Die-cast USS Enterprise-D
• Ferengi Fighter
• Die-cast Ferengi Fighter
  • prototypes exist but product never mass-produced or marketed.

Type 1 Phaser

Shuttlecraft Galileo

Large Ferengi fighter

Resin USS Enterprise-D prototype

Die-cast USS Enterprise-D prototype

Die-cast USS Enterprise-D final release

Galoob Ferengi fighter.jpg

Unreleased Die-cast Ferengi Fighter in USS Enterprise-D packaging

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Action figures

• Captain James T. Kirk: "Captain of the USS Enterprise"
• Spock: "First Officer of the USS Enterprise"
• Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy: "Chief medical officer of the USS Enterprise"
• Sybok: "Mysterious rebel leader of Nimbus III"
• Klaa: "Klingon Captain in search of battle"

Kirk figure

Spock figure

McCoy figure

Sybok figure

Klaa figure

Micro Machines

Star Trek Micro Machines were plastic Star Trek models produced by Galoob from 1993 to 1997 as part of their popular Micro Machines toy line. They were small sized, about three inches long, pre-painted and pre-assembled. The first releases were three-piece issues packaged in a transparent bubble attached to a card (blister pack). In size the miniatures were comparable with the role playing miniatures (usually in the stated scale of 1:3900) of FASA and Task Force Games.

Galoob produced vessels from The Original Series, the movies, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. The first two editions featured ships and stations from the TOS, the movies, TNG, and DS9. When the third edition ships were launched in 1994, some new ships were packaged anew with ships from the first editions. The third and fourth editions featured more ships from TOS, the movies, TNG, DS9, and the first models from VOY and were mounted on restyled cards.

Complete set of Star Trek Micro Machines

Galoob USS Enterprise-D toy premium made for General Mills breakfast cereals

Galoob "Buy 2 Get 1 Free" packaging from the UK

There were also special ships made, available only as part of three sixteen-piece "Collector's Edition" box sets, in which all the models were available. They were ships from "All Good Things...", the USS Enterprise-A and the USS Enterprise-E. Other collector sets featuring silvered and bronzed versions were also issued. Five vessels were individually released in 1995 as part of a promotional action for the fourth edition re-release of the three-pack series, and were simultaneously released in mainland Europe. Galoob also provided Star Trek starship toys for a number of General Mills breakfast cereals in the US.

Mainland Europe saw the official release of the Micro Machines in 1994 (all mounted on a DS9-style card), tied in with the three-pack third edition, and apart from the tri-lingual text on the packaging differed form the US packaging in that it was sub-licensed to Ideal, whose logo was also printed on the front of the packaging. Unlike the third edition, the fourth was in packaging, save for some minor language imprints and the lack of the numbering on the front, virtual identical to the US version. All European editions merely stated Star Trek on the bottom on the front of the packaging as opposed to the US versions that specified which series was applicable.

Differences between the second and third three-pack editions

• The Enterprise (NCC-1701) was in Set #1.
• The first Klingon Bird-of-Prey, the Excelsior and the Reliant were in Set #2.
• The Klingon attack cruiser, the Borg cube and the Romulan warbird were in Set #3. Later, the Borg cube was replaced by the Enterprise-D.
• The Ferengi Marauder, the Borg cube and the shuttlecraft were in Set #4.
• The Galor-class, Deep Space 9 and the runabout were in Set #5.

Differences between the third and fourth three-pack editions

Content wise there were no differences between the third (eight issues) and the fourth (sixteen issues) edition as far as contents were concerned, with the exception of the packaging, as the first nine sets are re-packaged items from previously released issues. The fourth edition sported a roman numeral numbering on the front and the models are mounted on a standard style card used for the entire run. Unlike the first three editions, the fourth appeared to have enjoyed a smaller production run, both in the US and Europe, as especially the last seven items (despite having had two issues for the large part) fetch premium prices on the second hand markets like Amazon.com and eBay.com

Collections

note: numbering style for editions 1-3 as shown on the back of the packaging

Micro Machine Star Trek Collections
Set	Item No.	Issue	Notes	Photo
Three-pack Collection, Series 65825, first edition
#1 Star Trek: The Original Series	65801	1993	USS Enterprise Klingon battlecruiser Romulan Bird-of-Prey
#2 Star Trek The Movies	65802		USS Excelsior (NCC-2000) Klingon Bird-of-Prey USS Reliant
#3 Star Trek: The Next Generation	65803		Klingon attack cruiser Borg cube Romulan warbird
Three-pack Collection, Series 65825, second edition
#1 Star Trek: The Original Series	65881	1993	USS Enterprise Klingon battlecruiser Romulan Bird-of-Prey
#2 Star Trek The Movies	65882		USS Excelsior (NCC-2000) Klingon Bird-of-Prey USS Reliant
#3 Star Trek: The Next Generation	65883		Klingon attack cruiser USS Enterprise-D Romulan warbird
#4 Star Trek: The Next Generation	65884		Ferengi Marauder Borg cube Shuttle craft
#5 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	65885		Cardassian Galor-class Deep Space 9 Runabout
Three-pack Collection, Series 65825 (96-606 Europe), third edition
1. The Original Star Trek	66100	1994	Klingon battlecruiser Romulan Bird-of-Prey SS Botany Bay
	n/a (Europe)
2. The Original Star Trek	66101		Deep Space K-7 USS Enterprise Shuttlecraft Galileo II
	n/a (Europe)
3. Star Trek The Movies	66102		USS Reliant Earth Spacedock Klingon Bird-of-Prey
	n/a (Europe)
4. Star Trek The Movies	66103		USS Grissom USS Excelsior (two versions exist, NCC-2000, and the harder to find NX-2000 variant) Vulcan warp sled Surak
	n/a (Europe)
5. Star Trek The Next Generation	66104		Klingon attack cruiser USS Enterprise-D Romulan scout ship
	n/a (Europe)
6. Star Trek The Next Generation	66105		USS Enterprise-C Borg cube Ferengi Marauder
	n/a (Europe)
7. Star Trek The Next Generation	66106		USS Stargazer (ready room version) Romulan warbird Shuttlecraft (Berman)
	n/a (Europe)
8. Star Trek Deep Space Nine	66107		Cardassian warship Deep Space 9 Runabout (USS Rio Grande)
	n/a (Europe)
Three-pack Collection, Series 65825 (96-606 Europe), fourth edition
I. The Original Star Trek	66100	1995	Klingon battlecruiser Romulan Bird-of-Prey SS Botany Bay
II. The Original Star Trek	66101		Deep Space K-7 USS Enterprise Shuttlecraft Galileo II
III. Star Trek The Movies	66102		USS Reliant Earth Spacedock Klingon Bird-of-Prey
IV. Star Trek The Movies	66103		USS Grissom USS Excelsior (two versions exist, NCC-2000, and the harder to find NX-2000 variant) Vulcan warp sled Surak
V. Star Trek The Next Generation	66104		Klingon attack cruiser USS Enterprise-D Romulan scout ship
VI. Star Trek The Next Generation	66105		USS Enterprise-C Borg cube Ferengi Marauder
VII. Star Trek The Next Generation	66106		USS Stargazer (ready room version) Romulan warbird Shuttlecraft (Berman)
VIII. Star Trek Deep Space Nine	66107		Cardassian warship Deep Space 9 Runabout (USS Rio Grande)
IX. Star Trek The Movies	65846		USS Enterprise-B Klingon Bird-of-Prey (with a different paint job) USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D (with detachable saucer section)
X. Star Trek Deep Space Nine	66125	1995	Miradorn raider Bajoran raider Klaestron starship
		1996 reissue
XI. Star Trek The Movies	66126	1995	Earth Spacedock shuttle HMS Bounty Bird-of-Prey (with moveable wings) USS Farragut
		1996 reissue
XII. Star Trek Deep Space Nine	66127	1995	USS Defiant Jem'Hadar attack ship USS Saratoga
		1996 reissue
XIII. Star Trek: Voyager	66128	1995	USS Voyager (with movable warp nacelles) Maquis raider Kazon fighter
		1996 reissue
XIV. Star Trek: Voyager	66129	1995	Kazon mothership Numiri ship Kazon raider
		1996 reissue
XV. Star Trek Deep Space Nine	66130	1996	Cardassian Obsidian Bajoran solar sail ship Karemma ship
XVI. Star Trek: Voyager	66131		Kazon torpedo Caretaker's array Class 2 shuttle
Three-pack one-shot
Star Trek Generations	65846	1994	USS Enterprise-B Klingon Bird-of-Prey (with a different paint job) USS Enterprise-D (with detachable saucer section)
Individual releases "Single Edition", Series 65961 (96-855 Europe)
USS Enterprise	n/a	1995
USS Enterprise-D	n/a
	n/a (European)
USS Stargazer	n/a
	n/a (European)
Klingon Bird-of-Prey	n/a
	n/a (European)
Romulan Warbird	n/a
	n/a (European)
Limited Edition Collector's Sets (6-9 pieces)
Star Trek Super Pack	65594	1993
Star Trek Collector's Set	65827		Excelsior NX-2000 registry variant
Star Trek: The Next Generation	96-426	1994	Europe only variant Bonus Ship: USS Enterprise-A
Star Trek The Movies	66073	1995	Pewter series no. 66072
Star Trek Television Series I	66074
Star Trek Television Series II	66075
Star Trek I	66124		Bronze collection
Star Trek II	66125
Limited Edition Collector's Sets (16 pieces)
I	65301	1993	Borg Ship Cardassian Galor Warship Deep Space 9 Ferengi Marauder Klingon Battlecruiser Klingon Bird-of-Prey Klingon Vor'cha Attack Cruiser Romulan Bird-of-Prey Romulan Warbird Runabout Shuttlecraft USS Enterprise USS Enterprise-D USS Excelsior USS Reliant Bonus ship: USS Enterprise-A
II	65946	1995	Botany Bay Federation Space Dock Galileo II Shuttlecraft Romulan Scout Ship Space Station K-7 USS Defiant USS Farragut USS Enterprise-B (NCC-2000) USS Enterprise-C USS Enterprise-D with removeable saucer USS Grissom USS Stargazer Vulcan Shuttle Surak Bonus ships from "All Good Things...": Future USS Enterprise-D Klingon Battlecruiser USS Pasteur
III	65940	1996	Bajoran Fighter Cardassian Obsidian Jem'Hadar Ship Karemma Vessel Kazon Fighter Kazon Mother Ship Kazon Raider Klaestron Ship Maquis Ship Miradorn Ship Numiri Ship Space Dock Shuttle USS Saratoga USS Voyager Voyager Shuttlecraft Bonus ship: USS Enterprise-E

Additional European Micro Machine Variants

Trivia

Magazine ad

• The yellow-painted USS Stargazer model, first released in 1994 in three-pack set 66106, is actually not that of the starship, but rather of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's ready room display model, NCC-1700, though it has the correct registry number. It is not clear why this is so, but possibly the manufacturers had only access to clear reference photos of the display model rather than those of the actual studio model.
• Likewise, the Kazon fighter of set 66128 is that of the studio model as it was originally delivered to CBS Television Studios, before it was decided to have it modified into its ultimate configuration as shown on screen.
• Some silver colored Micro Machines of the Starfleet ships, most likely from the pewter series, were used as part of the San Francisco Presidio Starfleet Headquarters maquette building, first seen in DS9: "Homefront" and used several other times throughout DS9 and VOY.
• On the packaging for Collector Set Two, the descriptions for the USS Farragut and USS Defiant refer to the TOS ships bearing those names, rather than the ship models in the set.
• In the TNG Season 6 DVD-special feature, "Dan Curry Profile", it was revealed that Star Trek Visual Effects Producer Dan Curry, an Original Series fan, collected micro machines.
• In 2013, former Galoob art department employees Jim Fong and Robert DiGiacomo provided extensive details and archival photographs from the development of the Next Generation toy line to TrekCore.com, which included numerous cancelled products and prototype designs. [2]

See also

• Star Trek starship miniatures
• Star Trek model kits

External links

• Galoob at Wikipedia
• Micro Machines at Wikipedia
• Micro Machine museum Star Trek Micro Machines page
• Trekcore.com Galoob 25: The First Generation of TNG Toys article