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Hot Wheels is a brand name used for many of Mattel's die-cast toys and was first utilized in 1968.
Mattel, one of the world's largest toy makers, announced in 2008 that it had acquired a license to produce merchandise based on the Star Trek franchise.
Including repaints, a total of fifteen die-cast metal and ABS plastic Star Trek starship miniatures have been released under the Hot Wheels brand. Each ship is said to be in "1:50 scale" (in reference to diecast automobile scales), measures from ten to seventeen centimeters in length, and is packaged with an adjustable plastic stand.
Releases
Unproduced Hot Wheels USS Voyager and USS Defiant prototypes from early 2000's.
Series 1
- Released in May 2009
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (refit)
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (alternate reality) - *released in September 2009
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D
- USS Reliant
- Klingon Bird-of-Prey
Hot Wheels Star Trek Series 1 displayed ships
Hot Wheels USS Enterprise (alternate reality) prototype with incorrectly colored red bussard collectors next to Series 1 final production model
Hot Wheels Star Trek Series 1 prototype ships displayed on prototype display stands
Hot Wheels Star Trek Series 1 packaged ships
mis-labeled Series 1 Hot Wheels USS Enterprise 1701 (refit) in 1701-A packaging
San Diego Comic-Con International 2009 Exclusive
- Released in July 2009
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (refit) - with "under construction" deco in partially transparent "Spacedock" display case
San Diego Comic-Con 2009 Hot Wheels USS Enterprise (refit) in Spacedock exclusive
San Diego Comic-Con 2009 Hot Wheels USS Enterprise (refit) packaging and display case
San Diego Comic-Con 2009 Hot Wheels USS Enterprise (refit) prototype
Series 2
- Released in January 2010
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (refit) - identical re-release of first version; packaging identifies ship correctly as USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (refit)
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (alternate reality) - "battle damaged" repaint
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D - "battle damaged" repaint
- USS Reliant - "battle damaged" repaint
- Klingon Bird-of-Prey - "battle damaged" repaint
Hot Wheels Star Trek Series 2 displayed ships
Hot Wheels Star Trek Series 2 packaged ships
Series 3
- Released in September 2010 as a six ship set in the Star Trek Scene It? Ultimate Fan Pack Limited Edition and sold at Costco Warehouse locations in Canada and the U.S.
- Enterprise NX-01 - packaging mis-identifies ship as "U.S.S. Enterprise NX-01"
- USS Enterprise (TOS)
- USS Enterprise-A - "battle damaged" repaint of Enterprise refit; hull registry markings and packaging are correctly printed
- USS Saratoga - repaint of USS Reliant
- HMS Bounty - repaint of Klingon Bird-of-Prey with "HMS Bounty" marked on the bottom of the ship's hull
- Narada
Hot Wheels Star Trek Series 3 displayed ships (note: Narada is displayed backwards on stand)
Hot Wheels Star Trek Series 3 packaged ships
Hot Wheels Star Trek Series 3 ships in Ultimate Fan Pack packaging
prototype of Hot Wheels Narada shown at San Diego Comic-Con 2009
Close-up photos of Hot Wheels Series 3 HMS Bounty and Series 3 USS Enterprise-A
Future Releases
- Mattel has announced the resumption of the line beginning in the first quarter of 2013. Aside from re-released models, the line is slated to release:
- USS Excelsior
- "Klingon Battle Cruiser from Star Trek XII"
- "New Movie Ship from Star Trek XII"
Notes
- When first released, the packaging for the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (refit) was mistakenly printed as USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A. Hot Wheels rectified this by removing the printed "-A" on later Series 1 packaging and printed "refit" instead.
- The USS Enterprise (alternate reality) prototype was mistakenly produced with red bussard collectors which caused a four month release delay for the first production version of the ship. The color was corrected to blue before production began.
See also
External links
- Hot Wheels Star Trek - official Hot Wheels Star Trek site
- HotWheels.com - official Hot Wheels site
- Hot Wheels at Wikipedia