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Star Trek – Captain Kirk and Captain Picard by McFarlane Toys – Toyark Photo Shoot

Posted on September 25, 2018 at 2:45 pm by Joe Moore under Random Photo Shoot, Star Trek Toy News

Over the years, Star Trek collectible licenses has been tackled by numerous companies for a number of different products. More recently, we’ve seen companies such as Mezco, QMX, Gentle Giant, Icon Heroes, Mego and Diamond Select Toys bring a wide array of figures, vehicles, statues and busts to market. For the most part, fans of almost any size class (sadly 3.75″ collectors are left wanting) can find a collectible that works for them. With their latest action figure releases, you can add McFarlane Toys to that growing list with their Star Trek Series 1 Action Figures. The first assortment gives fans two of the most iconic characters in the entire history of the franchise; Captain Jame T. Kirk from Star Trek: The Original Series, and Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

With these releases, McFarlane Toys is looking to kick off a long running series of 7″ scale action figures from across the franchise. The packaging for these even announces the next two figures in Spock from The Original Series and Michael Burnham from Star Trek: Discovery. McFarlane Toys provided Toyark with both Kirk and Picard, and we have a photo gallery and review of the figures. Read on to check them out.

Star Trek Series 1 – Captain Kirk and Captain Picard 7″ Scale Figures by McFarlnae Toys

Pros

  • Solid overall sculpts
  • Above average articulation for a McFarlane release
  • Decent paint application
  • Solid joints
  • Good likeness on Captain Kirk
  • Easy to swap out hands
  • Figure stands included
  • Nicely detailed accessories

Cons

  • Picard’s likeness isn’t quite there
  • Kirk’s head sculpt feels a tad small
  • Picard needs a cup of Earl Grey tea

Overall
McFarlane’s Star Trek figures come packaged on blister style card backs. The card back design features a modern take on the classic Star Trek aesthetic, with each backer having a color theme that corespends to their series. For Kirk, it’s yellow for The Original Series, and with Picard it’s red for The Next Generation. The back of the cards are the same for both figures, showing both Series 1 figures, and announcing the characters for Series 2. Also shown on the back in the life size role play Phaser from Discovery. Captain Kirk includes an alternate hand, a phaser, a phaser rifle, a communicator, and a figure stand. Captain Picard includes an interchangeable hand, a phaser, a flute, and a figure stand.

As with any McFarlane release, the conversation immediately comes down to two things; the sculpt and the level of articulation. With these, much like the latest Stranger Things figures, you get solid sculpt work and above average (for McFarlane) articulation. Each of the Captain’s stand roughly 7″ tall and have about 16 points of articulation. Articulation here is similar to the style of the “Select” releases by Diamond Select Toys. You get an articulated neck, single jointed elbows and knees, a waist swivel, and fully articulated (though not very aesthetically pleasing) hips. Hips, in general, have been one of the biggest issues fans have had with things like McFarlane’s Color Tops, where there was little to no movement. Here, these are directly comparable to DST’s offerings. You get full range of motion, including the ability to pose in a seated position (useful if they release Captains’ chairs). It’s when you pose the legs outward a bit that you see the flat cut between the hips connection and the pelvis. I’m personally use to it with older McFarlane 5″ figures, as well as years of DST Select figures, so it’s not a major issue for me, but worth noting for those curious how the new articulation is fairing. The remaining articulation is standard fare, with a solid range of motion and surprisingly tight joints, especially on the knees.

I’m pretty happy with the overall sculpt on these. The detail work on the outfits is excellent, with great texturing throughout. Fold lines look realistic and you can even see small sculpted hem lines in the fabric. The portraits, though, are a bit hit and miss here. To me, Kirk’s likeness is spot on, but the overall head size seems just a bit on the small side. Picard’s face sculpt is actually really solid in person, but the shape of his jaw and chin seem to skew away from the prototype sculpt. For what they are, I think they’re fine though. They’re not going to be in the same league as a One:12 Collective from Mezco, but then the production costs on those is going to be much higher. Paint work, however, is strong, with only a couple slight miscues. McFarlane is employing digital printing on the face, so there’s nice transitional colors throughout both portraits that help to sell the likenesses. There’s a tiny bit of paint bleed in one of Kirk’s eyes, and Picard’s badge could use cleaner application of the gold trim. Neither are deal breakers and were really only noticeable to me once I pulled up the close ups while editing the photos.

The included accessories are great. Sculpts are sharp, with excellent sculpted details. The phaser rifle with Kirk is especially well done. There’s nice attention to small details on the smaller phasers for both figures. Paint application is crisp and clean on those. I do with they included some more overall accessories for each figure though. Something like an Electronic Clipboard for Kirk, and definitely a cup of Earl Grey for Picard.

When the initial prototypes were shown, I was immediately impressed by what McFarlane was attempting with these figures. Those sculpts and likenesses, for the most part, were spot on. As with most releases, the transition to mass produced figure loses a bit in comparison to the hand painted prototypes. However, for the price (about $17.99 at retail), these are worth a purchase if you are into McFarlane releases, or are a general 7″ scale collector. They have, probably, the best articulation you’re likely to get out of McFarlane, solid sculpts and a price that’s easy on the wallet.

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  1. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    09-25-2018, 11:44 AM

    Sorry for the long write up. Wound up being way more wordy than I expected.

    Star Trek - Captain Kirk and Captain Picard by McFarlnae Toys - Toyark Photo Shoot









  2. deecee4's Avatar deecee4 says

    09-25-2018, 12:06 PM

    Man, that Shatner head sculpt is so good.

  3. Dolemite's Avatar Dolemite says

    09-25-2018, 12:21 PM

    Best Shatner sculpt I've ever seen by far.

    Both of these figures are great, but are ultimately ruined by poor digital face printing. Every figure I've seen at retail has crooked/off-centered eyes, mis-aligned lips, and overall fuzzy applications. If I could find a decent one I'd love to buy both.

  4. Alucard1138 has no avatar! Alucard1138 says

    09-25-2018, 12:45 PM

    For the most part these are pretty good, price point and everything. What's really throwing me is the two vertical lines on the chest of Picard's uniform, I do not ever remember the Starfleet Uniforms from any season of TNG having those lines. Weird nitpick I know.

    I hope they do figures from the original movies. Mezco One 12 has me set on a few original series figures, there aren't too many TNG characters I'd want, but beyond Diamond Selects offerings, it's been freakin ages since anyones made figures from the movies. My favorite uniforms are the movie ones.

  5. Astra's Avatar Astra says

    09-25-2018, 01:20 PM

    I bought a Kirk but am waiting for replacement as there were several black and white dots on his face. I was just wondering why his communicator was painted silver? Shouldn't it be golden?

  6. todigandbedug has no avatar! todigandbedug says

    09-25-2018, 07:10 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Alucard1138 View Post
    For the most part these are pretty good, price point and everything. What's really throwing me is the two vertical lines on the chest of Picard's uniform, I do not ever remember the Starfleet Uniforms from any season of TNG having those lines. Weird nitpick I know.

    I hope they do figures from the original movies. Mezco One 12 has me set on a few original series figures, there aren't too many TNG characters I'd want, but beyond Diamond Selects offerings, it's been freakin ages since anyones made figures from the movies. My favorite uniforms are the movie ones.
    I’m not sure if they were always present, but they were at least some of the time: Jean-Luc Picard | Movie Morgue Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia. A lot more subtle though.

  7. djblizzard's Avatar djblizzard says

    09-25-2018, 08:27 PM

    I’m pretty happy with both...these are easily the best new McFarlane 7” figures yet. Definitely need a Spock to follow these up.

  8. Mister D has no avatar! Mister D says

    09-25-2018, 09:34 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by todigandbedug View Post
    I’m not sure if they were always present, but they were at least some of the time: Jean-Luc Picard | Movie Morgue Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia. A lot more subtle though.
    I believe it was a feature of the season 3 uniforms, when they first switched over from the jumpsuits to the collared two-piece.

    Checking...

    Yep. These were the "transitional" uniforms mentioned here:

    Starfleet uniform (2350s-2370s | Memory Alpha | FANDOM powered by Wikia)

    Seems they were already replaced by the "clean" front by the episode "The Price" (S3, ep8), which makes this a weird choice for McFarlane toys. OTOH, given the weak headsculpt and issues with digital faces, maybe they'll have the issues fixed for a more "classic" S4-7 Picard.

  9. Skoob's Avatar Skoob says

    09-26-2018, 12:06 PM

    Are these figures brittle? After my personal Walking Dead figure crisis (broken limbs and accessories out of the package), I vowed never to buy brittle plastic again. But I really like that Kirk, and yeah, if they do figures of characters from the Second Movie Era (burgundy uniforms), I'll probably collect most if not all of them -- just no brittle plastic, please!

  10. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    09-26-2018, 02:17 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Skoob View Post
    Are these figures brittle? After my personal Walking Dead figure crisis (broken limbs and accessories out of the package), I vowed never to buy brittle plastic again. But I really like that Kirk, and yeah, if they do figures of characters from the Second Movie Era (burgundy uniforms), I'll probably collect most if not all of them -- just no brittle plastic, please!
    Not that I noticed. Definitely better plastic than the early Color Tops.

  11. RolandofGilead's Avatar RolandofGilead says

    09-26-2018, 02:20 PM

    I'm still disappointed that Mezco stopped their Star Trek line, although I will say the face sculpt on Kirk is 1,000 times better than theirs.

  12. big ape has no avatar! big ape says

    09-26-2018, 08:04 PM

    What brick & mortar retailers are these being found?

  13. Wonderful Toys's Avatar Wonderful Toys says

    09-26-2018, 11:50 PM

    When figures look this good at $20, I start wondering why certain others cost $60 or more.

  14. En Sabah Nerd's Avatar En Sabah Nerd says

    09-27-2018, 12:16 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by big ape View Post
    What brick & mortar retailers are these being found?
    I haven't actually seen these in stores yet either but I also haven't actively been looking since I just ordered mine from Amazon. I'd imagine Target, Walgreens, and Gamestop would be the stores to check since I've seen all of the other latest McFarlane stuff at those stores. Maybe Go!Calendar stores too, I don't have any local ones to check but the few I've been to were well stocked on what was new at the time.

  15. BLACKBAT18 has no avatar! BLACKBAT18 says

    09-27-2018, 09:28 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by big ape View Post
    What brick & mortar retailers are these being found?
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd View Post
    I haven't actually seen these in stores yet either but I also haven't actively been looking since I just ordered mine from Amazon. I'd imagine Target, Walgreens, and Gamestop would be the stores to check since I've seen all of the other latest McFarlane stuff at those stores. Maybe Go!Calendar stores too, I don't have any local ones to check but the few I've been to were well stocked on what was new at the time.
    i got my picard from gamestop, i read over at the fwoosh that gamestop would have them so i checked out one of my stores and they were there.
    i still haven't seen them at target nor walmart yet and so comic shops, gamestop and online only has them.

  16. SpasticPlastic's Avatar SpasticPlastic says

    09-27-2018, 10:03 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Wonderful Toys View Post
    When figures look this good at $20, I start wondering why certain others cost $60 or more.
    Truer words have never been spoken on a Thursday.

  17. Morgan's Avatar Morgan says

    11-09-2018, 04:26 PM

    Kirk definitely came out better than Picard (although the head on Kirk may be a little too small proportionally), but Picard's main issue for me are the eyebrows, which are too dark, and the jawline and chin.

    I think what made the previous toy lines in this larger format more or less successful was that they were all pretty big when it came to the number of characters, so McFarlane needs to crank up the character volume for this line, even though this figure line is effectively about shows that are 30 years old or 60 years old, so it's not quite something that people are stampeding toward in stores.

  18. Phantomcrow's Avatar Phantomcrow says

    11-09-2018, 07:19 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by big ape View Post
    What brick & mortar retailers are these being found?
    Some people have said Gamestop but the ONLY place I have see these in person were the Go!Calender stores. The Kirk looks amazing, but I wish the Picard looked better.

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