We’re just two weeks away from the biggest Star Trek event of the year, and today we can share with you the first look at what our friends at FanSets will be debuting at the 2018 Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas!
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, FanSets continues their series of “poker chip” convention pins this year with Captain Sisko in his 1960s-era tuxedo, straight from Vic’s lounge in “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang.”
The Sisko poker chip pin will be on sale at STLV for $15.00. It will also be available for online orders at the FanSets.com store before the convention — but online preorders will ship out after the convention and will not be available for pickup at STLV.
Following last year’s Next Generation 30th Anniversary set, the 2018 Deep Space Nine 25th Anniversary cast set is a 9-pin, framed piece which will be limited to 176pc, the same number of episodes in the television series.
The set includes the already-released anniversary pin, and will be priced at $225. (Note: If this set sells out at STLV, it will not be available online.)
FanSets will be kicking off their “Autograph Pin” line at STLV with a Captain Kirk pin hand-signed by William Shatner. While this Shatner pin is the first release in the planned series, other pins signed by Star Trek personalities will follow at a future date.
This 2″x4″ pin is limited to 100 pieces total (and will be numbered). Only 16 pieces will be available each day at the convention, and will retail for $150.00 each. (Note: If this pin sells out at STLV, it will not be available online.)
Based on FanSets’ best-selling pin of 2018, the company will be bringing a special black-and-white variant of this Original Series pin to Las Vegas — since many fans watching the series as it aired back in 1966 could only view the show on black-and-white television sets.
This $20.00 pin will be limited to only 100pc. (Note: If this pin sells out at STLV, it will not be available online.)
In addition to the limited-edition exclusives, FanSets will also be launching four wide-release pins at STLV, including “Odo and his bucket” ($6.95), a “LLAP” lapel pin ($5.95), the Vulcan “IDIC” symbol ($9.95), and a “We Are Starfleet” pin from their Star Trek: Discovery line ($9.95).
These designs will be up for sale first at the convention, and will then be available for purchase through the FanSets webstore after STLV concludes.
For Trek fans who have already bought Star Trek: Discovery pins, this large Discovery backing card will be available for purchase (framed for $40.00, or loose for $22.00) first at STLV. It will also be available through the online store after the convention.
Finally, FanSets will be hosting their second annual STLV convention party on Friday, August 3 at The Otheroom inside the Caesar’s Palace mall on the Las Vegas strip, in partnership with the Trek Geeks podcast team.
The party will run from 8PM – 11PM without cover charge, but all attendees must have STLV credentials to gain entry. In addition to the above “FanGeeks” party pin which will be a free gift for to every party attendee, FanSets will also be doing several giveaways during the event — from framed Star Trek pin sets, to autographed Trek artwork from John Eaves, to signed books by Trek novelist Dayton Ward.
Come back often for all the latest in Star Trek product news — and keep an eye out for your chance to win some of these FanSets exclusives from TrekCore!