Following in the footsteps of last year’s massive classic Enterprise playset, toy company Playmobil is back with another venture into the final frontier — and this time, they’re headed to the movies with an iconic vessel from the Klingon Empire.
This year’s new Playmobil playset is the Klingon Bird of Prey, introduced in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock as Commander Kruge (Christopher Lloyd) hunted for the plans to the Genesis Device — resulting in the sacrifice of the Enterprise above the deteriorating Genesis Planet.
Playmobil’s large playset (specific dimensions still unknown) features articulating wings to go from landing to flight to battle mode, and comes with a full crew compliment — including Kruge, Maltz, Torg, and another Klingon officer — plus Admiral Kirk and a just-reborn Spock for good measure.
The official description from Playmobil’s announcement:
With PLAYMOBIL’s new Star Trek ship – Commander Kruge’s Klingon Bird-of-Prey, Star Trek fans can travel to different worlds in the Federation, the Klingon Empire, or even the Genesis planet. PLAYMOBIL`s Bird-of-Prey with Lights and Original Sounds is based on the movie from the 80s Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and expands the PLAYMOBIL Star Trek universe.
Explore the legendary starship with many mechanical and electronic functions and meet one of the most notorious Klingons, Commander Kruge. Kruge’s crew, Admiral Kirk and Mr. Spock as well as the planet Genesis are also included in this playset.
Designed for display on either a Genesis Planet-inspired rocky base (with the secret Genesis Device plans hidden inside) or hung from a Klingon trefoil ceiling mount, the forward section of the Bird of Prey also opens to feature the ship’s bridge complete with four interchangeable viewscreens.
These different viewscreen options represent the stolen Genesis Device plans, communication with Admiral Kirk, the attack on the USS Grissom, and even a view of the Enterprise-A near planet Sha Ka Ree (where another Bird of Prey chased the starship in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier).
On top of all that, the Playmobil Bird of Prey also includes launching ‘torpedos’ that shoot from the tips of the vessel’s wings, and integrated lighting and sound effects to bring the Klingon warship to life.
The model was spotted at an international trade show earlier this year, in photos shared by Luna-Skye’s Playmobil World in May:
Playmobil’s Klingon Bird of Prey is available for preorder now at a price of $299.99, and is expected to ship to collectors in January 2023. You can preorder the ship at Entertainment Earth now, and it’s expected to be available from other retailers in the coming weeks.
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