It’s Star Trek Day, which means that there is plenty of new Trek tie-in merchandise news hitting the web today — and we’ve got it all in one place to let you decide what’s for you!
First up is an official announcement from CBS Studios, who are partnering with rapper and actor Kid Cudi in a new collaboration.
Launching the Star Trek “Boldly Be” campaign this October, the new partnership with the multiple-time Grammy Award nominee and winner will include an original song inspired by the franchise, an “interactive gaming component,” and a new fashion element as well.
The artist shared the news to his 2.6 Million Twitter followers:
🛸✨✌🏾 A LIL EPICNESS FOR YOU IN OCTOBER https://t.co/DuEXQRlgCW
— The Chosen One (@KiDCuDi) September 8, 2023
Here’s the official announcement:
In celebration of “Star Trek Day,” “Star Trek” and Scott Mescudi, better known by his stage name Kid Cudi, have joined forces to announce a one-of-a-kind collaboration that reflects the optimistic and inclusive spirit of adventure, discovery, imagination, and most importantly, hope, at the heart of the cultural phenomenon. The collaboration will launch “Star Trek’s” all-new “Boldly Be” campaign.
The collaboration includes Kid Cudi’s unique lens on music with an original song inspired by “Star Trek,” an interactive gaming component and a bold fashion collaboration with “Star Trek” that will launch this October. Additional details will be announced at a later date.
“I grew up watching ‘Star Trek’ with my dad who is single handedly responsible for turning me into a fan,” said Mescudi. “The most important thing to me is to be as authentic as possible. ‘Star Trek’s’ mission has always been about having a hopeful future and when I was first approached about this project it was the perfect marriage of all the things I believe in – being brave and a hero by doing what’s right and fighting for freedom. I can’t wait to share my love of this incredible franchise with the world.”
“Boldly Be” takes its inspiration from “Star Trek’s” ethos of IDIC (Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations), the basis of Vulcan philosophy that the vast variables create truth, beauty and strength. Following Mescudi’s kick-off of “Boldly Be,” StarTrek.com invites fans around the world to celebrate their own selves by sharing their boldest moments and collaborating on stories and visuals that represent “Star Trek’s” enduring message of hope, authenticity, discovery and more.
More information on the Kid Cudi collaboration, and the overall “Boldly Be” campaign, is expected to be released in October.
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Next up is a pair of Star Trek: Lower Decks collectible announcements! Zen Monkey Studios is expanding their line of Trek pins to include four Cerritos character team-up designs.
The diamond-shaped pins is available at the Zen Monkey Studios website for $11.99 each; if you purchase the Boimler/Mariner, Tendi/Rutherford, and Freeman/Random pins as a set, the fourth Shaxs/T’ana pin will be added to your cart for free (for a limited time).
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While they’re best known for their work in 1:6-scale figures, EXO-6 is taking their first leap into the world of Trek animation in a series of new Star Trek: Lower Decks statues.
Planned as a first wave of Lower Decks statues, the initial set of Brad Boimler, Beckett Mariner, and Badgey are solid renders of the animated characters measuring about 7″ tall each.
Boimler comes with interchangeable arms (to hold a tricorder, a padd, or strike different poses) and a second head (for his signature panicked scream), and Mariner comes with an extra pair of arms so she can hold either a Starfleet phaser or a Klingon bat’leth. Badgey will be a two-pack, with both ‘good’ and ‘evil’ versions of the character represented.
The Lower Decks statues are expected to ship in the first quarter of 2024, and can be ordered as a four-piece set directly from EXO-6 for $160. They can also be purchased individually as Mondo exclusives.
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Way back in January, we learned that the now-defunct Eaglemoss “Build the Enterprise-D” model program was on the way to resurrection through De Agostini’s FanHome.com — and now things are finally taking off.
FanHome.com is now taking subscription orders for the big Galaxy-class model program — from both newcomers to the program, as well as those who started their builds through Eaglemoss and have been waiting to resume their construction efforts.
If you are looking to pick up where you left off under a previous Eaglemoss subscription, the FanHome site allows you to begin a new subscription at any assembly build issue — from Stage 2 through Stage 29 — so that you’re not forced to start over from the beginning.
You can get more details on pricing as well as some new-subscriber gifts over at FanHome’s website.
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Finally – speaking of large starship models – our friends at Factory Entertainment are moving forward with preorders of their fourth studio-quality Star Trek starship: the USS Enterprise-G from Star Trek: Picard Season 3.
The company’s FE Masterworks program was first announced back in July during San Diego Comic Con, and the Enterprise-G model — also available with USS Titan livery if desired — joins the previous three ultra-premium models the company has available for commission.
We got to get close up and personal with the company’s Enterprise-G prototype at the August Trek convention in Las Vegas, as seen in the video above and photos below.
Measuring in 35″ long, 16″ wide, and 11″ tall, the Constitution III-class starship model will also be available in USS Titan livery, if that’s the version you prefer — but either way, bringing one of these built-on-demand models home will set you back a whopping $15,000 USD.
Along with the Enterprise-G, the FE Masterworks starship model lineup also includes the refit USS Enterprise from Star Trek: The Motion Picture (with a plaque signed by William Shatner), Captain Sulu’s USS Excelsior (with a plaque signed by George Takei), and the Galaxy-class USS Enterprise-D — all at five-figure price tags.
If you’d like to learn more about each model — or place an order! — head to the FE Masterworks section of Factory Entertainment’s website.
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