Galoob

Galoob was founded as Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. in 1954 in San Francisco, California and was reported to be the third-largest toy maker in the US at the time of its acquisition by toy giant Hasbro in 1998. Since then, Galoob's logo has continued to appear on the packaging of a number of toys produced by Hasbro.
Aside from the Star Trek franchise, the company also licensed and manufactured toys featuring a number of other science fiction franchises, including , Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica, , , , and Star Wars.
== Star Trek licensing ==
Before its acquisition by Hasbro, Galoob held three separate Star Trek licenses. It produced the first action figures and toys based on in 1988, created a line of figures for in 1989, and finally released a series of Star Trek "Micro Machines" starship miniatures from 1993 until 1997. 
The history and development of the Galoob line was featured in the "Star Trek" episode of the Netflix series, The Toys That Made Us. In the documentary, former Galoob CEO and son of founders Lewis and Barbara, David Galoob, conceded that his company had, from the outset, made serious judgement errors when they acquired the Star Trek license, admitting, "We did not think Star Trek was a license for adults. We thought the Star Trek license would sell to the kids", thereby underestimating the vast adult collector fanbase that desired sculpted accuracy, rather than the emulation of Kenner's stylized Star Wars toys.
Consequently, its action figure lines were not only small, but were judged inaccurately-molded and had to endure a number of errors during production and release. "It just never really hit its stride at retail," Galoob added, (and) "never was anything like Star Wars, and ultimately we dropped it."
David Galoob's assessment notwithstanding, the wide-ranging and highly lauded Star Trek Micro Machines sub-line from the mid-1990s became very popular among Star Trek collectors for years, despite performing below the company's sales expectations at the times of their release. (see below)
== Star Trek: The Next Generation releases ==
===3-3/4" action figures===
;Series One
* Captain Jean-Luc Picard
* Commander William T. Riker
* Lieutenant Commander Data*
* Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
* Lieutenant Natasha Yar
* Lieutenant Worf
File:Galoob Picard.jpg|Picard
File:Galoob Riker.jpg|Riker
File:Galoob Data.jpg|Data
File:Galoob La Forge.jpg|La Forge
File:Galoob Yar.jpg|Yar
File:Galoob Worf.jpg|Worf
;Series Two
* Q
* Ferengi
* Selay
* Antican
* Ensign Wesley Crusher*
* Romulan*
File:Galoob Q.jpg|Q
File:Galoob Ferengi.jpg|Ferengi
File:Galoob Selay.jpg|Selay
File:Galoob Antican.jpg|Antican
File:Galoob Wesley.jpg|Wesley prototype
File:Galoob Romulan.jpg|Romulan prototype
;Vehicles
* Ferengi Fighter
* Shuttlecraft Galileo
File:Galoob Ferengi fighter (large).jpg|Ferengi Fighter
File:Galoob shuttlecraft Galileo.jpg|Galileo shuttlecraft
===Other toys===
* Die-cast (with detachable saucer section)
* Phaser Weapon
* Die-cast Ferengi Battleship *
File:Galoob resin USS Enterprise-D prototype.jpg|Resin prototype of die-cast USS Enterprise-D
File:Galoob prototype USS Ent-D.jpg|Painted die-cast USS Enterprise-D prototype 
File:Galoob Enterprise.jpg|Packaged die-cast USS Enterprise-D
File:Galoob phaser.jpg|Type 1 phaser
File:Galoob Ferengi Battleship prototype (unreleased).jpg|Resin prototype of die-cast Ferengi Battleship
File:Galoob Ferengi Battleship prototype (packaged).jpg|Ferengi Battleship prototype in mock-up packaging
===General Mills releases=== 
Galoob also provided Star Trek starship toys for a number of General Mills breakfast cereals in the US and Canada, as a cross-promotion for its TNG toy line.
File:Galoob General Mills USS Enterprise-D toy.jpg|right|Galoob USS Enterprise-D toy premium made for General Mills
==Star Trek V: The Final Frontier releases==
===Action figures===
* Captain James T. Kirk: "Captain of the USS Enterprise"
* Spock: "Science Officer of the USS Enterprise"
* Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy: "Chief Medical Officer of the USS Enterprise"
* Sybok: "Mysterious rebel leader of Nimbus III"
* Klaa: "Klingon captain in search of battle"
File:Galoob Kirk.jpg|Kirk
File:Galoob Spock.jpg|Spock
File:Galoob McCoy.jpg|McCoy
File:Galoob Sybok.jpg|Sybok
File:Galoob Klaa.jpg|Klaa
== Micro Machines ==
Star Trek Micro Machines were plastic miniatures produced by Galoob from 1993 to 1997 as an extension to their pre-existing and wildly popular toy line. Most of these models were less than three inches long, were pre-painted, and all came with transparent display stands.
The first releases were three-packs packaged in transparent bubbles attached to printed cardboard cards, known as blister packs. In size, the miniatures were comparable to the (commonly 1:3900 scale) pewter gaming miniatures made by FASA and Task Force Games. And indeed, a pewter-colored collector's series release (no. 66072) was also issued in 1995 to reinforce the kinship between the two product lines. In total, 52 unique molds were created for the Micro Machines Star Trek line and 93 deco variants were released.
Galoob produced vessels from The Original Series, the movies, , and . The first two editions featured ships and stations from TOS, the movies, TNG, and DS9. When the third edition ships were launched in 1994, some new ships were packaged anew with ships from the first editions. The third and fourth editions featured more ships from TOS, the movies, TNG, DS9, and early seasons of Voyager and were mounted on restyled cards.
Special ships were also manufactured, available only as parts of three 16-piece "Collector's Edition" box sets, in which all the models were combined, including ships from , such as the and the . Other collector sets featuring silvered and bronzed versions of the ships were also issued. Five vessels were individually released in 1995 as part of a promotion for the fourth edition re-release of the three-pack series, and were simultaneously released in mainland Europe. 
Continental Europe saw the official release of the Micro Machines in 1994 (all mounted on a DS9-style card), tied in with the three-pack third edition, and apart from the tri-lingual text on the packaging differed form the US packaging in that it was sub-licensed to Ideal, whose logo was also printed on the front of the packaging. Unlike the third edition, the fourth was in packaging, save for some minor language imprints and the lack of the numbering on the front, virtual identical to the US version. All European editions merely stated Star Trek on the bottom on the front of the packaging, as opposed to the US versions that specified which series was pertinent.
=== Micro Machine Collections ===
Set 	Item No. 	Issue 	Notes 	Photo
3-pack Collection, Series 65825, first edition 	3-pack Collection, Series 65825, first edition 	3-pack Collection, Series 65825, first edition 	3-pack Collection, Series 65825, first edition 	3-pack Collection, Series 65825, first edition
#1 	65801 	 	
* 
* Klingon Battlecruiser
* Romulan Bird-of-Prey 	
#2 Star Trek The Movies 	65802 	 	
* (NCC-2000)
* Klingon Bird-of-Prey
* 	
#3 	65803 	 	
* Klingon Attack Cruiser
* Borg Ship
* Romulan Warbird 	
3-pack Collection, Series 65825, second edition 	3-pack Collection, Series 65825, second edition 	3-pack Collection, Series 65825, second edition 	3-pack Collection, Series 65825, second edition 	3-pack Collection, Series 65825, second edition
#1 Star Trek: The Original Series 	65881 	 	
* USS Enterprise
* Klingon Battlecruiser
* Romulan Bird-of-Prey 	
#2 Star Trek The Movies 	65882 	 	
* USS Excelsior (NCC-2000)
* Klingon Bird-of-Prey
* USS Reliant 	
#3 Star Trek: The Next Generation 	65883 	 	
* Klingon Attack Cruiser
* 
* Romulan Warbird 	
#4 Star Trek: The Next Generation 	65884 	 	
* Ferengi Marauder
* Borg Ship
* Shuttlecraft (Berman) 	
#5 	65885 	 	
* Cardassian Galor Warship
* Space Station Deep Space 9
* Runabout ()	
3-pack Collection, Series 65825 (96-606 Europe), third edition 	3-pack Collection, Series 65825 (96-606 Europe), third edition 	3-pack Collection, Series 65825 (96-606 Europe), third edition 	3-pack Collection, Series 65825 (96-606 Europe), third edition 	3-pack Collection, Series 65825 (96-606 Europe), third edition
1. The Original Star Trek 	66100 	 	
* Klingon Battlecruiser
* Romulan Bird-of-Prey
* Botany Bay 	
1. The Original Star Trek 	n/a (Europe) 	 	
* Klingon Battlecruiser
* Romulan Bird-of-Prey
* Botany Bay 	
2. The Original Star Trek 	66101 	 	
* Space Station K-7
* USS Enterprise
* Galileo II 	
2. The Original Star Trek 	n/a (Europe) 	 	
* Space Station K-7
* USS Enterprise
* Galileo II 	
3. Star Trek The Movies 	66102 	 	
* USS Reliant
* Federation Space Dock
* Klingon Bird-of-Prey 	
3. Star Trek The Movies 	n/a (Europe) 	 	
* USS Reliant
* Federation Space Dock
* Klingon Bird-of-Prey 	
4. Star Trek The Movies 	66103 	 	
* 
* USS Excelsior (NCC-2000 or NX-2000)
* Vulcan Shuttle Surak 	
4. Star Trek The Movies 	n/a (Europe) 	 	
* 
* USS Excelsior (NCC-2000 or NX-2000)
* Vulcan Shuttle Surak 	
5. Star Trek: The Next Generation 	66104 	 	
* Klingon Attack Cruiser
* USS Enterprise-D
* Romulan Scout Ship 	
5. Star Trek: The Next Generation 	n/a (Europe) 	 	
* Klingon Attack Cruiser
* USS Enterprise-D
* Romulan Scout Ship 	
6. Star Trek: The Next Generation 	66105 	 	
* 
* Borg Ship
* Ferengi Marauder 	
6. Star Trek: The Next Generation 	n/a (Europe) 	 	
* 
* Borg Ship
* Ferengi Marauder 	
7. Star Trek: The Next Generation 	66106 	 	
* 
* Romulan Warbird
* Shuttlecraft (Berman) 	
7. Star Trek: The Next Generation 	n/a (Europe) 	 	
* 
* Romulan Warbird
* Shuttlecraft (Berman) 	
8. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 	66107 	 	
* Cardassian Galor Warship
* Space Station Deep Space 9
* Runabout (USS Rio Grande)	
8. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 	n/a (Europe) 	 	
* Cardassian Galor Warship
* Space Station Deep Space 9
* Runabout (USS Rio Grande)	
3-pack Collection, Series 65825 (96-606 Europe), fourth edition 	3-pack Collection, Series 65825 (96-606 Europe), fourth edition 	3-pack Collection, Series 65825 (96-606 Europe), fourth edition 	3-pack Collection, Series 65825 (96-606 Europe), fourth edition 	3-pack Collection, Series 65825 (96-606 Europe), fourth edition
I. The Original Star Trek 	66100 	 	
* Klingon Battlecruiser
* Romulan Bird-of-Prey
* Botany Bay 	
II. The Original Star Trek 	66101 	 	
* Space Station K-7
* USS Enterprise
* Galileo II 	
II. The Original Star Trek 	66101 	reissue 	
* Space Station K-7
* USS Enterprise
* Galileo II 	
III. Star Trek The Movies 	66102 	 	
* USS Reliant
* Federation Space Dock
* Klingon Bird-of-Prey 	
IV. Star Trek The Movies 	66103 	 	
* USS Grissom
* USS Excelsior (NCC-2000 or NX-2000)
* Vulcan Shuttle Surak	
IV. Star Trek The Movies 	66103 	reissue 	
* USS Grissom
* USS Excelsior (NCC-2000 or NX-2000)
* Vulcan Shuttle Surak	
V. Star Trek: The Next Generation 	66104 	 	
* Klingon Attack Cruiser
* USS Enterprise-D
* Romulan Scout Ship 	
VI. Star Trek: The Next Generation 	66105 	 	
* USS Enterprise-C
* Borg Ship
* Ferengi Marauder 	
VII. Star Trek: The Next Generation 	66106 	 	
* USS Stargazer
* Romulan Warbird
* Shuttlecraft (Berman) 	
VII. Star Trek: The Next Generation 	66106 	reissue 	
* USS Stargazer
* Romulan Warbird
* Shuttlecraft (Berman) 	
VIII. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 	66107 	reissue 	
* Space Station Deep Space 9
* Cardassian Galor Warship
* Runabout (USS Rio Grande)	
IX. Star Trek The Movies 	65846 	 	
* 
* Klingon Bird-of-Prey (alternate deco) 
* USS Enterprise-D (detachable saucer section)	
IX. Star Trek The Movies 	65846 	reissue 	
* 
* Klingon Bird-of-Prey (alternate deco) 
* USS Enterprise-D (detachable saucer section)	
X. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 	66125 	 	
* Miradorn Ship
* Bajoran Fighter
* Klaestron Ship 	
XI. Star Trek The Movies 	66126 	 	
* Space Dock Shuttle
* Bird-of-Prey (movable wings)
* 	
XI. Star Trek The Movies 	66126 	reissue 	
* Space Dock Shuttle
* Bird-of-Prey (movable wings)
* 	
XII. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 	66127 	 	
* 
* Jem'Hadar Ship
* 	
XII. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 	66127 	reissue 	
* 
* Jem'Hadar Ship
* 	
XIII. 	66128 	 	
* 
* Maquis Ship
* Kazon Fighter 	
XIII. 	66128 	reissue 	
* 
* Maquis Ship
* Kazon Fighter 	
XIV. Star Trek: Voyager 	66129 	 	
* Kazon Mother Ship
* Numiri Ship
* Kazon Raider 	
XIV. Star Trek: Voyager 	66129 	reissue 	
* Kazon Mother Ship
* Numiri Ship
* Kazon Raider 	
XV. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 	66130 	 	
* Cardassian Obsidian
* Sisko's Bajoran Sailing Vessel
* Karemma Vessel	
XVI. Star Trek: Voyager 	66131 	 	
* Kazon Torpedo
* The Array
* Voyager Shuttlecraft 	
3-pack one-shot 	3-pack one-shot 	3-pack one-shot 	3-pack one-shot 	3-pack one-shot
 	65846 	 	
* USS Enterprise-B
* Klingon Bird-of-Prey (alternate deco) 
* USS Enterprise-D (detachable saucer section)	
Individual releases "Single Edition", Series 65961 (96-855 Europe)	Individual releases "Single Edition", Series 65961 (96-855 Europe)	Individual releases "Single Edition", Series 65961 (96-855 Europe)	Individual releases "Single Edition", Series 65961 (96-855 Europe)	Individual releases "Single Edition", Series 65961 (96-855 Europe)
USS Enterprise 	n/a 	 	 	
USS Enterprise-D 	n/a 	 	 	
USS Enterprise-D 	n/a (European) 	 	 	
USS Stargazer 	n/a 	 	 	
USS Stargazer 	n/a (European) 	 	 	
Klingon Bird-of-Prey 	n/a 	 	 	
Klingon Bird-of-Prey 	n/a (European) 	 	 	
Romulan Warbird 	n/a 	 	 	
Romulan Warbird 	n/a (European) 	 	 	
Limited Edition Collector's Sets (6-9 pieces) 	Limited Edition Collector's Sets (6-9 pieces) 	Limited Edition Collector's Sets (6-9 pieces) 	Limited Edition Collector's Sets (6-9 pieces) 	Limited Edition Collector's Sets (6-9 pieces)
Star Trek Super Pack 	65594 	 	
* Cardassian Galor Warship
* Ferengi Marauder
* Romulan Scout Ship
* USS Enterprise
* USS Enterprise-B
* USS Enterprise-D	
Star Trek Collector's Set 	65827 	 	
* Borg Ship
* Klingon Attack Cruiser
* Klingon Bird-of-Prey
* Klingon Battlecruiser
* Romulan Bird-of-Prey
* Romulan Warbird
* USS Enterprise
* USS Excelsior (NX-2000)
* USS Reliant	
Star Trek: The Next Generation 	96-426 	 	Europe-only variant
* Borg Ship
* Ferengi Marauder
* Klingon Attack Cruiser
* Romulan Warbird
* Shuttlecraft (Berman)
* USS Enterprise-D
Bonus Ship:
*	
Star Trek The Movies 	66073 	 	Pewter series no. 66072 	
Star Trek Television Series I 	66074 	 	Pewter series no. 66072 	
Star Trek Television Series II 	66075 	 	Pewter series no. 66072 	
Star Trek I 	66124 	 	Bronze collection 	
Star Trek II 	66125 	 	Bronze collection 	
Limited Edition Collector's Sets (16 pieces) 	Limited Edition Collector's Sets (16 pieces) 	Limited Edition Collector's Sets (16 pieces) 	Limited Edition Collector's Sets (16 pieces) 	Limited Edition Collector's Sets (16 pieces)
I 	65301 	 	
* Borg Ship
* Cardassian Galor Warship
* Ferengi Marauder
* Klingon Battlecruiser
* Klingon Bird-of-Prey
* Klingon Attack Cruiser
* Romulan Bird-of-Prey
* Romulan Warbird
* Runabout (USS Rio Grande)
* Shuttlecraft (Berman)
* Space Station Deep Space 9
* USS Enterprise
* USS Enterprise-D
* USS Excelsior (NCC-2000)
* USS Reliant
Bonus ship:
* USS Enterprise-A	
II 	65946 	 	
* Botany Bay
* Federation Space Dock
* Galileo II
* Romulan Scout Ship
* Space Station K-7
* USS Defiant
* USS Farragut
* USS Enterprise-B
* USS Enterprise-C
* USS Enterprise-D (removable saucer section)
* USS Grissom
* USS Stargazer
* Vulcan Shuttle Surak
Bonus ships from :
* Future USS Enterprise-D
* Klingon Battlecruiser
*	
III 	65940 	 	
* Bajoran Fighter
* Cardassian Obsidian
* Jem'Hadar Ship
* Karemma Vessel
* Kazon Fighter
* Kazon Mother Ship
* Kazon Raider
* Klaestron Ship
* Maquis Ship
* Miradorn Ship
* Numiri Ship
* Space Dock Shuttle
* USS Saratoga
* USS Voyager
* Voyager Shuttlecraft
Bonus ship:
*	
===Additional European Micro Machine 3-pack variants===
File:Galoob Star Trek MicroMachines 65881 e 2nd ed.jpg
File:Galoob Star Trek MicroMachines 65883e 2nd ed.jpg
File:Galoob Star Trek MicroMachines no.66105 (Europe).jpg
=== Trivia ===
* The USS Excelsior miniature was released with a NCC-2000 registry and also was printed with a NX-2000 registry. The latter is rarer.
* The yellow-painted USS Stargazer model, first released in 1994 in three-pack set 66106, is actually not that of the starship but is based on Captain Jean-Luc Picard's ready room display model (NCC-7100), though it has the correct registry number. 
* Likewise, the Kazon fighter of set 66128 is that of the studio model as it was originally delivered to Paramount Pictures and before it was decided to have it modified into its ultimate onscreen configuration.
* The USS Saratoga was a reuse of the mold for the USS Reliant, with a slightly different paint scheme and the roll bar removed. However it lacks the sensor pods that the Saratoga had in .
* Some silver colored Micro Machines of the Starfleet ships, most likely from the pewter series, were used as part of the San Francisco Presidio Starfleet Headquarters maquette building, first seen in and used several other times throughout DS9 and VOY.
*On the packaging for Collector Set Two, the descriptions for the USS Farragut and USS Defiant refer to the TOS ships bearing those names, rather than the ship models in the set.
* In the TNG Season 6 DVD-special feature, "Dan Curry Profile", it was revealed that Star Trek Visual Effects Producer Dan Curry, an Original Series fan, collected Star Trek Micro Machines.
* In 2013, former Galoob art department employees Jim Fong and Robert DiGiacomo provided extensive details and archival photographs from the development of the Next Generation toy line to TrekCore.com. Numerous cancelled products and previously unseen prototype designs were covered in these three articles. 
*A number of Star Trek Micro Machines starships were also retailed by Namco in Japan and carried its brand logo on the windowbox packaging. The boxes also bore the Galoob and Tsukuda Hobby logos.
* The Micro Machines line was quite popular in its day, and the format has also been employed for rival franchises such as Alien, Babylon 5, Marvel Comics, Predator, Starship Troopers, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and The Terminator. In the cases of Star Wars, Alien and Starship Troopers, several items packaged in the Micro Machines releases were compatible with their respective outings in Galoob's larger-scaled "Action Fleet" toy line, and therefore complementary. The Micro Machines logo was also printed on the packaging of many Action Fleet and Titanium Series (die-cast starship lines, typically scaled at a size in-between the larger Action Fleet and the smaller Micro Machines outings) releases, with the latter series also incorporating the Battlestar Galactica, and Tranformers franchises.
* The license for larger-scaled Star Trek (toy) ship models passed to Galoob's successor, Playmates Toys, which, envious of the success Galoob had enjoyed with its Action Fleet toy line (particularly for Star Wars), unsuccessfully tried to emulate the formula with the Star Trek: Strike Force line in 1997.
*An Enterprise-D micro machine made an in-universe appearance as late as 2023 in 's third season opening episode , when a bar patron, who was surreptitiously observing Jean-Luc Picard and William T. Riker, absentmindedly dropped one in the glass tumbler of his beverage. The model was sold at Guinan's bar as a memento for the occasion of Frontier Day.
== See also ==
* Star Trek starship miniatures
* Star Trek model kits
== External links ==
* 
* 
* – Star Trek Micro Machines page
* , and 
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