Kre-O

Kre-O is a brand of plastic construction toys that was first released by Hasbro in the fall of 2011 with sets based on its and properties. It is similar to and Mega Bloks and is largely compatible with those product lines.
==Star Trek association==
On 10 February 2012, Hasbro announced that the company would be producing toys based on and had plans to release action figures, role-play accessories, and a line of Kre-O Star Trek sets in 2013. 
Preliminary images depicted "Kreons" (the Kre-O equivalent of LEGO Minifigures) of , , and . A Kre-O set with a flip-up saucer section revealing the ship's bridge was also previewed. 
A promotional video showing a parodic re-enactment of the teaser trailer from was premiered in 2012. In the video, a Kre-O USS Enterprise (alternate reality) was seen being constructed at the Riverside Shipyard by Kreon workers. 
On 7 May 2013, Hasbro released a short promotional video for Star Trek Kre-O that was co-produced by Bad Robot Productions and had visual effects provided by its subsidiary, Kelvin Optical, Inc. This short spoof saw the USS Enterprise (alternate reality) being dragged through a black hole into the Kre-O universe where the crew came under attack from a giant starship captained by "Green Spiky Head". A later short had the Kre-O versions of Kirk and Spock (alternate reality) sit in a school's detention facility with other characters from the Kre-O line. 
A number of Kre-O products debuted at in New York City on 10 February 2013 and the line first reached retail in May 2013. 
The Kre-O Micro Build from the Original Series was distributed by Hasbro at 2013's and bundled by video game retailer with pre-ordered copies of the video game.
==Star Trek releases==
File:Hasbro Kre-O USS Enterprise.jpg|
File:Hasbro Kre-O Star Trek Klingon Bird-of-Prey.jpg|Klingon Bird-of-Prey ()
File:Kre-O USS Vengeance.jpg|
File:Kre-O Klingon Starfleet Attack.jpg|Klingon Starfleet Attack with USS Enterprise and Klingon warbird
File:Hasbro Kre-O Star Trek Spock Volcano Mission.jpg|'s Volcano Mission with a Takayama type shuttlecraft
File:Hasbro Kre-O Star Trek Micro Build starships.jpg|Micro Build Starships: USS Enterprise, Klingon warbird, , and 
File:Hasbro Kre-O Star Trek Transporter Trouble.jpg|Transporter Trouble
File:Hasbro Kre-O Star Trek Space Dive.jpg|Space Dive
File:Kre-O USS Enterprise TOS.jpg| (TOS) promo
File:Hasbro Kre-O Star Trek Alien Kreons.jpg|Star Trek Kreons
File:Star Trek Kreo Checklist.jpg|Star Trek Kreon checklist
File:Hasbro Star Trek Kre-O Kreon blind box.jpg|Kreon Figure Pack blind bag
==Trivia==
The alternate reality USS Enterprise release has been featured in the Wolowitz household (as a set dressing) in the popular sitcom, The Big Bang Theory, from season 9 onward.
== See also ==
* BlueBrixx
* Mega Bloks
* Playmobil
* Star Trek model kits
* Star Trek starship miniatures
== External links ==
* – official website
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