Art Asylum/Diamond Select 2001-2010

Star Trek (2001 – 2010)
(Art Asylum/Diamond Select)

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Enterprise (2001-2002)

Original Series (2003-2010)

Next Generation (2006-2010)

Deep Space Nine (2005-2010)

Star Trek Movies (2002-2009)

Art Asylum was founded back in 1996 by Digger Mesch and Donna Soldano, and produced toys for popular toy brands of the time before branching out on their own. They acquired the toy license for Star Trek in 2000 and began launching their own Star Trek toys in 2001 with the Star Trek: Enterprise line. Their Enterprise line included figures themed to either the two-part series premiere “Broken Bow” or to an “Away Team” theme. The series included the most popular characters from the show, including Captain Archer, T’Pol, Malcolm Reed, Charles Tucker and more.

Art Asylum partnered with Diamond Select in 2003 and began releasing figures based on the Original Series line. This line ran through 2010 and included many classic figures and fan favorites from the Original Series of the 60’s, as well as a few different versions of the show’s leads. Included were Enterprise crew members Spock, McCoy, Sulu, Chekov, Uhura, Scotty and multiple versions of Captain Kirk. There was also Khan, Captain Pike, Marlena Moreau, and More. There were also several multipacks, exclusives and roleplay accessories.

Art Asylum and Diamond Select partnered again in 2006 for their Star Trek: The Next Generation toy line. Like the Original Series line, This Next Generation action figure line ran until 2010, and included many classic figures and fan favorites from the Show, including multiple versions of Captain Picard, Commander Riker, Lt. Commander Data, Lt. Commander LaForge, Lt. Commander Worf, Deanna Troi and Doctor Crusher. Again, There were also several multipacks, exclusives and roleplay accessories.

Another new toy line based on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine launched in 2003 with a small series based on the classic episode “Trials and Tribble-ations”. Two more waves would follow, including all of the main DS9 crew members. Finally, Art Asylum and Diamond Select launched a small series of figures based on the movie, Star Trek: Nemesis in 2002. They partnered again to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in 2007. There were two standard waves of figures and several exclusives. In addition there a few two-packs based on various Star Trek movies and two role play accessories.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Captain Archer