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Trek Untold-Episode 118: Talking Star Trek Toys

Talking Star Trek Toys with Jonathan Alexandratos & EXO’6’s Schubert Tam Star Trek toys are a big personal part of my love of Star Trek, so I am honoring them by doing a tribute episode to the toys of yesterday, today, and tomorrow with the help of two guests! First up, we are joined by…

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Trek Untold Episode 81: Steve Varner, Star Trek Toy Sculptor From The 90s To Now

This week, we’re talking toys as we are joined by sculptor Steve Varner. This artist worked on toylines like Barbie, C.O.P.S., Army Ants, Inhumanoids, LJN WWF, Big Jim, and he sculpted the very first TMNT figure by playmates, alongside former Trek Untold guest Scott Hensey. Steve discusses how he got into sculpting toys and some…

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Trek Untold Episode 15: Scott Hensey on Sculpting 90’s “Star Trek” Figures

One of the main reasons I became such a big Star Trek lover was because of the action figures, and I had the pleasure of talking to one of the people whose hands were responsible for making those toys. Scott Hensey began working on the Playmates Star Trek series on day one, sculpting the first…

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