If you could wish any one toy line into existence, what would it be?

Posted by Mike Robinson on Mar 21st 2025

This is an especially hard question for me. All of my life I've been a dreamer. As a kid, I remember every Christmas and every birthday dreaming of what I might find under the tree or on the picnic table that year. And because of my imagination, I would usually hope, dream or pray for something that didn't exist. Something unique. Something mythical. One year I remember dreaming of an expansive Kenner-style Doctor Who toy line (years before I knew that Dapol made a 3.75-inch line in England). One year I remember dreaming of a Kenner-style, or maybe Hasbro GI Joe-style, Aliens toy line, complete with a Millennium Falcon-sized Sulaco Dropship. But what would I wish for today, if I could wish any one toy line into existence? I could spend all night thinking about that question. My first thought though is that, being a 100% 3.75-inch/1:18 scale collector, I have always wished that the near-comprehensive Playmates Star Trek 4.5-inch toy line of the 90s had been 3.75-inch instead of 4.5. I would love to have an expansive Star Trek line, probably made by Hasbro, that rivals my Star Wars collection. Something that is The Vintage Collection quality with a full range of every TV series and movie. I realize Hiya is currently making super-articulated Star Trek figures, but they're starting with the Kelvin universe (not my favorite), the paint applications and construction so far are a little sus, and the figures in the first wave are being released months apart. I also realize there have been various attempts to bring Star Trek to the 3.75-inch realm by Mego, Galoob (some of my all-time most precious collectibles), ERTL, Super7 and others, but nothing with the consistency or range of the Star Wars line... including figures, vehicles, playsets and everything else a premier toy line like Star Wars would have. If I could wish something into existence it would be that. But my second wish would be for a comprehensive 1:18 TVC-quality Classic Doctor Who line. Then a full 1:18 Pumpkinhead line. Definitely Pumpkinhead.