Enterprise E flyby, by Matt Wilson

In honor of First Contact Day, I was recently cleaning out some things and found this Mini-Poster from Playmates Toys line of Star Trek: First Contact Toys. Notice that The Enterprise-E doesn’t look quite right. I remember the toy that I had not looking very accurate to its movie version. Its possible Playmates worked off of an earlier design of the E. Playmates infamously made action figures for Generations, based off the new uniforms designed for the film, but unfortunately abandon. However, by the time Insurrection came out, The Enterprise-E  toy from that movie, looked far more accurate.

While I never had this version of the E, another ad that was recurring in comic books at the time didn’t leave me impressed with it either

I also remember these 2 photos that were used alot in promotional stuff for Star Trek: First Contact. The bottom picture I had as a poster in my room. The Enterprise-E deflector dish is missing the orange around it that it has in the movie, looking more like the Refit Enterprise/A.

I’m pretty sure these were the only 2 views they had for the First Contact comic.

Main Bridge, USS Enterprise-E | Sovereign-Class (circa 2379)

John Eaves