Star Trek: The Next Generation Shuttlecraft (1988)
The only figure-scaled vehicle to see the light of day during Galoob’s brief license to produce Star Trek: The Next Generation action figures, this Shuttlecraft Galileo is a faithful reproduction of the impossibly-aerodynamic, futuristically curved Enterprise-D shuttles seen during the show’s first two seasons on the air.
Based on the gorgeous shuttle design devised by Andrew Probert, this shuttle - scaled to seat only a few of the 3 3/4″ Galoob Next Generation figures - gets most of the major external details right. (Click here to see the rest of the article plus pictures.)
Though its success was anything but certain, the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation was, at the time, a marketing bonanza, if not quite up to Star Wars standards. Galoob quickly signed up to produce action figures, accessories, and die-cast metal toys…which never really seemed to catch on. 