Changes: Collectibles

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Real world article
(written from a Production point of view)

Through a licensing process similar to the publishing licenses granted to create comics, novels, and games, Star Trek's owners have granted the rights to market a massive amount of Trek-related merchandise under the Trek banner.

Originally, Star Trek: The Original Series collectibles were licensed by Desilu through Gene Roddenberry's Lincoln Enterprises or were based on the publishing license related to Franz Joseph's designs in the 1970s.

When the franchise became the property of Paramount Pictures and later combined with the success of the Star Trek films and Star Trek: The Next Generation, the licensing office associated with the productions took stricter control of the franchise's image. Designers of Star Trek merchandise were discouraged from creating depictions that insufficiently adhered to the designs and details seen in filmed productions.

Presently, CBS Consumer Products controls the licensing of the vast majority of official products. Paramount Home Entertainment has also released collectibles.

Non-canon collectibles are sometimes produced by artists and designers who are not affiliated with the franchise's production staff and can be based on apocryphal situations or designs never realized for filmed productions.

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-Through a licensing process similar to the publishing licenses granted to create [[comics]], [[novels]], and [[games]], [[Paramount Pictures]] has granted the rights to market ''[[Star Trek]]'' merchandise of various sorts through a number of different production and design companies.
+Through a licensing process similar to the publishing licenses granted to create [[comics]], [[novels]], and [[games]], ''[[Star Trek]]''{{'}}s owners have granted the rights to market a massive amount of ''Trek''-related merchandise under the ''Trek'' banner.
-Originally, ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' collectibles were licensed by [[Desilu Studios]] through [[Gene Roddenberry]]'s [[Lincoln Enterprises]], or based on the publishing license begun for [[Franz Joseph]]'s designs in the 1970s. With the transition of ownership when the franchise became the property of Paramount, and the later success of the [[Star Trek Movies]] and ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', a licensing office associated with the productions took stricter control of the franchise's image. Designers of ''Star Trek'' merchandise were discouraged from creating depictions that varied from the style and details of the franchise, as seen in filmed productions. Non-[[canon]] collectibles are sometimes produced by artists and designers not affiliated with franchise [[production staff]], based on apocryphal situations or designs never mentioned in filmed productions.
-==Toys==
-[[Image:Artasylum-startrek.jpg|thumb|Art Asylum's ''Star Trek'' figures]]
-* [[Art Asylum]]
-* [[Galoob]]
-** [[Star Trek Micro Machines]]
-* [[Furuta]]
-* [[Johnny Lightning]]
-* [[Mattel]]
-** [[Star Trek Edition Barbie & Ken]]
-** [[Star Trek Trivia Game]]
-** [[Star Trek UNO]]
-* [[Milton Bradley]]
-* [[Mego]]
-* [[Playmates Toys]]
+Originally, {{s|TOS}} collectibles were licensed by [[Desilu]] through [[Gene Roddenberry]]'s [[Lincoln Enterprises]] or were based on the publishing license related to [[Franz Joseph]]'s designs in the 1970s.
-==Models==
-* [[AMT/Ertl]]
-* [[Revell-Monogram]]
-* [[Polar Lights]]
-* [[Bandai]]
+When the franchise became the property of [[Paramount Pictures]] and later combined with the success of the {{Star Trek films}} and {{s|TNG}}, the licensing office associated with the productions took stricter control of the franchise's image. Designers of ''Star Trek'' merchandise were discouraged from creating depictions that insufficiently adhered to the designs and details seen in filmed productions.
-==Ornaments and other keepsakes==
-* [[Ralph Marlin]]
-* [[Hallmark]]
-* [[Lincoln Enterprises]]
-* [[Franklin Mint]]
+Presently, [[CBS Consumer Products]] controls the licensing of the vast majority of official products. [[Paramount Home Entertainment]] has also released collectibles.
-[[Category:Production lists]][[Category:Star Trek]]
+Non-[[canon]] collectibles are sometimes produced by artists and designers who are not affiliated with the franchise's [[production staff]] and can be based on apocryphal situations or designs never realized for filmed productions.
+==Toys==
+[[File:Artasylum-startrek.jpg|thumb|Art Asylum's ''Star Trek'' figures]]
+*[[Art Asylum]]
+*[[Build-A-Bear Workshop]]
+*[[Furuta]]
+*[[Galoob]]
+**[[Star Trek Micro Machines|''Star Trek'' Micro Machines]]
+*[[Hasbro]]
+*[[Johnny Lightning]]
+*[[Mattel]]
+**[[Barbie & Ken Star Trek Giftset|Barbie & Ken ''Star Trek'' Giftset]]
+**''[[Star Trek Trivia Game]]''
+**''[[Star Trek UNO]]''
+**[[Star Trek Barbie & Ken|''Star Trek'' Barbie & Ken]]
+*[[Mego]]
+*[[Milton Bradley]]
+*[[Playmates Toys]]
+*[[Square Enix]]
+*[[McFarlane Toys]]
+==Starship miniatures and models==
+*[[Star Trek starship miniatures|''Star Trek'' starship miniatures]]
+*[[Star Trek model kits|''Star Trek'' model kits]]
+==Ornaments and other novelties==
+*[[Applause, Inc.]]
+*[[Franklin Mint]]
+*[[Hallmark]]
+*[[Les Chocolats Vadeboncoeur]]
+*[[Lincoln Enterprises]]
+*[[Ralph Marlin]]
+*[[Star Trek US postage stamp|''Star Trek'' US postage stamp]]
 [[fr:Collectibles]]
+[[Category:Collectibles| ]]
+[[Category:Collectible companies]]