Changes: Gentle Giant Toys

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Gentle Giant Toys is an American company which is slated to produce toys based on a number of entertainment properties, commencing in 2018. It is a division of 3D Systems/Gentle Giant Studios, also known as Gentle Giant Ltd., and was formed in 2017.

Its parent company, 3D Systems, was founded in 1986 in Valencia, California by Chuck Hull, the inventor of SLA rapid prototyping, and is presently headquartered in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Gentle Giant Studios was founded in 1994 in Burbank, California and has since produced many high quality licensed collectibles for the public. 3D Systems acquired Gentle Giant Studios in 2014. [1]

Future Star Trek releases

Fleet Flyers

Gentle Giant Toys plans to premiere its I AM ERROR Fleet Flyers "ship dangler" toys at major retail chains in the fall of 2018. Ranging in length from three to five inches, these injection-molded plastic starships can be mounted on translucent stands. A suction cup forms the bottom of each stand and adjustable "action arm" ball joints allow the ship to be posed at an array of angles. [2] [3]

Series One

External links

Gentle Giant Toys.com – official site
Gentle Giant Ltd.com – official site
3D Systems.com – official site
Toy Fair 2018: Gentle Giant’s DISCOVERY Fleet Flyers – blog article at Trekcore.com

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 '''Gentle Giant Toys''' is an American company which is slated to produce toys based on a number of entertainment properties, commencing in 2018. It is a division of [[3D Systems/Gentle Giant Studios]], also known as '''Gentle Giant Ltd.''', and was formed in 2017.
-Its parent company, '''3D Systems''', was founded in 1986 in Valencia, California by Chuck Hull, the inventor of SLA rapid prototyping, and is presently headquartered in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Gentle Giant Studios was founded in 1994 in Burbank, California and has since produced many high quality licensed collectibles for the public. 3D Systems acquired Gentle Giant Studios in 2014. [http://www.3dsystems.com/press-releases/3d-systems-acquires-gentle-giant-studios]
+Its parent company, '''3D Systems''', was founded in 1986 in Valencia, California by Chuck Hull, the inventor of {{w|Stereolithography|SLA rapid prototyping}}, and is presently headquartered in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Gentle Giant Studios was founded in 1994 in Burbank, California and has since produced many high quality licensed collectibles for the public.
+D Systems acquired Gentle Giant Studios in 2014. [http://www.3dsystems.com/press-releases/3d-systems-acquires-gentle-giant-studios]
 ==Future ''Star Trek'' releases==
-===Fleet Flyers===
+===''Fleet Flyers''===
 Gentle Giant Toys plans to premiere its {{s|7}} ''Fleet Flyers'' "ship dangler" toys at major retail chains in the fall of 2018. Ranging in length from three to five inches, these injection-molded plastic [[starship]]s can be mounted on translucent stands. A suction cup forms the bottom of each stand and adjustable "action arm" ball joints allow the ship to be posed at an array of angles. [http://www.gentlegianttoys.com/products/fleet-flyers/] [http://trekcore.com/blog/2018/02/toy-fair-2018-gentle-giants-star-trek-discovery-fleet-flyer-prototypes/]
 ====Series One====