Comments on: The Collective: Review Of 2008 Hallmark Trek Ornaments + DST Landing Party Kits

By: Josh Sexton

Josh Sexton — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:12:34 +0000

To me it is easy to change the plug when needed , and well worth it .

By: Josh Sexton

Josh Sexton — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:10:28 +0000

I have been collecting the ships from the start , some I even have 2 of . but if they keep it up with the battery powered ones I am going to loose interest in them . I want to keep up my collection , but I just cannot stand having to go push a button to light up my ornament . I totally enjoyed sitting on my sofa and looking over at the ships glowing and flashing on my tree , not just sitting there . when they put them on the powered base , and sometimes just on a hook with the base . that was ok on a rare occasion , but this is not what I am paying the increasing price for . I do not even get my ornaments new at Hallmark anymore , I get them used / new off of ebay . I did look forward to that time of year , when I would go into Hallmark and see what new ship they had , but not anymore . please bring back the original .

By: Dale

Dale — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:01:52 +0000

On those old Star Trek ornaments that plug in, you can buy strands of lights that work with those ornaments without having to adjust the plug. I know for a fact that you can buy lights still that work with old ornaments. Below is a link to the site.

By: krikzil

krikzil — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:13:04 +0000

“By the way, I married my editor six years later and we displayed the Enterprise ornament on our wedding cake as a tribute to our first collaboration.”

Awesome story!

By: Lynn A. Norton

Lynn A. Norton — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:07:07 +0000

Thank you. I did sculpt the first Enterprise ornament and there’s a story to tell if you’re interested. The Enterprise was the first popular icon to be made into an ornament by Hallmark. All previous ornaments had been traditional and festive for holiday decorating. When I got the assignment, concept drawings had been made with garland draped around the saucer section and Santa popping up out of the bridge dome. After my blood pressure subsided, I teamed up with my editor (also a fan) and we successfully waged war on the product-development-team. The compromise was a relatively sane Enterprise with the red and green blinking lights to provide a “festive” element. Also, the store display was a small shadow-box design so I had to shorten and squeeze poor Enterprise to fit. Even so, the first ornament was so successful that I was able to convince them to let me make more accurate renditions as the line developed. There will always be some design compromises due to the electrical components, but I try my best to keep them “in character.” By the way, I married my editor six years later and we displayed the Enterprise ornament on our wedding cake as a tribute to our first collaboration.

By: PromoBoy

PromoBoy — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:00:30 +0000

Mr. Norton-
Job well done. It wouldn’t be a holiday season worth celebrating without a
Hallmark Star Trek ornament.
Question: Did you sculpt the first Enterprise ornament in ‘91? The reason I’m asking is there seems to be a big difference in style from that first ship to the current selection. Don’t get me wrong-I love that first ornament, but the ships from recent years are much more sophisticated and detailed. Just wondering.
Please keep up the terrific job- and thank you for all your hard work.

By: Lynn A. Norton

Lynn A. Norton — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:41:04 +0000

Not a problem, Krikzil. Thank you for your kind words about the ornaments I’ve sculpted.

By: krikzil

krikzil — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:56:46 +0000

“Actually, it’s Mr. Norton. I have all the life stories like a “boy named Sue.”

MR. Lynn Norton. I am so sorry. I did momentarily ponder gender since I have a good friend of the same name!

By: Lynn A. Norton

Lynn A. Norton — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:20:38 +0000

Hey “Out There,” I took no offense. I also intended to poke fun at myself as a fan. You are correct, the NX-01 was an additional ornament in the year it was issued. There was also a die-cast Enterprise and shuttle on a 30th anniversary display base that was sold in the same year as the Voyager ornament.

By: Out There

Out There — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:48:05 +0000

#24

I meant to call myself a dork in a self-effacing, humorous sort of way.

My favorite model: The Enterprise-A. I was surprised that it took as long as it did in order to come out with the movie-era design of the ship. I would have preferred that it was the regular Enterprise after the refit (without the A), but it’s something I keep on display the whole year.

Same goes with the DS9 ornament. With the stand, it looks really cool on a shelf on my living room.

My least favorite would be the Romulan shuttlecraft with Data and Picard in it. If they were going to tie into the Nemesis movie, I’d rather had seen one of the new warbirds, or Shinzon’s ship.

The Reliant is long overdue!

I think the starbase floating above Earth would make a cool ornament. Same goes with a Cardassian warship, and maybe one of the old-style Klingon cruisers. And without a doubt the other Enterprises, the B and C!

I thought I had all the ships in the series, then I read somewhere that there were a year or two in there with multiple ships. In particular, there was a year with a diecast NX-01 I think. So now I’m not too sure what I need and where to get what I need in order to be “complete.” I have all the main ornaments, though.