BATTLESTAR GALACTICA MiniMates!

By: Karl Schneider
Date: Sunday, May 21, 2006
Source: Diamond Select

Diamond Select (DST) has announced plans to release a new BattleStar Galactica Collectible.

Via a recent agreement, Art Asylum will handle development of the resin collectibles and Minimate block figures for both the classic show and the modernized series, while DST will handle the marketing and sales of the new line.

"With Battlestar Galactica, it was an incredibly easy decision to make when Art Asylum approached us," said Diamond Select Toys Marketing and Sales Supervisor, Michael Leavey. "Art Asylum quickly added it to their library of properties and, as with our Star Trek line, we immediately began talks to help produce the highest quality products possible."

With designs already well underway, DST and Art Asylum plan to release several resin busts featuring key characters from both series as well as a miniaturized line of Minimate block figures. While specific details and images are not yet available, early Minimate prototypes were featured during February's American International Toy Fair in New York. The first series of Minimates is expected to ship later this year.