2017 Star Trek Las Vegas Convention is Underway

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Creation Entertainment’s 16th Annual Las Vegas
Official STAR TREK Convention 2017

LAS VEGAS, NV
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
August 2-6, 2017

The Rio Suites Hotel
3700 W. Flamingo Rd.
Las Vegas, NV

The 16th Annual Las Vegas Star Trek Convention began yesterday and we got our first preview of 2018’s “The Naked Time” ornament.

A complete schedule is available to see what is in store at this year’s event.

A limited number of this year’s Battle Damaged Enterprise C will be available each day.

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2018 “The Naked Time” Ornament Revealed at Star Trek Las Vegas

Trekcore has revealed the first 2018 Hallmark Star Trek ornament and it is “The Naked Time”! The preview was seen at this week’s Star Trek Las Vegas.

You may remember in August of 2016 “The Naked Time” had the best odds of being converted into an ornament at 3:1. See what else was was on our list of most likely ornaments!

What else will 2018 bring from Hallmark? A U.S.S. Discovery perhaps? Possibly a Deep Space Nine ornament to celebrate its 25th Anniversary? We will see.

Hallmark KOC Members May Order 2017 Event Exclusives Today

As of 8:00 am C.S.T. today  (7/24/17) Keepsake Ornament Club Members can order 2017 Event Exclusive ornaments. HARLEY QUINN, T-70 X-Wing Fighter, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-C are believed to be those ornaments that are available.

It can be confusing how to go about ordering on Hallmark’s site.  As of last year this seemed to be the best process…

– Go to: Hallmark.com/KeepsakeOrnamentClub
– Click on: ACCOUNT (at top of page)
– Click on : Sign In
– Enter: Email address and Password
– Click on: SIGN IN button
– Scroll over: HI, NAME (at top of page)
– Select: Keepsake Ornament Club
– Find your Active membership
– Click on Show options
– Click on: Purchase additional ornaments
– Scroll through list selecting which ones you want then
process order as usual.

UPDATE: KOC Members having problems logging in online were able to call 1-800-HALLMARK and order with only a ten minute wait.

 

2017 SDCC Hallmark Booth

Images of this year’s non-Star Wars Hallmark booth. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that Hallmark is having any Star Trek sneak peeks like they are with their Star Wars ornaments across the convention hall. Hallmark’s Star Trek displays consist of the three 2017 ornaments (including the event exclusive Enterprise C), six Star Trek ittybittys, last year’s Kirk Squeely and the Robb Pearlman book.

The Enterprise C has a price listed at $40.

Pictures are from Gemr’s Twitter feed. Please visit Gemr’s website to learn more about them.

Geekstronomy Reviews Hallmark Ornaments

Equipment: Hallmark U.S.S. Vengeance Keepsake Ornament Review
The U.S.S. Vengeance is molded in a charcoal grey color which is great contrast for the blue LED lights. Speaking of the lights, the U.S.S. Vengeance is illuminated on the front and back of each nacelle, the deflector dish and the impulse engines at the rear of the saucer section. The lights are subtle but they manage to give this tiny ship…(read more at Geekstronomy)

Equipment: Hallmark 50th Anniversary U.S.S. Enterprise Keepsake Ornament
This version of the U.S.S. Enterprise is made from the same mold that was used for the SDCC exclusive U.S.S. Enterprise. The version from San Diego was a reproduction of the Enterprise that was used in the pilot episode, “The Cage,” which means it has “points” on nacelle domes. That is a fine detail that most would never notice but Hallmark doesn’t disappoint…(read more at Geekstronomy)

Equipment: Hallmark Exclusive U.S.S. Enterprise Keepsake Ornament
This exclusive edition is painted to look as the Enterprise did when it first graced television screens in 1966. I have never been disappointed by any of the Keepsake ornaments that Hallmark has produced and this one is another example of their greatness. The level of detail on this small ship is above and beyond, including the extra detail to the…(read more at Geekstronomy)

Equipment: Hallmark Keepsake Ornament U.S.S. Franklin
The sculpture of the Franklin is spot on. I am always amazed just how much detail can be poured into a small ornament. The U.S.S. Franklin NX-326 measures 3.5″ W x 1.1″ H x 5.15″ D. This makes it the perfect size for display because it doesn’t take up too much room. I am sure it would look great next to…(read more at Geekstronomy)