So these days, it seems Johnny Lightning is the definitive maker of those little ships we all love so much (as Galoob's Micro Machines was 13-15 years ago).
I have a few of them and I really like 'em. Looking at the list of ships they've released so far:
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Johnny_Lightning
I gotta say, they made some funny choices.
First, there's the ones you'd expect. You got most of the "hero" ships such as various Enterprises (Constitution, Galaxy, and NX) and Voyager, plus the typical Reliant, Galileo, and Klingon and Romulan ships (Battle cruisers and BOP's). You also have the numerous "battle damaged" variant that every toy series seems to insist on churning out, plus "cloaked" versions of the Klingon and Romulans ("Oooh! It's like it's invisible")
Curiously, there's a Constitution-class Defiant but no DS9 Defiant (and no DS9, for that matter). Did they get a licence for every series except that one? They also made a Constitution-class Excalibur, a Yamato, and a Majestic.
Now I know some of this is surely just for the sake of not having to design new molds, but would you have picked those ones? I understand the Constitution-class Defiant cause of "In a Mirror, Darkly", but why ships that were only on-screen a few seconds before being destroyed? If I was gonna pick a non-Enterprise Galaxy, I probably would've picked the Odyssey (but then that's a DS9 ship, maybe they can't). For Miranda-ish ships, how about the Lantree, Bozeman, or Saratoga? (DS9, again, I know).
I gotta admit some of them really do look nice and there's something appealing about doing a sister ship to a better known-ship. In fact I just bought a Yamato on ebay on impulse and would love a Columbia NX-02. Heck, I'd be happy to take the Majestic if the price was right. I'm just curious what made them pick those ones.
I'd love to see this line continue and put out more and more lesser-known ships. Some I'd love to see:
-USS Jenolen (not the most elegant looking ship, I know, but as far as I know, no toy line's ever made one)
-Groumall (Dukat's freighter, again, never made)
-USS Equinox
-USS Prometheus
-USS Kelvin (I'd like to see that one even more than the new movie Enterprise!)
-Vulcan ships from "Enterprise"
-Andorian ship
-Romulan drone ship
-USS Bozeman (see above)
-Merchantman (from ST III, also never made, surprisingly)
-Phoenix (Cochrane's ship, not the Nebula)
-Any Nebula-class (okay, maybe that Phoenix)
-Any Akira-class
-USS Stargazer (a non-yellow one, please!)
-Jem'Hadar fighter
-Chakotay's Maquis ship
-USS Excelsior
-USS Enterprise B and C
Any others you'd like to see?
Edited to add:
-USS Enterprise-E (how could I forget that one!?)
I have a few of them and I really like 'em. Looking at the list of ships they've released so far:
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Johnny_Lightning
I gotta say, they made some funny choices.
First, there's the ones you'd expect. You got most of the "hero" ships such as various Enterprises (Constitution, Galaxy, and NX) and Voyager, plus the typical Reliant, Galileo, and Klingon and Romulan ships (Battle cruisers and BOP's). You also have the numerous "battle damaged" variant that every toy series seems to insist on churning out, plus "cloaked" versions of the Klingon and Romulans ("Oooh! It's like it's invisible")
Curiously, there's a Constitution-class Defiant but no DS9 Defiant (and no DS9, for that matter). Did they get a licence for every series except that one? They also made a Constitution-class Excalibur, a Yamato, and a Majestic.
Now I know some of this is surely just for the sake of not having to design new molds, but would you have picked those ones? I understand the Constitution-class Defiant cause of "In a Mirror, Darkly", but why ships that were only on-screen a few seconds before being destroyed? If I was gonna pick a non-Enterprise Galaxy, I probably would've picked the Odyssey (but then that's a DS9 ship, maybe they can't). For Miranda-ish ships, how about the Lantree, Bozeman, or Saratoga? (DS9, again, I know).
I gotta admit some of them really do look nice and there's something appealing about doing a sister ship to a better known-ship. In fact I just bought a Yamato on ebay on impulse and would love a Columbia NX-02. Heck, I'd be happy to take the Majestic if the price was right. I'm just curious what made them pick those ones.
I'd love to see this line continue and put out more and more lesser-known ships. Some I'd love to see:
-USS Jenolen (not the most elegant looking ship, I know, but as far as I know, no toy line's ever made one)
-Groumall (Dukat's freighter, again, never made)
-USS Equinox
-USS Prometheus
-USS Kelvin (I'd like to see that one even more than the new movie Enterprise!)
-Vulcan ships from "Enterprise"
-Andorian ship
-Romulan drone ship
-USS Bozeman (see above)
-Merchantman (from ST III, also never made, surprisingly)
-Phoenix (Cochrane's ship, not the Nebula)
-Any Nebula-class (okay, maybe that Phoenix)
-Any Akira-class
-USS Stargazer (a non-yellow one, please!)
-Jem'Hadar fighter
-Chakotay's Maquis ship
-USS Excelsior
-USS Enterprise B and C
Any others you'd like to see?
Edited to add:
-USS Enterprise-E (how could I forget that one!?)
