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Species 8472 Bio-Ship |
from "Star Trek: Voyager" (UPN 1995-2001) |
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SCALE: 1/7000 |
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INITIAL RELEASE: 2003 |
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MEDIUM: PVC |
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RARITY: (2) |
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ABOUT THE DESIGN |
ABOUT THE KIT" |
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"Star Trek: Voyager's" second season-ending cliffhanger, "Scorpion Part 1" introduced two new important elements to the series. The first was Species 8472, a smart and ruthless alien race from "fluidic space," a sub-universe of our own. Their "Bio-Ships" -- living mechanisms of enormous complexity -- were fast, powerful and nearly indestructible. The second element was a short-term alliance with the Borg that brought to Voyager Seven of Nine, a human Borg who would soon become of the series most popular characters. Species 8472 and their bio-ships made appearances in several subsequent episodes. |
In the early 21st Century, Japan
suddenly acquired Star Trek fever. One of the companies that
decided to go where no Japanese toy company had gone before was Furuta, which
issued a set of 10 mini-models ranging from the Enterprise-A to the Deep Space 9
space station. (All models came with the same packaging; as with baseball cards,
buyers never knew exactly what product they were going to get.) Like the
other Furuta models, the Spieces 8472 Bio-Ship was a simple kit (just seven pieces)
made from pre-painted PVC plastic and measured just four inches long. The
original completed model has been weathered with a dull black wash to bring out the details. The model was built from an original issue. |
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