Fantastic Plastic - Science Fiction

The new millennium began with science-fiction modeling in serious decline. Many mass-market manufacturers like AMT/Ertl and MPC had gone out of business. Revell and Monogram had merged and the new "Revell-o-Gram" as it was nicknamed seemed to have little interest in science-fiction subjects Genre enthusiasts had successfully launched the upstart company Polar Lights, a division of Playing Mantis, in the late 1990s, but in mid-decade sold out to Racing Champions, which threatened to kill their entire modeling line. Only Japan's Fine Molds and Bandai, Revell of Germany and a host of garage kit companies were there to keep the sci-fi modeling flame alive.

But in the last few years of the decade, the hobby enjoyed a miraculous resurrection. The founders of Polar Lights bought their modeling division back from Racing Champions and re-launched the company under the name "Round 2" and resurrected the AMT model line. New, equally small but enthusiastic companies -- Mobeius Models and Pegasus Models -- also entered the sci-fi fray with both licensed and original subjects. Even Revell got back into the game with an expanded "Star Wars" line.

And all the while, garage kit companies -- Fantastic Plastic as well as Alliance, Bad Azz, Timeslip Creations, Anigrand Craftswork, Black Sun, Stargazer and others -- were turning out products at a furious pace.

For the fantastic modeler, it was indeed a great time to be alive.

WHISPERCRAFT FROM "THE 6TH DAY" (2000)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:72

ENTERPRISE FROM "STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE" (UPN-2001- 2005)

- Bandai -

1:850

SHUTTLE POD FROM "STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE" (UPN-2001-2005) 1:72

- Alliance -

1:72

SHUTTLE POD FROM "STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE" (UPN-2001-2005) 1:48

- XAAM Models -

1:48

U.E.S.S. EMMETTE FROM "STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE" (UPN-2001- 2005)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:72

COPPERHEAD TRANSPORT FROM "FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN" (2001)

- Bandai -

1:100

NABOO ROYAL CRUISER FROM "STAR WARS - EPISODE 2: ATTACK OF THE CLONES" (2002)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:288

JEDI STARFIGHTER FROM "STAR WARS - EPISODE 2: ATTACK OF THE CLONES" (2002)

- Fine Molds -

1:72

NABOO ROYAL YACHT FROM "STAR WARS - EPISODE 2: ATTACK OF THE CLONES" (2002)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:288

SCORPION FROM "STAR TREK: NEMESIS" (2002)

- Polar Lights

1:24

FEDERATION G-CLASS STARBASE (2002)

-Fantastic Plastic Models-

1:2500

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009)

- Alliance -

1:9600

SPACE PARK FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:9600

CYLON RAIDER FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:48

COLONIAL ONE FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:350

COLONIAL RAPTOR FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009)

- Black Sun Models -

1:48

CLYON BASE SHIP FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:4050

BATTLESTAR PEGASUS FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:9600

BATTLESTAR PEGASUS FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:3700

COLONIAL DEFENDER FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:3700

COLONIAL BERZERK FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:3700

BATTLESTAR VALKYRIE FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:3700

X-JET FROM "X2- X-MEN UNITED (2003)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:144

MANTA FIGHTER FROM "SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW" (2004)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:72

DROID TRI-FIGHTER FROM "STAR WARS - EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH" (2005)

- Revell -

1:24

ANAKIN'S JEDI STARFIGHTER FROM "STAR WARS - EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH" (2005)

- Revell -

1:24

"VECTOR-WING" FIGHTER FROM "STAR WARS - EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH" (2005)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:72

FA-37 TALON FROM "STEALTH" (2005)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:72

EDI-UCAV FROM "STEALTH" (2005)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:72

Federation Way Station B from "Star Trek - Ships of the Line" (2006)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:2500

V-19 TORRENT FROM "STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS" (2008)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:72

AT-99 "SCORPION" GUNSHIP FROM "AVATAR" (2009)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:72

AEROSPATIALE SA-2 "SAMSON" GUNSHIP FROM "AVATAR" (2009)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:72

C-21 "DRAGON" ASSAULT SHIP FROM "AVATAR" (2009)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:144

SSTO-TAV-37B "VALKYRIE" DEEP SPACE SHUTTLECRAFT FROM "AVATAR" (2009)

- Fantastic Plastic Models -

1:144

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