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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". 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. |
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WHISPERCRAFT FROM "THE 6TH DAY" (2000) |
ENTERPRISE FROM "STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE" (UPN-2001- 2005) |
SHUTTLE POD FROM "STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE" (UPN-2001-2005) 1:72 |
SHUTTLE POD FROM "STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE" (UPN-2001-2005) 1:48 |
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U.E.S.S. EMMETTE FROM "STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE" (UPN-2001- 2005) |
COPPERHEAD TRANSPORT FROM "FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN" (2001) |
NABOO ROYAL CRUISER FROM "STAR WARS - EPISODE 2: ATTACK OF THE CLONES" (2002) |
JEDI STARFIGHTER FROM "STAR WARS - EPISODE 2: ATTACK OF THE CLONES" (2002) |
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NABOO ROYAL YACHT FROM "STAR WARS - EPISODE 2: ATTACK OF THE CLONES" (2002) |
SCORPION FROM "STAR TREK: NEMESIS" (2002) |
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009) |
SPACE PARK FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009) |
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CYLON RAIDER FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009) |
COLONIAL ONE FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009) |
COLONIAL RAPTOR FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009) |
CLYON BASE SHIP FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009) |
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BATTLESTAR PEGASUS FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009) |
BATTLESTAR PEGASUS FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009) |
COLONIAL DEFENDER FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009) |
COLONIAL BERZERK FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009) |
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BATTLESTAR VALKYRIE FROM "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" (2003-2009) |
X-JET FROM "X2- X-MEN UNITED (2003) |
MANTA FIGHTER FROM "SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW" (2004) |
DROID TRI-FIGHTER FROM "STAR WARS - EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH" (2005) |
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ANAKIN'S JEDI STARFIGHTER FROM "STAR WARS - EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH" (2005) |
"VECTOR-WING" FIGHTER FROM "STAR WARS - EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH" (2005) |
FA-37 TALON FROM "STEALTH" (2005) |
EDI-UCAV FROM "STEALTH" (2005) |
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V-19 TORRENT FROM "STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS" (2008) |
AT-99 "SCORPION" GUNSHIP FROM "AVATAR" (2009) |
C-21 "DRAGON" ASSAULT SHIP FROM "AVATAR" (2009) |
SSTO-TAV-37B "VALKYRIE" DEEP SPACE SHUTTLECRAFT FROM "AVATAR" (2009) |
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