Johnny Lightning

Johnny Lightning was formed as a subsidiary of Playing Mantis in 1994 and is currently a brand primarily used for collectible die-cast toy cars.
, the original owner of the name, produced Johnny Lightning die-cast cars from 1969 to 1971 as competitors to Hot Wheels, before the brand was folded and later sold to Playing Mantis. 
Playing Mantis' parent company was acquired by the RC2 Corporation, which was itself acquired by in 2011. Tomy discontinued the brand in 2013 but licensed it to Round 2 in 2016, along with the Playing Mantis logo. 
== Star Trek releases ==
Johnny Lightning produced a line of painted Star Trek starship miniatures called Legends of Star Trek from 2004 until 2008. The ships measured from ten to twelve centimeters long, were made of PVC, and included individually-labeled display stands cast in zamac metal.
Platz, the Japanese distributor of many Star Trek models, re-released the line in Japan commencing in 2011. 
A , a shuttlecraft with "atmospheric re-entry damage", a "cloaked" (from ), and a with "Borg detailing" (from ) were slated for possible release but were not produced.
=== Legends of Star Trek: standard releases===
==== Series One ====
Released in ; packed on blue-backed cards with removable stickers; includes individually-labeled silver metal display stands
* – with Enterprise assignment patch sticker
* Shuttlecraft (TOS) – with TOS-era Sciences Division insignia sticker
* Klingon D7 Battlecruiser – with Klingon Empire insignia sticker
* Romulan Bird-of-Prey (TOS) – with Romulan Star Empire insignia sticker
* (TOS) – with TOS-era Command Division insignia sticker
* – with TMP-era Starfleet insignia sticker
File:JL S1 Enterprise NX-01.jpg|Enterprise NX-01
File:JL S1 Galileo Shuttlecraft.jpg|Shuttlecraft Galileo
File:JL S1 Klingon D7 Battle Cruiser.jpg|Klingon D7 Battlecruiser
File:JL S1 Romulan Bird Of Prey.jpg|Romulan Bird-of-Prey
File:JL S1 USS Enterprise (TOS).jpg|USS Enterprise (TOS)
File:JL S1 USS Reliant.jpg|USS Reliant
File:Johnny Lightning S1 starships.jpg|Displayed Series 1 ships
File:JL Legends Of Star Trek Series 1 packaged.jpg|Packaged Series 1 ships
==== Series Two: Red Alert ====
Released in ; packed on red-backed cards; includes Starfleet insignia (2370s) embroidered fabric patches and individually-labeled silver metal display stands
* Enterprise NX-01 with Battle Damage – from 
* Klingon D7 Battlecruiser Cloaked – translucent plastic
* USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (refit)
* USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (refit) with Battle Damage – from 
* USS Enterprise NCC-1701 with Battle Damage (TOS)
* USS Reliant NCC-1864 with Battle Damage – from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
File:JL S2 Battle Damaged Enterprise NX-01.jpg|Battle-damaged Enterprise NX-01
File:JL S2 Cloaked Klingon D7 Battle Cruiser.jpg|Cloaked Klingon D7 Battlecruiser
File:JL S2 USS Enterprise (refit).jpg|USS Enterprise (refit)
File:JL S2 Battle Damaged USS Enterprise (refit).jpg|Battle-damaged USS Enterprise (refit)
File:JL S2 Battle Damaged USS Enterprise (TOS).jpg|Battle-damaged USS Enterprise (TOS)
File:JL S2 Battle Damaged USS Reliant.jpg|Battle-damaged USS Reliant
File:Johnny Lightning S2 starships.jpg|Displayed Series 2 ships
File:JL Legends Of Star Trek Series 2 packaged.jpg|Packaged Series 2 ships
==== Series Three: Uncharted Territories ====
Released in ; packed on purple-backed cards; includes individually-labeled black metal display stands
* Borg Cube – includes pegs to allow more cubes to dock and form larger cube 
* Future USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D – from ; with removable saucer section
* – mirror universe repaint of Enterprise NX-01
* Romulan Bird-of-Prey Cloaked – translucent plastic
* – with removable saucer section
* USS Voyager NCC-74656 – with movable warp nacelles
File:JL S3 Borg Cube.jpg|Borg cube
File:Johnny Lightning S3 Borg Cubes docked.jpg|Eight docked Borg cubes
File:Johnny Lightning S3 Future Enterprise-D prototype.jpg|Future USS Enterprise-D prototype
File:JL S3 Future USS Enterprise 1701-D.jpg|Future USS Enterprise-D
File:JL S3 ISS Enterprise (NX).jpg|ISS Enterprise NX-01
File:JL S3 Cloaked Romulan Bird Of Prey.jpg|Cloaked Romulan Bird Of Prey
File:Johnny Lightning S3 USS Enterprise-D prototype.jpg|USS Enterprise-D prototype
File:JL S3 USS Enterprise 1701-D.jpg|USS Enterprise-D
File:JL S3 USS Voyager.jpg|USS Voyager
File:Johnny Lightning S3 starships.jpg|Displayed Series 3 ships
File:JL Legends Of Star Trek Series 3 packaged.jpg|Packaged Series 3 ships
==== Series Four: Battlestations! ====
Released in ; packed on red and black-backed cards; includes individually-labeled black metal display stands
* Borg Cube – with attached Borg sphere from 
* USS Defiant NCC-1764 – repaint of USS Enterprise (TOS) with "phaser blasts"
* – with attached "phaser blasts" and pearlescent white (typically "White Lightning") base color; repaint of USS Enterprise (refit)
* USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D – with atmospheric re-entry and battle damage from ; with removable saucer section
* USS Majestic NCC-31060 – repaint of USS Reliant with battle damage and pearlescent white base color
* USS Voyager NCC-74656 – with permanently lowered landing gear and movable warp nacelles
File:JL S4 Borg Cube + Sphere.jpg|Borg cube and sphere
File:JL S4 USS Defiant (TOS).jpg|USS Defiant (TOS)
File:JL S4 USS Enterprise 1701-A.jpg|USS Enterprise-A
File:Johnny Lightning S4 USS Enterprise-D atmospheric re-entry pre-production.jpg|Pre-production battle-damaged USS Enterprise-D
File:JL S4 Battle Damaged USS Enterprise 1701-D.jpg|Battle-damaged USS Enterprise-D
File:Johnny Lightning S4 USS Enterprise-D saucer separation.jpg|Battle-damaged USS Enterprise-D saucer separation
File:JL S4 USS Majestic.jpg|USS Majestic
File:JL S4 USS Voyager (landing gear).jpg|USS Voyager with landing gear
File:Johnny Lightning S4 starships.jpg|Displayed Series 4 ships
File:JL Legends Of Star Trek Series 4 packaged.jpg|Packaged Series 4 ships
==== Series Five: Sacrifice ====
Released in ; packed on red-backed cards with purple stripe on right; includes individually-labeled black metal display stands
* Enterprise NX-01 – with additional silver aztecing paint detailing on hull and "photons"
* Galileo II Shuttlecraft NCC-1701/7 – repaint of Galileo Shuttlecraft
* Klingon D7 Battlecruiser – with "explosions and torpedoes" 
* USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (refit) – post-auto-destruct remnants from 
File:JL S5 Enterprise NX-01.jpg|Enterprise NX-01
File:JL S5 Galileo II Shuttlecraft.jpg|Galileo II Shuttlecraft
File:JL S5 Battle Damaged Klingon D7 Battle Cruiser.jpg|Battle-damaged Klingon D7 Battlecruiser
File:Johnny Lightning S5 USS Enterprise refit auto-destruct prototype.jpg|Post-auto-destruct USS Enterprise (refit) prototype
File:JL S5 Self-Destruct USS Enterprise (refit).jpg|Post-auto-destruct USS Enterprise (refit)
File:Johnny Lightning S5 starships.jpg|Displayed Series 5 ships
File:JL Legends Of Star Trek Series 5 packaged.jpg|Packaged Series 5 ships
==== Series Six: Ships Of The Line ====
Released in November 2008; packed on red-backed cards with green stripe on right; includes individually-labeled black metal display stands
* Borg Cube – with "phasers and explosions" on hull
* Romulan D7 Battlecruiser (TAS) – repaint of Klingon D7 Battle Cruiser with Romulan markings
* USS Excalibur NCC-1664 – repaint of USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (TOS)
* USS Yamato NCC-71807 – repaint of USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D; non-removable saucer section
File:JL S6 Borg Cube.jpg|Battle-damaged Borg cube
File:JL S6 Romulan D7 Battle Cruiser.jpg|Romulan D7 Battlecruiser (with incorrect stand)
File:JL S6 USS Excalibur.jpg|USS Excalibur
File:JL S6 USS Yamato.jpg|USS Yamato
File:Johnny Lightning S6 starships.jpg|Displayed Series 6 ships
File:JL Legends Of Star Trek Series 6 packaged.jpg|Packaged Series 6 ships 
=== Legends of Star Trek: White Lightning releases ===
Johnny Lightning's Legends of Star Trek starship miniatures were released in both standard decos (as listed above) and as rare "White Lightning" variants with alternate paint schemes. These variants were randomly packed into cases shipped to retailers and made up "less than two percent" of the production run. 
Excepting Series Five, all White Lightning releases were retailed in the same packaging as the regular releases.
==== Series One ====
All ships are painted "pearlescent white" instead of the standard base color.
* Enterprise NX-01
* Galileo Shuttlecraft
* Klingon D7 Battlecruiser
* Romulan Bird-of-Prey
* USS Enterprise NCC-1701
* USS Reliant NCC-1864
File:JL White Lightning S1 Enterprise NX-01.jpg|Enterprise NX-01
File:JL White Lightning S1 Galileo Shuttlecraft.jpg|Galileo Shuttlecraft
File:JL White Lightning S1 Klingon D7 Battlecruiser.jpg|Klingon D7 Battlecruiser
File:JL White Lightning S1 Romulan Bird-of-Prey.jpg|Romulan Bird-of-Prey
File:JL White Lightning S1 USS Enterprise.jpg|USS Enterprise
File:JL White Lightning S1 USS Reliant.jpg|USS Reliant
File:Johnny Lightning S1 White Lightning ships.jpg|Packaged Series 1 White Lightning ships
==== Series Two: Red Alert ====
All ships have an identical paint scheme to the standard releases but a tiny Starfleet "Delta Shield" logo is painted onto the ship's lower hull.
* Enterprise NX-01 with Battle Damage
* Klingon D7 Battlecruiser Cloaked
* USS Enterprise NCC-1701 with Battle Damage
* USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (refit)
* USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (refit) with Battle Damage
* USS Reliant NCC-1864 with Battle Damage
File:Johnny Lightning S2 White Lightning Delta Shield.jpg|"Delta Shield" on the battle-damaged Enterprise NX-01
File:JL White Lightning S2 Cloaked Klingon D7 Battlecruiser.jpg|"Delta Shield" on the cloaked Klingon D7 battlecruiser
File:JL White Lightning S2 Battle Damaged USS Enterprise.jpg|"Delta Shield" on the battle-damaged USS Enterprise
File:JLLOSTWave2WLEntPack.jpg|"Delta Shield" on both USS Enterprise (refit) models
File:JL White Lightning S2 Battle Damaged USS Reliant.jpg|"Delta Shield" on the battle-damaged USS Reliant
File:JL Legends Of Star Trek Series 2 packaged.jpg|Packaged Series 2 White Lightning ships
==== Series Three: Uncharted Territories ====
* Borg Cube – green translucent plastic with silver detailing
* Future USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D – "cloaked" translucent plastic
* ISS Enterprise NX-01 – "cloaked" translucent plastic
* Romulan Bird-of-Prey – bird of prey logo painted onto "cloaked" translucent plastic
* USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D – painted pearlescent white instead of standard base color, gray hull detailing
* USS Voyager – painted pearlescent white instead of standard base color
File:JL White Lightning S3 Borg Cube pre-production.jpg|Pre-production Borg cube
File:JL White Lightning S3 Borg Cube.jpg|Borg cube
File:JL White Lightning S3 Cloaked Future USS Enterprise-D.jpg|Cloaked Future USS Enterprise-D
File:JL White Lightning S3 Cloaked ISS Enterprise NX-01.jpg|Cloaked ISS Enterprise NX-01
File:JL White Lightning S3 Cloaked Romulan Bird-of-Prey.jpg|Cloaked Romulan Bird-of-Prey
File:JL White Lightning S3 USS Enterprise-D.jpg|USS Enterprise-D
File:JL White Lightning S3 USS Voyager pre-production.jpg|Pre-production USS Voyager
File:Johnny Lightning S3 White Lightning ships.jpg|Packaged Series 3 White Lightning ships
==== Series Four: Battlestations! ====
All ships are painted silver instead of the standard base color.
* Borg cube – with attached Borg sphere
* USS Defiant NCC-1764 – with attached "phaser blasts"
* USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A – with attached "phaser blasts"
* USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D – with atmospheric re-entry and battle damage and removable saucer section
* USS Majestic NCC-31060 – with battle damage
* USS Voyager NCC-74656 – with permanently lowered landing gear and movable warp nacelles
File:JL White Lightning S4 Borg Cube + Sphere pre-production.jpg|Pre-production Borg cube and sphere
File:JL White Lightning S4 USS Defiant.jpg|USS Defiant
File:JL White Lightning S4 USS Enterprise-A pre-production.jpg|Pre-production USS Enterprise-A
File:JL White Lightning S4 USS Enterprise-D early pre-production.jpg|Pre-production USS Enterprise-D
File:JL White Lightning S4 USS Enterprise-D pre-production.jpg|Pre-production USS Enterprise-D
File:JL White Lightning S4 USS Majestic pre-production.jpg|Pre-production USS Majestic
File:JL White Lightning S4 USS Majestic.jpg|USS Majestic
File:JL White Lightning S4 USS Voyager pre-production.jpg|Pre-production USS Voyager
File:Johnny Lightning S4 White Lightning ships.jpg|Packaged Series 4 White Lightning ships
==== Series Five: Sacrifice ====
Unlike all other waves, Series Five White Lightning packaging had a white strip covering part of the purple stripe on the right side of the package's front, to make them more easily identifiable.
* – repaint of Series Five Enterprise NX-01
* Columbus Shuttlecraft NCC-1701/2 – repaint of Shuttlecraft Galileo II 
* USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (refit) – post-auto-destruct remnants with orange, yellow, and red painted detail in the "damage"
* Klingon D7 Battlecruiser – painted purple detailing on dorsal hull areas including bridge, no molded "torpedoes" or "explosions" 
File:JL White Lightning S5 NX-02 Columbia.jpg|Columbia NX-02
File:JL White Lightning S5 Columbus Shuttlecraft.jpg|Columbus Shuttlecraft
File:JL White Lightning S5 Galileo-Columbus Shuttlecraft factory error.jpg|Columbus/Galileo II factory error
File:JL White Lightning S5 USS Enterprise refit auto-destruct.jpg|USS Enterprise refit (post-auto-destruct)
File:JL White Lightning S5 Klingon D7.jpg|Klingon D7 Battlecruiser
File:Johnny Lightning S5 White Lightning ships.jpg|Packaged Series 5 White Lightning ships
==== Series Six: Ships Of The Line ==== 
* Borg Cube – green translucent plastic with silver detailing and orange "explosions" on hull
* Romulan D7 Battlecruiser – painted pearlescent white instead of the standard base color 
* USS Excalibur NCC-1664 – painted pearlescent white instead of the standard base color
* USS Yamato NCC-71807 – painted pearlescent white instead of the standard base color
File:JL White Lightning S6 Borg Cube early pre-production.jpg|Pre-production Borg cube
File:JL White Lightning S6 Borg Cube pre-production.jpg|Pre-production Borg cubes
File:JL White Lightning S6 Borg Cube.jpg|Borg cube
File:JL White Lightning S6 Romulan D7.jpg|Romulan D7 Battlecruiser
File:JL White Lightning S6 USS Excalibur.jpg|USS Excalibur
File:JL White Lightning S6 USS Yamato.jpg|USS Yamato
File:Johnny Lightning S6 White Lightning ships.jpg|Packaged Series 6 White Lightning ships
==See also==
* Star Trek starship miniatures
* Star Trek model kits
== External link ==
* - official website
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