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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

See also
 Star Trek starship miniatures
 Star Trek model kits

External link 
 JohnnyLightning.com - official website
Collectible companies