Original Kit Issued: 1969 -71

Never Re-Issued

Actually inspired by a television show, based on the cult film fave,
this kit had an extremely short production run, and is therefore very
scarce. It is both difficult and expensive to come by.
The ORIGINAL kit BU
 I've seen crappy build-ups pull two bills!  
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I like the manta ray quality to the wings and fuselage. It makes it seem more likely as a vessel for navigating the tiniest of spaces through oceans of body fluids!

The detail and overall quality of this model seem lacking somehow. Perhaps that is due to it's minimalist 1970s cartoon prototype. The animation of that day was certainly not up to the stuff of today, and the designs were rather clunky and thick. The front end reminds me of a modern minivan.



The only decal


A Cockpit Close-up

The original 1969 kit
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Original 1969
kit instructions
ORIGINAL SPECS:
KIT # 831
SCALE: 1/96
PLASTIC: White and Clear
BOX SIZE: 13"X7"X2"
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FANTASTIC VOYAGE
UNIVERSAL PICTURES - 1966

Director: Richard Fleischer
Stars: Raquel Welch, Donald Pleasence

When a scientist is critically injured in a murder attempt by enemy agents, his resulting brain clot can only be operated on by shrinking a submarine and its crew down to microscopic size and injecting them into the scientist's body. They try to destroy the clot from within, but things don't go according to plan...

1966 Poster Art
Available HERE
The Proteus Crew working on a tough one.
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Based on Isaac Asimov's novel, this film is a real trip. The effects are almost psychedelic: the bloodstream looks like a lava lamp and the vessels and organs are coloured in muted pastel shades. Maybe a little more imagination could have made Fantastic Voyage exceptional; once you accept its one great idea you can second guess the film for the rest of the running time. For example, during the ear sequence the operating room has to be completely quiet, so what happens? Yeah, someone drops the scissors! Music by Leonard Rosenman. Watch for: James Brolin as a technician, and the great title sequence.X
Review by Graeme Clark for The Spinning Image
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"Shrunken Raquel still big."

More
FOUR WORD MOVIE REVIEWS
Here
CLICK the PROJECTOR
to see a TRAILER from
the 1966 FILM.
Provided by Sv BELL
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CLICK HERE to read the SCRIPT from the 1965 Film @ Online Horror and Suspense
 
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FANTASTIC VOYAGE
Sep. 1968 - Sep. 1970 ./. ABC




 
This hour-long Filmation episodic cartoon series picked up where the film left off, shrinking a brand new crew, led by Ted Knight and pressing them into service on a new miniature vessel, the Voyager. Each week found the crew exploring a new mystery and thwarting catastrophe in places no ordinary-sized heroes could possibly squeeze.
The Voyager Crew working on a tough one...
Here's an EPISODE GUIDE
from The Big Cartoon Database
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Kit pix courtesy of
eBay
Posters available from
AllPosters.com
Review courtesy of
The Spinning Image
Model kit occasionally available on
eBay