Jonny Quest Models

Models from The Shape of Things

These models form an interlocking set; the complete scene is represented on the cover of the boxes. Scans and info courtesy of Dan Johnson; check his website for some examples of completed models.

Sculpted by Steve West, based on a Doug Wildey design, and officially licensed by Hanna-Barbera. Cast by Matt McWhirt in 1994, originally as resin kits; later as cold-cast porcelain. The kits were released in the following order (numbers in parentheses indicate number of parts in the kit).

Jonny (7)
Hadji (7)
Race (4)
Dr. Quest (4)
Bandit (1) - This was a special collector's edition limited to 750 copies, and stood about 6 inches high. Here are some photos of the model from fellow JQ fans Terry Kelly, Louis Szabo, and several other sources.

This link takes you to a page where you can see images of the full set of models, as built and painted by fans.

Select a boxtop image below to see a larger version of the image.

Dan also reports that included in the "Race" Bannon model was the following note giving tribute to Doug Wildey, who passed away in 1994.

Select a link below to see the images of the model kit contents as they arrived in the kits. As you can see, these models were high-quality items, with lots of attention to details,
Jonny Quest model kit image, Hadji model kit image, Dr. Quest model kit image, Race Bannon model kit image, image of base that came with Race Bannon model kit

Here's an image of a partially-assembled model of Jonny

Models from Anubis Productions

Scans and info courtesy of Dan Johnson; check his website for some examples of completed models.

Select the boxtop images to see larger versions of the boxtop images.

resin, sculpted by Dave Schwirian, in 7 parts

resin (with brass rods for the legs), sculpted by Dave Barkovitz, in 11 parts. Select this link to see several views of the model after it has been assembled and painted.

Models from Mark Klingerman

The picture on the left is the Amphibious Monster from "The Sea Haunt". The pictures on the right are the "Robot Spy" Spider model from the episode of the same name. Note the scale of the model as compared to Hadji from "The Shape of Things" collection. Both models were built by Mark Klingerman, who provided the images and the information below.
(Click on the images to see larger versions.)

I asked Mark about the construction of the Robot Spy model after having seen it up for auction on eBay, and he replied:
"The eye is a 2 1/2 inch plastic ball. The legs are 1/4 inch steel rods bent to the right shape. The antenna are made out of wire and 2 buttons. It measures 15 inches tall and 21 inches across." And, after a bit more conversation, Mark told me the tale of the two models you see here.

SST Jet (aka Dragonfly)

The Quest SST jet (aka the "Dragonfly" in "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest"; in the Classic JQ episodes, it did not have a specific name, but was used quite a bit.) This is the plane seen in the opening credits in Classic JQ.

Scans and info courtesy JQFC member Dan Johnson. Select image to see larger version.

Here are more pictures of another scratch-built SST model. This one was seen on the auction site eBay, and was accompanied by the following text.
This huge, scratch built model has been professionally assembled and painted to scale and comes with a weighted removable stand. This model measures 22" long X 12" tall X 9" wide (with stand included.) It is made of PVC, acrylic plastic, polyester resin, fiberglass, aluminum and steel. Nothing about this model is flimsy. The front wing stabilizers and induction scoop are aluminum while the wings and rear stabilizer are made of acrylic. The nose cone is made of solid steel and the entire model has been fiberglass filled. The model has been painted with white and black enamel. The base is chromed steel circle that is covered with a shadow image of the plane in textured black plastic. An aluminum support arm easily holds the plane in place for show. The base also has a felt pad to protect any surface that it rests on.

Select the links below for photos that appeared with the auction.
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Here are images from yet another SST model; this one from a company called "Monsters in Motion". They are on the 'net at www.monstersinmotion.com; and here's the link to the SST item in their catalog
Select the links below for photos:.
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Bandit

This was sculpted in regular white Sculpey by Dan Perez of Dan Perez Studios. This sculpture has won First Place (Advanced Level) at the July 1996 quarterly IPMS Houston contest. (Height: 1 1/2 inches (4 cm), width: 1 1/4 inches (3 cm), length: 2 1/4 inches (5 1/2 cm), medium: Polymer clay, paint: Acrylic)

Select image to see a larger version.

You can visit Dan Perez Studios on the 'net at www.danperezstudios.com

Japanese "Hanna-Barbera Collection"

This set of figures is from the recently-released "Hanna-Barbera Trading Figures Collection" from the Asunaru company, Japan. Select the following links to see

There are apparently 6 figure sets in each volume, with quite a few volumes being prepared for release. It is not known if any additional Jonny Quest character figures will appear.
Images and info courtesy Jim Alexander.

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