Star Wars The Force Awakens Micro Machine Playset (Assorted R2-D2/Stormtrooper)

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The hapless Tantive IV snapped snuggly into place within the crane’s grabber, and the crane itself fully swiveled and was able to move up and down.

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We’re talking movable parts, amazing jumps, and hours of fun pulling off slick tricks with your favourite micro machines. The Super Micro Lights range took the concept further, with extra lights or even back-lit scenes in the vehicle’s window when activated! That’s what Insiders were: normal looking Micro Machines with a secret, even tinier vehicle hidden inside them. Busting open their craniums, the somewhat grisly gimmick revealed a playset that was either displayed upright or flat on the ground depending on the location.it brought back good memories of toy shelves filled top to bottom of these guys with the words “Think Big.

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It still blows my mind that so much can come from one little truck; it just meeps going and going when you unpack everything! Opening on hinges, one half of the Millennium Falcon consisted of the ship’s interior as seen in A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, albeit exponentially expanded. Imagine trundling around the city in your sweet new ride when the apocalypse hits – and suddenly, you’re surrounded by bloodthirsty gangs looking to steal your fuel and wheels.

Highway Warriors were standard Micro Machines vehiclea that came with bulky, armoured ‘shella’ that snapped on top of them, transforming the vehicle into a spiky, lethal, weapons-laden attack machine. This might not seem like much of a big deal considering the level of tech kids have access to right now, but this collection of Micro Machines with working head and tail lights were pretty mind-blowing back in the day. These cars felt like the future when they arrived; the colour schemes made even the more standard models feel unique too. One was in a similar vein to the Battle of Endor and Battle of Hoth playsets in that it was flat and included an action feature that was a part of the terrain; in this case it was the Sarlacc Pit Monster and a swiveling worrt (that Muppet-ish frog-thing for you non- Star Wars folk) outside a rather small Jabba’s Palace. And regarding size constraints, the designers pulled off a pretty nice-looking command bridge even if it has been scaled down considerably.

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Pushing Jabba’s dais forward opened the latch on the trapdoor that sent your figurines plummeting into the rancor pit that included, obviously, a rancor.Like the Dagobah playset, the C-3PO Transforming Playset is reminiscent of a Kenner Star Wars playset that preceded it. They were introduced in the early 1990's, prior to Hasbro's revival of the Star Wars action figure line. Remember when I said that the Millennium Falcon playset was the largest set at the time of its release?

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There were some incredibly surprising licensed Micro Machines sets released over the years – with sets based on (sometimes very adult) franchises such as Indiana Jones, James Bond, Star Trek, Aliens, Predator and Terminator 2. The neat part about all this was that the rancor actually had its own separate room with a sliding door just like the one from the movie; you could even have the door crush the rancor too, although, regrettably, the set did not come with a miniaturized version of everyone’s favorite corpulent and tragic rancor keeper, Malakili. Of them, the Cloud City playset managed to capture one of the most fondly remembered moments in The Empire Strikes Back. Each of these vehicles had a magnifying window on the roof, which kids could look through and see the ‘secret scene’ inside. While all these things are well and good, the inclusion of Boba Fett and Yoda — granted, in his corporeal form — figurines raises an eyebrow.In an ironic fashion, the fussy and well-mannered C-3PO opened up to reveal the drunken and cutthroat vice den he wasn’t even allowed to enter: the Mos Eisley Cantina. In Highway Warrior form, they weren’t exactly micro – but they were glorious machines of war (not unlike the vehicles in a classic 80s board game, Thunder Road – which made it onto our best retro board games list). The MM line also included figures (1/77th scale) and large playsets that could incorporate dozens of vehicles. Seriously, this toy is absolutely bursting with features, detail and miniature figurines and vehicles. However, with the coming of the ’90s came a Star Wars renaissance of sorts with Kenner leading the charge with an all-new line of toys.