I have set this thread up to document the Vintage SW Micro Line of Ships as i pick then up over 2011

To kick it off here is the Micro X Wing that i recently picked up.

I have added lots of pictures for those who may not have seen or know much about these and i've also included comparision pictures with the full size Vintage X-Wing.

If anyone has pictures of the other Micro Ships and can add them to this thread that would be awesome i know Ive only ever since poor / small pictures of them on the net prior to picking this one up and i personally always enjoy seeing detailed pictures of items

Cheers Jay

Very nice Jay, good pics and I'm glad you showed the comparison with the regular X Wing - the sculpts are really close. Also, never knew it had tht push button feature to simulate a direct hit lol! Would love to get one of these one day to go with my other X Wings. Are you still going for a run of the die-cast ships on MOC too?

Seeing that makes me wish I still had the prototype snowspeeder. Those things are just cool.

Artoo_Detour wrote:

Very nice Jay, good pics and I'm glad you showed the comparison with the regular X Wing - the sculpts are really close. Also, never knew it had tht push button feature to simulate a direct hit lol! Would love to get one of these one day to go with my other X Wings. Are you still going for a run of the die-cast ships on MOC too?

Yeah still looking for Die Cast MOC's bro im not rushing it just taking my time i have a few leads on the go at the moment so i hope to have landed 1 or 2 more in the next few weeks

You can add me to the list who didnt know it had the exploding feature as well lol

Its actually a very cool toy imo as its small its a great ship to make use of a spare piece of space in a collection room

Chris_J wrote:

Seeing that makes me wish I still had the prototype snowspeeder. Those things are just cool.

WOW Chris that sounds like a killer piece im assuming you sold it on? Do you still have any pictures of it?

Jay

I was also pleasantly surprised to see this:

I wonder if Palitoy or any other distributor had their 'own' micro line as well??

Guys may I ask what is the ball park price range for a decent Mint In Box Millennium Falcon with a presentable box for display?

Very nice AJ! Love the Tie and Snowspeeder! I dont think the Micro line was issued in the UK? I'm not sure though i will have to check but i dont think Palitoy produced them.

Chancellor_Peter wrote:

Guys may I ask what is the ball park price range for a decent Mint In Box Millennium Falcon with a presentable box for display?

Hi Peter

The falcon is by far the hardest to find and was a Sears Exclusive in the USA and also released via Toltoys in OZ.

Ball park your looking at between £200 - £300 for a decent complete ungraded Falcon. Its certainly a lot more expensive that the other 3 ships.

Hope that helps.

Cheers Jay

jaymassive619 wrote:

The falcon is by far the hardest to find and was a JC Penny Exclusive in the USA and also released via Toltoys in OZ.

Sears exclusive? http://theswca.com/images-toys/micro/micro-falcon.html

aussiejames wrote:

jaymassive619 wrote:

The falcon is by far the hardest to find and was a JC Penny Exclusive in the USA and also released via Toltoys in OZ.

Sears exclusive? http://theswca.com/images-toys/micro/micro-falcon.html

I always mix the 2 up for some reason lol

Micro Snowspeeder - JC Penny Exclusive!

Micro Falcon - Sears Exclusive!

jaymassive619 wrote:

Hi Peter

The falcon is by far the hardest to find and was a Sears Exclusive in the USA and also released via Toltoys in OZ.

Ball park your looking at between £200 - £300 for a decent complete ungraded Falcon. Its certainly a lot more expensive that the other 3 ships.

Hope that helps.

Cheers Jay

Jay, roger to that ball park figure. When converted to my local currency that will be between 979.58 to 1,469 Malaysian Ringgit for a decent ungraded MIB Micro Collection Millennium Falcon! :scratch: Its as good as buying a MIB Vintage Star Wars Millennium Falcon for my 3.75" to 4" Mini Action Figures! Then again its a Sears Exclusive (US) and a Toltoys Exclusive (Australia) piece.

Just to share a bit of Vintage Star Wars toy History with you guys. This very piece was actually ON SALE in Malaysia back in July - August 1983 at selected toys shops who brought in lots of Vintage Kenner RETURN OF THE JEDI toys at that time. I really wished I have gotten that piece back in the day, but there were other items to get and I was on a Secondary School boy's limited allowance..

P.S. It packaging was the US Kenner box.

Jay, wish I did have the pix of it yet and yhea it was sold off. Actually it changed hands twice already. The guy who bought it only needed the prototype figure that came with it and then flipped the snowspeeder by itself. Don't know who owns it now. But all the action features worked on it, wings falling like it was shot and everything. Thats what happens when you get laid off from work for 6 months and need cash bad.

Jay--Cool pics of the micro X-wing. I never really paid too much attention to this line, but after seeing the pics in this thread, it actually looks like a pretty interesting collection. I was surprised how closely they were modeled after the original size toys. Its almost an exact match for the original, only shrunken down.

Looks like they could make for a very cool display as a side focus. Something to think about if I ever get my loose collection completed. Thanks for sharing.

Brad

Fantastic thread.

I thought about the Micro line as a focus a few years back.

Think they look great

I forgot to add the picture showing the crash mechanism so here it is

Thought I'd bump up this thread with my first Micro vehicle - the X-Wing which I'm really impressed with But I was a bit curious about some of the COO information on the box...

The box states that the mini-figures might've been made in Singapore, Canada, Mexico or UK. Anyone know any info on these factories and did they produce other SW toys? I guess the mini-figures are too small for a COO stamp. But it would've been cool to see 'Made In Singapore' stamped as a coo! I noticed James, earlier on in the thread, had also posted some box coo info on an Australian distributed micro toy... so there seems to be some interesting connections to different countries with the micro range!



The vehicle has a COO stamp no problem:

This is the one I picked up in a lot of vehicles I purchased a few months back. It has a sticker advertising a cardboard back drop. Unfortunately the piece only came with the X wing, figure and cardboard insert. The X wing stickers weren't applied and they're not in the box. The micro collection is not my focus, I'd be interested in trading this piece if there's any interest.

Here is a prototype micro falcon:


note the unpainted canopy glass & lack of detail in the cargo area


& no copyright



Now- 2 production pieces ( 3 3/4" Chewy having a sunbake to show size scale)

note the unpainted canopy glass

& the stairs are different

I have a Toltoys version/variant.
Thanks to Dax for reminding me what to look for

I have the snowspeeder and TIE, which both with crash features. I've been collecting the micro stuff for a couple of years now as a nice side focus, I have a few of the playsets too.

Are the diecast considered part of this line?

James - that proto Millenium Falcon is just cool Nice find!

Andy - love the snowspeeder and tie, you should post your other sets if you get chance. I think one day I'd like to put a run of Micro together too

Tim Vader wrote:

Are the diecast considered part of this line?

Hi Tim, no, the micro-collection is very much its own series, with absolutely tons of cool stuff to collect:

http://theswca.com/index.php?action=proc_search&search_string=micro+collection

Artoo_Detour wrote:

James - that proto Millenium Falcon is just cool Nice find!

the micro-collection is very much its own series, with absolutely tons of cool stuff to collect:

nah the proto is on ebay for far more than I'll EVER spend on a Star Wars item.

Artoo_Detour wrote:

Andy - love the snowspeeder and tie, you should post your other sets if you get chance. I think one day I'd like to put a run of Micro together too

Thanks R2 - I've put pics of the other sets below but strictly speaking they should be in a thread of their own. I've also got a good run of the die cast MOC. Just missing the bomber, but I have a side focus on die-cast TIEs