Produced by Galoob Toys in 1987 and currently owned by Hasbro, Micro Machines is a line of miniature scale vehicles and play sets. As well as producing their own vehicles Galoob held licenses for well-known TV and film franchises such as Star Trek, Star Wars, James Bond, Power Rangers and MIB, as well as producing a series of Rockinβ Wheels sets that featured the touring vehicles of famous bands such as AC/DC, Deep Purple and others.
TVTA is pleased to present selected new scans from an interesting Micro Machines catalogue I recently acquired: a 1990/91 unstamped dealer catalogue. It’s licensed to Ideal Toys from Lewis Galoob Toys, and was aimed at the French-speaking market. (This is my earliest so far catalogue for Micro Machines; the others can be seen in my post here)
Enjoy the images π
- Micro Machines Circuits. Ideal Toys. France. 1990.
- Micro Machines Town Playsets. Ideal Toys. France. 1990.
- Micro Machines Micro Monsters. Ideal Toys. France. 1990.
- Micro Machines Transformers. Ideal Toys. France. 1990.
- Micro Machines Transporters. Ideal Toys. France. 1990.
- Micro Machines. Mini Transporters. Ideal Toys. France. 1990.
- Micro Machines Pilots. Ideal Toys. France. 1990.
- Micro Machines Super Chromes. Ideal Toys. France. 1990.
- Micro Machines. Sound and Light Stations. Ideal Toys. France. 1990.
- Micro Machines Trains. Ideal Toys. France. 1990.
Thanks for getting micro with us π
…. and it sure is micro! The smallest toy I ever had, and loved was my Troll Doll. I made lots and lots of outfits for it.
Hey! A toy company in Toronto (Spin Master) just bought the rights to Rubik’s Cube for $65 million Canadian $$$$. Crazy!
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Cool! I remember the troll dolls. As for Rubik’s Cube – what a sensation that was, and all its derivatives. Not surprised it just sold for top $$$s then. Could never solve it myself, and was pleased if I managed to get just one side done π
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Lol! I never even got 1 side done. As the reporter said ” this maddening multi-coloured cube”.
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Hi there, I wouldn’t have doubted that for a moment! The” Starships” packs are cool but they do tend to lead to you getting duplicates of certain ships when you buy a double pack then have to buy another to get a ship you are missing. Sneaky Sith styled marketing if you ask me. At least the car and earthbound vehicle packs didn’t “Force” you to buy duplicates as often.
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Hi TVTA, I kinda like the vehicles with an interior – that is some serious detailing. I’ve got about half a dozen or so of the Star Wars starship packs but none of these classic packs.
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Hi FT. I have some ads for the Star Wars line, really cool sets.
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I’ll take the van, with the hidden missiles in back!
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That’s a good choice! I’ll take the X-Ray machines – they look like ghosts.
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These pictures from you mice-machines catalogue are brilliant, all the vehicles look great fun! π
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There was a lot of imagination at play when designing these. Brilliant to find this catalogue among a Matchbox, Corgi and Bburago lot I picked up π
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