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

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While all these things are well and good, the inclusion of Boba Fett and Yoda — granted, in his corporeal form — figurines raises an eyebrow. Notably the line included the E-Wing fighter from the Star Wars: Dark Empire saga and the Virago from Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire; the only Expanded Universe vehicles produced for this line. However, if you could keep hold of those minuscule vehicles, this special line of Micro Machines were great additions to the collection!

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During the entire run of the Star Wars Micro Machines toy line, there were two Jabba’s Palace playsets. It was an absolute joy to play with and meant you could engage in all manner of creative play if you had a selection of vehicles on hand. Despite revealing that your vehicles are – unsurprisingly – just empty plastic shells, rather than intricate and functional machinery, for the most part, these Micro Machines really did look and feel awesome. Some very fancy and futuristic models of car were used as the standout designs in the range too, with those beautifully colourful paint jobs giving them an extra layer of appeal.We’re talking movable parts, amazing jumps, and hours of fun pulling off slick tricks with your favourite micro machines. What could be cooler than a whole lorry that folds down out into a whole city for you to explore with your stunt cars? There were plenty of playsets out there (enough to recreate an entire planet), but there were some that truly stand out from the rest in regards to creative design, mechanics and pure fun. 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). 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.

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But given George Lucas’ tendency to constantly make changes to the original trilogy, we might just see Boba Fett ravage Endor soon enough.

Naturally, it’s a no-brainer that best part of the film be immortalized in the form of a plastic playset — and it hits all the right marks: Echo Base (with hangar room for vehicles)? It was a really neat concept, with a surprisingly large range of vehicles and scenes released, that truly brought these tiny little cars to life. 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.