Micro Machines
Set of Toy Vehicles
1987-1992 (manufactured)
1987-1992 (manufactured)
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These vehicles are from the Galoob Micro Machines series, subtitled The Original Scale Miniatures. Micro Machines were popular throughout the mid 1980s and 1990s, tiny scale component vehicles and associated transforming playsets. The vehicles came in many styles of popular cars and trucks, trains, emergency vehicles, tanks, boats, aeroplanes, helicopters and motorcycles. Licenced models from films such as Star Wars, Star Trek and Alien were also produced, as well as James Bond and Indiana Jones. For several years during their heyday, they were the best selling brand of toy car and inspired a series of popular video games, as well as being featured in the 1990 film Home Alone.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 25 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Micro Machines (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Injection moulded plastic for the body and wheels, spray painted and assembled with metal axles and screws. |
| Brief description | Set of 25 Micro Machines toys: 22 cars, 2 boats and a plane, Galoob, late 1980s - early 1990s |
| Physical description | Set of 24 Micro Machines toys: 21 cars, 2 boats and a plane, designed to be replicas of real vehicles, including sports cars, vintage cars, trucks, monster trucks, warships, speed boats, military planes, police cars and fire trucks. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Kristian Volsing |
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| Summary | These vehicles are from the Galoob Micro Machines series, subtitled The Original Scale Miniatures. Micro Machines were popular throughout the mid 1980s and 1990s, tiny scale component vehicles and associated transforming playsets. The vehicles came in many styles of popular cars and trucks, trains, emergency vehicles, tanks, boats, aeroplanes, helicopters and motorcycles. Licenced models from films such as Star Wars, Star Trek and Alien were also produced, as well as James Bond and Indiana Jones. For several years during their heyday, they were the best selling brand of toy car and inspired a series of popular video games, as well as being featured in the 1990 film Home Alone. |
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| Accession number | B.123-2011 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2012 |
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