This article needs additional citations for. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: – ( May 2008) Micro MachinesTypeModel carInventor(s)Clemens V. Hedeen, Jr., Patti Jo Hedeen, Ned Cain (Fun Maker/Hedeen and Companies)Company(now part of )CountryAvailability195–2016MaterialsMetal and plasticSloganRemember if it doesn't say Micro Machines, it's not the real thing! (1987)Micro Machines: The Original Scale Miniatures, also called Micro Machines or simply The Micros, are a line of toys originally made by (now part of ) in the mid-1980s and throughout the 1990s. Galoob licensed the idea behind Micro Machines from Clemens V. Hedeen & Patti Jo Hedeen, American toy inventors from Wisconsin.

Micro Machines were tiny scale component style 'playsets' and vehicles that were slightly larger than. Early Micro Machines television commercials were famous for featuring actor, who was (at the time) listed in the as the world's fastest talker. Ladder truck with movable outriggers, ladder and opening doorsMany different styles of Micros were made including all the popular and of the times,. The Tuff Trax series contained many of the popular TNT Motorsports, including the influential truck. And models were also made, as were models from other including,. And themed toys were also released.

Get the best deals on Micro Machines when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. Free shipping on many items Browse your favorite brands. Make Offer - Micro Machines #18 Micro Lights 1989 Rare!! Nomad Wagon Willys Hot Rod. 1997 Micro Machines military troops Combat troops #23 unopened. $9.95 5d 19h. Introduced by the fast-talking Micro Machines Man, and featuring over 1,000 Micro Machines - including some never before seen cars, the Micro but Many book is a rare curation of the most loved Micro Machines from the 1980s and 1990s.

After being bought by Hasbro, Winner's Circle and themed cars and playsets were added.While the Micro Machines collection was known primarily for sizing down automobiles, it also featured several playsets including 1991's fold-out Super Van City. Licensed character products would often be fold-open heads including miniature characters and vehicles interactive with their playset environment. Micro Machines also utilized several diverse features such as color-changing cars and 'Private Eyes' vehicles that even allowed one to peek inside and view an illustration of the contents.One of the many Micro Machines product lines was the Insiders series. Incredibly popular in the late 80s and early 90s, the Insiders series featured a small vehicle inside the standard size Micro Machine. The body and chassis of the larger vehicle connected via a hinge.

Opening the larger revealed the smaller, which was a different model of car.Micro Machines released a special Presidential Limousine series, which used President 's 1950 Bubble top limousine. President 's or the X-100 convertible limousine, and President 's 1977 was featured in series done in 1989.For 3 to 4 years Micro Machines was the largest selling toy car line in the US with total dollar sales exceeding the combined sales of the next top-selling lines:, and.Micro Machines had a well-known advertising campaign in the 1980s involving fast-talker. The commercials featured pitches in his trademark speedy style and ended with the slogan 'If it doesn't say Micro Machines, it's not the real thing!' .In the 1990s, transforming playsets were released.

Some could transform from one playset to another, such as a factory to a test track. Others could transform from giant vehicles to playsets, such as a 6x6 to a jungle. Earlier ones included one that could transform from a toolbox to a city.

Another innovative release was a line of special boats in the 1990s. While past boats had merely sunk and were not intended for water use, these new sets could actually float. This section does not any. Unsourced material may be challenged and.Find sources: – ( May 2011) Interest in collecting Micro Machines has not reached the level of interest in collecting. One possible reason is that toys are too new; not enough time has passed for collectors to develop an interest.

Another reason is that one had to buy a pack at a time and typically only one would be a new model in any given year. Most sets are worth less than the $5 retail, though some like can command over $10, and the set of three are on eBay stores for $50. The rare US version of the action fleet Aliens dropship has been asking over $70. Some rare Star Trek sets and ships are being sold for $100 to $370 online. Some of the hardest to find packages of cars have commanded prices around $100.

Those packages often contain prototypes never released to the public. Often large lots can be had for pennies per vehicle.Micro Machines kept sealed in the package take up a lot of space, so many collectors store them in other containers. Some collectors use one of the original showcases for Micro Machines while other store their collections in fishing tackle boxes.Some individual cars such as the SVO Mustang have changed hands for over $25 in the early 2000s, though with the appearance of traders who have nearly every vehicle for sale all the time, it is uncommon to see values over $5 for any one vehicle. However, there are some rare models that continue to trade at high values, such as the collector #CE3R Corvette from 1999.

Some military vehicles are remarkably valuable models: those made with accurate markings or Soviet equipment such as the T-80BV. Civitatem free download. Rarer collections such as Star Trek or Star Wars are also valuable. A solid gold Star Trek model that was a grand prize in a drawing sold for over $5,000.Cars can be identified by the name Galoob on the undercarriage.Popular culture Micro Machines were featured in the 1990 Christmas movie, starring Macaulay Culkin.

In the movie, Culkin's character sets dozens of Micro Machines at the bottom of a flight of stairs as a hazard for a pair of bungling burglars. This trap was also featured in, though it's referred to generically as 'Toys'.Revivals First revival The Micro Machines brand was revived for a few years in response to the popularity of the similar brand. Hasbro also opted to use many fantasy castings in the revival. The revival only lasted a couple of years.The brand 'Micro Machines' has also been incorporated into the packaging of the popular ' 3-inch vehicle range.The Micro Mayhem is a stop-motion animation, in which the characters are played by Micro Machines. Second revival With the release of the movie, Hasbro released a new set of themed Micro Machines.

This second revival lasted only a year; no more sets were released after.History The idea for Micro Machines was conceived by Clemens V. Hedeen, Jr and Patti Jo Hedeen in their toy shop of Fun City USA in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin shortly after they got into the toy business. The inventors talked with someone from Galoob at Toy Fair who said they wanted to develop a new, reasonably priced car line. Work was done with their model maker/designer, to prepare 24 micro cars and packaging.The first and only company that the Hedeen’s sent prototypes to was Galoob. They loved it and wanted to go to contract immediately.

Saul Jodell and David Galoob were the masterminds behind marketing Micro Machines. Their vision at Galoob drove Micro Machines to become best-selling toys.Micro Machines thrived for years until Hasbro bought Galoob and Micro Machines for their Star Wars line and eventually put the line on the shelf. Micro Machines have been released periodically since then, but have had limited success since their original release.Patti Jo Hedeen no longer invents toys. Clemens Hedeen still works on toy inventions, with his now wife Kay Hedeen at FunCity USA.See also. The 'Micro Machines Man'References.