TIE fighter's original color - Not what you think.....
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ILMwannabe
Active Member
Thanks much for that interesting find Gene!
You mean the Kenner Micro Collection vehicles, not Galoob's Micro Machines, I think?
red4
Sr Member
I didn't know Kenner ever released any micro vehicles for Star Wars. I'm pretty sure the red TIEs I saw are from Galoob. I could be wrong though, but that's my impression. Galoob had a pretty good monopoly on micro scaled Star Wars toys. They even had several scales of "microness". There were the ones that had removable pilots, and then there were much smaller ones that were only 2 to 3 inches long. They also produced a bunch of micro play sets. Some years ago, Galoob was bought by Hasbro, and then Hasbro released a few micro Star Wars vehicles in the last couple years. I honestly never heard of Kenner producing any micro Star Wars toys.
Kenner produced some diecast ships, and their diecast TIE was in fact more accurate a model than their big plastic ship meant for action figures.
Die Cast Imperial TIE Fighter (21 Back) - Star Wars Collectors Archive
But the only thing "micro" kenner produced for Star Wars was the so-called "Micro Collection" of tiny one-inch scale metal figures and set/ship playsets.
Micro Collection Toys
karl
Die Cast Imperial TIE Fighter (21 Back) - Star Wars Collectors Archive
But the only thing "micro" kenner produced for Star Wars was the so-called "Micro Collection" of tiny one-inch scale metal figures and set/ship playsets.
Micro Collection Toys
karl
red4
Sr Member
Well I'll be... I didn't know about those. However, the red TIE Interceptors I've seen are definitely... something else.
Apparently it's marketed as a Royal Guard's TIE Interceptor.
Star Wars Royal Guard Tie Interceptor Titanium Series Die-Cast Die Cast Diecast Metal 2 5/8" Galoob - RONS RESCUED TREASURES
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Jeff & Jeff's Pandemonium: Titanium goodness
I'm getting conflicting results as to what line these are from, so I'll break it down this way:
1. Galoob is the original inventor of Micro Machines. Within Micro Machines, they produced a line of Star Wars toys called Action Fleet.
2. Some internet results are saying the red TIE Interceptor is from the Action Fleet line by Galoob.
3. Hasbro eventually bought Galoob and did virtually nothing with the Micro Machines brand until recently when they released the Titanium series.
4. Some results are saying the red TIE Interceptor is from the Titanium series.
5. Here is a correction of my mistake: The red TIE Interceptor is much smaller than the line of Micro Machines Star Wars vehicles that had removable pilots. As such, the red TIE Interceptor does not have a removable pilot.
6. One way or another, Hasbro's recent Titanium series is meant to be a re-christening of the Micro Machines brand.
Apparently it's marketed as a Royal Guard's TIE Interceptor.
Star Wars Royal Guard Tie Interceptor Titanium Series Die-Cast Die Cast Diecast Metal 2 5/8" Galoob - RONS RESCUED TREASURES
Scroll a bit for this one:
Jeff & Jeff's Pandemonium: Titanium goodness
I'm getting conflicting results as to what line these are from, so I'll break it down this way:
1. Galoob is the original inventor of Micro Machines. Within Micro Machines, they produced a line of Star Wars toys called Action Fleet.
2. Some internet results are saying the red TIE Interceptor is from the Action Fleet line by Galoob.
3. Hasbro eventually bought Galoob and did virtually nothing with the Micro Machines brand until recently when they released the Titanium series.
4. Some results are saying the red TIE Interceptor is from the Titanium series.
5. Here is a correction of my mistake: The red TIE Interceptor is much smaller than the line of Micro Machines Star Wars vehicles that had removable pilots. As such, the red TIE Interceptor does not have a removable pilot.
6. One way or another, Hasbro's recent Titanium series is meant to be a re-christening of the Micro Machines brand.
MonsieurTox
Master Member
I think the new TIEs are black. It looks brownish on one of the toy pic because of the red ambiant light.
