Micro Collection Snowspeeder (JC Penney Exclusive)

RELATED LINKS 4-Up of Micro Snowspeeder Pilot Micro Snowspeeder Pilot Gray Paint Samples Unproduced Slave 1 Micro Collection Vehicle 3-Sided Micro Collection Store Display Micro Collection Shelf Talker Micro Collection Mock-Up Toy Fair Display Box Front Box Back (click to enlarge) Box Top and Side (click to enlarge) Catalog Entry Catalog Description: REBEL ARMORED SNOWSPEEDER Vehicle. As seen speeding to the rescue across the ice planet HOTH. SNOWSPEEDER cockpit opens and holds two die cast figures back-to-back. One steers while one mans the movable harpoon gun. It breaks apart when you push a button and will crash upon impact. Cords will make gun and body parts easy to reassemble. Includes two unique die cast figures. Ages 4 and up. Pat. No. D267,025 Source: 1983 Kenner Toy Fair Catalog Description: Along with the Micro version of the Millennium Falcon, the Snowspeeder was the rarest of all Star Wars Micro toys. This is because it was only available for a brief time during the Christmas season of 1982 (as a JC Penney exclusive) before the entire Micro line was cancelled for good. As a toy it wasn't much more interesting than the its Micro vehicle counterparts, the X-Wing and TIE fighters. However, it did have two figures instead of just one, which was neat, even if the they did look almost exactly alike. (Predictably, both were depicted wearing orange flight suits.) The break-apart feature was similar to those built into the X-Wing and TIE. To see the figures that came with this toy, click here. First Issued: late 1982 Re-issues: None

Description by:	Ron Salvatore
Photo:	Ron Salvatore
From the collection of:	Ron Salvatore
Country:	United States
Film:	Empire Strikes Back
Licensee:	Kenner
Year:	1982
Category:	Toys / Small Scale Toys / Vehicles

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