While the distribution of the resurrected Star Wars Micro Machines line has been good so far, it's looking more and more likely that later releases may not make their way down here to New Zealand. For that reason, I was lucky to have my buddy Daniel source the latest "Clone Clash" and "Resistance Base" packs from the US for me.
Both packs feature entirely new sculpts for the line - the AT-TE and Hailfire Droid in the "Clone Clash" pack, and the Resistance Landspeeder in the "Resistance Base" pack. While the Resistance Troop Transport is technically a repack (being contained in the earlier "Space Pursuit" Deluxe Pack), this is its first appearance in a fully polychromatic (not gold) paint scheme. Likewise, while the Republic Gunship and Poe's X-Wing Fighter are both repacks (appearing in the "Clone Army Raid" and "First Order Attacks" packs respectively), they now appear in the new 'Gold Series' deco.
Like all of the miniatures in this line so far, the sculpting and paintwork continues to be of an exceedingly high quality. While a little warping can occur, this is easily remedied with the old hot water / cold water trick. There have been a glut of earlier packs on store shelves, however - so I only hope that the line is patronised enough to convince Hasbro to keep up production as we head into the future.
Like all of the miniatures in this line so far, the sculpting and paintwork continues to be of an exceedingly high quality. While a little warping can occur, this is easily remedied with the old hot water / cold water trick. There have been a glut of earlier packs on store shelves, however - so I only hope that the line is patronised enough to convince Hasbro to keep up production as we head into the future.
