Episode I Miscellaneous Micro Machines

Along with the regular miniatures, Hasbro made 4 Hot Wheels-inspired podracer sets, each pod was larger than the normal Micro Machines. You could also buy the launchers, 2 medium-sized tracks, and 1 deluxe Boonta Eve track seen in the poster to the right.

They also released a slew of Build-Your-Own Podracer packs. Each set allowed for 2 complete podracers but with lots of extra parts leftover.

While these came in several colors, they only had a handful of molds in each pack. The first set of molds (first cardback photo) had the most unique pieces, whereas the second set (second cardback) had several reused molds. I still don't know how many color variations there are of these sets.

I've found at least 6 variants of the first set of molds and 3 variants of the second set of molds. Sometimes all of the colors are different, sometimes it's just the engines in the center that have different paintwork.

Hasbro released several role-playing sets for kids to enjoy. Among these was the Jedi Braid set which featured a braid, holoprojector, and a transparent blue Micro Machines Royal Starship. Now to me, this a really neat release, but it's only worth getting for serious collectors.

Note: This set was exclusive to Australia but found its way to secondary markets later on.

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