Thursday, April 3, 2014

Micro Machines... the smallest wheels I own

So I don't know a whole lot of the history of MicroMachines... but I have a whole box of them from when I was younger.

I am not even sure if they have a specific scale, I just know that they are tiny.
My box contains a lot more that I have here, but it shows the wide variety of vehicles they made. From pick-up truck and semi-trucks, to muscle cars, rally cars, and even Formula cars.
One of my favorites is the Hemi Cuda police car. Always a fan of muscle cars... this is not one I would want to see if my rear-view mirror.
They also have a good level of detail for their diminutive size.
Just how small are they?

Here's a picture of that same Hemi Police car next to a 1/24 scale Hemi Cuda that I built some time ago. Just a little larger than the rear slicks on this particular one....


On a side note....

When taking pictures, be very careful how many things you are carrying...
The Cuda took a little bit of a fall as I was picking up, with some unfortunate results....
The hood was always loose, as it was a lift off, and the front bumper will pop right back in.
A little harder is the wheels. The rear "axle shaft" that runs the length of the rear member and holds the wheels on and snapped at one end. And the front wheel snapped the locating pin off too.
Again not that big of a deal. The main problem is the chunk of paint that cracked off of the front left corner. (hard to see in the picture). So maybe this one is a restoration candidate. Fix the run in the paint on the doors.