>>10384946>>10385730I feel like MGS is the only Star Wars line right now that actually "gets" what made Star Wars toys fun for kids and adults back in the 70s, 80s and 90s. First of all, kids can actually afford them. Maybe they're a little expensive for the size, but compared to what? More importantly though, they keep the play pattern from the Kenner line: take a character, put them in a vehicle, they go somewhere, you take them out of the vehicle, and then you take them out of the vehicle.
That's what made Star Wars a unique line for such a long time. On the rare occasion that Hasbro puts out a Vintage Collection vehicle these days, it's too big for a kid to play with, and cost-prohibitive for anyone but adult collectors to buy. Black Series are for adults who want something cool to pose and put on a shelf. They're fine but I don't think kids play with them, and Hasbro's only attempt at doing vehicles died with Toys R Us and the Disney sequel trilogy line. Not that it matters, because a kid can't afford a 3 foot wide TIE Fighter, and how would they play with it anyway?
In the 90s, when there were no Star Wars toys on shelves, the only Star Wars toys on shelves were Micro Machines. They had playsets that were like shrunk down ones like you'd see in the 80s, but the Action Fleet line is basically the same thing as MGS. For a kid in the 90s who couldn't afford the vintage stuff that was a godsent until POTF2 arrived. I don't think we're ever going to see a golden era for 1/18 Star Wars come back, though.
