Joe's Curios Loose Micro Machines Collection & Artwork Stuff
Image 1: 1987 (Variants, production vehicles to match prototypes you have already.); Image 2: 1988 (Variants, playset vehicles catalog matching groups, missing Super 10 sets from my sealed you have.); Image 3: 1989 (Playset Vehicles, variants); Image 4: 1989 (Unreleased '89 Highway Warriors catalog sets 1-6, 2 prototypes in cabinet. Variants including ultra-rare "05" and yellow line vehicle (2 known).)
Image 5: 1989/1990 (Trains including 3 UK 1990s); Image 6: 1990 (Custom Speed Shop unreleased cars from Alex, Super 20 Loose (37 of 40), Variants, Playset vehicles, sealed Burger King 2-vehicle packs, prototype matching Private Eyes for SPCA prototype van in cabinet (See Image #121), #29 prototype catalog match production cars); Image 7: 1990/1991 (Tuff Trax '90 #20, #32, #33, #34, #57; '91 sets 6, 7, 8); Image 8: 1990/1991 (Triplesiders w/Insiders and minis - Note: '91 Chevys may not be available due to an agreement in place.)
Image 9: 1991 (Silver Limited (collected before fakes hit market, authentic), X-Rays, Imposters, Unreleased Adventures from catalog, magazine promotion vehicle, variant pair, early pre-production X-Rays - different from release); Image 10: 1992 (Sparkers, Famous Flyers, Drivers - w/ultra rare variants from Hong Kong, Military semi-truck matching production); Image 11: 1992 (Neon alternates, Neons w/variants, Reflectors, Ultra Movers); Image 12: 1993 (Variants, cabinet prototype matching production pieces)
Image 13: 1993 (Catalog Super Selects (Note: Set #5 was released and have sealed), Playset Ripcord Racers and Metro Center); Image 14: 1994 (Decos, playset vehicles, bagged oddities, variants, unreleased vehicles from Spring and Steer 4 and 5 (Super Monsters 9 and 10), full set unreleased X-Ray variant colors from set #5; Fast Food bagged monster variant.) Image 15: 1995 (Main-In vehicles, Prototype matching production vehicles, Playset Slot Cars, mini variants, playset minis, test shot/pre-production minis); Image 16: 1995/1996 (Hidden Bonus vehicles from 1995 and 1996 UK release - Some are unique from Hong Kong.)
Image 17: 1995 (Playset only vehicles); Image 18: 1996 (Playset vehicles, Hong Kong monster truck variants, Cap'n Crunch, Indiana Jones, McDonalds sealed.) Image 19: 1997 (Playset vehicles, variants, Rex's Truckstop playset semi, Pre-Production figures from Aliens); Image 20: 1998 (Playset vehicles, variants - some from hong Kong, Detroit Auto Show giveaway/variant.)
Image 21: 1997 (Best Of Series - Complete w/ultra rare variants from Hong Kong; Unreleased/Unknown Best Of Vehicles); Image 22: 1999 (Playset vehicles, semi truck matching vehicles, #36 Rock Band pieces w/unique Hong Kong variants.) Image 23: 1999 (NASCAR w/unique Hong Kong variants, playset vehicles); Image 24: 1998/1999 (Carabinieri vehicles including rare light-blue window variants from '98, playset vehicles, Hong Kong only helicopter - extremely rare (2 known).)
Image 25: 1999 (Variants - some unique from Hong Kong; all paired with normal production); Image 26: All Years (Variants - some unique from Hong Kong; all paired with normal production.) Image 27: All Years (Variants - some unique from Hong Kong; all paired with normal production.); Image 28: ~1996-1999 (Prototype wheels - Hong Kong)
Image 29: ~1996-1999 (See Image #28); Image 30: All Years (Argos and Color Changer Variants - some unique from Hong Kong; all paired with normal production.) Image 31: 2000 (Semi Trucks from USA and Europe/UK. Non-graphic haulers from Hong Kong - these can go since I have sealed in my keeps); Image 32: 1990/1991 (Triplesiders Prototype shells (with some differences from production) with production Insiders/minis - Full set of 1990 and Military green cargo truck from 1991.)
Image 33: 1999? (Mexican promotion using official castings - for bread/gum item, but unknown - full set sealed! Some loose too as repeats and variants); Image 34: 2000 (Numbered vehicles from mainline - complete for 3 missing sealed sets (Note: sealed collection #9 a recent find from China, uploaded to '00 page). Some other sets incomplete. Playset vehicle.) Image 35: 2001 (Playset vehicles w/some unreleased colors/casting variants from Hong Kong.); Image 36: 2001 (Movie Action Playset vehicles - complete set.)
Image 37: 2002 (Racing Action sets 1-4 and 6. These were from before I found them sealed. Very rare. Same with yellow Emergency set. Variants.); Image 38: 2002 (Playset vehicles. Extremely rare blue car included for Emergency Response HQ - 2-3 known.) Image 39: 2003 (Playset only vehicles, variants. Glow in the dark set. Unreleased tank from Hong Kong.); Image 40: 2004 (Magic Box cars - complete set with stickers/cards/wrappers, 5 sealed packs, Hasbro standard - all 8 from Italy release. Playset vehicles. Variants. 9 unknown vehicles presumably from the Magic Box series, but unreleased. Group of production vehicles with stickers applied for reference.)
Image 41: 2005 (Unreleased prototypes/decos - majority from former Hasbro employee located in Pawtucket, RI. No catalog known from this year, but purchased all available and maintained info from employee memory of set structures. Playset vehicles.); Image 42: All Years (Miscellaneous items. Mini collection of Tuckers and Jeeps. Loose personal favorites (some non-Micro machines), '05 variant Quad from Hong Kong. Errors.) Image 43: 2007 (These are all my 2007 loose items I have extra. Made available since I'm keeping these sets for now sealed. Extremely rare, Italy only.); Image 44: Unknown (Prototype figures from ToyStuf. Some unreleased designs.)
Image 45: 1999/2000 (Collection #1 vehicles; Unreleased production - Burger King planned release? Kept with original details as received from China. A full set is believed to be 24, but I only have 19. Alex Needham has the 5 missing vehicles. All 24 are unreleased color designs, but re-used castings.); Image 46: 1999/2000 (Collection #2 vehicles; See Image #45.) Image 47: 1999/2000 (Collection #3 vehicles; See Image #45.); Image 48: 1999/2000 (Collection #4 vehicles; See image #45.)
Image 49: 1999/2000 (Collection #5 vehicles; See Image #45.); Image 50: 1999/2000 (Vehicles from Collection #6 I think?; See Image #45. ) Image 51: 1998 (Indy 500 race cars - possibly decos - from China (same source as the Burger King unreleased cars).); Image 52: 1999/2000 (The gold VW is from the Burger King 24, but these are suspicious to me, so I keep them segregated. Obtained them from a trade with a collector that has been banned. However, he was unaware of the set origin, so maybe OK? No one except Alex and I are aware of the Burger King 24, so it gives credibility to these as authentic. They are supposedly from China, but appear as early deco paints. See image #45.)
Image 53: 2005 (These are more 2005s from the same Hasbro Employee for Image #41. However, these do not have identified set structure unfortunately. Some are from a Ripcord Racer series that was not released, but amazing designs! The ripcords are in Image #82); Image 54: Unknown (Prototype Stunt Maniacs from Richard, Prototype Imposter Ferrari, Unreleased Radicator from ToyStyuf, Prototype Crusher shells from ToyStuf, unusual gold monster trucks from a closed toystore in Spain I obtained salesman samples from.) Image 55: Unknown (Prototype Radicators, 2 "Best of" Chromers - unreleased/unique, unreleased production aircraft); Image 56: Unknown (Test shots from ToyStuf and Hasbro employee that I obtained the 2005 stuff from.)
Image 57: Unknown (Test shots from ToyStuf and same Hasbro employee.); Image 58: Unknown (Test shots from ToyStuf and same Hasbro employee.) Image 59: Unknown (Prototypes from ToyStuf, some unreleased; Hooters car is thought to be from '92 UltraFast, but cancelled - I have prototype and production versions of it. Corvette is a pullback with motor design. Green/white '69 Camaro is an unknown origin piece from Galoob.); Image 60: Unknown (Prototypes from ToyStuf, but NASCAR sample is from Hasbro employee. Electronics components go with large remote controls from ToyStuf in Image 125. Dark yellow-tinted X-Rays were originally clear I'm told, but no antioxidant used - test pieces. Note: M&Ms vehicles and mini launcher are meant to go in the sealed set I recently found and is offered to you already (See Excel '00 line #61 for sealed items.)
Image 61: Unknown (ToyStuf prototypes including 2 test shots for the unreleases 2nd series of Ship in a Bottles, military, Lights.); Image 62: Unknown (Unreleased production Dinosaurs - from Hong Kong - colors vary from National Geographic release. Pre-production packaging.); Image 63: 2005 (Unreleased from Hasbro employee - 2nd series Street Glows, including up-size circuit board for light-up, Ripcord Racer bikes (see Image #82 for cords), unreleased plow from 2002 playset); Image 64: 2000? (Unreleased vehicles from Hong Kong and China - likely part of a 2000 planned release that was canceled.)
Image 65: Unknown (Unreleased vehicles from Hong Kong - note: silver Mustang with black stripes is a duplicate to Burger King 24 (See Image #47).); Image 66: Unknown (Unreleased Hasbro vehicles from multiple sources including Hong Kong, Hasbro employee, and China. Gold camper is a variant with fish design on rear - unique.); Image 67: Unknown (Unreleased Hasbro vehicles from multiple sources. Variants. Green Jeep is from the unreleased single pack called Invasion Force - ultra rare.); Image 68: Unknown (Unreleased prototypes from ToyStuf. Incredible detail on these!)
Image 69: Unknown (Unreleased prototypes and experimental test shots from ToyStuf. Unreleased emergency vehicles are from Hong Kong.); Image 70: Unknown (Unreleased Hasbro vehicles from Hong Kong/China); Image 71: Unknown (Unreleased Tick pieces and test shots from the series, variants, and a few China items I found. Monster truck has very unusual large axle variation. Insider is a prototype.); Image 72: Unknown (Silver experimental pieces from ToyStuf. There are 10 sets of silver Tuff Trax. I kept the best here of all the sets I got from ToyStuf. These have resin visible in some areas, not plated. Galoob also did some gold test pieces too. See Image #122.)
Image 73: Unknown (Mono-color test shot pieces from China. I suspect the dark blue set was an intended release though since I've found 2-5 of each over time now.); Image 74: Unknown (Color Changers - many unreleased. Note: I did not collect these loose if I had them sealed, but I do have a few leftovers and ones I used for comparison. The full collection is available is buying loose and sealed together.); Image 75: Unknown (These are all the color changers in the cases in Image #74. The only vehicle I have never been able to find loose or sealed is the blue Mercedes on m2museum, but I have 2 here with different colors that are unique. I am actively looking for the missing Mercedes and have found a few with collectors, but have not been able to sway a deal.); Image 76: Unknown (These are how I received all the vehicles from Hong Kong. I kept a few original baggies sealed as a good reference point. I have pictures of nearly all the baggies from before I opened them if you need them. These baggies comprise a full set of 2002 Racing Action #6 alternate castings including the rarest #27 vehicle. The gold vehicles are unique and I believe were intended as a 2nd release to the mail-ins in '89. They all have blank chassis and are pre-production or possibly prototypes. Of all the vehicles from Hong Kong I got, only the gold pieces required extra effort to obtain since the seller wanted to keep them.)
Image 77: 1992/1993 (StockCar SuperStars (aka SCSS) - I am keeping these sealed, so these are all available. Though not complete, it's a great start since some of the unreleased pieces are included as well as the ultra rare RVs only sold in Austria.); Image 78: 1992 (This group may not be available. I am trying to decide if I want to keep the vehicles loose or not.); Image 79: Unknown (More recent (~2019) prototypes/decos (some unreleased) I've obtained from Richard in trade which means they came from ToyStuf originally.); Image 80: 1992 (Ultrafast series - these complete the full 9 sets loose when combined with those in the cabinet - see image #123 - Note I now have sets #8 and #9 sealed and they are offered in the '92 section of the Excel file for sealed sets. Note: These are all production pieces. Sets 1-4 in the cabinet are decos/prototypes.)
Image 81: Unknown (A group of slot cars from ToyStuf. I would recommend all slot cars (including Image #85) go together with the 5-Up pieces offered in the sealed Excel sheet for '91 and found here: https://www.joescurios.com/slot-cars1.html.); Image 82: Unknown (Unreleased/prototype playsets and ripcords for unreleased 2005 pieces. I believe the red box/shifter goes with the black and yellow vehicles in Image #59); Image 83: Unknown (Unreleased trains from China for the 1990 series as shown on the card back, test shots from ToyStuf (left on original boards as obtained) and an X-Ray Sprue.); Image 84: Unknown (Reference boards for wheels (all test shots) and approval boards for gold mail away and silver limited series. Note, the silver cars in Image # 9 can be used to complete this board. These are all from ToyStuf.)
Image 85: Unknown (More test shot boards from ToyStuf. Prototypes of Star Trek vessels from ToyStuf - some differences from production. Slot Car pieces that should go with Image #81. Look at the Links section of this site and go to the Highwayman Toys link to see these. ;) Very cool to have another reference to ToyStuf imo.); Image 86: Unknown (This is the carded Free Watch from ToyStuf mentioned in the promo section of the sealed set Excel list. Both are in the case. Chassis and wheel reference board from ToyStuf along with test shots too.); Image 87: Unknown (Binder of ToyStuf's collection if interested.); Image 88: Unknown (Another page view of that shown in Image #87.)
Image 89: Unknown (Test shots from ToyStuf - military themed.); Image 90: 1992/1993 (Some of my favorite '92/'93 Micro Village pieces, but all are available.) Image 91: 1992/1993 (Micro Village vehicle with normal production comparison vehicles); Image 92: Unknown (Recent variant finds I have started to pair. Some of these are unique finds, but could be Micro Village releases.)
Image 93: Unknown (Unreleased military Hasbro pieces I believe go together as sets with how I've bagged them. Highly desireable groupings and many are unique from Hong Kong. The sample card is for a playset arrangement.); Image 94: Unknown (Recent items from the storage facility find in China in 2021 - I bought all the loose that I spotted as unique. A truly amazing find! This was the facility that housed the Hasbro stuff once they shut down production. Apparently it was forgotten until a clean-out effort occurred in Guangzhou last year. Some have extras, but as you can see, many are unique too. I've only just recently started to sort these.); Image 95: Unknown (More pieces from the storage facility mentioned in Image #94.); Image 96: Unknown (These are factory culls from China and were from an earlier find. They do not have chassis or wheels. Some are very dramatic. All are different even if paired. The ones you may see on eBay are leftovers from what I bought.)
Image 97: Unknown (Variants I've not been able to pair with normal production vehicles yet. It takes a lot of effort to find the matching loose vehicles. Lol); Image 98: Unknown (These are what collectors refer to as inferior recasts. It appears these were made for local sales in China from the original casts. Some of the resin used was not sufficient and bits are missing which is where "inferior" comes from. The wheels and chassis pieces are usually not correct either.) Image 99: Unknown (These are the same type vehicles as in Image #98, but they all have tempos on them oddly including "Hotwheels". ); Image 100: 2003 (Some extra tiny tins loose. All are offered sealed for '03. Not sure what the yellow car is for. I need to look at it close. Could be a deco.)
Image 101: 1990 (A rare Bluebird bowl from the UK. Almost never seen.); Image 102: 1990 (Extra image to go with #101.); Image 103: 1990 (Extra image to go with #101.); Image 104: 2020/2021 (Jazwares errors and variants)
Image 105: 1991-1994 (Monster trucks with variant pairings including odd wheels found in Hong Kong.); Image 106: 1991-1994 (Loose monster trucks from Hong Kong); Image 107: 1991-1994 (Loose monster trucks from Hong Kong); Image 108: Unknown (Monster trucks from Hong Kong. Part of a group that fell through for a sale. Unreleased pieces in this group also found in Image #14.)
Image 109: 1991-1994 (Monster truck wheel errors and variants as received from Hong Kong.); Image 110: Unknown (Recent stuff from the China storage facility, but they appear to be routine production from 95/96? I have not looked at them close yet. There was a signed sample card with the group though.); Image 111: Unknown (Incredible signed sample hoard from the China storage facility. Absolutely incredible find! Nothing like this has ever surfaced before.); Image 112: Unknown (Back image of the baggie on the left in Image #111. These are individual baggies of vehicles from a promotion that didn't happen in France. I pulled out one of the sealed baggies in image #111 to show what each has with it for info.)
Image 113: Unknown (Unsearched items from the recent China storage facility find. A few may be decos from first look and many have Chinese characters on them likely for approvals/changes.); Image 114: Unknown (More unsearched stuff from the China storage facility. I think these are routine production though.); Image 115: Unknown (These appear to be approval/verification pieces from the same China storage facility.); Image 116: Unknown (Chinese writing on loose vehicles and a wild '99 Captain Crunch baggie! I've never seen one dated to 1999. Likely an approval that was canceled.)
Image 117: Unknown (Recent incredible finds from China. Some are unique castings too I believe.); Image 118: Unknown (My most recent stuff from China including a few unreleased Jazwares items. Test shots as well. I have one last package coming from China and will offer those items once I get them in.); Image 119: Mix (These are the 6 sets of alternates from 1989 sets 3, 5, 6, 8, 12, and 2 in the back - all are decos from ToyStuf); Image 120: Mix (This group includes unreleased '93 X-Rays #1 and the full set of LowRiders from 1992 that were not released. Note: the Corvette X-Ray is used in both sets 1 and 2 in the catalog, so I have an extra variant to the Ferrari Testarosa in place of it in this loose set. See the 1993 website page at the bottom for the sealed unreleased #2 set also offered. The white and red Amigo is a custom from Alex since I traded the original to Richard earlier. You can also see 2 unreleased Willys from the Ultra Movers line, a deco of the Insiders camper van and an unreleased International Travelall and camper. The trains are unreleased from ToyStuf, but not found int he catalogs. They are full prototypes. I am keeping the full size Jupiter at the back.)
Image 121: Mix (In this image, you can see the unreleased '93 Reflectors set vehicles which are unique decos here. Also, Reversibles #1 prototype from 1991 is present which was changed for the production release you can see on the "Macro Machines" page. The badge and Renault are prototypes from the Spanish Troopers set. You can see the unreleased SPCA Private Eyes truck too. '92 Classy Chromers #2 vehicles shown are decos. Note: All cabinet items are generally from ToyStuf for reference.); Image 122: Mix (There are 3 experimental gold vehicles from ToyStuf here. I believe these are duplicates to those shown in his collection images on my site. That's generally the rule with ToyStuf items. He rarely sells unique items. Unreleased '93 Neon Beach set is shown. Some pieces from the unreleased '93 Road Crews set are shown.); Image 123: Mix (The other vehicles from the unreleased '93 Road Crews set are in this image. Note: the white telephone truck is a custom from Alex Needham. I had it made in order to complete the collection. She still owes me the plow though. If you buy these, I'll let her know it will need to be shipped to you once complete. '92 UltraFast protos/decos from sets 1-4 are present along with 2 custom corvettes (yellow and black) as well from Alex Needham which match the catalog images for completion. The blue Sparklers are unreleased designs from 1992 and incredibly popular since shown in the catalog, but changed for production. The Barracuda is unique. There are 2 of the sparkler Lamborghinis. The sparklers came from Hong Kong. The rare Drivers vehicles from 1992 are decos. I have production for these in Image #10. I suspect the Hooters car was canceled, but planned for UltraFast #2 or #3. See Image #59 for the production version. The Hooters car to the left is a non-Micro Machines and likely why Galoob canceled their own version since they were too late to license it maybe. Note: the "Vetta 7" car is a custom from Alex Needham matching the catalog design.); Image 124: Unknown (These are my prototype Turbo Talkers Macro vehicles from ToyStuf. The haulers are from '91 I believe, but mechanicals were too fragile for production. They are unique. Note: I am going to keep the "Race Team" one on the left since it goes with my '91 semi truck Race Team collection sealed I'm keeping.)
Image 125: 1990-1992? (My prototype and unreleased Monster trucks. I can explain more about these if interested. The back row vehicles were a planned Micro Machines remote control series and each is different. They are supposedly functional, but I've never tried to run them. Some are wooden blocks for the shells and some are just the shells. These are amazing in person and a testament to the artistic design ability of Galoob in my opinion.); Image 126: 1989/1990/2005 (These are all test shots from Galoob and Hasbro including Deluxe/X-Rays vehicles and a few 3-Ups. The later Hasbro test shots include paint surface test shots intended for artwork, but were not used. There are also the more routine mold test pieces too. These 2005 test shots compliment the finished unreleased pieces in Image #41 really well!); Image 127: Unknown (Test shots and clay/resin up-size pieces from Galoob and Hasbro. The McDonald's pieces are Galoob from '96. An amazing group in need of some organized curating. Some are non-Micro Machines, but were from the same source as the McDonald's pieces. They were found along with some amazing Star Wars pieces, but the seller only wanted to keep the Star Wars stuff, so I bought everything else.); Image 128: Mix (I'm planning on keeping the semi-truck related test shots shown here, but the Racer Erasers in the back are available and really exciting pieces. They were intended for a 1992 release per a few pre-production Rockin Wheels carded sets, but never made it to production. Motorcycles on the far right are resin test shots and available. The bag in the middle relates to minis and I'll need some better pictures of items on this shelf for you.)
Image 129: 1995 (Jewel Box from ToyStuf of prototype Radicators including unreleased and a test shot.); Image 130: 1995 (Additional image with lid lifted of Image #129.); Image 131: 1989 (Jewel Box from ToyStuf of prototype Series 1 '89 semi trucks - This may not be available. I am still trying to decide.); Image 132: Unknown (Additional image with lid lifted of Image #131.)
Image 133: Unknown (Unreleased Ship in a Bottle Series 2 prototypes, unique - extremely delicate, some broken, but complete.); Image 134: Unknown (Additional image of Image #133); Image 135: Unknown (Additional Image of Image #133); Image 136: Unknown (Additional image of Image #133.)
Image 137: 1998 (Art design of 1999 series vehicles. From Hasbro employee in Pawtucket, RI); Image 138: 1998 (Art design of 1999 series vehicles. Same employee.); Image 139: 1998 (Art design of 1999 series vehicles. Same employee.); Image 140: 1998 (Art design of 1999 series vehicles. Same employee.)
Image 141: 1998 (Art design of 1999 series vehicles. From Hasbro employee in Pawtucket, RI); Image 142: 1998 (Art design of 1999 series vehicles. Same employee.); Image 143: 1998 (Art design of 1999 series vehicles. Same employee.); Image 144: 1998 (Schematic for design of UFO from Pawtucket, RI Hasbro employee. This is one of 2 I plan to keep. See image #148 for the other "keep".)
Image 145: 1998 (Schematic for 1999 vehicle design from Pawtucket, RI Hasbro employee.); Image 146: 1998 (1999 vehicle schematic design. Same employee.); Image 147 1998 (1999 vehicle schematic design. Same employee.); Image 148: 1998 (1999 vehicle schematic design. Same employee. Note: This is a "keep" for now for me. The only other "keep" is found in Image #144.)
Image 149: 1998 (Schematic for 1999 vehicle design from Pawtucket, RI Hasbro employee.); Image 150: 1998 (1999 vehicle schematic design. Same employee.); Image 151 1998 (1999 vehicle schematic design. Same employee.); Image 152: 1998 (1999 vehicle schematic design. Same employee.)
Image 153: 1998 (Schematic for 1999 vehicle design from Pawtucket, RI Hasbro employee.); Image 154: Unknown (1999 vehicle schematic design. Same employee.); Image 155 Unknown (Art presentation board, unselected playset design - from Galoob contractor LCD.); Image 156: Unknown (Art presentation board, unselected playset design - from Galoob contractor LCD.)
Image 157: Unknown (Art presentation board, unselected playset design - from Galoob contractor LCD.); Image 158: Unknown (Art presentation board, unselected playset design - from Galoob contractor LCD); Image 159: Unknown (Chinese planning board - from recent storage facility find in Guangzhou); Image 160: Unknown (Unreleased Honda Accord on board in Image #159. This is a unique vehicle never seen before! It should go with the 2005 vehicles in Image #41. The missing Element and Acura RSX (probably the yellow one imo) indicated on the board are likely the vehicles in Image #41 making for a complete set with definitive release plans.)
Image 161: 1999 (Absolutely incredible 1999 planning board with test shots mostly in silver. From the same recent storage facility find in Guangzhou. I am still shocked this survived!); Image 162: Unknown (Back side of the board in Image #161.); Image 163: 2001-2004 (Additional planning boards from Guangzhou.); Image 164: 2003 (Additional planning boards from Guangzhou. The unreleased "Invasion Force" Jeep and soldier single pack contents are shown here finally verifying the contents of that unknown. See Images #165, 166, and 167 for more views of this incredible find. For reference, this single pack was replaced with "Armored Assault" which is the top left piece and figure.)
Image 165: 2003 (Additional view of Invasion Force Jeep and figure - See Image #164.); Image 166: 2003 (Additional view of Invasion Force Jeep and figure - See Image #164.); Image 167: 2003 (Additional view of Invasion Force Jeep and figure - See Image #164.); Image 168: 2001-2003 (Additional planning boards from Guangzhou - see Image #169 for some of the vehicles that may be missing from these boards. Some vehicles have become loose and can be matched up against the sealed pack order.)
Image 169: 2001-2004 (Additional planning boards from Guangzhou. Loose vehicles came in same shipment as other boards, so they fit some of the missing spots.); Image 170: 2002 (Back image of white board in Image #169 showing this is an approval board.); Image 171: 2003-2004 (Additional planning boards from Guangzhou - mostly complete); Image 172: 1999-2004 (Additional planning boards from Guangzhou - All Carabinieri vehicles. Note: some stronger damage on these present.)
Image 173: 1997 (Another incredible planning/approval board for the military pieces from 1997. All are test shots including some sprues even! Amazing survivor!); Image 174: 1999 (Another planning/approval board of military pieces from 1999. Some test shots/variations are present. Some loose/broken pieces on the board.); Image 175: 1995 (Oddly, this rare #6 Blue Angel from 1995 is on this '99 board (Image #174) indicating they were assembling planned designs for the year, but not the final vehicle designs.); Image 176: Unknown (Also from Image #174, this tank appears to be a test shot and unique color. Other all silver military pieces are known though, so it may be part of an unreleased set.)
Image 177: 1998 (Another military planning/approval board from 1998 per the header. Some missing/broken pieces noted. I have not fully evaluated all the pieces on these boards yet, so they may be unreleased/unknown compared to the normal production.); Image 178: 2003-2004 (The last group of approval boards from Guangzhou. The 2004 sets are licensed vehicles and lower production for reference.); Image 179: Unknown (This is another design/approval board, but for a separate line from Hasbro not related to Micro Machines. I'd recommend all the boards go together though for consistency. This board is actually really cool in person with the colors they used for the test shots.); Image 180: 2001-2002 (Semi truck launchers from the 2001 playsets and 2001/2002 loose semi trucks from playsets I can let go since I'm keeping sealed.)
YImage 181: 1995-1999 (This is the first of my sales items I have loose (i.e. not part of my personal collection). Let me know if you're interested. These are unsearched bulk vehicles from China. Around 10,000 vehicles. I can count the bags is you want which are about 1000 vehicles/bag. These are factory heels. They're the over-production not required for the number of sealed sets ordered from the factory. Other stuff too like errors and stuff pulled off approval boards maybe. I like to think of these as their dump bin they put into storage and forgot about apparently.); Image 182: 1995-1999 (The year range is an estimate, but seems right based on a few bags I sorted earlier and sold. This is a different view of the bags in Image #181. Some unreleased cars and even a Deep Purple RV showed up in the bags I did look through earlier. Condition is poor to mint for these. Some have broken/degraded chassis and components. Lots of dirt too. Use gloves. Lol There could be many multiples too for individual vehicles, but fun to dig through!); Image 183:1995-2006 (I ended up with many mint condition vehicles from Hong Kong that were normal production and odd variants too. I sorted them all after opening from the heat-sealed baggies (See image #76). I decided they should be organized based on year and release set. If you want to collect loose in addition to your sealed, this will be a super easy way to get a head start on it and beautiful condition. It's not complete, but lots of rares present as well as multiples for trades and cherry-picking. You'll want to pay attention to variants as well and be careful letting this stuff go before confirming it's not something special.); Image 184: 1987-1994 (This is part 2 of all the loose I have for sales/trades. Refer to image #183. This is less complete comparatively, but still A LOT to get you close to complete loose.)
Image 185: Unknown (These red totes contain all my extra sealed items I had in my sales/trades. If you are interested in duplicates sealed, this would be a good group to consider. I generally kept the best for my collection, but your definition of perfect might be different from mine. For instance, I prefer non-yellowed sets and will accept bent cardboard over discoloration. There are many rares in these totes including some pre-production items even.); Image 186: Unknown (Additional totes similar to Image #185. One of these totes has hundreds of card-backs that I picked up years ago. I used them to figure out what was released before the catalogs. Also, the catalogs are not always right, so these are a good secondary reference.); Image 187: 1991 (Last minute add I found in a different area I forgot to look in. These are sprues from the 1991 X-Rays series and a recommended group to pair with your Deluxe sets. Set #3 is the rarest from the series and complete here!)