Jazwares recently released the Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron vehicles and ships. In this review you will find out what the series is all about and if it’s worth it!
This is not a sponsored review, I paid for everything you see in the pictures.
The Micro Galaxy Squadron is perfect for starting a collection
The Micro Galaxy Squadron line consists of highly detailed, micro-scaled vehicles from all types of Star Wars media.
The amount of detail is incredible if we consider how small these ships are. They are perfect for kids who want to recreate their favorite space battles while also they are very appealing to collectors.
The Micro Galaxy Squadron vehicles won’t be released all at once, every few months a new wave (series) is going to be released. Since this is the first wave it’s called Series 1, wave 2 will be named Series 2, and so on.
I really like that from the very beginning we’re already getting products from the original trilogy, sequel trilogy, The Mandalorian, The Clone Wars, and The Book of Boba Fett.
There are so many iconic ships and vehicles, from speeders to starfighters to capital ships, I don’t know how far they’ll venture but from what’s available so far it looks like it’s going to be a very nice collection.
I’m someone who has always been very hesitant when it comes to collecting something because I know that once you start there’s no going back.
In fact, I have never started a collection of any kind, I do own a lot of Star Wars merch; Lightsabers, Lego sets, helmets, statues, Funkos, droids, Black Series figures, books, and clothes.
But this is the first time that I’ve said “I want to get as many as I can”.
I haven’t been this excited about a toy line since I was a kid, like many of you I’ve always loved ships and vehicles from the Star Wars universe, but the bigger vehicles take up so much space, and the smaller series (Hasbro/Hot Wheels) haven’t caught my attention because of their size, having a Snowspeeder that’s the same size of a Star Destroyer has always bugged me.
The other option was to get the Action Fleet ships, but those were released many years ago, I don’t have the time to hunt them, and they can be expensive which is understandable considering how old they are.
The Micro Galaxy Squadron series is just starting, they’re scaled, and I don’t consider them to be overpriced so it made perfect sense to start my first Star Wars collection.
I don’t plan to get every single one, it would be a lie to say that I like every single ship and I don’t like buying just for the sake of having something. If there’s not a picture of one that might be the reason (or I haven’t been able to find it).
The Micro Galaxy Squadron Series 1 Lineup
Scout Class
The smallest vehicles of the series, all come in mystery boxes, each box includes a 2-inch Scout Class Vehicle, a 1-inch Micro Figure, and a Fight Display Stand (with the exception of the AT-RT). Each mystery box retails for $5.99 USD.
Small vehicles are often overlooked, we see them mostly when a character needs a small way of transport. Unless they’re involved in an important scene like the Endor pursuit in Return of the Jedi they’re not given enough attention.
It’s understandable considering how many iconic ships are in Star Wars but it’s nice to see that Jazwares is making an exception.
There’s a total of eight Scout Class Vehicles: AT-RT Walker (Clone Trooper), FC-20 Speeder Bike (Darth Maul), T-85 Speeder Bike (Ahsoka Tano), 712 AvA Speeder Bike (Din Djarin), 74-Z Speeder Bike (Scout Trooper), 74-Z White Speeder Bike (IG-11)*, Modified 620C Podracing Engine (Cobb Vanth)*, and 74-Z Speeder Bike (Scout Trooper and Grogu)**.
*RARE 1-of-15000
**CHASE 1-of-5000
Light Armor Class
An intermediate point between vehicles that aren’t as small as a speeder bike or as big as an X-Wing. The Light Armor Class Vehicles retail for $12.99 USD.
So far, there are six vehicles: AT-ST with AT-ST Driver, Tie Fighter (Gray) with TIE Pilot, Ginivex Starfighter with Asajj Ventress, AT-ST Raider with Klatoonian*, Tie Fighter (Vintage Kenner White) with TIE Pilot**, and Tie Fighter (Translucent Blue) with TIE Pilot (SDCC exclusive)***.
*RARE 1-of-15000
**CHASE 1-of-5000
***ULTRA RARE 1-of-500
Starfighter Class
This Class includes some of my favorite ships, bigger than the Light Armor vehicles, and some of them include up to two figures. The Starfighter Class vehicles retail for $16.99 USD.
The list includes Delta 7B Jedi Starfighter with Obi-Wan Kenobi and R4-P17, X-Wing with Luke Skywalker and R2-D2, TIE Advanced with Darth Vader, Outland Tie Fighter with Moff Gideon* and X-Wing Fighter with Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight) and R2-D2**.
*RARE 1-of-15000
**CHASE 1-of-5000
Transport Class
There’s only one vehicle in this category yet; the Imperial Trooper Transport comes with two Storm Troopers. This one is not an iconic vehicle but if you are a completionist then you won’t want to miss it. It retails for $24.99 USD and it’s a Walmart Exclusive.
Starship Class
The Starship class includes big, bulky, and powerful ships. All of them are 7-inch and have features like opening panels, extending boarding ramps, and removable parts that allow you to have a better look at what’s inside. They retail for $29.99 USD
The available Starship Class vehicles so far are Razor Crest with Din Djarin, Greef Karga and Grogu (Amazon Exclusive), Boba Fett’s Firespray Gunship with Boba Fett and Fennec Shand (Walmart Exclusive), and Razor Crest (Arvala-7) with Din Djarin, Kuill and a Jawa (Walmart Exclusive).
Assault Class
Arguably the most iconic ship in Star Wars, the Millennium Falcon is the only Assault Class Vehicle released so far. It’s the biggest one and it comes with four figures: Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess Leia Organa, and Obi-Wan (Ben) Kenobi.
The Millennium Falcon features motion-activated sounds, light-up thrusters, rotating cannons, retractable landing gear, an opening cockpit, and many inside details that every fan is going to love. It is the most expensive vehicle with a price tag of $44.99 USD.
Features
Every vehicle and ship includes at least one 1-inch micro-figure with a surprising amount of details considering how small they are, not all of them look the same in terms of quality but overall they did a pretty good job with them.
As mentioned before they’re all scaled, it is not perfect but I’m pretty happy with most of the ships and their sizes. Being able to have many ships without requiring many shelves to display them is one of the main reasons why I bought them.
Ships that can’t stand on their own come with a flight stand, almost every scout class vehicle with the exception of the AT-RT and the Ginivex Starfighter. Other ships like the X-Wing, Razor Crest, Jedi Starfighter, and Millennium Falcon have retractable landing gear.
The packing includes a small blister where the 1-inch figures are held, it serves not only as a display feature for those who want to keep unopened collectibles, but when you take them out of the box it’s also handy to store some of the accessories that don’t fit inside a ship. Like Grogu’s stand or Darth Vader’s cape. It’s very easy to lose them so having this tiny blister is super useful.
Playability
The compact size of the Micro Galaxy Squadron vehicles makes them perfect for small kids to play with, you can grab any of them with a single hand without any issues, and they’re incredibly light (maybe too light) so even the younger ones won’t have any problems.
The fact that most of them have landing gear or can stand on their own allows your small fleet to take off at any time. The Tie Fighter and Tie Advanced have removable wings, some fans dislike them, but others have fun by customizing them to look like a Tie Interceptor or Tie Bomber.
So far, there are two ships that include an R-series Astromech, the X-Wing (R2-D2), and Obi-Wan’s Jedi Starfighter (R4-P17). Both of these starfighters include a small compartment to place the droids.
R2 and R4 fit flawlessly and if you turn the ships upside down they’ll stay in place, but don’t worry, it’s super easy to pull them out with a button that is placed under them. The Tie Fighter and Tie Advanced have a similar “switch” that lets you take out Darth Vader and the Tie Pilot without any issues.
At this point in time, there aren’t enough ships available to recreate dogfights or ground battles from all Star Wars eras. If like me, you really care about “accuracy” then you can only make scenes from the original trilogy, to be more specific, the Death Star run. But that’s going to change pretty soon.
Are they easy to find
The short answer is yes, the Micro Galaxy Squadron series 1 was released just a few months ago, but the answer is a little more complex than that.
Depending on where you live, the ships and vehicles from this line started to show up weeks after their announcement or maybe one month ago.
The US was the first country where customers were able to buy them or pre-order, but it hasn’t been easy.
Not all vehicles are being sold at the same time, you might get lucky and find most of them on one occasion but from what I’ve heard and read that’s not common.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for it’s always useful to kindly ask an employee to check if they have it in the back. It’s not guaranteed that you’ll get it but it’s certainly easier than to keep returning every third day.
This was one of the main reasons why I chose Micro Galaxy Squadron over Action Fleet, I want to be able to go to my local Walmart and have a quick look at what’s available. I don’t have the time or patience to search for a ten-year-old set on eBay or local marketplaces.
Online groups and forums report that Canada, Mexico, and some European countries are slowly getting all ships of Series 1. The process of creating a supply chain for a brand-new product isn’t easy.
It’s probably going to take a few months before most countries get the upcoming Series at the same time, but as long as we get them that doesn’t bother me too much.
CHASE vehicles are particularly hard to find (they’re CHASE for a reason) for most people. I’ve seen many posts of people that have spent dozens if not hundreds of dollars trying to get the rarest Scout Class vehicles, I was lucky enough to find the Scout Trooper with Grogu in my fifth mystery box so I can’t complain about that.
Pros
Every ship and vehicle is very detailed, from small circuits to battle damage. I could look at a picture of the Millennium Falcon and mistake it for a bigger and more expensive version.
Even the 1-inch figures have a decent amount of details, something
The size is super practical, I remember how much space my old vintage collection ships need. I don’t like to have my shelves completely filled with multiple items, I dislike how that looks.
They’re not too expensive and easy to find on both physical stores and Amazon.
The Micro Galaxy Squadron line is awesome for display or photographers. I’m certainly going to make a diorama just to take many cool pictures.
Cons
The Micro figures are very easy to lose, I’d recommend that you have all of them inside their respective ships.
This is not a premium product, these are toys and are meant to be played with, some collectors might consider the plastic to “feel cheap”.
If you or your kid beat them up it’s likely that some will break.
I really dislike the concept of CHASE vehicles, I understand that this allows Jazwares to make ships that according to them “not everyone would want to buy”, but relying on luck to get what you want is a big NO for me.
What’s next for the Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron
Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron Series 2 is just weeks away, we’re getting new items from The Clone Wars, Rebels, Rogue One, the original trilogy, Attack of the Clones, The Bad Batch, and The Mandalorian.
Some of the new additions to the MGS collection include the Stap (Battle droid), Escape Pod (R2-D2) Speeder Bike (Leia Organa), AAT (Battle Droid), Snowspeeder (Luke Skywalker), Tie Fighter (Sabine Wren), A-Wing (Hera Syndulla), X-Wing (Antoc Merrick), Republic LAAT (Clone Trooper) and the Havoc Marauder (Omega and Wrecker). Very nice choices from multiple Star Wars media.
It looks like this series will go on for a long time. Smugglers Galaxy, a podcast focused on Star Wars collecting, interviewed recently Maxwell Lux, the Brand Manager for Micro Galaxy Squadron, who confirmed as much.
The biggest highlight for me is that he confirmed that at this point in time they have planned all the way up to Series 7, so that’s at least two more years of upcoming Star Wars ships and vehicles.
I’m really excited about the series and I can’t wait to see what stuff they have prepared for us. The ships that I’d really like to see are the Muunilist LAAT, B-Wing, the Ghost, N-1 Starfighter, the Stinger Mantis, ARC-170 starfighter, and the Fondor Haulcraft. Which ones would you like Jazwares to release?
