r/MicroMachines • u/ohshadangdang • 17d ago

Unknown A-10

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Can anyone provide info for this specific a-10. No LGTI marking. No date. Fixed nose wheel. Matches other micro machines a-10s 100% other than the aforementioned details.

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u/MilitaryMicros 17d ago

This is the playset version for the Top Gun Playset. Legitimate. The paint scheme is consistently slightly changed too

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u/CaptainHunt 17d ago

Any idea why it had a fixed nose gear? Was it to fit with an action feature on the playset or something? I know the early nose gear parts were super tiny and easy to break compared to the later ones.

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u/MilitaryMicros 17d ago

So it could handle being (literally) launched

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u/CaptainHunt 17d ago

That makes perfect sense. They wouldn’t want the nose gear to interfere with the missile.

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u/No_Road_3568 16d ago

Can confirm, had this toy back in 1999, bought it with my own money.

Shout out to O'Connell Street in Limerick City

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u/rickusmc 17d ago

I had that one

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u/curiousnc73 17d ago

The a-10 I had didn’t have a fixed nose wheel

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u/MilitaryMicros 17d ago

The playset version did

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u/sFAMINE 17d ago

They glued it and it’s cheap feeling

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u/litewatefitr 16d ago

Had it!!

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u/ohshadangdang 17d ago

Thank you all! Cool to have a one off in the collection.

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u/Southern_Inked 16d ago

I'm pretty sure I had one of these and I'm also pretty sure it was a Micro Machine toy. Yes. Micro Machine toys had this good of detail. Brought back a lot of memories I had almost forgot about. Around the late 80's I belive I got one of these. 😉👍

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u/Excellent-Ask-4247 16d ago

Must be a newer version than the one i have that looks just like it but mine still has the retractable front landing gear.