Hi everyone, I am new here; but not new to MIMP. When I was a kid I had hundreds of S1 MIMPS including the mountain, the board game with the ball launcher; and several cereal premiums. I remember always wanting S2 but I could never find them at any stores when I was a kid. These were some of my favorite toys growing up; and I was devastated as a teen when they all accidentally got given to good will; along with all of my 80's/90's G.I. Joes and Ninja Turtles. Ouch! Still miss them. Still have my Spinjas though.
Anyway, I bought a complete set of standard color S1 about a year ago; and recently decided that was just not enough. So, here I am setting out to get my hands on every possible S1 color and eventually S2.
I have a couple of questions regarding the different international releases.
1. Besides the premiums, were the neon matchbox S1 ever released in the U.S.? I know I've never seen anything other than the standard four colors and cereal premiums in Arizona where I am from.
2. is there any way to tell for instance, a Red U.S. Matchbox release from say a U.K./European red? Were there any different stamps on the feet to distinguish them from each other?
3. Are the Sonrics MIMPS stamped differently than the matchbox to ID them as well?
4. What about Greece, Itally, argentina Etc?
Thanks for any info you can provide.
On another note, I have been working on an excel spreadsheet checklist based on the info from http://www.monstercollecting.com; so all credit goes to the owner; I am just compiling the information into excel for my own uses. So far I have finished compiling the matchbox S1 standard, neon and premium releases. I will eventually try to add all of the other countries to the list when I have time. I have attached the file to this post if anyone is interested.