Mini-Rigs was a sub-set of Kenner's The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi toy lines. The small toy vehicles were offered at a lower price point than standard vehicles due to their small size. Besides the Mini-Rigs, Kenner also released three Body-Rigs.^[1]

The toys, initially designed by Mark Boudreaux, were meant to be vehicles "just out of sight" in the movies. Some made later appearances in the Expanded Universe.^[1] The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia refers to the PDT-8 Personnel Deployment Transport as a "mini rig", though the term was not applied to any other of those vehicles in fiction.^[2]

Toys[]

• Wave 1 - 1981 - The Empire Strikes Back
  • MLC-3 Mobile Laser Cannon
  • MTV-7 Multi-Terrain Vehicle
  • PDT-8 Personnel Deployment Transport
• Wave 2 - 1982 - The Empire Strikes Back
  • CAP-2 Captivator
  • INT-4 Interceptor
• Wave 3 - 1983 - Return of the Jedi
  • AST-5 Armored Sentinel Transport
  • ISP-6 Imperial Shuttle Pod
• Wave 4 - 1984 - Return of the Jedi
  • Desert Sail Skiff
  • Endor Forest Ranger

Sources[]

• "Tales of Phantom Toys" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 2
• "Scouting the Galaxy: Just Trying to (Action) Figure It All Out" — Star Wars Insider 30
• "Pick a Card, Any Card: Making Movie Magic at Decipher, Inc." — Star Wars Insider 31
• Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
• Offscreen, but Not Forgotten: Mini-Rigs, Body-Rigs, and Other Kenner Vehicles on StarWars.com (backup link)

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