Jim Fong
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- "I think we were able to acquire the license when others weren't interested in it and luckily, we did. I really believe that our products rekindled interests in Star Wars and got everyone excited about Star Wars again."
- ―Jim Fong
Jim Fong was the design director at Galoob, the company which produced the Star Wars Micro Machines toy line in the 1990s.[1] Two of Fong's Micro Machines sets, "Yavin Rebel Base" and "Ice Planet Hoth," feature Fong as a Rebel pilot in the Battle of Yavin[2] and Battle of Hoth.[3]
Sources
"Size Matters Not" – Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 9
Think Big, Play Small: The History of Star Wars Micro Machines, Part 1 on StarWars.com (backup link)
Think Big, Play Small: The History of Star Wars Micro Machines, Part 3 on StarWars.com (backup link not verified!)