Which are the best Star Wars miniature vehicles?

My son is getting into Star Wars ships at the moment and I am looking at getting him some (and me) that are small about Matchbox size.
Who makes the best ones? I have seen random Hot Wheels and Black series ones, are there any other brands?
I want to get him the main ships from the original series rather than anything from the later movies.
I'm not really sure what to start looking for as "Star Wars Ships" is vague and brings up a billion options.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Cheers, Ken

If you're looking at ships from the OT I'd check eBay for the late 90's MicroMachines - they still look good and have playability to them.

Even the new micromachines are great!

How big are they compared to the matchbox ones? My youngest is 2 so bigger is better at the moment plus my son loves matchbox sized toys

I have the Jawa sandcrawler (see through edition) and if they still make these editions I'm sure your little one will get an extra buzz out of them.