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Postby Duke of Luns » Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:36 pm

Well, since Yard Sales and what not are gonna be starting around here very soon, I decided I'm gonna keep an eye out for Micronauts stuff, since Microman looks pretty cool, but findng that would be very highly unlikely.

I found a website that's supposed to be the best( http://www.micro-outpost.com/mainframe.html ), but I was just wondering if there was anything else I should know.

For example, is the quality generally the same? Were there any major changes to the sculpts? Are they compatible with real Microman stuff and vice versa(as there were vehicles made specifically for Micrnauts), should I ever acquire any of it.

Also, a quick Microman question: There were two very cool looking cassettes that transformed into a motercycle and a helicopter. Judging from a commercial, it's obvious they aren't to scale with Soundwave's tapes, but are they the size of a regular cassette tape?

Sorry for the vaguness of my questions, but I really don't know much about Micronauts/Microman, and it looks like it's very cool to get into.
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Postby wmpyr » Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:36 am

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I think they look pretty cool too,
so I was checking them out, and from microman I began
searching for Diaclone, and basically it was too difficult
also the same with Japanese Super Robots - Chogokin,
so I ended right back where I started, with Transformers.
I don't go for anything rare or hard to get, just
enjoy what is out right now.
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Postby Duke of Luns » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:19 am

So true, I doubt I will ever pay excessive amounts for anything but honest to goodness Transformers. I'm just looking for a bit of info so I know a Micronaut when I see it. Never hurts to have a cool piece or two for a little variety in the collection. Plus, they are closely related anyway.

Only thing is most of the stuff I actually think is awsome about Microman wasn't included in the U.S. assortment(pretty much the cool mech suits). There were the couple big robots, and Giant Acroyear(who looks awsome), but really not much else.

The big magnet guys look awsome though. Did they have a Microman counterpart?

And does anyone think this thread would get more views if it was moved to General Discussion?

Found a superior Micornauts site(and I got the link from microforever.com): http://www.innerspaceonline.com/
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Postby wmpyr » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:53 am

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I agree, a toy is a toy is a toy,
so I like to look at all kinds of toys out there,
even if I'm not gonna get it.

I recently discovred minimates and I think they are
pretty neat.
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Postby SnapTrap » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:47 pm

They are very cool figures to get into. It is also interesting to learn about the history of Hasbro/Takara that started back in the late 1960's with GI Joe and how it evolved into Micronauts and eventually Transformers. To answer your questions, Palisades issued a whole bunch of figures back in 2002 but I heard that the factory in China ripped them off and used really shoddy materials in making the plastic for the first series of figures. Apparently the 1.5 and 2 editions were of better quality but by that time, collectors were so upset with the QC of series 1 that they stopped buying them. The Palisades figures are reproductions and should work well with vintage Micronaut parts though. I personally don't have any of the Palisades figures due to supposed quality control issues but I do collect Microman figures though. Palisades only released figures, no vehicles to my knowledge. You can tell the difference between vintage and the Palisades versions easily because Palisades used different color schemes instead of the ones Takara used. in 1996-1997, Takara licensed the rights to produce Microman figures to a small hobby company called ROMANDO. The figures were very popular and in 1997, Takara took the license back and released the Replica Microman line from 1999-2003. Both of these releases used the original molds while the Palisades made tooled their own molds from vintage Micronaut toys.

Second question—the cassettes. They were vehicles from the Microchange line released in 1984. The same toyline that gave us G1 Megatron, Soundwave, Perceptor, Blaster, etc. Check it out here.

A really great Microman website is microforever. It has the entire history of the Microman line plus lots of galleries and reviews on vintage and current Microman releases.
The owner is in Japan so the English isn't always stellarbut you should be able to understand what he is saying,

I currently collect the latest line, Microforce. The figures have excellent posability and the quality of the figures is pretty good (but there are some that are out there that are defective)
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Postby Duke of Luns » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:10 pm

SnapTrap wrote:They are very cool figures to get into. It is also interesting to learn about the history of Hasbro/Takara that started back in the late 1960's with GI Joe and how it evolved into Micronauts and eventually Transformers. To answer your questions, Palisades issued a whole bunch of figures back in 2002 but I heard that the factory in China ripped them off and used really shoddy materials in making the plastic for the first series of figures. Apparently the 1.5 and 2 editions were of better quality but by that time, collectors were so upset with the QC of series 1 that they stopped buying them. The Palisades figures are reproductions and should work well with vintage Micronaut parts though. I personally don't have any of the Palisades figures due to supposed quality control issues but I do collect Microman figures though. Palisades only released figures, no vehicles to my knowledge. You can tell the difference between vintage and the Palisades versions easily because Palisades used different color schemes instead of the ones Takara used. in 1996-1997, Takara licensed the rights to produce Microman figures to a small hobby company called ROMANDO. The figures were very popular and in 1997, Takara took the license back and released the Replica Microman line from 1999-2003. Both of these releases used the original molds while the Palisades made tooled their own molds from vintage Micronaut toys.

Second question—the cassettes. They were vehicles from the Microchange line released in 1984. The same toyline that gave us G1 Megatron, Soundwave, Perceptor, Blaster, etc. Check it out here.

A really great Microman website is microforever. It has the entire history of the Microman line plus lots of galleries and reviews on vintage and current Microman releases.
The owner is in Japan so the English isn't always stellarbut you should be able to understand what he is saying,

I currently collect the latest line, Microforce. The figures have excellent posability and the quality of the figures is pretty good (but there are some that are out there that are defective)
Hope this helps.


Helps a little, so I should maybe steer clear of the Palisades figurs. I actually had a chance a couple years ago to get a couple Microman figures for $1.50 or so when a Suncoast was going out of business, but I didn't. Wish I had.

And Microforever is a great site true. If I ever get any Microman stuff, I'd get the bike and coptor, as they look awsome. Can I get a pic of size comparison with a normal transformer, and the Soundwave/Blaster cassettes, as well as a real cassette?

Let's expand the conversation a little bit and include the Marvel comic. I've never read it, but I've read it outlived the toyline. Personal experience from anyone who's read it, has it aged well? I like Marvel in general, and I hope I find issue #7 for cheap somewhere(guest staring the Macabre Man-Thing, one of my favorite characters).
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Postby Duke of Luns » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:30 am

Drat, this thread ain't getting that many views. Could someone move it to the General Discussion? Maybe I'd have better luck there, as some of these guys look absolutely awsome. Far as I know there isn't a Microman thread, so discuss whatever about the line. Favorite figures, ones to avoid, etc.

Check it out, Octopunch for the new millenium anyone?: http://www.microforever.com/2005Grabz.htm

http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Octopunch/octopunch.htm
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