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'''Micronauts''' are a toy line made by Mego starting in 1976. | '''Micronauts''' are a toy line made by Mego starting in 1976. | ||
==Micronauts== | ==1976 Mego Micronauts== | ||
Micronauts is a toy line started in 1976 by Mego. It was primarily made up of toys originally released by Takara under the [[Microman]] line, with some remolding and recoloring. It also included some remolded and recolored toys from ''[[Gowapper 5 Godam]]'', ''[[Machine Saurer]]'', ''[[Steel Jeeg]]'' and many original designs. | Micronauts is a toy line started in 1976 by Mego. It was primarily made up of toys originally released by Takara under the [[Microman]] line, with some remolding and recoloring. It also included some remolded and recolored toys from ''[[Gowapper 5 Godam]]'', ''[[Machine Saurer]]'', ''[[Steel Jeeg]]'' and many original designs. | ||
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| '''[[Aquatron (Micronauts)|Aquatron]]''' | | '''[[Aquatron (Micronauts)|Aquatron]]''' | ||
| Microman Marine Condor | | Microman Marine Condor | ||
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| Remolded from the Microman Surveyor 3. Contains parts from the Solarion. | | Remolded from the Microman Surveyor 3. Contains parts from the Solarion. | ||
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===Reception=== | ===Reception=== | ||
The [[Retro Robot Radio]] podcast for May 3rd, 2014 did a spotlight on Micronauts.<REF>{{Cite podcast | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CScIy3Aj60 | title = Retro Robot Radio | website =http://www.youtube.com/user/RetroRobotRadio?feature=watch | publisher =Mathew Robert Ignash | host = [[Mathew Robert Ignash]] | date = May 3rd, 2014 }}</REF> | The [[Retro Robot Radio]] podcast for May 3rd, 2014 did a spotlight on Micronauts.<REF>{{Cite podcast | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CScIy3Aj60 | title = Retro Robot Radio | website =http://www.youtube.com/user/RetroRobotRadio?feature=watch | publisher =Mathew Robert Ignash | host = [[Mathew Robert Ignash]] | date = May 3rd, 2014 }}</REF> | ||
==2005 Sota Toys== | |||
From 2005, AGE gave permission for [[SOTA Toys|SOTA (State of the Art) Toys]] to produce redesigned Micronauts action figures as ''Micronauts Evolution'', with concept art by Randy Queen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.innerspaceonline.com/sdcc.htm |title= 2006 San Diego Comic Con report|first= Dave|last= Waugh|publisher= Innerspaceonline.com|date= August 6, 2006|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130927040939/http://www.innerspaceonline.com/sdcc.htm|archive-date= September 27, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= September 24, 2013}}</ref> SOTA president [[Jerry Macaluso]] expressed interest in a new comic based on the figures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.innerspaceonline.com/jm4.htm |title=Jerry Mac interview '06 (pt.1)|publisher= Innerspaceonline.com|date= n.d.|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130927041015/http://www.innerspaceonline.com/jm4.htm|archive-date= September 27, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= September 24, 2013}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Mego]] | [[Category:Mego]] | ||
[[Category:Micronauts]] | [[Category:Micronauts]] | ||