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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. | ||
==1976 Mego Micronauts== | ==1976-1980 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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==2002 Palisades Toys== | ==2002-2003 Palisades Toys== | ||
===Toys=== | ===Toys=== | ||
====2002 toys==== | ====2002 toys==== | ||
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| Came in four color variants. | | Came in four color variants. | ||
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| '''[[ | | '''[[Baron Karza|Baron Karza and Andromeda]]''' | ||
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| Came in three color variants. | |||
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| '''[[Emperor (Micronauts)|Emperor and Megas]]''' | |||
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| | | Came in three color variants. | ||
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| '''[[Space Glider|Space Glider Preview]]''' | | '''[[Space Glider|Space Glider Preview]]''' | ||
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| '''[[Acroyear (Micronauts)|Battle Acroyear]]''' | |||
| A recolor of the 1976 toy by Mego. | |||
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| Knife is replaced with a sword. Colored as a homage to Prince Acroyear. | |||
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| '''[[Centaurus]]''' | |||
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| Came in three color variants. | |||
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| '''[[Galactic Defender]]''' | |||
| A recolor of the toy by Mego. | |||
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| Comes with a different backback and a stand. | |||
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| '''[[Repto]]''' | |||
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| Came in four color variants. | |||
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| '''[[Space Glider|Space Glider Commander]]''' | | '''[[Space Glider|Space Glider Commander]]''' | ||
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== | ==Other 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> | 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> | ||
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| '''[[ | | '''[[Biotron|Robotman]]''' | ||
| | | A reissue of the 1975 toy by Takara. | ||
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| '''[[ | | '''[[Biotron|Crystal Mode Robotman]]''' | ||
| | | A reissue of the 1975 toy by Takara in translucent plastic. | ||
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| '''[[Biotron| | | '''[[Biotron|SAS Robotman]]''' | ||
| A reissue of the 1975 toy by Takara in black. | |||
| A reissue of the 1975 toy by Takara in | |||
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| A ReAction+ style figure by Super7. | | A ReAction+ style figure by Super7. | ||
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====Unreleased toys==== | |||
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| '''[[Baron Karza]]''' | |||
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| n/a | |||
| Unproduced SOTA Toys figure only produced as a prototype in 2005. | |||
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| '''[[Lobros]]''' | |||
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| n/a | |||
| Unproduced SOTA Toys figure only produced as a prototype in 2005. | |||
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| '''[[Space Glider]]''' | |||
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| n/a | |||
| Unproduced SOTA Toys figure only produced as a prototype in 2005. | |||
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