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Microtron is a heroic robot member of the Micronauts. | |||
==Development== | |||
The Microtron toy was designed by Iwakichi Ogawa and was filed for US patent in 1976. | |||
Takara released Microman Micro Robot 1 in 1976. | |||
Microtron was released in 1976 by Mego. He was also released by Airfix and Grand Toys. | |||
Concept art for a new version of Microtron was done by Mike Bazzell as part of Palisades wave 3, although the figure was never produced. | |||
In late 2004 Micronauts was licensed to SOTA Toys to make Micronauts. They planned to produce a line of stylized 6 inch figures under the name Micronauts Evolution. Art for a Microtron figure was made, but because of legal issues with Takara the toys were delayed and never released. | |||
In 2018 several parts for Microtron were released on Shapeways by Mathew Robert Ignash. | |||
[[Category:Micronauts]] | [[Category:Micronauts]] | ||