Does Anyone Remember Toys From The 80’s That Were Robots Like Bionicle?
They could be mixed and matched. I had a couple as a kid, but don’t remember the back story. Any help?
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Also Mantech and Centurions
What I see here
are two possibilities…
“Zoids”
Tomy
circa – ‘82http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoids
(Japanese ゾイド (zoido)), short for Zoic Androids,
is a franchise based around a series of plastic
toy models designed and produced by Japanese
toy company Tomy (now Takara-Tomy).
First released in 1982, the models resemble a range
of creatures including mammals, dinosaurs, and
insects. The majority are in 1:72 scale with a wind-up
or battery-powered motor to power moveable features,
and feature snap-together construction and precolored
parts.
There have been a number of different Zoids model lines
over the years, both in Japan and other countries.
Between these lines, over 200 different designs have
been released, some several times over.http://www.toywiz.com/zoids1.htmlhttp://www.toyarchive.com/Zoids/Zoids.ht…
The “Zoids” had been brought about as
a manga and anime series -
later introduced as a short run comic book…http://www.clho.net/anime/anime.php?anim…
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The second is quite possibly
the ones you are looking for …
“Micronauts”
Mego
circa- ‘76http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronauts
They were introduced
in a comic series
which lasted
through the 80’shttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronauts_…
What made these figures and toys
unique was that they were
interchangeable and could be combined
to make new toys..http://www.megocentral.com/MICRONAUTS.ht…http://www.microforever.com/microheritag…http://www.micro-outpost.com/
This site has an excellent pictorial
on EVERY micronaut EVER MADEhttp://www.innerspaceonline.com/newhome.…
The Micronauts were originally licensed
under Tomy/Takara as the beginnings
of the “Microman” line –
this was the forerunner to the “Transformers”
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Bumble like
micronauts
but too small
for Bumble fingers
Bumble smiles**
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