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?

2 comments

  1. 9th caller for the Nobel Prize says:

    Also Mantech and Centurions

  2. Bumble says:

    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…
    ***
    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”
    **
    Bumble like
    micronauts
    but too small
    for Bumble fingers
    Bumble smiles**
    **

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