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Author:  MicromanZone [ Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:16 pm ]
Post subject:  My Microman/Micronauts Pics
Hey folks,

New here, but mainly into Microman figures. Discovered them—like most U.S. fans—via the Micronauts line. Then discovered a toy store in NYC that sold Microman figures back in the 1970s for only a slight bit more than the U.S. Mego prices... And the Microman stuff was more varied and interesting...

Blah, blah, blah...

So anyway, I've got a nice sized set of pics of my collection—and stuff I've sold off—up on Flickr. I'm mainly into the vintage—and some repro—figures and the smaller cassettes.

Later,
Jack (aka: MicromanZone)

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Author:  endangered999 [ Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: My Microman/Micronauts Pics
That's quite the collection. It must be nice to collect something that still would only take a small amount of space.
Author:  MicromanZone [ Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: My Microman/Micronauts Pics
endangered999 wrote:
That's quite the collection. It must be nice to collect something that still would only take a small amount of space.

Thanks! Their size the main reason I like them now and liked them as a kid. In 3rd grade I got sick of MEGO figures because sticking one in my bookbag was... ridiculous and would get me busted. Take a Microman/Micronaut figure and it's no big deal.
Author:  bansheebot [ Fri Jun 20, 2008 2:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: My Microman/Micronauts Pics
Some seriously awesome photos. I used to collect some of the more recent MicroMan toys before I even got into Japanese vinyl. I quit after a while, but they are still very, very cool to me. They have such a long history and the toys are so detailed and (dare I say it) fun for their size.

I love seeing collections of stuff that I personally do not collect, but have interest in.

That Cosmo Satan Arden Rager is so rad!
Author:  MicromanZone [ Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: My Microman/Micronauts Pics
bansheebot wrote:
They have such a long history and the toys are so detailed and (dare I say it) fun for their size.


True enough. People take action figure articulation for granted nowadays (did I just write that?) but without Henshin Cyborg and the innovations there, there wouldn't be Microman (which was started as a small Henshin Cyborg line) or any of the many figures that swiped or licensed that style.
Author:  khanate [ Sun Jun 22, 2008 5:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: My Microman/Micronauts Pics
Amazing flickr pics! Micronauts are still the coolest action figures, period.
Author:  MicromanZone [ Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: My Microman/Micronauts Pics
khanate wrote:
Amazing flickr pics! Micronauts are still the coolest action figures, period.


Agreed, but stuff like this never made it over to the U.S.; the Japanese line had some great stuff that was considered "too wild" for U.S. tastes:
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