![]() Accessories included both Port and Post and 11mm ‘Magnemo’ connectors. A large, powerful magnet was placed inside the figures torso and 11mm steel balls caped off the arms, legs, and head of the figures. With these figures the interchangeability was produced through Magnets instead of the Port and Post system. Magnemos are, again, a Takara design but from a different toy line, Mighty Geeg. The line’s second year brought us die-cast vehicles more figures and Magnemo Figures. Bright colors, aliens, robots, motorized components, and space themes all brought this line to the forefront of toys in 1976 and made Micronauts the number one selling toy for boys that year. There were always enough parts in the sets to allow the child to create several different combinations and once you had two or more sets the combinations just took off. Parts from any one item could be disconnected and then reconnected to any other, creating your own designs. 25″ deep or a 5mm Post, a cylinder that protruded from the item a little less than 0.25″. Almost all parts and figures had a 5mm Port, a round hole about. Mego placed the interchangeability of parts at the forefront and marketed the line as Micronauts in North America in 1976.īecause interchangeability was to be the line’s big theme, Mego chose those Microman items that included a Port and Post system. ![]() ![]() Marty Abrams of Mego saw the figures and immediately bought up the rights to as many as he could. A company called Cal R&D had gathered many samples of this and other Takara lines and started to show them around to North American toy companies in 1975. Takara created the first 3.75″ articulated figure in 1973 placing Microman on the Japanese market. Tekwych Teaches: Micronauts Micronauts, Mego: 1976-1980 I turned to an expert on all things Micronaut, HeyGoFigure’s Tekwych! So, to do this right, I needed to go back to school. This column wouldn’t be possible without all of you and we appreciate your participation!įor our first Round Two nominee, we took a long, hard look at our new Nomination Thread and selected the first suggestion, Micronauts! There was just one problem though I’ve never had a Micronaut. We again want to thank everyone who has submitted nominees for this feature and voted in the polls. With our Round One semi-finalists chosen, it’s time to kick off Round Two! This round will introduce twelve nominees that will then face your votes this August.
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