Thus Microman's impact on the global boys' toy market, little-known outside Japan, can scarcely be overestimated. Robotman, the first toy to transform from a robot to a vehicle, was added to the line in 1975. Robotman with a 3.75" Microman pilot visible in his chestįirst released in 1974, Microman was the first line of poseable 3.75" figures.
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It is also the immediate ancestor of Diaclone, the 1.25" chromed-head Diaclone drivers being a one-third scale version of Microman just as Microman was to Henshin Cyborg. Joe A Real American Hero line, which used construction identical to the modified Microman construction developed by Mego for licensed character figures after bringing Microman to the West as the Micronauts line. Joe molds licensed to Takara and cast in transparent plastic, and the ancestor of Hasbro's 3.75" G.I.
Joe toy line via the Henshin Cyborg line, based on original G.I. Strangely enough, it is both a descendant of Hasbro's 12" G.I. It consists of 3.75" action figures whose hallmarks are being highly articulated for their size and distinctive chromed head, along with vehicles and accessories. Microman is one of two Takara toy lines (the other being Diaclone) from which the original Transformers toys came. Robin (M251), an example of 3.75" figures that made up the bulk of the line.
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