Micronauts, Part Deux

Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:20:27 GMT

Okay, so it turns out we'd dug them all out of storage, not just the Star Searcher.

So how did my memory hold up?

I finally know where all of the yellow parts are from - the almost vanished Rhodium Orbiter!
The Crater Cruncher does have both scoop supports, and is in playable condition
I'd tried to turn the Aquatron into the mission pod for a Nebula-class starship at some point, so I had to take it apart and put it back together. No harm done, but it's missing lots of pieces.
Photon Sled - if you don't mind popping wheelies, it might be playable.
Star Searcher - it's the one missing a scoop support, but otherwise stil unabashedly awesome!
The Interplanetary Headquarters is the mere potsherds of a lost civlization.
Acroyear got in and out of the Star Searcher's hidden compartment one too many times and is down a leg. At least he came with prosthetic wheels!
The Time Traveller is just a ghost of his former self.

And to round it out, there's Battlestar Galactica the way it was meant to be - modular almost-Vipers and Daggits!

Crap I had as a kid: Micronauts

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:08:10 GMT

In the new "Crap I had as a kid" category... with commentary that points out which of the removable parts went to the big sandbox in the sky first.

Introducing the Micronauts!

Figures:
http://www.innerspaceonline.com/new%20time%20traveler%20clear%20page.htm - clear
http://www.innerspaceonline.com/new%20pharoid%20page.htm - gray, still have the sarcophagus
http://www.innerspaceonline.com/acro2.htm - red; had way too much fun with this guy

Vehicles:
http://www.innerspaceonline.com/rhodium.htm - the body went AWOL. D'oh.
http://www.innerspaceonline.com/aquatron.htm - stayed intact a rather long time
http://www.innerspaceonline.com/hydra.htm - lots its charm without the missile launchers
http://www.innerspaceonline.com/photon.htm - pointy tip vanished first
http://www.innerspaceonline.com/cratercruncher.htm - sadly, one of the scoop supports went first, which rendered the toy rather pointless

Big vehicles:
http://www.innerspaceonline.com/starsearcher.htm - coolest thing ever! I just dug this out of storage and when Caspian is due for a toy swap he can play with it. I think I still have most of this.

Playsets:
http://www.innerspaceonline.com/iphquarters.htm - Ah! I finally know what toy those little black accessory connectors are for! I'm sure my parents' house is still littered with them. Trivia - the large dome is traced with lines that are a pretty close approximation to R2-D2!

Big thanks to my parents who somehow managed within their tight budget to give me hours of fun and memories.

Caution: Singularity Ahead: Toys

Micronauts, Part Deux

Crap I had as a kid: Micronauts