Powerdashers||Omnibots||Others|. 2002 Hallmark Star Wars Ornament. In contrast to the nigh-solid plastic toys of today, die-cast metal played a large role in these toys' construction. Learn more or change your cookie preferences. I had Smoke and Chains Skeletor and a lighter. Still, Macaulay said trust had been broken. Hasbro hoped that this would prove stronger from a marketing standpoint than the Autobot/Decepticon distinction from previous years, plus look new and fresh, rather than just another iteration of a now-six-year-old toyline. I'm not taking credit for that, that's not what I do. Battle Station - He-Man - 2002 Series - Accessories - Mattel Action Figure. While most modern toys have a shelf-life of maybe six months, in the 80s a single toy could ship steadily for two years, more if the line was particularly successful. He now makes furniture in Pasadena. After four years and slowly-declining sales, the push to make Transformers live up to its new tagline ("More... Much More Than Meets the Eye! ") Your guess is as good as ours. Night Stalker, along with Faker, Screeech, Stinkor, Moss Man and Panthor, come from the "cheap repaint" school of Masters of the Universe toy design.
Diaclone and Microchange were mined for as many viable toys as possible. This more sci-fi look would stick with the line for a little while. Fire at will Commander! Battle Beasts - New Zealand. And with the huge success of the live-action movie spurring things on further right in the middle of that economic boon, China has since become a major part of the franchise's current global success. Talk about playground bragging rights! 600 Billiard-pool table.
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I was thinking about doing the final design. I started as an art director in Visual Design. Falcon Attack Glider with Grunt. First, they eliminated the miscellaneous subgroups of the past, rolling everything under two over-arching gimmicks: expansions of the Pretender concept, and the new 1-inch-tall Micromasters, the latter being a response to the steadily-growing popularity of then-competitor Galoob's Micro Machines micro-play vehicle line. Masters of the universe 200x battle station toy. Many of these toys have outright notorious damage issues, and loose undamaged toys are a bit hard to come by. Water Moccasin with Copperhead. Battle Copter with Interrogator. Since its introduction in 2000, D&D's copyrights license - called the Open Game License (OGL), has allowed people like Macaulay to use some of the game's rules, characters and storylines to create and sell their own work, royalty-free.
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Another subtle but important change was that the two factions began to share subgroups, with the Autobots gaining their own Mini-Cassettes and Triple Changers, plus both sides had "Scramble City" style combiners. Mark Taylor was great at markers. Masters of the universe 200x battle station service. Past that, Dekker is a nicely constructed figure. I print labels DIRECTLY from paypal so PLEASE make sure the paypal address is correct. MA: Colin Bailey was one. The toys were of course amazing and fun, but personally I spent almost as much time staring at the boxes as playing with the toys. Hasbro GI Joe 25th 30th Anniversary figures - Sci Fi, Lifeline, Low Light, Shipwreck and more.