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Micronauts: Antron, Membros, and Repto (Mego, 1979)
Published October 21, 2013 Ken Kelly , Mego , Micronauts 10 CommentsToy Aisle Zen (1981): The Dukes of Hazzard
Published July 29, 2013 '80s Movies/TV , Dukes of Hazzard, The , HG Toys , Mego , Toy Stores/Toy Aisles/Toy Departments Leave a Comment
November 13, 1981. (Photo: Joe Maher/Ledger-Enquirer)
Oh, Daisy. What we have here are HG’s Dukes of Hazzard Adventure Set, Coleco’s Dukes Power Cycle, Illco’s General Lee Dashboard “with lighted fuzz detector” (Illco also made a Dukes pinball game), Ertl’s General Lee die-cast car (I had the small one), and, on top of the cycle, Mego’s 8″ Bo Duke action figure.
Here’s a closer look at the adventure set.
And here it is in the wild. “Breaker One, Breaker One, I might be crazy, but I ain’t dumb!”
Let’s throw in Bo and Luke as well.
See more toy aisles here. Plaid Stallions has a monster collection here.
(Images via eBay, The Dukes of Hazzard Museum, and Metallichicks)
Original Micronauts Art by Ken Kelly
Published July 3, 2013 Fantasy Art , Ken Kelly , Mego , Micronauts , Sci-Fi/Space Art 11 Comments
If you’re a fantasy art aficionado and have $350,000 burning a hole in your pocket, head on over to eBay seller Mister Sluggworths and buy up these original Ken Kelly oils. They were commissioned by Mego in 1979 and used as card and box art for the Micronauts series 4 and 5 (1979 – 1980) alien figures and vehicles.
Above you see, from top to bottom, Repto, Membros, the Hornetroid, and the Terraphant. Also for sale are Centaurus, Kronos, and Lobros. That’s 7 out of 8 of the original commissions being sold as a lot. Antron is the only one missing.
(Images via Mister Sluggworths/eBay)
Micronauts: Crater Cruncher and Galactic Cruiser (Mego, 1976)
Published February 6, 2013 Mego , Micronauts 1 Comment
Micronauts: Terraphant (Mego, 1979)
Published January 4, 2013 Ken Kelly , Mego , Micronauts 2 Comments
I’ve never seen “The Terrifying Mammoth from the Remote World of Visceros” before. It rules, obviously. The alien script is a brilliant touch. I’m not sure the “hydrocannon” is all that terrifying, but you never know, maybe water is deadly to Viscerians (Viscerosians?).
The box art is by Ken Kelly. Check out his Micronauts gallery at Innerspace Online.
Christmas Toy Aisle Zen (1979): Micronauts
Published December 17, 2012 Mego , Micronauts , Toy Stores/Toy Aisles/Toy Departments 4 Comments
December 23, 1979. (Steve Barnett/The Seattle Times)
The Micronauts stuff is on the left. Start on the bottom shelf. See the Rocket Tubes?
Go up one and you’ll see a much smaller box. That’s the Warp Racer.
Go up one more and you’ll see part of the Battle Cruiser box. Right next to that is the Star Searcher.
(First image source: Seattle Washington Archive)
Micronauts: Stratastation (Mego, 1976)
Published November 19, 2012 Mego , Micronauts Leave a Comment
Yes, I’m going to collect and post large scans (click to enlarge) of as many Micronauts toy boxes as I can find. It’ll be like browsing a toy aisle in the late ’70s. You’ll love it.
For a comprehensive description of the 1976 Stratastation play set, check out the excellent entry at Innerspace Online.
2 Warps to Neptune 