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[shaxper]

VintageT said:

Thanks for posting the Pre-TF page. Did it move or change addresses? I was looking for it recently but couldn't find it. It's a very well laid out site.

It's moved at least three times in the past five years. Jeron doesn't host it himself, so it gets pulled out from under him from time to time.

Shaxper - I look forward to reading your Diaclone history. Each time I read a new synopsis/history of the pre-TF lines, I learn something new!

Thanks, VintageT. It's been a long time coming.

[Fighbird]

shaxper said:

GoDaiKin and Kronoform both bombed because they were produced directly by Bandai and Takara, and had no mass media source for promoting their products. Even more than for creating a solid universe, cartoons and comics were useful as free (and often profitable) advertising. Imagine telling a toy company they can have a 30 minute advertisement slot on the air on Saturday mornings and actually get paid for it. That's what cartoons for toy products do.

Of course -- the more publicity the better. Where would Transformers be today without those venues of advertising back then? Or He-Man? Or G.I.Joe? Or M.A.S.K -- oh, forget that last one...

[Fighbird]

shaxper said:

www.microforever.com/punchrobo.htm

Ah, so it is a Microman toy -- just goes to show, how little I really know about other than Micro Change... ;D

Some excellent Diaclone resources:
Pre-Transformers Web Page: Great general introduction to the various pre-tf series
Diaclone.net: Detailed photos of EVERY Diaclone toy. Japanese language only.
History of Diaclone: A project I've been working on, still in early stages of development. Incomplete and in need of some minor revisions, but very informative too.

Always good sites -- I even think the Pre-TF page was one of the first sites I visited when I got back into collecting in 1998... ah, the memories...

Excellent resources all around (kudos on the article, Shaxper! -- drop me a line if you need help on Brave toys), and I would really wish for the owner of Diaclone.net to make an english version available as well...

[Fighbird]

BTW, found this site of hi-res Microman/Micro Change/Diaclone commercials:

www.tfcommercials.com/

[shaxper]

Fighbird said:

Excellent resources all around (kudos on the article, Shaxper! -- drop me a line if you need help on Brave toys),

Much thanks.

and I would really wish for the owner of Diaclone.net to make an english version available as well...

He's been asked numerous times and will not do it. Considering how much work he puts into frequently changing the site, I can only assume it's some anti-foreigner thing. He even used to have a really unkind message on the main page saying not to e-mail him to request such a thing.

BTW, found this site of hi-res Microman/Micro Change/Diaclone commercials:

I have them all burnt to a CD. If you'd like a copy, just PM me your address.