![]() ![]() There's lots more, that's just a couple of things from what I skimmed last night. He says to expect many more homages in the toys to come, and what we've seen so far is still just the beginning! Shinohara Tamotsu, the Cyborg '99 designer who I've mentioned recently for his gold Timanic custom of the MagneForce figures, Acroyear Amazon Squad, and who is well known to us for creating his custom Monochronauts, turns out to be the other main designer on the project and was directly responsible for most of the homages in the line (Sky Rambler, AcroVoltech, the BioMachines and Machine Force, the Timanic-styled MagneForce, and so on). Pictures are shown in the book of the original 8cm size Microforce body and the conceptual work. Along the way, the idea for the "naked Microman" body evolved and switching to the 10 cm size (since the line was being "reset" for adults anyway, and allowing better proportioning) to tie in with the 30th anniversary. Microman 2003 was originally to be done in the 8cm scale with nearly all the articulation, and was directly created by Microman 99/00 and Transformers Energon designer Ichikawa Hirofumi after the LED Powers line ended, originally as a further extension of adding articulation to that format. It's a large book in the same mold as the old Roman Albums 80's and early 90's anime collectors are familiar with and filled with beautiful Micro art and pics. The origin of how the new line was developed with some shocking new details. Tons of concept art, prototypes, design art, interviews with the designers, sculptor, etc. ![]() It's perhaps the best Microman publication I've seen yet. ![]() COMIC-CON 2004 The vinyl sleeve has all the text on it, and this sleeve is in a taped plastic bag. We entrust the new Microman to a new generation of caretakers, to explore a coming future now shrouded in mystery. This book is amazing, and it reveals so much. MICROMAN Thirty years have passed since 1974 brought us the birth of Microman. I just got mine tonight and I'm still recovering from the shock. This item is in near mint condition and may have extremely minor wear such as slight sticker damage or very minor surface scratches. If you have any interest at all in the new Microman series, this is the MUST HAVE. Ive got some microforce figures coming to me to customize. (edited to add photo and bumped up a day-cover art is by Shinohara Tamotsu!) ![]()
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