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Takara Microman MagnePowers Robotman Baron

A photo of Robotman Baron, a 1999 figure from Takara’s Microman MagnePowers line.

Takara is renowned for its clever action figure designs and this might be one of the best action figures the company has ever produced.

Robotman Baron, like its brethren, Ace and Cross, clearly drew inspiration from the original Magnemo figures from the Seventies, but this modern take took the concept to the next level thanks to a sleek, sexy robot design by Transformers fan turned designer, Ichikawa Hirofumi.

It plays great as well thanks to its Magnemo-11 parts which are interchangeable with MagneTitans and MagneAnimals figures from the MagnePowers line as well as the older Magnemo toys.

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By Gobi – Saturday, July 14, 2007

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By Gobi – Friday, July 13, 2007

Diorama Studio Diorama Viewer guide part 1

Konami’s Diorama Studio software is a remarkable program that puts a virtual action figure (based on designs from the Busou Shinki toyline) on your PC. The program is in Japanese but don’t let that put you off trying it.

In previous guides, I showed you how to download and install Diorama Studio, display Japanese text on a non-Japanese edition of Windows XP, create a Konami ID and select and pose a CG model in the Diorama Studio Model Editor.

In this guide, I’m going to show you how to create a simple diorama using the Diorama Studio Diorama Viewer.

Continued…

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By Gobi – Friday, July 13, 2007

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By Gobi – Wednesday, July 11, 2007

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By Gobi – Tuesday, July 10, 2007