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I must be in a somewhat different age bracket [heh, "Dy-no-MITE!"], but I'm still surprised that *nobody* has mentioned MICRONAUTS yet. Man, those things were the ultimate! Way cooler than the Star Wars action figures, and a dozen times more modular. Micronauts were by far my #1 kid toy. Though I am talking serious old-school here: they hit their peak around 1978-9. They weren't cheap, and for some reason they didn't last long (despite major popularity), but they truly rocked.
My memories of the many Micronauts I played with are also tied up with memories of listening to Led Zeppelin and KISS, when "Battlestar Galactica" was brand new, and me & the other boys in my 5th-grade class wanting to be like Fonzie. [sigh]
Hell, Marvel Comics even had an excellent long-running Micronauts comic book series. I still have all of my issues today.
Lest you think I'm a heretic, before Micronauts I also worshipped at the altar of the almighty Lego. Gotta give props to the mad skillz of those Danish geniuses who created them.
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Even better if we love them in return. Anything can be endured if that idea holds fast." -- Martin Cruz Smith, RED SQUARE
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