I usually save ads based on toy lines I like, stores I shopped at as a kid or in some cases toys I've ever heard of. There's a double whammy in this Revco Drug Store ad from Dec. 15, 1985. I stopped for the Voltron action figures and stayed for the "Defenders of the Planets" and "Tri-Trons" toys, two lines I'd never heard of. Defenders looks to be a Masters of the Universe knock off and Tri-Trons "3 Robots that combine into 1 Super Robot" has got to be a Transformers cash-grab.
Revco Drug Store ad from Dec. 15, 1985
Here's the back of a Defenders of the Planets card, showing the Defenders and the Evildoers...
These seem to be fairly well documented amongst MOTU fans and there are even some on eBay.
As for the Tri-Trons, they seem more obscure. I only found 2 references to them online:
1) this nice, clear pic on flickr
and 2) These blurry pics from a South American auction site.
They look pretty cool. I like the samurai-thing. If anyone has any info on these guys (manufacturer; clear, packaged examples; and if there were other styles) drop me an email or send some pics or links. Is this from an existing Japanese series? It's nothing I recognize off the top of my head...
Anyway, just when yo think you've seen it all, new things to learn about.
-Matt aka Dr.G
3 comments:
Oh my GOD!!! I totally forgot about those guys! I used to have Weaponmaster and Starhawk! Daaamn, man!
Had a Tri Tron as a kid. I couldn't have been ten years old. It's probably the least articulate toy you could imagine but man, I have good memories with that one.
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