BattleTech

Before the show first began airing, FASA was looking for ways to push their BattleTech franchise to the most masses as far back as 1991, where they pursued agents to find a toy company willing to produce a line of robotic action figures based on their creation. When work on the Saban series began, both they and FAMA looked out to TYCO as they hoped their figures would capture the interest of kids that were into manga/anime, giant robot warriors, and the BattleTech/MechWarriors universe. Though they may have banked on that feature a little too much as unlike other boy toylines before its time, the number of toys TYCO released in 1994-95 was nearly 100% laser-focused on the mechas with only one set devoid of that aspect. Most of them featured "battle-damage" panels so that kids could aim and fire their spring-loaded projectiles at the panels (and in worst case, their eyes). having the mech toy react with ejecting the pilot or body parts. Each Mech and vehicle came with a tiny character from the television show that measured no more than 2" 3/4; a bit too small, even for the Matchbox ROBOTECH figures. As for each character that was released, representing the Inner Sphere was the Axeman Heavy, Mauler Assault and Bushwacker Medium, three Mechs that were based on an original BT wargame model and, sans the latter, came with an escape pod; the Sloth Heavy and Infiltrator, two pieces of battle armour that looked misplaced yet did come from the original game; and the BSE-X Banshee Experimental AeroFighter, which had the distinction of being the only non-mech in the toyline and the only one that is not rooted in the original FASA wargame. Representing the Clan was the Thor Omni Mech which had a slightly different design in the drawing sketch, the Hunchback Medium Mech which had two shoulder mounted cannons, and the Elemental/Toad Battle Armor which also came from the original game, though had its laser arm replaced with a projectile firing arm and the twin missiles on its shoulders being only decorative. Each miniature pilot included Steiner for Axeman and Infiltrator, Zack Hawkins for Mauler, Valten Ryder for Bushwacker, Franklin Sakamoto for Sloth, Nicolai Malthus for Summoner and Toad, and Pytor for Hunchback. In 1995, a second series was released. The entire series consisted of Series 1 repaints with no new vehicles introduced. The repaints were called Tiger Camo and Assault Color, and are considered extremely rare.

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Before the show first began airing, FASA was looking for ways to push their BattleTech franchise to the most masses as far back as 1991, where they pursued agents to find a toy company willing to produce a line of robotic action figures based on their creation. When work on the Saban series began, both they and FAMA looked out to TYCO as they hoped their figures would capture the interest of kids that were into manga/anime, giant robot warriors, and the BattleTech/MechWarriors universe. Though they may have banked on that feature a little too much as unlike other boy toylines before its time, the number of toys TYCO released in 1994-95 was nearly 100% laser-focused on the mechas with only one set devoid of that aspect. Most of them featured "battle-damage" panels so that kids could aim and fire their spring-loaded projectiles at the panels (and in worst case, their eyes). having the mech toy react with ejecting the pilot or body parts. Each Mech and vehicle came with a tiny character from the television show that measured no more than 2" 3/4; a bit too small, even for the Matchbox ROBOTECH figures. As for each character that was released, representing the Inner Sphere was the Axeman Heavy, Mauler Assault and Bushwacker Medium, three Mechs that were based on an original BT wargame model and, sans the latter, came with an escape pod; the Sloth Heavy and Infiltrator, two pieces of battle armour that looked misplaced yet did come from the original game; and the BSE-X Banshee Experimental AeroFighter, which had the distinction of being the only non-mech in the toyline and the only one that is not rooted in the original FASA wargame. Representing the Clan was the Thor Omni Mech which had a slightly different design in the drawing sketch, the Hunchback Medium Mech which had two shoulder mounted cannons, and the Elemental/Toad Battle Armor which also came from the original game, though had its laser arm replaced with a projectile firing arm and the twin missiles on its shoulders being only decorative. Each miniature pilot included Steiner for Axeman and Infiltrator, Zack Hawkins for Mauler, Valten Ryder for Bushwacker, Franklin Sakamoto for Sloth, Nicolai Malthus for Summoner and Toad, and Pytor for Hunchback. In 1995, a second series was released. The entire series consisted of Series 1 repaints with no new vehicles introduced. The repaints were called Tiger Camo and Assault Color, and are considered extremely rare.

Subject ID: 132641

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