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			Description;  An up-dated blast from the past.  Micro-Man Dean is a combiner from what was known state-side as the Micronauts. The merged  piece is approximately 11" tall and  seperates into into five main parts.  The trunk is  a large flying vehicles, the two arms are artillery cannons, finally the legs are motorcycles.  The individuals pieces are held connected by magnets that fit like ball-and-joint connectors.  This allows you to re-combine the pieces into other vehicles.  The ball-and-joint connectors also give the merged figure a large amount of articulation. The vehicles are mostly dark blue, red, and white with bronze high-lights.
Micro-Man Dean- Micro-Man, Takara Meat and Potatoes; 5.0 Perks; 5.0 Homer Factor; 5.0
Ah, the Micronauts.  You remember those?  For you poor young souls, think of them as Transformers on SERIOUS acid.  Not only could these things change, but the pieces were connected by magnets and pegs so you could inter-connect different figures.  Think of having Optimus Prime's trailer attached to Metroplex's battle-station.  You get the idea.  Although the Micronauts died when Mego went belly-up, Takara kept the line alive and very well in Japan.  Granted, not as huge as the Transformers, but still formidable.  One of the cool pieces is this one, Micro-Man Dean.  No, I have no idea why it's named that.  Hey this is the same company that names a mammoth Big Convoy, so we probably don't want to know.  So what's the big deal about this thing?  It's a MICRONAUT... they're dead and gone.  Just another nostalgia toy?  Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh... you poor, unknowing soul.... Meat and potatoes are huge here.  The figure is basically a giant gestalt connected by magnets, and the thing is surprisingly articulated.  Sure, you're not going to do splits with this figure when it's combined, but arms, elbows, knees, and hips all move pretty well considering it's a combiner.  The sculpt is also nice; a number of panel lines, vents, and other little extras give the piece a nice high-tech feel.  The paint is solid, if not spectacular; red, blue and white with gray, bronze, and black high-lights.  Not amazing, but not as horrible as the day-glow colors Takara was using on Transformers pieces.  Eeek. The perks, though, are over the top.  The figure is like Combatra, but even more pumped.  The torso is a giant attack craft, the arms become artillery cannons, the legs are giant motorcycles.  AND, since the pieces are connect by magnets, you can mix and match the vehicles, so you can make a giant plane with the motorcycles and the torso attack craft, or a big artillery piece with the two arms and the torso, and so on and so on and so on.   In addition, if you happen to have any other Micro-Man pieces around, the ball-and-socket joints are all compatible, so you can also combine this piece with other figures, creating, bigger, and badder figures.  Oh, the possibilities... Homer Factor is huge.  The Micronauts were fun; transformable, and the merging with other pieces and multiple combinations were a nice touch.  If you wanna talk about serious play-value, Micronauts were it.  Overall it's a great piece; lots of play-value and a solid piece of work if you just want to display it.  Oh, one warning; this thing ain't cheap.  It's an old Japanese import, so be prepared to throw-down about $50 for this thing.  However, if you love Micronauts, or want a piece that does more then just change into a plane and back, this is a must-have.