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Released
in 1978 as boxed items, and widely considered the lamest of all the Micronaut
toys came Alphatron, Betatron and Gammatron. The Trons would always get
a bad rap. It was rumored, that when Mego head honcho Marty Abrams was
shown the Trons after they had already been released, he said he would
have never approved them, and would have thrown them back at the guy!
The Trons were strictly a Mego creation, being based on the basic motorized
car unit first released with the Stratastation set.
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Each
Tron had a different name, gimmick, and color scheme. Taking 2 "AA" batteries,
the Trons could perform such stunts as the "wobblematic walk", the "sommersaultic
stride", and the "hopamatic hop". To do these and other stunts, the Trons
came with all the same basic accessories: color matched transparent head
and battery cover, front wheel and holder, 2 large black wheels, 2 small
and 2 large extensors, 2 short and 1 long peg unit, and 2 hollow "drums",
which were basically connectors.
Each Tron also came with 2 chrome antenna which are often missing from
loose examples, and are easily broken. Each Tron also had a different
face sticker and specialized accessory.
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Alphatron
came with 2 robotic "grappling arms". Betatron came with an Acroyear-like
backpack which consisted of a "rotor arm unit", "rotors" and pins to hold
them on. Gammatron had 2 bulldozer arm attachments and a bulldozer scoop.
The "on/off" switch was located on the left side of the car unit, and
had a 3-speed switch on the bottom for a slow/neutral/fast mode.
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The main body wheels spun, and with the 5mm peg/hole system in full effect, the many attachments could be added for many stunts. The Trons were never meant to be taken seriously and as the song on their TV commercial went," One by one, and two by two, how wacky it's all up to you-here come the Trons!" Each Tron came packed with individual sticker and instruction sheets. |