Microman 2004 Series

Microman Military Force Series - MF4-03 Lava Planet with M-01 Black Weapon Set (12/3/04)

Military Force

MICROMAN SERIES

Micro Force (Reissue) (2/04)
MF1-01 Commander Microman

MF1-02 Ninja Microman

MF1-03 Gunner Microman

MF1-04 Spy Microman

Master Force (3/25/04)
MF2-01 Skymaster Hayate

MF2-02 Groundmaster Alan

MF2-03 Divemaster Roberto

MF2-04 Automaster Ryan

Acroyear-X (3/25/04)
AX-11 AcroScorl

AX-12 AcroCleve

AX-13 AcroVoltech

AX-14 AcroBiom

Micro Lady (5/28/04)
ML1-01 Commanderlady Diane

ML1-02 Ninjalady Shina

Acroyear Lady (5/28/04)
AL-11 AcroVena

AL-12 AcroDita

Biomachine & Machine Force Microman (9/30/04)

BM-01 Mirror & MM Xeku

BM-02 Stinger & MM Godoh

BM-03 Tiger & MM Hack

BM-04 Kong & MM Trinity

Microman Military Force (12/3/04)

Packaging & Instruction

Microman Military Force series came in the smaller packaging than the previous Microman 2004 series. The packaging was very nice with clam-shell design that can be reseal by snapping the locking taps. The card backing had clean design with gray and white background and simple letterings which help the figure stand out inside the blister pack. The accessories (on sprue) were packed on the back side of the blister tray and can be clearly view. Since the blister can be reseal this made perfect storage for any accessories that not being used.

Military Force came packaged with new Microman catalog - "Infomercial Vol.03". The latest catalog feature Military Force series with nice lay out of their accessories.

Microman Military Force Story

Microman Military Force are androids constructed by Dr. Silver for his "Mass Produced Acroyear Project". They are droid troopers built as army for the Acroyears. Dr. Burns became concern and began his own Military Force project for Microman. However, Acroyear Military Force invaded M.I.C.R. Lab and was able to capture Lady Microman Shina. Acroyear Military Force was able to take sample of Shina's blood and at last Dr. Silver was able to create his most fearsome weapon, the Perfect Acroyear! (Acroyear X-2).

MF4-01 Space Rescue - rescue team for human and Micro-humanoid in Acro-Virus infected areas.

MF4-02 Techno Wave - mechanic support teams and long range snipers.

MF4-03 Lava Planet - wearing fire-proof Micro-skin act as fire fighting teams and counter attack teams.

MF4-04 Virtual Task - Guardians of M.I.C.R. and task with protecting it from Acroyear attacks.

MF4-05 Night Recon - Special Force Team use for terrorism and hunt down Microman.

MF4-06 Stealth Camo - Special Force use for sneaking into M.I.C.R base.

MF4-07 Forest Hide - Forest Team guarding forest around Dr. Silver's hideout.

MF4-08 Sand Storm - Special Force for desert operation.

Microman New Stand

Microman 2004 came with new style figure stand. The stand features Microman "Da Vinci's The Vetruvian Man" style logo emboss on clear plastic with two styles of foot pegs - one for the newer Microman 2004 figures and one for the old Microman figures with the 5mm port.

Microman 2004 Military Force series was released in Japan on December 3rd, 2004. The set was delay slightly from the original November release date. Military Force were not true Microman but actually battle droids created for Acroyear and Microman armies. There were total of eight different figures in the series with four (MF401-04) belong to Microman side and four (MF405-08) belong to the Acroyear side. The Microman and Acroyear Military Force figure each had distinctively different head designs with Microman Military Force head look like those crash dummy with two round eyes and simple mouth (a bit like C3P0), while the Acroyear had slightly more elaborate look with more menacing look. All eight shared the same newly retooled body based on Micro Full Action Body but with added 3mm ports (total of 18 ports) for used with the numerous "weapon set" accessories that included with each figure. There were total of four weapon set designs; M-01 and M-02 for Microman side and A-01 and A-02 for Acroyear side. Each of the weapon set came with two color variants - Gun Metal and Black for total of eight different weapon set. The new Military Force body resembled a lot of the Beta Midget figures and even came with similar color schemes.

MF4-03 Lava Planet was the third figure in Microman Military Force series. Lava Planet had clear orange body with clear red joints and was the only clear Military Force for Microman side. (Acroyear side also had one clear figure). The clear orange and red made the figure a little brighter than the rest and probably the most stand out of the set. While it was nice to get one clear version, the color scheme did not seem to work very well for Lava Planet unless you like brightly "Lifesaver" candy color Microman figure. I often like clear body on Microman figure but I have to say Lava Planet color scheme just clashed too much for my taste. MF4-03 came with Black Version of M-01 Weapon Set. There was no pre-set instruction for the accessories. It seem the designer had intended for them to be used for "custom" look. There were some sample guide in the catalog on what could be done with them (and also on Takara Microman website) but overall the accessories were pretty much left up to the imagination. Takara have clearly meant for this series to be used for army building and custom work purposes by position them at a lower price point (800 Yen each) along with a background story that set them up as mass-produced droid troopers. While these Military Force might not have the elaborate design as the previous series, the simple design made them one of the more fun and more durable set to actually be "play" with. The ability to customized the look of each figure to one own preference and taste is definitely a big plus Military Force series.

M-01 Weapons Set (Black)