Package
BulSonic toy was packaged
in typical blue New Microman style box with small windows to distinguish
the toy variants inside. The box, like other New Microman package,
had beautiful box art drawings of the toys.
The toys came package
in styrofoam inserts. (Shown above is the Real Type BulSonic.)
Accessories
M009 Kenji Yellow came
with Blue Type version of Armored Suit DX Bulsonic
Left: yellow M009 Kenji;
Right M274 Carlton
Yellow M009 was a different
figure from M274 Carlton. I had previously thought they were the same
figures until I discovered a lighter yellow color M27X. According
to Takara reissued of M274 the
light yellow was M274 and the darker yellow color (similar to M262 Adam)
was M009. (M274 Kenji had
the same light yellow as the yellow color on M282 Ryan and
the
recently released M257 Charles from 1999 Replica
Microman series).
Blue M009 Kenji was
packaged with Red Type BulSonic.
Real Type BulSonic came
package with dark green M009 Kenji. This was the same figure that
was sold individually with the capsule but the pack-in figure did not
have the sticker badge.
M009 came with the
chrome "Pulse Gun" accessory.
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Armored Suit DX BulSonic was the third type of armored suit
toys released by Takara for New Microman Series. BulSonic was the
largest of the Microman armored suits and was released as companion piece
to Armored Machine - Cosmic Fighter. The suit is not very big (about
6" tall) but it is very impressive looking. The suit has clear
face and chest armor. BulSonic also can transform into a jet
fighter.
Armored Suit DX - BulSonic (Blue Type)
BulSonic in plane mode
Takara released three versions of BulSonic - Blue Type,
Red Type and Real Type. Blue Type is the one shown here, Red Type
has the reverse color scheme of the blue version and Real Type has dark
green color. Blue Type BulSonic came with exclusive yellow and black M009
Kenji, Red Type came with purple-blue M009 and Real Type came with dark
green M009 . BulSonic and its companion Cosmic Fighter are probably
some of the best toys coming out of the New Microman series. (See Also
New Microman - Armored
Machine Cosmic Fighter)
BulSonic combines with Cosmic
Fighter.
Remodeling
Project
Remodeling Project
parts. Left is Takara "remodeling" version of BulSonic.
BulSonic, like several
other New Microman toys, came with plastic model-kit parts so one can
used it as a custom kit. (The parts are the landing gears for
BulSonic when in jet mode and an extra weapon) Takara attempted to
market Microman toys to older fans and encourage them to
"kit-bash" Microman toys and repainted them into realistic
looking war machines. (A concept that was very popular at the time)
Takara provided several "samples" of these customized
Microman toys on the package. Takara called these customized
toys as Microman "Remodeling Projects".
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