Man and Machine: Podcast Xtreme: Recent Episodes
Yuri Schlichter
We welcome back Ramen Toy's Noel "Ace" Lee to ask him about the experience of releasing the first series of their Centurions / 80's Commanders figures and upcoming products.
Tune in to find out about the Retro series and its first release, Apache Commander (John Thunder), their first figure that's fully compatible with the original Kenner toys. He'll also share news on their iteration of Hacker and the Traumatizer, and the future of the line.
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We discuss the past and present of Centurions collecting, and share some tips and tricks to get better deals.
The second half of our interview with former Kenner and current Mattel designer Alton Takeyasu who created many of the Centurions characters and toys including Max Ray's arsenal, Doc Terror, Hacker, and their drones.
Our guest is Model Car Hall of Famer Alton Takeyasu, a highly influential designer at Mattel, and one of the main designers on The Centurions, who has created Max Ray's weapons systems, all of the antagonists including Doc Terror and Hacker, and many more.
We continue discussing the unproduced and concept weapons systems of The Centurions including Silent Arrow and Sky Scaler.
In this episode, we discuss the second season toys, unreleased prototypes and some concepts as well.
We discuss the assault weapons systems from the first wave, including some less known secrets.
In our first episode, we discuss the cast and our personal experiences with one of the greatest cartoons and toylines of the eighties, The Centurions.