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Post by victoryleo19 on Jan 8, 2014 19:04:35 GMT -6
I've seen very vague info on this toy line over the years. I know Hasbro was producing it, and they made a line of figures in prototype form, but I guess retailers never bought into it? I found some images lately that I thought would be cool to help get a thread going. Does anyone here actually have some samples to show? I would have loved this line I think. And this bear image shows what might have been a really cool vehicle.   |
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Post by beckley on Jan 9, 2014 20:03:54 GMT -6
I've seen pics of the prototypes. I can't remember if it was in Lees Toy Review or a similar magazine. They reminded me of the figures from the Bone Age Line, weren't they going to be the same scale?
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Post by victoryleo19 on Jan 9, 2014 23:13:54 GMT -6
I believe they were 5-6 inches. They had a battle-action where their arms would swing, and a button on their chests, that if it was struck it would launch off their animal tribe mask.
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Post by rihia2k on Jan 10, 2014 2:00:41 GMT -6
They reminded me of the figures from the Bone Age Line, weren't they going to be the same scale? The photos of the prototypes I've seen suggest they were very MOTU inspired. In scale, card artwork, in high-adventure fantasy theme, and with the 'mask-poppin'' action feature. Can't say for certain but looks like they coulda' had rubber band leg joints for easy positioning on their beast mounts too. (I don't wanna' go uplifting other peoples/sites fotos but the cardback artwork is lush!) Perhaps it was too much similarity that stopped production. No high-profile company like Hasbro wanted to step on He-Man's toes and be the one to open a huge can of Mattel lawsuit. |
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Post by beckley on Jan 10, 2014 21:16:21 GMT -6
You're right they were going to be a larger scale. They would have been a cool line, you can't go wrong with giant beast mounts!
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Post by Toy Box Hero on Jan 11, 2014 11:07:50 GMT -6
So this was going to be released in the mid 80s then? At the height of the popularity of MOTU Interesting. I kinda doubt they were afraid of a lawsuit. Afterall, there were tons of MOTU knock-off lines and imitators out there.
I'd never heard of Tribes before. It just goes to show there's no end to what you can discover in this hobby. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by countzackula on Jan 16, 2014 12:25:42 GMT -6
Holy crap! I never heard of this! Gotta look more into it, but daaaamn! Oh, the things that COULD have been. *sniffle*
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Post by raindownonme23 on Jan 16, 2014 13:05:04 GMT -6
Does anyone have any links to where I would be able to see the prototypes?
Edit: Nevermind, found some. They look great!
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Post by countzackula on Jan 19, 2014 10:38:49 GMT -6
Link?
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Post by galaxxor on Jan 19, 2014 20:53:34 GMT -6
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Post by jeff on Jan 23, 2014 8:26:14 GMT -6
These are awesome. Sucks they never got made. Someone should start a Kickstarter to get them done now. I'd buy that bear art just for a poster.
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Post by rihia2k on Jan 23, 2014 19:13:07 GMT -6
Probably a good time to cheer VictoryLeo19 for the heads up on these guys. Still kinda' surprised they'd never been discussed here.
Oh, and VictoryLeo19, are the promo card/art pieces you posted actually items you own? (I know you're a bit of a proto-fiend, lucky you if so) I think I saw one or two Tribes items on the bay recently.
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Post by homeschoolman on Feb 9, 2014 14:37:40 GMT -6
Man I would buy that prototype as is. Freakin sweet!
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Post by victoryleo19 on Feb 10, 2014 21:21:21 GMT -6
Probably a good time to cheer VictoryLeo19 for the heads up on these guys. Still kinda' surprised they'd never been discussed here. Oh, and VictoryLeo19, are the promo card/art pieces you posted actually items you own? (I know you're a bit of a proto-fiend, lucky you if so) I think I saw one or two Tribes items on the bay recently. Unfortunately no they aren't mine, although I'd love to have them! There are a few sellers on ebay who seem to constantly get good Hasbro/Kenner protos in from time to time. I usually check their completed listings and these guys just popped up so I snagged the images. I stick entirely to Pirates of Dark Water and Bucky O'hare when it comes to prototypes now, but I won't say I wouldn't be tempted if something as cool as this comes up. The whole problem with prototype stuff is how expensive it is. I usually sell off entire mini-collections of toy lines I really like, in order to buy just one or two pieces. It is fun though! |
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Post by gragmasaurus on Feb 14, 2014 21:12:29 GMT -6
There were three different protos (at three different stages of the process) of the a "battle cat" like figure up on eBay about three years ago. Was very cool as both a figure and as protos. I didn't jump on them when I had the cash; someone I know with a bottomless pit collection grabbed a few I think around that time though.
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Post by victoryleo19 on Apr 28, 2014 14:28:17 GMT -6
More tribes goodness:  |
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Post by victoryleo19 on Jan 15, 2016 12:18:20 GMT -6
Found this image recently. Such a shame, this toy line would have been incredible.  |
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Post by alfi on Jan 30, 2016 14:23:43 GMT -6
Man, these look sweet
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Post by victoryleo19 on Apr 15, 2016 15:43:19 GMT -6
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Post by sharpfork on Mar 2, 2018 20:38:24 GMT -6
So this was going to be released in the mid 80s then? At the height of the popularity of MOTU Interesting. I kinda doubt they were afraid of a lawsuit. Afterall, there were tons of MOTU knock-off lines and imitators out there. I'd never heard of Tribes before. It just goes to show there's no end to what you can discover in this hobby. Thanks for sharing! No. These are from 1990. MOTU was dead. A complete set of the painted hardcopies and tons of artwork and proof material recently sold. One guy on instagram "protohoarder" managed to purchase one of the double hardcopies. |
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