NEWS: Assemble Borg Coming to US?

News from the Micropolis Embassy mailing list - group member Tekwych has spotted an interesting App on the iOS App Store: the Assemble Borg App.

Assemble Borg, for those unfamiliar with the toys, are a line of interchangeable, highly-poseable sci-fi characters from manufacturer Kaiyodo.  This new line uses the Revoltech line and features characters based upon completely new designs and concepts.  And - to be honest - there's more than a passing resemblance to Microman/Henshin Cyborg (especially King Walder) figures.

NEWS: Microman Forever Back Online

We're pleased to announce that the invaluable Microman resource site Microman Forever is back online.

As we reported last week, the site went offline with no prior warning and attempts to access the site resulted in 404 Not Found errors.  Given that Microman Forever had not been updated for over a year, combined with the lack of new releases from Takara-Tomy and the financial burden of maintaining the site, it was assumed that creator and owner Paul L. had decided to retire the site.

However, following a number of concerned posts in the Micropolis Embassy group, Paul came forward to explain that the company that hosted Microman Forever had ceased trading.  He's since moved the site to a new server with a new company and stated that the ''awesome'' donations drive last year will see it online for at least the next three years.  Now the server issues have been resolved, Paul has also commented on adding some new updates in the near future, so stay tuned!

Welcome back Paul - your site is an inspiration and valuable resource to Microfans around the world and we're very glad to see it back online.