1977 Microman Surveyor Series

Microman Command Surveyor 2 (c.1977) 

Package

Surveyor 2 came in large but flat (only about an inch thick) green box.

"Surveyor 2! Separate"

Surveyor 2 can be separated into three sections - scout vehicle, missile turret and small wheeled robot.

The left over computer section had small wheel that can be fold down which gave it stand-alone feature.

Instruction Sheet

Surveyor 2 came with full-color fold out sheet that provided story and vehicle specs.  (The actual instruction was printed on the box lid)

Microman Command Surveyor 2

Takara released Microman Surveyor 2 in 1977 as the second vehicle in the Surveyor Series.   The Surveyors were design as Microman ground mobile base.  Takara released a total of three Surveyor vehicles - Surveyor 1, Surveyor 2 and Surveyor 3.   Surveyor 1 was the smallest of the three, while Surveyor 2 was the mid-size and Surveyor 3 was the largest.

Surveyor vehicles utilized 5mm core blocks as the basis for the vehicles.  Each parts of Surveyor vehicles were design to be interchangeable via the 5mm system.  The core block itself was also fully motorized and require batteries to operate.

Surveyor 2 appeared to be design as mobile ground base vehicle.  The front section consisted of cockpit area while the rear contain three separate sections - computer chamber, droid and missile launcher.  The vehicle features beautiful green canopy, and clear domes on each side of the cockpit.

While the other two Surveyors basic design became Micronauts toys - Star Searcher (based on Surveyor 1) and Star Defender (based on Surveyor 3), Surveyor 2 was never produced as Micronauts vehicle.

Here is the rear section of Surveyor 2.   The back had the on/off switch for the motor and missile unit mounted on elevate arm.  The missile launcher had spring loaded feature.  The missile itself was the same design as the missile that came with the Connig Station Base.   The launcher had flat panel with 5mm peg that can be rotate out and became gunner seat for Microman figure.

Side views of Surveyor 2