I LOVED THIS SHOW!!! I was saddened when it ended. The chants and the animals/creatures that came out of the chest and staffs were so awesome. Kudos on your Visionaries collection!
I remember thinking the show was pretty cool. Never did collect any of the figures, but remember enjoying the ones a friend had. Thanks for the video. Nice collection.
I love the sheer amount of awesome 80s toys you have in your collection. Just amazing. Love it all. I am starting to get into the 80s toys again. I used to own the complete G1 collection from 84-87 most boxed and in very minty state. I have sold a lot of them but have kept my favorites. Don't have the room to display th all anymore due to Masterpiece. Sold a lot of my boxes loose as well. Made me quite some money to invest in masterpiece. But now I kinda regret it sometimes. And what better way to cheer myself up again and buy new 80s toys lol. Stay safe buddy.
Yes the drive to get back what I had was my old way of collecting. Now I appreciate the things I never had and sometimes never knew they made. Love me some MP Transformers! Thanks
Oh My Goodness... That's bad freaking ass!! Visionaries is one of the best underrated shows of all time! And one of my absolute favorites. Such a shame it had a short run.
Oh man, the memories of opening these things christmas morning. I loved them as a kid. Had them all except for the 2 big vehicles. Always wanted that tan wolf dude. He was one of my favorites from the show. Always wondered why they cancelled it.
Cancelled the toys because the Holograms are so expensive which it drove the price of the toys up and hurt sales. Feryl is cool and strange that the big vehicle drivers are the same colors. Thanks
I truly love this show and wish it comes back again, toys were one thousand times beyond awsomeness, recently made customs of Galadria and Virulina Your collections is just superb!
Growing up as a kid my father was student in Penn State University from Bangladesh with limited income and he would buy me one of these each time we went to mall. Goddd love these!!! So many memories.
Thanks again for covering this unique holographic line of Visionaries figures. The holographs actually work on video well. The figures look cool, and on the cardbacks too, and the removable masks are a great feature also. Thanks Mike!
I wish my dad had bought this toyline when we had the chance. But, travelling most of the time in the 80s would have given us difficulties of moving such numerous figures.
11:30 Sky Claw - I had this about 30+ years ago - I did not know it was related to a cartoon series back then, I remember getting it as a gift from my uncle for Christmas. I think I eventually traded it with one of my friends for Transformers a couple of years later on... but I havent forgotten it, during the past 10 years I have been trying to find out what it it was, but did not remember the name... accidentally I ran into a "discontinued cartoon series from the 80s" video and imediately recognized. So glad to have stumbled upon this after so many years of looking - now I have to get myself one of these again!
I loved this short run series. I also owned the Sky Claw. I forgot its name but I knew it was liked to Visionaries. I also had the Capture Chariot along with the figures for Mordred, Cindar, Witherquick and Feryl.
Went swimming at the reservoir back in the eighties and cut through a path... some kid right behind me took the same path and found one of these guys in the path that someone had dropped... I walked right over it! Missed opportunity for a free toy! Bugged me for years! Other than that, wasn't blown away by these guys even back in the day...
One of the most expensive DVD sets I have bought from the 80s/90s. It was a shame that it never went beyond season 1, however I watch it back and it really isn't an amazing show. For me It feels like nostalgia more than it being good, so I enjoy watching it everynow and again.
What an AMAZING line! I remember this because the quality of animation in the cartoon was so good it really stood out. I too missed this when it came out. Another toy line and series that deserves a re-release. Those holograms still look good today. BTW the cartoon had an AWESOME theme song.
I remember the show as a kid... but at that time Transformers..GI JOE and Voltron were so dominant...Thundercats too. Its like the hologram gimmick wasnt enough. And the vehicles were weird. It was just too many other dominant toy lines back then that lead to visionaries demise. I did like the show..never really wanted the toys.. However, I can see adults who DID like the toys back then being big time collectors of them.. plus they have a lil obscurity to them...thats a bonus
I think the word you were looking for was lackey not laddie good sir. I just recently watched some of these episodes going back through alot of my childhood favorites to see what held up and what didn't. This one...eh, not so much. It definitely didn't hold up as well as say Transformers and M.A.S.K. did, but I guess alot of that is personal preference. I did have several of these guys as a kid, but I'm not gonna lie. I was a seriously spoiled ass kid.
The holograms on the chests & staves were a gimmick, but they were also the entire point, from the look of the show. I had Cindarr as a kid...only one my mom could find in stores. Then again, I only liked him, Leoric, and the girls.
Back in the day I had the Sky Claw with Mordred. I bought it out of curiosity. I was, and am, a GI Joe fan mostly. The hologram feature was cool, but I found the size of the figures and vehicles just a bit too bulky. A 3 3/4 inch size would have had my preference, also for the Visionairies to be able to interact with the Joes. The hologram on the Sky Claw stopped working at some point, since the vehicle was exposed to sunlight too much since it was displayed close to the window.
I would love to see that and feature it in one of the collection vids if you would like. Would be cool to see skyclaw suspended in the air along with the Chariot pods. Thanks
Great video. I liked the concept of Visionaries, but the cartoon wasn't the best. The animation was good, but the stories were lacking. The actual figures were pretty cool though.
Meh, not my thing. I was starting to grow out of toys when these came out, but I still had fondness for my old TFs, Joe's, MOTU, and Robotech. Those lines had really sparked something in my imagination and in my soul as a kid. But my little brothers eagerly welcomed these, and lots of other toys as they continued to be introduced after my beloved childhood toys. I thought my bros were just mindless consumerist drones, too easily moving on from one toyline to the next. Where was their loyalty? Where was their commitment to the toylines that had given us all so much fun till then? My brothers only got a couple of these figures, before the line was cancelled and something came out and took its place. It was no loss for me. But it also seemed not to matter much to my bros, either. It actually made me sad to see my bros changing into neophiles, simply wanting whatever was new, instead of picking something (or a few somethings) and just sticking with it. All these years later, I still swoon for TFs and Robotech, Joe and MOTU, and that's why I've gotten into collecting MP TF and perfect effect Macross mecha. But my bros get their fix sufficiently by just watching retro toy commercials. They have no real emotional connection to the numerous waves of other toys that came along in the late '80s. Easy come, easy go for them.
@@tydiriumhanger1320 - Haha. It's just that '80s toymakers were constantly releasing new toylines and cartoons, hopeful they would catch lightning in a bottle yet again, so it became bewildering keeping up with it. Eventually I got to that a point where it started sounding really similar to stuff that had already come out, and it didn't tickle my play bone anymore. I think there was a sort of addictive quality to it, and toymakers were deliberately stoking the addiction fires by releasing whole new lines so frequently. And I think it messed with a lot of kids, conditioning them to always want the latest and newest, instead of savoring what they already had.
Easy way to get that peg out of that foot is screw a small screw into that tiny hole in the broken peg and use the screw head to pull out the peg from the foot. Easy peasy
I’m also a Visionaries collector and have some spare parts. I’ve been waiting to make a female custom but what’s stopping me is the head. I don’t know what head to try...any suggestions? Thank you & great work!!!
@@DRAGOINTHEHOUSE I tried Cover Girl once but Joe heads are too small. I actually just got a Disney character head from my niece lol looks like it might work out
I loved these so much, it always irked me that they were just so slightly out of scale with my cobras, just a tad too big but they were workwithable if i posed them a bit back from my cobra dudes. I really wish they would put real holograms on the revised modern ones and release some of the cool ones such as the villains and for fuck sake the girls. I would buy them all without hesitation but not having holograms just kills my potentially vast interest. Thanks for showcasing these, i wish i had the whole set, I've only three and i love them. Holograms are so fuckin cool but nobody uses them at all anymore it seems. So glad I'm from the 80s and got to experience the weird awesome shit we had \,,/
Yes that would have bothered me back in the day also because 3.75 ruled! Now a days I really like that they are different and sorta their own thing. Thanks
I'm begging you, stop saying things you don't actually know. Darkstorm doesn't poison people, the Lancer cycle doesn't grab, and Witterquick uses a cheetah form. The inaccuracies were really annoying
![Shine on! The History of Visionaries: 1988 Edition [part 1 of 3] The Unproduced Spectral Knights](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/cKuOyPXzePo/mqdefault.jpg)
I LOVED THIS SHOW!!! I was saddened when it ended. The chants and the animals/creatures that came out of the chest and staffs were so awesome. Kudos on your Visionaries collection!
This was a fun toy line to collect and the show was very well made. Thanks
I remember thinking the show was pretty cool. Never did collect any of the figures, but remember enjoying the ones a friend had. Thanks for the video. Nice collection.
This was a toy line I never got into back in the day because they were never in stores around these parts. Thanks
Exactly the same for me a friend had a few and I would borrow his and let him use my A -team van..good times
Love the Visionaries I'm close to getting a full collection. Got Reekon but missing all his parts
Yes that Reekon is a challenge. I very seldom see his helmet or weapon but when I do the price is astronomical. Thanks
I love the sheer amount of awesome 80s toys you have in your collection. Just amazing. Love it all. I am starting to get into the 80s toys again. I used to own the complete G1 collection from 84-87 most boxed and in very minty state. I have sold a lot of them but have kept my favorites. Don't have the room to display th all anymore due to Masterpiece.
Sold a lot of my boxes loose as well. Made me quite some money to invest in masterpiece. But now I kinda regret it sometimes. And what better way to cheer myself up again and buy new 80s toys lol. Stay safe buddy.
Yes the drive to get back what I had was my old way of collecting. Now I appreciate the things I never had and sometimes never knew they made. Love me some MP Transformers! Thanks
Oh My Goodness... That's bad freaking ass!! Visionaries is one of the best underrated shows of all time! And one of my absolute favorites. Such a shame it had a short run.
Oh man, the memories of opening these things christmas morning. I loved them as a kid. Had them all except for the 2 big vehicles. Always wanted that tan wolf dude. He was one of my favorites from the show. Always wondered why they cancelled it.
Cancelled the toys because the Holograms are so expensive which it drove the price of the toys up and hurt sales. Feryl is cool and strange that the big vehicle drivers are the same colors. Thanks
I truly love this show and wish it comes back again, toys were one thousand times beyond awsomeness, recently made customs of Galadria and Virulina
Your collections is just superb!
Growing up as a kid my father was student in Penn State University from Bangladesh with limited income and he would buy me one of these each time we went to mall. Goddd love these!!! So many memories.
Thanks again for covering this unique holographic line of Visionaries figures. The holographs actually work on video well. The figures look cool, and on the cardbacks too, and the removable masks are a great feature also. Thanks Mike!
I had some of these and Mask as a kid. I’m 36 now they bring back memories
I believe your "complete" Dagger Assault is missing the scout flier that attaches to the top ramp.
I wish my dad had bought this toyline when we had the chance. But, travelling most of the time in the 80s would have given us difficulties of moving such numerous figures.
Yes a collection does make moving a challenge. It took me a month to move last time. LOL Thanks
11:30 Sky Claw - I had this about 30+ years ago - I did not know it was related to a cartoon series back then, I remember getting it as a gift from my uncle for Christmas. I think I eventually traded it with one of my friends for Transformers a couple of years later on... but I havent forgotten it, during the past 10 years I have been trying to find out what it it was, but did not remember the name... accidentally I ran into a "discontinued cartoon series from the 80s" video and imediately recognized. So glad to have stumbled upon this after so many years of looking - now I have to get myself one of these again!
I loved this short run series. I also owned the Sky Claw. I forgot its name but I knew it was liked to Visionaries. I also had the Capture Chariot along with the figures for Mordred, Cindar, Witherquick and Feryl.
Went swimming at the reservoir back in the eighties and cut through a path... some kid right behind me took the same path and found one of these guys in the path that someone had dropped... I walked right over it! Missed opportunity for a free toy! Bugged me for years! Other than that, wasn't blown away by these guys even back in the day...
These were my favourite toys growing up.
One of the most expensive DVD sets I have bought from the 80s/90s. It was a shame that it never went beyond season 1, however I watch it back and it really isn't an amazing show. For me It feels like nostalgia more than it being good, so I enjoy watching it everynow and again.
Great collection! Loved the show as a kid (and recently watched it again as an adult)
It was fun to watch recently. Interesting how they lost their tech but what would people do these days if that happened? Thanks
What an AMAZING line! I remember this because the quality of animation in the cartoon was so good it really stood out. I too missed this when it came out. Another toy line and series that deserves a re-release. Those holograms still look good today. BTW the cartoon had an AWESOME theme song.
We do not seem to see the quality programming or toys these days like we did in the 80s. There really is no good competition now a days! Thanks
Loved this , just wish they made the two women
Love these guys. Had a few when i was a kid
These sure remind us of the 80s! Thanks
I remember the show as a kid... but at that time Transformers..GI JOE and Voltron were so dominant...Thundercats too. Its like the hologram gimmick wasnt enough. And the vehicles were weird. It was just too many other dominant toy lines back then that lead to visionaries demise. I did like the show..never really wanted the toys.. However, I can see adults who DID like the toys back then being big time collectors of them.. plus they have a lil obscurity to them...thats a bonus
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Congrats on completing the collection. Nice review
It was a lot of fun collecting this small but quirky toy line. Thanks
I think the word you were looking for was lackey not laddie good sir. I just recently watched some of these episodes going back through alot of my childhood favorites to see what held up and what didn't. This one...eh, not so much. It definitely didn't hold up as well as say Transformers and M.A.S.K. did, but I guess alot of that is personal preference. I did have several of these guys as a kid, but I'm not gonna lie. I was a seriously spoiled ass kid.
You’re missing the blue flying craft that goes with the Dagger Assault.
The holograms on the chests & staves were a gimmick, but they were also the entire point, from the look of the show. I had Cindarr as a kid...only one my mom could find in stores. Then again, I only liked him, Leoric, and the girls.
They should have made the girls and Merklynn back in the day but there were not even plans in the second wave. Thanks
Back in the day I had the Sky Claw with Mordred. I bought it out of curiosity. I was, and am, a GI Joe fan mostly. The hologram feature was cool, but I found the size of the figures and vehicles just a bit too bulky. A 3 3/4 inch size would have had my preference, also for the Visionairies to be able to interact with the Joes. The hologram on the Sky Claw stopped working at some point, since the vehicle was exposed to sunlight too much since it was displayed close to the window.
this is my favorite.. im building a huge diorama for all the figures and vehicles
I would love to see that and feature it in one of the collection vids if you would like. Would be cool to see skyclaw suspended in the air along with the Chariot pods. Thanks
I would totally love for you to showcase it. I should be done with it this week.
Hey find me on instagam and I can get you pics and video.
@plasticman1984
Funny you mentioned Cindarr has Optimus Prime like Gorilla totem. He was actually voiced in the cartoon by Peter Cullen (voice of Optimus Prime)
That is cool! I really need to look into doing a voice of Optimus Prime video since Peter Cullen has had such a great career! Thanks
great video!!!
Great video. I liked the concept of Visionaries, but the cartoon wasn't the best. The animation was good, but the stories were lacking. The actual figures were pretty cool though.
Meh, not my thing. I was starting to grow out of toys when these came out, but I still had fondness for my old TFs, Joe's, MOTU, and Robotech. Those lines had really sparked something in my imagination and in my soul as a kid. But my little brothers eagerly welcomed these, and lots of other toys as they continued to be introduced after my beloved childhood toys. I thought my bros were just mindless consumerist drones, too easily moving on from one toyline to the next. Where was their loyalty? Where was their commitment to the toylines that had given us all so much fun till then?
My brothers only got a couple of these figures, before the line was cancelled and something came out and took its place. It was no loss for me. But it also seemed not to matter much to my bros, either. It actually made me sad to see my bros changing into neophiles, simply wanting whatever was new, instead of picking something (or a few somethings) and just sticking with it.
All these years later, I still swoon for TFs and Robotech, Joe and MOTU, and that's why I've gotten into collecting MP TF and perfect effect Macross mecha. But my bros get their fix sufficiently by just watching retro toy commercials. They have no real emotional connection to the numerous waves of other toys that came along in the late '80s. Easy come, easy go for them.
You sound like my older brother who says he does not care about 90% of the 80s toys. He likes Star Wars and Joe. Thanks
@@tydiriumhanger1320 - Haha. It's just that '80s toymakers were constantly releasing new toylines and cartoons, hopeful they would catch lightning in a bottle yet again, so it became bewildering keeping up with it. Eventually I got to that a point where it started sounding really similar to stuff that had already come out, and it didn't tickle my play bone anymore.
I think there was a sort of addictive quality to it, and toymakers were deliberately stoking the addiction fires by releasing whole new lines so frequently. And I think it messed with a lot of kids, conditioning them to always want the latest and newest, instead of savoring what they already had.
Easy way to get that peg out of that foot is screw a small screw into that tiny hole in the broken peg and use the screw head to pull out the peg from the foot. Easy peasy
I need to try that. Thanks
Soo cooollll
I don't think you can say your Dagger Assault is complete, as it does not have the Dagger Dart vehicle with it.
I’m also a Visionaries collector and have some spare parts. I’ve been waiting to make a female custom but what’s stopping me is the head. I don’t know what head to try...any suggestions? Thank you & great work!!!
Cover girl from gijoe or Scarlet , take off baroness hair for varolina .iam still trying to get reekon and his vehicle .
@@DRAGOINTHEHOUSE I tried Cover Girl once but Joe heads are too small. I actually just got a Disney character head from my niece lol looks like it might work out
@@njed9745 ha ha that's pretty funny , sux that they didn't make the female characters ,
I loved these so much, it always irked me that they were just so slightly out of scale with my cobras, just a tad too big but they were workwithable if i posed them a bit back from my cobra dudes. I really wish they would put real holograms on the revised modern ones and release some of the cool ones such as the villains and for fuck sake the girls. I would buy them all without hesitation but not having holograms just kills my potentially vast interest. Thanks for showcasing these, i wish i had the whole set, I've only three and i love them. Holograms are so fuckin cool but nobody uses them at all anymore it seems. So glad I'm from the 80s and got to experience the weird awesome shit we had \,,/
Yes that would have bothered me back in the day also because 3.75 ruled! Now a days I really like that they are different and sorta their own thing. Thanks
...why there is no one do the review about mordred?..hmm
Where can i buy the stand?
I had the eagle guy
Arzon is cool and even cooler is his purple chest variant. Thanks
U had to use your imagination when fighting with figures imagining the totems fighting
i had a vehicle with those white baskets/balls do you you know what i mean?
The show was fun and the figures were great. I wasn’t a fan of the vehicles.
Some of the vehicles are cool while some look like preschool toys. Still inventive and creative. Thanks
I'm begging you, stop saying things you don't actually know. Darkstorm doesn't poison people, the Lancer cycle doesn't grab, and Witterquick uses a cheetah form. The inaccuracies were really annoying