Thanks!

akum6n wrote:Search the old OT forum. I think the molds were taken in by Onell once they were no longer produced by Beantown Toys.
Cappy wrote:I am a bit fuzzy on the history, but it goes something like:
While Matt Doughty and Marc Beaudette were birthing Onell, they were employees or contractors or something for Beantown Toys. Beantown's flagship product was the Beantown Bean. As I understand it, Marc did the graphic designs on them. Along the way, circa 2009, Matt used his Glyos pin concept to create a robot body for the beans, the Beanbot.
The head of a Beanbot (similar to the nozzle piece) actually fits inside a socket on the bottom of a Bean, thusly the 'bot becomes a chariot for the Bean. Beantown released some dozen carded Beanbots, which each included a color-matching bean.
Onell incorporated a few crossovers, releasing Onell-specific Beanbots (I can think of three colorways) which were mostly used as promo items. Eventually, Beantown Toys folded in some way or another, and released the Beanbot's design rights to Onell. Whereupon Matt tweaked the mold to create something that would blend into the Glyos System and created the Phaseon. This is when the nipple-head and blocky base-face-thing were lost to time. In exchange, the Phaseon head and torso-disc were introduced.
Hope this helps.
THEGODBEAST wrote:
Bravecarrot22 wrote:THEGODBEAST wrote:
I actually didn't know that many were produced, thanks!
But I am looking more for the history of them, rather than the product itself. I actually own one.
NoPaintRequired wrote:The Spoon Racer is the first Glyos vehicle consisting of 4 Glyos compatible parts, the bowl, the handle, and two detachable wheels. While I don't own the bowl or handle, judging by the wheels, I want to say these were all hard plastic pieces.
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