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The Magna Steed (based on the basic magnetic-horse counterpart) was slightly different in color scheme than the original Andromeda horse. Andromeda was mostly black with gray and red highlights, and Magna Steed followed the Count's colors of gray with red highlights. The Count and Steed also shared the same centaur configuration features the original magno-characters did. |
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A detail
worth noting is that the horsetail used for the IC versions went back
to the original "non-safety" pointed tail that was later changed in the
Mego line to be more rounded. These figures are also almost identical
in both colors schemes and packaging to the Italian GiG company released
Nuovi Micronauti ("New Micronaut") line, with the Italian Baron Karza
figure also being gray but with dark blue highlights. As was a common
occurrence with the Inter-changeables, some small parts were sometimes
cast in different colors, thereby creating even more slight variants.
In the case of the Magna Steed, the missile launchers came in both a solid
gray color and a gray with red end cap. Also any kind of copyright or
company info was removed from the figures body, and any kind of release
date or year indication on the packaging was non-existant…even further
deepening the mystery of the exact origins of the toys altogether. Lastly,
only Magna Steed - not Count Magno - was released with an Inter-changeables
version instruction sheet, which was basically an altered Micronauts sheet.
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Micronology
chart for Count Magno and Magna Steed to come soon!
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