"With
Magno power action, firing fists and missiles-leader of the mighty Magno
powered Micronauts"
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Released
in 1977, Force Commander was molded in a bright shiny white with red highlights,
and was a boxed item packed in a styrofoam tray. The magnetic ball/socket
joints allowed the figure to have many points of articulation. He was
also compatible with the 5mm peg system, and came with 2 white universal
magnetic ball joints which helped with the magno interchangeability.
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Other
accessories included a large 5mm adaptor (which held the rockets to the
back), three small red missiles which shot from a stomach port, and four
fists ( two which shot from the forearms, and two extra for when you lost
them). Along with the universal joint that fit in with the backpack, it
included two large white missile holders, replete with 5mm pegs, and two
large cone shaped red missiles. Any missiles could be fired from any port.
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Although
when first opened, Force Commander was a milky white, over time the plastic
is known to yellow and look very dingy. This is probably due to the cheap
plastic used in production. There are 2 known variations with Force Commander.
The Japan version has smaller red eyes, mouth piece and "breathing tubes"
, and the head is mostly hollow. The Hong Kong version is altogether larger
with bigger eyes, mouth piece and tubes, and is solid plastic. "Hong Kong"
is stamped on the backside of the one figure, while "Made in Japan" is
stamped on the underside of the foot of the other.
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An almost
identical version of Force Commander was released by the Hourtoy co. as
Captain Cosmo, replacing the small belly missile
for a large rubber tipped one. A gray version Captain
Cosmo was also released by M&D Toys as part of their Inter-changeables
line.
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"The
Galactic Stallion with Magno Power Action and missiles, Vehicle for the
Leader of the Micronauts"
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Released
in 1977, a boxed item packed in a plastic tray, Oberon followed the same
basic color pattern as Force Commander, molded entirely in white. He also
suffers from the same fate as his magno-counterpart, the curse of yellowing
with age.
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The
pictures on the box show a slightly different Oberon than was widely released.
The box shows all accessories in white, with the exception of the red
missiles. White missile launchers, white universal joints (magnetic ball
joints which held the missile launchers to the magnetic sockets on the
sides of the body),4 white wheels (2 small with rubber treads, 2 large),
and 4 white wheel covers or hubs.While the actual wheel covers remained
white, the wheels themselves were red, as were the universal joints, and
the missile launchers were white with red ends. When the shaft of the
wheel cover was placed thru the hole in the wheel, they could be attached
to the main torso in place of the legs to form a tank vehicle.
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Other
removable parts included the tail and 4 hooves, which along with the missiles
came packed on a small plastic tree.
Later releases included a more rounded tail and missiles possibly for
safety purposes.
Removal of the horses head allowed the figure to be placed in its spot
to form a centaur. Oberon was also packaged with a small sticker sheet.
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A
kind of opposite color schemed Oberon was released by Hourtoy as the Cosmo
Steed, while sharing the same name a gray version was put out by M&D
Toys.
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