A much
rarer Magno figure, King Atlas was released at the end of the Micronauts
run almost exclusively in Italy by the Gig co. Featuring a new head sculpt,
and molded mostly in a maroon red color with black highlights, he is identical
to that of the Green Baron save for the basic color. Seemed like the Gig
company was taking tips from Mego on being cheap...and reproducing the
same figure with a different name.
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He was
packed like all other Magnos, a boxed item in a styrofoam tray. The magnetic
ball/socket joints allowed the figure great articulation. He was also
compatible with the 5mm peg system, and came with two red universal magnetic
ball joints. Other accessories included a large 5mm adapter, (which held
the rockets to the back), three small black missiles which shot from the
stomach port and four fists. Along with the universal joint, which fit
into the end of the backpack, it included two large missile holders with
5mm pegs and two large black cone shaped missiles.
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A much
rarer "stallion" (and the term is used loosely!) Lantaurion was released
almost exclusively in Italy by the Gig co., and was color matched with
King Atlas. These magno sidekicks featured a new - and strange - head
sculpt...with a funky "hair-do", big alien segmented bug eyes and a zig-zag
mouth, one wonders...what the hell were they thinking?? A boxed item packed
in a clear plastic tray, this figure came with all the same accessories
that were packed with the other stallions.
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The
removable head, four legs, and main body were red, with the adjustable
torso joint, tail, and four hooves in black. Aside from the magnetic balls
which resided in the torso section, he had two magno ports on either side
of the body. These ports held missile launchers which fired small black
cone shaped missiles. This figure also came packed with the larger rubber
tipped safety missiles.
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Other
accessories included four black wheel covers (or hubs) two large and two
small black wheels. The smaller wheels came with rubber treads, and when
the shaft of the wheel cover was placed through the hole in the wheel,
they could be attached to the main torso, in place of the legs, to form
a tank vehicle. A
small sticker sheet identical to all the other stallion sticker sheets
was also included. Lantaurion is Identical to Pegasus, Green Baron's stallion,
save for the basic color.
And of course, removal of the horses head allowed the figure to be placed
in it's spot to form a centaur.
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The
mold for this steed figure was also used by the Hourtoy and M&D Toys company
for their Interchangeables line, known as Metallion. It followed Lord
Meto's color scheme of black, chrome with glow eyes and universal magnetic
joints.
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