3 Changeable Astro Magnum - (Part 1)
ENGLISH VERSIONS
Made in Taiwan
3 Changeable Astro Magnum comes in an English language box with a gray figure. 3 Changeable Astro Magnum also comes in Spanish language box. The Spanish version boxes come with either a gray or a killer stealth black figure. (Click Here) for Part 2
ENGLISH VERSION
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| 3 Changeable Astro Magnum (English Version) Gray figure. |
3 Changeable Astro Magnum is unique in a variety of ways. Other Astro Magnum figures are "4 Changeable", meaning they have four modes of transformation. Basically manufactures tried to pitch the idea to you that you would got 4 toys inside of Astro Magnum. The 4 changeable modes are:
1. Astro Magnum : robot mode
2. Vulcan Base: half gun mode/half standing robot, barrel cover on
3. Gunborg : half gun mode/half standing robot, barrel cover off, arms spread
4. Laser Vulcan : gun mode
In the case of the 3 Changeable variants, the figures legs are one solid leg, permanently molded on the figure in the gun mode handle position. The legs do not separate or extend, so the figure can never stand upright in the full robot mode like other Astro Magnum figures.
Whatever this figure lacks in extendable legs, it makes up with by having TWO barrels, one on each arm! Both barrels function and light up, which we actually think is pretty darn cool!
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| Both barrels function and light up on 3 Changeable Astro Magnum. An original, buy one get the other free deal! |
2 English Box Variants (V1-V2)
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| (V1) 3 Changeable Astro Magnum Lower left corner, photo of the figure in Gunborg mode. Photo credit: ShakiraIsabel |
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| (V2) 3 Changeable Astro Magnum Lower left corner has the IC2 Sound logo. |
If the box artwork on '3 Changeable Astro Magnum' (English version) looks familiar, we are not surprised. Taiwanese bootleg manufactures lifted and modified the artwork of fantasy/sci-fi superstar artist Frank Frazetta for this box. The artwork has similar components but it is all new KO art. Same figure composition, different laser pistols with the spaceship flipped to the other side.
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| Astro Magnum box artwork based on the: 1978 Battlestar Galactica - "Attack" painting by Frank Frazetta  Photo Credit: Transformerland.com (V1) Box and figure. Note: (V1) Battery cover is stamped with 'Min Young'. The same stamp found on the Argentina 3 Changeable Astro Magnum |
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| (V2) Battery Cover = Blank no stamp |
V1 Figure - Battery cover stamped with Min Young, the same stamp as the Argentina variant in Part 2 of this blog section.
Top and bottom of the box show photographs of the original blue & black Japanese Astro Magnum prototype. Gun mode (Laser Vulcan) has two hoses to both it's barrels. 3 Changeable has deep dark red translucent pieces.
Continued in: SPANISH VERSIONS (Part 2)
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