Mastermind Creations: Magna

 

 Let’s just be honest here to start this read: Magna is the bottom half of Mastermind Creations’ Magna Inventa, a Third Party SkyLynx. And it is the least part of SkyLynx as well. With that said, Magna is actually a pretty good figure all on its own.

You would be totally forgiven for not being terribly impressed with ol’ Magna here, given what it is: a flat cat that transforms into a shuttle gantry. That’s actually being pretty kind in my description: Magna transforms into a rectangle that has some sculpted details on it. Released as the first part of the eventual SkyLynx, Magna offers a whole lot of good fun packed into its totally unassuming package.

Mastermind Creations Airborne Squadron

In 2006, the third party scene was just beginning to turn into blossom into its current form. Around that time, most third party offerings were things like add on sets for official figures. Very slowly, original pieces were beginning to surface from a smattering of ambitious companies, and the modern day market as we know it, consisting of established characters and full toys, as opposed to the more accurate accessories or embellishment kits, was born.