#Vehicle voltron toy license#
#Vehicle voltron toy series#
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In fact, all that was changed between the US and Japanese versions were the omission of a sword, stickers, and three small antennae. Where the DX Golion toy had to be heavily modified to meet US safety standards, the large Dairugger did not. Matchbox got the rights to produce toys for Voltron, and decided to use the Japanese toys as a base for their American products. (Another show, Daltanious, was considered, but never got aired.) These shows would become known as Voltron, although Voltron II was never aired. Golion, Albegas and Dairugger XV were chosen. In 1983, an American company called World Events Productions was looking for Japanese shows to import and translate for American audiences. The original Popy versions were sold as a boxed set, or as three sets of 5. For a more in-depth look at why the SG-01 was the last of its kind, check out this great translation of an article from the Chogokin Chronicle by Matt Alt.

This toy was called the Deluxe Kikougattai KikouKantai Dairugger XV. Popy decided to move forward with the toy, but in plastic instead of metal. The toy was designed by Katsushi Murakami (who also designed the SG-01) but the expense of the SG-01 caused the line to be cancelled. Along with the standard and DX chogokin toys, Popy planned a larger, diecast, combining version, to be in the same line as the SG-01 Chokinzoku ('Super Metal') Tetsujun 28. The show was popular enough for Popy to make a few toys for it. The individual Dairugger ships could combine their 15 vehicles into 3 individual teams, or combine into one larger robot. The premise of the show was that Dairugger XV was a space exploration team.

#Vehicle voltron toy series#

Produced by Toei, the series ran for 52 episodes and ran until 1983. The original Character comes from the 1982 Japanese Animated series Armored Fleet Dairugger XV (ж©џз”Іи‰¦йљЉ гѓЂг‚¤гѓ©г‚¬гѓјXV - KikЕЌ Kantai DairagДЃ XV). I'm very curious to know which version people are most likely to grab.The story of this toy is a bit complicated.

#Vehicle voltron toy free#

I have made a poll, so please feel free to drop an answer in if you wish. More importantly, where is the love for Vehicle Voltron?ДЄlso really wishing for a Chogokin LegendaryVoltron too. Yes, I am obviously ignoring the general line release of Legendary Defender toys as well. That's just nuts! What the heck is going on? Market flooding of official products I think will not bode well for anyone, but I'll have to wait and see. That originally $60 Masterpiece, an over priced version of the Masterpiece (with lights) and now, 3 quality looking toys within months of each other? Over the last 30 years, we've had the original toys, a reissue of the original toy. Admittedly the EX version is a goo 10cm or so taller than these others, but still.Metroplex and Fortress Maximus combined didn't cost that much! While little is known, aside from it looking nice and the RIDICULOUS price (seriously, $399 US for what looks like a solid plastic figure) is also due 'late 2016' although I'd suspect that is more likely to shift into 2017. On top of those two chunky metal beasts, we ALSO have Toynami's Ultimate Voltron EX.

Two high quality Voltron toys due within 10 days of each other.Д«oth toys would appear to be vying for the same market, and while I understand that fanaticism is a powerful motivator, let's not forget that buying both of these figures will result in a significant drop in one's bank balance. MT is due for shipping on the 20th of December according to LCM Toy's websiteВ and according to Amazon Japan, Chogokin Voltron will be due on the 29th of December and the afore linked official site states a December release. On top of that, the release date appears to be around the same time. However, the new MT one, apparently combo-ed with Icarus toys (who?) also looks very sweet. I have an order on for Bandai's Chogokin version, as it looks incredibly awesome. Yet today, while browsing forums, I came across a post informing me that the MT version was alive and kicking. End of story, which was a real shame as the MT one is a rock solid figure and the new official paint has it looking extra good (Just ignore the 'COOMING SOON' spelling mistake at the bottom of the image)! Or so I thought. I assumed that Bandai had won the contract to produce an official toy of Voltron and that the new MT version had lost. Just a few days later, Bandai announced their plans for producing a Chogokin version.

#Vehicle voltron toy license#

A bit later, news was reported of it showing up with an official license offer pending. Last year, the mighty King of Beast by Mad ToysВ showed its face, caused a stir, some appeared and some didn't. Being a bit of a derpy nerd for Lion Force Voltron, and also finding the licensing issues contained therein an interesting winding snake of complexity, I found myself puzzled by the sudden onslaught of what appears to be official Voltrons.