Re: collection showoff! - Voltron kick last page
Okay, I've added the last two items I've wanted to satisfy my Voltron kick.
The first is a MASSIVE 23" Mattel Voltron. This voltron was only available with a subscription, and then Mattel would ship one lion at a time over the course of a year.
There were a lot of problem with this Voltron. Quality control issues, fit issues, paint issues....etc. People didn't like functions of the "auto pop out legs" Thankfully, I got mine from evilbay, and all the lions were checked for quality before being sent to me.
It's the biggest Voltron ever made. It transforms and comes with 3 3/4" pilots that actually fit inside the lion. Yes, you can put your old star wars toys into these lions.
So I wish the paint job was a little better, i does look a little cheap looking. I wish it didn't have pop open legs which pop open too easily sometimes. I wish that it would be able to stand better in certain poses.
but IT"S FREAKING 23 inches!!! Size does matter.
I had to rearrange some shelves to fit this bad boy in. See the"normal sized" die cast voltrons on the bottom right?
At the feet of the the Matty voltron is the "newer" toynami masterpiece voltron which is puny looking compared to this thing.
Next up, I picked up a newer version of a "Miracle Productions" die cast Dairugger (Vehicle voltron) to stand in front of my old matchbox voltron. According to the description it's 60% die cast and I believe it. It's hefty. There were all sorts of problems with this release. Lots of quality control issues as well Apparently the company is or has already lost the voltron license and had to rush these out. A lot of the vehicle voltrons that people got in the beginning of the run were overrun with problems.
I got mine through a online toy distributor, "Chimungmung" I know, weird name, little known company. But I have NEVER had better service. The vendor sent me an email right after my order confirmation warning me of quality control issues and asked if I wanted him to inspect every single piece before he sent it out to me. He then sent me pictures of the assembled and disassembled voltron (with a piece of paper with my name on it) and packed everything back up. GREAT GREAT GREAT customer service.
Anyways, the voltron himself is pretty awesome. It's sturdier than the toynami die cast voltron who's joints, I feel, are too weak and loose. The problem with vehicle voltron is just a function of its inherent design, he's got too many parts to connect. Each part on mine joins well with others, but there are a lot of "moving parts." definitely no recommended for children. Joints must be treated with care when playing with it, but it's poseable like no other voltron. It comes with a whole bunch of accessories too; 3 different swords, 3 different hands/fists, a whip, two spears, two circular blades..... It's pretty nuts how many accessories it came with.
Again, there are only a few distributors that probably carry this - and I'm really not sure how long they'll stock them. Get them while you can. Read and watch the reviews for the "miracle productions voltron" before you buy though so you know exactly what you're getting.
Thus ends the voltron kick, I've got my old voltrons all fixed up, new die cast releases of them, which are no better IMO and the massive voltron that I may let my kids play with. The only thing I could possibly want here on out is a vintage original popy voltron with all the missile launchers and everything. I did way too much research on voltron toys, so if you need any help parsing it all out let me know. Did you know that there were at least 8-10 different variations of the lion voltron released over the years?! It's disturbing that I do.... haha
