Post by corellianvette on Oct 21, 2009 23:46:34 GMT -5
I've been drooling over the miniature versions of the Popy/Godaikin Dairugger XV and GoLion figures since I started collecting again. A few months ago I actually scored 2 of the mini GoLions, and was on a quest to score a mini Dairugger.
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I'd lusted after the Dairugger ever since I saw this article:
www.collectiondx.com/review/abs/dairugger_xv
Well - I took a chance on what I thought was one hidden on ebay, and what a surprise when it arrived tonight:
Not only was I surprised, but the figure is actually VERY different from the one on the Collection DX page.
In the first place, the figure is larger, and has die-cast parts as well as firing fists and other moving gimicks. In fact, the transformation is nearly identical to the larger DX toy. It's extremely detailed with small moving parts, firing fists, etc. The only (major) differences are that the shoulder Heli's and head don't remove from the torso, and the legs do not separate. However, the arms have both elbow and twisting articulation not found in the DX, and the knees bend. Nice additions!
As you can see the toy is very detailed, and it does combine into the three separate Land, Sea and Air Rugger vehicles.
Here he is next to a fistless DX. I can never remember how the feet and legs are supposed to match.
And lastly next to the Mini GoLion KO.
As an interesting bonus, the packaging and the instruction manual are all in English. So it's some sort of US K.O.
Does anyone have information on this toy at all? What's the genesis of the figure? It's very well made, with lots of detail and die-cast for a re-engineered KO. Was there a Popy version of Dairugger made this small?
robotjapan.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=14879&page=1
I'd lusted after the Dairugger ever since I saw this article:
www.collectiondx.com/review/abs/dairugger_xv
Well - I took a chance on what I thought was one hidden on ebay, and what a surprise when it arrived tonight:
Not only was I surprised, but the figure is actually VERY different from the one on the Collection DX page.
In the first place, the figure is larger, and has die-cast parts as well as firing fists and other moving gimicks. In fact, the transformation is nearly identical to the larger DX toy. It's extremely detailed with small moving parts, firing fists, etc. The only (major) differences are that the shoulder Heli's and head don't remove from the torso, and the legs do not separate. However, the arms have both elbow and twisting articulation not found in the DX, and the knees bend. Nice additions!
As you can see the toy is very detailed, and it does combine into the three separate Land, Sea and Air Rugger vehicles.
Here he is next to a fistless DX. I can never remember how the feet and legs are supposed to match.
And lastly next to the Mini GoLion KO.
As an interesting bonus, the packaging and the instruction manual are all in English. So it's some sort of US K.O.
Does anyone have information on this toy at all? What's the genesis of the figure? It's very well made, with lots of detail and die-cast for a re-engineered KO. Was there a Popy version of Dairugger made this small?
