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Post by repairtechjon on Nov 25, 2009 23:13:29 GMT -5
I'm not impressed until I see one of you Golion/Voltron crazies with a bobbing, hula dancer Voltron w/ ukelele on your car dashboard.
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Post by chachipower on Nov 26, 2009 14:02:49 GMT -5
I'm not impressed until I see one of you Golion/Voltron crazies with a bobbing, hula dancer Voltron w/ ukelele on your car dashboard. in that case, wheres my camera, Ill be right back  |
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Post by cholocarwash on Nov 27, 2009 6:36:07 GMT -5
the number of variants of the Golion DX will make your head spin. even with the liscensed versions. i used to be blown away at how many slightly different features each one had. the original Popy release is different from the Y&K release which is different from the Godaikin which is different than Bandai Taiwan version. i used to try and swap parts for the different ones to fix them up when i was younger. that is when i started noticing all the subtle differences because the parts would end up being incompatable.
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Post by shrek on Dec 8, 2009 11:10:27 GMT -5
very nice golion
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Post by magengar on Dec 10, 2009 14:20:17 GMT -5
Somebody call me a paramedic, my eyes are popped out
from lookin at all these cool colored lion bots!!! ;D
Their boxes alone drift me away to Chinatown NYC
where many giftshops have such cool toys on display.
Dorothy, Stop clickin yer heels,
we Aint goin back to Kansas...
....there is No place like RJ! ;D
zozo-Magengar
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Post by goldenage on Dec 11, 2009 18:55:04 GMT -5
fantastic collection!
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Post by jasonjupiter on Jan 16, 2010 22:17:19 GMT -5
nice stuff glane21, i was kidkorrupt on mw.com..bought a lot of orguss stuff from you years ago!
love the gold faced kroean boots, had no idea they did one with yellow wings.
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Post by cholocarwash on Jan 16, 2010 22:27:25 GMT -5
all these Voltron collections and no Voltron Jumbos?
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Post by chachipower on Jan 17, 2010 10:38:23 GMT -5
all these Voltron collections and no Voltron Jumbos? Iknow right? Ive asked myself why I dont have it. I have most everything else, electric toothbrush, pullback toy, rubber erasers etc, but no jumbo. I think its mostly just having space for it. Im much more readily available to spend money on something I can display and look at than put away, but Im looking |
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Post by cholocarwash on Jan 17, 2010 12:48:27 GMT -5
i have an extra if you need it.
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Post by paulcpl on Jan 19, 2010 11:53:54 GMT -5
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Post by G1Generation on Jan 9, 2016 6:18:18 GMT -5
...and the blisterpack Knockoff   Hi, Does anyone happen to know any vendors are still selling this "Silvan King" Voltron KO? Thanks in advance. |
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Post by G1Generation on Jan 9, 2016 6:46:52 GMT -5
Since I'm new here, I should probably contribute something, so here's a photo of my less-than-mint original Bandai (C1981) diecast 11- inch GoLion/Voltron (unfortunately, taken with a crappy less-than-mint laptop camera):  |
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Post by Philo Beddoe on Jan 24, 2016 23:49:57 GMT -5
What an awesome collection and display. Love it.
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Post by driph on Feb 18, 2016 20:26:23 GMT -5
Wow, these are beautiful. I'm curious why the knockoffs have the differing belt badges.. is it a mark of identity thing, or an easy way to make a bootlegger's knockoff seem unique?
What's a good source for bootleg lionbots? Is it pretty much an ebay thing, or do the bootlegs pop up anywhere else?
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Post by glane21 on Feb 24, 2016 12:42:57 GMT -5
Pretty much on ebay but I may list some in the for sale section here soon.
I think the changing belt buckles was a way to differentiate their bootlegs from the original. By far the coolest attempt, and my favorite, is the Version 3 Diamond Belt where they not only changed the star belt to diamond, but elongated the Black Lion's chest crest into a point and added the chevrons to the pelvis. That took some mold work because those parts are in diecast. I show this in the first post in this thread.
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Post by xtrlowz75 on Feb 25, 2016 0:02:42 GMT -5
Very awesome! Love them all. And if you have an extra midsize Lionbot or a loose midsize let me know. I need one for restorarion of another.
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Post by driph on Feb 27, 2016 0:21:48 GMT -5
Pretty much on ebay but I may list some in the for sale section here soon. I think the changing belt buckles was a way to differentiate their bootlegs from the original. By far the coolest attempt, and my favorite, is the Version 3 Diamond Belt where they not only changed the star belt to diamond, but elongated the Black Lion's chest crest into a point and added the chevrons to the pelvis. That took some mold work because those parts are in diecast. I show this in the first post in this thread. I've love to see someone attempt to catalog all the various bootleg versions, and from where they originated, but I have a feeling that'd require intimate knowledge of the Chinese factory scene, or at least the language and local sellers. Related, too bad there isn't a source for red/green heads yet, I've got an original D that's missing both of em! |
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Post by xtrlowz75 on Feb 28, 2016 2:35:58 GMT -5
Well at least all the Diecast Metal Lionbots all come from 1 factory in Taiwan. I do know that. Actually most of the later versions of the lion Voltron were built in the same factory while Bandai held licensing rights. But yes it would be awesome to catalog each one.
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Post by G1Generation on Feb 28, 2016 7:31:27 GMT -5
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