The lions from Voltron get the die-cast metal treatment.
When Voltron first appeared on US TV networks back in 1984, I really wasn’t impressed. Maybe it had to do with my age at the time, or the fact I grew up on programs like Starblazers, Force Five, or even Battle of the Planets. I never got the love behind it. So when I heard that Dreamworks was rebooting a new Voltron series for Netflix, I just didn’t care. One night, bored out of my brains, I ended watching it. And you know what? I loved it! This new Voltron series is just plain awesome.
So when I heard that Playmates Toys had the license for the new Voltron series, I just couldn’t wait to get the toys.
Playmates was nice enough to send me over one of the new die-cast figures, I, of course, said yes.
I ended up getting the blue lion. I have to say, I’m overly impressed with it.
The lion has some decent articulation in the arms and legs. The head moves and the mouth open and closes. The lion has a nice paint job on it. I don’t see any signs of pain slop anywhere. There’s some metal on the body, but really not that much. I honestly expected the entire lion to be made of metal. I would say about only 20% is metal, while the other 80% is plastic.
The real selling point here is that in this die-cast line, all five lions can combine to form a larger Voltron figure. The blue lion converts to his right leg. Very easy to change the lion into a leg. Of course, now I have to go out and buy the other four lions.
The price point is around $14.99. Honestly not a bad price point, but it’s probably cost a little more because of the metal in it.
Overall I recommend the lion. It’s at a good price and well made. Plus the bonus of combining of the figures is a huge plus.
The Voltron Metal Defender series is available where ever toys are sold.
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