Here’s a nifty Lego Ideas campaign featuring Voltron that is gaining support quickly. Yes, it features the lions, and even has a concept for minifigures. I may just need this one. Badly.
I don’t buy a lot of Legos, just the occasional one for the boy to build. But this is Voltron, a character I’ve somehow missed out on over the years. I’ve either always skipped for reason I can’t remember, or didn’t know about a release until it was too late.
This is the pic that most caught my eye though. Don’t get me wrong, Voltron itself is awesome, but the lions sitting just puts it over the top for me. Between this and the custom Lockjaw I posted about Friday I’m realizing that as I get older my focus on weird aspects is growing.
“Activate Interlocks,
Dynatherms Connected,
Infracells Up,
Megathrusters are Go!”
“Let’s Go Voltron Force!!!”
This is one of the popular super robots in the 80’s. Based on the Japanese Anime “Beast King GoLion”, it is made up of 5 robotic lions that combines to form Voltron.
The Set
A childhood favorite, I tried to recreate Voltron as faithfully as I could in both lion and combined form. Adding in details to make it look as close as possible to its Anime version.
There are basically five separate lions in the set, each having their own unique articulation. They can be played with individually or as one big robot.
1) Black Lion – Forms the head and the body
2) Red and Green Lions – Form the arms
3) Blue and Yellow Lions – Form the legs
When combined, they form Voltron which stands around 16 inches in height and weighs close to 1kg
The creator also added an update for the concept minifigures:
I’m having trouble wrapping my brain around this one, but not in a bad way. It’s blocky yet accurate, cute yet kickass. I’m definitely getting this one if it see store shelves.