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A little filler while I am preparing my next figure review.

Voltron, defender of the universe! is back! I am sure hardcore mecha collectors will remember the die-cast masterpiece version of Voltron which was long sold out and limited rare item. The plastic version shall make its way to us again this coming July 2008 to all those who missed it. This Voltron Lion gift set will have the same features as the masterpiece (minus the die cast of course). The photo shows the completed robot, which can be separated into five individual lions. Definitely one to look out for.

Go Voltron Force!

Verdict: PRE-ORDERED!

Disclaimer: This figure has not been released, nor do I own it.

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Embarked on a model kit project. It’s the 1/60 scale Wing Gundam Zero from Bandai. If you had seen the anime series, you would have known that this is the second Wing Gundam actually, after the first one was destroyed. I had been a fan of Gundams since long time ago, so when I saw this model kit on the cheap, I just grabbed it. Let’s begin!

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The follow up from my previous post, this time it’s the review for Legioss & Tread by CM, also done by CollectionDX. Legioss & Thread is by far the most awesome mecha for me in the Macross/Robotech universe. (Ya ya, I know Mospeada is not in the Macross universe). Two mechas can combine into one! This Legioss is piloted by Scott, as in the anime. The standalone Legioss is available too (Without Tread and by Aoshima). But why get one when you can have both? ^^

Edit: There’s supposed to be three part for the video review. Added the other two.

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Mospeada was one of the first anime that I have ever watched. I was a huge fan of it since they have transformers type mechas. As with Macross, their plane->gerwalk->battroid mechas are my personal favourite. Recently, there are quite a few new mechas that came out based on Mospeada, from the Legioss (valkyries if you want) and Ride Armours (motorbikes that transforms and attach to the rider, forming the armour for the rider). For the Ride Armours, there are two variants, from different makers (MegaHouse and CM). Below are the video reviews for both of them by CollectionDX.

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