Popy Battle Fever J GB-03 ST Japan 1979

This is one of the coolest Super Sentai robots, it also happens to be the first. At least the first time Super Sentai was coined. It was the third Sentai series to come around and it was inspired by Marvel’s Captain America. After the success of the Spider Man live action(tokusatsu) series(with Leopardon or is it Leopoldon?), Toei thought more robots were needed in our Sentai series. Which I am personally happy about as I have a few of these amazing robots.

So Leopardon is a heavy(so heavy for its size) ST robot that looks like a samurai. It is bigger than most ST robots and has a great design. The Popy brand which is pretty much the standard bearer for any Chogokin(Super Alloy) robot. It is from 1979, but the design is timeless and does not feel dated at all. I wasn’t nearly as appreciative of this robot when I got it, but after learning and researching about them I definitely have a better understanding and appreciation of all things Popy.

All of the Godaikins were originally Popy robots before Bandai absorbed them into the main company. So this post is in honor of the grand daddy of the Megazord. Battle Fever J.   My cousin has the Soul of Chogokin version GX-30 which is just a great piece as well. Here is a first episode of the tokusatsu show Battle Fever J(バトルフィーバーJ ) from 1979-1980.

Popy Battle Fever Robo ST GB-03 1979 from tokusatsu tv show Team Battle Fever (バトルフィーバー隊 Batoru Fībā Tai) aka Battle Fever J (バトルフィーバーJ Batoru Fībā Jei), 1979-1980 styrofoam  insert

Popy Battle Fever Robo ST GB-03 1979

Popy Battle Fever Robo ST GB-03 1979 from tokusatsu tv show Battle Fever J 1979-1980 back box cover Team Battle Fever (バトルフィーバー隊 Batoru Fībā Tai) aka Battle Fever J (バトルフィーバーJ Batoru Fībā Jei),

Popy Battle Fever Robo ST GB-03 1979 from Battle Fever J 1979-1980

Popy Battle Fever Robo ST GB-03 1979 from tokusatsu tv show BTeam Battle Fever (バトルフィーバー隊 Batoru Fībā Tai) aka Battle Fever J (バトルフィーバーJ Batoru Fībā Jei) 1979-1980 side box

Popy Battle Fever Robo ST GB-03 1979


 

Popy Battle Fever Robo ST GB-03 1979 from tokusatsu tv show Battle Fever J 1979-1980 front box cover Team Battle Fever (バトルフィーバー隊 Batoru Fībā Tai) aka (バトルフィーバーJ Batoru Fībā Jei),

Popy Battle Fever Robo ST GB-03 1979 バトルフィーバーJ


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