Tag: Lightspeed Electroid Albegas

Albegas was the Voltron we never got to see over here. One would hope Voltron II would be better dubs than the vehicle and lion Voltron cartoons. Due to the popularity of the GoLion Voltron and the lack of interest in Dairugger vehicle Voltron, the Albegas version was canceled so they could focus on new Lion Voltron cartoons.

I plan to watch the Japanese versions as they have edited out all the violence in the US versions for kids. I have already seen one GoLion episode and it has more promise than Voltron at this point.

The Albegas Gamma Robo is from the Victora line. These are cheap plastic versions of the Popy line that could be sold at train stations without tarnishing the Popy name. I was disappointed initially that these were all plastic and smaller, but I got them cheap so what can I say. After opening them up to work with them, they are not bad and have about the same functionality of the metal versions. Only thing missing are the swords which would have been nice to have.

Kousokudenjin Albegas Gamma Robo ST Victora Popy 1983

Kousokudenjin Albegas Gamma Robo ST Victora Popy 1983

Kousokudenjin Albegas Gamma Robo ST Victora Popy 1983

Kousokudenjin Albegas Gamma Robo ST Victora Popy 1983

Kousokudenjin Albegas Gamma Robo ST Victora Popy 1983

Check out the intro to Albegas, the Voltron that could have been.

I will have to watch a few of these!

Victora Albegas and Gamma Robo 1983

I had the Denjinbox DX Albegas by Popy, but I can’t say it did much more than this one does. The DX had 3 swords that combined into one long skinny one.  The robots themselves are short and blocky, but the anime has a much better look. If I never get the Denjinbox again, it would not be a huge loss as this version is as functional as I need it to be. I did not really care for the design as the arms needed to be folded into the back and hidden. It looked ok from the front, but not the sides and back. They have a few new releases by Evolution Toy and Dynamite that look much better.

The Victora products were train station versions that could be bought on the cheap. Yup, they are pretty cheaply made, but solid so I am not worried they will break like the DX version.

Albegas ST Victora Popy 1983

Albegas ST Victora Popy 1983

From the back you can see it is just one big chunk of red plastic and the top is a chunk of black plastic. Hopefully more than glue is holding them together.  

Kousokudenjin Albegas St Victora Popy 1983

Kousokudenjin Albegas St Victora Popy 1983

Kousokudenjin Albegas St Victora Popy 1983

Here is the big guy with Gamma Robo.

Victora Albegas and Gamma Robo

Here is a taste of the anime Lightspeed Electroid Albegas.