Month: January 2016

Here is my Soul of Chogokin Getter Liger. This one is not one of my favorite robots from this anime series. I have never been a big fan of its design or the color scheme. It was never a must have robot, but since it was cheap I just bought it to complete my set of Getter Robo G/Starvengers. The robot makes me think of the Greek god Hermes with a jesters hat.

Getter Liger GX-19 Bandai Soul of Chogokin 2003 from anime Getta Robo G(ゲッターロボG ) 1975-1976 Starvengers

The back of SOC Getter Liger. I never saw this one in Japan. I purchased this on Ebay 80 dollars

Here is my Soul of Chogokin Getter Dragon.  This is another robot I found cheaper on eBay than robot shops in Akihabara Japan.  The old Shogun Warriors Dragun version was pretty good for its time in 1979. But the 2003 SOC version blows it way. You can pose it and the robot itself is faithful to the original anime. We managed to catch the anime for Getter Robo G on our VHS tapes way back when. But for us here, it was Starvengers as part of the Force Five series.

Getter Dragon GX-18 2003

Getter Dragon. I looked for this in Japan but it was about 150 dollars. I purchased this on Ebay on 100.

Getter Dragon GX-18 2003

I found the Fisher-Price Imaginext Power Rangers Morphing Megazord(that’s a mouthful!) at Target. It was a bit of a surprise. I did not think the first Megazord(the Dino Megazord came out in 1993!) would still have any interest. I figured they would only have the current Power Rangers stuff out. Who would remember Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, except for maybe the parents. Anyway, seeing a 23 year old Super Sentai robot was a was a nice surprise. Major blast from the past.

It reminds me a bit of the Playskool Epic Optimus Prime I posted 2 years ago as it is similar in size and style. Even the back part is hollowed out like the Epic Optimus, but this is way taller. I have to think they have the same designer. While the Epic Optimus was 22″ this one is a whopping 27″. It is by far the biggest robot I have ever seen. Design wise it is a bit closer to the actual robot from the tv show, than I thought it would be. Which is a nice plus. I have always been fond of Super Sentai robots, even if I did not care much for the shows. Looks like this generation has the Epic Optimus and the Imaginext  Morphin Megazord as Jumbo Machinders for their nostalgic robot memories.

Fisher-Price Imaginext Power Rangers Morphing Megazord 2015

For you Mighty Morphin Power Rangers fans this may be the piece to get, if not the Power Rangers Limited Black Edition Legacy Megazord at Toys R’ Us