Here are new photos of custom-made action figures of various characters from the Vehicle Team Voltron episodes of 1980s animated television series Voltron: Defender of the Universe. The figures were made on commission by pock63, whose Facebook page can be found here: (Click each image to view it at full size.) Pilots of the Voltron […]
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Voltron Action Figure Toyline… On Steroids
In 1985 toy company Panosh Place released its first and only wave of action figure-related toys related to the animated television series Voltron: Defender of the Universe. A second wave, which was planned for a 1986 release, never materialized… but what if it did? What if Panosh Place’s Voltron toy line had been as enduring […]
Build Your Own Sci-Fi Playsets!
Here are some fun links to help imaginative children of all ages to build their own science-fiction playsets. Outer-Space Station (from Woman’s Day magazine, 1978) Hoth and Dagobah Playsets from The Empire Strikes Back (from Woman’s Day magazine, 1980) Build Your Own Space Station Playset! (eBook — costs $4.99)
Reproduction Cardboard Panels for Star Wars Death Star Toys
In the late 1970s, two STAR WARS action figure-oriented Death Star playsets were sold. In the United States, Kenner’s Death Star Space Station was a four-story structure that resembled, from one side, a gun tower near the famous trench from the film. At the other end was a tall cylinder that doubled as both an […]
Digital Mock-Ups of Vehicle Team Voltron Pilot Action Figures
As part of my ongoing quest for custom-made action figures of the 15 pilots of Vehicle Team Voltron, I played around with Adobe Illustrator and some photos of the Keith action figure from Panosh Place’s Voltron toy line to see what the Voltron Vehicle Team pilot figures might look like. Keith (unaltered) Keith in Air […]