Mini Action 09 Vehicle Voltron (ACG HK 2023 Version)
In Dairugger XV, the team names are named after their respective team leaders.
Aki Team (Air Team)
-Rugger 1 (Command Jet Explorer/ head) – Piloted by Aki Manabu/ Jeff Dukane
-Rugger 2 (Strato Weapons Module/ upper torso) – Piloted by Kai Shinobu/ Rocky
-Rugger 3 (Advanced Recon Helicopter/ right upper arm) – Piloted by Shota Kreuz/ Wolo
-Rugger 4 (Advanced Recon Helicopter/ left upper arm) – Piloted by Mutsu Yasuo/ Chip Stoker
-Rugger 5 (Falcon VT Fighter/ chest)- Piloted by Patty Elington/ Ginger
Rugger 1 (Command Jet Explorer/ head) – Piloted by Aki Manabu/ Jeff Dukane
Rugger 2 (Strato Weapons Module/ upper torso) – Piloted by Kai Shinobu/ Rocky
Rugger 3 (Advanced Recon Helicopter/ right upper arm) – Piloted by Shota Kreuz/ Wolo
Rugger 4 (Advanced Recon Helicopter/ left upper arm) – Piloted by Mutsu Yasuo/ Chip Stoker
Rugger 5 (Falcon VT Fighter/ chest)- Piloted by Patty Elington/ Ginger
Air Team
Kurugger (Strato Fighter)
Keats Team (Sea Team)
Rugger 6 (Comms module/ mid torso) – Piloted by Miranda Keats/ Cric
Rugger 7 (Space Prober/ right thigh) – Piloted by Kaga Haruka/ Lisa
Rugger 8 (Space Prober/ left thigh) – Piloted by Katz Saruta/ Tagor
Rugger 9 (Multi-wheeled explorer/ right lower leg) – Piloted by Izumo Tatsuo/ Shannon
Rugger 10 (Multi-wheeled explorer/ left lower leg) – Piloted by Karateya Baros/ Zandee
Rugger 6 (Comms module/ mid torso) – Piloted by Miranda Keats/ Cric
Rugger 7 (Space Prober/ right thigh) – Piloted by Kaga Haruka/ Lisa
Rugger 8 (Space Prober/ left thigh) – Piloted by Katz Saruta/ Tagor
Rugger 9 (Multi-wheeled explorer/ right lower leg) – Piloted by Izumo Tatsuo/ Shannon
Rugger 10 (Multi-wheeled explorer/ left lower leg) – Piloted by Karateya Baros/ Zandee
Sea Team
To combine into Kairugger, you’re going to need to remove this block first for both sides of the unit.
Kairugger (Aqua Fighter)
Walter Team (Land Team)
-Rugger 11 (Jet radar station/ hips) – Piloted by Jack Walter/ Cliff
-Rugger 12 (Rotating Personnel Carrier/ right arm) – Piloted by Kirigas Moya/ Cinda
-Rugger 13 (Armored Equipment Carrier/ left arm) – Piloted by Chakker Mack/ Modoch
-Rugger 14 (All-Terrain Space Vehicle/ right foot) – Piloted by Izu Tasuku/ Marvin
-Rugger 15 (All-Terrain Space Vehicle/ left foot) – Piloted by Nagato Kazuto/ Hutch
Rugger 11 (Jet radar station/ hips) – Piloted by Jack Walter/ Cliff
Rugger 12 (Rotating Personnel Carrier/ right arm) – Piloted by Kirigas Moya/ Cinda
Rugger 13 (Armored Equipment Carrier/ left arm) – Piloted by Chakker Mack/ Modoch
Rugger 14 (All-Terrain Space Vehicle/ right foot) – Piloted by Izu Tasuku/ Marvin
Rugger 15 (All-Terrain Space Vehicle/ left foot) – Piloted by Nagato Kazuto/ Hutch
Land Team
Rickrugger (Turbo Terrain Fighter)
Armored Fleet Dairugger XV Go!
To combine into Voltron, you’ll need to remove several pieces from various units.
You’ll also need to swap out this section of Rugger 1 to get the face plate in.
Ready to form Voltron!
Activate Interlocks!
Form feet and legs!
Form arms and torso!
And I’ll form the head!
Dairugger XV / Vehicle Force Voltron
Constructed on Earth and primarily intended for the defense of the Galaxy Alliance’s premier deep space exploration ship, the S.S. Explorer, Voltron is the ship’s main line of defense against the formidable Drule Empire. Voltron is formed by combining all 15 Armored Fleet space vehicles and only has a maximum operating time of five minutes.
For cartoon accuracy, you should leave the propellers off for the shoulder units.
The mid-torso ab crunch joint really helps make this figure look extra dynamic while posing.
Be mindful of this fin, it keeps falling out. I eventually had to glue it into place.
So, the good news is, once combined, this figure looks really good.
The bad news is that the connections for the legs are super tough to get in! It will take a lot of force to properly push in the pegs into their proper position. I almost thought the connections were poorly designed (thanks for the corrections, Cole English).
Accessory-wise, it doesn’t come with much though, just the Spinning Laser Blades, the Blazing Sword and some spare hands.
To connect the Spinning Laser Blades, just plug these adapters in (they’re connected by default out of the tray).
Of course, Voltron wouldn’t be complete without his “Blazing Sword” final attack.
Since I got the ACG HK 2023 convention event exclusive version, my set comes with an extra chromed finish set of Spinning Laser Blades as well as the Blazing Sword. Pretty nifty.
However, I decided to keep the pack sealed, since I probably wouldn’t be using them to display with the figure and just use the default accessories.
Overall, not too shabby. I initially planned on giving this one a bad review, since when I first handled it, the connections for the legs just wouldn’t go into the hips and the figure would fall apart when lifted off the ground. It turns out you have to apply A LOT of force to get it done right. Not the best execution of the combination process, but at least it’s there and it works.
The toy is a lot of fun to pose though once you get the combination sorted out.
I wonder if they will still be pushing through with the Lion Force Voltron set that they teased alongside this figure back in the day?
Gold
