Voltron Dairugger GX-88 Soul of Chogokin diecast robot Review

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Fifteen vehicles combine to form a massive robot! A long-awaited Soul of Chogokin edition of the globally popular super robot, it faithfully forms into the three Air, Land, and Sea Team combat modes as well as the towering Dairugger XV!
Product Features
11.41 inches (29cm)
Made of plastic and die-cast
15 Vehicle combiner figure
Faithfully forms into the three modes
Box Contents
DaiRugger figure
Command Jet Explorer
Strato Weapons Module
Air Recon Helicopter
Air Recon Helicopter 2
Falcon VT Fighter
Communications Module
Space Prober
Space Prober 2
Multi-Wheeled Explorer
Multi-Wheeled Explorer 2
Jet Radar Station
Rotating Personnel Carrier
Armored Equipment Carrier
All-Terrain Space Vehicle
4 Pairs of hands
Rugger sword
Stand
2 Name plates

[@ying6392]

Me: "Hey Dairugger, nice shoes!" Dairugger: "Thanks, they're Vans."

[@Grillman45600]

Make Roller skates out of it

[@velezf216o]

My wife got me Dairigger GX-88 for Father’s Day! Best Father’s Day ever!

[@RocketPunchArmy]

Thats an awesome gift!

[@edaniels240]

Everybody love the lions but Vehicle Voltron (Dairugger) was my favorite of the three

[@shitpost-o-matic7469]

Same

[@lindinle]

3?

[@lancemalcomson4414]

Three?

[@lindinle]

@@lancemalcomson4414 apparently yes. There is a third. Warrior voltron or something

[@sonicvesans307]

Third one is 3 humanoid robost combines and becomes voltron

[@charlesdeliberis239]

im gld they are bringing these back from decades of what we grew up with

[@rubyajero5746]

Me and my Husband are Robot Collectors. We go only for Bandai Tamashii Brand because they have articulation and Livery. Always Accurate and near Perfection! They last long too. Really good for Investment because the price even its pricey, the Quality is good!

[@RocketPunchArmy]

Agreed, you get what you pay for.

[@ironplasticmachine2309]

Huge respect for Bandai because they also recognized dairugger XV as voltron vehicle team, because during my childhood the only thing that I know is vehicle and lion Voltron instead of golion and dairugger XV.

[@frankmarzig1972]

I had the original in th 80's and i loved going back and forth from robot to vehicles. now this has the articulation that i wanted too, this is awesome!

[@frankschuler2867]

Well put. I always liked the looks of the original and am so happy they didn't take too many new liberties with the appearance of the SOC.

[@d.aardent9382]

Man, i always drooled over the large voltron and Dairugger figures back in the 80s,when i went with my mom to ToysRUs. It was like when all the Japanese Giant Robot flood started with Shogun warriors and transformers. I did though get a Fang of the Sun, Dougram(sp?) 8-9" diecast model kit back then, it was one of the early ones that had loads of metal parts in the core body and it came with lots of detailed armor body parts and accessories, like you could dismantle the legs and there was like the mechanical hoses and working pistons and coil springs and little cast details. It has really tough joints that actually hold the limbs in solid poses. I have been wanting to find its opposing mech enemy ,the soltek?, i cant remember, anyway the one also model from the 80s series. The weird thing back then the Fang of the Sun models came in packaging that had nothing but Japanese and other asian writing but no English, lol, but thats what made it even more amazing and exotic and cool as i always liked those old Japanese monster movies and JarJaguar robot hero,so seeing those boxes just was very cool. However i never even knew what the heck the figures were from as i couldnt translate the printing until just a couple years ago i found info about the old anime series on youtube and finally figured out what it was.

[@bee-beargaming]

I finished watching all the episodes of Vehicle Voltron & loved it so much I just had to watch Dairugger. This collectable is a masterpiece.

[@bluelionfur7252]

Didn't know they still made this it's my favorite Voltron

[@sidiqdwijokangko]

It Brings my childhood memory back. Awesome. Thanks dude

[@velezf216o]

What a beautiful Voltron

[@CarlosGomez-dp7jf]

This version of Dairugger XV is an instant classic, Awesome, great review!!Chachi it's great to have you back!!!!Thank you!!

[@Optimus-Prime-Rib]

Shout out toToyDojo, was on the waitlist, they emailed yday (my 40th bday) to see if I wanted a cancelled PO......hell yeah! Shipped already. 🍻 Nice review mate.

[@kungpaopizza2126]

Gavin F:I get lazy once a company says it’s out of stock but gives u a chance to “sign up” for notifications of “next availability”,cool that u got it 👍

[@KoolKollectibles]

Mine's on the way from BBTS. Can't wait to set it up next to GX-71!

[@jase7474]

Always liked the Vehicle Voltron better than the Lion because of being more in space. I admit the a few of the single vehicles were never much to look at but always loved the combined vehicle forms for each team especially the combined mode of the sea team. And what else is their to say always thought all the vehicles combined into this version of Voltron was always awesome. The lions are no slouch either.

[@TerranIV]

Wow. So cool! Thanks for the great review! This thing is totally worth the price. Unfortunately I'm too poor to afford it. It's nice to live vicariously through your reviews though. :)

[@mosesjerico2191]

How much are these?

[@shadowednight1600]

Love those Beavis and Butthead laughs

[@thespaceram2879]

Lets watch them in the MTV reruns along with Daria.

[@ravager48]

@@thespaceram2879 Diarrhea, cha, cha, cha.

[@anthonyseward6488]

I had this as a kid got the last piece on Christmas and my sister stepped on it...that thing stood tall

[@philipchua5607]

I have just collected my today, it's very cheap now I bought it below @$400.00 SGD. Great chogokin, thanks for the great review and transformation guide. Keep up the good work. 👍👍

[@nostalgicforthe70s18]

Another great video. Finally pulled the trigger and ordered this today. I know Golion is way more popular but as a Bot I think this is a great design.

[@tyreemondesir9885]

The review you just did on both soul of chogokin voltrons was excellent.

[@daryl4225]

Now that I have both, I'll simply call Miracle as vintage and SOC as masterpiece. They both have they're + and -, but I love them both. my sentai collector life is now complete :)

[@charlesdeliberis239]

i member seeing this at new yorks comic con on display , the kit looked really cool on display

[@glennpenera9288]

The long wait is over 😁

[@JDSleeper]

I actually liked this Voltron better than the lions. Loved this toy to death. And I mean, eventually the plastic clips holding his knees together broke and he'd no longer hold together. That was the stage of my life where I was taking my toys apart to see how they worked. Impossible for an eight year old to find replacement parts in 1984.

[@MarissaEllie]

7:44 darn it. You made me giggle lmao 😂😂😂

[@carsonedwardsjr1668]

Great review! I just got mine and it was really helpful in putting this together👍🏾

[@changly3579]

Remind me doing child hood love old cartoons u got beautiful pieces there love it

[@MiXVoy]

Would've been badass if DaiRugger uses Ruggers 14 and 15 as roller skates

[@texasbeast239]

"Ya can't roller skate in a robeast herd Ya can't roller skate in a robeast herd No, ya can't roller skate in a robeast herd But you can be happy if you've a mind to"

[@marcorodriguez1188]

I finally got mine coming next week

[@charlesdavis4887]

Interesting how this figure is from a adult themed anime which became the second season after being heavily edited for American T.V. and was originally intended to precede the lion version.

[@davidflanagan2992]

I had this when I was a kid. wish i would have took care of it

[@tendousouji14344]

i've been waiting for this one... :D thanks for the review

[@akijeff6027]

Awesome review! Thanks again for this. Been watching the show again. Bandai really should of promoted the gx-71 the way they did this.

[@trapjaw7253]

Go lion was the better cartoon , but this guy is the better bot

[@TitansTrust]

I like how they are bringing back our 80s toys..This is a nice gift set.They seem to be making all the transformers voltron sets more agile now .I would like to see a new replica of the Rocklords or Gobots..

[@Ultrazilla]

I don't watch very many reviewers before doing mine on something, but always yours, dude, because I love hearing your joy over this stuff in particular. Great review, and can't wait to pick up mine on Monday! New lights rock, btw. LEDS always make this stuff pop I have three set up currently and need to do one more, but just my space is tight.

[@RocketPunchArmy]

Thanks! Yeah I think one more light in front and im all set. These lights take up 75% of my room as it is lol

[@frankschuler2867]

Great video! You are my #1 SOC reviewer. I'm so happy you dig this guy and that he turned out so well.

[@RocketPunchArmy]

Thanks, that means a lot to me

[@hugopulido9446]

freaking beautiful. really considering getting one

[@BGLoscar]

Been looking for my cooler 4:46 Anyway great picture quality and effort!

[@fc3sd15y7]

Love these guys. I wish they would had remake these toys as much as the lion voltrons not the dream work lions. I got the 24" legendary classic voltron

[@robertfang8437]

Badass voltron!

[@InfernoDragon1]

now we just need an SOC Albegas and we'll have all three Voltrons back together again.

[@LatitudeSky]

Four. Daltanias was what they meant to buy instead of GoLion. They didn't get Daltanias and never got around to Albegas except for the toys.

[@InfernoDragon1]

@@LatitudeSky Daltanius has a SOC figure now, I own it. So now we just need Albegas to complete the set.

[@kek23k]

Mine is still on it's way to me in the UK, can't wait!

[@juicyfruit6311]

Bought the Matchbox version back in the early 2000s. Although it was never played with or assembled, it showed it's age. One of the fist had split because the glue had gone. I assembled Voltron and individual teams once. The torso units wouldn't separate and I didn't try to force it.

[@RocketPunchArmy]

yeah it becomes brittle. I pulled mine that I received as a kid, off the shelf and legs fell off and shattered...like my soul at that moment

[@mikehodroj9501]

beautiful video , i really enjoyed it

[@Squidflesh13]

Thank you for reviewing this I’ve always wanted a vehicle Voltron would of chogokin!!!

[@reluttr2]

Miracle had a few versions. The v1, which is the one you have, was kinda rushed out and had some tolerance issues. Then after getting feedback Miracle went back, retooled a bunch of stuff, and released the v2 which had a sticker on the box saying "improve version". It was a LOT better and had the pull down platforms on the feet to keep him from running away on you. I think there may have been another revision later on, but it wasn't really as huge of a leap in change from the v1 to v2.

[@WiSMs]

Thank you for the nice review. Looking forward to getting mine next week.

[@edaniels240]

Ginger was the name of the red jet pilot

[@diobrando7759]

Can you make a dissamble video it always feels like I’m going to break things to dissamble.

[@somarriba333]

Mine should arrive on Friday. Can't wait to get it. I didn't like the cartoon as a kid as much as Lion Voltron. Watching the cartoon now as an adult. I LOVE it.

[@thespaceram2879]

Sombra arriba (Shade up above)

[@thespaceram2879]

@@somarriba333 but it is nearly pronounced that way.

[@thespaceram2879]

It is only missing 2 letters but it is close enough. The thing is that it reminds me of sombra arriba. Which i find amusing. Mr. Sombra Arriba with the cowboy sombrero.

[@thespaceram2879]

@@somarriba333 there is also Tambeyoda tambora (the drummer man).

[@willieleefrancis8091]

This is a great review and I want to buy this version of Voltron (Vehicle Voltron). This looks well-made, not to mention the numerous hands and weapons that he comes with!

[@natasharomanoff8817]

Very nice review man, made me decide to get this one.. 👍👍👍

[@paulmichaelcamitan5364]

Ultra Cool!!!😎

[@benboyle7166]

This cartoon was better than the lion version in my opinion.

[@charlesdavis4887]

Agree but most people will disagree.

[@imbuckandimheretofuck8908]

This is classical 80's style

[@tendousouji14344]

one more good thing for this release is we can again watch dairugger xv anime hahaha

[@andrewtaylor940]

The First, really really bad version of the Miracle had spring plates on the bottom that would take the load off the wheels and in theory prevent it rolling. V2 and V3 skipped that, but fixed all the other problems. It looks like yours is a V2. Honestly I think the Bandai looks a bit better, just for better paint and color. But they are both excellent with fantastic sculpt and design. GX-88 is a worthy partner for GX-71.

[@danthomas6125]

Can confirm this as I have the V1, they dont work well at all so might be why they skipped it later on.

[@bataradharma3994]

Never knew this voltron version 🙀

[@Decimator-jh4gu]

Vehicle Voltron was always better.

[@ambushrein6796]

Been waiting for this thanks

[@kangjhha]

my thumb broke (no cracks b/c there actually two pieces glued together) off while trying to shove the spear in.. when I examined it closely I noticed there is a friction tab on the thumb so it can connect to the hand but really does not work. Not sure why bandai made the sword hands two pieces as this is an obvious weak point when accessorizing.

[@DJJedi]

In terms of design, paint, detail, and accesories, the GX-88 is superior in every way to the Miracle version.....the one HUGE, glaring exception being no rotation on the elbows, which means the forearms will always be facing forward. It's not a dealbreaker, but it's a MAJOR oversight on Bandai's part. I expect better from a piece that retails at over $300USD.

[@silentscream9609]

Long time no see sir! Great review as always

[@hartomok5773]

Dream Toy .... 😍😍😍

[@The_Mimewar]

I always thought the blue main piece was like an RV

[@matrixprime838]

Check out AJ's Toy Chest -> www.ajstoychest.com/soul-of-chogokin-gx-88-armored-fleet-dairugger-xv/

[@aliasangelalias]

Nice review and great figure! Would you be Incline to do a separation (detransformation) video of this massive robot? So that we don't pull / push the wrong way while taking him apart? Excellent job again!

[@RocketPunchArmy]

Sounds like a good idea!

[@tony77tony77]

i like the design of this better then the lions

[@jacksinsel8798]

Nice!

[@mikegeorge8132]

Game Stop had him on clearance for $215. But none near me. :(

[@UptownNYC]

Is the die cast Go Lion Voltron @26:34 still available to buy anywhere for retail? Also, do you have a review of it on your channel? Thanks.

[@Kupalking]

its a great looking figure...it looks better than the lion force

[@mws3779]

I enjoyed the cartoon I do have the original and all the friction motors work.

[@nahual3186]

Always dream having this!... Now can't afford one !😂😂😂🤘. Cool stuff homie!...🤙👍👍

[@SonicBoom12345]

Great review mate!

[@MercySaidSo_]

I used to have the original when I was a kid. Was thinking about getting him but he looks a little on the small size. How tall is he? Looks around 11-12 inches

[@RocketPunchArmy]

Yeah 12 inches is about right. Not as tall as original but worlds better in everything else

[@Dez7734]

Dairugger is a better show than GoLion.

[@thepeternetwork]

I'm pretty sure this figure is for serious collectors only and is not meant to be used as a toy.

[@Grillman45600]

I would like to make the feet part into roller skate

[@customerservicemanager7184]

I always liked the "vehicle" Voltron best...

[@sixshot1975]

Spinning Lazer blades

[@hotcoldman777]

*Robot Chicken brought me here*

[@robsurvivor3436]

Dont think I’ve ever seen a how to disengage video from anybody, since it’s so hard to do so

[@ronnbot]

$400! Wish I bought the Miracle one back then. Gotta start saving up I suppose.

[@inhhuytran5055]

Still waiting for josh's review in collectiondx. Great review as always Charlie.

[@RocketPunchArmy]

He should be getting his shortly if he hasnt already

[@masalungamark]

The robot is gorgeous but the individual vehicle are not good. Maybe I am looking for more details.

[@garyshaller8294]

Excellent video! I have an unrelated question (wasn’t sure how else to contact you and ask): the 3-inch diecast Shogun Warriors figures... are they also Japanese imports or were they made by Mattel for the line? Unlike the other Popy products Mattel imported, I can’t seem to find Japanese versions of those smaller figures. Thanks!

[@kangjhha]

So strange.. how did you manage to get the upper torso and head on with the backpack tracks turned vertically in robot mode? I did the same after following you and the head would not clip in at all. I tried with the head and upper torso clipped in first and then the mid torso but now the head would pop out like it was spring loaded...hahaha i was worried QC issues for a second there but then I turned the tracks horizontally the way it originally came out the box and that seem to do the trick. This is very special piece, imo feels better in the hand then the golion for some reason. And when the toy is not anime accurate because it looks even better ahhh so jealous this gen has all the nice toys too bad they won't be able to afford them tho :(

[@themindofmoment8778]

10:23 *AH YES MY FAVORITE SEGA DREAMCAST GAME*

[@zamoragera13]

Cool. Very cool. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@IslandBoy-808]

I don't know. I thought this Voltron is cooler than the Lions since it has actual hands. The spinning laser blades are nicer looking as well as a cooler way of forming the blazing sword.

[@XXTROB]

Chachi so awesome to see a new review and vehicle voltron no less!!! Is there anyway you would do a “how to play” video of your intro music?

[@RocketPunchArmy]

Yeah I could do that, you play guitar?

[@XXTROB]

RocketPunchArmy not very well but I can play some Maiden and sabbath and Metallica stuff...I love the intro music and if you remember I’m a fan of against the grain and dead blow hammer 🤘🏼

[@Fnordathoth]

Really excellent video production, great review. Nostalgia is not worth the $400 price tag for me though.

[@RocketPunchArmy]

Its tough but its something you keep for a lonnnnggg time...provided you can get enjoyment from it.

[@ZephyrBW]

THis voltron gives more of a megazord feel

[@violet-kittychick]

Voltron was clearly the inspiration for the Power Rangers.. I wonder why they did not make a Voltron series like the Power Rangers??

[@johnniejackson3154]

Yes it was. A complete rip off

[@winton3377]

How is it a ripoff when the original show the Power Rangers was made from came out in Japan in1975?

[@violet-kittychick]

@@winton3377 I see the Voltron Lions or GoLion as it was and then I see Power Rangers in 1993. I know who took inspiration from who!! The tragedy is we have not had a well done Voltron Movie. The Voltron TV Series on Netflix proves there is one hell of a story potential there.

[@InfernoDragon1]

@@violet-kittychick Himitsu Sentai Gorenger came out in 1975, Golion came out in 1981. Super Sentai predated Golion by 6 years.

[@violet-kittychick]

​@@InfernoDragon1​ Was any of that known in the USA, the UK or Australia at the time? No it was not and I will say it again.. Voltron was clearly the inspiration for what **we** would later know as Power Rangers that first aired in Australia on ‎August 28, 1993 which was well after Voltron aired and finished its series on our TV channels. We are both right from our own points of view however where I come from we have had little or none of what you are mentioning above. Our Western adoption and subsequent adaption of Transformers (Micromen), Voltron (GoLion) and Power Rangers (Super Sentai) is what turned these series from Asia into the global phenomenon that we now know and the franchises that exist today otherwise they would be little known Asian Cult TV Series that would have come and gone as they fell to the wayside of history. What was happening in Asia on their TV networks is not what we have received on our Western TV networks and there is two forms of history here.. the Asian history we know little about and the history that we experienced or know because it is what happened for us. So again, we are both right and neither of us are wrong. I remember reading somewhere, I think it was with Power Rangers that the people who went to Asia collected the wrong footage from the wrong TV Series and when they scampered home with it the producers loved what they saw so much they forgave their minions and so Power Rangers was born into Western Culture by a mistake.

[@DaraM73]

Perhaps the fx spincutters could fit with the chrome pieces in the hands?

[@RocketPunchArmy]

They wont peg in but they should fit

[@budobearandfriends]

#2 is zeppelin inspired

[@evicencio31863]

Ban Dai Blue means 'Ban Dai Spirits'.

[@blueneptune5860]

So sad we cant make real toys anymore I own the original its heavy metal and shoots actual projectiles -don't swallow .

[@d.aardent9382]

Yah, i wished i had bought the model like that long time ago. I always had other more pressing issues to have to spend money on ,so i never got to buy the really nice version.

[@TitansTrust]

I agree the 1980s lion and vehicle Voltrons were made out of metal.They were heavy and huge