#mega voyager

I’m gonna rate some fuckin megazords.

Starting with In Space cause I’m biased

(Possible flashing lights warning? Just to be safe)

Mega Voyager

I’ve hit the end of my backlog! It took me until the end of the year, but it finally happened >_> And we’re ending it with an old toy I’ve had my eye on for a long time. I owned the Astro and Delta Megazords as a kid, and had a neighbor with both this and the Mega Winger. It was one of those situations where I had what most people would consider the cooler toy (since it’s the most cohesive looking combination), but I always liked the look of the Mega Voyager more. Probably because it had the usual colors, but symmetrical. Also, it’s got a bazooka.

Also, this is preowned, and super in need of some shock oil. I’ve really got to pick some up for Rovoyager-1. Everyone is pretty good, though.

The Good: It’s a pretty fun transformation. Shuttle Voyager-2 and Tank Voyager-3 are both pretty simple, but the way Rovoyager-1 forms a core for everything, the way Rocket Voyager-3 forms the legs and the weapon and the torso, and how it combines with Saucer Voyager-4 and how it itself transforms. There’s a lot of cool conversions, like DekaRanger Robo, where it’s interesting but mostly centers around Red being the complex one. It’s neat how three of the five require intricacies to get to this mode in comparison.

Also, I joked about the Bazooka, but it’s really cool. My spring is dead, but I’ve seen a new one fire, and it can fly. It also has clips on the side so hold it to the waist, so I’m not afraid of displaying it while holding it since there’s actual engineering in place to deal with that and prevent the arm from eventually failing.

I also appreciate how Rocket Voyager-3 can combine with either 1 or 2. It’s not ever something you’re going to use in a display (unless you buy more than one copy, I guess), but I always appreciate stuff like that.

The Bad: The biggest disappointment of this set has always been Shuttle Voyager-2. You pop the head out the back, and the entirety of the Zord becomes a shield. I don’t like when they do that (as this is not the only time it has happened). It could have been smaller and incorporated into the chest, or bigger and given it actual wings (instead of taking the Mega Winger’s). Other than that, though, there isn’t much else to complain about.

Overall, this is a solid vintage release. This is one of the few occasions where nostalgia for playing with it as a kid is definitely shaping my opinion a bit, but I still feel like it’s super solid. I was originally going to stop with Mega Voyager, and not try tracking down Galaxy Mega or Delta Mega, but hearing people talk about that combined mode recently, and my own memories of owning it, are probably going to eventually make me replace it.