The upside is that Voltar has a good bit of content on him out there. As Iron Grenadiers are relatively popular subjects for photos, Voltar often appears among them. So, there's lots of good content on Voltar out there.
Saturday, February 19, 2022
1988 Voltar - Around The Web
The other new subset that debuted in 1988 was Destro's Iron Grenadiers. Originally incepted as a foil to Battle Force 2000, the subset became a dumping ground for some abandoned Cobra La expansion. As a concept, Iron Grenadiers was pretty cool. And, most of the figures were pretty well done. But, some could have used a little work. Among them was Voltar. While the color of the figure gets a the brunt of the criticism, the reality is that Voltar's mold is really just a bit much. He's got tons of details. But, many of them are details for the sake of additional work on his mold. In this case, a few little subtractions from the mold might have done a world of wonder.
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Voltar has always struck me as looking like an old-school anime villain. Perhaps something out of Captain Harlock, but I'm not versed enough in anime to know the specific reference point.
ReplyDeleteFunnily, I always assumed that the "perch" on his backpack was an antenna and positioned it facing upwards. It never occurred to me to aim it sideways and mount the bird on it.
I thought it was an antenna for years, too.
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