Although not completely without fault, Matchbox’s Spartas / Veritech Hover Tank vehicle accessory for their Robotech 3 3/4 action figure line unintentionally created a classic toy that previously had not been made in Japan.

I like this figure for one reason and one reason only: That it is an accessory to one of Matchbox's coolest toys that they accidentally got right in a way: The Spartas/ Veritech Hover Tank.

Many Macross, Mospeada, Southern Cross, and Robotech collectors have mixed feelings about the non Bandai and Takatoku Robotech toys produced by Matchbox, specifically its 3 3.4 scale figures and their accessories.

A very recent aquisition of mine... But being a massive Robotech nerd, you could easily ask, what took ya so long!?

You may know him as Vehicle Voltron, or by his original Japanese name, Dairugger XV!

In Japan, Voltron II is known as Kosoku Denjin Albegas. It is often translated as Arbegas, Abegas, Albegus and Arbegus.