Trioplast King of the Jungle Front |
Trioplast King of the Jungle Detail Trioplast King of the Jungle Squishy Head Trioplast King of the Jungle Back Trioplast King of the Jungle Back Detail
The quality of this toy is a bit iffy - the plastic is very thin and the entire figure pretty lightweight. The head is made of some squishy softer plastic that's very malleable - reminds me of the heads on Jugarama Aquaman. If you look at the mold marks and heavy sanding in the molds, I'm pretty sure that this was molded directly from an LJN Voltron from the US and not from an actual Popy GoLion - there's enough shrinkage and loss of detail to cause the overall height to be a bit less than the LJN. Another possibility is that this was copied from a "King of the Jungle" version of this toy that actually had fist-mouth mounted missiles (see below). I've made some comparison shots.
Trioplast King of the Jungle Box Trioplast King of the Jungle Box Front Trioplast King of the Jungle Box Sides Trioplast King of the Jungle Box Ends
The box is colorful with bright graphics and the logo of manufacture is prominently displayed as Trioplast. The box has an unusual construction by most standards as the cover fits over a complete 6-sided bottom box including top flaps (show open in my photos).
LJN Conversion vs King of the Jungle Fronts |
LJN Conversion vs King of the Jungle Backs |
Trioplast King of the Jungle Box Contents |
Trioplast King of the Jungle Logo |
There's a different version of this, also called "King of the Jungle" on the box that has Voltron/GoLion arms instead of these firing arms. I've also heard from more than one person that this toy is still being sold new in South America but that's unconfirmed.
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