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under Power Morphicon

In case you missed it, the Official Power Morphicon convention listed some more updates to their guest list last week. The list of added guests is as follows:

  • Gabrielle Fitzpatrick (Dulcea, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie)
  • Paul Freeman (Ivan Ooze, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie)
  • Sandi Sellner (Alpha 5 suit actor, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo)
  • Vernon Ballesteros (Pineapple the Clown, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
  • Brad Hawkins (Ryan Steele, VR Troopers, and the voice of the Gold Ranger in Power Rangers Zeo)

The Official Power Morphicon convention takes place this August 12th through the 14th in Pasadena, California.  This bi-annual convention is the official celebration of all things Power Rangers and now includes guests from the Super Sentai series as well.  Click here to register for the convention!  We’ll see you at the show!

under Contests and Giveaways, General Tokusatsu News, Metal Heroes, TokuNation

TokuNation is ready to present a truly retro gallery for Toku Toy Box, today we’re looking at Battle Grid Ryan Steele from VR Troopers!

This unique form is the byproduct of needing the troopers to interact more on screen & source footage exhaustion. Since VR Troopers used footage from both Metalder & Spielban for it’s first season the characters were rarely seen transformed together. Battle Grid footage allowed all 3 troopers to actually appear on screen simultaneously and fight. The Battle Grid suits themselves were simple spandex with padding, each with a Mighty Morphin Red Ranger helmet repainted to match. Though cheap and very cheesy the Ryan Steele Battle Grid suit actually makes for a pretty fun, albeit very 90’s, figure. Armed to the teeth with more weapons than he ever needed (or  had!) this figure is a fun bit of nostalgia.

Check out 40 images of this classic from VR Troopers after the jump. And of course leave a comment in the discussion thread as well! That will qualify you for a chance to win our Monolithic Monsters Prize Pack as a part of Toku Toy Box! Full details as well as prize pack breakdowns for this giveaway are posted here.

under General Tokusatsu News, Metal Heroes

It’s time to take a moment out of your busy schedule to celebrate VR Troopers recent 20th Anniversary!  Although this series may not be like the Power Rangers juggernaut of today, it’s still a classic! Spliced together from 3 Metal Heroes shows (Chojinki Metalder, Jikku Senshi Spielban, & Uchuu Keiji Shaider) VR Troopers was one unique product. The biggest reasons why the show still gets love is the very awesome actor who played Ryan Steele, Brad Hawkins, whom you may also know as the voice of the Zeo Gold Ranger! In honor of this  momentous occasion TokuNation is proud to present the Action Works Chojinki Metalder gallery!

Released in Japan in September 2009, coincidentally then VR’s 15th anniversary, Action Works Metalder should appeal to any fan of VR Troopers or Metalder. Though not an S.H. Figuart, Action Works Metalder is more than on par with that line even by today’s standards. There’s no way of knowing when or if we’ll see S.H. Figuarts Metalder/Ryan  Steele from Bandai so for now this figure is the perfect stand it for any collection. Though it’s 5 years old it faithfully recreates the incredible Metalder suit perfectly and includes a compliment of great accessories such as his signature Katana and his robotic partner/brother Springer! 

VR Troopers turned 20 this year and despite not having much in the way of new merchandise to support it, love for the series is always growing. For now, throw your support behind an awesome guy and follow Brad Hawkins on Twitter @VRBradHawkins. And be sure check out 60 images of this amazing figure after the jump with more than a couple group shots to make Metal Heroes & Saban Heroes fans very happy.

 

under Conventions, Kamen Rider, Power Morphicon, Power Rangers

We’re less than 90 days away from the biggest and greatest Power Morphicon yet! Featuring close to 100 guests from Power Rangers of just about every single season, VR Troopers, Big Bad Beetleborgs, Masked Rider, Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, and more, you still have time to pre-register for the show! All you need to do is click here to register and guarantee yourself a chance to join in the fun! New guests were added to the line-up today, check it out below!

  • Brad Hawkins (“Ryan Steele” of VR Troopers, voice of Trey the Zeo Gold Ranger in Power Rangers Zeo, originally cast as the Mighty Morphin White Ranger)
  • Jackie Marchand (writer for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Zeo, Turbo, In Space, Lost Galaxy, Lightspeed Rescue, Time Force, Ninja Storm, Dino Thunder, SPD, Mystic Force, Operation Overdrive, Jungle Fury, RPM)
  • Ilia Volok (“Master Org”, Power Rangers Wild Force)
  • Mark Musashi (stunts for Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, suit actor for Masked Rider 2 in Kamen Rider: The First, suit actor for Shocker Rider in Kamen Rider: The Next)
  • Ryan Goldstein (“Kite” and “Animus” in Power Rangers Wild Force)

You don’t want to miss this awesome line-up.  Think about this for a moment – 12 Red Rangers, three full teams (Power Rangers SPD, Power Rangers Wild Force, Power Rangers Megaforce/Super Megaforce), the voices of 8 major villains throughout the series (Rita Repulsa, Lord Zedd, Goldar, Divatox, Dark Spectre, Trakeena, Diabolico, Ransik), all but three seasons represented (sorry Ninja Storm, Mystic Force, and Operation Overdrive fans), and of course who can forget – the return of the original Red Ranger and Zeo Gold Ranger … Austin St. John.  Don’t forget that Saban Brands and Bandai of America will be in attendance as well, the latter most likely with an exclusive offering for attendees.

TokuNation is proud to be attending this year’s Power Morphicon as a Platinum Member and we will provide full coverage of the event as it happens.  On top of that, Kickback from our Talkin Toku podcast will be in attendance along with our close friends trekkieB47 and TheCinemaSlob of the Ranger Command Power Hour Podcast, so you know there will be some hijinks and recordings involved the weekend of the show.