Will We Ever See 12" EMCE? [Archive]

Brown Bear

Apr 8, '08, 2:58 PM

With the huge success that EMCE is seeing right now, I was wondering if we will ever see a repro 12" figure line?

If EMCE has the Trek rights, why not go after the 12" ST:TMP figs? We could see a McCoy and Scotty.

Perhaps Doc could shed some light on my question.....any chance?

Brown Bear

Apr 8, '08, 3:01 PM

I've always thought that every 8" Mego should be done as a 12" as well.....and vice versa.

Picture ST:TOS as 12" or a 12" POTA fig.....or even an 8" Buck Rogers......

megocrazy

Apr 8, '08, 3:31 PM

Even the original 12" Mego figures don't have all that much appeal. I can't see the investment in 12" molds being a worthwhile investment. Look at the Majestic line of Battlestar Galactica figures. Beautiful sculpts,uniforms, and packaging but they just don't seem to sell. I love em and I still waited until they were on mark down to buy em. If they had done these in 8" I bet they would have sold out on them.

The Bat

Apr 8, '08, 3:35 PM

Actually...I'm hoping EMCE doesn't waste time making 12" Figures.:yuk: There are enough other Companies doing 12" Figure's(including Star Trek)...that EMCE doesn't really need to go there. Let's stick to 8" Mego Scale...PLEASE!:please_y:

toys2cool

Apr 8, '08, 3:41 PM

I would'nt mine seeing some 12" figures,imagine the rst of the super hero line,like Aquaman or the RC Batman :grin:

drmego

Apr 8, '08, 4:01 PM

The benefits of making 12 inch figures is that you can charge more at retail,
you can put in a lot more detailing in the face and outfit.

The downside is that the higher price scares away some customers, and
bright colors look very cartoony.

Since there are plenty of other companies out there fulfilling the 12 inch
market - which prefer fashion dolls and military men - I will stick with my
first love - 8 inch of poseable fury!

Now if I could get the KISS license - that may be worth it. Does anyone
have $200,000 to get started?

Meule

Apr 8, '08, 4:21 PM

Since there are plenty of other companies out there fulfilling the 12 inch market - which prefer fashion dolls and military men - I will stick with my first love - 8 inch of poseable fury!

That's all I wanted to hear :grin:

zeedox

Apr 8, '08, 4:32 PM

Gene Simmons should be paying EMCE to make those not the other way around.

With all do respect I grew up in the 70's and I thought the mego Kiss were one of the coolest toys around. I even had a neat AM radio.

Now that being said, I am very much a listener of classic rock, and I couldnt name 5 Kiss songs. Then the only one that comes to mind "I wanna rock and roll all night, and party everyday" i dont even think was from that era!

So maybe Mr. Simmons should lay out the dough! The Macfarlane stuff years ago was sub par and yknow he probably wants to see those toys redone himself anyhow and I am assuming he has the bread.

As far as the 12" mego repros....

Yknow my wife if gonna kill me for all the $ i been spending but the DC Direct Line got me addicted seriously. (I just got Green Arrow now theres a cool toy)

In a strange way I kinda have to credit all this mego talk for getting me hooked I just cant wait for the next emce releases to i kinda wandered off into the dc direct zone. For my wife's sake please more EMCE!!!

:-)

The Bat

Apr 8, '08, 5:12 PM

I will stick with my first love - 8 inch of poseable fury!

Amen Paul! Amen!!:wink_y:

thunderbolt

Apr 8, '08, 5:28 PM

It would be cool to see some of the 12 inch stuff shrunk to 8 inch size, like Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon and the Superman 12" stuff eventually.

Bionic Joe

Apr 8, '08, 6:32 PM

Even as a kid i never liked the MEGO 12 inch figures :no: But i'd love to see some of them shrunk down to 8 inch goodness like Buck Rodgers ST TMP James Bond Moonraker line :yes:

mego73

Apr 8, '08, 9:43 PM

I'd get KISS 12" repros in a heartbeat hope it could be made possible some day,.

Brown Bear

Apr 9, '08, 5:56 AM

Well that's dissapointing. I like 12" figs.

Oh well...at least you guys agree that 8" variations of the 12" guys would be cool.

noelani72

Apr 9, '08, 6:36 AM

Now if I could get the KISS license - that may be worth it. Does anyone
have $200,000 to get started?

Ohhh KISS repro figs would be awesome and they could include Eric and Vinney.

If we have 500 members, each of us shell in a couple hundred bucks and walla...ball has been rolled....then the Museum COULD be the one and only place to buy repro KISS Mego figures!!! (even though I hate exclusives)

If there's a chance Gene can make a buck....it will happen.

Brown Bear

Apr 9, '08, 8:13 AM

I'll pass on KISS...they look more like Dolls than action figures.:yuk:

noelani72

Apr 9, '08, 8:58 AM

I'll pass on KISS...they look more like Dolls than action figures.:yuk:

To add, there's a nostalgia market for KISS figs, no matter what they look like. KISS fans are die hard...very die hard. A vintage set of Mego KISS figures, MIB still pulls in a hefty price tag on eBay these days...

Doc, if KISS will give EMCE a licensing nod; perhaps I could muster up a couple grand to get the project started.

(can ya tell I'm a KISS fan?)

SoulSinger

Apr 9, '08, 11:36 AM

toys2cool

Apr 9, '08, 11:44 AM

To add, there's a nostalgia market for KISS figs, no matter what they look like. KISS fans are die hard...very die hard. A vintage set of Mego KISS figures, MIB still pulls in a hefty price tag on eBay these days...

Doc, if KISS will give EMCE a licensing nod; perhaps I could muster up a couple grand to get the project started.

(can ya tell I'm a KISS fan?)

I'm a huge Kiss fan as well and would buy these in heartbeat,I love my original set.

Shrinking these down to 8" would be awesome too!! :grin:

jayihdz

Apr 9, '08, 12:03 PM

It would be cool to see some of the 12 inch stuff shrunk to 8 inch size, like Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon and the Superman 12" stuff eventually.

I like to see Zod, Jor-el and Luthor on the 8"s. But I would like to see a new sculpt on Luthor's head.

The Bat

Apr 9, '08, 4:19 PM

Well that's dissapointing. I like 12" figs.

Oh well...at least you guys agree that 8" variations of the 12" guys would be cool.

Yes...I definately like seeing the Mego 12", shrunk down to 8" scale.:yes: Did You know that Mego did a 12" Doctor Strange Head...that ended up being a Disco/Fashion Doll? Poor Doctor Strange.:ugh_y:

zeedox

Apr 10, '08, 9:03 AM

http://img.trekmovie.com/images/uqskirk.jpg

Brown Bear

Apr 10, '08, 10:05 AM

Can't say I'm crazy about the head sculpt. Plus he looks kind of skinny.

Mego Kirk wins.

Action Martin

Apr 13, '08, 10:56 AM

Can't say I'm crazy about the head sculpt.

Same here.

The price point for 12" figures does keep me away. I would love to get those Sideshow POTA figures but they are to pricey for me to get involved with now especially since I missed the first 10 or so.

drmego

Apr 13, '08, 12:23 PM

That is a 19" or 1/4 scale Captain Kirk from DST, not 12 inch.

Diamond Select Toys is making a line of 1/4 poseable figures to compete with
Sideshow's 18 inch statues.

drmego

Apr 13, '08, 12:30 PM

I bought one of those Jordache "Dr. Strange" figures, and upon close inspection, realized that it is the 12 inch not-Christopher Reeve Superman
head with a painted on mustache.

The 12 inch Mego Superman had two heads - Christopher Reeve and
a more comic-book version head - which I think was made for Europe
(see part 5-7 of the Tomart's Mego articles for the details).

If I get a chance, I will try to make a mold of the "Dr.Strange" head
and post the pics.

Joe90

Apr 13, '08, 12:39 PM

I'm a 12" guy. Play Scale is hard wired into me, I guess. All the arguments for 8" are really good, especially the one about scale vehicles. The 8 inchers have some very cool rides...

Must be all those years of GI Joe... :yes: And let's not forget Mego's Fighting Yank, a very cool 12" figure.

Action Martin

Apr 13, '08, 1:57 PM

Oh yeah, I still have and want my 12" Joes. At least they are reasonably priced.

Sandman9580

Apr 15, '10, 12:37 AM

I'm kinda surprised the idea of 12" Megos got such a mixed reaction. I'm a big fan of Sideshow and Hot Toys, so I guess I "figured" there'd be more support for it. The thought of 12" WGSH -- done just the way Mego would have done them back in the day -- makes me giddy and light-headed. (It may have something to do with the fact that my first Mego was a 12" Spider-man!)

I totally get the argument for 8" scale though. If you go to the Sideshow boards you can see tons of 1/6 stuff that fans have made -- vehicles and dioramas and such -- and that stuff is just way too big. I have a Sideshow Jabba with throne and it's huge, and it came in not one but two boxes. They were the size of small refrigerators. (I've made a vow that no sixth-scale item I own will be any bigger than that.) 8" scale is as big as you should go for playsets and vehicles.

But on their own, my 12" collection looks pretty snazzy! Wish Mego could join the bunch...

Jason73

Apr 15, '10, 1:28 AM

I love 12" Mego figures. However, I'm really happy with Doc's current 8" lines and don't see any need for him to branch out... yet!

UnderdogDJLSW

Apr 15, '10, 7:38 AM

My first love is the 8" figures. I remember being disappointed (and not wanting to even buy) the ST:TMP figures because they wouldn't go with the stuff I already had. The other thing that always bothered me was that Kirk was in his Admiral's uniform rather than Captain like the movie ended, so if EMCE ever dresses the 8" Kirk up for TMP - Please, blue uniform all the way!

samurainoir

Apr 15, '10, 11:15 AM

My favourite Megos were my 12" Superhero figures, so to me that format is as synonymous with Mego as the 8" format.

spamn

Apr 15, '10, 12:38 PM

I love the Mego style body design and think it works suprisingly well in the 6", 7", 8", 9", and 12" scales. I'd hope that swivel biceps and maybe a torso joint become standard on it though.

That said, I think there's way too much competition in the 12" field to make it worth it to enter. And my wallet's going to have enough trouble keeping up with the new 8" fare this year (and hopefully beyond) for me to pray TOO hard for new 12" Megos too. :wink:

boynightwing

Apr 15, '10, 1:16 PM

I like the 12 inchers. As a kid they were rare and mysterious. I didn't own one but my neighbor had a Spiderman. I kept asking to borrow it. As an adult I only have 4. Superman, Robin and two Spidey's. One in box, one not. I'd love to get a Magnetic Batman.

I see the point of keeping it 8 inches though. If everyone else is already doing the larger size, then concentrate on the smaller.

Trappy Trek Freak

Apr 15, '10, 2:29 PM

That would be cool if the 12inch megos were EMCE 8 inch and to see the STTMP using the Scottie, mcCoy,Kirk,ECT.... Buck Rogers would be awesome in 8 inch.

Spyweb007

Apr 15, '10, 3:01 PM

I agree it would be cool to see some of the 12" megos done in 8" form. I do like the 12" figures, but 12" megos would not be much different from the 12" figures already on the market by other companies,. At 8" they are unique, at 12" they are lost in the crowd.