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I have a lot in common with Aquaman. I talk to fish. Really, I talk to them all the time but they never talk back. I have over 50 that I keep as pets and they are my friends but it's really a one way relationship. It's worth it though, they bring so much joy to my life as does Aquaman.
I've always loved the character my entire life and have been one of his chief defenders in my local comic book shops for years. I've read the comics, watched him on TV on many a Saturday morning and cringed in the 90's. He was the first FTC retro figure I bought on a Kresge card when I got back into Megos earlier in the year.
The first piece of comic art that I ever bought was from one of his creators, Ramona Fradon. So when I came across this head sculpt on eBay which strongly reminded me of her version of the character, I couldn't resist doing a custom Mego.
It's ACK-qua man!
Head is from eBay, painted by me
Body is a Zica Type S
The suit is from FTC Superfriends line available loose on CTVT
The wonderful box is from The Toyroom
The FTC suit fit reasonably well on the Zica body but the sleeves could be a bit longer The gloves were molded with a lot of flash. I removed the excess plastic with the aid of a Bic lighter. I think these gloves are unique to Aquaman. They are held in place by a piece of 3/16th styrene rod inserted into the arm.
The head was a breeze to clean up and paint.
Aquaman was quick & easy, did the whole figure from start to finish in a single morning.
I love this piece by Ramona Fradon, it makes me wish I could breathe underwater.
Awesome box by The Toyroom as usual.
Well that's it for now. It looks like there's room in that box for Topo, I'm off to find a rubber octopus!
I've always loved the character my entire life and have been one of his chief defenders in my local comic book shops for years. I've read the comics, watched him on TV on many a Saturday morning and cringed in the 90's. He was the first FTC retro figure I bought on a Kresge card when I got back into Megos earlier in the year.
The first piece of comic art that I ever bought was from one of his creators, Ramona Fradon. So when I came across this head sculpt on eBay which strongly reminded me of her version of the character, I couldn't resist doing a custom Mego.
It's ACK-qua man!
Head is from eBay, painted by me
Body is a Zica Type S
The suit is from FTC Superfriends line available loose on CTVT
The wonderful box is from The Toyroom
The FTC suit fit reasonably well on the Zica body but the sleeves could be a bit longer The gloves were molded with a lot of flash. I removed the excess plastic with the aid of a Bic lighter. I think these gloves are unique to Aquaman. They are held in place by a piece of 3/16th styrene rod inserted into the arm.
The head was a breeze to clean up and paint.
Aquaman was quick & easy, did the whole figure from start to finish in a single morning.
I love this piece by Ramona Fradon, it makes me wish I could breathe underwater.
Awesome box by The Toyroom as usual.
Well that's it for now. It looks like there's room in that box for Topo, I'm off to find a rubber octopus!
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