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  • exoduschj
    9th Degree Mego Cultist
    • Apr 22, 2009
    • 78

    Size of the eyes on Wave 1 figures

    Has anyone else noticed how small the eyes are on the Superman, Green Lantern, Sinestro and Luthor figures in comparison to original Megos?

    Also, Sinestro's trunks seem more like speedos than trunks (shudder) and his belt seems thinner, especially if you compare them to the prototype.
  • SlipperyLilSuckers
    MeGoing
    • May 14, 2003
    • 9031

    #2
    Yes I have, and I wish they were bigger.

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    • boss
      Talkative Member
      • Jun 18, 2003
      • 7206

      #3
      I think mego tended to overpaint the eye sockets to make the eyes look bigger. Mattel actually stays within the lines.
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      • Earth 2 Chris
        Verbose Member
        • Mar 7, 2004
        • 32531

        #4
        I haven't seen the Retro Action figures up close, but some of the Mego eyes were a bit oversized. Just look at poor Captain America, who looks as if he's having a proctology exam performed by a gorilla.

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        • jessica
          fortune favors the bold
          • Nov 5, 2007
          • 4587

          #5
          Originally posted by Earth 2 Chris
          I haven't seen the Retro Action figures up close, but some of the Mego eyes were a bit oversized. Just look at poor Captain America, who looks as if he's having a proctology exam performed by a gorilla.

          Chris
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          • Brown Bear
            Still Old School
            • Feb 14, 2008
            • 7057

            #6
            Is there anything that ppl haven't complained about yet?
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            • D!n0-M@n
              w/ Life-Like Hair & Beard
              • Sep 17, 2008
              • 404

              #7
              Originally posted by Brown Bear
              Is there anything that ppl haven't complained about yet?
              Just wait. It's early yet. More are sure to come. I personally think these figures look great! The bods are a bit crappy, but they look fantastic... especially on the card.
              In the reviews I saw on youtube, Devall claims the bodies on the Mattel Retro's are an improvement over Megos! His opinion I guess.

              Here's the link for anyone who hasn't seen it yet. This is the review for Green Arrow:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk4NTX8TQpA
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              • Orlock
                Megohead Superdad
                • Feb 15, 2010
                • 299

                #8
                The eyes being smaller was the one thing my 12 year old immediately shot back with, his exact words were, "Those aren't Megos! They don't have the big cartoony eyes that I love!"
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                • vulcan2074
                  Live Long and Prosper
                  • Mar 23, 2008
                  • 7811

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Earth 2 Chris
                  I haven't seen the Retro Action figures up close, but some of the Mego eyes were a bit oversized. Just look at poor Captain America, who looks as if he's having a proctology exam performed by a gorilla.

                  Chris
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                  • Meule
                    Verbose Member
                    • Nov 14, 2004
                    • 28720

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Brown Bear
                    Is there anything that ppl haven't complained about yet?
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                    • MIB41
                      Eloquent Member
                      • Sep 25, 2005
                      • 15631

                      #11
                      I actually think Mattel has done a better job on the eyes then what Mego did. Having really big eyes as Mego figures so often did, lent a little more of a "dollish" quality to the figure. Mattel Retros stay a little truer to what action figures are meant to be by today's standards.

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