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  • zeedox
    Career Member
    • Aug 10, 2007
    • 695

    Future Girl Lines?

    I have an 11 year old daughter who loves the megos. In fact her and my wife had a wonderful time rebrushing the hair of all the girl dolls that I have bought on ebay. The megos have more playability than the larger barbie types and the bratz are strange on not properly proportional.

    I know nobody would probably me into this thought so much, but I have also noticed that the girl toy lines seem less affected by some of the recent trends in action figures. They still have real clothing etc and if there was a decent line to come along girls wouldnt even be too concerned with the license as long as it looked "cool".

    In less words, since this board has been throwing around requests, I will put my vote in for something like Dyna-Mite with maybe a modern twist.
  • Mikey
    Verbose Member
    • Aug 9, 2001
    • 47242

    #2
    Not a bad idea, but the reality is --- even though there's plenty of girl Mego collectors, the majority of people buying repro Mego's are boys/men.

    Even a lot of the girls/women collecting Mego, are collecting non "girl" lines.

    I hate to admit it, but I think a girl repro-line would fail miserably in today's market..

    Just my opinion.

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    • SoulSinger
      Singer Of Mego Love
      • Oct 22, 2007
      • 279

      #3
      My daughter is almost 3 and loves megos. Spidey is never far from her at all. I ordered a cowgirl from Doc Mego and she was thrilled (so was Spidey). I have a box of parts that are both original and repro. She loves to mix and match.

      Bob

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      • Bizarro Amy
        Formerly known as Del
        • Dec 12, 2004
        • 3336

        #4
        Can a Mego-type female body be made cheaply enough that it would be cost-effective to release these in a larger-scale market? Most of the EMCE stuff seems to be sold in comic stores, online, and occasionally at Suncoast. They go for 15 bucks or so. I don't think a parent would pay that for an 8" doll like Dinah Mite. You'd have to make them cheap enough that they could be sold somewhere like WalMart and Target in larger amounts. But the bodies would also have to be good quality, and let's face it, there have been some problems with female repro bodies from time to time.
        Hey! Where's the waiter with the water for my daughter?

        Check out my customs!
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        • Meule
          Verbose Member
          • Nov 14, 2004
          • 28720

          #5
          Originally posted by del
          let's face it, there have been some problems with female
          Well said Amy, so very true
          "...The agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair..." - Edgar Allan Poe

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          • davidb
            Veteran Member
            • Aug 9, 2007
            • 303

            #6
            Originally posted by del
            Can a Mego-type female body be made cheaply enough that it would be cost-effective to release these in a larger-scale market? Most of the EMCE stuff seems to be sold in comic stores, online, and occasionally at Suncoast. They go for 15 bucks or so. I don't think a parent would pay that for an 8" doll like Dinah Mite. You'd have to make them cheap enough that they could be sold somewhere like WalMart and Target in larger amounts. But the bodies would also have to be good quality, and let's face it, there have been some problems with female repro bodies from time to time.
            I don't know. After all, don't the Bratz usually go for about $12? I think Barbies are around $10, too. I'd think that it would be possible to get the price point down a few bucks on a Dinah-ish line.

            Let's take the Trek line. Crew members have a standard body, individual head, pants, shirt, weapons belt, phaser, communicator, and tricorder. A traditional Dinah had a standard body, standard head, jumpsuit, belt, and boots. I don't know a lot about mass producing figures, but I'd think that fewer accessories = lower price.

            Plus, the line would have to have new outfits. Those would likely be cheaper as well simply because there's no figure to put in the box.

            I'd say that a Dinah line would be possible, but I also don't know how well a new line targeting girls would go right now. After all, I think I remember reading that even Barbie's sales aren't as high as Bratz right now.

            Another drawback would be that a Dinah line would not work if it was just in comic shops (in my opinion). It would have to be showing up at Toys R Us, KB, and Wal-Mart. There'd be a lot of angles to look at.

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            • zeedox
              Career Member
              • Aug 10, 2007
              • 695

              #7
              Dinah-mite license?

              Is that line something under copyright? Or can it just kind of be created without concern?

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              • davidb
                Veteran Member
                • Aug 9, 2007
                • 303

                #8
                According to a quick search of the Trademark Office, the Dinah-Mite trademark's long since expired. It's possible that someone could file for the TM and start producing new product, kind of like Playing Mantis did with AJ back a few years back.

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                • ctc
                  Fear the monkeybat!
                  • Aug 16, 2001
                  • 11183

                  #9
                  Hmmmm....

                  I't a fantastic idea but there are some serious hurdles:

                  >even though there's plenty of girl Mego collectors, the majority of people buying repro Mego's are boys/men.

                  ...and even then; their tastes are really, REALLY focussed. Every time someone repros the Mego bod the first thing someone asks is "could they repro the WGSH?!?!?" Not the Waltons, the superheroes.

                  BUT.... if you could market them as something OTHER than repro collectibles you might have a chance. Moreso if you could get a cartoon series. Give Dinah a 'toon and some slick ads and I have no doubt she'd sell.

                  ....IF you could get them in stores. You'd have to produce a LOT of 'em, and get stores interested inc arrying what is essentially a no-name character.

                  Don C.

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                  • thunderbolt
                    Hi Ernie!!!
                    • Feb 15, 2004
                    • 34211

                    #10
                    Didn't David Lee hint at a girl body in the future of his stuff?
                    You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks

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                    • Bizarro Amy
                      Formerly known as Del
                      • Dec 12, 2004
                      • 3336

                      #11
                      Originally posted by ctc
                      Hmmmm....

                      BUT.... if you could market them as something OTHER than repro collectibles you might have a chance. Moreso if you could get a cartoon series. Give Dinah a 'toon and some slick ads and I have no doubt she'd sell.

                      ....IF you could get them in stores. You'd have to produce a LOT of 'em, and get stores interested inc arrying what is essentially a no-name character.

                      Don C.
                      I think you make a valid point. The cartoon would probably be a Bratz rip-off in order to appeal to the current generation of little girls. I mean, if stores were willing to carry them, I think they'd have a moderate popularity, especially because they are somewhat similar in size to some of the Bratz lines. Plus, some of the fashions are compatible. I've seen customizers here use Bratz clothing on plenty of Mego customs.
                      As far as the price, I didn't think Bratz were going for that much, and I honestly don't know what regular Barbies cost, because the only ones I buy are the superhero ones and an occasional special edition, which is much pricier. At any rate, I think a modern Dinah would have to sell for about 9.99 for a basic figure in order to compete at stores like Target and Walmart. Plus, Walmart's known to take cuts in profit on certain items in order to get people into the store and buy their other needs while they're at it. I was under the impression that action figures were one of those items, although they still aren't cheap even there. So you'd have to be prepared to make less on them at Walmart, because it seems as though a new toy line has to survive at Walmart in order be successfully marketed toward kids.
                      Hey! Where's the waiter with the water for my daughter?

                      Check out my customs!
                      https://www.facebook.com/BizarroAmy
                      http://www.tumblr.com/blog/bizarroamy

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                      • zeedox
                        Career Member
                        • Aug 10, 2007
                        • 695

                        #12
                        It shouldn't be all about licensing

                        I think that the basic genres themselves are not copyright in their own sections and if their were great characters they would all sell:

                        Monsters
                        Superheroes
                        Space Force
                        Girlie
                        Fantasy

                        The good thing with EMCE is the toys have quality. Those Classic TV things I really don't enjoy. In fact everytime I opened one i was just waiting to see how cheaply broken something would be.

                        Hey just thought of a good gig for EMCE they could manufacture toys for museum gift shops.

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                        • drmego
                          EMCE Toys
                          • Jun 15, 2001
                          • 2411

                          #13
                          Girl megos

                          I have a five year old daughter. She and her friends, like the rest of the world, are obsessed with Hannah Montana and High School Musical.

                          There are 100 girls to every 105 boys - so I want to put together
                          as many girls as possible in the next few years, especially since
                          girls do not get uptight about combing out hair or changing outfits.

                          We are talking to a major drug store chain about creating a line
                          of girl toys. Dinah-Mite does not really have enough backstory
                          to bring back. She was just a small Barbie.

                          I want to make something my daughter will enjoy.
                          www.drmego.com
                          www.megoman.com
                          www.emcetoys.com

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                          • SoulSinger
                            Singer Of Mego Love
                            • Oct 22, 2007
                            • 279

                            #14
                            Well, if the doctor says it'll happen, then it'll happen!

                            Bob


                            Originally posted by drmego
                            I have a five year old daughter. She and her friends, like the rest of the world, are obsessed with Hannah Montana and High School Musical.

                            There are 100 girls to every 105 boys - so I want to put together
                            as many girls as possible in the next few years, especially since
                            girls do not get uptight about combing out hair or changing outfits.

                            We are talking to a major drug store chain about creating a line
                            of girl toys. Dinah-Mite does not really have enough backstory
                            to bring back. She was just a small Barbie.

                            I want to make something my daughter will enjoy.

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                            • zeedox
                              Career Member
                              • Aug 10, 2007
                              • 695

                              #15
                              Customizer Junior

                              This all made me think that kids might enjoy switching heads and clothes like the customizers etc and a type of mego kit with various heads outfits hands etc would be fun for the little ones.

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