Has Anyone HeadSwapped With The New Mego Bodies?

[LonnieFisher]

Lonnie it was never about a vintage body. Never. It was about the Mattel retro action figures and using the head of a Mattel retro action figure and transplanting it to the mego 2.0 body. Removing the neck post and making a dremel hole is also a possibility.

Is it okay if I comment on others comments in the thread, or only the original posters intent? The original question was answered in the first post. I was responding to others in the discussion that resulted...

[scott metzger]

But my question is, "Why?". Why add a vintage head from a superior body to a body that is inferior and needs to be altered?

For me, the answer is I want to save the older bodies for my customs and want to use the newer bodies for less important kitbashes, like extra Trek crew. Fifteen bucks gives me a mint costume, a body and accessories right off the pegs, rather than assembling everything on the web and having to pay shipping. Convenience and economics.

I have taken a couple of the new bodies and used a small pair of wire cutters to chop the peg off, then just used the scissors-scraping-the-hole-out trick to widen the hole that results to the point I could put a standard head on it no problem. So you really don't need any specialized tools to make them compatible.

[LonnieFisher]

For me, the answer is I want to save the older bodies for my customs and want to use the newer bodies for less important kitbashes, like extra Trek crew. Fifteen bucks gives me a mint costume, a body and accessories right off the pegs, rather than assembling everything on the web and having to pay shipping. Convenience and economics.

I have taken a couple of the new bodies and used a small pair of wire cutters to chop the peg off, then just used the scissors-scraping-the-hole-out trick to widen the hole that results to the point I could put a standard head on it no problem. So you really don't need any specialized tools to make them compatible.

That's a great answer.

[sprytel]

On a related note...

The Marvel "3-outfit" Sets were always a bit of a wink and a nod, because the traditional Mego neck plug does not make it easy to swap. Does the new neck plug make it easy enough that an everyday toy buyer could swap between a main head and an alternate head? Or does it still require a "boil & pop" kind of approach?

[LonnieFisher]

Depends on the head. Some heads pop right off, and some take work even after soaked in boiled water.

[sprytel]

Thanks!

Some of the recent Black Panther toys have a masked and unmasked head. In the recent discussion about our dream Marvel figures, there was discussion about a removable mask Black Panther... and it made me wonder if a two-headed version wouldn't work better. But it sounds like we may not be at quite that level of "swappability".