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  • EMCE Hammer
    Moderation Engineer
    • Aug 14, 2003
    • 25679

    Playmates 9" conversion

    So a 9" Playmates head fits perfectly on the 2018 Mego body male neck post.









    A lot of people stop here, but the 2018 Mirror Spock look bugs me too much. I am going to pop the seams and resew everything for a better fit.
  • TrekStar
    Trek or Treat
    • Jan 20, 2011
    • 8354

    #2
    This is good to know, I've been wanting to use the playmates heads for customs and if they fit nicely on the new mego bodies, that's great, thanks for the info.

    Quick question? can the heads turn on those bodies? a little ways back, I made a custom Talosian using the playmates head on a mego body, but I had to glue the head on, so it doesn't move.

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    • EMCE Hammer
      Moderation Engineer
      • Aug 14, 2003
      • 25679

      #3
      Fully functional - fits like it was made for it. Warm it up and pop it on.

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      • sprytel
        Talkative Member
        • Jun 26, 2009
        • 6539

        #4
        Thanks for sharing. I've always thought the Playmates Movie Kirk... while I defintely see Shatner... he also looks a little like Kevin Spacey.

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        • Blue Meanie
          Banned
          • Jun 23, 2001
          • 8706

          #5
          So basically it's not a shrunk playmates head...you just popped it off of the playmates figure and put it on the new Mego body?

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          • EMCE Hammer
            Moderation Engineer
            • Aug 14, 2003
            • 25679

            #6
            Originally posted by Blue Meanie
            So basically it's not a shrunk playmates head...you just popped it off of the playmates figure and put it on the new Mego body?
            Correct. It's slightly smaller than EMCE Pike, so I don't think I am going to bother with the acetone dunk. It's in the allowable "john/ponch range" as far as I am concerned:-)

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            • Megotastrophe
              Permanent Member
              • Jun 29, 2018
              • 2693

              #7
              Jon and Ponch are massive noggins. Which 8" has the smallest head I wonder? In the likenesses category.

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              • LonnieFisher
                Eloquent Member
                • Jan 19, 2008
                • 10814

                #8
                But he has no neck.

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                • Megotastrophe
                  Permanent Member
                  • Jun 29, 2018
                  • 2693

                  #9
                  When he walks into the room everybody's head turns...but his. He has no neck.

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                  • Galactifan
                    New Member
                    • Sep 14, 2007
                    • 33

                    #10
                    Wow!...That 9” Shatner head looks perfect for an 8” T.J. Hooker custom figure.

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                    • The Bat
                      Batman Fanatic
                      • Jul 14, 2002
                      • 13412

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Megotastrophe
                      When he walks into the room everybody's head turns...but his. He has no neck.
                      Great Steve Martin quote!!😀😀
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                      • Megotastrophe
                        Permanent Member
                        • Jun 29, 2018
                        • 2693

                        #12
                        Originally posted by The Bat
                        Great Steve Martin quote!!����
                        I only steal from people with the best stuff.

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                        • Liu Bei
                          Banned
                          • Mar 31, 2018
                          • 755

                          #13
                          I wonder if it would be possible to get female heads on somehow? The Playmates sculpt for their 9” Uhura is fantastic.

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                          • LonnieFisher
                            Eloquent Member
                            • Jan 19, 2008
                            • 10814

                            #14
                            I have a shrunk Captain's Woman head on an original Mego body. It fits great, as a shrink. Full size was too big, in my opinion. She just needs to get painted, which I can't do anymore. An Uhura shrink would be awesome!

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                            • sprytel
                              Talkative Member
                              • Jun 26, 2009
                              • 6539

                              #15
                              With the sad news about Nichelle Nichols' diagnosis, I thought I would pay my respects by sharing these female Trek customs that I never got around to posting. I normally love Mego's classic rooted hair, but let's face it... the Mego Uhura is not a very good likeness. These are pretty straightforward. The heads are shrinks


                              I used the naphtha shrink method, which requires no repainting. As pointed out in the thread, the new Mego body should make it even better.

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