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Morbius, the Living Vampire - last Mego custom of the year and whole 2018 lineup.

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  • Remco Monster
    GLOWS in the Dark!
    • May 3, 2006
    • 2722

    Morbius, the Living Vampire - last Mego custom of the year and whole 2018 lineup.



    Headcast - Reproheads
    Suit - Brian Leitner
    Body - amalgam of Dr. Mego and FTC
    Hands - FTC
    Paints and modifications - myself

    Here it is gang, my last Mego custom of 2018, Morbius, the Living Vampire. Morbius was more work than it probably appears. The head cast from Austin was nice, but the original sculpt was clearly based on a more modern look. His forehead had these weird bumps that reminded me of a STNG Klingon, lol, so I carved and sanded them away as well as some other light sanding here and there. It's really all I felt I needed to do to make it look more vintage. I love the suit that Leitner makes. He normally makes it in black, but I asked him to make it in a navy blue that is close to the blue in Mego Spidey's costume. When I got it, the collar was too high for my liking. This also looked too much like a modern design of the character, so I shortened it. I decided to give him glow in the dark monster hands, because I felt like that very well could have been something Mego would have done (Mad Monster leftovers?). In the end, I am extremely happy with him.



    Love how he looks with Spidey, with the near matching costume colors.



    How is your friendly neighborhood wall crawler going to get out of this one!?!?
    I don't care what anyone says, Spidey has THEE best rogues gallery!



    Mego totally should have done a supernatural wave!



    And here is a look at my entire 2018 custom Mego Marvel lineup. I will be taking a break from Mego customs for a bit, as I start a new project next month, but I do have a good size list of more Marvel characters I want to make and hope to get back to it within' the next few months.

    Big, big thanks to the following for their artistry, products and help. They were all integral to my goal of making my customs look like they leaped out of the '70s and '80's.

    Brian Leitner
    Austin Hough (Reproheads)
    Paul Wasson (Lasermego)
    Dr. Mego
    Anthony Durso (Toyroom)

    Happy customizing in 2019 everyone!!!
  • PNGwynne
    Master of Fowl Play
    • Jun 5, 2008
    • 19445

    #2
    I've always liked this character--great job.
    WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.

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    • Hedji
      Citizen of Gotham
      • Nov 17, 2012
      • 7246

      #3
      Jeez Louise! You should be really proud of your work. It's as clean as a whistle. Toyetic. Fun. And COLORFUL! Just Spectacular and Amazing!

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

        #4
        another nice one and a great set of figures for the year. Well done.
        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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        • Makernaut
          Persistent Member
          • Jul 22, 2015
          • 1546

          #5
          Originally posted by Hedji
          Jeez Louise! You should be really proud of your work. It's as clean as a whistle. Toyetic. Fun. And COLORFUL! Just Spectacular and Amazing!
          My thoughts, too, but you said it better than I could have!

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          • enyawd72
            Maker of Monsters!
            • Oct 1, 2009
            • 7904

            #6
            These are all fantastic...WOW what an accomplishment!

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            • Marvelmania
              A Ray of Sunshine
              • Jun 17, 2001
              • 10392

              #7
              Sweet looking lineup for sure!!!

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              • TrekStar
                Trek or Treat
                • Jan 20, 2011
                • 8355

                #8
                Holy smokes!! you have a great line up of customs, Morbius is a year end winner for sure, nice job on them all.

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                • comicmike
                  Persistent Member
                  • Sep 22, 2009
                  • 1824

                  #9
                  I'm drooling... I really, especially love your Morbius

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                  • Gramercyplace
                    Museum Super Collector
                    • Jan 23, 2012
                    • 173

                    #10
                    Holy Smokes! What an eye-popping gaggle of gorgeous figures! WOW!

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                    • apes3978
                      Permanent Member
                      • Nov 19, 2005
                      • 4901

                      #11
                      Great work.... I like the added "glow in the dark" hands...

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                      • newlyknighted
                        Persistent Member
                        • Feb 21, 2010
                        • 1625

                        #12
                        Really great customs! I love them all! Morbius is so dead on. Keep up the great work!
                        I post in thy general direction!

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                        • megowgsh
                          Customego HoF Curator
                          • Nov 19, 2003
                          • 7420

                          #13
                          WOW! He came out great! Love the group shot as well.

                          BRAVO!
                          Check out ALL my customs at https://www.facebook.com/megowgshcustoms

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                          • Earth 2 Chris
                            Verbose Member
                            • Mar 7, 2004
                            • 32498

                            #14
                            A lineup anyone, including Mego, could be proud of! Outstanding!!!

                            Chris
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                            • sprytel
                              Talkative Member
                              • Jun 26, 2009
                              • 6539

                              #15
                              That's quite a year!

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