I find myself replacing parts on a lot of the FTC DC figures I've gotten of late if I plan to put them in with the FTC repros of the originals. I tend to remove the molded, plug-in boots and gloves and replace them with Mego repro parts. I took a pair of red Conan boots and painted the cuffs yellow. then added an old fashioned pair of yellow oven-mitt gloves. Dr. Fate got similar mitts and standard yellow hero boots. Green Lantern got standard green boots and white Mr. Fantastic gloves with a ring sticker on the proper finger.Even Firestorm and Flash got standard yellow boots. The new style of gloves and boots are well done, mind you; I just feel the style doesn't mix well with the classic stuff. I've already got some red gloves and blue boots for the upcoming Atom,as well. Anyone else find themselves doing this?
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I find myself replacing parts on a lot of the FTC DC figures I've gotten of late if I plan to put them in with the FTC repros of the originals. I tend to remove the molded, plug-in boots and gloves and replace them with Mego repro parts. I took a pair of red Conan boots and painted the cuffs yellow. then added an old fashioned pair of yellow oven-mitt gloves. Dr. Fate got similar mitts and standard yellow hero boots. Green Lantern got standard green boots and white Mr. Fantastic gloves with a ring sticker on the proper finger.Even Firestorm and Flash got standard yellow boots. The new style of gloves and boots are well done, mind you; I just feel the style doesn't mix well with the classic stuff. I've already got some red gloves and blue boots for the upcoming Atom,as well. Anyone else find themselves doing this? -
That sounds like a fun approach. If I did DC (trying to keep focused on Star Trek), I'd probably do something similar, with the exception of the oven mitt gloves. I've always hated those things, so in that case I might even FTC-ize the gloves of my Megos.Comment
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megoized1.jpgmegoized2.jpgLast edited by scott metzger; Mar 20, '19, 10:45 AM.Comment
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Update: Got the foam wings from Dr Mego and screwed them onto Katar. Forgot to download the pics last night, but he looks great with them. Back in the days of Mego, the foam would have been a more cost effective alternative to big plastic wings, and they definitely have a "Mego might have done that" feel to them.Comment
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I'm trying to, it's not easy considering FTC's design idiosyncrasies.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.Comment
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The foam wings look great! I am still waiting on my Doc Mego package with Wings (and the mace too). Where/how do you screw them into the body? Is there a certain body that I will have to use, or some other body modification I will need to peform?
Also, what type of gloves did you use for Green Lantern? It looks like Luthor has green Andorian gloves and GL has white Mr. Fantastic gloves?
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The foam wings look great! I am still waiting on my Doc Mego package with Wings (and the mace too). Where/how do you screw them into the body? Is there a certain body that I will have to use, or some other body modification I will need to peform?
Also, what type of gloves did you use for Green Lantern? It looks like Luthor has green Andorian gloves and GL has white Mr. Fantastic gloves?
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I used a simple wood screw to attach Katar's wings to his back and the regular FTC body; no prepping or anything needed, I just used my battery operated screwdriver to muscle the screw through. Wings are pretty thick at the point where they go into the back, so I needed a long screw. Luthor indeed has the Andorian gloves in green, and both they and the white Mr. F gloves came from Dr. Mego. I did have to chop off the tops of a pair of FTC super hero boots and paint them for Lex, though, as no color readily available comes even close to matching the magenta of his top (and, as stated, the green of the gloves goes a lot better with the green of Lex's pants than it looks in the pic, so they didn't need painting). I already have a pair of blue CTVT boots and red Dr. Mego Mr. F gloves for the upcoming Atom, a pair of original Mego Catwoman boots (the ones with more folds and details) for FTC's Black Canary, and a yellow bodysuit and red boots and gloves for Creeper.Comment
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What are you doing with the short leggings--sewing little socks in like CHiPs?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.Comment
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