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Greetings Mego fans, so I've decided to start collecting some monster figures for when Halloween rolls around. A few weeks back I missed out on a loose EMCE Bride of Frankenstein, but then I scored it unopened for the same price (although there appears to be a blemish on her nose somehow), and I've got an EMCE Phantom on the way. However, there's a few that I'm not really sure what I want to do yet, and there's the problem. I like the accuracy that Sideshow monsters have, and the accessories they come with, but I like the cloth outfits and articulation that EMCE/Mego figures feature. I've seen some folks cobble together some lovely customs, but I haven't really seen much info on how the Sideshow figures were constructed. Would it be wise to get a few Sideshows so I can chop them up and glue them onto Mego bodies?
I could settle for the Mego flocked Werewolf, since that's a silly gimmick I like, but I'm kind of disappointed by it's lack of claws and "tiptoe" feet, since that's part of what I feel makes THE Wolfman the real deal. I missed out an an EMCE Mummy, but I wasn't a fan of the wrappings on it anyways, while conversely the Mego Mummy has an adequate costume but a generic sculpt that I don't care for. I'd like to get a EMCE Frankenstein, but they must be rare because online they're exceedingly expensive, so if push comes to shove I could just get a Mego Frankie.
Also, with the new Wave 8 figures on their way, what do you think of the Mr Hyde? I wasn't really sold on it to begin with, and the more I see it the less I like it. The cheap outfit, splayed out discolored hands, the puzzling face sculpt. I think if I buy it, it would just be for the cool card art and top hat, and if possible find someone to make a custom Freddy March headsculpt, some repainted werewolf hands that can hold a potion or cane, and use a Mego Dracula as a chassis since the outfit matches perfectly.
While I was looking around, it seems like half the links to customizing resources are outdated, so if you know any places I can find fabrications or custom sculpts, let me know.
I could settle for the Mego flocked Werewolf, since that's a silly gimmick I like, but I'm kind of disappointed by it's lack of claws and "tiptoe" feet, since that's part of what I feel makes THE Wolfman the real deal. I missed out an an EMCE Mummy, but I wasn't a fan of the wrappings on it anyways, while conversely the Mego Mummy has an adequate costume but a generic sculpt that I don't care for. I'd like to get a EMCE Frankenstein, but they must be rare because online they're exceedingly expensive, so if push comes to shove I could just get a Mego Frankie.
Also, with the new Wave 8 figures on their way, what do you think of the Mr Hyde? I wasn't really sold on it to begin with, and the more I see it the less I like it. The cheap outfit, splayed out discolored hands, the puzzling face sculpt. I think if I buy it, it would just be for the cool card art and top hat, and if possible find someone to make a custom Freddy March headsculpt, some repainted werewolf hands that can hold a potion or cane, and use a Mego Dracula as a chassis since the outfit matches perfectly.
While I was looking around, it seems like half the links to customizing resources are outdated, so if you know any places I can find fabrications or custom sculpts, let me know.
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