Not exactly Mego knock off but close. This guy is more like 8.25 inches tall.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-GI-...72.m2749.l2648
Snagged this guy over Halloween weekend. Apparently the seller had No idea who it was...
Durham.jpg
The "HOT GLUE" mentioned in the description turned out to be the figures Urethane skeletal structure. This little guy suffers from the same ailment as Big Jim. The rubber / Vinyl of the outer arms and legs reacts with the inner Urethane skeletal structure as well as the harder plastic of the torso. I was able to get the attached leg to kick, but left alone even for a minute or two and the joint freezes up once again like its welding together.
I knew this was probably a loss from the get go. I actually wanted the head more than anything. Maybe shrink it for a Mego custom. Or attach it to a Gabriel Lone Ranger body since the head is close to that scale. I'm even considering trying to salvage the figure and try to restore it (Probably impossible with the degree of melting going on.
SO what do you guys think. Try for a restore that probably is impossible. Do a Mego shrink, or go for a 10" custom for my Lone Ranger collection?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-GI-...72.m2749.l2648
Snagged this guy over Halloween weekend. Apparently the seller had No idea who it was...
Durham.jpg
The "HOT GLUE" mentioned in the description turned out to be the figures Urethane skeletal structure. This little guy suffers from the same ailment as Big Jim. The rubber / Vinyl of the outer arms and legs reacts with the inner Urethane skeletal structure as well as the harder plastic of the torso. I was able to get the attached leg to kick, but left alone even for a minute or two and the joint freezes up once again like its welding together.
I knew this was probably a loss from the get go. I actually wanted the head more than anything. Maybe shrink it for a Mego custom. Or attach it to a Gabriel Lone Ranger body since the head is close to that scale. I'm even considering trying to salvage the figure and try to restore it (Probably impossible with the degree of melting going on.
SO what do you guys think. Try for a restore that probably is impossible. Do a Mego shrink, or go for a 10" custom for my Lone Ranger collection?
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