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  • Mefiboschet
    Career Member
    • Nov 29, 2003
    • 800

    Giving up my Mego customizing hobby

    Hi,

    I used to participate in the Mego customs forums, but stopped customizing a couple of years ago. I now decided it is time for me to let go of my hobby completely and sell of my Mego collection incl. my customs. In my customizing work I focussed mainly on Sci-Fi, which also involved reducing head sculpts from 12" or 10" figures to Mego scale.
    My customs included:
    Mego Star Wars 8" figures based on the Kenner 12" sculpts (as displayed in the Ireimagined Mego 1978 catalogs
    8" The Black Hole figures based on original 12" sculpts and outfits
    8" Buck Rogers figures 8" The Black Hole figures based on original 12" sculpts and outfits plus custom Wilma Deering (Zika toys used the outfits as guideline for their Buck Rogers figures.
    Various TOS Star Trek figures
    Custom Space 1999 figures incl. desks, backdrops, etc.
    Custom 8" Battlestar Galactica figures
    custom Pota figures

    I have a whole ton of stuff. Maybe some of these could find use tio inspire the new Mego lines.
    If anything may be of interest to you, please feel free to contact me.
    Last edited by Mefiboschet; Jan 8, '22, 8:52 AM.
  • PNGwynne
    Master of Fowl Play
    • Jun 5, 2008
    • 19444

    #2
    You did great work! PM sent.
    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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    • EMCE Hammer
      Moderation Engineer
      • Aug 14, 2003
      • 25679

      #3
      Originally posted by PNGwynne
      You did great work! PM sent.
      Agreed. Some of my favorites that have held up over the test of time.

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      • TrekStar
        Trek or Treat
        • Jan 20, 2011
        • 8354

        #4
        Love to take a look, PM sent

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        • sprytel
          Talkative Member
          • Jun 26, 2009
          • 6539

          #5
          I am awfully fond of your customs. Your Star Wars customs and others in the 78 catalog inspired me to try my hand at customizing.

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          • rche
            channeling Bob Wills
            • Mar 26, 2008
            • 7383

            #6
            the SW figures from the 78 reimagined are awesome! Very inspiring, and a chunk of Mego Museum history. You should have no troubles at all finding new homes for your creations.

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            • Mefiboschet
              Career Member
              • Nov 29, 2003
              • 800

              #7
              Thanks so much for your comments. Just to clarify, The SW prototypes for 78 reimagined were a joint project with DaveMC (if I remember correctly). He did the outfits and I the head sculpts. We did two sets of figures

              I will try to post some pictures soon, but still need to sort through things. I have stored aeverything away in various boxes.

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              • Mefiboschet
                Career Member
                • Nov 29, 2003
                • 800

                #8
                obi-wan.jpg

                Here a piczure of the Obi Wan of the Star Wars figures. Need to locate the rest
                Attached Files

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                • Mefiboschet
                  Career Member
                  • Nov 29, 2003
                  • 800

                  #9
                  luke-x-wing.jpg
                  And here the Luke in X-Wing Outfit

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                  • Mefiboschet
                    Career Member
                    • Nov 29, 2003
                    • 800

                    #10
                    rand-chapel.jpg
                    Yeoman Rand and Nurse Chapel

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                    • Mefiboschet
                      Career Member
                      • Nov 29, 2003
                      • 800

                      #11
                      black-hole.jpg

                      The Black Hole 8"

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                      • Mefiboschet
                        Career Member
                        • Nov 29, 2003
                        • 800

                        #12
                        jollie.jpg

                        Battlestar Galactica Lt. Jolly

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                        • Mefiboschet
                          Career Member
                          • Nov 29, 2003
                          • 800

                          #13
                          baltar.jpg

                          Battlestar Galactica Baltar (More BG to come...)

                          These are just a few samples. As said, I'm still in the process of sortung through things.

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                          • rche
                            channeling Bob Wills
                            • Mar 26, 2008
                            • 7383

                            #14
                            some very cool customs there. Who did the heads for the Star Trek ladies?

                            and I love the AJ/astro helmet repurposed as Luke's x-wing helmet. Fantastic!

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                            • thoriron
                              Career Member
                              • Apr 22, 2004
                              • 595

                              #15
                              great custom...bravo!!!

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