TOPPS Hammer figures arrived today...pics.

[enyawd72]

The Phantom of the Opera and Plague of the Zombies have arrived.

Both figures really look great. I do think they should have come with monster hands...especially the Phantom since his hands were burned in the film. I may swap them out.

The card art is unfortunately lacking and inconsistent as usual. Side-by-side these two do not look like they're from the same series.
Also, I'm totally perplexed as to why the Phantom is incorrectly credited as a Universal monster instead of Hammer.
There is no mention of Hammer anywhere on the card front or back, and the missing Hammer logo will likely disappoint MOC collectors.

In all, I give them a 7 out of 10. Better packaging and monster hands would have made them perfect.

[rche]

looks like these two are on the banded body. I think all of the figures I selected from TOPPS are banded bodies, so I will have to wait a little longer to see the new buck up close. I do like the headsculpts on all of the TOPPS figures I have seen, tho I do agree that the cards are a bit uneven in terms of consistency for the brand.

[PNGwynne]

The Phantom provenance surprises me, too--but maybe it's a licensing loophole since the film was co-financed and released through Universal in the US.

I think they look great, and I'm fine with banded bodies.

[enyawd72]

The Phantom provenance surprises me, too--but maybe it's a licensing loophole since the film was co-financed and released through Universal in the US.

I think they look great, and I'm fine with banded bodies.

I'm working on a set of custom Hammer Horror replacement cardbacks. Dracula, Van Helsing, Plague of the Zombies and The Reptile coming soon...

[Monstar]

Mego should really invest in some card designers. Give the figures a sense of uniformity but still distinct. Shame about the lack of a Hammer logo on the Phantom.

Since the variants are not all that different, I was planning on keeping one set on the card while opening the other. But now I might go the custom backer card route and put them in FTC clamshells.

[PNGwynne]

Those custom backers look great, but what if you added a background rectangle behind the blister to match the monster illustration color, since most figures will have dark or black clothes?

Love the Remco homage.

[Spyweb007]

If the Phantom had monster hands he could not hold his mask.

[Confessional]

Do the cards even acknowledge/credit Topps in any way?

[enyawd72]

Do the cards even acknowledge/credit Topps in any way?

Nope. Not a single mention or any way to distinguish them from any other Mego.

[enyawd72]

Opened pic...I might customize this whole set to make them really pop, but they're pretty cool.

[LonnieFisher]

How was the shipping packaging? Were they well protected?

[enyawd72]

How was the shipping packaging? Were they well protected?

Not really. The boxes were pretty much the same size as the figures. My Mummies arrived today. Out of four, I got one mint card. Two had dings, and one dented bubble.
It's not a big deal to me, since I'll be opening the best looking figure for myself. As suspected there were minor issues with all the outfits except one. That's why I bought the maximum for each figure.

The sewing on the Phantom jackets is not good. As is the placement of the buttons. I pulled them all off and re-glued them. Plague of the Zombie fared the best in outfit and paint. All four were basically perfect.
As usual with new Mego, it's a crapshoot. Some great, some good, and some bad.

[rche]

.... My Mummies arrived today. ....

Are the Mummies on new or old style bodies. I thought I saw a pic somewhere that looked like the hands are shaped like the newer bandless bucks. Can't find it now, tho. I may have confused that with the Kor, which looks to have the new body.

[enyawd72]

Are the Mummies on new or old style bodies. I thought I saw a pic somewhere that looked like the hands are shaped like the newer bandless bucks. Can't find it now, tho. I may have confused that with the Kor, which looks to have the new body.

Old style.

[apes3978]

Are the Mummies on new or old style bodies.

Old style.

I don't want to veer this thread way off course, but what does everybody think Taylor will be on, old style or new style bodies?

I'm hoping old style, because I don't want him to be shorter than his ape captors.