Hi All,
Along with the first wave of Mego 50th Anniversary WGSH figures, I picked up a FTC boxed Mary Marvel (Kresge version). I have a soft spot for the character, especially this version, as she was one of my first 7-11 Slurpee cups. I always wanted a Mego of her back in the day.
Anyway, I love the outfit on the FTC figure, but that body makes me cringe. I haven’t held an original female Mego in hand in 45 years, so I don’t know if it’s modeled on that original body or not, but it just feels completely wrong. Also, while the Invisible Girl head is nice enough in and of itself, the face seems a little too mature and the hair seems a little too red for Mary.
The best answer I’ve found looks like moving the outfit to a Type S bandless female body (Yvonne) along with a matching medium breast retro head adapter. For the head, I kinda like the Mego Waltons Mary Ellen head, and there are a few available at a reasonable price on eBay. It seems like they’ve held up well with no perceptible graying that I can see.
Will this work? I guess my biggest concern would be the flesh tones on the Mary Ellen head not matching the Type S flesh body. It doesn’t have to be exact, but I’d like it to be close enough that it isn’t distracting. Also, is there a pair of red underwear available that would fit her? The white lace underwear she came with just seems completely out of place to me.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
EDIT: Well, I guess I’ll find out soon enough. I ordered the body and the medium breast plate/retro head adapter from CTVT. If it works with the FTC head she came with, I’ll go from there.
Along with the first wave of Mego 50th Anniversary WGSH figures, I picked up a FTC boxed Mary Marvel (Kresge version). I have a soft spot for the character, especially this version, as she was one of my first 7-11 Slurpee cups. I always wanted a Mego of her back in the day.
Anyway, I love the outfit on the FTC figure, but that body makes me cringe. I haven’t held an original female Mego in hand in 45 years, so I don’t know if it’s modeled on that original body or not, but it just feels completely wrong. Also, while the Invisible Girl head is nice enough in and of itself, the face seems a little too mature and the hair seems a little too red for Mary.
The best answer I’ve found looks like moving the outfit to a Type S bandless female body (Yvonne) along with a matching medium breast retro head adapter. For the head, I kinda like the Mego Waltons Mary Ellen head, and there are a few available at a reasonable price on eBay. It seems like they’ve held up well with no perceptible graying that I can see.
Will this work? I guess my biggest concern would be the flesh tones on the Mary Ellen head not matching the Type S flesh body. It doesn’t have to be exact, but I’d like it to be close enough that it isn’t distracting. Also, is there a pair of red underwear available that would fit her? The white lace underwear she came with just seems completely out of place to me.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
EDIT: Well, I guess I’ll find out soon enough. I ordered the body and the medium breast plate/retro head adapter from CTVT. If it works with the FTC head she came with, I’ll go from there.
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