Leeping Lizards!

[LonnieFisher]

This is not your average Lizard. Close examination of the joints and rivets shows that they have not been altered. And I think the ink on the head between the scales was done by somebody at Mego. I theorize that this is the first Lizard to be assembled to show the home office that the legs and arms fit the old upper legs and upper arms. The ink on the head was most likely to see if it should get detailed in production. It is pretty much just on the left half of head. I'll probably take it to Megomeet2010 to show off upstairs in the museum. Any other theories on the creation of this particular figure?

[LovetheLizard]

Lonnie,

I have seen photos of your loose flesh Lizard before. It is a cool piece, but unfortunately I would not be interested even if you would sell. I am by nature a packaged toy collector and unless we are talking prototypes I will not buy a loose figure. I just think it is something special to own a figure in it's original package.

This Palitoy Lizard is upsetting to me because it is my grail piece and it came up at the worst possible time in my life. I can assure you there aren't a lot of people out there that adore this charcter as much as I do.

I just hope the new owner loves the character and did not just purchase for an investment.

Had this come up a few years ago I would have paid 3 times as much as it ended up selling for.

Aaron

[LonnieFisher]

This would be a prototype. A factory prototype. It is probably the only one that got the flesh parts and the hand drawn scale detail. It is just the point that it's a variation you don't have. As far as being loose, dressed and dropped in the misprinted box I have and he is prototype in mint 1st style box. He is loose and naked to show off his awesomeness. It is unique unto itself and is the only one ever to surface in the collecting community. If only I could have gotten the one of a kind package to reseal him in. That would have been cool. I had my figure dressed and in a box, but it just didn't seem right to hide his nakedness. He is a nudist by nature. Lizards hate to wear clothes. And harnesses. My nile monitor hates harnesses. And people.
One-of-a-kind Mego Lizard... that's all I can say really.

[D!n0-M@n]

This would be a prototype. A factory prototype. It is probably the only one that got the flesh parts and the hand drawn scale detail. It is just the point that it's a variation you don't have. As far as being loose, dressed and dropped in the misprinted box I have and he is prototype in mint 1st style box. He is loose and naked to show off his awesomeness. It is unique unto itself and is the only one ever to surface in the collecting community. If only I could have gotten the one of a kind package to reseal him in. That would have been cool. I had my figure dressed and in a box, but it just didn't seem right to hide his nakedness. He is a nudist by nature. Lizards hate to wear clothes. And harnesses. My nile monitor hates harnesses. And people.
One-of-a-kind Mego Lizard... that's all I can say really.

And man it is AWESOME!

[LovetheLizard]

This would be a prototype. A factory prototype. It is probably the only one that got the flesh parts and the hand drawn scale detail. It is just the point that it's a variation you don't have. As far as being loose, dressed and dropped in the misprinted box I have and he is prototype in mint 1st style box. He is loose and naked to show off his awesomeness. It is unique unto itself and is the only one ever to surface in the collecting community. If only I could have gotten the one of a kind package to reseal him in. That would have been cool. I had my figure dressed and in a box, but it just didn't seem right to hide his nakedness. He is a nudist by nature. Lizards hate to wear clothes. And harnesses. My nile monitor hates harnesses. And people.
One-of-a-kind Mego Lizard... that's all I can say really.

Lonnie,

Not trying to be conterversial, but I own some "newer" (90's) toybiz "true" prototypes and know where they originated from and they are definitely different (i.e. resin figure not plastic and have metal "peg" joints instead of plastic) than production run. How do you know that this piece isn't just a factory error? Knowing what we know about the low cost production of many mego figures this could very easily be just a situation where they used a flesh body for the figure and the head was either a factoy defect or some child colored in the lines.

Again, just pointing out that you want to be very careful when using the term prototype unless you definitely know or have substantiating proof that it is indeed a true first mold / prototype.

Has anyone ever spoken to individuals within the MEGO research & development department to clarify an actual MEGO prototype?


Aaron

[LonnieFisher]

Not trying to be conterversial, but I own some "newer" (90's) toybiz "true" prototypes and know where they originated from and they are definitely different (i.e. resin figure not plastic and have metal "peg" joints instead of plastic) than production run. How do you know that this piece isn't just a factory error? Knowing what we know about the low cost production of many mego figures this could very easily be just a situation where they used a flesh body for the figure and the head was either a factoy defect or some child colored in the lines.
Aaron

Do you have prototype bodies or figures? This is not a prototype body, hence the factory produced common parts.
My opinion from here out. I have worked in plastic injection factories making ammo parts and medical parts. So I have some knowledge of the industry)
This would be prototype Lizard. Factory produced figures have more of a run than 1. There are no others out there that anybody knows about. This would be the one put together to see if the newly produced pieces fit the older body parts. Maybe they even did a few. They obviously wouldn't all survive. Or even get into the hands of the public. If they had green bodies when the legs and arms were made they would have put it together with an all green body. This probably predates the production figures by at least a month. Put it together and then ship it to the U.S. to get approval. Things were slower back then.
Do you think all the bodies are assembled individually? Not how it works in a factory. For this to be a production piece there will have to be more out there. I have had this figure for a lot of years and not one other has surfaced to challenge it's uniqueness.
If somebody has one, I would love to see pictures!