Mego's 3.75 inch figures were all around better toys than Kenner's SW figures

[LordMudd]

You are probably right, but I would point out that since the Star Wars line was as successful as it was, you could argue that the later lines you mentioned were done that way as a cost saving measure from that point. "well, the Star Wars line did just fine with limited articulation. Let's do them all that way..."

Star Wars succeeded because it had the playsets to spark the imagination of alien worlds in the kids mind. The kid could "see" their character/figure in the same places they were in in the movie. Even Micronauts had their own world to play in, and the benefit of really being that size in our world so that wherever the kid was became part of the Micronaut world.

CCC.

[enyawd72]

Another company to mention is Remco. Their 3 3/4 Universal monster figures were absolutely beautiful. The details in the sculpting especially the Creature and the Mummy were better than either company IMO.

[LordMudd]

Another company to mention is Remco. Their 3 3/4 Universal monster figures were absolutely beautiful. The details in the sculpting especially the Creature and the Mummy were better than either company IMO.

Yes, I now have a complete set of these and a fast food premium Bride figure that fits in with them nicely.

CCC.

[johnmiic]

I think the Mego 3.75" figures had far superior sculpts over the Star Wars line.

I think that is so but Kenner had better paint apps. The Kenner figures had less detail on their faces. They were smoother and had more paint. That made them look a bit cartoony, (almost like Hanna-Barberra/Filmation/Alex Toth designed characters), but more attractive to kids and parents = potential buyers. I think Mego left the paint apps off Star Trek, Black Hole and Buck Rogers. That made them less attractive and maybe hurt sales. Even if kids liked Star Wars and had no connection to Star Trek, (as most Trek fans by 1979 were older and perhaps unlikely to buy toys), if the figures had attractive faces parents could have been swayed to buy them during the X-Mas season pre-Empire Strikes Back thinking Star Wars-Star Trek-Buck Rogers-Black Hole; what's the difference? These figures look good.

[tmthor]

I think the BSG figures would have sold better had they had ships to go along with them plus if they made an Apollo figure. I remember all my friends and I had tons of the Buck Rogers stuff and the ships my fav and I still have is the land rover.
I was Really hoping Hasbro would have gotten in more with the BSG licence when they had it in stead of making just tiny die cast ships

[David Lee]

I recently bought one of these from the website... They are very fun to play with! These are really a cool idea.
I'd buy more styles for sure...


Dave

I think the Buck Rogers line has the most diverse cast of characters with the exception that The Black Hole has many different robots. I never was into Chips but have seen some on eBay and they look pretty good.



I think they would've done better to move into this area rather than the 5 inch Build A Super Hero line but who knows? They may yet release something because competitors like Hasbro have shifted most of their stuff, including Marvel Universe Super Heros, to that scale.

For customs tho these guys are headed in the right direction. Only 1 style of figure with more planned. This would make a nice Hawk to go with Buck Rogers:

http://www.gonativetoys.com/templates.html

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

The blank figures are an awesome idea. There were companies back in the 90's who did garage kit versions and they were fantastic for quickie customs.

As for the classic lines; I think Star Wars won just 'cos it was Star Wars. The movie made such a huge impact on EVERYBODY they could have released just about anything and it'd sell. Case in point; the original action figure product was a coupn so's you could order them. (And people complain about Matty Collector today!) The Mego stuff was just as good, but it was the tie-in that sold the product.

Don C.

[torgospizza]

I think if Mego had spent a bit more on the paint apps, it would have helped the figures immensely. There are some really great sculpts in the "pocket" lines.

I always thought it was odd how Mego couldn't be bothered to paint so much as dots for the eyes most of the time and how the guy figures often had "breeder hips."