Removable vs Unremovable suit talk

[Mikey]

We talked about this a few years ago but I thought it was time to bring up the subject once again -- to hear our newer members opinions ....

What do you think of permanently sewing your custom suit on your custom Mego ... making the suit at least partially unremovable ?

Me,
I couldn't do that.
It would bug me knowing the suit can't be removed in it's entirety.

Part of me would be bugged because I would think a broken limb could not be repaired without a lot of trouble ....
Another part of me would be bugged an unremovable suit is just not Mego-like.

What's your opinion on removable and unremovable suits on your customs ?

BTW,
I don't count moulded heads with cowls/masks as an unremovable suit figure.

[Action Martin]

I like suits to be removable.

I only started customizing/kitbashing this past spring and, like you, it would bother me if I couldn't be able to remove the suit to repair broken limbs or just replace the body.

[Megospidey]

Vintage Mego items need to have removable suits...that's how they were made.

Custom items are an entirely different ballgame. If they are Mego-like, then the suits should probably be removable.

If they are Flatt-like (for lack of a better term), then it really doesn't matter. It's all in how the artist creates the figure. If he wants it to have a removable suit, great. If not, that's fine too. That's called "artistic license."

Honestly, if I pay $200-300 for a custom action figure, I'm NOT going to be doing anything with it except putting it behind glass to admire. No one is going to touch it, much less take a suit off.

[The Toyroom]

action figure, I'm NOT going to be doing anything with it except putting it behind glass to admire. No one is going to touch it, much less take a suit off.

Agreed...plus I'm pass the stage of undressing the dolls and swapping the heads.

[SUP-Ronin]

The mego Knights were sort of permanently dressed, which I happen to find annoying, for exactly the reasons you mention, Kirk.
As far as customs, I started off using snaps and making them removable, but lately I have been sewing up the back. It could be undone and removed without hurting the suit. It is a little less mego like, but IMO it looks better from all angles as you inspect the figure. I don't remove the suits of customs very often unless I am re-doing it anyway. Since I don't really sell any of mine, I suppose it doesn't matter, but if someone wanted one, I would certainly leave it up to them as an option.

[PNGwynne]

My opinion on this has really changed in the last few years. Initially I liked to even customize my vintage characters--tighten up the suits, sew them shut, replace belts, trim boots, etc. "Improve them."

But I've come to really like the vintage style of classic Mego; I don't think that FC or Hasbro has improved much. For my customs, I like clothing & accessories to be removable, Megoesque.

Especially when you're customizing on vintage bodies & repairs might be neccessary.

[Action Martin]

The mego Knights were sort of permanently dressed, which I happen to find annoying

Same here. I recently picked up a set of CTVT's repros and didn't mind slicing the armor off but their excessive use of glue really ruined the chainmail bodysuits, even tearing them when the armor was removed. I can't believe that they weren't made with "snap on" armor.

[BlackKnight]

Is that foil on foil-man removable?

Actually Johnny,.. I think I Noticed Snaps on the Back of the "suit" .

[megozilla13]

only female customs should have removable outfits, preferably velcro.

[HardyGirl]

Gotta be able to remove the clothes. As a 70s baby, that's what I think an action figure has. And I still play w/ my toys!

[Dave Mc]

I once had this PIA customer who sent a Custom Superman back because I tacked the cape down with needle and thread to hold it in place. It wasn't removable enough for this guy. What a picky SOB!

[blastphemey]

I'll join the band wagon on the removing and fixing idear. i had a old capt. america figure where the snaps were all gone so the back of the suit was sewn up all the way and both his broke so i had to unravel the back of the suit and i now have a capt a suit sitting my parts box.

When i saw the title i thought it meant like the painted on suits like many 6" figures and below 6 inches. i am now wondering what mego figures would like if the had done that...hmmm.

[The Bat]

When I do actually sew My own Suits...I always sew the Back up...mainly because I'm too lazy to hem both sides, and add Snaps.

[jemboy2004]

I used to do customs. Years now since I did any but I would always have to do them with removable clothes.

I hate figures with clothes you can't take off. I really hated the 12" flash, Green Lantren and Aquaman (bad really bad) and I originally really wanted flash til I seen his suit was not removable.

[David Lee]

Take em off! take em all off!...

I am all about the changeability! It's just not the same for me otherwise, sure I've sewn a few shut ( I was young and brash), but for the most part it's gotta to be strippable (if that's even a word). Heck I designed the SuperClam for the same reason, I don't like the permanence I s'pose... I guess this puts me in the "snap back" camp...


-Dave