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  • PNGwynne
    Master of Fowl Play
    • Jun 5, 2008
    • 19956

    #16
    I did a mostly kitbashed Cavalier (c-list Batman foe, but I dig him).

    Actually he turned out great--but most people think he's lame.
    WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.

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    • almitysufx
      Persistent Member
      • May 27, 2004
      • 1290

      #17
      I once did a Woozie Winks figure to accompany a Plasticman I repaired for Huedell. I've never seen or done another one. It was a surprise gift. I think it went well but it was Woozie Winks for goodness sakes

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      • almitysufx
        Persistent Member
        • May 27, 2004
        • 1290

        #18
        So, what was the figure that brought about this thread Sandy??? Come on, out with it.

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        • PNGwynne
          Master of Fowl Play
          • Jun 5, 2008
          • 19956

          #19
          ^The straw-skimmer hat for Woozy would be great for your Prankster, though.
          WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.

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          • almitysufx
            Persistent Member
            • May 27, 2004
            • 1290

            #20
            Yeah, I think the hat could have found a few uses, but it was a one time deal, I didn't do a mold for it. I found a pic of him though

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            • huedell
              Museum Ball Eater
              • Dec 31, 2003
              • 11069

              #21
              Of course it's ^^^ wonderful tho....by the time I die, I hope to upgrade
              the hands to "chubby" hands.
              "No. No no no no no no. You done got me talkin' politics. I didn't wanna'. Like I said y'all, I'm just happy to be alive. I think I'll scoot over here right by this winda', let this beautiful carriage rock me to sleep, and dream about how lucky I am." - Chris Mannix

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              • Cmonster
                Banned
                • Feb 6, 2010
                • 1877

                #22
                Originally posted by almitysufx
                So, what was the figure that brought about this thread Sandy??? Come on, out with it.
                Ed,

                I figured someone would call me out. Honestly, this thread kind of came about because of the way my Halloween custom figure adventure turned out. Not so much in the way that actual figures came out themselves, but the way the whole idea of giving away custom megos to trick or treaters was received by the kids. Like my original post indicates, it proved to be SO much cooler conceptually... I gotta be honest; It kinda threw me for a loop and messed me up for a few days. I mean, I put a lot of time, effort and money that I really couldn't afford to spend, into the figures and not ONE kid seemed to appreciate it. It was a bummer night for me, topped off by the little kid who reached back into the bag and gave it back to me, stating that he couldn't take it because it wasn't individually wrapped...

                SC

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                • Trappy Trek Freak
                  House of a thousand Megos
                  • Aug 10, 2009
                  • 1168

                  #23
                  My son would have hit your house up a couple times for halloween megos LOL. The dumbest custom I ever did was a green torso, arm with an ape hand, a Ponch Zombie head, some sort of black bodysuit with white mesh around the neck area, a samurai belt with skirt, a cape I made out of a work glove, and boots. I put it in a lot on ebay with some parts cause it was so crazy and some dude from Illinois bought it then complained that some of the stuff was not original mego so he opened a case against me and I just refunded 75% of his money and let him keep it all. Then a couple months later I see this stupid looking Ponch on ebay with a buy it now for like 20 some bucks and I LMAO. Maybe someone here saw it too. That was the dumbest custom I ever made.
                  Flickr: Trappy74's Photostream

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                  • ctc
                    Fear the monkeybat!
                    • Aug 16, 2001
                    • 11183

                    #24
                    >topped off by the little kid who reached back into the bag and gave it back to me, stating that he couldn't take it because it wasn't individually wrapped

                    HAW! That's too much! Great idea with the figures though.

                    I got a few in the works I wouldn't call stuipd, but they've sort of escaped me:

                    -Pulsar's STUPID HEAD HINGE ISN'T WORKING!!!!
                    -I haven't worked out the bellows system for my Mego scale Destroid's rocket pods
                    -haven't worked out the Galactor armour/bodysuit
                    -haven't done decent shoulderpads for my Rifts Cyberknight

                    'Course; it seems like my stupider customs always end up being my best:

                    A truly MAD monster.... - Mego Talk

                    Don C.

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                    • Captain
                      Fighting the good fight!
                      • Jun 17, 2001
                      • 6031

                      #25
                      I've made some doozies...and still do, but the one that comes to mind is my fisherman figure. He was to be an Aquaman villain, but I tend to like running these characters through a "me" filter before I build them, and in this case I made him into a Relic (from the Beachcombers tv series) like drunken hobo with a bone to pick against Aquaman. He didnt look bad, but wasnt my best idea. I never showed it, but I also made him an armored diving suit with missile launchers and working claw arms. That made him a bit more respectable, but not much more

                      I noticed the other day he was missing off the shelf....I figure the cat knocked him off, as he is prone to climb on the shelves. He probably fell in the trash can and ended up being put out with the garbage. A fitting fate!
                      "Crayons taste like purple!"

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                      • Mindwarp1966
                        Member
                        • Jan 17, 2009
                        • 83

                        #26
                        Im still working on mine

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