Another Source For Heads?

[danadoll]

I went on gut instinct when I saw the cake topper dolls at Michael's. I wasn't entirely sure they looked the right scale, but their heads were certainly too big for the cake-topper bodies. I examined them for a bit and made a judgment on their scale. I think they look great on a Mego body.

Jaida, when shopping for the ethnic girl heads online look for the cake-toppers that say they are 4 inches tall with the pick (like the ones at Candyland Crafts)...Those are the ones that should be in scale with Mego 8 inch figures.

http://www.candylandcrafts.com/image...ksetethnic.jpg

The ladies above should be the correct scale.

The Barbie sized cake-toppers are 7 or so inches tall.

http://www.candylandcrafts.com/image...pickethnic.jpg

DD, I really like that Doc Mego blonde girl head (I wanted to buy one, but Doc's pictures are rather small and I wasn't sure if I'd like it or not...I've been debating for months about buying it). I do wish there was more variety in hair color and face paint on those heads, though...I'm not brave enough to try and re-root a new head of hair on them.

BTW...The Bratz doll head is hilariously weird and the dollar store head looks pretty darn good.

Dana

[ddgaff1132]

BTW...The Bratz doll head is hilariously weird and the dollar store head looks pretty darn good.

Dana

Heavy Anime influence on both. IE big eyes. The 4" Mini bratz doll head looks better in full body shot. Plus the other bonus is Bratz heads are easier to find in differing ethnicitys.

[livnxxxl]

The 4" Mini bratz doll head looks better in full body shot. Plus the other bonus is Bratz heads are easier to find in differing ethnicitys.

I agree. I like using those heads. They look real good. IMO "Almost" megoish.

[JediJaida]

Actually, Doc's heads are excellent for this use.

They only come in ONE type though; blonde and blue eyed.

A friend of mine actually dyed one of them a deep brown for a Storm custom, and rerooted the head, but it was a time consuming process.

I wish I had the money to get a set of heads done in 1:9 scale from China, but I have no guarantee that they'd sell, and I'd never get my money back or make a profit.

[livnxxxl]

I wish I had the money to get a set of heads done in 1:9 scale from China, but I have no guarantee that they'd sell, and I'd never get my money back or make a profit.

I have actually toyed around with that idea a little myself. I think they would sell, but the real question is how well? I suppose it would all depend on how the head turned out whether it would go over good or not.

I had thought once about having my Money Man head produced in mass quantity. However, I do not think that it would be as feasible at this time as it would be geared for my own personal use. I am sure a couple might sell here and there to be used as customs for maybe something else. Other wise I would definitely not consider doing it just for the profit margin alone.

I cannot say for sure although I may be surprised to even know other wise but I think that the blonde female head is definitely not one of Doc's biggest sellers.

[Bkane]

Doc's blonde head is great, but once you line up SUpergirl, Black Canary and Power Girl beside each other all with the same head....

Not so great.

Has anybody used the Breyer Girl heads? I've been thinking of getting sone Breyer girls for custom fodder. Some first hand info would be great.

[Mego Magyar]

I wonder why Doc didn't get the female head in other hair colors? There is just as much demand for black hair as there is for blonde with brown and red hair also needed for many customs.

[Bizarro Amy]

I had posted pics before, but there are vintage dolls called "Leggy" that have Mego-sized heads. Some of their clothes and shoes fit, but due to their tiny bodies and exaggeratedly long legs, it's kind of hit or miss. The only downside is that they have rather large eyes. They work for some stylized characters. I haven't tried repainting their eyes yet, but it's a possibility. I have gotten them for decent prices in eBay lots.

[JediJaida]

I asked Doc once why he didn't try for different hair colors, and he replied that his manufacturers wanted WAY too much money; for either a color change in skin/paint and/or hair color.

[Toyman_Chris]

I finally found the set with the redhead in it. $10.00 with shipping isn't too bad.

[JediJaida]

I got the cake topper heads at my local Michael's and with a bit of surgery in the neck hole, it goes onto the neck post.

Problem? It seems a little too small to be credible.

I measured a DocMego head next to it, and the DM head is somewhat larger than the cake topper.

This type of head would probably work for a Dawn doll replacement, but not a Mego.

It looks freakishly small to me.

[Mego Magyar]

I got the cake topper heads at my local Michael's and with a bit of surgery in the neck hole, it goes onto the neck post.

Problem? It seems a little too small to be credible.

I measured a DocMego head next to it, and the DM head is somewhat larger than the cake topper.

This type of head would probably work for a Dawn doll replacement, but not a Mego.

It looks freakishly small to me.

Yea, it's a little small to replace an adult female head but it works fine on a teen sized body. The black haired one is what I used for my Wonder Girl and it fit fine.

[JediJaida]

We need a good source for adult sized heads.

Maybe pool our money, and contract a company in China to do one to spec?

Just kidding.

[danadoll]

Sorry to hear they aren't working for you, JJ.

Dana

[EMCE Hammer]

They work for me, but I'd definitely welcome an alternative. I've found a few that are in scale, but the eye paint is always way off. It's hard to remove it and repaint it without frizzing the hair.