I'd like some opinions, please...

[toys2cool]

man these look pretty darn cool,I'd love to see them when they are done on a figure

[Action Martin]

How about Wonder Woman?

Wonder Woman had red plastic boots. However, she did have red bodysuit boots underneath them. As a kid since Wonder Woman had those bodysuit boots I put her plastic boots on Supergirl.

[Cadmus Customs]

I think the best way to get accurate feed back is to actually stitch them together so it could be viewed on a body. I agree with allowing for boots,belts and gloves. It is hard to tell about the muscle def on the suit. That is why it would help to see these designs on a figure.

Yup, I agree.
I'm talking to some people about this, hopefully we can come up with some examples soon!

I might make 2 of each suit. A 'stripped version' allowing for belts, boots and gloves to be added by the maker, and a 'full version' or 'jammie version' LOL. Love that expression. It really isn't too much more work.

Now on belts like Luthor's (the green armor) it's pretty intricate. Would it/should it be left off in a 'stripped version?'

Thanks,
Joel

[GreenLantern9999]

Personally I like them a lot. When I work on a custom I try to make them as if Mego had produced the figure I didn't get. But I am also a big fan of the intricate work put into these you don't see customs like this very often I like em but if you stripped em a little and added the extra boots, belts and stuff it would bring the old and new together. IMHO any how. Great work! I can't wait to seem em on a figure!

[MegoMike]

Much like Wonder Woman, there's no reason why the figures couldn't have both printed boots and plastic boots.

If you are OK with the pajama look, then the figure is fine as it is. If you think the figure needs plastic boots, simply put them over the printed ones. I have Austin's Wolverine suit & wasn't completely happy with just the printed boots. So I made up some plastic ones, slid them over the printed ones- problem solved.

Same could hold true with printed cuffs & gloves. If you like the printed cuff with colored hand look, the suit is great. If you prefer oven mitts, slide 'em over the cuffs.

Like the emblem printed directly on the suit? Great. No? Then slap a paper sticker over it.

[The Bat]

Not much I can add, that hasn't already been said...We "Mego-Heads" like Boots, Belts, Emblems, and stuff...it's what makes them Mego!

And Your Suit's look FANTASTIC by the way!

[huedell]

Thanks for sharing the great work...

This is SO "up my alley" that I don't even know where to begin.

One thing I WILL say though is I don't think you should be swayed
by those discouraging the "one-piece" "pajama look" kind of suits

First off---as mentioned---Mego themselves did it many times
---more than just Spidey and Human Torch---indeed, at
one point ALL FOUR super-gals had one-pieces---okay, okay,
Batgirl had a helmet, SG had a cape and CW had a tail---
but the thought to consolidate all SUIT DETAIL into
a one-piece was working overtime there

They might not be piping in on this theead right now---but there's
a huge contingent of custom collectors who LOVE the "one piece"...
I cite when a scammer tried to pass off one-piece suits a few
years back and had the whole community in a tizzy over how
great the suits looked and "I want one, no matter WHO makes it for me"

Yes---the belts, boots, emblems etc. HELP the figures----but the "one pieces"
can be an easy and/or quick solution for a Mego custom---a solution that if
rendered right---looks factory clean---almost as if Mego had made it themselves

Good luck, man, and I sent ya PM with more info!

[Action Martin]

Technically Supergirl had a cape and slippers, Wonder Woman had boots, Batgirl had a "helmet", gloves, boots, and belt, and Catwoman had gloves, boots, and a tail.

[huedell]

Technically Supergirl had a cape and slippers, Wonder Woman had boots, Batgirl had a "helmet", gloves, boots, and belt, and Catwoman had gloves, boots, and a tail.

"Technically" regardless of the cape/helmet/tail ... ALL four of them
had SUIT details all condensed into one-dimension upon first release
(i.e. no emblem/belt/boots/gloves----I even mentioned that in my
original post)----and many Mego fans appreciate that style.

Maybe you didn't know that...so if this is new news to ya---well,
there ya go

[Action Martin]

ALL four of them
had SUIT details all condensed into one-dimension upon first release
(i.e. no emblem/belt/boots/gloves----I even mentioned that in my
original post)----Maybe you didn't know that...so if this is new news to ya---well, there ya go

I didn't know that. Thanks for the education.

[ABMAC]

"Technically" regardless of the cape/helmet/tail ... ALL four of them
had SUIT details all condensed into one-dimension upon first release
(i.e. no emblem/belt/boots/gloves----I even mentioned that in my
original post)----and many Mego fans appreciate that style.

Maybe you didn't know that...so if this is new news to ya---well,
there ya go

One dimension is a line.

Mego released the Super Gals in screenprinted suits because they were pressed for time, but they corrected them as soon as they could. Most Mego collectors want them because they were the first versions released, not because they were better.

[huedell]

One dimension is a line.

Mego released the Super Gals in screenprinted suits because they were pressed for time, but they corrected them as soon as they could. Most Mego collectors want them because they were the first versions released, not because they were better.

I know all that Ant. However, it doesn't have much to do with
the conversation you're chiming in on.

Back when the "scam" went down---collectors saw the one-piece
suits and wanted them for no other reason than that they looked
cool. Period. (it probably evoked a Torch or Spidey vibe for 'em)

What you said about the Mego collectors wanting the "original"
screened suit gals...that's a whole other conversation having
nothing to do with custom suits, but more pure Mego collecting...
particularly figure variations.

I didn't know that. Thanks for the education.

No problem. I'm usually not much of a "technical guy"
(regarding Megos, I mean) but you were right there
in the middle of the thread...I had no choice

[ABMAC]

I know all that Ant. However, it doesn't have much to do with the conversation you're chiming in on.

The original poster wanted to "know what people around here like in custom clothing." Saying that most Mego collectors prefer ouitfits with separate belts, boots, gloves, collars, etc., over fully screenprinted suits is completely relevant.

Back when the "scam" went down---collectors saw the one-piece suits and wanted them for no other reason than that they looked cool. Period. (it probably evoked a Torch or Spidey vibe for 'em)

Some wanted them because they were led to believe they were prototypes. After learning they were fake, some still wanted them because they looked like prototypes. The designs shown in this thread don't look like prototypes or like Mego-like customs. They look like overly detailed jammies, and I don't think they would sell well.

What you said about the Mego collectors wanting the "original" screened suit gals...that's a whole other conversation having nothing to do with custom suits, but more pure Mego collecting... particularly figure variations.

It addressed the question of why some silkscreened suits sell and why these particular ones probably wouldn't, unless changes were made. Just because you love every custom that's posted doesn't mean we shouldn't give our honest opinions when someone asks for them.

[huedell]

ABMAC wrote:

The original poster wanted to "know what people around here like in custom
clothing." Saying that most Mego collectors prefer ouitfits with separate belts, boots,
gloves, collars, etc., over fully screenprinted suits is completely relevant...some still
wanted them because they looked like prototypes. The designs shown in this thread
don't look like prototypes or like Mego-like customs....

Taking into consideration all these deeper explanations regarding
your reply to my post in which all I was trying to do was make clear that
some Mego collectors were really jazzed at the prototype-looking customs
which were indeed one-pieces...NOW your chiming seems to be more logical...
I just didn't get you before your explanations...

For example...
Really....how was I supposed to know you were referring specifically
to the "more graphically detailed" one-pieces displayed earlier in this thread???-
--I thought we talking about "generally speaking" because many people
were saying that accessories (emblems, belts, boots, gloves) on the suit were
what the "hobby was all about" and "made Mego MEGO" etc. I didn't want
the one-piece suit idea to be unnecessarily discarded.

It addressed the question of why some silkscreened suits sell and why these
particular ones probably wouldn't, unless changes were made.

This point you made is certainly the most important IMO...if not from a "sell" standpoint
then from basically what people around here simply appreciate---demographics,
if you will, again, not merely for "sales" but for the community vibe on display and
whatever else we love about the hobby.

Hope that this feedback addresses that important issue & is indeed helpful
to this thread.

This is my favorite part of the hobby and so I eagerly await any further
news on this or any other simillar projects.

[The Bat]

This Tread just kept getting more entertaining to read...thanks Guys!