Marvel Famous Covers for custom Mego's

[Toystasher]

What is the best way to remove the heads from FC figures?

[hedrap]

I have few Siganture series. I'll include them.

And yeah, Sig heads are either too long or too wide, as is.

[thunderbolt]

It might be a little on the big side.

[ScottA]

Does the Spider-man Signature series Punisher head work on a Mego body?

[hedrap]

Alright, I'm going to a pick upload this week of FC figures in regard to scale, size, proportions. Anything specifically wanted, let me know.

[megocrazy]

Some of the clothes work fine. I've used the Hawkeye clothes, on a DM body with Brian Leitners head and the result is very nice. I used repro mego weapons instead of the FC ones though.

[dr_cyclops]

Shame, Famous Covers could have been awesome. I like 'em, but I also like them cheap.

I know! You never charge enough. Oh Gary, I have completed the custom FC Doom heads: Neck-Plug version (No hood) and the sculpted hood w/ neck-plug. Thank you! Just need to pour the sillicone molds, and see where it goes from there.

[GaryPlaysWithDolls]

Shame, Famous Covers could have been awesome. I like 'em, but I also like them cheap.

[thunderbolt]

and it was the first time since Mego we got heroes from the big two on the same body.

[hedrap]

Origins/Signature are FC's done exactly right.

Silver Age Spidey, Goblin, Ock, Sandman, DD, Cap, Punisher, Wolverine and Mr Fantastic, plus Spidey variants. All are great figures. I planned on gutting most for CustoMego, but they are really sharp on their own. Especially Goblin.

[dr_cyclops]

that's because Doc Ock is a Hasbro sculpt for the 9 inch line and for the most part they got the scale right.

Thanks T-Bolt. I was under the impression that the loose figure I used the tentacles from, was a FC Doc Ock. I was not aware of the Hasbro "Spiderman Origins" line.

[thunderbolt]

that's because Doc Ock is a Hasbro sculpt for the 9 inch line and for the most part they got the scale right.

[dr_cyclops]

I've got a bunch of FC heads from Garyplayswithdolls. So far, my favorite is the Dr. Doom head. I have a Doc Ock, and find the head to be way too large for an 8 inch Mego style body. Don't care for the open mouth 'battle-cry' look. The sculpts often have in profile a down/outward slope to the chin. While some heads may seem good in a full frontal shot, they can suffer far more in profile. Skull tops can seem small in scale to the facial features. Dr. Doom suffers from the last problem, but a cloth or sculpted hood hides it perfectly. Since everyone is bound to have their own opinion of whether an FC head works well for an 8 inch scale, try to find pics of 8 inch customs that used a FC head you are considering. Although it's a lot to ask, try requesting comparison pics. Frontal, profile, on or next to an 8 inch body. I know I'll do my best to help with what I got.

[hedrap]

Little known fact: The Tony Stark head is based on...Tom Cruise. Don't believe it? Pull that helmet off and look closely. At the time these were made he was attached to a possible movie.

Yes he was and for a very long time.

He didn't bail until around 2005. Then it was Cage and DeCaprio, before Marvel swiped the rights back in mid '06.

Re: FC. that's the story as I remember it, also. Toy Biz were bs'ing people at the time because whose going to admit they're releasing a flawed product while it's still in production. It wasn't until several years later that some people laid out what happened, and as Random said, it was a translation issue.

[Random Axe]

There was a...um...gap in the translations from designer to overseas factory. They were told they were making eight inch figures, but they interpreted that as the bodies would be eight inches tall not including heads, which were made elsewhere. Thus they have the Pittman effect with the pinhead. Doesn't excuse the terrible facial sculpts.

Little known fact: The Tony Stark head is based on...Tom Cruise. Don't believe it? Pull that helmet off and look closely. At the time these were made he was attached to a possible movie. If you paint over that head and remove the moustache it becomes more clear. Check out an early, early crappy head painting I did back in 2007.