Pics of some of my Star Trek Mego customs

[Nefud]

The Andorian Ambassador Shras as seen in "Journey to Babel"

http://www.trektoy.com/forum/gallery_images/1238206182/med_gallery_502_25_233666.jpg

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As usual your costume work is impeccable, however I can't help but feel that the character needs a head sculpt beyond the standard Andorian head. Shras was fairly old, and didn't have the kind of anger present on the basic Andorian face. Just a friendly suggestion!

[wyldpny]

I agree that to be truly realistic he needs to look like an older and gentler (not angry) Andorian.
There are a few trains of thought:
One thought is simply how detailed should you get while still trying to keep it's Mego-ish look? What would Mego have done?
Would Mego have spent the money for another head sculpt/tooling, that is assuming they would have made him of course?
I would love to have him look even more like Shras which is why I am in the process of working on a different head to try and get it to look more like Shras (screen accurate) and away from it simply being a re-do of an existing Andorian figure

[Nefud]

I'd use Grandpa Walton as a guide for how detailed an "aged" Mego would've ended up looking. Probably not much more detailed than crow's feet and laugh lines.

[wyldpny]

Here is a unique carded custom of a Transporting Mr. Spock:



To see the before and after pics:
Transporting Mr. Spock figure - before, during and after pics - Mego Talk

I have a better card for him in the works but figured this one would do for now just to see how he displays

[wyldpny]

A few more customs:

[wyldpny]

A few more sweet looking Star Trek Mego customs for those interested:





This next figure may at first look like the same one I posted earlier in this thread, but if you look closer you can see that she features a much more accurate head and body. The body is called a non articulated body so you don't get the bony "hinged" look, especially in the waist/belly area. This custom female figure gives her an extremely screen accurate look:

A larger close up image:


Outfits above are all by my wife, modifications and details by me and cards by Anthony (The Toyroom) Durso

[vulcan2074]

OMG that Uhura Custom is HOT. I mean Like really HOT. Wow!
Sammy

[wyldpny]

Thanks, I am glad you like her
Here is a large image and at a different angle of her just for you Sammy:

[vulcan2074]

Awww Yeahh. Thank you very very Much
Sammy

[shellhead]

WOW ! This is one of the best threads ever! I read this like twice a day, just to see whats new!
What body did you use for Uhura? Is it like a bendy or rigid plastic?
At any rate, your customs are fantastic and you're super lucky to have a wife that is so supportive and skilled!

Chris

[wyldpny]

Wow thanks for the compliments shellhead
The Uhura body is a Disney character figure body if I remember right.

Here's a couple of our latest:

[captact]

WOW!! YOUR WORK IS SIMPLY OUT OF THIS WORLD STEVE!!! By the way,...im going to your house tomorrow,..cant wait to see them all face to face!!!!! (and for the rerooting class", the MTG6 and the book"!!!!!).

[wyldpny]

Ok Ray

Check out this massive group shot:

[wyldpny]

Or this one:


It's pretty much the same figures just moved around, except for two or three different ones I swapped in.
We have even more but I didn't have room for all of them all on the bed at once :(
Plus I think most of the others I already have in an earlier group shot.

Now that is a lot of custom figures all in one shot...

[captact]

Hope i dont faint when i see them all personally,....Fascinating!