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ZOD, URSA AND NON: The Phantom Zone Three from Superman II
Ever since Mego released a 12"General Zod action figure as an "amalgamation of the comic and movie looks for the character"...
...customizers have striven to achieve a truer Superman II movie look for the character and his cohorts Ursa and Non as seen in the movie poster below.
I on the other hand decided to go in the opposite direction. I said to myself, "If Mego had made Ursa and Non wouldn't they have made them wearing the exact same outfit they used for Zod?" I mean, they all wore the same outfit in the movie, just different from the action figure, right?
May I present to you a set of 1/9 scale action figures of Zod, Ursa and Non as I think Mego would have made. Bios are from Wikipedia.
Terence Stamp as General Zod: The ruthless, arrogant and megalomaniacal leader of three Kryptonian criminals banished to the Phantom Zone and unwittingly set free by Superman. Zod, upon landing on Earth and gaining the same super powers as Superman, immediately views humans as a weak and insignificant sub-species and imposes his evil will for world dominance. However, his arrogance causes him to quickly become bored with his powers and he is almost disappointed at how little of a challenge humans are. His insatiable lust for power is replaced however by revenge when he learns that the son of Jor-El stands in the way of his absolute rule of the planet.
Zod is built on an original Mego T2 body using the 12" Mego Zod head shrunk to scale using Hydrospan. Boots from CTVT, Castaway belt, suit by me and paints by me.
Sarah Douglas as Ursa: Zod's second-in-command and consort. Ursa's evil will and power-lust are equal to and sometimes surpass those of General Zod's. Her contempt and utter disregard for humans and all life form as well as her twisted taste for destruction make her a very deadly adversary. She has an inclination to collect insignia and heraldry from people she defeats or dominates, such as the NASA patch from the EVA suit of an astronaut she kills.
Ursa is built on a Mego female body using the head from a Toy Biz Famous Covers Spider-girl (I trimmed her hair just a bit). Boots from CTVT, Castaway belt. Suit by yours truly.
Toy Biz Famous Covers Spider-girl
Jack O'Halloran as Non: The third of the Kryptonian criminals, Non is "as without thought as he is without voice." At 7 ft (2.1 m) tall, Non is a formidable hulking mute, who easily matches Superman's strength but has the intelligence and sometimes curiosity of a child and communicates only with guttural grunts and growls. Though he lacks the mental ability to use his powers effectively, he does however possess the same taste for destruction as his Kryptonian companions.
Non is built on a ZICA body with a head sculpted by Next2LastMohican. Boots from CTVT, Castaway belt. Suit and painted by me.
Group shot!
A note: your eyes are not playing tricks on you the grays are all slightly different. They were made at different times using different printers. The difference is less noticeable in person.
I hope you enjoy my customs as much as I do, and, as always, thanks for looking.
Peace, Love and Megos,
Austin
...customizers have striven to achieve a truer Superman II movie look for the character and his cohorts Ursa and Non as seen in the movie poster below.
I on the other hand decided to go in the opposite direction. I said to myself, "If Mego had made Ursa and Non wouldn't they have made them wearing the exact same outfit they used for Zod?" I mean, they all wore the same outfit in the movie, just different from the action figure, right?
May I present to you a set of 1/9 scale action figures of Zod, Ursa and Non as I think Mego would have made. Bios are from Wikipedia.
Terence Stamp as General Zod: The ruthless, arrogant and megalomaniacal leader of three Kryptonian criminals banished to the Phantom Zone and unwittingly set free by Superman. Zod, upon landing on Earth and gaining the same super powers as Superman, immediately views humans as a weak and insignificant sub-species and imposes his evil will for world dominance. However, his arrogance causes him to quickly become bored with his powers and he is almost disappointed at how little of a challenge humans are. His insatiable lust for power is replaced however by revenge when he learns that the son of Jor-El stands in the way of his absolute rule of the planet.
Zod is built on an original Mego T2 body using the 12" Mego Zod head shrunk to scale using Hydrospan. Boots from CTVT, Castaway belt, suit by me and paints by me.
Sarah Douglas as Ursa: Zod's second-in-command and consort. Ursa's evil will and power-lust are equal to and sometimes surpass those of General Zod's. Her contempt and utter disregard for humans and all life form as well as her twisted taste for destruction make her a very deadly adversary. She has an inclination to collect insignia and heraldry from people she defeats or dominates, such as the NASA patch from the EVA suit of an astronaut she kills.
Ursa is built on a Mego female body using the head from a Toy Biz Famous Covers Spider-girl (I trimmed her hair just a bit). Boots from CTVT, Castaway belt. Suit by yours truly.
Toy Biz Famous Covers Spider-girl
Jack O'Halloran as Non: The third of the Kryptonian criminals, Non is "as without thought as he is without voice." At 7 ft (2.1 m) tall, Non is a formidable hulking mute, who easily matches Superman's strength but has the intelligence and sometimes curiosity of a child and communicates only with guttural grunts and growls. Though he lacks the mental ability to use his powers effectively, he does however possess the same taste for destruction as his Kryptonian companions.
Non is built on a ZICA body with a head sculpted by Next2LastMohican. Boots from CTVT, Castaway belt. Suit and painted by me.
Group shot!
A note: your eyes are not playing tricks on you the grays are all slightly different. They were made at different times using different printers. The difference is less noticeable in person.
I hope you enjoy my customs as much as I do, and, as always, thanks for looking.
Peace, Love and Megos,
Austin
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