What would Mego do, part 1

[ctc]

So;

I was kinda thinking of submitting for the 1978 Re-Imagined project, but I'm not sure I could get my idea done in time. So here's the first figure of the "World's Greatest Martial Artists" series: Count Dante.

Count Dante - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anyone who read comics in the 70's knows this guy:



...and the completed figure:



Don't mess with a pro:



Three more to go. Number two should be done next week.

Don C.

[thunderbolt]

Man, that is sweet!!

[The Bat]

COOL looking Figure!

[The Toyroom]

Yup that's him! Nice job!

[garagesale]

Excellent! I remember that guy!

JamesD

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Love his head. Nice work.

[QDOGG]

Don, that so ROCKS!!!! Did you sculpt the head? That is dead on and the paints are killer. I remember that ad too! Excellent custom

[Meule]

Now that's a cool sculpt, you did that yourself? Great custom

[sauce]

sweeeeeeeeeeet!! Dig him!! He should have a go at Bruce Lee!

[megoscott]

That's funny, hip, and well done!

[aquatroy]

Count Dante! FREAKIN AWESOME!

Who's next? Charles Atlas? the 98 lb weakling? The dude that's going to get his GED or score a sweet job in radio?

[aquatroy]

BTW,

I've always loved how the picture is cropped to give the Count an afro. I laugh everytime I see it.

[BlackKnight]

Great Work Don,.. Most Impressive indeed.

[gman]

Incredible!!! This is so cool. Great job!!!

[ctc]

>I've always loved how the picture is cropped to give the Count an afro.

Yeah. The few pics I could find of him show a really REALLY big man-perm; so it's close to an afro. I carved it as sort of a mix. (And on one website the owner had that comic ad blown up to poster size.)

The head is based on a cast of Conan's head, with a new nose, fuller cheeks, beard and that huge hair. (The next guy has huge hair too.) For anyone out there making customs; especially of 70's superheroes.... make molds of Conan and Thor's heads. It'll save you a LOT of work, especially if you're doing Marvel characters.

Don C.