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The Savage Sub-Mariner: Prince Namor Wishes You and Yours a Very Merry Christmas!

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  • megowgsh
    Customego HoF Curator
    • Nov 19, 2003
    • 7420

    The Savage Sub-Mariner: Prince Namor Wishes You and Yours a Very Merry Christmas!

    During his fight with Orka, Namor accidentally crashes into an old navy ship, which contains nerve gas canisters. The canisters explode, putting all of the Atlanteans into a coma (including Orka and Virago, but not Namorita, Tamara Rahn, or the Amphibians) and causing problems for Namor's physiology as well (specifically, it prevents him from breathing air). Reed Richards builds a suit that helps Namor with these problems, resulting in a new costume for the Sub-Mariner.



    Prince Namor: the Savage Sub-Mariner is built on an original LJN swivel-arm body; head is a shrink from a Namor statue by Hard Hero with paints by me; cuffs and belt from CTVT; ankle wings from Laser Mego; trident from a Marvel Legends Fist Appearance action figure; Namor suit by yours truly.



    Namor thanking the Fantastic Four for saving his life...



    Two issues later the Savage Sub-Mariner decides to battle Spider-Man...



    Prince Namor: the Savage Sub-Mariner vs Mego SOS Spider-man...



    The Savage Sub-Mariner series was discontinued with issue 72 but the story continues in Marvel Super Villain Team-Up where he joins forces with Doctor Doom...





    My custom Mego Dr. Doom with Savage Sub-Mariner...



    My custom Namor in his traditional shorts and my custom Prince Namor: the Savage Sub-Mariner...



    I hope you enjoy my customs as much as I do, and, as always, thanks for looking!

    Peace, Love, and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Austin
    Check out ALL my customs at https://www.facebook.com/megowgshcustoms
  • smonte00
    Veteran Member
    • Aug 19, 2005
    • 482

    #2
    Looks great! How did you attach the ankle wings? And what are the big wings made of? Are they flexible?

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    • hedrap
      Permanent Member
      • Feb 10, 2009
      • 4825

      #3
      Awesome. Whole thing, especially the wings.

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      • Ninersphan1
        Veteran Member
        • Jul 27, 2009
        • 314

        #4
        My god those are GORGEOUS, fantastic job!! That head sculpt is perfect, the ankle wings ingenious, and the outfits on both versions as Mego like as it gets. Your Doom is spot on as well and is exactly how I'd picture mego doing him. As good as all your customs are, these are possibly your best. Just fantastic.

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        • Confessional
          Maker & Whatnot
          • Aug 8, 2012
          • 3435

          #5
          I'm diggin' the two-tone flesh suit action! Cool!

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          • PNGwynne
            Master of Fowl Play
            • Jun 5, 2008
            • 19950

            #6
            I like him, a lot!
            WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.

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            • powersthatbe
              Persistent Member
              • Sep 27, 2010
              • 2073

              #7
              looks terrific.looking at doctor doom reminds it was one of the first mego customs I've ever done at nine or so years old.i put aluminum foil over iron mans head,gloves and boots and had some green fabric from somewhere.i recall it being not a bad attempt

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              • megowgsh
                Customego HoF Curator
                • Nov 19, 2003
                • 7420

                #8
                Originally posted by smonte00
                Looks great! How did you attach the ankle wings? And what are the big wings made of? Are they flexible?
                The ankle wings were simply attached to the costume using a dab from a hot-glue gun.

                I designed the black wing pattern in Adobe Illustrator and, using the process of dye-sublimation, printed it out and simultaneously heat-pressed it onto both sides of some yellow fabric. I then cut them out and attached them using thin strips of double-sided transparent tape.

                Originally, I had aspirations to sew them into the seams of the under-arms, but then I would not be able to get the belt around the waist. I could also have sewn them on in a similar fashion to the Mego Falcon (which was the premise for the design of the wings), but I chose the tape route instead.

                Thanks for asking!
                Last edited by megowgsh; Dec 25, '16, 9:52 AM.
                Check out ALL my customs at https://www.facebook.com/megowgshcustoms

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                • daz71
                  Persistent Member
                  • Jul 19, 2014
                  • 2040

                  #9
                  excellent custom and those yellow wings are outstanding.

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                  • sprytel
                    Talkative Member
                    • Jun 26, 2009
                    • 6661

                    #10
                    Very cool figure,

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                    • Meule
                      Verbose Member
                      • Nov 14, 2004
                      • 28720

                      #11
                      Excellent job Austin
                      "...The agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair..." - Edgar Allan Poe

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                      • apes3978
                        Talkative Member
                        • Nov 19, 2005
                        • 5114

                        #12
                        Very nice job on him...

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                        • BATMAN89
                          Mego obsessed!!!
                          • Jul 20, 2010
                          • 3401

                          #13
                          He looks absolutely perfect!
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                          • Chris
                            Persistent Member
                            • Dec 23, 2009
                            • 2279

                            #14
                            Luv the printed muscles! That is the first time I've ever seen such a thing. It really works. Very inspiring.
                            If a Mego figure of God did not exist, it would be necessary for EMCE to invent him.

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                            • emeraldknight47
                              Talkative Member
                              • Jun 20, 2011
                              • 5212

                              #15
                              That's a wonderful Sub Mariner custom, Austin. I particularly loved his costume (although I know a lot of people rank it right up there with Iron Man's faceplate that had the nose. I know they do now and again bring that costume out of mothballs and I would bet, dollars to donuts, that if they ever do put Namor on the big screen, you would likely see a version of this outfit since the studios would likely deem his green swim trunks as looking too cartoony...
                              sigpic Oh then, what's this? Big flashy lighty thing, that's what brought me here! Big flashy lighty things have got me written all over them. Not actually. But give me time. And a crayon.

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