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Congo Bill, King of the Jungle!

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  • scott metzger
    Persistent Member
    • Jul 9, 2007
    • 2136

    Congo Bill, King of the Jungle!

    King of the Jungle and serial and comic book superstar Congo Bill. Made with a Frankensteined Wrath of Khan Kirk (upper half is modern Mego, lower half is classic). Pith helmet courtesy of talented fellow Megphile Sprytel (absolutely perfect for Bill, both in style and size). I put the ring together on Photoshop and decided Congorilla should have one, too (the earliest stories only had Bill wearing the ring, but later it was both of them, and a gorilla wearing a ring is just cool). From an fun age where a man swapping minds with a golden gorilla made perfect sense...
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  • Goblin19
    Talkative Member
    • May 2, 2002
    • 6122

    #2
    Man, I love these. Never heard of them before I saw your pics, but I would buy them in a heartbeat. I ended up spending too much time reading all about them.

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    • sprytel
      Talkative Member
      • Jun 26, 2009
      • 6588

      #3
      You are an absolute artiste, my friend! I'm happy I could play a tiny part in making this figure a reality.

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      • TrekStar
        Trek or Treat
        • Jan 20, 2011
        • 8475

        #4
        You did a terrific job on these, thank you for sharing.

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        • apes3978
          Permanent Member
          • Nov 19, 2005
          • 4982

          #5
          Very nice work.

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          • scott metzger
            Persistent Member
            • Jul 9, 2007
            • 2136

            #6
            Originally posted by sprytel
            You are an absolute artiste, my friend! I'm happy I could play a tiny part in making this figure a reality.
            No tiny part. That helmet is an iconic part of the character; it ain't Congo Bill without it. And it is beautiful work.

            Originally posted by Goblin19
            Man, I love these. Never heard of them before I saw your pics, but I would buy them in a heartbeat. I ended up spending too much time reading all about them.
            One of the fun things about doing some of the obscure stuff is reading some of the old stories while looking for reference. You learn more about comic book history and get to read some fun tales.
            Last edited by scott metzger; Mar 9, '23, 9:53 AM.

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            • battmasterson
              Career Member
              • Dec 22, 2010
              • 833

              #7
              Totally impressed. This figure looks great, but, the set is amazing. You did a wonderful job. I like when someone creates unique interpretations or obscure characters. You have done an amazing job!

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              • PNGwynne
                Master of Fowl Play
                • Jun 5, 2008
                • 19639

                #8
                Dang! I love this.
                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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                • monitor_ep
                  Talkative Member
                  • May 11, 2013
                  • 7920

                  #9
                  Oh man that turned out great!! I could use several of the pith helmet.
                  Visit my wiki site:

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                  To view my custom works of both JLU and Megos go to:

                  Monitor_EP Deviantart page

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                  • Vinny0026
                    Year Five!!
                    • Jan 26, 2012
                    • 3724

                    #10
                    man you make these look factory fresh - great job. I don't know who he is but that is some clean work there
                    "Where Does He Get Those Wonderful Toys?"

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                    • Earth 2 Chris
                      Verbose Member
                      • Mar 7, 2004
                      • 32682

                      #11
                      Wow, you nailed both of them! Fantastic stuff as always!
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                      • ToyBob
                        Museum Patron
                        • Feb 21, 2022
                        • 104

                        #12
                        Beautiful work, very well done, I'd buy them and I've never even seen the serial or the comics.
                        I believe in psychics, but I also believe in charlatans and mental illness.

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