8" Buck Rogers Line Announced

[Bionic Joe]

And here i was thinking about making an 8 inch custom Buck and Wilma and then i read this and find you'll be making them for around $20 each well count me in Too bad ships will not be aviable Hawk's ship would have kicked A**

[brent 1701]

count me in for a set

[yokaijohn]

I'll take a Tiger-Man & a Hawk!

[The Sentry]

Man, I've been waiting for this for a LONG time! Twiki and Wilma too! Where do I sign?

[starsky]

i know we're all excited about wave 1, but just wondering what other characters is ZICA considering for future waves?

[ZICA]

i know we're all excited about wave 1, but just wondering what other characters is ZICA considering for future waves?

If there's a wave 2 the plan for now is to have it include Wilma, Twiki, and Princess Ardala for sure but the other two character choices are still undecided.

[starsky]

i'm trying to think of other characters from the show- and the only one i can think of that would be interesting is kryton the robot from the second series. i'll have to rewatch the dvd series. i dont think people would be interested in a dr. huer type figure. can anyone else think of possible figures? hawks wife? maybe buck dressed in ceremonial outfit?

[The Sentry]

Kellogg (Frank Gorshin) and his evil thugs! Gary Coleman's character would be cool too.
Jamie Lee Curtis's character maybe? Shoot the possibilites are endless! I wouldn't mind having a Huer, he would be cool! Oh and Roddy McDowell's character, he would be awesome!

[batty]

Too cool! I can't wait! I definately will want to get a set. That's one web site I'll definately keep checking for updates.

[Tothiro]

i'm trying to think of other characters from the show- and the only one i can think of that would be interesting is kryton the robot from the second series. i'll have to rewatch the dvd series. i dont think people would be interested in a dr. huer type figure. can anyone else think of possible figures? hawks wife? maybe buck dressed in ceremonial outfit?

At least once in this thread someone's gone (Woot! Dr Huer!) so...
Chrichton doesn't do much for me... he'd be nearly as much tool cost as Twiki and I don't think he'd have the same impact. Dr Goodfellow had a lot more screen time - but he'd be an odd choice *(Now with dodgy old man action!).

I do think Hawk's Wife, Koori, would be kind of cool... Also I really loved Sid Haig's outfit as Pratt, Julie Newmar's henchmen... It's 70'stastic. Sid also made an appearance in the very next two episodes as a completely different person with no make up or facial appliances.

Jack Palance would be a distinctive sculpt, but I don't know how much pizazz his crazy desert preacher guy (Kaleel) displays at the register.

I agree Frank Gorshin's Character Seton Kellogg might be interesting too, along with his Legion of Death. Or the red skinned aliens from the mardi gras episode... A Dream of Jennifer (had to look it up) - the leader guy was named Reev. There are a lot of wacked out costumes but the problem is most of the characters were only in one or two episodes.

I have to say my short list (beyond those already slated for wave 2) would be:
Koori - (Hawk's Wife)
Pratt - (Sid Haig in the crazy black and red vinyl)
Maybe Pantherman - (the lesser known alternate to Tigerman)
Vorvon - Space Vampire (The M113 Salt Creature Figure of the Buck Roger's universe)

Second String list:
Arom Duvoe (Mark Lenard) - the alien ambassador with the removable head.
Dimitir - funky Mask luchador looking guy from the last episode.
Marsden - Security Directorate Agent from Season one... think Logan's Run
Lieutenant Rekoff - Earth Defense Directorate guy and an excuse for another pilot uniform.
R-4 mutant - pretty generic cavemen dudes from the Journey to Oasis episode Mark Lenard is in.
Roderick Zale - (Ray Walston) the guy who kidnapped Gary Coleman. Only really useful for My Favorite Martian customs.
Any of the Star Wars Cantina Attempt themed aliens from the spaceport in Time of the Hawk.

End note - If anyone is hard-core plugging for a Jamie Lee Curtis, I have to say the boyfriend/badguy and the android/badguy were both pretty lame. Sergio Sanwiler (Bert Rosario) the sleazy info broker woud be a much more fun companion character.

[The Sentry]

AGREED about the boyfriend, but I would have a Laurie for my custom Michael Myers! Ha ha ha! I hear ya man, you got your characters down. I got to watch the complete series last year and that was the first time in YEARS that I got to watch em. I need to get that set.

I would LOVE to see those choices, SID HAIG! Anyone for a Captain Spaulding Mego? Ha ha ha...............

[Timothy2251]

How about Ardala's father, Emperor Draco? Yeah, we only caught a glimpse of him in the movie, but Mego did make figures, so he's gotta be on the short list!

[Gorn Captain]

I'm hoping to see more photos.
Can't wait!

[kennermike]

man I cant wait a Hawk Figure I cant stop watching the dvd's !!!

[Mikey]

If you wanna try picking up a few bucks on the side ... as long as these are sculpted in 12" scale from the start, make some casts of them before they're reduced to 8".

Some 12" Mego Buck customizers might love to get their hands on some casts at 12" scale.

Perhaps make a deal with a Museum caster/seller to do the dirty work including casting and selling.
You just sit back and collect your commissions.

Just a thought