Bif Bang Pow! unveils 8" Flash Gordon Movie figure at SDCC

[The Bat]

Getting way a head of things here...but I'd love to see Timothy Dalton's Character made as well!

[David Lee]

Looks great, Dave. Who's the source of the great package artwork?

The artwork was fairly easy, the guys a BBP had a clear idea of what they wanted, so I helmed to keep it simple. The layout they wanted was real classic MEGO, the lightening bubbles were my little brainchild, and I lifted the heads from the movie poster (Flash had to be re-done to remove the background). The water mark is from a Australian/British cracker company (Weetabix) that put out promotion cards in 1980, that BBP really liked. I took the art work and made it a "brush" in photoshop, which allowed me to watermark it on the front with a monochrome scheme. The back is actually the Japanese movie poster (my idea), cropped down and reversed with some photoshop magic. All in all about two hours worth of work, I was inspired to get 'er done!

-Dave

[raider5gt]

Wow man thats Top Class.

Congrats to you all.

I hope us Europeans can get are mitts on them too

[palitoy]

Finally!! Took long enough...

What? you don't like waiting 29 years for something?

[60'schild]

The Super Record of the Super Heroes LP

[YANOULI]

Very Nice, it looks a similar the one i'm finishing up now.

I started making a Vultan using the CTVT Mentor head and a pair of Doc Mego wings but the costume and helmet were a bit awkward so i'd love to get an official figure.

[starsky]

flash looks awesome!!

[rchatlin]

and "Flash has a ray gun, not an everyday gun"


http://home.earthlink.net/~rchatlin/SD_FlashGordon.mp3


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[David Lee]

Here is a shot of an earlier version Derek did with Shiny pants...

[boss]

I like the non-shiny version better. by the way, what's up with the boots on the prototype (I like 'em)... those look different than standard castaway boots?

[David Lee]

I like the non-shiny version better. by the way, what's up with the boots on the prototype (I like 'em)... those look different than standard castaway boots?

Yassir... thems DC's pleather creations, over our boot feet (though no pictured that way).... we are hoping the factory can faithfully reproduce Dereks fantastic handiwork...

-Dave

[loosiegoosie]

yeah the Shiny version looks more like a Michael Jackson tribute from the 80's or he's heading to the " club" before he puts his hand in the rock thing.

[MegoSteve]

Wow, that's great. I want one of these.

Great time to be a Mego collector with all of this new 8" stuff coming out.

[Timothy2251]

Man, first the Phantom, now Flash Gordon (which I'm buyin'; Ming too!) - any chance of more King Features figures? Mandrake for the Defenders of the Earth trifecta, mayhaps?

Howsabout a Prince Valiant figure?

Oh, Cast-A-Way Toys! How I love thee!

[The Toyroom]

Awesome stuff guys! When this reaches the production stage is it a Bif Bang Pow release or a Castaway Toys release?