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A Brief history of the Mego Museum and Obscure Mascots.

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    Museum Robot
    • May 9, 2007
    • 5952

    A Brief history of the Mego Museum and Obscure Mascots.


    When the Museum started in 1996 the Roman columns and marble statues were inspired by a trip to Caesar's Palace in Vegas. The headless body of the Type 2 Mego--the foundation of virtually everything we know as Mego--was the main symbol, or mascot, for the Museum.


    The earliest mascot of the Museum was the Anselm, a janitor figure created by Jason DeWitt of wearesmall.com. Here he is digging some artifacts out of the basement circa 1997.


    The front entrance to the Museum looked like this from the late 90's on. The picture in the window changed all the time. Here it shows another old Museum mascot, Wink Blinkman, the World's Greatest Super Anchorman.


    For a brief time Wink was joined by a cast of characters including Cubby Mulrooney, a feisty curator and part-time jazz dance instructor, and two others who's names have been forgotten. The idea of a Mego Museum mascot faded away.


    Then, in 2004, the idea of making a virtual building to represent the Museum was floated. The building shape is based on the iconic Mego Corp. logo and retains the marble and columns that have always characterized the Museum.



    That idea was quickly abandoned in favor of a Mego style vinyl playset of the building, which is a much more fun idea that celebrates Mego toys rather over cheesey faux marble. Above is an early concept sketch.




    Since 2005 the Mego Museum playset carrying case has served as the logo and face of the Mego Museum. How exactly does the the playset carrying case work? What does it do? What is it's purpose? Who, if anyone, actually carries it?

    Only Time will tell.








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  • timb
    Will Draw for Toys
    • May 1, 2009
    • 1128

    #2
    Sheer brilliance.

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    • Mikey
      Verbose Member
      • Aug 9, 2001
      • 47258

      #3
      Question for Scott --- did you ever try making a real Museum building playset ? ... or would the shape be totally impossible to do in real life ?
      Last edited by Mikey; Feb 9, '10, 4:24 PM.

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      • raider5gt
        Museum Tree Cutter
        • Nov 25, 2007
        • 1911

        #4
        Cool stuff

        Never stand behind a cow when it sneezes.

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        • Meule
          Verbose Member
          • Nov 14, 2004
          • 28720

          #5
          I'd love a Museum playset like that, hope they ever get made.
          "...The agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair..." - Edgar Allan Poe

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          • sauce
            Removed
            • Jun 24, 2007
            • 3491

            #6
            So great! You guys have some fantastic visions!!

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            • SUP-Ronin
              Stuck in a laundry shoot.
              • Oct 8, 2007
              • 3146

              #7
              Cool. Thanks for providing that. I somehow feel better now.
              "Steel-like jaws clacked away, each bite slashing flesh from my body - I used my knife and my hands, and when they were gone, my bloody stumps - and yet the turtles came."

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              • The Toyroom
                The Packaging King
                • Dec 31, 2004
                • 16653

                #8
                Cool things are coming it seems......
                Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!

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                • UnderdogDJLSW
                  To Fear is Not Logical...
                  • Feb 17, 2008
                  • 4895

                  #9
                  Cool! Being two-years new, I've never seen those older graphics before. Really like the busts in the gallery image.
                  It's all good!

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                  • BlackKnight
                    The DarkSide Customizer
                    • Apr 16, 2005
                    • 14622

                    #10
                    Does this mean an Actual Dida Museum Playset has been created ?
                    I still like the Super Hero Scott did,... with the Museum Playset as a Prop..., Should be a Museum Exclusive. I'd buy 1.
                    ... The Original Knight ..., Often Imitated, However Never Duplicated. The 1st Knight in Customs.


                    always trading for Hot Toys Figures .

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                    • palitoy
                      live. laugh. lisa needs braces
                      • Jun 16, 2001
                      • 59794

                      #11
                      Ah those headless mego bodies bring me back to the days of "To all loose mego heads" and a new discovery every week.
                      Places to find PlaidStallions online: https://linktr.ee/Plaidstallions

                      Buy Toy-Ventures Magazine here:
                      http://www.plaidstallions.com/reboot/shop

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                      • megoscott
                        Founding Partner
                        • Nov 17, 2006
                        • 8710

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Mikey01
                        Question for Scott --- did you ever try making a real Museum building playset ? ... or would the shape be totally impossible to do in real life ?
                        I worked for MONTHS on it. It's not impossible, but it's SO complicated and expensive it'd never be affordable and there's not enough demand.
                        This profile is no longer active.

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                        • Meule
                          Verbose Member
                          • Nov 14, 2004
                          • 28720

                          #13
                          Originally posted by MegoScott
                          I worked for MONTHS on it. It's not impossible, but it's SO complicated and expensive it'd never be affordable and there's not enough demand.
                          OK, that answers my question
                          "...The agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair..." - Edgar Allan Poe

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                          • megoscott
                            Founding Partner
                            • Nov 17, 2006
                            • 8710

                            #14
                            Originally posted by palitoy
                            Ah those headless mego bodies bring me back to the days of "To all loose mego heads" and a new discovery every week.
                            This profile is no longer active.

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                            • Mikey
                              Verbose Member
                              • Aug 9, 2001
                              • 47258

                              #15
                              Originally posted by MegoScott
                              I worked for MONTHS on it. It's not impossible, but it's SO complicated and expensive it'd never be affordable and there's not enough demand.
                              Do you mean you actually made one and the ones we see in the photo's is real ? ... or do you mean you spent months working on the details but never finished ?

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