New Mego Acquisitions? Got any?

[BudgetMego]

Hanna Barbera originally wanted Apache Chief's growing mantra to be Up Chuk... then they thought about it.

[TrekStar]

Trust me, I’m not exactly an Albert Einstein when it comes to all things mego, plus my skills at painting, restringing bodies, sewing, etc etc are minimal at best. I’ve been ordering from CTVT for years, I think my first order was the I Love Lucy set from way back in the day.

I’m considering ordering an Apache Chief with the Type S body, those 8 inch repro bodies are a hit or miss. I’m not sure if they still sell those 18 inch figures? I think they should have made an 18 inch Apache Chief along with the 8 inch version, that might have made a good seller.

[Dan2Dan]

Actually I checked CTVT website again and they do still have the boots separately. The 8 inch articulated body is what the figure originally came on, the head has a neck plug. If you were asking if the head would fit on a type S body, I think it will but might be a little loose, it might need a little adjusting.

Thank you so much for this further information! I just placed my order. I must be one of the least knowledgeable participants on this forum about Mego figures in general (and all related topics), so I am super appreciative of this informed advice!

In addition to Apache Chief, I bought several other things (actually 10+). I never would've known about this site/resource otherwise!

As the smallest possible token of appreciation, when I receive my order, I will do something I actually never had the motivation to do before: I will pull out all of my Challenge of the Superfriends/Super Powers Team Galactic Guardians Mego-style figures (from a plastic case in a closet) for a group photo and will post it here.

I am very conscious that my personal collection of Mego (and Mego-adjacent) stuff isn't all that grand/impressive compared to others' collections here. But that doesn't diminish my enthusiasm and gratitude!


While I really loved Challenge of the Super Friends as a 7-8-year-old boy, my enthusiasm for the Super Friends Saturday morning cartoon (in all its subsequent incarnations/titles) diminished thereafter. But it never hit zero. And from 1979-1985, the aspects of that cartoon I loved the most were, in order: (1) the addition of Cyborg, my favorite New Teen Titan, (2) the addition of Firestorm, whose first comic book appearance I somehow bought as a kid on a spinner rack in the 70s and instantly loved, (3) Samurai and Apache Chief - even as a suburban white boy with no connection to the ethnicities,who'd also never left the US at that time, I thought both these characters were cool -even though I simultaneously thought, even then, that no super hero would name himself "Apache Chief," even if he was Apache and a tribal chief, and no Japanese super hero who could turn himself into a tornado would dress as he did in the 1980s. But I still loved how Apache Chief grew when he said (to my kid ear) "alek chock", which I later learned was wrong, as he was actually saying the more linguistically accurate, "inook chook." I must've said that as a child in my backyard 50 times, hoping for a result! Nonetheless, a very fond memory. Soon to be recreated (after a fashion) on my kitchen table.


Dan

[TrekStar]

Actually I checked CTVT website again and they do still have the boots separately. The 8 inch articulated body is what the figure originally came on, the head has a neck plug. If you were asking if the head would fit on a type S body, I think it will but might be a little loose, it might need a little adjusting.

[Dan2Dan]

CTVT sells the complete Apache Chief outfit. If you go to the classic toys website, on the homepage at the top in the search box, type in Apache Chief. The outfits for the figures will come up. Click more info and you will (select outfit) in the drop down box. Scroll down to Superfriends 1 Apache Chief, the outfit and boots will be included, only the head and body is separate.

Awesome! Thanks so much! (I didn't realize the boots came with the outfit sets.)

May I ask one more question: do I also order the "8 inch male articulated body" to go with that (item 8REG883 -link below)?

https://www.classictvtoys.com/8inchmalearticulatedbody-2.aspx

Looking online at the photo of the FTC Apache Chief figure, that looks like a match. But I'm not totally sure (or if I also need to buy a neck pin or anything else)?

Thanks so much for your help with this! I would never have known to get this figure this way without your help! (Despite having ordered boxed, complete figures directly from FTC several times in the past, I never knew about this other site/store.)

[TrekStar]

Thank you so much for this suggestion! I just went to ClassicTV Toys.com and put the Apache Chief head and outfit in my cart, along with a regular Type S body. But I couldn't find his brown boots on the site. Might you be able to point me to them? Thanks so much again!

I take almost all of my figures out of their packaging. So I am totally happy to be able to 'assemble' a loose one this way: perfect for me!

CTVT sells the complete Apache Chief outfit. If you go to the classic toys website, on the homepage at the top in the search box, type in Apache Chief. The outfits for the figures will come up. Click more info and you will (select outfit) in the drop down box. Scroll down to Superfriends 1 Apache Chief, the outfit and boots will be included, only the head and body is separate.

[Dan2Dan]

I wonder if the CTVT Apache Chief head will fit on the Type S body? and with the outfit and boots still available, it would be a sweet looking custom. You can always order a repro backer card from the Toyroom.

Thank you so much for this suggestion! I just went to ClassicTV Toys.com and put the Apache Chief head and outfit in my cart, along with a regular Type S body. But I couldn't find his brown boots on the site. Might you be able to point me to them? Thanks so much again!

I take almost all of my figures out of their packaging. So I am totally happy to be able to 'assemble' a loose one this way: perfect for me!

[TrekStar]

I wonder if the CTVT Apache Chief head will fit on the Type S body? and with the outfit and boots still available, it would be a sweet looking custom. You can always order a repro backer card from the Toyroom.

[BudgetMego]

Re Apache Chief. CTVT still sells the head outfit and boots. I assume the outfit includes the scarf and cuffs. The original figure looked like it was on a regular body. Wouldn't kit bashing be possible? That's what I'm thinking of doing. The backer cards seem to be sold out so SOL there, but a loose one is still possible.

[Frenchy99]

What am I missing: three by choice (Solomon Grundy, Grodd, and Giganta - as I just didn't think the FTC versions looked as much like the characters as I preferred), and 'the one that got away': the FTC Apache Chief.

Why buy Hawkman and Samurai from FTC now? I had been waiting for the new Mego Hawkman figure, but candidly have become increasingly less confident as time passes that it would be released. Plus I thought the FTC Hawkman looked really good (except the wings). Plus it was on sale for $19.99, and the Samurai figure was in a polybag for $14.99. So buying both now (with limited remaining stock) seemed to me to be a good deal for two figures I really liked.

That said, this purchase brought back to mind several years ago, when I had Apache Chief in my cart at the FTC online store. But I didn't finalize the purchase at the time, for whatever reason, and now that figure is long out of stock. Oh well.....

Congrats on the new purchases.

I was looking at those but since I dont have any of the Super Friends figures I passed on them. Its a very nice line but prices on the aftermarket are crazy on them. Man I hate these aftermarket prices...

I was able to pick up a loose Hawkman FTC figure recently and really like it but agree the wings suck. Still better to have one then not.

An Apache Chief could show up for you later, never lose hope !

[Dan2Dan]

Nowhere near as good as some of the recent pick-ups above, but yesterday I did receive the Samurai and Hawkman figures that I ordered directly from Figures Toy Company. Both are from their Super Friends line. Over several years, I was able to aggregate most of the Challenge of the Superfriends/Super Powers Team Galactic Guardians heroes and villains, via a combination of Mattel's prior Mego-like DC characters + Modern Mego + FTC's Super Friends line from about 8-10 years ago (I think).

What am I missing: three by choice (Solomon Grundy, Grodd, and Giganta - as I just didn't think the FTC versions looked as much like the characters as I preferred), and 'the one that got away': the FTC Apache Chief.

Why buy Hawkman and Samurai from FTC now? I had been waiting for the new Mego Hawkman figure, but candidly have become increasingly less confident as time passes that it would be released. Plus I thought the FTC Hawkman looked really good (except the wings). Plus it was on sale for $19.99, and the Samurai figure was in a polybag for $14.99. So buying both now (with limited remaining stock) seemed to me to be a good deal for two figures I really liked.

That said, this purchase brought back to mind several years ago, when I had Apache Chief in my cart at the FTC online store. But I didn't finalize the purchase at the time, for whatever reason, and now that figure is long out of stock. Oh well.....

[Frenchy99]

Some new stuff came in.

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[Frenchy99]

Nice pick up, just the artwork itself makes it worth while.

Thanks!

Also great to put the variant versions of the sets in boxes.

[TrekStar]

Nice pick up, just the artwork itself makes it worth while.

[Frenchy99]

Saw these posted for sale and could not pass on them.

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