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  • The Batman Professor
    Veteran Member
    • Jul 15, 2010
    • 377

    Not really a new acquisition, but more a moment of astonishment. I found this in my storage closet, and completely forgot I had it:

    Last edited by The Batman Professor; Jun 26, '24, 5:59 PM.
    sigpicSWEAR TO ME!

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    • palitoy
      live. laugh. lisa needs braces
      • Jun 16, 2001
      • 59932

      A cool pick up this week was this Canadian-carded Dr. Huer from the Mego Buck Rogers in the 25th Century range. The K-Mart price tag appeals to me even more than the Grand Toys logo.

      Around March of 1981, Grand closed out all remaining Mego Black Hole, Star Trek and Buck Rogers inventory at K-Mart stores. I vividly recall it as a kid and the end cap was loaded with some incredibly scarce exclusive figures, all for a buck!
      I went home with a Humanoid, S.T.A.R and a few other characters I had trouble finding. What a great memory and what a great reminder.

      mego #buckrogers megomuseum #blackhole startrek #megofigures #grandtoys #startrekaliens #kmart​

      Huer1.jpg
      Places to find PlaidStallions online: https://linktr.ee/Plaidstallions

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

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      • bmattioli
        Connecticut Collector
        • Jul 8, 2004
        • 368

        thumbnail (1).jpgFlea market find today.. The Apes were a FB marketplace find..

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        • TrekStar
          Trek or Treat
          • Jan 20, 2011
          • 8862

          You never know what you can find at a flea market, nice pick up. I remember about late 90’s a town about a 30 minute ride from me had flea markets every sunday year round. It was a big warehouse type place and each time I went, I looked for anything mego.

          I remember one time, this table with toys had a nude Romulan figure just lying there, good condition with tight joints, the price sticker said, mego Mr. Spock, $10 bucks, so who was I to argue. I remember the table had some clothes and accessories too, but no other Romulan items unfortunately. I got home and tossed it in a shoe box with some other Star Trek incomplete figures.

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          • apes3978
            Talkative Member
            • Nov 19, 2005
            • 5144

            Originally posted by bmattioli
            thumbnail (1).jpgFlea market find today.. The Apes were a FB marketplace find..
            Is that a "Silver" Soldier Ape? Am I seeing things correctly or is it just the color settings on my computer?

            Sweet finds regardless.
            Last edited by apes3978; Jan 19, '25, 3:05 AM.

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            • apes3978
              Talkative Member
              • Nov 19, 2005
              • 5144

              Originally posted by Action Martin

              I just picked these up on Facebook Marketplace for $75. The seller had them up for over a year at $100. Last month he dropped the price to $80. Last week I offered $75 and after a 16-minute drive, they were mine. Soldier Ape is missing his gloves and rifle and the Astronaut's string has seen better days. I may need to do some re-stringing on Cornelius but overall, I'm happy with the purchase.

              Cool that Cornelius still had his moccasins & The Astronaut had his belt.. They (the figures) look in good shape overall, good score.
              Last edited by apes3978; May 19, '25, 1:46 AM.

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              • TrekStar
                Trek or Treat
                • Jan 20, 2011
                • 8862

                Good POTA pick up, are you going to search for the original Soldier Ape gloves and rifle? the original rifle might be difficult.
                $30 for a loose EMCE/Diamond Select Mugato is also a pretty good deal, I have most of the EMCE/DS Trek aliens except for Cheron, hoping to grab one off ebay still sealed on card at a reasonable price.

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                • KingKickass1983
                  Career Member
                  • Jan 19, 2019
                  • 768

                  Found a glow in the dark Nosferatu at a walmart I don't frequent too often. That was pretty cool.
                  Wanted:

                  Diamond select Spider-man hands. Long shot, I know...but ya never know..

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                  • Dan2Dan
                    Museum Super Collector
                    • Oct 13, 2024
                    • 163

                    Originally posted by apes3978
                    Cool that Cornelius still had his moccasins & The Astronaut had his belt.. They (the figures) look in good shape overall, good score.
                    Really happy for you! And an excellent score, I think! That white belt for the Astronaut (at a reasonable price, no repro) continues to elude me: jealous!

                    It's been said many times before by people way more knowledgeable than me about Mego, but it continues to amuse me how many different variations of the soldier ape are extant. In the photo, that one's head sculpt looks like someone just shot his dog. I have one myself where the head sculpt looks like it was made with 50% reference to Zippy the Pinhead. Crazy and funny and weird, and, at least for me, a significant aspect of what makes nostalgia/vintage collecting fun.

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                    • apes3978
                      Talkative Member
                      • Nov 19, 2005
                      • 5144

                      Originally posted by Dan2Dan
                      That white belt for the Astronaut (at a reasonable price, no repro) continues to elude me: jealous!
                      I'm in the same boat,

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                      • TrekStar
                        Trek or Treat
                        • Jan 20, 2011
                        • 8862

                        $30 for a carded Mugato is even better, congrats. I’m looking for a carded Cheron, they seem to be a bit pricey.

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                        • LonnieFisher
                          Eloquent Member
                          • Jan 19, 2008
                          • 11106

                          Originally posted by TrekStar
                          $30 for a carded Mugato is even better, congrats. I’m looking for a carded Cheron, they seem to be a bit pricey.

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                          • TrekStar
                            Trek or Treat
                            • Jan 20, 2011
                            • 8862

                            Thanks for the link, I don’t recall seeing that one before.

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                            • Frenchy99
                              Veteran Member
                              • May 9, 2025
                              • 487

                              I just got this local to me. Good condition for a 12 incher from 1978.
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                              Last edited by Frenchy99; Jun 3, '25, 3:21 PM.

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                              • apes3978
                                Talkative Member
                                • Nov 19, 2005
                                • 5144

                                Originally posted by Frenchy99
                                I just got this local to me. Good condition for a 12 incher from 1978.
                                He looks like a solid piece-Good score.

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