Tweet
I'm a big fan of MEGO's 3 3/4" lines. Just a great combination of nostalgia + quirkiness + kitsch. Whenever someone is over looking at my collection I get the same reaction: "There were Love Boat action figures!?" 
I've made pretty good progress collecting chunks of these lines, but man, there are some pieces that are the rarest of the rare. Of course, the first that come to mind are the second wave Black Hole figures, particularly Humanoid and Old B.O.B. Those are on my "keep dreaming" list. But there are some other items I've been watching for for quite a while and just have not seen:
1) The Greatest American Hero bug. You see Bill and Ralph come up occasionally, but never the bug. How rare is this thing?! I've heard fellow collectors say they remember these things sitting on clearance at KBs. Well, where the heck are they now?
2) The Boss Hogg Caddy. I have seen this a couple times but not sure if ever complete, ie - missing the horns on the front.
3) C.B. McHaul everything. I just bought the rig that came up on eBay this week. Seemed to be in good shape and almost complete. But it may be a while before I have anyone to drive it!
4) Star Trek the Motion Picture wave 2. I'm not a big Trek fan and don't even have wave 1. But the expense and rarity of wave two kinda scares me away for this line all together.
5) Comic Action Hero playsets like the Collapsing Tower and Exploding Bridge. I so want that Invisible Jet.
6) Little stuff like Captain America's shield and Batman's batrope and Green Goblin's satchel.
I guess I'm just curious to hear about your experiences collecting some of these things. Or to just hear that I'm not alone in my love for the smaller MEGO stuff!
I've made pretty good progress collecting chunks of these lines, but man, there are some pieces that are the rarest of the rare. Of course, the first that come to mind are the second wave Black Hole figures, particularly Humanoid and Old B.O.B. Those are on my "keep dreaming" list. But there are some other items I've been watching for for quite a while and just have not seen:
1) The Greatest American Hero bug. You see Bill and Ralph come up occasionally, but never the bug. How rare is this thing?! I've heard fellow collectors say they remember these things sitting on clearance at KBs. Well, where the heck are they now?
2) The Boss Hogg Caddy. I have seen this a couple times but not sure if ever complete, ie - missing the horns on the front.
3) C.B. McHaul everything. I just bought the rig that came up on eBay this week. Seemed to be in good shape and almost complete. But it may be a while before I have anyone to drive it!
4) Star Trek the Motion Picture wave 2. I'm not a big Trek fan and don't even have wave 1. But the expense and rarity of wave two kinda scares me away for this line all together.
5) Comic Action Hero playsets like the Collapsing Tower and Exploding Bridge. I so want that Invisible Jet.
6) Little stuff like Captain America's shield and Batman's batrope and Green Goblin's satchel.
I guess I'm just curious to hear about your experiences collecting some of these things. Or to just hear that I'm not alone in my love for the smaller MEGO stuff!
Comment