I'm meeting Pin Pin Toys / Lutece Trading former CEO (Mego France)

[PinPinToys]

For those unfamiliar with the characters of "Captain Future" :



The Bandai toys :



And that other French exclusive doll by Raynal I 've mentionned, actually produced by Mego (yes, Sylvie Vartan is the aunt of Michael Vartan, from the Alias TV series) :

[mitchedwards]

Just when you think everything has been discovered.

[jemboy2004]

I want Sylvie and her fashions!

[jemboy2004]

pin pin toys, could you ask about the wonder woman fashions for the 12" doll? I'm curious to learn more about them and the playset for the the 12" Wonder Woman dolls. thanks

[cjefferys]

Thanks for sharing all those pics, and I'm very much looking forward to what info you can obtain during your interview. It's too bad those Captain Future figures were never produced. At least it looks like France received some of the Japanese toys though (and that "Captain Flam" logo in the catalogue shoot is very Shogun Warriors-esque). The only one of those toys I've seen before is the chogokin figure of the robot Grag (I forget his Japanese name). That catalogue shot of the Sylvie Vartan is cool to see as well.

[Tom L]

Sebastien,

That is very cool information! They sure made good use of the existing body designs (The male 8" body, the 8" female body, the 6" body, and the Hulk body).

Thanks for sharing this.

Tom L.

[Neutron X]

Thanks For Sharing This Awesome Find!!!!!!!

[PinPinToys]

pin pin toys, could you ask about the wonder woman fashions for the 12" doll? I'm curious to learn more about them and the playset for the the 12" Wonder Woman dolls. thanks

Hi. I know the WW fashions were distributed by Lutece Trading, but I'm not sure about the playset. I hope my interlocutor has a good memory .

[Meule]

Looks like they used an AJ head, Invisible girl head, Hulk body and modified a Buffalo Bill head, ya gotta love these new discoveries. I can see being customized in the near future. The cards look cool too, but I would've expected to see the character's name on it, but this way was cheaper I guess

[Bo8a_Fett]

Great stuff...thx for sharing as always....

[PinPinToys]

Great stuff...thx for sharing as always....

De nada. Hey, Mattel distributed some "Captain Future" toys in the UK, right ?

Like this one :

[Bo8a_Fett]

Captain Future toy page

[PinPinToys]

Ok, so he's unavailable until july. We should meet the 8th of july for lunch. I'm already typing an email in order to prepare the interview.

[starsky]

you never know he might have a left over box of fantastic four figures with grey heads tucked somewhere in his basement!

[samurainoir]

We actually got a Mego doll for the plastic representation of a very famous French singer (female) : Sylvie Vartan. The doll is from Raynal (French company), but was prodced by Mego.

Wow! Is this news to most folks around here?

Can't wait for your book to come out. Hopefully I'll be able to find it in French bookstores here in Canada!