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  • The Phantom
    Banned
    • Jan 15, 2008
    • 102

    Best figure from your favorite line?

    Last week there was a thread started about the least favorite figure in your your favorite line. I was wondering, what's the best figure from your favorite line, or any line for that matter. Or even better, what was the best figure from all the lines in your opinion? I'll start:

    WGSH
    DC-The Joker. Nice and simple, even with the silk screen suit(the less layers the better). Could have had better fitting shoes,though. Purple hands would have been cool too.

    Marvel-The Falcon. If he had white gloves, it would have been perfect. Closest to the artwork on the packaging(next to the Joker).

    Star Trek
    The Romulan.Obviously, I'm not going out on a limb here. Just an awesome figure,and I always thought the head would make a good Sarak.

    POTA
    Dr. Zaius. Best head sculpt out of all of them,I think. My only complaint was his jacket was too short.

    Knights
    The Black Knight. Though he should have had black pirate boots.

    Pirates
    Captain Patch. Even without the pegleg or parrot, he looked the most like a pirate.

    American West
    Davey Crockett. It was a bit of an odd choice for Mego, since he wasn't really a cowboy, or an indian.

    Mad Monsters
    Frankenstein. But he might have looked cooler if he was green, and didn't have eyebrows.

    Robin Hood
    Friar Tuck. I know that's sounds weird, but he looked the most like the charactor, and he had the wine.

    Starsky and Hutch
    Starsky. With a Fonzie jacket, he looked cool. Also,he drove the car.

    The Waltons
    John boy. I never had any of them, but if I had to pick, I would go with him. At least you could reuse the head.

    Happy Days
    The Fonz, of course. The others really didn't look like the charactors.

    WOZ
    The Scarecrow. Mego really captured Ray Bolger's likeness.

    I left out Chips and The Dukes of Hazzard, because of the number of figures in the line(3) and the Chips figures were all the same except for the heads. I also omitted the foreign lines, since it wasn't available to us in the states.

    So what do you guys(and gals) think?
  • SUP-Ronin
    Stuck in a laundry shoot.
    • Oct 8, 2007
    • 3146

    #2
    WGSH
    DC-Batman - for no reason other than he was my childhood favorite

    Marvel- I really like most of the marvel line except for Thor. Hulk is my favorite.

    Star Trek - The Andorians are pretty cool, Neptunian has a great head sculpt.

    POTA
    Always loved the POTA line, toss up between Zaius and Urko despite the Purple Pants.

    Knights
    The Black Knight.

    Pirates - Always been a big fan of Black Beard. Actually I better liked what Matchbox did with the fighting furies. Except the joints are too loose.

    American West
    Davey Crockett. It was a bit of an odd choice for Mego, since he wasn't really a cowboy, or an indian. I agree totally with this choice. I might have put Zorro in this line up, and he definately would take my favorite pick.

    Mad Monsters
    Mummy. Great line, but I like the Mummy. The Werewolf is ridiculous but I like him too.

    Robin Hood - Robin Hood. Not so much because of the figure but always one of my favorite stories.
    "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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    • Raydeen1
      Persistent Member
      • May 23, 2008
      • 1036

      #3
      WGSH - RC Bats!

      POTA - Zaius, Astronaut, Cornelius, Burke, Soldier Ape. I can't pick just 1!

      That's it. Spock and Robin Hood are up there. Magnetic Bats. Comic Action Hero Bats, Vincent, Twiki, Acroyer, Galactic Defender, Force Commander...............

      All time favorite Mego - RC Bats.

      Man...it's hard to pick single faves.

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      • Dave Mc
        Administrator
        • Oct 20, 2002
        • 17827

        #4
        WGSH
        DC-Green Arrow- Nice sculpt, cool accessories, great character.

        Marvel-Thor, while not my favorite character, is just a cool Mego

        Star Trek
        Kirk- He's da man!

        POTA
        Cornelius

        Knights
        Ivanhoe- Cool look, cool lance, and he's got a cool ride.

        Pirates
        Blackbeard. I like the sword.

        American West
        Wild Bill. I love all the Westerns but WB is my fav for some reason.

        Mad Monsters
        Don't really have a favorite here-

        Robin Hood
        Wil Scarlett. I almost said Robin, but Wil has the cool hood that just makes the character look way cool

        Starsky and Hutch
        Chopper- Don't ask me why, I couldn't tell you.

        The Waltons
        BAH!

        Happy Days
        The Fonz- AYYYEE!!!!!

        WOZ
        Tinman- He's just cool

        Dukes had 6 figures in the line so you have to count them if you count HD's and S&H- Going to have to go with Boss Hogg here, he looked the part, although a little tall.

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        • apes3978
          Talkative Member
          • Nov 19, 2005
          • 5107

          #5
          Originally posted by The Phantom
          POTA
          Dr. Zaius. Best head sculpt out of all of them,I think. My only complaint was his jacket was too short.
          Zaiua is pretty cool, however I'm not sure who I'd pick as my favorite from that line...

          However, as far as his jacket being too short, I wouldn't say it is... It's about the right length to be the "Forbidden Zone/Man-Hunt" outfit seen in the end scenes of PLANET... What is wrong though is the color, but at least they didn't make it blue like so many other Zaius items from that era...

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          • The Phantom
            Banned
            • Jan 15, 2008
            • 102

            #6
            It doesn't have to be your favorite. Which ones did you think had the best overall design?
            Last edited by The Phantom; Jul 3, '08, 6:53 PM.

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            • Bo8a_Fett
              Pat Troughton in disguise
              • Nov 21, 2007
              • 3738

              #7
              Gotta love those Klingons
              ENGLISH AND DAMN PROUD OF IT British by birth....English by the grace of God. Yes Jamie...it is big isn't it....

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              • Bionic Joe
                Persistent Member
                • Dec 10, 2006
                • 1749

                #8
                • WGSH-DC/ RC BATMAN
                • WGSH-MARVEL any of the Fantastic Four
                • POTA Urko with helmet
                • Super Knights-Lancalot
                • MAD MONSTERS-DRACULA since he was the only one i wanted as a kid but could never find one
                • STAR TREK- MR SPOCK who did you expect to pick?
                • Fist Fighters- Superman
                • SUPER GALS-BATGIRL
                Last edited by Bionic Joe; Jul 3, '08, 10:29 PM.

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

                  #9
                  I think my two favorite sculpts are for Superman (looking at him always reminds me of a Curt Swan Illustration in 3-D) and the Lizard. Lizard doesn't really look like the Comic so much, but what neat detail and painting.

                  The runner up would be Kirk, just because I still remember the day I got one, it was thrilling to be able to play out a Star Trek story, look at the figure and think that it looked just like in the show.
                  It's all good!

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                  • Collect 'em all!
                    Wannabe Toys R Us Kid
                    • Jun 14, 2008
                    • 141

                    #10
                    WGSH
                    BEST: TIE between Green Arrow and HULK Both are exceptionally well done--but my favorite is a also a tie-- between Superman and Batman (painted head)!

                    Super Foes
                    BEST: The Joker--but my favorite is The Riddler (the standard mego body jumpsuit just works perfectly for his leotard costume!)

                    POTA
                    BEST: General Urko (even with his costume's crazy cartoon coloring)--favorite Cornelius/Galen

                    STAR TREK
                    BEST: The Romulan is so cool, but Captain Kirk with it's amazing Shatner likeness is still my favorite (Dr McCoy is great too) and I always loved the funky looking Keeper!

                    MAD MONSTERS
                    BEST: Dreadful Dracula--but my favorite is The Human Wolfman

                    STARSKY AND HUTCH
                    BEST: Starsky (but why didn't he get his trademark big collared, belted knit sweater? It's just not Starsky without it or a leather jacket!) My favorite: HUTCH (his vest feels so neat, lol)

                    HAPPY DAYS
                    BEST: Fonzie (So cool back in the day--at least he got a leather jacket! Just try getting THAT jacket collar NOT to stand up and look cool!)

                    Well, that's my list. I only picked from the mego lines that I had when I was a kid, here.

                    I do have to remark that the Mister Fantastic, The Thing, Green Goblin and The Falcon figures were/are all excellent renditions of those characters in mego form!
                    Last edited by Collect 'em all!; Jul 4, '08, 6:39 PM. Reason: spelling
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                    • toystalker
                      none
                      • Mar 27, 2008
                      • 795

                      #11
                      sorry i cant participate in the test as i dont have a fav figure from those lines... my fav all time figure though is r2d2

                      i have around 350? r2d2 related items in my collection, ill try and take pics one day if anyone is interested

                      and my all time fav piece is my japan rocket firing r2d2 mib

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                      • Bionic Joe
                        Persistent Member
                        • Dec 10, 2006
                        • 1749

                        #12
                        350 R2D2'S now that must be something to see all grouped together,

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                        • Action Martin
                          Apeonaut
                          • Dec 30, 2007
                          • 1989

                          #13
                          WGSH: There are just too many favorites in this line for me. As each wave progressed there was always a new one with a new look and new accessorries that became my favorite. Shazam is my favorite but Green Arrow was a close second because of all the cool extras.

                          Edit: I see that some of us are subdividing the WGSH line. Works for me.
                          DC: Shazam
                          Marvel: Iron Man
                          Super-Foes: Joker
                          Super-Gals: Wonder Woman
                          Teen Titans: Kid Flash

                          POTA: General Ursus. I didn't like him best because he was General Ursus, because he looked nothing like General Ursus. I liked him best because he was what the soldier ape should have been: menacing looking and great costume. The face, cuffs, and boots really define this figure. I would have preferred a club (not an AJ baseball bat) instead of the sword and painted black hands but Ursus is my fave.

                          Mad Monsters: The Wolfman! He was scary looking and he really stood out amongst the other monsters.

                          Star Trek: The Klingon was my favorite. He was a cool looking figure and he didn't have those horrible molded leg boots. I never owned the second wave of Aliens but I suspect the Romulan may have battled the Klingon for my affection.
                          Last edited by Action Martin; Jul 5, '08, 6:58 AM.
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                          • toys2cool
                            Ultimate Mego Warrior
                            • Nov 27, 2006
                            • 28605

                            #14
                            WGSH-RC Batman

                            Chips-Ponch

                            Star trek-Andorian

                            Kiss-Ace
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                            • goldenryan
                              coy member
                              • Jul 13, 2007
                              • 1467

                              #15
                              wgsh marvel- thing,thor, lizard, are the coolest in my own option
                              wgsh dc- joker,batman,superman
                              star trek-kirk,andorian
                              monsters-dracula

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