So, why do you collect megos?

[joshvox]

Because I enjoy it. It brings me back to a simpler time, when my imagination was king, and the stresses of adult life didn't exist. Mego just personifies that better than any other toys from my childhood, and allows me to extend that into an adult hobby. The friendships and comraderie of similar minded people have made it into one of the more enjoyable hobbies I can imagine having.

Holy Crap--I think that is perfect. I just couldn't put it into words. I guess it should be good enough that I enjoy toys--why shouldn't I collect them? My wife disagrees. This whole thing started to formulate in my head when we had a conversation last night about what if her mom/dad come to visit (they live in separate states--we have been married for only a year now) if that happens, she thinks I should pack all my toys away because they will not understand--and think--well, whatever people automatically think about grown men who collect toys. So she asked me why I do it--and I couldn't think of anything to tell her other than just because I enjoy it. I mean, that should be good enough right? I'm a responsible grown man--it sorta ****es me off that I have to explain myself. I don't play with my toys. I enjoy the way they look. I guess I buy them for the same reason someone would buy a painting. They are aesthetically pleasing to me more than anything. Looking at a big shelf of toys is one of the things that makes me happy. But yet when people come over, I have to hide them I guess.

[Adam West]

Like everyone else said, it brings back a lot of good memories from childhood.

I really can't think of a better time to have grown up then the 1970's. The adults were fighting Vietnam, gas shortages, and a host of many issues that we worry about today as adults. But I don't remember anything about the war and actually thought it was fun sitting in long gas lines while my father complained about the long lines.

There were no distractions like video games and tv. We had tv but cartoons only came on right after school and Saturday mornings.

My parents were very generous to us despite their limited income. I don't have any memories of stepping inside a toy store...my mom was smart and never took me to one and I always remember picking my Christmas wish list from a Sears catalog.

I had probably 6 or 7 Megos. Batman and Robin, Superman, Capt. Kirk, Spock, a few planet of the apes but ironically no villains. So Adventure Joe would take on the Dynamic Duo or they would fight plastic army soldiers...whatever I could find. My best friend had every single figure made and toy set and I remember being very envious of his collection.

As I got older, my parents handed me a box full of toys I had as a kid and sure enough there were some of the Megos I had as well as some Joes. I knew I had to get them including the ones I didn't have. I really only wanted to collect WGSH figures and my quest began. Now, 5 or 6 years later, I'm only a handful away of having all of them including some variations. Since I am a box collector, I can only afford to purchase them little by little which makes the hobby even more fun since it has been a multi-year quest for me.

[palitoy]

It impresses the ladies, what else?

[Lynn TXP 0369]

#1 reason, I like them.
They also bring me back to a time when they had real action figures, not these stautes they try to pass off as action figures now a days.
These were also a big part of my child hood growing up.

Buying, collecting, building models, and playing with toys also helps keep me young in the mind and body. I have ran across a bunch of my old teachers and they are sursprised at how young I look when compared to other past students they have seen. They say I have aged really well, better then most, and I have looked best of most they have seen. I have seen some of the people I graduated with latley, and I gotta agree.
I think playing with toys has helped me keep young.

Lynn

[BENDY]

simpler

What Hulk Said On First Page.

[VintageMike]

The same reason I collect any old toy. It brings me back to a special time like many here have said. In addition to that though, I get to really fulfill that little kid in me who wanted all those cool charctaers I sa wonly in comic ads. I had mostly common Megos as a child ( I briefly had an Iron Man, but can't remember what happned to him) and when I get ones I never had it's like being a kid all over again. With Star Wars for example, I had almost everything I wanted as a child and if I didn't have it a friend probably did.
Seeing/obtaining something I've always wanted but never had adds a new dimension to it. As a lifelong Spider-Man fan finally obtaining that sought after Green Goblin was magic for instance.
Mego collecting has been very rewarding in that I'm not only getting the great memories from childhood I'm making new ones as I add to my collection. Finally, this community itself has played a role as well. In the past I've floated from collection to collection since the memories would only go so far. People here are passionate like many collectors but the vibe is almost always a positive one. Even when that sad day comes when I absolutley, positively can't fit another Mego on my display, I'll still be here for as long this group is around.

[mitchedwards]

I started out with Megos as a way to cut some stress out of my life. Like many other people have posted. Megos bring back a much simpler time in my life.

[saildog]

When I was 8, I was told that I didn't really want Iron Man. I was willing to wait thirty years to get one, just to prove to my parents that I did indeed "really want Iron Man".

[Comic Book Geek]

Because somewhere within this near 40 year old man with all the responsibilities life brings, is an 8 year old boy that refuses to grow up.

Superheroes still are the greatest fictional characters I've ever known, and mego was the company that made the toys when that 8 year old within stopped growing.

[Dave Mc]

Because I enjoy it. It brings me back to a simpler time, when my imagination was king, and the stresses of adult life didn't exist. Mego just personifies that better than any other toys from my childhood, and allows me to extend that into an adult hobby. The friendships and comraderie of similar minded people have made it into one of the more enjoyable hobbies I can imagine having.

BAM! That's it, well said.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

I'd always considered the 8" Mego body to be the ultimate toy. Well... the 7" Lionrock body, with swivel biceps and Doc Mego-esque swishy hands would be the ultimate toy... but the 8" Mego is a damned close second. I had a few that I used as artists dummies; since they're more posable than ACTUAL artists dummies.

Back in the days of the ORIGINAL Museum I found info on schloads of figures that I'd never heard of, and started seeking them out. (I NEEDED a set of the monsters....) And once I'd figgered out how to make molds I could finally make any character I wanted. After 20 years I could finally have everything cool in the same scale. Even back when I was a kid, me and my Granpa had tried, many times, unsuccessfully, to make custom figures.

Don C.

[MegoNinja]

I grew up with only one crummy bendy riddler, so now, its payback time! I want as many Mego's as possible to make up for only having one bendy riddler and watching my older brother play with his 8 inch hulk. Plus, Mego is a great investment, there are many other toy collectables that just wont sell even if they sit on eBay for a year. Mego is also unmatched in quality and most of all detail, each Mego is like a little person.

Amen.

[Meule]

I was a Batman fan before I was a Mego fan, so that's what attracted me. Then I saw Star Trek and Mad Monsters and I was hooked. But ask anyone else in my family and they'll most likely say I refuse to grow up and still act like a kid Which is sometimes true I guess

[txteach]

They are purely an investment for me. I'm hoping my carded Hulk will send my daughter through college in about 14 years. Some people invest in stock, I invest in megos. OK, the truth now. I had em as a kid and want them back. They are part of my childhood. They gave me many happy memories.

[The Sentry]

Mine will sound like everyone elses. I love them because at the time Mego products were the titans of children's attentions and desires was a wild and free jouys time of bliss for me.

I remember hunting everyone I owned! I always led the way to the toy section hoping to find something I needed and didn't have! Ya know, I still remember going to K-Mart in the late 70's with my Ma and dad and getting the Mego that matters most to me, "Hulkie" he was many the hero of many a story I created and acted out with him being the star of the adventure. He beat the Alliance, Empire, G.I. Joe and Cobra, why you ask? Cause 1. he was BIGGER 2. He was BADDER! and 3. He was BETTER! That sums Mego all up! They were the first crack at what Marvel Legends are today,(well, Spiderman Legends are 10" and have cloth clothing for Pete's sake!) So I remember my roots, all about being proud of what you were and remember best about childhood!