Mego's 3.75 inch figures were all around better toys than Kenner's SW figures

[ctc]

>you could say they deliberately tanked it because they didn't want to do it in the first place

I don't know if that's the case, or if they just didn't know what to do with the idea. Microman customs have been made since the 90's at least; and I could see Takara wanting to get in on the idea. The idea of blank figures is great; but I can see adjusting production volume being a trick since the market is small, but dedicated.

Don C.

[LordMudd]

It says Test Edition, which means it was not produced in sufficient numbers to fulfill the purpose for which it was created... or you could say they deliberately tanked it because they didn't want to do it in the first place.

CCC.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

It's been done before:

http://www.microforever.com/materialforce.htm

Funny thing, the custom blanks are considered collector's items; making them WAY too expensive to use for customs any more.

Don C.

[LordMudd]

A few years ago I found some blank solid resin figures about 6" tall. I am surprised it took someone this long to figure out this would be an idea worth pursuing.

CCC.

[johnmiic]

The best in the bunch were the Buck Rogers line. Followed by The Black Hole and CHiPs.

I think the Buck Rogers line has the most diverse cast of characters with the exception that The Black Hole has many different robots. I never was into Chips but have seen some on eBay and they look pretty good.

Thinking EMCEE needs to get into the 3.75" game. Would love to see Battlestar Galactica figures done in this scale. Bring on Blue/Silver Spar Squadrons and those pesky cylon raiders!

I think they would've done better to move into this area rather than the 5 inch Build A Super Hero line but who knows? They may yet release something because competitors like Hasbro have shifted most of their stuff, including Marvel Universe Super Heros, to that scale.

For customs tho these guys are headed in the right direction. Only 1 style of figure with more planned. This would make a nice Hawk to go with Buck Rogers:

http://www.gonativetoys.com/templates.html

[ctc]

>The best in the bunch were the Buck Rogers line.

Y'know.... I hated the show as a kid, but loved the figures. Micronauts were my absolute favourites. Kinda cheating, since they were only half Mego but I still count them.

I didn't like the first run heroes though. The squatting thing bothered me as a kid. Bothered me with the MOTU guys as well a few years later.

Don C.

[nazgul]

The best in the bunch were the Buck Rogers line.

Agreed (for the TV property lines).....I remember as a kid scouring the pegs for a Hawk figure...man, I wish they made him

[Bionicfanboy66]

Thinking EMCEE needs to get into the 3.75" game. Would love to see Battlestar Galactica figures done in this scale. Bring on Blue/Silver Spar Squadrons and those pesky cylon raiders!

[Bionicfanboy66]

The best in the bunch were the Buck Rogers line. Followed by The Black Hole and CHiPs.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Kenner had better paint apps, but that's about it, as far as the actual figures go.

I think if Mego had spent a bit more on the paint apps, it would have helped the figures immensely. There are some really great sculpts in the "pocket" lines.

Chris

[nazgul]

I agree, they both had their good points.....Mego had the better articulation, but Kenner had such an expansive line and, like you said, the movie to back it up. The Micro Aliens are some of the best figures ever designed and my personal favorite 3 3/4 figures ever. But I think that it was Hasbro that built on what Mego started with articulation and then blew it out of the water with the G.I Joe line. Those really are some of the best designed 3 3/4 figures. They took what Mego and Kenner had going for them and created one of the best toylines of all time.

[Bruce Banner]

Both had their good points.

3.75 inch is my favourite scale for figures, and Kenner, Mego and Mattel all made great figures at that scale.

I love both Kenner and Mego's 3.75 inch output.

And yes, it certainly would have been interesting to see what Mego would have done with the SW license, particularly whether they would have produced figures in the 3.75 inch scale.

[acrovader]

I'm a sucker for 3.75" o-ring action figures. Granted, Micronauts were imported Microman toys- but even the original Micronaut aliens outdoes any Kenner figure. I think the the reason Star Wars figures were huge sellers was because of the popularity of the movies. Even when you take the Micronauts out the game, the Black Hole and Buck Rogers figures were better designed figures than SW figures (despite the lack of weapons). I think the articulation really sells it for me. Even with Micro Aliens- how can you go wrong with glow-in-the-dark brains, interchangeable weapons, removable wings, etc. There's much more playability. Even the non o-ring 'Star Trek: the Motion Picture' figures gave were pretty impressive for the day, especially the aliens. People have speculated what Mego would've done with a Star Wars line. Most think Mego would've gone the 8" route- but imagine if they made Star Wars figures in the 3.75" format! With o-ring! With bendable arms and legs!