My new Palitoy & Mego Item Stunningly Rare!!!

[Karen-bionic-fan]

Hey Guys This is my new Mego & Palitoy 1978 Superstar Doll , I got her today Hope you like seeing ......

she is a Palitoy ( sculpt by Mego )doll Issued exclusively in the UK ,the mold was to be for the Cheryl ladd doll but Mego lost the copy right to it, Matel took the copy right for the cheryl ladd doll and made there own version,the mold was bought by Palitoy and was made for the UK market only she was made in 1977-78 she is Very rare,and hard to find i had been looking for one for a long time,the box showed her in outfits worn by the Cher doll Iv only seen 2 on E Bay one sold for 200 pound and I got mine A little cheaper £150 the body is the same as all the Female Mego dolls the face sculpt is very very good and done in the same style as all the Mego Female Dolls from that time , Iv got this information from 3 Mego fanatics so I do believe this , have any of the Mego people on here got some information ? I would love to here anything you know .....

















Just to show the Size and body type





Close up







Some fun art I did





Hope you enjoy the pictures I am over the moon with it and its in wonderfull condition

[Falstaff13]

You have an ever-impressive collection. Thanks for always sharing.

[palitoy]

So what you're saying is, this is another Mego/Palitoy exclusive? I'd never even heard of this one before, interesting!

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Congratulations Karen. I vaguely remember a discussion about her on the old Mego Museum forums.

[The Toyroom]

She's looks much better than cross-eyed Farrah standing next to her

[HardyGirl]

That 's a nice looking doll! Congrats!

[toys2cool]

very nice

[Orion]

Very interesting pick up. She looks to be in pristine condition. Congrats.

[Karen-bionic-fan]

Thanks guys N girls loved showing you it

[jemboy2004]

She's a beauty! I was so happy when I got one of her too and yes she does look like Cheryl Ladd. I wonder if that rumor is true but looking at her seems like it could be. I hope it is and I've heard that the Sylvie Vartan doll looks like Kate Jackson and some say it was actually meant to be Kate before becoming Sylvie for the toy company Raynal, Which is a toy co. in france who made 12" sized mego dolls under their name. They say that the same thing happened with Kate as it did with Cheryl and the license went to Mattel so they sold the mold to Raynal for Sylvie Vartan as she could pass for her.

[steelcouch]

Thats a nice figure. I didnt even know it existed till now. Ok now I have to find one.

[cjefferys]

Very cool, I've never heard of this doll. And that's a very interesting theory regarding the Sylvie doll, Ric. Mego made a Farrah and Jaclyn doll, so it's makes sense that they planned a Kate and Cheryl doll, and when they couldn't get the licenses, they ended up recycling the molds for other dolls. That's a very Mego thing for them to do.

[samurainoir]

Wow! That is awesome. It's really exciting that new discoveries like this are still being made. What a great time to be on the Mego Museum.

Cherl Ladd was always my favourite Angel.

[samurainoir]

She's a beauty! I was so happy when I got one of her too and yes she does look like Cheryl Ladd. I wonder if that rumor is true but looking at her seems like it could be. I hope it is and I've heard that the Sylvie Vartan doll looks like Kate Jackson and some say it was actually meant to be Kate before becoming Sylvie for the toy company Raynal, Which is a toy co. in france who made 12" sized mego dolls under their name. They say that the same thing happened with Kate as it did with Cheryl and the license went to Mattel so they sold the mold to Raynal for Sylvie Vartan as she could pass for her.

That is really interesting!

[captact]

Ok,..heres my 10 cents,..Sylvie Vartaan's head is accurate to the singer,..as a mold was ordered for her likeness,..same as for the 8" Space 1999 characters, Dr. Who, Leela, Mighty Mightor, etc...
In this case,..the head wasnt issued for the Cheryl Ladd as you can see,..the cheek bones, position of eyes, shape of her mouth,.. etc... dont match that of the actress,..BUT..the head was also thought at one time, to be Linsday Wagner, as Mego had plans in making her and had her listed on Toy Fair order sheets,..but wasnt picked up (no prototypes have shown up yet),....so in conclusion,..this particular head used for this SUPERSTAR Doll may have come from this doll,..that also wasnt picked up either,...check this link and you tell me if it does or not look like this other unproduced Celebrity doll,..part of the Mego TV Starz collection;

http://www.toplessrobot.com/benton.jpg