Captain America figure from Team America set

[Earth 2 Chris]

So as detailed in Auction Watch, last week a boxed Team America Captain America Chopper set was up on ebay. I have coveted this toy since I first saw it advertised, I believe with another Team America set I got in 1982. I never saw it in person ANYWHERE. Over the years I never saw the set, the bike or the figure. I never knew what the figure even looked like until a few short years ago, and the pictures never really gave me much detail.



So this set comes up on ebay, and I bid, but it went for $325. A bit rich for my budget. Luckily, someone had the Cap figure listed at the same time for a VERY nice price, and I snapped it up! He arrived yesterday, and after a little cleaning, he looks great. Since he was made for a chopper, he doesn't quite look right on my Playing Mantis reissue Evel Kneivel Stunt Cycle, but he does look pretty sweet on one of those Dollar Tree bikes! I threw in the "hard light" shield from one of the EMCE/Diamond ReMego sets, and I get a real Reb Brown vibe off of this guy! And he looks more proportionate on the bike in person. I'm very happy with him.





Chris

[powersthatbe]

I do remember seeing this figure set once at a child’s world in the mall

[supes]

He is really cool! Oddly enough the only time I saw him was at a car swap meet in about with parts. Picked him up for a buck!

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Wow, great find! I love it when stuff like that happens.

Chris

[monitor_ep]

Nice looking figure. I was upset that they did include him with the real action figures.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^The figure was from 1982, so Mego MAY have still had the exclusive rights to an actual articulated Captain America figure? I'm not sure. I know this is the time Mego was going under, and my understanding is the WGSH line actually ended a bit before Mego did, so it may just be speculation on my part.

Chris

[Werewolf]

Neat! I've never seen such clear pictures of it before. I am a little surprise at the lack of paint detail. Cap would have been Marvel's flag ship character at the time.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Yeah, the lack of paint detail is weird. It makes him look a bit like the big brother of the Pocket Super Heroes Cap I have. They used white for his eyes, so I'm not sure why they could have went ahead and at least put the white paint on his "A", star, and wings. Heck, then just do the white stripes and forearms, and all you need is a touch of red for the stripes. The red gloves and boots are separate pieces glued on.