Mezco 1:12 Captain America Con Exclusive

[samurainoir]

http://www.toy-people.com/?p=33080

[enyawd72]

^Unbelievably awesome...I preordered this one and the glow-in-the-dark Space Ghost.

[harvestcrusader]

sweetness love the material used for the upper body - might get this one wish it were at least 8 inches tho - 12 inch oh yeah

[Starroid Raiders Dagon]

Man, Cap (and Iron Man) are both getting some special treatment in the designs dept. over the past few years. Happy to see production figures look so good.

[thunderbolt]

amazing what Mezco can do in this scale. Even more amazing is that no one can do anything near as good in Mego scale. The EMCE Cap looks sick in comparison.

[samurainoir]

I'm trying to figure out the differences between the Con Exclusive and regular version. No wings, lighter, baggier suit, brown details on gloves and boots?

http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MZ76251&id=ME-002202116

Commander Rogers looks cool as well for those that dig Winter Soldier movie stealth look. Wish he'd come with a masked head.

http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=DCL12264&id=ME-002202116

[Teemu]

Classic look is the BEST version and always will be

[Gorn Captain]

Fantastic!

[Confessional]

Even more amazing is that no one can do anything near as good in Mego scale.

I'm not so sure that's really accurate, meaning Mezco is creating these in a modern SS/HT style, which seems to hit a nerve with some (half?) Mego collectors. In addition, we've seen EMCE (monsters) and NECA (horror/POTA/H8/etc.) offer more detail which some of us love, while others dispel as it's "not-Megoey enough."

Point being, it appears our niche collector base is a split market between those who prefer the classic, more simple Mego-style, and those who also appreciate a more detailed modern figure in the platform. Sometimes I think Mego collectors are our own worst market enemies. I also think that Mezco's choice of popular superhero characters to launch this line gives 'em juice (visibility & interest) that others don't have… likey a whole bunch of non-Mego collectors who will buy these as they are represented formally with base/stand, more so a posable statue.

[ScottA]

When they do a classic Robin then they'll get my money.

[thunderbolt]

I'm not so sure that's really accurate, meaning Mezco is creating these in a modern SS/HT style, which seems to hit a nerve with some (half?) Mego collectors. In addition, we've seen EMCE (monsters) and NECA (horror/POTA/H8/etc.) offer more detail which some of us love, while others dispel as it's "not-Megoey enough."

Point being, it appears our niche collector base is a split market between those who prefer the classic, more simple Mego-style, and those who also appreciate a more detailed modern figure in the platform. Sometimes I think Mego collectors are our own worst market enemies. I also think that Mezco's choice of popular superhero characters to launch this line gives 'em juice (visibility & interest) that others don't have… likey a whole bunch of non-Mego collectors who will buy these as they are represented formally with base/stand, more so a posable statue.

I am looking at these and then looking at what passes as acceptable for retro 8 inch format, floppy chest stars, poorly sewn suits, floppy bodies, giant heads, etc and thinking why can't the execution of the Mego stuff be anywhere near this. Neca is good and close to Mezco in quality, but they seem to be running out of steam.