My take on the Retro Batman line so far

[scoth70]

yes..a good thing is that the reissues have the differences to tell them apart from real vintage mego..... as I said if I can get a few cheap and not the price they already wanting here in the uk id have a handful for display..

Honestly, HOD, I can't stand the type of collectors you refer to. The only way reissues or reproductions can "hurt" a hobby is if people are in it for the wrong reason, namely investment. The mentality of reissues "devaluing" a collection is lost on me. A toy collection's worth should come from the joy it brings you, not how many dollar signs are sitting on your shelf. I've paid top dollar for more than a few pieces in my collection, but if they were reissued tomorrow I wouldn't care...in fact some have been reissued. I'm just happy that everyone can enjoy them as much as I do.
I deal in vintage movie posters and I see the same thing...there is a small, but elitist group of wealthy snob collectors who think only the privileged few "deserve" to enjoy vintage posters and that if someone can't afford originals they should "find another hobby" as I've been told many times. I was also told once that unless I paid a lot of money for an original poster I couldn't really appreciate it.
What rubbish.

[samurainoir]

We're ten years into ReMegos, and even beyond that for repro parts, and I think it's become a rather moot point given how many new folks have entered the hobby because of them being affordable nostalgia items.

In fact, i think it's become evident that in some cases, much fewer ReMego figures were produced than the originals. We're seeing price increases on Sulu, khan, the new Gorn, Wonder Woman, even the repro Romulan. Also, Salt Vampire and Pike appeared to have fell waaay below the radar, and I think the demand on these will only increase over time.

Secret Identity Bruce and Dicks, as well as the rest of the Batman gear, including removable masks, have been common enough for a long time now.

[enyawd72]

Hi Guys,
I don't post here a lot, I usually just lurk and read news.
I'm more of an AURORA models guy than a Mego guy but who says you can't like both?
Right?
Anyway, in the late 1990's a company called "Polar Lights" started to reissue the old AURORA Monster model kits from the 60's & 70's.
Many of the collectors were nervous that this would hurt the market and it may have.
However, I do own original AURORA kits and they are still very high on the collectors lists.
I guess what I'm trying to say is if there is a demand for a product, someone at some point will put it out.
Luckily, in the cases of both AURORA & Mego, the reissues have slight differences so that it's easier to tell them apart from the originals.

Honestly, HOD, I can't stand the type of collectors you refer to. The only way reissues or reproductions can "hurt" a hobby is if people are in it for the wrong reason, namely investment. The mentality of reissues "devaluing" a collection is lost on me. A toy collection's worth should come from the joy it brings you, not how many dollar signs are sitting on your shelf. I've paid top dollar for more than a few pieces in my collection, but if they were reissued tomorrow I wouldn't care...in fact some have been reissued. I'm just happy that everyone can enjoy them as much as I do.
I deal in vintage movie posters and I see the same thing...there is a small, but elitist group of wealthy snob collectors who think only the privileged few "deserve" to enjoy vintage posters and that if someone can't afford originals they should "find another hobby" as I've been told many times. I was also told once that unless I paid a lot of money for an original poster I couldn't really appreciate it.
What rubbish.

[houseofdracula]

Hi Guys,
I don't post here a lot, I usually just lurk and read news.
I'm more of an AURORA models guy than a Mego guy but who says you can't like both?
Right?
Anyway, in the late 1990's a company called "Polar Lights" started to reissue the old AURORA Monster model kits from the 60's & 70's.
Many of the collectors were nervous that this would hurt the market and it may have.
However, I do own original AURORA kits and they are still very high on the collectors lists.
I guess what I'm trying to say is if there is a demand for a product, someone at some point will put it out.
Luckily, in the cases of both AURORA & Mego, the reissues have slight differences so that it's easier to tell them apart from the originals.

[jayraytee]

For anyone who thinks reissues are a bad thing; how would they feel if the actual Mego company had reformed and started churning out actual Megos again? I think it would be absolutely awesome. I see this as the next best thing. And as far as them possibly hurting the sales of vintage Megos, I am not so sure, maybe in the short term... but if these increase the fanbase of these type of figures, then the demand for vintage stuff should also increase. Look at the cost of vintage star wars figures, and they are still making star wars figures today... the bigger the market, the higher the demand.

[Iron Mego]

Amen to that.

[enyawd72]

Hmmmm....

This is weird.... 12 pages and no rants about how they're ruining the hobby....

Not that I'm compliaining; I think anything that gets more figures out there is great! My only complaint is that they've made figures I already have. But I'm looking forward to the new characters, and the Titans; who're WAY too expensive for me to snag originals.

Don C.

If quality, affordable Megos everyone can buy and enjoy playing with ruin the hobby, then by all means let it be ruined.
The rest of us will have fun playing with our toys.

[powersthatbe]

got my set today and was very pleased with them.and yes i did switch the bodies with drmegos' (that i had bought months before),but the ftc bodies here have improved since their prior releases and i have no issues(i'm just a fan of drmego's more and the majority of my custom megos have this body type) and my riddler's body was very tight.there's a "silky,shiny" look to the joker's clothes,the mitts are nice and made of a vinyl.it's nice to see a company who invests in making a better product in their future releases and it shows here.

[zeedox]

Think of it as Type III Batman etc

Its that cool folks. Really like the new version of the thing.
I got my doubles today really astonished they are made so well.
They are actually better than vintage in the sense they are NEW TOYS!!

[Iron Mego]

Personally I can do without the complaining. Megos weren't made to be collectibles, it's just a happenstance that these things ended up being worth $$ later on. I can still appreciate a mint Kresge carded Batman AND these re-Megos, each for what they are separately, not for how they relate to each other money-wise.

Plus, there was plenty of speculation about how this might "hurt" the secondary market when the figures were first announced.

[megonaught]

I don't think it's gonna hurt the hobby.
There are people like me that can't afford a moc mego and this is a viable option.
I think this is introducing a new genaration to a simpler time of collecting.
A time when we ripped our toys out of their packaging and did what we were sposed to do with them.
Play with them.
Something we have lost over the years.
I also am an advacote of the new 5poa mission series Star Wars.
They are very vintage like.

[scoth70]

yes it is having an effect on the vintage stuff im pretty sure... but.... its something collectors cant do anything about I guess..... as sad as it is...... but originals mean more to me than these reissues.... id have a handful of them at a cheap enough price but certainly wont be collecting these lines no matter how many come out... I still have mego running through my veins not reissues

This is weird.... 12 pages and no rants about how they're ruining the hobby....

Not that I'm compliaining; I think anything that gets more figures out there is great! My only complaint is that they've made figures I already have. But I'm looking forward to the new characters, and the Titans; who're WAY too expensive for me to snag originals.

Don C.[/QUOTE]

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

This is weird.... 12 pages and no rants about how they're ruining the hobby....

Not that I'm compliaining; I think anything that gets more figures out there is great! My only complaint is that they've made figures I already have. But I'm looking forward to the new characters, and the Titans; who're WAY too expensive for me to snag originals.

Don C.

[silveralex]

I don't think I'll be swapping mine out until the bandless bodies are available. I haven't seen a banded body yet, including Mego's, that doesn't have some issue or another. Some are too tight, some are too loose, some tilt, some twist. It's the nature of the beast.

Yeah, I'm with you IronMego. I'm looking forward to the new bandless bodies and plan to try them out . If they are as awesome as they look, I would consider replacing my Series 1 with them, (I would even consider replacing some of the kit bash customs I've done with new bandless bodies ) But it's not a necessity at all , they are pretty solid bodies.

[EMCE Hammer]

I'm glad to hear that the production bodies are getting fairly good reviews. I know they went back to the drawing board a few times to get the bodies up to snuff.