Lookit what was waiting for me today!!!

[Teemu]

Penguin is a fat body, honestly with all the clothing, it really doesn't matter about the bodies. Egghead's seems better than the last wave. I think its a waste of 10 bucks especially on these two.

But Superior POSEABILITY matters! Quality plastic Matters! No tight rubber bands yanking on the inside hook matters! which the Type S body provides.....the FTC body is Dollar store cheap plastic Garbage and it's worth it to me to replace these '66 figures on superior bodies.The Biggest example was when I posted pics of the conversion for Batman/Robin...the poses I got/the figures are heavier and sturdier/And NO RUBBER BANDS Yanking away on the arms.....ALL my EMCE Marvel figures are going on type S bodies too. I paid $7 each by the way and worth every penny!!

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

But Superior POSEABILITY matters! Quality plastic Matters! No tight rubber bands yanking on the inside hook matters! which the Type S body provides.....

The tightness in the FTC body hasn't been present since Batman Wave 2. The body quality is pretty solid now.

[Teemu]

The tightness in the FTC body hasn't been present since Batman Wave 2. The body quality is pretty solid now.

Sorry, but plastic quality still sucks,they still use Rubber bands that gives awkward poses....there is no comparison to the Type S body that is being offered to upgrade the figures.

[jayraytee]

Yeah Type S is the best right now, then an original Mego body maybe, then Doc Megos and castaways and FTCs body comes out on the bottom. Its not as terrible as it used to be, but it's still cheaper made plastic than everyone elses.

[ScottA]

I like them. Thanks for posting pics.

[thunderbolt]

But Superior POSEABILITY matters! Quality plastic Matters! No tight rubber bands yanking on the inside hook matters! which the Type S body provides.....the FTC body is Dollar store cheap plastic Garbage and it's worth it to me to replace these '66 figures on superior bodies.The Biggest example was when I posted pics of the conversion for Batman/Robin...the poses I got/the figures are heavier and sturdier/And NO RUBBER BANDS Yanking away on the arms.....ALL my EMCE Marvel figures are going on type S bodies too. I paid $7 each by the way and worth every penny!!

they are 10 bucks now. And again, with all the clothing on these two characters, posablility does not matter all that much. they are restricted quite a bit because of it. I looked at converting Batman and it is not as easy as just changing over parts, and would be un doable for a novice non customizer due to the ankle joints.

[Starroid Raiders Dagon]

They look fantastic but I wasn't expecting anything else, especially after getting the first line-up of the Batman 66. This is a great line.

[thunderbolt]

They look fantastic but I wasn't expecting anything else, especially after getting the first line-up of the Batman 66. This is a great line.

yep, the only problem I can find is Egghead's shirt. Its sleeveless and its too tight where the Velcro doesn't stay Velcro-ed. After all the detail that the Joker got I was expecting Eggy to be the same design quality.

[houseofdracula]

Thanks for posting pics, I hope mine arrive today.

I have absolutely no problem with buying Villain accessories, I've bought the majority of the Batman gadgets.
However, there are some figures that should automatically come with props and the Penguin's Umbrella is a perfect example of this.

I did purchase an umbrella from the DM website, the handle busted off immediately.
I super-glued it back on and painted the umbrella.
Now, it sits awaiting the Penguin.

[Boywonder0]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing T !!! Question... How is Pengwy holding the cigar pipe? Is there a small hole in there? Does it look bad without the cigar? Can it even be removed? Thanks!

[scott metzger]

But Superior POSEABILITY matters! Quality plastic Matters! No tight rubber bands yanking on the inside hook matters! which the Type S body provides.....the FTC body is Dollar store cheap plastic Garbage and it's worth it to me to replace these '66 figures on superior bodies.The Biggest example was when I posted pics of the conversion for Batman/Robin...the poses I got/the figures are heavier and sturdier/And NO RUBBER BANDS Yanking away on the arms.....ALL my EMCE Marvel figures are going on type S bodies too. I paid $7 each by the way and worth every penny!!

I've never tried the type S bodies, so I can't comment on those, but, for me, anyway, the FTC bodies are about the best Mego wannabe bodies out there. I've tried things like Dr. Megos bodies, but the females are oddly short in the torso and the males always seem to have a jutting left hip joint. The FTC female hips don't fit into the crotch piece quite as well as the original Megos, but they are the closest and best thing I've found thus far. The bands are not as overly tight as they were on the wave 1 figures now, and I can basically pose them the same as my real Megos. And that's a big thing for me; I don't want something in a radically different style here, as I never had an major problems with the Mego bodies (save the lack of a way to get the head to look up for flying folks). For what I want and need, these work quite well.
As for the figures themselves, Eggsky does loo a little large int he head, but nowhere near Alfred huge. I think the odd shape helps mitigate that a bit. Hard to tell from just a couple of pics, but the face sculpt looks even more like Price here than in any of the official pics. Costumes look great!

[thunderbolt]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing T !!! Question... How is Pengwy holding the cigar pipe? Is there a small hole in there? Does it look bad without the cigar? Can it even be removed? Thanks!

its glued in I think.

[Teemu]

I've never tried the type S bodies, so I can't comment on those, but, for me, anyway, the FTC bodies are about the best Mego wannabe bodies out there. I've tried things like Dr. Megos bodies, but the females are oddly short in the torso and the males always seem to have a jutting left hip joint. The FTC female hips don't fit into the crotch piece quite as well as the original Megos, but they are the closest and best thing I've found thus far. The bands are not as overly tight as they were on the wave 1 figures now, and I can basically pose them the same as my real Megos. And that's a big thing for me; I don't want something in a radically different style here, as I never had an major problems with the Mego bodies (save the lack of a way to get the head to look up for flying folks). For what I want and need, these work quite well.
As for the figures themselves, Eggsky does loo a little large int he head, but nowhere near Alfred huge. I think the odd shape helps mitigate that a bit. Hard to tell from just a couple of pics, but the face sculpt looks even more like Price here than in any of the official pics. Costumes look great!

If you never tried them,then you don't know what your missing and you can't really say anything about the comparison....Type S Zica bodies ARE THE BEST MEGO WANNA-BE BODIES OUT THERE!! ... Heavier plastic (not cheap feeling like FTC),Superior poseability,and No Rubber Bands preventing from maximum posing! FTC is good for the heads and clothing (that's it!)

[jayraytee]

If ever you have a body issue do not hesitate to call they always make right on their bodies basically because they know they are crap, That's my only gripe with this company to date, is their refusal to make or use a better body.

Even they know they are crap. FTCs bodies are better than they used to be, but they don't compare with the quality of any other companies bodies. The type S are the best so far, it will be interesting to compare them with Doc Mego's new bandless body when it is available.

So far the only thing FTC has been able to make correctly is the costumes and the heads, although the head scale is at times off and there have been some issues with the costumes... example: Superman's cape, you don't mess with Superman's cape. Oh and the Super-gal's short boots, I don't think anyone prefers them.

[scott metzger]

If you never tried them,then you don't know what your missing and you can't really say anything about the comparison....Type S Zica bodies ARE THE BEST MEGO WANNA-BE BODIES OUT THERE!! ... Heavier plastic (not cheap feeling like FTC),Superior poseability,and No Rubber Bands preventing from maximum posing! FTC is good for the heads and clothing (that's it!)

Zica? Are these the same bodies that were on the two Buck Rogers figures? If so, they are really nice (as were the figures as a whole, head, body and costuming; those two were a high mark for the 8" scale, no argument), but I've got a little different perspective here. Bandless bodies are not what I want, because the banded, Mego type 2 bodies are easily disassembled, and that's a MAJOR requirement for a customizer like me. I don't want a bunch of different styled bodies if I can avoid it, either, so FTC's bodies are basically the best option for what I specifically want and need. Different needs mean different priorities.

Superman's cape, you don't mess with Superman's cape.

I recall someone pointing out once how silly that song line is. If you pull on Superman's cape, he'll simply turn a round and say, "Excuse me, please don't do that. And shouldn't you be in school, son?" Now, pull on Batman's cape, he turns around, doesn't say a word, and gives you a look that makes you wet your pants. THAT makes a lot more sense.