New bodies

[Type3Toys]

I'm thinking "T3."

Take a look at my header. Home of the Type 3 Body.
Sorry brother, that name has been taken since Jan of 2004. Visit www.type3toys.com

[Type3Toys]

Type 3 is taken already. John has been using that for over a decade, I do believe.

Correct Lonnie.

[rche]

absolute best reply of this thread.

T-1000.

Because Mego said "I'll be back."

[sprytel]

T-1000.

Because Mego said "I'll be back."

Well played.

[cdhall]

Anyway, do we call the new neck post one T18? Cause Mego returned in 2018. I dont know, its most likely more of my insanity showing.

This was my thought as well.

I haven’t taken one apart or anything and I found this because I logged on to learn what FTC bodies are like. I had no idea how many body types are made.

However when the new body comes out later, well I guess it will be in 2019 so it can be T19.

The body designations are by and for collectors right? They are never advertised? But if Mego releases something like Type S, they should name it and mention it in the packaging and advertising.

So yeah, T18 reminds us of the year but as a casual person I’d prefer:
MT18 for Mego Type 18 to help me sort it out from the others;
Or M18 for Mego 18;
MB18 for Mego Body 18...

[Capt Kirk]

I like Tango One-Eight.

[Megotastrophe]

Mego T3 for me. T1 and T2 specifically describe a body type as used by Mego. While other groups and or individuals may call themselves Type 3 it has no bearing on what we may call the third major body type as produced by Mego. But that then is the question. Is this body style different enough from the T2 to be called a T3?

[thunderbolt]

Mego T3 for me. T1 and T2 specifically describe a body type as used by Mego. While other groups and or individuals may call themselves Type 3 it has no bearing on what we may call the third major body type as produced by Mego. But that then is the question. Is this body style different enough from the T2 to be called a T3?

but it does, John was here first with that name and the body to go with it. You should really look into it before you talk.

[Megotastrophe]

I did. His company is fine as a boutique and I hope he has product to sell someday. Doesn't mean that his product is a T3 mego body. It is a mego styled body that as far as i can tell isn't even for sale. So his use of the term in no way precludes the collector use of the term T3 to describe a new generation of Mego bodies.

[PNGwynne]

You know, I suggested T3 because it popped into my head as the next logical progression. I was not thinking of fan-produced bodies and was certainly not trying to slight the effort and creativity that John puts into his figures. I have a great deal of respect and admiration for John and we've chatted at MegoMeets.

T0, T1, and T2 are not Mego designations either as far as I know, they are Museum/fan nomenclature. The cognoscenti use it. And it's precisely because it's a fan thing that John's feelings should be considered--he's a fan, too. We're a small community and I don't see the need to run roughshod over anybody. I can understand his concern. We have Flatt bodies, Boss bodies--there's room for a Type3Toys body.

The new body will, over time, have a nickname stick to it. Maybe just "the new body," who knows? Personally, I'm thinking now, considering the design changes, that T2.5 may be the most fitting appellation.

[Timothy2251]

I'm kind of liking T2.5, PNGwynne. When you get right down to it, it's identical to the T2 save for the neck post. I'd table any and all T3 discussion as a show of respect to John as he took things to the next level.

I'm also onboard with T18, too. It's simple enough of a designation that even a non-MM member can grasp it, and it lends itself to easy cataloging by adding a suffix if any running variants come along (for example T18G - glow-in-the-dark variant, T18B - brown body, T18F - female body, etc.). It's also easy to keep track of when the body was introduced (for example "The T20 body, introduced in 2020, is different from the T18 as it incorporated more scuplted musculature in the chest and limbs and a unique hidden joint system.")

[Megotastrophe]

I'm not even sure its different enough to call it 2.5. If anything its a 2.1 as far its style is concerned. Type3's body is in scale with mego but it is barely within the same style. The reason for that style was the body could be anybody from Leonard Nimoy to Batman to Jimi Hendrix. Imagine a Fonzie head on type3s body. Now imagine Pee Wee Herman. If his body is similar to Megos use at all it would be as a specialized body like the hulk body.

[thunderbolt]

I did. His company is fine as a boutique and I hope he has product to sell someday. Doesn't mean that his product is a T3 mego body. It is a mego styled body that as far as i can tell isn't even for sale. So his use of the term in no way precludes the collector use of the term T3 to describe a new generation of Mego bodies.

well you didn't look into it very hard. John has been using his complete body on his customs for years and years. One of the few customizers out there that make the entire figure from head to toe.

[The Bat]

I've got it! The "Me-2" body?!

[thunderbolt]

still wondering why it wasn't made compatible with the vintage figure. Mego even then was all about customization with the removable clothes and heads.