Body designation?

[SeattleEd]

You also need to start a Facebook group purely out of spite and populate it with haters.

Explains a lot about the negative energy on that app.

[palitoy]

You also need to start a Facebook group purely out of spite and populate it with haters.

I like to call that group "ten people i do not miss".

[EMCE Hammer]

I am here to throw a hissy fit and threaten everybody with lawsuits. Additionally I will stalk and harass you online; sabotage your ebay listings; downvote any online content you may produce; and doxx and slander you to anyone who will listen - it is the old school mego way!

You also need to start a Facebook group purely out of spite and populate it with haters.

[hussapocalypse]

I am here to throw a hissy fit and threaten everybody with lawsuits. Additionally I will stalk and harass you online; sabotage your ebay listings; downvote any online content you may produce; and doxx and slander you to anyone who will listen - it is the old school mego way!

[Brue]

I don't think any of the original Megos ever had an official designation of T1 T2 etc. That was added by collectors. (Just like VWs -thank you if you understand that reference)

So any designation you give it is OK.

To be able to trade, repair, modify, and more with other collectors, it is good to have a common term.

Steve is probably correct in calling it the New Mego body. It is commonly used and easily understood.

John's T3 toys designation aside, there was a 36 year gap which makes it hard to call this simply the next number.

But again, I am in this for the sake of bickering. I will join the side with the most power or whoever can reward me financially.

Brian, I would like to be credited with naming rights.

[EMCE Hammer]

Well, the name "dickneck" is guaranteed to stick.

"New custom on a dickneck body." It's pretty catchy.

Coincidentally I am working on a Dirk Benedict figure.

[EMCE Hammer]

In the olden times, this would have devolved into an argument over which collector coined the term because you know, it's important for future generations. #progress

I am pretty sure that Bill Berger first uttered the phrase "type3" back in '93.

[jwyblejr]

I am going to pretend this thread never happened and continue to refer to the new Mego body as "the new Mego body" whenever I feel the need to express differentiation from an original. In my mind I reserve the right to think of them as "dicknecks" on days that I am particularly irritable that Mego still hasn't announced a Joey license.

I like that. I want to see that being sold on Doc Mego's web site along with his Dick(Grayson)heads.

[palitoy]

In the olden times, this would have devolved into an argument over which collector coined the term because you know, it's important for future generations. #progress

[CrimsonGhost]

I am going to pretend this thread never happened and continue to refer to the new Mego body as "the new Mego body" whenever I feel the need to express differentiation from an original. In my mind I reserve the right to think of them as "dicknecks" on days that I am particularly irritable that Mego still hasn't announced a Joey license.

Well, the name "dickneck" is guaranteed to stick.

"New custom on a dickneck body." It's pretty catchy.

[Brown Bear]

I think this thread has officially jumped the shark.

[EMCE Hammer]

I am going to pretend this thread never happened and continue to refer to the new Mego body as "the new Mego body" whenever I feel the need to express differentiation from an original. In my mind I reserve the right to think of them as "dicknecks" on days that I am particularly irritable that Mego still hasn't announced a Joey license.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Let's take Type 3 off the table guys. Why would we do that to a valued member of the community. Move on.

Type 2K sounds good to me.

Chris

[CrimsonGhost]

All of these names including T1 and T2 are fan designated names. It's not like Mego called them T1 or T2 when the switch happened in the 70's, so none of the names are trademarked or anything like that.

I don't feel there is enough of a change design wise from an original T2 to a Modern T2 to truly make the jump to the name T3. A change in materials, sure, but not design.

I think Type 2K is a good solution as it gets to the point quick, but whatever shakes out is going to shake out with fans and sellers.

[jimbutsu]

Type '18.

as in 2018.

BAM!

That was kinda the point of type 2k... New Mego for the New Millennium!