True Heroes 9 inch Military figures

[Captain]

I imagine nobody but me gives a flying wahoo, but I spoke to M&C tonight (or tomorrow morning in Hong Kong) and they dont make these. They are knock offs of a knock off it seems. I got to get me some nevertheless....anybody seen them in Canada yet?

[thunderbolt]

Acetone is a tricky thing, I personally think they are perfect sized compared to DC9 figures. BK, they may list them at 10, but they are more like 9.2 inches. The headless body is just a tad taller than a Hasbro 9 inch figure body.

[GaryPlaysWithDolls]

So, I went back out to the garage to check on the special forces head in acetone. Uh, it...disintergrated. Anybody in the market for a near-mint Special forces 10 inch guy? he's so tough, he doesn't need a head.

Anybody know anyone who shrinks heads (hydrospan/shrink not acetone)? I have a nice storm shadow (12 inch) head that is nearly solid and I'd love to get it shrunk down.

dude, disintergrated.

[BlackKnight]

I just saw them on TRU's website ...
They list them as 10inches.

[BlackKnight]

ANYONE got pics or links of All the heads ?

[GaryPlaysWithDolls]

I ran out and bought one of the special forces guys. He's huge compared to what I'm used to working with. His head is currently marinating in acetone in my garage.

I'm thinking Confessor from Astro City, maybe a couple of ninjas, Scorpion...

Do boots shrink in acetone?

[BlackKnight]

Boots probably too big for 8inch huh ?.

[thunderbolt]

As far as Ultraman goes, I have a head from reissue of the aurora model kits. The head is not a great superman. Ugly and ****ed. Ultraman.

Well, you know me and my wierd crap, its not gonna look like the comic Ultraman, more like a Nazi Superman.

[thunderbolt]

TB, are they at Eagle Ridge?I'll be driving by tomorrow on my way to Megacon, and may check them out.

yep, piles of them, bottom shelf under the 3.75 inch true heroes stuff.

[GaryPlaysWithDolls]

As far as Ultraman goes, I have a head from reissue of the aurora model kits. The head is not a great superman. Ugly and ****ed. Ultraman.

[Captain]

Wowzers!

When you first mentioned these Tbolt, I was thinking they were some rip off of the old Real Heroes figures. That figure I have seen before. Back when I did some work with M&C Toys, I used to beg and plead with them to do 8" Mego sized figures. They did make a cut down prototype using their 12" gen II body (same as the Hasbro Star Wars/Action Man body pretty much) that ...if built would have stood at a bit over 91/2" tall. At the time (approx 2000-2001) 12" figures were king, and they had a gen III superarticulated body in that scale coming out, so the smaller figures were axed (if ever really considered).

I need to dig our the pictures, because from what I can see, that is the head sculpt/body that line would have used. The clothes and gear look like M&C designs as well.

I have to get ahold og gordon and the guys and find out for sure!!



Anybody seen these in Canada?

[GaryPlaysWithDolls]

Anybody know if the 'special forces' guy's head is a molded mask or a cloth one?

[GaryPlaysWithDolls]

Sweet! Nothing I love more than more junk in my scale. I have about 100 bodies lying around (in various states of undress) and I still salivate when I see new fodder.

[LadyZod]

TB, are they at Eagle Ridge?I'll be driving by tomorrow on my way to Megacon, and may check them out.

[thunderbolt]

Just first time found these as well last week. Bought two. The body's crap, but well articulated. Swivel biceps and all. Check out the feet on them, they're very dainty compared to the rest of the figure.

The figure stands at 10". The torso might be suitable for reuse in a 9" frankenbody, if you had a broken Mego 9" body you wanted to bulk up. The clothes, head, and accessories are worth the $10 alone, though. Especially that little harness thing. One of the ones I got came with a little box of grenades.

I guess the head could be transferred to other 9" bodies - I haven't investigated. They're definitely too big for an 8".

They are a tad taller as my Hasbro 9 inch figures. The heads pop on like Mego ones, but could be adapted to 9 inch figures, they are about the same size once you cut down the giraffe neck.