Any interest in a repro Aquaman vs The Great White Shark set?

[reevefan78]

Update on 'Aquashark' and repro box 3.26.11

There's been some down time this past week and a half or so in this thread so I thought I would update it with news from dengar (the 'Aquashark' repro box maker) and my buddy that is working on the 'Aquashark' repro casts.

Dengar received the backing board that I ordered and had shipped to his address. Below is a message I got from him today (Saturday, April, 26, 2011).

got the boards.... they were packed ok, took one out seemed fine... package must have weighed
80 lbs at least...... I'm sure the fed ex guy hates me....

The boards are a lighter and better weight for this particular project than what can normally be found in most art supply stores and will duplicate the look of the original box a bit better than using white artist boards.

Also, despite having a set back in one of his other paying projects, my buddy that is working on the 'Aquashark' should be back on this project this weekend and if all goes well will be able to get this done in the next week or so to have the final mold and master cast available for show by the first part of April. As soon as he releases an image that I can post I'll be sure to put it up here. Stay tuned, more to follow soon!

[Mr Mego]

Looks really neat.

BTW, I always hated how Mego designed that box with the shark's fin blocking Aquaman's head.

Yeah, that's bothering me can't see his head, lol.

Kris, can you move the Aquaman to the left side a bit more so we can see his head with smile or big grin face?

I'd display it without the oven mits

LOL! Yeah, but he need his oven mittens to baking foods then feeding his Shark buddy.

Yeah, personally I like the regular hands Aquaman better.....he just looks more like Aquaman with his green mittens!

Yep, that way looks right as the original one you have.

BTW, your prototype insert box looks freaking amazing with repro Aquaman vs Shark box!!!!!

[reevefan78]

Yeah, personally I like the regular hands Aquaman better.....he just looks more like Aquaman with his green mittens!

Good point Thomas. And gloves do not fit over the webbed hands anyway. So for every time you see someone asking about a carded Aquaman, "Don't you want to open it and see if it has webbed hands?", the answer is it won't have them. And along the same lines, the boxed playset didn't come with them either as they were sold wearing gloves as well. Webbed handed Aquaman is shown gloveless in the Mego catalogs with the shark, which is where that misconception comes from. But gloves do not fit and they'd likely split if someone attempted to force them on.

[stabilio]

With the gloves on you wouldn't see the webbed hands anyway, so why bother

Good point Thomas. And gloves do not fit over the webbed hands anyway. So for every time you see someone asking about a carded Aquaman, "Don't you want to open it and see if it has webbed hands?", the answer is it won't have them. And along the same lines, the boxed playset didn't come with them either as they were sold wearing gloves as well. Webbed handed Aquaman is shown gloveless in the Mego catalogs with the shark, which is where that misconception comes from. But gloves do not fit and they'd likely split if someone attempted to force them on.

[noelani72]

With the gloves on you wouldn't see the webbed hands anyway, so why bother

I'd display it without the oven mits
It will never happen anyways...no way Berto would do it; can't say I blame him since there has never been another pair of hands ever found.

I'd never paid such a premium on a shark, moreless a boxed one until this run got started.

[clemso]

Now all we need is a Patrick Duffy custom

[Meule]

I think you'll need to talk to Blue Meanie about that......if I recall correctly he said he has the only one known to exist.......would make a cool set though.

With the gloves on you wouldn't see the webbed hands anyway, so why bother

[reevefan78]

Mmmmmmmmmm.......don't know about that. In order to make a mold and cast the webbed Aqua-hands you'd have to remove the hands which means removing the pin that connects the hand to the wrists first. Personally I don't know anyone in their right mind that would want to do that....other than perhaps myself, but then again I spend a lot of time in my left mind so there you go, LOL.

lol, yea...can he be persuaded perhaps?

[noelani72]

I think you'll need to talk to Blue Meanie about that......if I recall correctly he said he has the only one known to exist.......would make a cool set though.

lol, yea...can he be persuaded perhaps?

[Twiki1979]

How much is one of these gonna cost??

[Mikey]

Looks really neat.

BTW, I always hated how Mego designed that box with the shark's fin blocking Aquaman's head.

[reevefan78]

I think you'll need to talk to Blue Meanie about that......if I recall correctly he said he has the only one known to exist.......would make a cool set though.

good grief that is freaking amazing.
just need a webhands aquaman now.

[MegoNutt]

unbelievable! it looks sooo awesome. i'm gonna have to find a way to buy one of these puppies. add me to the list, for sure.

[JMC]

I oh so want one!!!!

[noelani72]

good grief that is freaking amazing.
just need a webhands aquaman now.