MAXx FX

[SeattleEd]

Never heard of this line until last night when I won an auction for a Freddy Krueger 9" on a mego type body:


Did more research and came across this site, The Life And Death of MAXx FX
Glad I did. If this line did come to fruition in it's truest sense, this would be one killer series. The premise is similar to the Captain Action toy series but a monster version. You have one figure, Maxx, who wears monster outfits just like the Combat Joes from Japan that wear Kaiju outfits like Godzilla, Gamera, etc.
Turns out that Matchbox ran this series straight into ground at the starting gate.
Apparently Matchbox found a "warehouse" full of Mego 9" bodies and decided to go that route. Interesting choice since they could have gone for better base bodies.

But check out the site that recounts the history of the line. The prototypes for the initial line are truly works of art. I like the nod to Westworld as well.

Somebody needs to bring life back to this line. I think Mel Birnkrant is a museum member as well?

[powersthatbe]

i had a maxx fx figure at the time it was alright

[MIB41]

Unfortunately Freddie was the only one that got produced. All the others are prototypes that never made it to the assembly line. I also have one mint in the box. Cool figure indeed!

[Earth 2 Chris]

The line definitely had lots of potential. If only they hadn't started out with a sadistic child molester. The classic monsters all have a certain amount of pathos about them. You could sympathize with all of them, even Dracula to a certain point, as he does what he does to survive. Characters like Freddy were just too nasty for parents to stomach, and as a parent now I'd be offended by a line of SAW toys marketed to kids.

As for the released Freddy figure, I read about the line in Model and Toy Collector magazine. They reported about the line being killed. The writer of the article was unsure if any of the produced figures would ever hit retail. Flash forward a few months, and a middle-school friend of mine comes in with a Freddy Krueger mask for Max FXX!!! I couldn't believe it. I grilled him and he told me he got it at Big Lots. After school I begged my mom to take me out there, and sure enough, I got the last one.

I still have it somewhere...

Chris

[SeattleEd]

That alien just incredible. Wish they made a Mego version.

[THE FALCON]

They all look great. Wish I had that Alien.

[samurainoir]

I am totally obsessed with Maxx Fx. Love the fact that his regular look in the prototype is Max Headroom.

[kennermike]

Never heard of this line until last night when I won an auction for a Freddy Krueger 9" on a mego type body:

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Loose-FREDDY-KRUEGER-8-figure-MAXX-FX-89-EX-Cond-2-Trading-Cards-MEGO-GI-Joe-/00/s/MTAyM1g3NDE=/$(KGrHqJ,!jYE5,zz!)LWBOc(vTnkgg~~60_12.JPG

Did more research and came across this site, The Life And Death of MAXx FX
Glad I did. If this line did come to fruition in it's truest sense, this would be one killer series. The premise is similar to the Captain Action toy series but a monster version. You have one figure, Maxx, who wears monster outfits just like the Combat Joes from Japan that wear Kaiju outfits like Godzilla, Gamera, etc.
Turns out that Matchbox ran this series straight into ground at the starting gate.
Apparently Matchbox found a "warehouse" full of Mego 9" bodies and decided to go that route. Interesting choice since they could have gone for better base bodies.

But check out the site that recounts the history of the line. The prototypes for the initial line are truly works of art. I like the nod to Westworld as well.

Somebody needs to bring life back to this line. I think Mel Birnkrant is a museum member as well?

http://melbirnkrant.com/maxxfx/images/grouplarge.jpg

http://melbirnkrant.com/matchbox/images/alienright.jpg

http://melbirnkrant.com/matchbox/images/creature1.jpg

http://melbirnkrant.com/matchbox/images/vampireright.jpg

http://melbirnkrant.com/matchbox/images/monster1.jpg

http://melbirnkrant.com/matchbox/images/3unpainted.jpg

http://melbirnkrant.com/matchbox/images/alienhead.jpg

http://melbirnkrant.com/maxxtoyfair/...alogue1_01.jpg

Dud when we took that trip to Spanway WA that lady had one MIB!

[MIB41]

I am totally obsessed with Maxx Fx. Love the fact that his regular look in the prototype is Max Headroom.

It's interesting that in that shot he appears to have a GI Joe body. At least the hands are indicative of that.

[SeattleEd]

It's interesting that in that shot he appears to have a GI Joe body. At least the hands are indicative of that.

According to the site, the idea for this line was to be 1/6 scale and he utilized GI Joe bodies and sculpted the parts onto them. It was later that he switched to the 9" Mego bodies. More cost effective.

[SeattleEd]

I am totally obsessed with Maxx Fx. Love the fact that his regular look in the prototype is Max Headroom.

Don't blame you, Ed. He even has a link to your blog site. Very cool.

I really feel this line should be made. It has brilliance written all over it and will cater to the collector market. More so now that the 1/6 is hot in the market. I'm sure Cotswald Collectibles will carry them.

Of course he can hook up with Cast-A-Way Toys or ZICA and go the 8" route!

[SeattleEd]

Dud when we took that trip to Spanway WA that lady had one MIB!

Yeah, but the problem is I would rip open the box so no point.

The one I got was loose so better for customization which was the point.

[kennermike]

Yeah, but the problem is I would rip open the box so no point.

The one I got was loose so better for customization which was the point.

man I wanted to be their to see you rip it to shreddsssss!!LOL

[tylerh]

These are ACHING to be made now!!!!! I wonder if he would be interested in doing a small run? The coolest ones are the Public Domain type characters - Love the werewolf (Although the Alien is my favorite I think - def NOT Public - ha)

[david_b]

I love the Maxx body, it's great to buy MIB ones; if nothing else, than to replace the Denys Tom Baker bodies with broken ankles with (same body mold..).

I scored a MIB Freddy a few years back for around $20, just for that purpose. Wasn't a bad deal at all.