EMCE's WGSH...exact Replicas?

[JediJaida]

EMCE's WGSH...exact Replicas?

The reason the Famous Covers line did so badly wasn't because of accuracy; they were plenty accurate.

However, they were also ugly as all get out.

Every single one of them looked as if he/she were constipated, and had this awful rictus on his/her face!

Besides, this is Doc we're talking about. He's waaaaaaaayyyy better than those dipsticks were.

To think I almost bought their Black Widow figure way back when.

FC was in it mainly, in my own opinion, for the profits.

Doc wants to make money too, heck we all do, but he at least pays attention to what the customer wants in a collector figure!

Considering the kind of fabric that was available in the 70's for the Mego line, the ones that are available today are loads better.

Sure the fabrics were mostly knit, but were they comparable to Spandex?

No.

I would like to see a new WGSH line come out.

[megocrazy]

Let me get a license first!

OK!! when??? I know I'm just starting trouble.

I think things are looking pretty good right now. I always said WGSH too, but after seeing Jay's stuff, I have to say I'm pretty psyched. I actually think some independant characters could fill the bill. Nothing says WGSH has to be DC or Marvel. What's the true definition of World's Greatest?? Haven't customs done a pretty good job of filling the Marvel DC gaps? I am really interested to see what other independant artists are willing to put the cash to see their own designs in plastic. I'm guessing the biggest exposure will be the NY Comicon in Feb. I think Jay said he would be there, and Doc also. I want to see what other artists think of what Jay is doing. I tried some speculation and looked hard at what many said when the Trek guys came out. The overwhelming majority said EMCE should not do Kirk and Klingon,myself included honestly, but with the announcement of Diamond doing a second wave obviously speculation was wrong. If you make it they will buy, and evidently they did. Maybe we don't need licenses to get what we really need. Trek will produce 4 new figures. That was the goal. Doc said he could get there and he has. They look just like the figures Mego would have done except they're brand spankin new. Basically for collectors it's the best of both worlds. New stuff just like the old stuff. We're seeing 4 new Trek's plus Jay's characters. By no means ignoring Castaway's 4 new figures either. That makes at least 9 new figures plus any already speculated variants that will follow. What's it been, just over three years since EMCE first announced the Trek figures? I think that's pretty good. We still don't really know what the future holds. 3 years ago few thought EMCE would ever reach the Sulu and Chekov stage much less Khan and a new Gorn sculpt. This was a dream born in Paul's basement. Who ever thought any superhero would be produced. Most figured DC or Marvel would need to be involved, but perhaps the near future will prove that assumption incorrect. Maybe we'll all end up getting exactly what we want in a way we haven't even thought of yet.

[megozilla13]

I say make them exactly the same to the very last detail, even the packaging!!!!!!! offer them boxed and carded!!!!!!!!!!


mikej

[drmego]

Let me get a license first!

[The Bat]

I'd want them exactly the same. Maybe with updated version as well. Like a Batman 2 pack. Exact (or as close as possible) remake and an updated version.

Hey....that's a good call...I like the 2 Pack idea!!

[Raydeen1]

I'd want them exactly the same. Maybe with updated version as well. Like a Batman 2 pack. Exact (or as close as possible) remake and an updated version. That would be cool. As long as it goes NO WHERE near the FC look. Blech.

[The Bat]

(1)Unless EMCE totally rethought the whole concept of their
nostalgic lines, they'd be manufactured as replicas...at least first...
They are collector's toys...replicas based on an old line and that's that
when it comes to the reasons of doing this in the first place.
Add to that the other lines are doing just fine...and THEY
were produced in that manner...if it ain't broke...

Ah...but Doc's not sticking STRICTLY to the replica Business Hue...otherwise He would have slapped a brown Lizard Head on the Klingon...but instead He's giving Us an entirely NEW Sculpt! Not the mention adding Checkov & Sulu! Way to go Paul!!!!!!!!!!

My point was...if these ever did get to the Mass Market(like Toys R' Us)...that old Mego molded Cowl Batman Head would never fly!

[huedell]

Kind of thought the idea behind EMCE was to bring the "Mego" style figures back not redo the line. Once you start making changes to them they will loose that Mego feel and become something else entirely. I'm seeing talk of bulking up the bodies and make them more modern I think that was done with The Famous Covers and look how those did.

Paul I think what you have done with Star Trek is GREAT and POTA Looks awsome as well hope you keep making your EMCE's the same as you have been.

The changes EMCE has been dioscussing are minor changes---
and only AFTER Mgo-like replicas have been made.
I think as long as you keep "replicas" as the root of the company/lines
that there's a solid consistency there of a "gameplan" or whatever you'd
call it.

Famous Covers is bad example to use to compare/contrast because
they are in a different scale (not as connected to what Mego actually did
as EMCE) and, more importantly, weren't sold in the collectibles market.

[huedell]

I'm not saying that kitschy is a bad thing. Sometimes it's really cute,
and Mego definitely fit that mold.

I guess that's a good selling point for people who want to buy "cute toys"
for their kids---or themselves or whoever.

I was pretty sure that this line was primarily aimed at collector's
though---and that's where the prime value of that "70s look" lies.

To do these Doc would have to get approval from DC and theres no
way they would let him make superheroes without making Superman and
Batman right upfront.

Wish they would have had that attitude with their recent 3 1/2 inch figure line
---I might have bought a Superman or Batman.

If EMCE Trek is any indication of the order of releases---then yeah---
they'd get Bats and Supes out pretty fast---but DC might take
a different attitude----you never know. It's interesting to guess about
though.

Characters like GL, Flash, and Lex Luthor are such a famillar names and
costumes (70s)---it'd make fine sense to get those out in the first wave,
in my humble opinion.

[Wise4671]

Kind of thought the idea behind EMCE was to bring the "Mego" style figures back not redo the line. Once you start making changes to them they will loose that Mego feel and become something else entirely. I'm seeing talk of bulking up the bodies and make them more modern I think that was done with The Famous Covers and look how those did.

Paul I think what you have done with Star Trek is GREAT and POTA Looks awsome as well hope you keep making your EMCE's the same as you have been.

[huedell]

(1)Unless EMCE totally rethought the whole concept of their
nostalgic lines, they'd be manufactured as replicas...at least first...
They are collector's toys...replicas based on an old line and that's that
when it comes to the reasons of doing this in the first place.
Add to that the other lines are doing just fine...and THEY
were produced in that manner...if it ain't broke...

and

(2) Yeah, yeah...techinically they are EMCE and not Megos
(although the replicas are meant to look like them)
STILL...Megos or not....barring any legal problem,
they'd be called "WGSH" as that's the line they'd be mimicking
just like "STAR TREK" is "STAR TREK" Megos or not.

[The Bat]

or why call them repro's they would be new figures not megos.

So don't call them Repros. They're not Megos anyway...They're EMCE...Mego has been gone since 1982.

[Meule]

Personally, I'd rather have updated figures than replicas of the originals. And hey, if DC and Marvel were to give approval I bet they'd rather have modern updated figures too in stead of figures with a 70's feel to them. Besides, what kid would recognize Catwoman in that outfit?

[Wise4671]

JediJaida Wrote

:That's one thing that I don't remember Mego doing, was Secret Identities."


Mego did Alter Egos Check the museum (Clark Kent,Peter Parker, Dick Grayson and Bruce Wayne)
pages for pics.

[Wise4671]

I have an 8 year old that loves the way the original Mego's look. If Paul were able to do Heros I think they should be done exactly like the originals or why call them repro's they would be new figures not megos.