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I got to thinking about some of the comments in the other thread. About a retro style line of figures vs a line of figures from the retro 70s era.
It was always my understanding that EMCE intended to not create a line of "retro" or 70s era figures, but a retro style figure line encorporating from any era as if Mego had never ended. This of course is the more brilliant option, appealing to more fans old and young who like characters from any era, but done in that old classic style.
But, here is the question.. What would we of had if Mego had never folded? What would they be making today? Would they still be making figures with oven mits and those this hard plastic boots? Or would they of changed things over the years? Would the Mego design style still be encorporated into the figures, meaning the semi-cartoon-look to their faces and simplistic designs? What lines would we of possibly seen over the years?
I think they would of ditched the oven mits, and probably changed the boots simply because that would of been an improvement. I could see them of producing Star Wars or possibly Indiana Jones figures. I am sure they would of continued to make modern super heroes as well as figures from eras of the past. (Having said that, I do as well prefer figures from the 70s like the ones I grew up with. I just know they would not of tried to only market to that narrow tiny audience.) A lot of new characters could end up being peg warmers, but a lot of old characters could as well, and did. Hense the one Cheetah per case vs the three Wonder Womans or whatever.
I do think the changes in design would of been slow, because for example when they made Thor, it was intended that he would be played with along side of Superman. So the size and general characteristics would of been uniform. By the time they made Thor, they did even change the boot style, but his costume and cape was made from the same material as old Supe's. And Iron Man not only had different boot sculpts, he also didn't have the oven mits but instead had those solid fist gloves.
It was always my understanding that EMCE intended to not create a line of "retro" or 70s era figures, but a retro style figure line encorporating from any era as if Mego had never ended. This of course is the more brilliant option, appealing to more fans old and young who like characters from any era, but done in that old classic style.
But, here is the question.. What would we of had if Mego had never folded? What would they be making today? Would they still be making figures with oven mits and those this hard plastic boots? Or would they of changed things over the years? Would the Mego design style still be encorporated into the figures, meaning the semi-cartoon-look to their faces and simplistic designs? What lines would we of possibly seen over the years?
I think they would of ditched the oven mits, and probably changed the boots simply because that would of been an improvement. I could see them of producing Star Wars or possibly Indiana Jones figures. I am sure they would of continued to make modern super heroes as well as figures from eras of the past. (Having said that, I do as well prefer figures from the 70s like the ones I grew up with. I just know they would not of tried to only market to that narrow tiny audience.) A lot of new characters could end up being peg warmers, but a lot of old characters could as well, and did. Hense the one Cheetah per case vs the three Wonder Womans or whatever.
I do think the changes in design would of been slow, because for example when they made Thor, it was intended that he would be played with along side of Superman. So the size and general characteristics would of been uniform. By the time they made Thor, they did even change the boot style, but his costume and cape was made from the same material as old Supe's. And Iron Man not only had different boot sculpts, he also didn't have the oven mits but instead had those solid fist gloves.
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