Pike & Salt Vampire Coooool

[Mikey]

Pike looks like he fell straight out of the Filmation Star Trek cartoon and I'm loving it. It goes along nicely with the Mego bridge and Klingon.

I agree.

The original Mr Spock and Scotty have the same cartoonie look and nobody ever complains.

[kerowack]

I picked them up today at 4th World in Smithtown, NY. I knew the Salt Vampire was gonna look great, but Pike is a lot better in person IMO. I was NOT impressed with the online pictures, but he's really cool and fits in with the rest of them.

I'd love for this series to continue, but I think we'll be lucky if we see Vina/Chapel.....

[drmego]

We sent the factory a head that was 105% expecting shrinkage.
It looks like the factory thought the head was 100% - maybe
they think all caucasian have swelled heads!

[MEGOMAN]

Right on Doc!!!! These look really great! I'm ordering mine now!!!!

[johnmiic]

... maybe they think all caucasian have swelled heads!

LOL! I know I do!

So why have the head painted flesh instead of using the standard Mego un-painted flesh?

[Barnabas Collins]

So why have the head painted flesh instead of using the standard Mego un-painted flesh?

Yeah, I want to know that, too. Now, bring on Miss Chapel and Vina!

Barnabas Collins

[potablog]

We sent the factory a head that was 105% expecting shrinkage.
It looks like the factory thought the head was 100% - maybe
they think all caucasian have swelled heads!

Yeah, that's what I was thinking might have happened...

Add me to the voices asking why the head has painted flesh instead of the standard skin-toned plastic...

Potablog

[zeedox]

can i be added to that list too?

paint seems kinda thick and i have a tiny imperfection from the paint too on his cheek. Great figures either way. I think it worries me tho to make a Pike without his crew. I like completion with things like that. I will tell you tho makes me really want to have TNG retros.

[megoscott]

This head shrinkage thing seems like a real hit or miss deal. Not an exact science at all.

[Mikey]

Given the choice, I would much rather have a slightly oversized head figure than one with a laughably long neck like the new Kirk.

[captact]

Question to those who already have Pike and removed him from the card...Have you removed the head? is the neck peg molded in Flesh color rubber???? My hopes are removing all the flesh paint and redo the eyes and brow to make him look more like Pike....let me know guys!
Ray

[drmego]

I did remove the head and the color of the cast is very close to the
paint color. I will try to find out more.

[captact]

I did remove the head and the color of the cast is very close to the
paint color. I will try to find out more.

Thanks doc,..it would help a lot! Will you have them for sale too?
Ray

[Barnabas Collins]

Given the choice, I would much rather have a slightly oversized head figure than one with a laughably long neck like the new Kirk.

I would certainly rather have over-sized heads than under-sized. Some of the Playmates Star Trek-2009 12" figures have terribly tiny heads, compared to the bodies.

I got mine in the mail today from Newforcecomics.com and I'm glad I bought them. As mentioned previously, bring on Nurse Chapel and Vina!!

Barnabas Collins

[galaxyexplorer42]

Salt Vampire is the coolest re-Mego figure since the Universal Monsters, in my opinion. I can't wait to get it... EE still shows "Comming in July 2011"...... Waiting patiently....