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  • Ben
    mego nut
    • Nov 18, 2010
    • 131

    Apes

    Will we see any more apes from EMCE?
  • misterdroid
    Banned
    • Jan 10, 2008
    • 561

    #2
    According to to what was said on the podcast featuring them, the answer is a big no.

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    • Delusional B
      Museum Super Collector
      • Nov 14, 2007
      • 208

      #3
      Bummer, too... I'm loving all the various new ReMegos but not getting more Apes is a pretty big disappointment. I understand things have to sell well to keep getting made but the Mego Ape line was my favorite, as a kid. I was SO looking forward to the Apes getting the same treatment as the EMCE Trek line... new characters and what-not.

      Hey, at least we got four.
      Yesterville Toy Room

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      • MIB41
        Eloquent Member
        • Sep 25, 2005
        • 15633

        #4
        From what I understood, the line was not terribly successful so additional characters were not made. That's too bad too because they were absolutely perfect replicas of the Mego originals. Flawless. I guess the market just wasn't big enough at that time. Perhaps with the success of this last apes film and a sequel in the making, new interest will bloom. Of course with renewed popularity there's no telling what the license will cost to make these again.

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        • Chris
          Persistent Member
          • Dec 23, 2009
          • 2279

          #5
          My hope (besides new figures) was a repro Fortress. It's the one ape item that I really wish I have.
          If a Mego figure of God did not exist, it would be necessary for EMCE to invent him.

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          • Gordon
            New Member
            • Feb 1, 2012
            • 4

            #6
            Were there only four of the POTA repro figures releases? (Soldier, Cornelius, Zauis, and Zira)

            Thanks

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            • Mr Mego
              Aka GeneralApeGuy
              • Oct 19, 2003
              • 8700

              #7
              Originally posted by Gordon
              Were there only four of the POTA repro figures releases? (Soldier, Cornelius, Zauis, and Zira)

              Thanks
              Yeah, they're released in few years ago but drmego stopped making the next set of other Apes, Atronaut, Peter and Alan.

              Oh, well......... I'll try to making repro variation General Ursus, Urko and Soldier Apes outfits, 1 repro Astronaut and ordering DM brown Ape bodies, boots, moccasins, rifles, bandos, helmet and clamshells from his Website Dr. Mego's Repros and ordering repro cards Rebox your Mego from our member mego73........
              Last edited by Mr Mego; Feb 2, '12, 11:19 PM.
              Wanted to buy pair original shoes for vintage WOZ Wizard

              My Good Buyers/Sellers/Traders list in here.

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              • drmego
                EMCE Toys
                • Jun 15, 2001
                • 2411

                #8
                The license was only for the first movie - I still wanted to make more
                figures, but management at Diamond nixed it.

                I own all the tooling and someday I will re-visit Apes.
                www.drmego.com
                www.megoman.com
                www.emcetoys.com

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                • rche
                  channeling Bob Wills
                  • Mar 26, 2008
                  • 7391

                  #9
                  it would be great if it was cost effective enough to do a knockoff line of similarsimians.
                  It almost worked for ahi. Who made Astro-apes? Did they have any legal issues? How about Tong action apeman?

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                  • Mego-Amigo
                    Persistent Member
                    • Jun 22, 2011
                    • 1043

                    #10
                    Great to hear you say you will revisit Apes one day Paul. There have been many awesome Re-Mego lines pop up in the last few years and I love and collect many of them but my top two, Star Trek and POTA, are in serious need of completing the original Mego characters. Three Trek and 6 Apes to go.

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                    • Robin NY
                      Museum Super Collector
                      • Nov 13, 2008
                      • 240

                      #11
                      Doc how about a generic "Astronaut" figure?

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                      • Chris
                        Persistent Member
                        • Dec 23, 2009
                        • 2279

                        #12
                        Originally posted by drmego
                        I own all the tooling and someday I will re-visit Apes.
                        C'mon. We just need one Taylor and Gorilla that looks like it's from the movie.
                        If a Mego figure of God did not exist, it would be necessary for EMCE to invent him.

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                        • Robin NY
                          Museum Super Collector
                          • Nov 13, 2008
                          • 240

                          #13
                          a Julius would be great also

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                          • Mr Mego
                            Aka GeneralApeGuy
                            • Oct 19, 2003
                            • 8700

                            #14
                            If set of Taylor and Nova will be great also....
                            Wanted to buy pair original shoes for vintage WOZ Wizard

                            My Good Buyers/Sellers/Traders list in here.

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                            • raider5gt
                              Museum Tree Cutter
                              • Nov 25, 2007
                              • 1911

                              #15
                              A General Ape and Astronaught would be cool,to round out the set.

                              Never stand behind a cow when it sneezes.

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