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[DSTZach]

Darth Vader is a great example if you get the point of the example. If you made the Wolverine mask removable out of rubber in the format you did because you claim that is what Mego would of done.... then following that same logic if you were to get the Star Wars License... you would possibly do the same thing again with the Vader figure as you did with Wolverine.

Still an odd comparison, unless your point is "this idea is as dumb as this clearly much dumber idea." We were trying to re-create a skin-tight mask, and there's no way to make it out of fabric at that scale, so we used rubber. Darth Vader's helmet is not skin-tight, separates in half in the movie, has room for connectors and is made of plastic (well, maybe "metal," but really plastic), which is what toy helmets are already made of. There's no reason to make it out of a different material.

The only real comparison would be another superhero, because no one else wears a mask like this. I personally think a rubber Iron Man helmet would look good, but it's moot, because the retro-style figure will be based on the original. But we'll see what the modern one looks like.

The removable mask Mego Batman is really only a cool collectable for the nostalgia of it being the original format... just like the stirup pants, waffled mittens, and type 1 body. They are not a way to make a modern figure cooler.

Except this is not meant to be a "modern" figure, or even "cool." The "modern" style figure has a sculpted mask, the "retro" figure has the removable mask. I don't think anyone was trying to make the retro figure look "cooler," just be more fun and representative of how toys were made in that era -- also, what other repro figure would you do it on if not this one?

Note that the Spider-Man retro figure had a circle suit. Another thing Mego "fixed," because the later version looked better/more accurate.

[TRDouble]

Spider-Man is nearly sold out despite all of the complaining that went on over the price of these sets.

It is going to very interesting to see how the Wolverine set fares in sales.

[wise guy]

What mego would have done is less important than what the collectors will buy. I have pre ordered 1 wolverine because I like the sculpted mask but I would have bought at least 2 SETS if he came with 2 sculpted masks. Is'nt it more important to learn from these sets to increase sales instead of guessing what MEGO what have done.
Jayraytee is right that mego got away from these cowls and did not bring them back when they added new charectors like Ironman and Green Goblin . Since this forum is a big
chunk of people that buy remegos it is a good place to get an idea what people will buy versus we know what you wan't

[LonnieFisher]

Vader wouldn't have a form fitting mask. He's got a helmet. Just saying...

[jayraytee]

I haven't taken any good shots of the figure with the mask on. It actually looks pretty darn good. Sorry some of you won't be buying it.

And Darth Vader is still a terrible comparison. Making a removable Vader mask out of soft rubber would be as difficult and unlikely as making a removable Wolverine mask out of hard plastic.

Darth Vader is a great example if you get the point of the example. If you made the Wolverine mask removable out of rubber in the format you did because you claim that is what Mego would of done.... then following that same logic if you were to get the Star Wars License... you would possibly do the same thing again with the Vader figure as you did with Wolverine. That's the point. No matter who the character is, a big rubber removable mask is lame, so lame that Mego stopped doing it after their first attempt. They never made another after the original Batman and even revamped Batman without the removable mask. The removable mask Mego Batman is really only a cool collectable for the nostalgia of it being the original format... just like the stirup pants, waffled mittens, and type 1 body. They are not a way to make a modern figure cooler.

Mego made a better body, started heat pressing the suit emblems on (Fantastic Four), and abandoned the removable masks.

[Mego Milk]

I'm getting!!!

[DSTZach]

I haven't taken any good shots of the figure with the mask on. It actually looks pretty darn good. Sorry some of you won't be buying it.

And Darth Vader is still a terrible comparison. Making a removable Vader mask out of soft rubber would be as difficult and unlikely as making a removable Wolverine mask out of hard plastic.

[Teemu]

Yeah,they should of went Sculpted Head (in Yellow) all the way..I won't be buying this set...

[jayraytee]

Yeah the point is that the removable masks in this size of figure always look pretty bad. Thats why Mego abandoned it after the original Batman figure and went with the molded cowl version. I too wouldn't want to see a Darth Vader with a giant puffy, rubber, removable mask. If it could be done in hard plastic and not look terrible, then ok. But no one would want to see one done in the style and format of this Wolverine figure.

[wise guy]

For the record I am buying 2 Caps, 1 Wovie and 2 Thors I am just trying to get you to guys to do as good job on future stuff and I have lots of complaints
about FTC stuff that I am buying too. I really like Spidey and Thor and I know you guys do good work. Darth was a bad analogy what you do with Ironman and Daredevil
is what I am waiting on.

[DSTZach]

I am glad that they are not attempting Star Wars in this format because I don't think a removable cowl Darth Vader with 2 anakin heads and a huge ugly removable cowl would make it in to my collection

Aw, man, I thought you were cool with the set now! What happened!

Well, I don't know if that's a good comparison, because:
1. Darth Vader wore a helmet, and a removable helmet is the first thing I see people gush over on any good Darth Vader figure.
2. Darth Vader didn't spend 50% of his time with his helmet off, like Wolverine does.
3. The Wolverine set actually does come with a non-removable-masked Wolverine head, just to a different costume. So if Darth Vader had a second, awesome brown costume that he wore for a while in the 1980s, you would get that helmet. And it would not come off.

[DSTZach]

It is a packaged sample that we got in early, meaning not part of the main shipment. I believe it is part of the same main production run, so everything should be the same.

[Bronxboykev]

Watch the Video again guys... He Clearly States "EARLY PACKING SAMPLE" not Final Product

[scott metzger]

it's final...did you see the video?

I know the packaging was final, just wasn't sure if that applied to all the contents, as well.

[Teemu]

I was assuming that was just for the packaging sample; I can't see that happening with the finished product.

it's final...did you see the video?