The Punisher arrived today

[jreinhardt]

I agree with the quality of the figures between FTC and Diamond Select. But the Thor costume ripped when I tried to get it onto a type 1 body. The material doesn't give and ripped. Only problem other than two of the same hamds and Dr Mego took care of me on that. Customer service related to my problem of two right hands was fixed super quick and everything came out great.

As far as the painted heads I personally think they look awesome on the punisher figure. He is considered a fantasy mego in my eyes and look forward to getting one

[jayraytee]

The Marvel sets quality wise and design wise are far far superior to anything FTC has done. The head sculpts look perfect on these, the costumes look perfect, the bodies are not cheap crap. My only complaint is character selection. Quality is vastly important and FTC just hasn't figured that out yet.

[David Lee]

Yeah, me too. I LOVE the rubber gauntlets that FTC sells. Add those with colored hands and it looks much better.

Yeah I remember when Jason sculpted those and we produced them first...

[David Lee]

I agree with this. To me it seems to make less sense to cast the head in a different color and paint the skin. I realize the original Mego Batman did this, but like with that what you end up with is a paint rub blue nose. Not to mention the imperfect paint texture to the 'skin.' It looks plasticky.

It's not a deal breaker for me, but it's irritating forsure. More so when you realize there is no valid reason for it. If they explicitly tell the factory to mold in flesh they will. At these numbers there is no cost difference.the Chinese choose to paint because it keeps labor busy an that's their number one priority. I'm sure black plastic is cheaper,but again that's negligible on the number of figures they are producing. They just need to make the factory produce to their specs and not leave it up to the factory.

[The Bat]

For what it's worth, painted flesh heads are a deal breaker for me. Casting the head in flesh vs paint is what makes the difference between factory and custom in my opinion. I could make my own painted Punisher custom. I swapped out my mirror Kirk for a mego head because it bugged me too much.

Well said! Man, You hit the nail on the Head! Masks though I feel are different. DareDevil for example...most of the head is a mask and only a little flesh shows through. I prefer this...I wouldn't want it the other way around.

[jayraytee]

For what it's worth, painted flesh heads are a deal breaker for me. Casting the head in flesh vs paint is what makes the difference between factory and custom in my opinion. I could make my own painted Punisher custom. I swapped out my mirror Kirk for a mego head because it bugged me too much. But that's just my own preference. Other than that, I'd love to snag a retro figure.

I agree with this. To me it seems to make less sense to cast the head in a different color and paint the skin. I realize the original Mego Batman did this, but like with that what you end up with is a paint rub blue nose. Not to mention the imperfect paint texture to the 'skin.' It looks plasticky.

[Spyweb007]

I think the best thing about the Diamond mego sets is the fact that you get both the charm of the original mego and the more detailed, updated design. I hope they continue to produce new sets!

[Brown Bear]

For what it's worth, painted flesh heads are a deal breaker for me. Casting the head in flesh vs paint is what makes the difference between factory and custom in my opinion. I could make my own painted Punisher custom. I swapped out my mirror Kirk for a mego head because it bugged me too much. But that's just my own preference. Other than that, I'd love to snag a retro figure.

[GlobalObserver]

Yeah I don't want or need little Hot Toys, I don't begrudge those that do but they are not the "end all be all" for everybody.

I understand. Some of the NECA 1/9 figures have been nicely detailed, but they just don't evoke that feeling of nostalgia that more simply designed figures do.

[Timothy2251]

Got 2 of the Punisher sets on the way - one for me, one for my brother-in-law, who LOVES all things Punisher.

[The Bat]

I had to buy the Mezco's One:12 Ben Affleck BATMAN but that's it. I don't collect them or plan to buy anymore.

But if they were 8" Mego scale...I'd be going broke right now.

[warlock664]

Yeah I don't want or need little Hot Toys, I don't begrudge those that do but they are not the "end all be all" for everybody.

This!
I know a lot of people gush over Mezco's One:12 line, but they're not for me. I'll take the charm and imperfection of FTC's DC line over Mezco every time.

[palitoy]

I love the charm of classic MEGOs. They are so perfectly imperfect.

I think there is room in the hobby for both classic retro-style 1/9 figures and a higher end version.

Yeah I don't want or need little Hot Toys, I don't begrudge those that do but they are not the "end all be all" for everybody.

[Mego Milk]

ordered!
Looking forward to getting Punisher!!!

Keep making these please!

[GlobalObserver]

I love the charm of classic MEGOs. They are so perfectly imperfect.

I think there is room in the hobby for both classic retro-style 1/9 figures and a higher end version.

Mezco One:12's success hasn't done anything to harm other less expensive 1/12 lines. They can easily coexist.