ZICA Male Body v.2

[ZICA]

So, is the male body officially cancelled/postponed?

The male body is postponed until I can see how well the female body sells. Also, if the male body does go into production it won't be like the prototype version that's been seen in the images. I'm going back to the drawing board and hopefully adding in improved articulation.

[MIB41]

Hey Craig, does this mean that any licensed product you'll be putting out will be strictly female characters?

[ZICA]

Hey Craig, does this mean that any licensed product you'll be putting out will be strictly female characters?

For now I don't have any plans to put out licensed properties that would use the female body, I'm mainly focusing on the customizing market. Also, I'd rather have a male body ready before I start looking for licensed properties again that could be done in the 8" scale. Unfortunately it seems like all the cool properties are being gobbled up pretty fast so by the time I have a male body made there probably won't be anything left.

[browboy71]

I plan on using the superior body style you have for sale now for all my future custom jobs.

[Scousebadger]

The male body is postponed until I can see how well the female body sells. Also, if the male body does go into production it won't be like the prototype version that's been seen in the images. I'm going back to the drawing board and hopefully adding in improved articulation.

Be interesting to see what innovations you come up with!

As for licenses, just because some are held by other companies now doesn't mean they'll still have them when your new male body is ready.

[JediJaida]

Try for the Zorro license. No one's using it, are they?

[Timothy2251]

More custom parts and outfits are always welcome, Craig!

[ribefex]

Craig, if you're going to redesign the male body, then I suggest -I beg you, I implore you!- ...to think of some way to make it compatible with Mego type heads.
Maybe we could suggest some ideas here.

[ZICA]

Craig, if you're going to redesign the male body, then I suggest -I beg you, I implore you!- ...to think of some way to make it compatible with Mego type heads.
Maybe we could suggest some ideas here.

The design style I'm looking to go with on the new male body should work with Mego type heads. However, the neck plug would have to be cut off for them to be compatible.

[ribefex]

Thank you, Craig. At first it seems a great news (I do not know if you already mentioned here), but the truth is I'm not quite sure what you mean by "cut off the neck plug". You mean we would have to cut all that part of the Mego neck that is normally embedded, and remains hidden, within a Mego body?
Apologies for my English. I can not wait to see the prototype of this.

[ZICA]

Thank you, Craig. At first it seems a great news (I do not know if you already mentioned here), but the truth is I'm not quite sure what you mean by "cut off the neck plug". You mean we would have to cut all that part of the Mego neck that is normally embedded, and remains hidden, within a Mego body?
Apologies for my English. I can not wait to see the prototype of this.

Yes, it's the part of the neck that's inserted and hidden within a Mego body. removing it would make an opening at the bottom of the neck so that the head could be placed onto a neck post adapter.

No need to apologize for your English, it's fine.

Craig

[ribefex]

Cut that part will be a difficult decision. It is an aggressive and irreversible process. Not for original Megos certainly. Let's see what will be the body quality of the pile of lines that CTVT announced last week ... Thanks anyway for offering the option.

[sprytel]

I agree the "destructive" solution is less than ideal. I assume it wouldn't work for resin heads, either (since the inside wouldn't be hollow).

I am just brainstorming here... but I am thinking some sort of system where you loosen a screw or 2 on the back, and replace the neck plug to turn it from an "outie" to an "innie". Unless, of course, the neck plug would occupy space that is needed for other internal parts.

[ZICA]

Cut that part will be a difficult decision. It is an aggressive and irreversible process. Not for original Megos certainly. Let's see what will be the body quality of the pile of lines that CTVT announced last week ... Thanks anyway for offering the option.

I agree the "destructive" solution is less than ideal. I assume it wouldn't work for resin heads, either (since the inside wouldn't be hollow).

I am just brainstorming here... but I am thinking some sort of system where you loosen a screw or 2 on the back, and replace the neck plug to turn it from an "outie" to an "innie". Unless, of course, the neck plug would occupy space that is needed for other internal parts.

The reason that this has to be done is because the internal mechanisms that are needed for the shoulder/arm articulation won't allow enough space for the neck plug to fit inside. If you look at just about any modern 1/6 scale body that has this type of articulation you'll see what I'm talking about. A Hot Toys Truetype body is a good example. These bodies use a separate adapter piece for heads that have hollow necks. The adapter has a small tip on it that the neck fits over.

[sprytel]

I was worried it was something like that. That's unfortunate. But I suspect the customizing community will find a way to convert existing resin heads to support this new connector. They're a resourceful bunch.