8 Reasons to Attend Mego Meet 2008

With this year's fourth annual Mego Meet Convention fast approaching and looking like it'll be a great event, it was high time to extoll the virtues and give reason to those uncomfortably sitting on the fence about attending.

1) The Official Keychain : Thanks to the ferocius generosity of Mike Conlon, Megomeet attendees get a free MegoMeet/Mego Museum key chain this year. This thing is sweet too, a lot of love went into it. So much so you won't want to actually use it but will likely keep it "MIB"

2) Dealers Room : This should come as a no brainer, our dealers room has been for the last events an incredible concentration of toys produced by Mego Corporation, along with replicas, mego-esque items and enough customs fodder to keep you going for the rest of the year.

3) Full Frontal Nerdity : One should never discount the euphoria of being a room of people who totally get it, people who hear "Type 1 and Type 2" and don't think it's a discussion of diabetes.

4) Panel Discussions: Guest speakers talk about Mego centric topics, this year's speakers include Dr. MEgo AKA Paul Clarke who will discuss EMCE toys "Planet of the Apes" and "Star Trek" lines.

5) It's in a Toy Museum!: The Kruger Street Toy Museum is an attraction in itself and a great place to take break and wander. Also it's a completely family friendly venue.

6) The Mego Display: Each year a wonderful display of Mego is put up at the Kruger museum, MIB, loose and custom items are on display. Even if it doesn't inspire you to spend, you can soak in the trip down memory lane.

7) Exclusive Figure: Like every year, Chris Johnson has put together a new exclusive for the event. Click here to read the announcement of this year's figure.

8) Mego Museum Raffle: You don't have to attend to get in on the Megomeet raffle but it sure adds to the fun. Great prizes are being added each day, check it out.

So there you have it, 8 reasons to attend Mego Meet, a celebration of the World's Greatest Toy Company, hope to see you there this June.

Mego Meet Website

The Mego Superheroes Still Strong in 1979 Wards

To start a new month off right why not showcase a beautiful page such as this in the Mego Museum Department Store Catalog Archive . The 1979 Mongomery Wards Catalog had an impressive selection of Mego Superheroes including the Elastic Heroes and the larger then life play set The Wayne Foundation.

Buy and Trade Mego Superheroes at the Mego Museum Forums, click here

Speaking of Superheroes, check out this killer Mr.Fantastic figure, it's this week's custom spotlight. Check out all the cool goodies at Custom Mego.

Only two months left for Megomeet, the world's only Mego Convention. Check out the official site for more information.

Soldier Apes Fan Out

"They're all tame until they take a chunk out of you"-Julius

The ground troops begin their hunt for the astronauts with the third card in the series, the Silver Soldier Ape. Scott has created a unique card for each Soldier Ape variation, stay tuned for the next installment in this series.

General Ursus sponsored by Meule, Merlyn, Thunderbolt, Doc Dracko and Critter2, thanks guys!

Stay tuned to the Mego Forums for how to get your cards

Rare Superman from Peru

Thanks to Rudy we have pics of the ultra rare Superman figure from Basa (Peru). Very few of these are known to exist and we're lucky to have shots of it.

Jason has created a pretty fantastic mego sized version of Corsair from the pages of the X-Men. Check it out here.

Ray posted this great video of one of Scott's Dida play sets from last weekend's Megomeet. Well worth a look

Rare Canadian Micronauts Spread

Terrific and personal addition to the department of catalogs today, it's a rare page from the 1979 Eaton's Toy Flier. Showcasing the Mego Micronauts, seeing as Eatons is the place I got most of my micronauts, you can figure out why it's so personal. Look for the rest of the flier on Plaidstallions.

Customs Spotlight this week goes to all the folks who donated for the Megomeet auction, what a fantastic success it was and we want to thank everyone for their generosity.

Mego Meet Recap Part 4

Mego Meet Part 4: Presentations

One of the terrific things about getting so many Mego collectors in one place is the willingness of so many of them to share their areas of expertise. The Megomeet seminars are a big part of the event, I'm always amazed at how quickly these things fill up.

The Morning was started with Chris Johnson giving a talk on the Mego military lines.

Chris has to be one of the leading experts on lines such as Mego's First Action Figure Fighting Yank, the Lion Rock World War 2 line and Mego's final foray into action Figures, Eagle Force.

And wow, did he bring props! Chris's talk was peppered with his outstanding collection, the audience was able to see everything Chris was talking about.

After the break, I gave my presentation on two of my obsessions, Comic Action and Pocket Heroes. Ray Miller graciously loaned me some pieces from his collection for display.

I was blown away by the genuine interest that was generated during my talk, everybody was very receptive.

Mike Jimenez followed with an excellent piece on Mego Planet of the Apes figures. Mike knows his stuff when it comes to the Apes and his presentation was not only informative but entertaining as well.

I left Mike's session wanting to rebuild my Apes collection and began eyeing a boxed throne set on a table in the dealers room.

Around Noon we all broke for the group photo to commemorate the event.

After the short break, Derek Richardson gave one of the most attended sessions at the whole event, "Restoring and Cleaning Figures". Derek is a wizard at repairing and fixing play worn figures and folks were anxious to learn just how he does it.

This was followed by the widely attened "Customs Q & A" which featured some huge talents such as Brian Leitner, John Farley and Dave McCormick fielding questions on their techniques. This was the perfect segway into our first annual Custom Auction, in which folks donated their custom figures to the museum.

The second annual Megomeet raffle was a huge success with a staggering amount of prizes being donated this year. A nice mix of attendees and online members won this year.

After the raffle it was time for the final session of the day, Museum "Q & A" which generated some interesting feedback for the site. Then is was time to clean up, say our goodbyes and move onto Undo's for the Mego Meet dinner which was attended by about half of the day's attendees.

It dawned on me there that the show in itself is truly unique. All of the attendees could easily buy toys from Ebay but they give their time, their energy and often come halfway across the country to be a part of a community. It's humbling to watch it happen, it's not about any individual or who has what, it's about sharing the experience with a hall full of people who get it. That's what makes Megomeet a success, well that and all the work Dave McCormick puts into it every year.

As I drove home the next day, I thought about how I could help to make next year better, it's infectious! I also couldn't wait to show my son our new playset, an amazing gift from a friend.

Hope to see some new faces next time at Mego Meet 2008!

Mego Meet 2007 Recap Part Two

Mego Meet Saturday: Dealer's Room

Somehow I managed to make it to the Meet on time despite only getting four hours sleep. The first things I noticed were Scott's amazing Dida Displays were set up complete with figures. These sets were terrific looking in pictures but even better in person. I wanted to take every one of them home and I wasn't along in that feeling.

Fortunately for everyone there was a ton of distraction in terms of other things to potentially purchase. No matter what you were into, there was something there be it Apes, heroes, rare comic action hero pieces to reproductions to custom figures and parts. I'd honestly have to say this was the most Mego I've ever seen at a toy show and on top of that, there were deals to be had at every turn.

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John brought his amazing customs.

The Type 3 Toys table.

Brian Leitner brought custom parts including the suits that folks rave about.

Charlie and Dan brought an impressive assortment of loose and packaged Mego, a lot of bargains were present!

Scott's Dida sets can be seen in this picture, more on those in part 3.

Roberto did not disapoint this year, bringing his usual amazing assortment.

James Gallo make the trek this year bringing with him an amazing amount of rarities.

Mego Meet 2007 Recap Part One

Mego Meet Friday Night

Got into Wheeling this past Friday later than usual thanks to some predictable highway construction. After checking in, I made my way over to the Toy and Train Museum. Despite having been there two times before, it's always exciting to see new and old faces. Not to mention, a whole dealers room dedicated to my favourite subject, Mego toys.



Upon entering the museum, it felt incredibly familiar, certainly not like it had been a year since the last event. After saying my hello's I started perusing the partially set up dealer room and it dawned on me how packed full of Mego it was this year. With dealers extending all the way to the cafteria (and dealers in the cafeteria!) and more to come, this was promising to be an expensive weekend.

One thing about Megomeet is that time flies, mostly because everywhere you go, you run into someone you know. That's the same with money regrettably, after running into Scott Arendsen, Dan Crandall and Steve Moore to settle pre-arranged deals, I was left in need of a bank machine. Wiped out before the show opens, that's got to be a record for me, not that I'm complaining!

I finally tracked down show poobah Dave McCormick, who looked surprisingly rested for a man with no sleep. I had yet to see Scott Adams, Dave informed me Scott had set up an impromptu workshop in the back busily constructing his Dida Displaysets.

It was pretty cool seeing these come together, over a short time I got to see skyscrapers, superhero headquarters, even a pirate ship materalize! I just wish I could have helped.

Food arrived sometime during the evening and everyone took a quick break. While there we got to drool at the dealer set up there, he had some minty boxed stuff including a beautiful boxed assortment of six million dollar man items.

After the break, things began to wind down, the Museum closed at ten and many members met up at Paul Clare's Mego suite for drinks and conversation.

It's not often you get to chat with this many fellow collectors, so it's no surprise, I totally lost track of time. It was 2 AM before I knew it, I stumbled back to my room to catch a few hours sleep before Saturday began.

Part 2: Dealer's Room coming shortly.

Megomeet Exclusive Trading Card Part 2

Still working on a detailed report from the 2007 Mego Meet Convention, in the meantime here is the second exclusive trading card, this time it's the Astronaut from the Planet of the Apes line. This is a terrific card and a sneak peak into what Scott has planned for this series.

Lots of folks are describing their Megomeet experiences on the new Mego Forums, check it out.

Megomeet Exclusive Trading Card

Ta-Da! Here's a sneak peak at one of the exclusive trading cards available at this weekend's Megomeet convention. It's only logical (ha!) we release a checklist for Star Trek. What is the other new card you ask? That, remains a mystery......

Check the Mego Forums for Megomeet updates all weekend!

Top Five Mego Lost Figures

We've all heard of unproduced Mego lines like Ark 2 and Logan's Run but what about the figures that were cut from established Mego lines? Now thanks to some information from a mego insider we present the Top Five Lost Figures, characters that were cut from the team before production. Check out what might have been here.

Anthony's neat Aquaman 3 pack is on display in the customs forum.

Tomorrow is Megomeet, hopefully I'll see some new faces there this year. That means the online portion of the raffle will close today at 5pm EST. If you haven't got your tickets click here.

Eagle Force Launch Article plus magazine alert!

Thanks to Spencer Peet, we have this cool 1982 piece about Mego launching the Eagle Force. Mego was known for causing a stir every toyfair and this is their last big hurrah, a very interesting look into the events of 1982.

The next issue of TV Film Memorabilia promises to be Mego packed with an in depth history of Mego piece written by the aforementioned Spencer Peet. Many of the photos were provided by the Museum so it promises to be a great read.

Raffler Reminder: Online Ticket Sales for the Megomuseum Raffle close tomorrow evening. You can still purchase tickets at Megomeet if you're planning on attending. YOu do not need to be in attendance to win although it would be great to see you there.

New Action Jackson Commercial

Another from 70's Toy Explosion is this newly transferred commercial for the figure that started it all Mego Action Jackson.

Custom Spotlight this week goes to Black Knights neato Yondo from the Guardians of the Galaxy, dig that expression!

This year's Megomeet convention is three days away, we'll be giving live updates all weekend at the new Mego Message Boards, of course it would be awesome to see some new faces as well.

Rare Peruvian Batman Discovery

Cool find today, the never before seen Basa Batman from Peru. This unique figure was produced under license from Mego and is the only known example.

It's one week until this year's Mego Meet Convention. What's in store:

• An Amazing Dealer Room, with more Mego and Custom fodder found in one location since, well, last years Mego Meet.
• A Great Lineup of Guest Speakers and Panels
• The Incredible generousity of the people who donated loads of Mego and miscellaneous goodness for the Museum Benefit Raffle
• The Donations of, and Chances to Win Awesome Custom Figures for the Benefit Auction
• Not One, but TWO Brand New Mego Museum Trading Cards, created by our very own Creator and Artistic Muse of the Museum Scott Adams.
• Jaw Dropping displays of Mego and Custom figures put on display from the collections of our very own members
• Complimentary Access to the Vast and Superb collection of Vintage Toys and Trains collected by our gracious hosts, the Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum
  
  
  

Laurie wowed us with this perfect Jimmy Olsen custom this week, see more customs at our new forums.

10-4 Good Buddy!

Added a new commercial from 70's Toy Explosion, this time it's a new cut of the CB McHaul commercial, one of my personal favorite lines

Sha-Zam! Custom Spotlight goes to Albert's killer Captain Marvel custom

Mego Raffle: The deadline to get tix for this years Megomuseum raffle is next Thursday. To see the amazing prize lots or to buy tickets click here

Mego Meet: The World's Greatest Mego Convention is next Friday and Saturday. THis year we've recieved advertising in Lee's, Wizard and Toyfare and it promises to be a great show. Have you registered?

Mego Meet mention in Wizard

The groovy folks at Wizard Entertainment have shown Megomeet some love in the latest issues of Wizard and Toyfare. It's two week's until the third annual Mego Convention gets underway.

Catherine's amazing Doctor Steel from Big Jim custom deserves plenty of attention!

Action Jackson goes Camping

Cool addition to the Department store Catalog section today, it's Action Jackson and his funky cool campmobile. Look for more updates this week.

Mego Meet is now two weeks away, have you registered for the only Mego Convention and Toy Show this year? We've been featured in Toy Shop, Lee's and Toyfare so this year is bound to be our biggest!

This year, two new MegoMuseum Trading Cards will be unveiled at Megomeet as well as the biggest Raffle (although you don't have to attend to join in the rafrfle) we've ever done.

Mego Star Trek Communcations Console Commercial

Another Commercial from the batch recently transferred from 16mm, this time the Star Trek Communications console. Expect a new commercial every week for a while.

Mego Meet News: Two new Mego Museum Trading cards will be available at this year's Megomeet convention this June. Who will they be? Stay Tuned!

Buck Rogers Goodness from Down Under

Thanks to Will over at Toltoys.com (a great toy blog from Australia) we have images of this cool Mego Buck Rogers contest box from Paul's Ice Cream. Click the link to see more!

Derek shows off his modern take on the Mego Lizard, pretty amazing stuff!

Added even more prizes to the Mego Raffle, remember, you don't have to attend MegoMeet to participate.

Mego Raffle Prize Lots

With Megomeet being less than a month away, we are happy to announce the annual Megomuseum raffle. Never have we had this many amazing items to be won. Tickets are $5 and are available at the Mego Meet Raffle Page, you do not need to be in attendance to win the raffle (but it would be great to see you).

Prize Lots:

1st Prize: Original Boxed Planet of the Apes Galen, General Ursus and Astronaut Burke.

2nd Prize: Boxed Mego World's Greatest Superheroes Batman

3rd Prize: Carded World's Greatest Superheroes Batman

4th Prize: Carded Star Trek Scottie and carded Zira from Planet of the Apes

5th Prize: Carded Star Trek Scottie

6th Prize: Boxed Denys Fisher Doctor Who Doll

7th Prize: Carded World's Greatest Superheroes Spiderman

8th Prize: Boxed Gabriel Lone Ranger and Tonto

9th Prize: Boxed Gabriel Butch Cavendish and Dan Reid

10th Prize: Carded Lion Rock Cochise, Boxed Buffalo Bill Cody

11th Prize: Lion Rock Cochise Carded and a set of Tex Willer reproductions

12th Prize: Batman on Reproduction Card, Loose Spiderman, Loose Falcon, Superman Box, Chips Van from Empire, Mego Superheroes carrying case

13th Prize: Ken Kelly limited edition Micronauts Hornetroid print

14th Prize: Set of 13 MIB DC Direct Kingdom Come figures

15th Prize: Set of CTVT Pirates MIB

16th Prize: Captain America Bust

17th Prize: lot of Gerry Anderson and Hanna Barberra vehicles (UFO, Thunderbirds, Dasterdly and Mutley

18th Prize: Set of Repro Carded CTVT Monsters, Boxed CTVT Jean Lafite

19th Prize: DC Direct Superman through the ages set

20th Prize: Batman Life Magazine, HW Batmobile, Comic Back Issue and Magazine lot

21st Prize: Marvel Pez, Bonavita Mego Book, Toy Biz Marvel Heroes, radio CDs

22nd Prize: Assortment of Modern Action figures, Flash Gordon, WildCats, Corgi Batmobile

23rd Prize: Crater Cruncher Vehicle

24th Prize: Superman DVDs, Alien VHS, Newsradio Boxed Set

25th Prize: Dinah Mite set

Special thanks to everyone who donated items!

To purchase one or a book of tickets please use the paypal form on this page

Cool Apes & Star Trek Ad from the UK

Toy Journalist Spencer Peet sent in this awesome ad from Palitoy UK announcing their new Mego Planet of the Apes and Star Trek lines. Always a good day when you get some foreign advertising.

These are just some of the amazing items available for this year's Megomeet auction, prize lots will be announced tomorrow and tickets will be going on sale. You don't have to be in attendance to win, but you might want to be!

Our customiser of the Month is the talented Anthony B MacElveen, a guy who really picks neat subject matter (as evidenced by the Soylent Green Custom above, which I'm jealous of!) Click the pic to see more.

Mego Wonder Woman Commercial

Recently, I had original 16mm commercial film reels transferred professionallyto DVD, the results are really fantastic as this commercial for Wonder Woman proves. Expect some new ones in the coming weeks on this blog.

Derek has expanded his growing collection of Scooby Doo customs with the Memorable Captain Cutlers Ghost figure. I hope he never stops with these.

Dave McCormick has announced that four new custom figures have been added to the Megomeet auction. The world's only Mego Convention is five weeks away, hope to see you there.

Escape from the Fortress of the Apes!

Added new images and information to the Mego Planet of the Apes Fortress page. Now you can see a more indepth look at this remarkable playset including a downloadable scan of the original Flag (which always seems to be missing)

Derek floored us this weekend with these meticulous Classic X-Men customs. That's the way Mego would have done them!

Dave has been teasing us with images of the prizes from this year's Megomeet Raffle. It is shaping up to be the best one yet! Megomeet is the annual Mego Convention, it takes place in Wheeling WV this June.