Category: prototypes

Mego of the Day: The Ewing Family

That’s right, Mego of the Day is unproduced series of figures based on the television series “Dallas” if you look closely you can see that the Ewings were simply kitbashed from other toylines including Star Wars and Indiana Jones! I smell custom fodder….. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset

The Mego Doctor Zaius Prototype

We end our week of never before seen shots of the original hand made Mego production prototypes of the Planet of the Apes figures with the big guy himself, Dr. Zaius. Thanks for reading! Click Here to see the original Prototype Dr. Zaius figure by Mego. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset

The Genesis of the Mego Soldier Ape Figure

Today, we have not one but two different stages of prototypes for the Mego Planet of the Apes Characters. These original samples have been rumoured to exist for years and now we finally have beautiful full colour shots of the very first Mego Planet of the Apes characters. Not only do we have the original…

The Original 1974 Mego Zira Prototype

As promised, we kick off a week of never before seen shots of the original hand made Mego production prototypes of the Planet of the Apes Characters. These original samples have been rumoured to exist for years and now we finally have beautiful full colour shots of the very first Mego Planet of the Apes…

The Mego Magnetic Old B.O.B prototype

We at the Museum got a nice Christmas present from Mego collecting legend John Bonavita in the form of these great shots of the prototype for the never mass produced magnetic figure of “Old B.O.B” Click here to see more, I can’t think of a better way to start ’09 than something cool like this.…

Mego Bill Maxwell Prototype Found!

A startling new discovery today, the Mego Greatest American Hero Bill Maxwell figure, long thought lost is now up for display at the Megomuseum. One cannot begin to go on how incredibly cool that 25 years after Mego folded, that stuff like this is still being found. Discuss this at the Mego Forum! Megomuseum.com- The…

Mego Walking Twiki Prototype

This sales sample of the walking Twiki Figure, meant to go along with the 12″ Buck Rogers figure is a new addition to the Museum galleries. The figure is completely solid and does not have any moving parts, the label appears to be hand colored. Mego Designer Tory Mucaro happily elaborated on the process used…

Mego Gets a License to Kill with Moonraker

An exciting update today as we add a new page to our Mego Moonraker Gallery. Today’s update explores the 1979 Mego Moonraker catalog which reveals many items that were never released, including color photographs of prototype figures and vehicles. See what Mego had in store for 007 with this new page. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest…

Mego Prototype Harry Booth Sculpt from the Black Hole

Prototype Week finishes with another look at Mego Corp’s lost treasures courtesy of Tory Mucaro, today it’s the clay head sculpt for the 12″ Harry Booth from the Black Hole, something Mego collectors rarely see. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset