Zira : Original Accessories and Known Repros
Loose Zira

boots

Zira wears caramel colored cowgirl boots. Yeah, we don't know why cowgirl boots either. They are the same boots found in the Dinah-Mite Wild Western set. They have not been factory reproduced even though EMCE Toys made a reproduction of the Zira figure. EMCE's Zira is wearing Uhura style boots made in the same caramel color as Zira's cowboy boots.



coat

Zira's coat has been factory reproduced by EMCE Toys. The material used is very close to the original. Is the color accurate? Really, that's near impossible to say. Original Zira clothes tend to fade differently. Comparing several original loose Zira figures, you'll find the shapes of green in her clothes varies a bit. However, the EMCE is a bit greener than most. The EMCE reproduction features the brown inner sleeves, and while it's more common for an original to have these, some do not. The EMCE coat is made a little wider, so it fits a bit more baggy. The vinyl trim is different as well. While Zira's vinyl came both in brown and burgandy tones, EMCE reproduced the burgandy version, and their burgandy leans more toward the brown side of burgandy than the original does. It's also a smoother vinyl. The original vinyl has a slight texture to it. It's also shapped a little different. Most notably it's longer. The orignal Zira has the vinyl being sewn right into the sleeve, where the EMCE does not, even though the width is the same, which is a result of the reproduction being slightly wider overall. The collar on the repro is also a little wider. Zira's coat features something rarely used in Mego clothes construction, velcro. EMCE's also used velcro to close the coat. The reproduction coat is overall a little shorter than an original, and is unmarked.



skirt

Zira's skirt has been reproduced by EMCE Toys. The material used is very close to the original. Is the color accurate? Really, that's near impossible to say. Original Zira clothes tend to fade differently. Comparing several original loose Zira figures, you'll find the shapes of green in her clothes varies a bit. However, the EMCE is a bit greener than most. The EMCE is wider than an original, ad is shorter in lenth. It is unmarked.



heads

Zira's head has been reproduced by EMCE Toys. The vinyl on the reproduction is a little more firm than on an original and the details are a little softer and less defined. It is pretty accurate is size, with very slight paint variations. Underneath the head where the neck hole is, the original is more concave, the EMCE is fairly flat. The EMCE is marked with a 1968, 2008 Fox copyright on the back.