Hey, I don’t know if you noticed but it’s Christmas! If there is something toy collectors know and like, it’s nostalgia. So let’s time travel back to the time when photography was not super great and photo mats were a thing. Several members of our community have shared that absolutely brilliant shots of Christmas past…
Regarding the figure lines produced by Mego Corp., we all have our favourites, and it’s safe to assume that the World’s Greatest Superheroes, Planet of the Apes, Micronauts and Star Trek will always cram that top 5. But what about all the other toy lines Mego created? Indeed there are a few underappreciated entries in…
This week, some exciting news from White Elephant Toyz, as they’ve introduced yet another line heading our way in 2023, Combat Man. This 1/6th scale figure line harkens to 70s and 80s toy lines melding military characters with Science Fiction. The characters include Fighting Yank, Super Joe Commander, Dynamic Man, Major Gunn, Captain Zargon, Caldoz…
Over the past couple of years, Figures Toy Company has produced a variety of new items in their trademark retro figure style, from a variety of new heads and accessories to a more articulated body style for their DC Comics retro figures. Customizers have had a great time checking out FTC’s ClassicTVToys.com website and finding ways to…
1975 was a tremendous year for Mego, and one of their best partners was the now sadly defunct Montgomery Ward chain of Department stores. Mego created many an exclusive figure for MW in the 70s, and in 1975, the wishbook featured 8 pages of Mego goodness. Let’s dig in, shall we? The Mego Wizard of…
Mego Corp shared some new photos of the upcoming Pinnochio line based on the upcoming Guillermo del Toro film. Certainly a departure for Mego but one that looks like a fantastic effort. Look for these figures this December. Photography by Jason Saville.
In last night’s Mego Corp Livestream, it was revealed that the latest horror license is the 1982 George Romero feature “Creepshow,” and Mego showed off the first figure from the range, Nathan Grantham from the “Father’s Day” segment complete with a severed head and his cake! Toy-ventures is the only full-colour print toy collector magazine…
Now on YouTube: We rip the Hasbro/Mego Ghostbusters out of their cardboard prison and see how they stack up. Join us, won’t you?
Our Mego Collector spotlight for September is a name a lot of people will recognize because he’s been one of the most positive people in the Hobby and is truly having fun with this. Ladies and gentleman, Kevin Fiore. Name: Kevin Fiore aka Bronxboykev on the Mego Museum aka #Keviemas365 according to my brother and…
Vintage Mego looks at what was likely the best selling Mego Playset of all time, the Planet of the Apes treehouse. What’s ironic is, it wasn’t originally even made for the apes. Learn how Mego took a bit of good fortune in one of the movies into sales gold. New to the channel? Subscribe! ►https://bit.ly/3D3zxJK…
