Category: 1980

Meet Ampzilla

by palitoy • January 19, 2012

Mego Ampzilla (In our endless quest to preserve Mego history, we’ve decided to create a series of blog photo posts that showcase a rare and before now, little discussed toy on the Mego forums. ) We at the MegoMuseum don’t spend enough time talking about the Micronauts, especially considering their incredible success in the late…

by Museum • July 16, 2010

This rare photo of the 1980 Mego showroom claims the model is wearing “Star Trek regalia” (not sure what uniform that is) but more importantly it gives a glimpse of what Mego had to offer at Toy Fair 1980. This photo not only shows Black Hole toys that were never released to market but also…

by Museum • February 18, 2009

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

by Museum • January 2, 2009

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.…

by Museum • October 9, 2008

Throwing out a little love for the much maligned first Star Trek movie today, who cares if they’ve got uniforms that slightly resemble feety pajamas? Decker is actually the toughest figure in the set and bears a nice resemblance to actor Stephen Collins. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset

by Museum • September 30, 2008

Our Mego spotlight goes to Magnetic Superman, the interchangable figure that borrowed it’s concept from the Micronauts. Mego Trivia: The US came close to having these, Mego pitched them hard and even created North American packaging for this figures which sold well in Italy. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset

by Museum • September 15, 2008

Our Mego of the Day is everybody’s favourite cousin, Daisy Duke. While the eight inch figure left a lot to be desired in terms of head proportion and likeness (this is the Mego 12″ Wonder Woman head shrunk down) she’s still a popular item among collectors. Or is she? Give us your opinion at the…

by Museum • August 20, 2008

Mego of the Day for Wednesday is Dr. Hans Reinhart, insane head of the Cygnus from the Disney Sci Fi Epic The Black Hole. Did you have the Black Hole guys as a kid? Did you play with them in character or use them as other characters? Is this the first time you’ve heard mention…

by Museum • May 30, 2008

In 1979, Walt Disney sent out a press kit for their upcoming block buster film “The Black Hole” included in this was a specially made Mego Toys Catalog for the event. Full of items that were never produced, we are happy to show case it for the first time. Check out the 1980 Mego Black…

by Museum • April 29, 2008

This stunning piece of artwork is the from the Mego 1980 Toy Fair Showroom and is courtesy of Heroes West Coast. One can only imagine what the rest of that show booth looked. Click on it for a larger view. Check out the MegoMuseum Star Trek Gallery if you’re so inclined Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest…