Category: Mego

Mego Meet 2008 ReCap Part 3 Seminars and Toy Displayhttps://www.megomuseum.com/megomeet/megomeet2008.jpg

by Museum • June 10, 2008

Like every year, folks from the Museum community step up and offer to run Mego Seminars in order to provide entertainment for the day. This also helps to thin the crowd down at the dealers area, so it’s really win/win. This years seminar’s included “Mego Mythbusters” headed by yours truly, Dave always gives me the…

by Museum • June 9, 2008

It’s crazy to sit here and think that the fourth annual Mego Meet has come and gone already but that’s really what happens when you’re having a good time. There are a couple of constants at Mego Meet such as the weather will be boiling hot in West Virginia, the Mego Suite won’t close until…

by Museum • June 6, 2008

It’s Davey Crockett, king of the wild frontier (Now I have that song in my head, great) our latest trading card which will be given out at this weekend’s Mego Meet convention. (For more info on that click here) The image as always, was rendered by our own Scott Adams (who will be on hand…

by Museum • May 31, 2008

Betsy opens a Mego General Urko in this great bit of vintage toylove. Betsy also got a Mego batman and Robin this year and a long friendship with Evel Knievel ensued.. Enjoy previous Mego Memories at the Megomuseum, Part 1 and Part 2 are full of vintage coolness. Got a pic to donate? Send it…

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 • May 28, 2008

The votes have been tallied and the results for the 1978 RE: Imagined contest are in. Come check out what the panel of judges which included two former Mego employees had to say. Then if you haven’t already come see all the entries at the Mego Forum, there is an intoxicating amount of talent and…

by Museum • May 23, 2008

A new entry into the Mego Library today, this time it’s something rarely seen or talked about. Before they were the World’s Greatest Toy Company Mego was an efficient company that sold modestly priced toys in something called “The Basement Department”. For a small company, they could provide an entire toy department with what needed…

by Museum • May 21, 2008

I’m a bit behind but Mego Museum Community members have been buzzing about the new photos of the EMCE Gorn figure from the classic Star Trek series. You can almost hear him hissing….. Nate posted this fun scene using this transporter room diorama recently and it’s this week’s custom spotlight. These are just some of…

by Museum • May 20, 2008

Today is the closing date for the Mego Museum’s 1978 Re:Imagined project, so if you have projects/concepts today is the final day. The entries will be judged by two members of the MegoMuseum Forum as well as two former Mego Employees, the selected pieces will then be included in our 1978: Re Imagined Catalog to…

by Museum • May 9, 2008

Wonderful catalog spread today just added to the Mego Museum Department Store Gallery, this time it’s a spread for the Walton’s and Wizard of Oz. It’s rare to see a back view from the Walton’s farmhouse so I thought I’d showcase it here. I’m not sure what John Boy is doing…. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest…