Category: prototypes

Lost Mego Archives Found

Coming Summer 2010 to the Mego Museum: Newly uncovered images of Mego items straight from the original R&D department including several never before seen prototypes. You only thought you’d seen it all…. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset

Mego Greatest American Hero Gallery Updates

Today we’ve got an indepth look at a Ralph Hinkley production sample figure from the Greatest American Hero line of toys. What makes this one different is that he’s an earlier production sample, lots of big pictures and history about this neat figure. Mego Museum Greatest American Hero Gallery Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset

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…