Category: Vintage Mego

Vintage Mego: Lobstros from the Micronauts

This week we talk about the hard to get vehicle from the Micronauts line along the way we talk about the untimely death of the Micronauts line, the contributing factors and why this piece is so darn hard to get. This video was created by Brain Heiler (@plaidstallions) special thanks to Ray Acroray Miller for…

Vintage Mego: Buck Rogers Land Rover

This week we focus on an underrated item and a favourite of mine, the Buck Rogers Land Rover vehicle. This was actually used on the series and is a pretty cool toy. We had our first casualty on the set of Vintage Mego, more details on that in the video. Visit the Mego Museum Buck…

Vintage Mego: Star Trek the Motion Picture Models

Vintage Mego takes a look at the amazing and tough to find model ships from “Star Trek the Motion Picture Range”. We talk about the history, the packaging, worldwide distribution and of course the toys themselves. Written, edited and hosted by Brian Heiler (@plaidstallions) Visit the Mego Museum Star Trek Galleries here: https://www.megomuseum.com/startrek/sttmp.html Join us…

Vintage Mego: Kancelled KISS!

This week’s Vintage Mego is all Mego’s relationship with the band KISS but rather than focus on what they did make (which we do discuss) this video is all about the weird and wonderful items Mego mocked up but never brought to market. We take a tongue in cheek look at the KISS Kommunicators, KISS…

Vintage Mego: Dr. Kromedome the Bionic Villain

This week’s Vintage Mego is all about the Montgomery Ward’s Catalog exclusive action, Dr. Kromedome the Bionic Villain! Meant as a foe to the (much taller) Steve Austin, Dr. Kromedome had a secret, he was made by Mego, who put together this incredibly funky looking action figure, he’s pimp-tastic! Join us at the Mego Museum…

Vintage Mego: Close Out Star Trek

This week’s Vintage Mego is all about this curious item that began appearing in discount stores in the 1970s. Two Mego Star Trek action figures wrapped inside the shell of the Enterprise Bridge playset. We give you everything we know about the history of this curious little footnote. The Mego Museum Star Trek Galleries: Star…

Vintage Mego: 12″ Mego Superman

This episode is special because it was sparked by a figure variant that i wasn’t sure existed, a very rare Parkdale Novelty (Canada) version of Superman. This episode we delve into the history of the Mego 12″ Heroes and the man who made them happen, Parkdale Novelty’s founder Morris Kotzer and discuss the distribution of…

Vintage Mego: Fortress of Solitude Playset

This week we look at the amazing set produced for the Comic Action Heroes line and we answer some interesting questions: Why does it say Fortress of Solitude when it’s clearly the Hall of Justice from the Superfriends? Why is Superman fighting alongside the Avengers? Did you know there are many variations? Please Subscribe to…

Vintage Mego: Aquaman vs the Great White Shark

This week we explore the “Aquaman vs the Great White Shark” set from 1978, including its origins, history and some of the odd trivia surrounding this hard to get Mego item. Please hit like and subscribe to never miss one of our weekly features. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwYta3nz_7FAzPvP8FPSgpg

Vintage Mego: Micronauts Aliens

Meet Antron, Membros and Repto, the Mego Micronauts Aliens with Glow in the Dark brains. We talk about their development, background, appearances in Marvel comics. Please hit like and subscribe, we publish new toy content every week. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwYta3nz_7FAzPvP8FPSgpg