{"id":2424,"date":"2013-02-20T17:38:28","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T17:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/?page_id=2424"},"modified":"2019-03-07T01:48:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T01:48:21","slug":"captain-kirk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/captain-kirk\/","title":{"rendered":"Captain Kirk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"galleryimg\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/images\/KirkArt.jpg\" alt=\"One of the most Iconic Mego Figures ever made, Captain James T Kirk\" width=\"441\" height=\"600\" align=\"middle\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><!-- RIGHT LINKS BOX STARTS HERE --><\/p>\n<div id=\"linksright\">\n<div id=\"rightbox\">\n<ul id=\"linklist\">\n<li id=\"menutitle\"><a href=\"#\">CAPTAIN KIRK <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"indent\"><a href=\"#5\">5 Face Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"indent\"><a href=\"#6\">6 Face Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"indent\"><a href=\"#blank\">Blank Back Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"indent\"><a href=\"#catalog\">Catalog Mailer Box<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menutitle\"><a href=\"#\">CAPTAIN KIRK ACCESSORIES <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#shirt\">Shirt<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#emblem\">Emblem<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#pants\">Pants<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#weaponsbelt\">Weapons Belt<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#weaponset\">Weapon Set<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"basicblack\">Capt. Kirk (Item No. 51200\/1)<\/span>,&nbsp;commander of the Starship Enterprise, as portrayed by William Shatner.&nbsp;The head sculpt on this figure is widely regarded as one of the&nbsp;finest examples in Mego&#8217;s history, offering an almost dead-on depiction &nbsp;of the good captain&#8217;s unique mixture of compassion and smug confidence.<\/p>\n<p>The figure came outfitted in a yellow tunic and black cuffed trousers.&nbsp;The tunic was detailed with a black neckband, three gold foil rank&nbsp;stripes on each arm, and a silver foil insignia. (This insignia&nbsp;is particularly problematic for loose collectors, as it consists&nbsp;of a stiff adhesive gray backing and a whisper-thin sheet of silver&nbsp;foil. This backing is almost always found on the tunic, as it is&nbsp;well-glued onto the fabric. However, the foil is delicate and typically&nbsp;curls, tears, and\/or falls off after even five minutes of play time.)<\/p>\n<p>A black utility belt, blue phaser and blue communicator served&nbsp;to complete the ensemble.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Differences of detail on Mego Kirk's heads\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/images\/kirk_heads.gif\" alt=\"\" align=\"CENTER\" border=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>The Capt. Kirk figure went through three distinct face incarnations.&nbsp;The first was a Type 1 head (lighter flesh) with light-pink detailing&nbsp;on the lips (left). The next was a Type 1 head (lighter flesh) without&nbsp;lip paint (center). The third and final head was a Type 2 head (darker&nbsp;flesh) without lip detailing. The first is certainly the rarest,&nbsp;while the third is, by a sizeable margin, the most common.<\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"5\" name=\"5\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">5 Face Card<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mego Captain Kirk on an early Five Face Card\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/images\/megokirk_a.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"CENTER\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The back of an early Five Face Card\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/images\/mego_5back.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"CENTER\"><\/p>\n<p>Mego Capt. Kirk on a &#8220;5-face&#8221; card.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"basicblack\">Special Note:<\/span> The specimen pictured&nbsp;here is actually a &#8220;transition&#8221; piece, featuring a Type 1 body coupled&nbsp;with a Type 2 (darker flesh) head. During this time Palitoy (UK)&nbsp;also produced the Trek figures on these cards, the only unique difference&nbsp;is the addition of the word &#8220;Palitoy&#8221; in the trademark area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"6\" name=\"6\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">6 Face Card<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mego Captain Kirk on a Six Face card, white lettering\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/images\/megokirk_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"CENTER\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The back of a six Face Card\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/images\/Mego-6back.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"CENTER\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here we have a Capt. Kirk on a &#8220;6-face&#8221; card with the name in white&nbsp;lettering.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mego Captain Kirk on a Six Face card, pink lettering\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/images\/megokirk_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"CENTER\"><\/p>\n<p>Mego Capt. Kirk on a &#8220;6-face&#8221; card with the name in pink lettering.(the&nbsp;backer is the same)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7327\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/kirkstake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7327\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/kirkstake.jpg\" alt=\"Captain Kirk on a rare Mego Error card.\" width=\"800\" height=\"761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/kirkstake.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/kirkstake-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/kirkstake-768x731.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Captain Kirk on a rare Mego Error card.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We don&#8217;t get many error cards but how can you not love this rare upside down Kirk?<\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"blank\" name=\"blank\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Blank Back Card<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mego Captain Kirk on a later blank card\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/images\/kirk_blank.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"CENTER\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The back of a blank mego card, exciting eh?\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/images\/mego_blank.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"CENTER\"><\/p>\n<p>The infamous &#8220;Blank-Back&#8221; Kirk 1978 Sears re-release (Item No.&nbsp;91221\/2). Note the broken leg; &#8220;Blank-Backs,&#8221; being later releases,&nbsp;were notorious for the inferior plastic used in their manufacture.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mego Blank Captain Kirk had a different insignia\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/images\/kirk_insignia.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"CENTER\"><\/p>\n<p>Of special note is the &#8220;white-edged&#8221; foil insignia on the blank&nbsp;figures, presumably heat-sealed (an insignia method Mego began implementing&nbsp;in the late &#8216;Seventies).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mego Blank Captain Kirk had a different insignia\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/images\/kirk_mailer.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"CENTER\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"catalog\" name=\"catalog\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Catalog Mailer Box<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Capt. Kirk and his Sears catalog mailer box.<\/p>\n<p>Photos and Text graciously supplied by Kevin (MirrorSpock)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/images\/trektip1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><!-- DO NOT WORK ABOVE THIS MARKER!! --><\/p>\n<p><!--Title bar --><\/p>\n<div class=\"galleryimg\">Captain James T. Kirk: Original Accessories and Known Repros<\/div>\n<p><!--Title bar --><\/p>\n<p><!--LOOSE FIGURE HERE --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/accessory\/kirk\/kirklarge.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/accessory\/kirk\/kirk.jpg\" alt=\"Loose Captain Kirk\" width=\"185\" height=\"352\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--LOOSE FIGURE ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<p><!-- SECTION STARTS HERE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"shirt\" name=\"Shirt\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Shirt<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"imagebox\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/accessory\/kirk\/kirkshirt.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/accessory\/kirk\/kirkshirtsmall.jpg\" alt=\"shirt\" width=\"200\" height=\"86\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"textright\">\n<p>Kirk&#8217;s shirt is unique to the character and has been factory reproduced by Doctor Mego. The repro shirt fits a little more snug and is a little shorter. The collar is bigger, and the rank strips on the sleeves are a touch farther apart. The strips also have a slight texture, where the original has none. The shirt is marked DM on the inside near the collar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"><!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<p><!-- SECTION STARTS HERE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"emblem\" name=\"Emblem\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Emblem<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"imagebox\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/accessory\/kirk\/emblem.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/accessory\/kirk\/emblemsmall.jpg\" alt=\"emblem\" width=\"175\" height=\"72\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"textright\">\n<p>Star Trek crew figures have a 2 layered emblem. It&#8217;s a gray plastic type material with a silver foil on the top. The foil tends to fall off over time leaving the gray part of the original emblem. A complete emblem should have the silver foil. The emblem has not been factory reproduced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"><!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<p><!-- SECTION STARTS HERE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"pants\" name=\"Pants\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Pants<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"imagebox\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/accessory\/kirk\/pants.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/accessory\/kirk\/pantssmall.jpg\" alt=\"pants\" width=\"175\" height=\"144\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"textright\">\n<p>Trek crew pants have been factory reproduced by Doc Mego. The reproductions are a little bigger and longer than originals, but otherwise close to the originals. They are marked DM on the inside.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"><!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<p><!-- SECTION STARTS HERE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"weaponsbelt\" name=\"Weapons Belt\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Weapons Belt<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"imagebox\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/accessory\/kirk\/belt.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/accessory\/kirk\/beltsmall.jpg\" alt=\"weaponsbelt\" width=\"175\" height=\"70\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"textright\">\n<p>The Trek weapons belt has been reproduced by Doc Mego and it is very difficult to spot. The reproduction has a very slightly more rounded look around the holsters, but even that is hard to see. The reproduction is unmarked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"><!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<p><!-- SECTION STARTS HERE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"weaponset\" name=\"Weapon Set\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Weapon Set<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"imagebox\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/accessory\/kirk\/weapons.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/startrek\/accessory\/kirk\/weaponssmall.jpg\" alt=\"weaponset\" width=\"175\" height=\"119\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"textright\">\n<p>The crew weapon set consists of a phaser and a communicator. They are cast in the same color blue, but the blue (especially the phaser) tends to take on a greenish hue over time. There are no factory made reproductions available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"><!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAPTAIN KIRK 5 Face Card 6 Face Card Blank Back Card Catalog Mailer Box CAPTAIN KIRK ACCESSORIES Shirt Emblem Pants Weapons Belt Weapon Set Capt. Kirk (Item No. 51200\/1),&nbsp;commander of the Starship Enterprise, as portrayed by William Shatner.&nbsp;The head sculpt&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/captain-kirk\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":187,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"trek_page.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2424","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2424"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7329,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2424\/revisions\/7329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}