Dwight Renfield - The Night Flier Megostyle Custom

[mjaycox]

OK, Reptile was a female character with long hair. Sculpted hair saved the day. Golden Vampire was a long haired male. Sculpted hair saved the day. Who is really rooting for rooted hair anyway?

Female characters can be done without rooted hair.  Just sculpt it. A creative sculptor can make it work on a mego body. Because they've been sculpting female characters for years in the garage kit hobby. None of its real, and it all looks fine.

DC direct did an absolutely stunning Wonder Woman pf. Pleather chest garment, polyester/silk cape, cotton covered bikini bottom....and sculpted hair. 

I think Tonner, Monster High, Baby Dolls, and Barbies are the only rooted hair figures I can think of off the top of my head.  As awesome as Megos were: their Thor with rooted hair was atrocious. As was beauty parlor Conan the Barbarian. So---forget rooted hair. Does the 1/6 Reptile or Golden Vampire look bad to anyone? Not to me.  Heck, Hot Toys's Ripley has sculpted hair....and it looks fine. Sideshow's recent Wonderwoman has resin hair except for a few rubberized strands that are flexible, which are glued into the sculpted hair.

Anton-- I wasn't being skeptical about 8" female figures looking good because of the rooted hair issue... It's just that they usually look weird in this scale. I don't know how else to put it.

As far as Resin sculptors, I've only seen one sculptor do 8" female figure justice: Staffan Linder with his gorgeous Isabelle Adjani figure.

Matt

[Anton Phibes]

This one?;

[mjaycox]

Yeah-- that Nosferatu kit was astounding

[Count_Zirock]

John Dennett's females usually look pretty awesome, no matter what scale they're in.

[mjaycox]

John Dennett's females usually look pretty awesome, no matter what scale they're in.

You're right. But the likeness is only part of it... existing female Mego-style bodies are terrible and out of scale... we need someone to design the type S version of the female form. I could be wrong, but I don't think it exists yet.

Matt

[Anton Phibes]

You're right. But the likeness is only part of it... existing female Mego-style bodies are terrible and out of scale... we need someone to design the type S version of the female form. I could be wrong, but I don't think it exists yet.

Matt

With this being done by ZICA, it certainly won't be long before the bodies are offered sans the 'Yvonne" head. She also comes with **ahem** inter changing **uhm** boobies.



Now, imagine a head done with quality like this resin model,  in proper scale, on this body with a black robe and a resin devil mask. Instant win.

[Mord]

 I was also on the fence about the female figures, but you just pushed me off, Anton.

[Anton Phibes]

I hate rooted hair. It reminds me of "My Little Pony". There. I said it. My name is Anton Phibes, and I hated rooted doll hair,lol.

So, if the sculptor chosen for the inevitable female figures is as good as this fella who sculpted Barbara (his name is...Price , I believe) or the Nosferatu victim, I am in.

Zica does the type s bandless bodies (male versions). They have got this down to a science, and Martin was smart moving to these bodies. Vast improvement over the CTVT rubber banded bodies. Zica has made this body available in brown and even glow in the dark now. With a buy in "bulk and save" option/ tagline.

Once they offer up the female body, without that Yvonne head, and produce enough to add their tagline of "buy in bulk and save"....I can see female monsters headed our way. Who knows....maybe they are getting things ready in preparation for such. I know Martin's 2 pack idea included a smattering of female characters in the midst. So he's up to something for sure,lol. . Now if he could only find a way to conquer the problems associated with a Bernie Casey Gargoyle and IT The Terror From Beyond Space.

[Wolfman]

I want, no I need, no I demand, a Vampira figure!

JP

[Anton Phibes]

I want, no I need, no I demand, a Vampira figure!

JP

If Martin uses that Yvonne body: the melon bust she is sporting would have to be used on Vampira,lol.

[horrorhunter]

If Martin uses that Yvonne body: the melon bust she is sporting would have to be used on Vampira,lol.

Actually, Vampira's breasts weren't that big. They just looked a lot bigger than they were because of her EXTREMELY tiny waist. She practiced corseting, which made her waist look waspish.

Anton, I agree with you about rooted hair being problematic in the Mego scale. Sculpted hair is probably the only good alternative, but we'll see.

That Zica "Yvonne" body is killer! I can see the Hammer Hotties DD parade in the works. The middle size chest section would probably work best for most of them. The only Hammer Hottie I can think of with really huge bazoombas is Yvonne Romain, and I doubt if DD would do her unless in a 2-pack with Leon's daddy. Funny that Yvonne as shown would be comparable to Yvonne Romain's figure. Anyway, Ingrid, Yutte, Raquel, and the rest would probably be best presented with the middle sized chest section lest they look too overblown and cartoonish. The middle boobies appear to be a C to small D cup size and with the right cleavage bearing dress or gown would look quite comely and accurate. The Zica BIG'UNS is like a DD to E cup and unless you're doing Dianne Thorne or the equivalent it would be glandular overkill. Thanks for posting that Zica body. That gives us some real hope that DD Hotties will be doable.

[Anton Phibes]

In other DD news: apparently if you are wiling to sell a kidney: you too can get the first wave of Hammer Megos.

Curse of Werewolf:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Curse-of-Werewolf-Distinctive-Dummies-Mego-Style-figure-Limited-to-50-pieces-/251896547279?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa63447cf&nma=true&si=fHr9WPPPJ8AxaXw5xhpavGx2wJk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Curse of Frankenstein recently sold for $300. I really wish I hadnt been strapped for cash when those things were released. . But there's no way I could afford to pay the after market prices now either,lol.

[horrorhunter]

In other DD news: apparently if you are wiling to sell a kidney: you too can get the first wave of Hammer Megos.

Curse of Werewolf:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Curse-of-Werewolf-Distinctive-Dummies-Mego-Style-figure-Limited-to-50-pieces-/251896547279?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa63447cf&nma=true&si=fHr9WPPPJ8AxaXw5xhpavGx2wJk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Curse of Frankenstein recently sold for $300. I really wish I hadnt been strapped for cash when those things were released. . But there's no way I could afford to pay the after market prices now either,lol.

Ouchy! Glad I scored these when they first came out. I couldn't touch these prices. If I remember correctly the price went from $75 to $80 on that Curse Of The Werewolf figure as it was the last in the first Hammer series. Tremendous price jumps in the after-market.

[Spock]

I see there is also a 12" Dracula opening up at $300. http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUPER-RARE-DISTINCTIVE-DUMMIES-CHRIS-LEE-DRACULA-12-INCH-FIGURE-MIB-/321709986515?
Interested to see how this works out

[Anton Phibes]

It will work out as "far too expensive for me to buy it". Beyond that is anyone's guess,lol.