Mezco Toyz Blog (Page 24)

Capes, Capes, and More Capes!

Getting the right pose for your action figure is a very important skill for most action figure collectors. Having the right position can add a level of kinetic energy that brings your action figure scene to life. This is especially true with capes. Suddenly Superman's punch doesn'

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Big News For Something Small

Mezco readies to make a very big deal over very little! Prepare for the next not-so-big thing in cutting-edge action figures. Introducing Mezco Toyz's 1:Seventy-Two Collective. Utilizing ground breaking new technology and proprietary production methods, these 1:72 scaled figures (approximately 1”) are built on our new

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One:12 Collective Instagram Winner

Our One:12 Collective Instagram Contest was an absolute success! After weeks of receiving cinematic shots, comic recreations, telling portraits, and badass fight scenes, we are overwhelmed by the talent and creativity inspired by our One:12 Collective. While going through each of the amazing photos was a great time

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LDD Presents: A New Line With A Different Look

A few months ago Mezco Toyz announced LDD Presents and we have recently revealed full pictures of our Harley Quinn doll [http://www.mezcotoyz.com/living-dead-dolls-classic-harley-quinn]. We are all very excited and the response to her has been nothing short of phenomenal. Harley Quinn is the first LDD Presents branded

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Throwback Thursday: When Kong Was King

In 2005 Peter Jackson released KING KONG, his remake of the 1933 blockbuster. Hailed as a modern classic it went on to gross over half a billion dollars. Fans clamored for merchandise and Mezco Toyz answered the call with what many consider the finest King Kong figure ever produced. Standing

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Beauty and The Beast: Behind the Scenes

Love, Hate. Black, White. Yin, Yang. Living, Dead. Beauty, Beast. All words that were used in the re-imagining of Living Dead Dolls latest Scary Tales, Beauty & The Beast. With this go around we tried to strip the meaning behind these two dolls down to their simplest forms, opposites. Where

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Mezco Frankenstein Raffle Winner

Meet Mezco fan and collector, Brian Mobley. On February 22nd we contacted Brian letting him know he was the lucky winner of our One:12 Frankenstein with Environment Raffle. It was a pleasure speaking with Brian not only about his contest win, but his passion for collecting in general. Can

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Mezco Instagram One:12 Photo Contest

It is such a joy to see the amazing photographs and art our One:12 figures have helped create. The sense of pride we get when we see one of our products as the subject of a cinematic photo-op is unmatched. We want to thank everyone who uses our figures

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How to Set Up Your One: 12 Posing Post

After eagerly waiting, your One:12 action figure has finally arrived. You carefully take your figure out of the box, and go to stand him up to fully admire him… but he falls over. No worries, it looks like he came with a posing post and display base to hold

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Toy Fair 2017: Displays, Superfans, and Catalogs

New York Toy Fair is one of the largest industry events in the business. As soon as the tape was cut kicking off the convention, our booth received a non-stop flow of press members, professionals, licensors, retailers, and even other exhibitors, excited to see the new lines of our products

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That Busy Time of Year

For baseball, it's the World Series. For basketball, it's the championship. For Mezco Toyz, it's Toy Fair. For the past couple of weeks the Mezco headquarters has been buzzing with energy in anticipation for one of the largest toy conventions in the world. What

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One:12 Collective 2017 Line-Up

Mezco Toyz' One:12 Collective is getting a whole lot bigger in 2017. With three new DC characters, four new Marvel characters, and a handful more based off of cult classic films and television shows, this series is one of the most highly anticipated that we've ever

Braving The Blizzard: Mezco Toyz Press Event

Not many of the characters we base our figures on would get stopped by a blizzard, so why would we? Braving the pounding snow, a slew of reporters lined up this morning at our headquarters in Queens, eager to learn about our latest products, offering a great preview of our

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Pre-Toy Fair Press Event: Streaming Live

It's that time of year again. With Toy Fair right around the corner, Mezco will be hosting our annual press event at our headquarters in Long Island City, New York. This gives us the opportunity to show off our amazing new products without the buzzing chaos that is

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The Best and Worst of 2016

Michael Crawford aka Captain Toy has been the host of the long running toy review site http://www.mwctoys.com. Every year he runs a best and worst of the year. This year it seems Mezco showed well in several categories and we are flattered. Captain Toy can be a

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Throwback Thursday – Gangsters, Inc.

The year was 2004, the line Gangsters Inc., a love letter to the glorified days of yesteryear. When G-Men worked endlessly to crack down on untouchable criminals. Characters rich with attitude and visual baggage. Mob bosses, enforcers and muscle. All the ingredients to create and design a line of thugs

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Batman Day 2016 – A Mezco Retrospective

> Holy Batman Day! For me everyday might be Batman day. I am a huge, HUGE batman fan. Batman has always been my favorite comic hero. He has gone through many changes through out his tenure and honestly I have been a fan of all of them for one reason

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One:12 Collective BvS Armored Batman 2016 Con Exclusive

Kicking off this summer's blockbusters was Dawn Of Justice and we were treated to the fan-craved show down between Gotham's dark knight and Metropolis' modern day savior. The battle between these two titans was nothing short of epic. The One:12 Collective has already shown

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One:12 Collective Classic Captain America 2016 Con Exclusive

Another one of our Con Exclusives this year is the One:12 Classic Captain America figure and he has some cool features that will only be available with this version. Let's start with the classic color palette of his uniform: with bright, bold reds, whites, and blues and

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One:12 Collective Punisher – Behind the Scenes

Frank Castle, aka the Punisher. His path for vengeance and justice is a dark and brutal journey. When the One:12 Collective team was designing the figure we wanted to show visually that he has been through a lot and that he is capable of dispensing even more. Below are

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One:12 Marvel Universe Teaser – Heroes & Villains

Heroes and villains (and those who fall somewhere in between), the Marvel Universe is jam-packed with them. For well over half a century Marvel has been weaving the tapestry of modern mythology, creating archetypes that have left a permanent impression on our imaginations. The One:12 Collective [http://www.mezcotoyz.

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One:12 Collective The Flash – Behind The Scenes

Here is a peek at DC's scarlet speedster, the Flash. What you see here is some of our initial concept art, the digital sculpt work, and a shot from our 2016 One:12 Collective [http://www.mezcotoyz.com/brands/one-12-collective] catalog. One of the things we focused on

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One:12 Collective Star Trek Captain's Chair

> "Captain Kirk To The Bridge!" As part of our Star Trek The Original Series One:12 Collective [http://www.mezcotoyz.com/brands/one-12-collective] line, we are working on something that we all think is out of this world. Take a seat and check it out: If you

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Toy Fair Press Event: A Brief History

For the past few years we have been hosting a press event at our offices the week before Toy Fair. This gives us an opportunity to engage with the press without all the distractions of Toy Fair. It can be challenging to have a crowd of customers, studio executives, and

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By Collectors For Collectors.

There I said it, or more to the point – wrote it. I am hoping our product over the years has been conveying this sentiment on it's own. This is Mezco's new blog; we'll focus on exclusive content, first looks, behind the scenes and instructions