2 Dawn Of The Dead 8' Inch Castaway Figures

[archivesofthede]

Does anyone know any information on these? I seen them on eBay and the seller got them from an estate sale. I assume they are custom. The headless looks like parts from one of the REDS figures. I posted a thread on our zombie memorabilia forum, but nobody knows. Check them out below.

http://archivesofthedead.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103.0;attach=140;i mage

http://archivesofthedead.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103.0;attach=142;i mage

These 2 popped up on eBay last week and sold for $60.00.

Made by Castaway Toys, Cloth, 8 Inch.

Not sure if these are custom made. Need to know.

Also, need to know the date they were released.

Is there anymore of them?

[SymphonicX]

u need to register at the site to view the items - they look pretty cheap - "when hell is full the dead shall walk"...erm...

[DubiousComforts]

Not sure if these are custom made. Need to know.
Hmmm, this card package is sporting the old Mego logo.

http://i.ebayimg.com/07/!BOv56I!CGk~$(KGrHgoH-DkEjlLl0KttBJwRH1hH2Q~~_1.JPG

Next silly question! :D

[archivesofthede]

Crap, sorry didn't realize that. I don't see a place to upload the images here.

Is that the official Mego logo? I don't remember anything released from them like this.


http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/69/m_e0e38ad37e994e0db99e4a10d0bbe0ca.jpg

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/85/m_59391cf903c34a03894345bb01249753.jpg

[DubiousComforts]

Is that the official Mego logo? I don't remember anything released from them like this.
Yes, that is what an official Mego logo looked like in the mid 70s: Mego Spiderman courtesy the MegoMuseum.com (http://www.megomuseum.com/wgsh/spiderman.html) I recall all the Micronauts toys having this same logo.

And no, Mego never produced any Dawn of the Dead toys. Do you really think they would have gotten away with selling blood-splattered headless figures to children in the 1970s? Remember the controversy which led to Kenner pulling the 18" ALIEN figure from store shelves?

I simply pointed out the knocked-off Mego logo to demonstrate this obvious lame attempt at "custom" figures, if you can even call them that (it's an iinsult to the folks that do good custom work). This isn't the first time an Ebay seller uses the excuse of an "estate sale" to purposely obscure the source of an item, and it certainly won't be the last.

[ProfessorChaos]

those are hands-down the shittiest looking figures i've ever seen.

ever.

[archivesofthede]

Ok, thanks for the clarification. I'll mark these up as customs.

And yeah, 1970's Aliens. I just wanted to be 100% positive. I can't believe you remember that. :p

Again, thanks for the help.

[DubiousComforts]

Ok, thanks for the clarification. I'll mark these up as customs.
Frankly, I wouldn't include these figures in any memorabilia database because it simply encourages more people to list bogus items on ebay without any verification or information. DEAD is better.

[archivesofthede]

Frankly, I wouldn't include these figures in any memorabilia database because it simply encourages more people to list bogus items on ebay without any verification or information. DEAD is better.

Oh, no no no. I won't. I mean I'll mark them on my not being listed notebook. Hehe.. Again, thanks for the feedback and help.

[SymphonicX]

Oh, no no no. I won't. I mean I'll mark them on my not being listed notebook. Hehe.. Again, thanks for the feedback and help.

you're gonna put them on a "not listed" list?

But now they're listed....

But they're not....

Have you seen scanners....? My ceiling looks like that now.

[Mr.G]

those are hands-down the shittiest looking figures i've ever seen.

ever.

:lol: That made my day.

[krakenslayer]

those are hands-down the shittiest looking figures i've ever seen.

ever.

Archives, I have some rarely seen "lost" poster artwork you may be interested in:







:lol: ;)

[DubiousComforts]

Archives, I have some rarely seen "lost" poster artwork you may be interested in

Wow, that looks just like lost art from Profondo Rosso, and so does your avatar...

http://festivali.arsenals.lv/fff/files/2009/02/deep_red_web1.jpg

Tell me, you didn't happen to witness mom killing pop around Christmas time?

[capncnut]

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/85/m_59391cf903c34a03894345bb01249753.jpg
^ "When Hell is full, the dead shall walk the Earth!"

What the f**k??? :confused:



http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/69/m_e0e38ad37e994e0db99e4a10d0bbe0ca.jpg
This one doesn't even have a head! :lol:

[archivesofthede]

Archives, I have some rarely seen "lost" poster artwork you may be interested in:

:lol: ;)


That looks better than some of the art I've seen on some NOTLD DVDs.


you're gonna put them on a "not listed" list?

But now they're listed....

But they're not....

Have you seen scanners....? My ceiling looks like that now.

haha sorry I didn't see this. Yeah, I'm OCD like that. I have to keep track of even custom stuff while doing the Archives. My wife hates it, but I don't mind. I actually thought about a FAN MADE archive section or maybe a new site all together.. maybe down the road. But, I'm too busy with the official one. :annoyed:

[clanglee]

^ "When Hell is full, the dead shall walk the Earth!"

What the f**k??? :confused:



This one doesn't even have a head! :lol:

It looks likle a naked Skeletor figure with the head removed and some blood painted on. :rolleyes:

[archivesofthede]

This was on eBay the other day and I thought of you guys. :D