I used to love it when WTBS would have “The Banana Bowl”, as it was called once because it was on Super Bowl day, a marathon of all 5 original films, and some episodes of the TV series cut into the following 5 movies: Back to the Planet of the Apes; Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes; Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes; Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes; and Farewell to the Planet of the Apes. Love those titles.

@BrickMantooth

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, we had "Apes Week" every year on City TV, event television!

I think this figure looks great. I've got my fingers crossed for more PotA soldier variants. I wish they would make a few with color schemes based on the cartoon as well.

I love the soldier apes, and I agree we definitely need variety. I so want a gorilla army. Go Mego!

I like to whistle this great tune every time I look at my Megos! 👍

Love this figure in every way. I love the original sculpt with a completely differant paint job. The purple just pops. Think we all agree the smaller head was the sour point of the original line. Just a perfect figure in every way and you can't just stop at one and that Jas nothing to do with the bandloier color you have. Great video for a perfect figure

I absolutely love these new Planet of The Apes figures. Especially Ursus and The Soldier figure. Definitely gonna army build with this figure.

Great, Great, Great!!! For every New Ape Mego releases I say do a Soldier variant to go along with it. Yes I agree with you about the TV series versions. Also maybe black hands to complete the gauntlet look. Good review Brian. And a great Mego addition. As we watch these guys grow they get better and better not just the safe path but that out of the box thinking. I wonder in 30 yrs how this era will looked back on. To future collectors will these be viewed With the same importance… I hope so. To me it's already there.

Oh I need this guy. I'm happy to say that I recently purchased an ultraman (new/modern) MEGO figure from ebay. After 40+ years I have finally started my MEGO collection with a figure I never thought would get made. As for the apes well, I wish they'd make a Taylor and Nova. I assume the one in your montage is a custom? Keep these great videos a comin.

I thought that face looked familiar. Another fantastic episode of Mint Off Card. Thank you for all your youtube video reviews and features. ;)

Love this figure, it grew on me.

This figure is a really nice head sculpt, and everything else about it is great too. Bring on the Ape Army!! Excellent video, thanks!

I think I had 4 or 5 soldier apes when I was a kid, and at least one of them I tried to paint on the silver stripes with white-out.

I really like it! I would love to see Armando and Lisa. Maybe even Caesar's son

With all of the variants Mego releases for figures that don't really need variants, not giving us a few for this fellow would be a lost opportunity. A perfect candidate for simple (and cheap) repaints that would make more sense than black and white or flocked variants. Mr. Mantooth, you always manage to get me to spend money on figures I didn't think I needed. Well played, sir, well played.

Such a fun video! I like the purple sleeves because it just stands out more. It would be great if they did the tv show soldiers.

YES. More Soldier Apes, in all forms. Give me multiple tunics, different head paints, give me a soldier Ape in the Conquest Of jumpsuit, let's FIGHT LIKE APES.

I finally decided to get some of the modern Megos, including this Soldier Ape as well as General Ursus. What I did is swap outfits on the two. I think they look better that way, especially Ursus.

So stoked that Mego revisited The Apes figures! I have General Ursus and Dr Zaius, I must have The Soldier, Ceaser and Cornelius! Apes4Ever!🐵🙉🙊🔥✨

@BrickMantooth

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

Tempting. VERY tempting. :)

BTW.. I got to say that this new POTA soldier/ or any vintage Mego POTA figures, would look awesome riding any dark brown/black horse-models, of the BREYER model horse line 1/9-scale!.. CHEERS!!

Good old mego did a lot of fantastic toys i have the ape line and it rocks.

I did a quick scan of the comments and didn’t see this mentioned, but the rifle is from the Addar kit.

I found a Gen. Ursus @ my local Comic shop. Im looking for one of these now. Amazon has them but price is higher. I will keep looking.

5:02 "Here we come, walkin' down the street..." (Commercials for the reruns on WGN-9 Chicago. Who remembers?)

Good evening, I really like the new soldier Ape figure all around. The only thing is I hope they make another with a capture net & club

I have a army of these and love them, better than the originals for me and love they reused the sculpt as it has a talking/angry ape face appearance. Great video my man!

Nice job. Like always.

I just received 2 of these figures today in the mail. I always think the face looks more like Cornelius than a gorilla soldier.

I think that would be great different Soldier Apes sculpts/variations on the soldier also more characters from the films/show like the ones in the Topps exclusives. I am looking forward hopefully for some new releases from this line in 2022.

DAMN I love this show!! 🤘🤘🤘😁

I received my soldier ape in the post yesterday. One of the mego figures I've been looking forward to for ages to add to my collection 😎 .

Your music choice gives off “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father” vibes. Those gorilla soldiers look so happy together. I would have preferred the face sculpt went in a more aggressive direction. The NECA face sculpt is more in line with the film.

Two original screen used gorilla costumes stand behind me. If you or Doc Mego need photo references for the jacket, bando, shirt and pants I will gladly take a picture of them. The purple on the new Mego figure is off. The stripes on the TV show vests are silver. They do look white on screen. I own the "II" costume. Great video.

I honestly had no idea that head was reused, even though I have the original Urko/Ursus. The paint just makes it look completely new to me.

@BrickMantooth

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it works really well.

@fredbergstrom4866

2 жыл бұрын

I was the same. I thought it looked similar, but it was a new sculpt. The paint app makes a huge difference

I think that these are great, I wish that I still had all of my original figures and playsets but these are definitely cool.👍

I picked up both versions. Really cool looking but I would have gone with burgundy over purple too. I was a little disappointed that they didn't paint the hands black or have CHiPs gloved hands. But giving them "General" boots and movie rifles made up for the disappointment. I also liked that Mego left off "Ape" after "Soldier" in the name. We know he's an ape.

mine was not hard to find pieces for. he was naked. but i was never sure if everything was original. if i would have known there would have been new ones coming i probably would have waited.

Different variations are always good BUT there have to be enough out to army build

Soldier knew that he should have walked away when he found out that it was Neville, not Taylor. 😅

I'm surprised we haven't seen dr.zira yet

The new apes movies were well done but there's nothing like the originals!

Looks cool.

I’ve just started collecting the new mego figure so far only Frankenstein. I’ve the son of Frankenstein version of the monster , and just ordered the bride and dr Frankenstein from young Frankenstein. I don’t know if all collect the alternate Version of the monster . But I kinda wish the mego figured where still around when I was kid if had one of the Frankenstein figures he probably would be a hero leading a rag tag team maybe teaming up with the transformers.

So I was on the fence about buying this guy or not and have been going back to rewatch some of your videos. I'm not crazy about the bright purple but it is what it is I suppose. I ALWAYS wanted a soldier since I was kid but never got one. I think I will get it to add to the collection but also for a second reason. I don't like the new Cornelius body colour, I think it's to dark. Looking at this soldier ape I'm thinking a head/body swap so the colours are a better match! I do want to see more Mego apes for sure.

Also i love the Silly Montage lol

@BrickMantooth

2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@retrouniverse2.0

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrickMantooth your welcome, so many Mego items before my time you've talked about i never knew of. And I'm a sucker for 60-70s sci fi

I want a proper Chuck Heston Taylor so I can get an Omega Man

I would love to see some from battle

Wow These new Mego Star Trek and Planet of the Apes figures might be the way to go then going after vintage. But i must focus,lol

@BrickMantooth

2 жыл бұрын

focus is good.

@retrouniverse2.0

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrickMantooth yeah if I can maintain it lol

We need 6 figure box set: Taylor, Nova, Zira, Cornelius, Doctor Zaius and Gorilla Soldier.

Am I the only one that likes the oven mitts on the soldier apes? 😭😭😭

I want to see more of that omega man

I like this soldier ape,way better then the vintage.mego really nailed it.Brian ,do you know if mego will be making a jules fogure,the prison guard.thanks,keep up the good work.i forgot the head sculpture is great.

I’m of the belief Gene Salamacha sculpted the Apes, but we may never know for sure.

@BrickMantooth

2 жыл бұрын

I would agree with you on that, the timing certainly suggests it.

OMFG! A CHUCK HESTON OMEGA MAN!!!!! HOW CAN I GET ONE???? MUSEUM DONATIONS???

The head looks more like the Addar model kit head.

@BrickMantooth

2 жыл бұрын

It kind of does.

So won the contest for the B/W Creature from the Black Lagoon??? I thought it would be in this vid.

@BrickMantooth

2 жыл бұрын

Oh a fellow by the name of Bruno, I mentioned it in the original post.

Did any of you put the heads off other MEGO characters and put on STAR TREK? Did you ever see what Kirk would look like in a red/blue uniform?

@BrickMantooth

2 жыл бұрын

I've never done that, not even as a kid

@mem1701movies

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrickMantooth yeah...captain Marvel as a random redshirt. I tried Kirk in blue/red. Gold was his color. Disappointed when I found out it was actually green. Like when I found out DARTH VADER’s helmet wasn’t all black.

Is weird part of wants mego to make the villain mod Gorilla boss or maybe the marvel comics Dracula or the A-team .

I’m looking forward to building a gorilla army!

I know everyone here like Mego and the old and new stuff being made... So do I,but I wish they would do something a little newer. DC/HBO Doom Patrol,Jupiter's Legend Netflix,The Boys or even... I don't know... Just something new.

still dunno about this guy