I don't know if anyone's bothered to do this, but I was bored, so here is a stab at cataloging the reuse of body parts in the vintage toy line. I only went to 1985 because I don't really care about any of the toys after that, with only one or two exceptions. I also didn't catalog reused weapon/armor sculpts, but I might do that later. If someone has already done this I'll feel foolish.
If I've miscategorized or missed something, please feel free to correct this list.
He-Man Legs
He-Man
MAA
Faker
Tri-Klops
BA He-Man
Fisto
Mekaneck
Prince Adam
Jitsu
Clamp Champ
King Randor
He-Man Arm(s)
He-Man
MAA
Faker
Tri-Klops
BA He-Man
Mekaneck
Prince Adam
Spikor (?)
Clamp Champ
King Randor
He-Man Torso
He-Man
MAA
Skeletor
Mer-Man
Faker
Trap-Jaw (?)
Tri-Klops
Mekaneck
Prince Adam
Clawful
Webstor
DB Skeletor
Stinkor
Clamp Champ
King Randor
He-Man Head
He-Man
Faker
BA He-Man
Prince Adam
Skeletor Legs
Skeletor
Mer-Man
Zodac
BA Skeletor
Kobra Khan
Webstor
Stinkor
Clawful (early version)
Skeletor Arms
Skeletor
Mer-Man
Zodac
BA Skeletor
Kobra Khan
Webstor
Whiplash
DB Skeletor
Stinkor
Skeletor Head
Skeletor
BA Skeletor
DB Skeletor
Beast Man Legs
Beast Man
Stratos
Moss-Man
Beast Man Arms
Beast Man
Stratos
Moss-Man
Beast Man Torso
Beast Man
Stratos
Zodac
Moss-Man
Beast Man Head
Beast Man
Moss-Man
Mer-Man Head
Mer-Man
Stinkor
Teela Legs
Teela
Evil-Lyn
Teela Arms
Teela
Evil-Lyn
Teela Torso
Teela
Evil-Lyn
Trap-Jaw Legs
Trap-Jaw
Man-E-Faces
Roboto
Fisto Left Arm
Fisto
Jitsu
Fisto Torso
Fisto
Jitsu
Ninjor
Buzz-Off Legs
Buzz-Off
Clawful
Whiplash
Buzz-Off Left Arm
Buzz-Off
Clawful
Buzz-Off Torso
Buzz-Off
Whiplash
TP He-Man Legs
TP He-Man
Spikor
Faker II
French Rubber Boot He-Man
French Rubber Boot BA He-Man
French Rubber Boot Man-At-Arms
French Rubber Boot Fisto
French Rubber Boot Tri-Klops
French Rubber Boot Jitsu
DB Skeletor Legs
DB Skeletor
Hong Kong Skeletor
Hong Kong Ninjor
Hong Kong Scare Glow
Last edited by Lich Leech; January 4, 2013 at 08:44pm.
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This seems like a lot of work to me, but nice going : P
Battle armor He-man with a closed (well, almost) left hand?, I've never known of such a thing, a quick ebay search shows most of them with the same arm as harness He-man. Pics plsOriginally Posted by Lich Leech
When it comes to She-ra Princess of Power characters, FILMATION is the way to go!.
Hmm, I just have the one, and he has a closed left hand. I didn't know it was unusual.
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Just in case, are you the original owner?, were you the one who took the figure out of its blister?.
When it comes to She-ra Princess of Power characters, FILMATION is the way to go!.
No, I bought these three loose on a whim when I was first getting into MOTU. But you know what, I never noticed this, but it's totally a Fisto arm. The bicep is bigger than He-Man's and it's identical to my Fisto.
Someone must have lost the original and swapped it out.
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Fisto, Jitsu and Ninjor have the same torso, different from all other figures. It is more flattened then regular with bigger flat surfaces on the places where the arms should be attached. All 3 use the same torso because of the spring-loaded right arm. That's why Jitsu and Fisto have bigger deltoids on their arms than other figures, while Ninjor has regular (Skeletor) arms so when you look at the figure without clothe, the flat surface around the shoulders is very obvious.
I've tried this with my figures after my friend told me that he couldn't put Jistu armor on Randor, but not sure is it working for all variants...but it seems that Fisto and Clamp Champ has visually the same removable armor, also Jistu and King Randor, but they ARE DIFFERENT. You can't put Fisto armor or Jistu armor on figures with regular torso (as those of Clamp Champ and King Randor) because they are made with more flattened chest and their armor only fits to them even if the same sculpt was reused for two other figures, it's not completely the same.
Also don't forget that there are Thunder punch He-Man legs (they have bigger feet than regular) which were used for Spikor, Faker II in most common figure variants. The same mold of Thunder Punch he-Man legs was used for French figures with rubber boots: He-Man, Battle Armor He-Man, Man-At-Arms, Fisto, TriKlops and Jitsu (I saw only these figures with rubber boots).
There are also Skletor legs with big feet, made for Dragon Blaster Skeletor Hong Kong and Mexico (DB Skeletor Mexico was made in two variants, with big and with regular feet).
These legs were made for Dragon Blaster Skeletor, but they were reused for regular Skeletor Hong Kong, Ninjor and Scare Glow (but there is also Spanish Scare Glow with regular small feet).
NO, they both have unique both arms.
Clamp Champ and King Randor should be placed here:
He-Man Legs
He-Man Arm(s)
He-Man Torso
They both have the same right arms too, only gloves (they are separate parts) are different.
Spikor has both arms unique
Last edited by Mantisaur82; January 4, 2013 at 08:36pm.
Thanks for the corrections and additional information. I'll update the OP accordingly.
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Also there is Faker Taiwan in two variants, with Skeletor and with He-Man arms
and some more
Hordak head:
Hordak
Hurricane Hordak
Buzz-Saw Hordak
Hordak right arm:
Hordak
Buzz-Saw Hordak
Hordak left arm:
Hordak
Hurricane Hordak
Buzz-Saw Hordak
Hurricane Hordak legs:
Hurricane Hordak (there are also variants with Hordak legs from Spain and Malaysia)
Buzz-Saw Hordak
Battle Armor He-Man torso:
Battle Armor He-Man
LEO India Battle Armor Skeletor
Skeletor head, mostly molded as soft rubber head:
Skeletor (Taiwan, Spain, France, Los Amos Mexico, Estrela Brazil)
Battle Armor Skeletor (USA, Taiwan, Spain, France, Mexico (hard rubber head), Los Amos Mexico, Rotoplast Venezuela)
Dragon Blaster Skeletor (Spain)
Dragon Blaster Skeletor head mostly molded as hard plastic head:
Dragon Blaster Skeletor (China (hard plastic), Mexico (hard rubber))
Skeletor (Hong Kong, LEO India)
Battle Armor Skeletor (LEO India)
Terror Claws Skeletor (China, Malaysia, Spain, Greece)
He-Man head, mostly molded as soft rubber head:
He-Man(Taiwan, Mexico, France, Spain, Estrela Brazil)
Battle Armor he-man (Taiwan, Mexico, France, Spain)
Prince Adam (Taiwan, Mexico, France, Spain, Estrela Brazil)
Faker (Taiwan, France)
Thunder Punch he-man (Taiwan)
Thunder punch He-Man head, molded as hard rubber head:
Thunder Punch He-Man (Mexico, Spain)
Flying Fists He-Man (China, Spain, LEO India)
He-Man (Malaysia, LEO India (hard rubber and hard plastic))
Prince Adam (Malaysia, LEO India)
Faker (Malaysia, LEO India)
There is also big reuse of accessories:
Mekaneck armor:
Mekaneck
Stinkor
He-Man ax:
He-Man
Battle Armor He-Man
(also Rotoplast Venezuela battle Armor Skeletor)
He-Man power sword (male):
He-Man
Battle Armor He-Man
Prince Adam
Thunder Punch He-Man
Skeletor sword (female):
Skeletor
Faker
Battle Armor Skeletor
Dragon Blaster Skeletor
Skeletor armor:
Skeletor
Faker
Skeletor Belt:
Skeletor
Faker LEO India
Havoc Staff:
Skeletor
Battle Armor Skeletor
Faker LEO India
Tri-Klops Sword:
Tri-Klops
Fisto
Jitsu Sword:
Jitsu
Ninjor
Jitsu armor:
Jitsu
King Randor
Fisto armor:
Fisto
Clamp Champ
Whiplash spear:
Whiplash
King Randor
Zodac gun:
Zodac
Kobra Khan
Clawful mace:
Clawful
Moss Man
Rokkon/Stonedar laser:
Rokkon
Stonedar
Snake Staff:
King Hiss
Rattlor
Tung Lashor
Snake Face
Hordak crossbow:
Hordak
Buzz-Saw Hordak
Hordak cape:
Hordak
Buzz-Saw Hordak
Creatures were reused almost complete:
Strydor
Night Stalker (no helmet in common variants)
BattleCat
Panthor (no helmet)
Zoar
Screech (complete reuse of all elements)
The bird was even reused for unreleased Glory Bird from Princess Of Power line.
Last edited by Mantisaur82; January 4, 2013 at 10:11pm.
Thank you for this! I didn't have the energy to even try to catalog Horde parts or weapons. Awesome!
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