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Find Auctions for this ItemStar Trek Eight-Inch Lt. Uhura Action Figure by Mego
This 8" Lt. Uhura action figure from the original Star Trek television series was produced by Mego. The USS Starship Enterprise's communications officer, Lt. Uhurawas portrayed by Nichelle Nichols. Lt. Uhura is the only female African-American figure to ever be manufactured by Mego within all of their lines, so they obviously made a sizeable investment in the body and uniform for this unique Star Trek character.
Mego Star Trek 8-Inch Lt. Uhura Head Sculpt
Unlike the male crew members from the Mego Star Trek line, the 8-inch Lt. Uhura action figure doesn't really resemble Nichelle Nichols other than her outfit and skin tone. This wouldn't be such a noteworthy item except for the fact that Kirk, Spock, Bones, and Scott all bear a very strong resemblance to the actors who played them in the series.
Mego Star Trek Lt. Uhura Outfit
The Lt. Uhura Mego 8-inch figure comes clad in a red tunic detailed with black neckband, a gold foil rank stripe on each arm, and a silver foil insignia. The delicate foil insignia typically falls off of the uniform leaving only the underlying gray backing material in place.
Uhura's legs are covered with brown tights and removable black boots (unlike the male crew members whose lower legs are sculpted as the boots). The brown tights are a nice touch, particularly for Mego's much daintier female figures. The skin-colored tights serve as a nice way to cover up some of the exposed joints.
The Mego Lt. Uhura action figure also included a blue tricorder identical the one that came with the 8-inch Mego Spock figure and the 8-inch Mego Dr. Bones McCoy figure.
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Other Mego Star Trek Series One 8-Inch Action Figures
Other Mego Series 1 Star Trek action figures include an 8-inch Captain James. T. Kirk action figure, an 8-inch Dr. Bones McCoy action figure, an 8-inch Mr. Spock action figure, an 8-inch Mr. Scott action figure, and one non-crew character – an 8-inch Klingon action figure.
