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Goblin Queen and Darkchylde as the "new characters" is the exact type of monkey's paw curls logic that keeps me from getting excited about these box sets... I'm going to laugh so hard when the final figure is the what 900th Wolverine figure in a "new look" instead of Colosus.

Little late, but my guess would be Garrok. The textured sking would match and the outfit looks like his. The star is what throws me off as Garrok has a sun not a star on his chest.

Is there another figure besides Walgreens wave 7 Captain Marvel that uses the same hip accessory? Or any other ideas of a hip piece to use for a Petra custom?

Yep. These box sets still ain't it personally. This is a hard no from me at this price point.

10 hours ago, Navaan said:

So... with the Echo minimate pulled, anyone know of a hair that is close? The bun look was perfect for my Panam Palmer custom.

Zach can correct me if I'm wrong, but he seemed to implie that Echo was pulled from this set but was moved to a different set. So we are still getting her, just not in this box.

Lol. If the rumors of this set are true, I may buy two just to have the extra blocks... Wanted this set for a very long time!

That's kind of what I figured. I just threw a couple Marvel mates in the Rivendell set and they didn't look off. Never seen the Avengers tower or Dr Strange sets out of the box and built though.

How do larger Lego sets scale with mates? My father (a huge Lego Stars Wars collector) showed me a leaked picture that Lego may finally be putting out a Lego X-Mansion in 2024... It looked a little small and i know sets can vary. The Lego Rivendell set actually scales really well with Minimates, but the Blackbird and Milano are too small. 

Is it usually a case of vehicles being too small but sets scaling decent enough?

On 7/31/2023 at 2:24 PM, DSTZach said:

Hmm....  

Any right guesses? 😀

1 hour ago, BuffaloDelorean said:

Making Paul would be a pretty great publicity move.

No. 🤢

Was there a 2010s Miles centric story? We just got a great Peter Spidey in Wave 76, and a great Vulture and Kraven in Wave 77.

Thinking this could be: Miles current costume, Lizard, Morlun and maybe a couple new alt universe like Spider-Punk, and 2099? Spider Ham as a smaller figure like Lucky and HERBIE?

Spider-Verse, Spider-gedden are probably the big ones. Outside chance of Spider-Island or the Gauntlet?

Spider-Island would give us a chance at Shang-Chi and Hercules.

29 minutes ago, Padrino said:

Was she supposed to come with Phoenix parts?

Purely speculating that she would have. We never got confirmation who came with what spare parts but the initial pic showed her with the fire fist parts so a Phoenix stand isn't too far of a reach I'd think.

Speculating here, but she was probably cut because the Phoenix parts she came with made her easiest to cut to meet the new budget. Because most of us buying mates don't have like 40 spare Phoenix parts from the 10 different Jean's we've bought? 😮‍💨

2 hours ago, cylonchaney said:

Some of these could have been licensor decisions. But that's quite a pile of seemingly poor choices. DST should take note.

Some of it sure, but how long had people been clamoring for Young Avengers and then we get that recent boxset with a 2nd Marvel Boy mate rather than Stature or Speed?

Who in DST/Marvel wanted or demanded the 2013 team rather than a boxset of the classic lineup, when both Stature and Speed had been in recent or upcoming MCU projects?

Who thought up Gamerverse mates and then went "let's just throw out another slightly different version of Hulk, Cap, Iron Man and Widow. No one wants Spider-Man video game mates or even a Ms Marvel based on the Avengers game design!"

Yes, we are a vocal minority here and Zach is stuck doing what DST thinks will sell and will appeal to consumers. But it's difficult to not look at say Marvel Legends figures and go "they recently made Pretty Boy, Random, Cho'd, Skullbuster, Rose, Orb, Zero, Crossfire and other D, E list characters... What gives?"

Who is the person going "the people really want a 84th Iron Man variant or a 21st Cyclops figure"?

1 hour ago, thereasonsy said:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu8BJ0FP_ka/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Just a baffling, baffling decision. DST just can't get out of their own way lately...

Can we get build a figures and two packs back? Cause these monkey's paw boxsets ain't it.

On 7/17/2023 at 8:26 PM, Nessex said:

Hello fellow toy fans - apologies for doubling up on posts, but I'm a wee bit desperate.  I'm hoping to beg a favour from anyone heading to SDCC. 
I am trapped in a land far, far away but am very keen to get my hands on some exclusives. Specifically, the Marvel United Mystery Deck. 
If anyone is going and has room in their luggage for a deck of playing cards, I can offer shipping costs, toy karma and I'm happy to work out a finders fee if you need one.

edit: And @Onyx_6 is looking for a set too!  

Any chance i could be thrown in this mix for the Marvel United deck as well? Never even occurred to me to ask here after I saw it announced.

So... What are people doing for Patriot, Speed, Stature and Iron Lad?

Recipes for QCs or full customs? Let's see what you've got.

Nice! I also have the same hair picked out for Elixir (WW2 Cap/First Class Angel?) but had been missing a good face. Two customs for the price of one!

11 hours ago, Nessex said:

You, sir, know the way to this old collectors heart. 
Assuming Sikorsky & Cr'eee are 'accessories' rather than actual figures, who do you propose for the ramining two slots outside the core 4? 
I know I'd love to see a translucent Binary! 

Well we did just get Lilandra and Corsair, so likely:

Cho'd w Cr'eeee
Hepzibah
Raza Longknife
Binary
Korvus
Marvel Girl/Rachel Summers? (needs an updated figure)

Another suggestion entirely: If we can't get the original Hellions... could we get the New Mutants in their Hellion outfits? Maybe just include some alternate heads and parts for the Hellions? 

Rahne - head and tail for Catseye
Karma - head for Tarot
Magma/Magik - head for Roulette
Thunderbird - head and jetpack for Jetstream
Cypher - head for Empath
Cannonball - head for Empath
throw in an alternate head Bevatron, and a head and buffed up chestpiece for Beef.

and you've got 14 characters in one box set and I'm buying two sets at minumum.

On 10/25/2022 at 2:20 PM, DSTZach said:

He's awesome! We should do a Spidey set next, with him, Chance, Solo...

Ummm Did Zach just spill the beans on Wave 85??? We are due for another Spider-Man set since the last one was Wave 77.

Quote from Zach over in the 83 thread:

"But 84's theme doesn't have an appropriate small character, so right now the set includes extra parts to transform two characters, one into a different character, one into a different costume, and an extra unmasked hair piece."

Re-reading that I guess I'd say an alternate head to make D-Man and parts for Elektra or Echo to make a Ninja Elektra or Ronin Echo. But the alternate character is a new one so that would eliminate Ninja Elektra right?

Sounds like it's a good number of extra parts in this wave once you add accessories in.

I asked in the NYCC thread, but it's more relevant here. There was supposed to be a 4th new character in this wave if you counted an alternate attire a new character.

It's got to be Ronin parts for Echo right?

Ok 84 is pretty sweet! Lots of characters I didn't think we'd be getting but glad we are.

A question though, wasn't there supposed to be an additional character that could be made with an alternate attire?

Yeah read Zach's comment in the 83 thread, "three new characters four if you count an alternate look for one of the heroes." 

So... Parts for Echo to make her Ronin attire?

Street level makes think modern Shang Chi and suit and tie Mandarin due to recency bias with the movie?

How diffucult would Khonshu be to make as an alternate attire to a modern Moon Knight?

Am I recalling wrong that Zach mentioned a Grey Gargoyle mate at some point recently?

And because I've always wanted him... Whirlwind.

Throw modern Elektra and a Spidey variation in there and call it a day?