Mattallica

yeah thats what i thought, as who even has  need of a vhs tape nowadays but i wasnt sure and was just trying to be helpful

On 7/3/2022 at 4:48 PM, Trekker 42 said:

VHS of the movie or the 80s cartoon?

it doesnt actually come with a VHS tape if thats what you mean, is that what you mean?

just fancy expensive cardboard that looks like a retro VHS box

another one ill have to wait and pick up at a discount after it doesn't sell at what $40 or so for  4 figures and some fancy cardboard packaging ?

this is ridiculous! 

1 hour ago, DSTZach said:

I think your math is wrong on a LOT of that (MAYBE plastic, MAYBE total tooling depending on the ML buck used, but packaging and paint apps, including tampo printing, are comparable, if not more elaborate), but it doesn't matter, because there isn't a direct relationship between cost and height. Reaction figures go for $20, and while I will admit that is kind of a rip-off, they are usually 100% new tooling, variants notwithstanding. 

This is the new price of Minimates, due to all of the increased costs in manufacturing, materials and transportation. I HOPE everyone will stick around, but I know it is a tough row to hoe. I'm hoping the 4-packs will stay at $30, I have not heard of any change there. NO idea how much the AEW 2-packs will cost, and that has not been finalized, but I will assume around $13-15.

wait wait wait if you're going to call me out on this lets go over your statement here.

my math is wrong on a lot of that ?  i named 4 things: plastic, tooling, paint and packaging

you then say ok maybe plastic(anyone can see that there is a lot more plastic used in the average ML fig compared to a MM)" and tooling (come on really look at all the detail on a ML fig compared to a Basic MM its no contest) so that's two out of four right there not "a lot", but then there are the other two, packaging its again a no brainer ML are bigger and therefor the packaging is bigger ie more cardboard and plastic, then paint, ML use more variety of colors and a hell of alot more just to cover those figs than on  MM again that's easy for anyone to see, so how is my math off?

and when did i say there was a  "relationship between cost and height" ?

  its funny how some manufacturers are using the current world situation as an excuse to raise their prices to unfair levels while some like McFarlane toys are making it work with only slight increases, and don't play the "increased costs in manufacturing, materials and transportation" line to justify a 100% mark up from a year or so  ago ( we  were paying $8 for a two pack of MM a year or so ago) again other manufacturers are not doubling their prices.

On 7/2/2022 at 5:07 PM, Mattallica said:

now these could be  cool, i just hope they are affordable

On 7/2/2022 at 6:57 PM, DSTZach said:

6-pack prices are locked in, I believe, at $50. Most will include a seventh mini-figure like HERBIE.

...and they're not!

almost 8 1/2 bucks per MM, that's crazy, for example(and not a great one) marvel legends are $25 ish but are about 10 times as much plastic, more tooling, paint apps, packaging etc.

i guess ill just have to wait until these inevitably hit Amazon at a discount 

2 hours ago, buttheadsmate said:

I'm genuinely pleased for those that are pleased with the announcement of these wrestling 'mates. 

 

Same, my wrestling days are far behind me so i have no interest in these, but happy for those that do.

2 hours ago, DSTZach said:

Box art is cartoon based. Figures are different from cartoon figures shown before, but I'll keep the details a secret for now. 

oh no '

Wait if its AD&D then Strongheart, Warduke and company but no  Hank, Eric, Diana, Presto, Sheila & Bobby as they are D&D

now these could be  cool, i just hope they are affordable

AEW more like   EWW

was really hoping it would be something i was interested in as i havent bought many MM for a long time?

1 minute ago, Onyx_6 said:

Ask DST! ?

 

Nice!  

7 hours ago, nrobot said:

Hello Zachary,

If we do not get the license on 1st Jul then you should turn 180 degrees away and walk away from minimates!

And why is price expensive? In 2008 for iron man two pack it is 7.99 , now go joe four pack is 40.00 ? are you smoking on something zachary>? where does that money go, because we certainly are not getting enough minimates!!

 

I do not know why i am laughingstocks because I all I want is 200 minimate releases per year and dst owes me that!

WTF? 

2 hours ago, Padrino said:

What’s MLP?

my little pony

4 hours ago, jettstorm said:

Looking at the post by Zach on the Diamond Select website on March 8, 2021 when the Diamond/Hasbro license was announced by Zach it was said "The new range will include products based on Transformers, G.I. Joe, Power Rangers, classic animated Dungeons & Dragons, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering and Jem and the Holograms."

We have already gotten Transformers, MMPR and GI Joe minimates....so this new Hasbro license line will be either D&D (animated or advanced), Magic or Jem.

Zach has said "They are 180 degrees from the mystery license." and if we want to be literal he said "It's the last Hasbro license.".  Assuming the original Mystery License is Wrestling...nothing would be more 180 degrees than the "LAST" Hasbro license mentioned in the announcement...

 

I think it will be Jem.

maybe but when asked about Jem Chuck had this to say "

Hello ! Is Jem still happening at DST ? I cannot wait to see the offer if it is...Thanks !

DSTChuck: Yes, we are still hard at work on a Jem item!"

maybe it was just a sly answer but it the way he states item as in a singular item, im thinking Jem might not be minimates

On 6/19/2022 at 8:43 AM, DSTZach said:

Sorry for the delay, but ultimately, depending on how you feel about the license you may not care about the delay.

Zach has stated this a few times now, as if he knows these will not be popular amongst the MMMV crowd, has me kind of worried, but i wont be surprised.

5 hours ago, DSTZach said:

.... We've announced the second license, but not revealed the Minimates....

sorry if i missed it but what is this license?

15 hours ago, nrobot said:

.... dandruff ridden side burns and shove them where the sun doesn't shine.

Wait What?

So Blaster carries himself?

3 hours ago, elhonez said:

Cyclops (kid)

Hulk (Cho/"Brawn")

Viv VIsion

Ms. Marvel

Nova (Sam)

Spider-Man (Miles)

 

...but this team didn't have an almost-seventh member, AFAIK

Thank you

On 5/31/2022 at 8:16 PM, THE_CRIPPLER said:

I would love to see them do a reboot of the Predator minimates. This time give them sculpted mandibles and longer dreads to look more movie accurate.

id be all over those

who are the members of the new champions?

but the young avengers have been around since 2005

in all seriousness though it would have to be someone mainstream enough for Dst  to use up 1 of only four spots in the set, but if not joe or cobra,  Dreadnoks? they arent  technically cobra and there was some flack about Zartans Bio? but who else? Headhunter? not cobra but not mainstream, cobra-la? Billy?

dammit i must know!

37 minutes ago, DSTZach said:

... not being a Joe OR a Cobra ...

Hmmm

i believe Hasbro fears a hooded character too closely evokes groups like the KKK, so its ok to have the character be a "terrorist"leader bent on world domination but not a bigot? IDK