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I agree with your first three, but I think Kripke would have to bump Hawking as he's been in many episodes where SH has only really appeared in one. Let's not forget, both LeVar Burton and Brent Spiner have appeared on the show. Theres 3/4 of a ST:TNG/TBBT boxset right there Aw hell, just throw in James Earl Jones and be done with it

I think the worst I've ever gotten (besides the feet/hands falling off) was the Legacy Kirk with no feet. Not that they fell off in the package, but they weren't there at all. if it hadn't been my 4th or 5th Kirk, I'd have been upset. as it was I'd rather get it than have a new customer and have it turn them off to Minimates altogether. the only other things I can think of is the TRU Iron Man/Rhino pack, IMs legs would pop off constantly and Rhino had 2 left legs. and the trouble finding TRU IM3 mates with decent paint, that was tough.

I would think/hope Disney would give the green-light for Star Wars Minimates, but I think I remember something about the problem being with LEGO as opposed to Hasbro.

Zach, (sorry if this has been answered already) any idea when "The Cage" Enterprise is shipping? I don't see it on the latest ship date updates.

that's because he's still waiting to hear some news about Star Trek Minimates

i picked up the TRU exclusive sets in NH last night, will get the other 2 sets next week.

i'd be up for a set of Gatchaman helmets as well! their capes wouldn't be a bad move either

i always thought it would be cool if DST released a book (or a series of books) of full page Minimate control and packaging art.

don't forget that the bulk of it can be used for the Refit and 1701-A. new nacelles, deflector, bridge lid, Captains chair & decals will pretty much do it. and yes...i'll buy it (and so will you )

ok Zach, it's Tuesday...whadduya got for us? jk. but seriously, where should we be looking for the info (please don't say Facebook; I don't use it and couldn't get it at work even if I did) anyway, i'll be different and guess its a WOK Enterprise.

I've never wanted a weekend to go by so fast in my life

thank you, thank you...it's nice to be appreciated

JPC, on 07 Aug 2013 - 01:39, said: Question for those whose comic shops sell Trek Minimates: Which pack is selling best? Wouldn't happen to be Archer, would it? Maybe the Borg Queen? my LCS has sold the most Sisko/Jem Hadar. I've bought 3 myself (plus a full set online). a new army builder is key imo. will by another full set soon for the Enterprise jumpsuit (Mayweather custom), Khan/Kirk (for crispy face custom/field jacket) and Picard/Borg Queen (Starfleet Uniform/Voyager Queen) I've bought 3 full sets of the TRU wave + extra Picard/Sisko/Janeway sets. my TRU just got another case in so I'm slowly to picking up 1 2-pack every week just to keep them moving. i did end up with a Kirk with no feet though

this is awesome news! View Askew Mates have been on my wishlist forever. really hope we can get a Buddy Christ. hope we can get a Carrie Fisher mate out of this as well just pack the Nun in w/ Cock-Knocker and call it a day! so many actors have been in these movies it's crazy. Jason Lee Jeremy London Shannen Doherty Claire Forlani Stan Lee Ben Affleck Joey Lauren Adams Alan Rickman Lunda Fiorentino Matt Damon George Carlin Salma Hayak Janeane Garofalo Alanis Morrisette Will Ferrell James Van Der Beek Jason Biggs Mark Hamill Carrie Fisher Eliza Dushku Shannon Elizabeth Ali Larter Judd Nelson Chris Rock Seann William Scott Jamie Kennedy Wes Craven Diedrich Bader Jon Stewert Tracy Morgan Rosario Dawson Wanda Sykes Earthquake (Nathaniel Martin Stroman) and thats just the "major" actors, imagine all the customs we could crank out if even half of these are produced

found series 3 in New Hampshire last night, scored a full set, luckily someone was kind enough to leave 1 each of the exclusives behind. thank you toy karma i'll take that as payback for only buying one set of IM3 exclusives last week

As for Series 3, it's incredibly comforting to know DST recognizes the shortcomings of that wave (who needs 2 Sareks?) A Sarek head could always be used for the Romulan Commander from "Balance of Terror", and with a bit of work a Klingon Captain (ST:TMP) and the elder Sarek (movies & TNG). Mark Lenard was all over the Star Trek universe

I'll need at least 3 Barclay heads; TNG, First Contact and the A-Team

THIS would be a great idea for a ComicCon exclusive! as long as it was available online as well

its a ComicCon DVD set with a couple pack-in figures, didn't really seem all that interesting to me. i think TRU is just trying to get rid of them. they are on the shelves in the "collector" aisle.

i just got notice that my wave 48 set is in my POL. about damn time.

Not true. When he wears the Gold uniform, he has the full beard. The only time he has the Van Dyke is when he's on DS9, where he's wearing red (Netflix FTW! s6 ep24 Second Chances) As for your other argument, I don't consider Khan and the Borg Queen "hard sells". (even though we're getting a different Khan at TRU). By your argument, the specialty waves aren't allowed to have any "heavy hitters", which if I were a retailer I'd be pissed if TRU got *all* the good stuff. My main point was, even if TRU gets ALL the TNG uniformed cast, I dont want each wave to repeat characters in both Specialty and TRU, i.e. Data version 1 at Tru and version #2 at specialty for the same wave. IF DST continues their model of one 2-pack per series in each wave, whatever the uniform, I'd prefer wave 2, 3, etc have separate characters between the TRU TNG pack and specialty TNG pack, because if we get Data or whomever repeated *in the same wave*, it'll take a long time to get the entire crew out. And while you state that "theoretically, Star Trek Minimates could last almost as long as Marvel has", I highly, highly doubt it! I could easily plan out 100 waves of Star Trek minimates, but I doubt the retail support will be there to keep this line going even 3 years. I would *love* to be wrong!! I have every intention of supporting this line 110%. But it's a matter of if they are playing the long game or not, because sales will likely drop once ST Into Darkness has left the theaters. Movie support is the reason TRU is buying Trek again. If sales start to hurt, I hope it can at least continue with one market instead of both dropping at the same time. As far as head swaps, I don't expect everyone to play that game, but should the worst happen and the line is cancelled too short, then finishing off the cast should be easier with headswaps over customs. We're all armchair quarterbacking at this point, but again I really want to see how wave 2 & 3 are shaping up. Maybe it would be better then to have the main stuff be specialty then? I really want to see some box sets, I think that would solve a lot of issues. But I shop at both TRU and specialty, so I'm up for whatever's best for the market & the line! okay, you got me on the Tom Riker beard thing, remembered there was something different (its filled in more under his lower lip) of course thats the one season i don't have on dvd so its been a while. so that makes 2 versions of Tom that i would like to see. i didn't say that Kahn and the Borg Queen were "hard sells", i said that the main cast in their regular duty uniforms are a "definite sell". and should be availible at mass market (my apologies to our friends across the pond, i'll help out if i can) to maximize exposure to more than just collectors. "theoretically, Star Trek Minimates could last almost as long as Marvel has". "theoretically" and "could" are the operative words here. i was saying that the amount of characters that could be done (spread out over all series and movies) is quite extensive and could fuel a line for a long time if it was designed to. imo, the problem with the first (2 inch) line was that it filled out the core TOS crew too quickly. by the time they got to TNG and DS9 retailer support was gone, as a result of poor sales of (a sort of bland) wave 3. if wave 3 had the TNG and DS9 sets that ended up in waves 4 & 5 i think things would've been different. TRU on a whole knows what a good seller Minimates are, or they wouldn't keep getting exclusives. what i'm saying about the headswap potential is that it really wouldn't be in DSTs best interests to make it that easy for us. if you can get everything you want quickly in this manner, will you still buy the official releases? it comes down to either getting what you want or what is best for the line. i'm right there with you, i've been clamouring for Star Trek minimates to return since the day they were cancelled. i'm chomping at the bit to flesh out the crews and adversaries, but not to the detrement of the line. i certainly hope sales don't drop once the movie is gone from theaters. i don't think wave 2 will be out by then. regardless, we both agree. its great that these are back and they can't show up soon enough. i'm very anxious to see what the next waves will be. that should show us what DST has up thier sleeve. but whatever it is, i'll be there...buying cases

but the problem with setting up waves like that is, you split up the "main costume" crews between TRU and Specialty. ideally, the "definite sells" like those should be the most widely available for the casual fan as well as collectors. collectors will go to an LCS or get a wave online and typically want the more obscure character selection that won't go over well at retail. also, releasing waves with the intent toward quick customs isn't going to be something that will benefit the line in the long run. that will contribute to an early demise as it won't do DST or TRU any good sales wise. sure you'll get ppl buying up the early waves to do head swaps and such, but if the TRU Marvel waves have shown me anything, it's that an instant sell out prompts thier system to re order so much of the current wave that the next wave oftentimes gets skipped. it is a fine line to walk. theoretically, Star Trek Minimates could last almost as long as Marvel has. if it's done properly, which i think they are heading in the right direction. just have patience and support the line and we'll get what we need/want, they wouldn't have brought these back if they were going in half-hearted. ***This way, you can head-swap Riker's head on any other TNG gold uniform to make a Thomas Riker. But such a ridiculously easy headswap character should NEVER take up a spot of another character, unless we were getting 50 waves like Marvel!*** and not to split hairs (pun intended) but Will Riker and Tom Riker have different facial hair. we(I) need Riker in clean shaven (Season 1/Insurrection), full beard (Season 2-7/Movies), Van Dyke (Thomas Riker), and Grey (All Good Things...) versions. not to mention battle damaged for all those fights he gets in.

i'm hoping they'll take advantage of the fact that so many of the characters have alternate looks/doppelgangers. for example, have Data and Will Riker in the TRU wave and Lore and Tom Riker at specialty. assuming that the TRU waves are heavily stocked of course. sure, it'll take a little while to get everyone, but it'll extend the life of the line IMO. the TRU sets will SELL OUT...FAST which is EXACLTY what needs to happen at retail. you'll get the casual fan as well as the collector buying the main cast and primary villians/army builer. by the same token, the collector will also go after the specialty wave and eat up all the Lores, Tom Rikers, casual dress/alternate uniforms, Mirroe universe doppelgangers, random crew member and special guest star. I'm in for a Space Lincoln . The specialty waves are produced in lower quantities than the TRU waves so that works perfectly in that respect.

sorry, i feel like i've been trying to justify why Trek minimates should come back for so long, i can't stop. don't think it'll really set in til they're in my hands i think the Borg that comes with Picard is Hugh. i'll still be getting 2 or 3 for Borg parts though.

you gotta cut them a little slack with these just coming back though. Kirk and Picard are proven sellers, so the line itself needs them even if you don't. If Trek mates are going to have a successful return, these first offerings have to do really well. The fact that TRU is on board will help tremendously, but we need new buyers not just collectors looking to expand their current Star Trek collection. Having Kirk and/or Picard available from the get-go will do nothing but help and at least they aren't straight up rereleases of the previous mates. In fact getting all of the Captains out of the way early will be better for sales. New buyers will be more likely to pick up the "main" characters before a crew member and once they have the Captains they'll be more likely to go after the crew. It's the best way to ensure that the line continues so we do get to complete all the crews, and thats what we all want.