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There was a profile in the New York times today of a Trek fan with a sizable memorabilia collection who passed away recently, and whose family is now trying to liquidate the collection. I mention it because there was a nice shot of the Minimates line in the article.   Kind of funny that Pegasus Six from BSG snuck in there center frame... 😄

I would post a link but NYT is paywalled; here's a screen shot.

Sorry we somehow missed two whole years! Happy birthday, sir!

I have just become aware of a Funko POP of the Dodge Charger from Fast and the Furious...

Does anyone own this or know how how close it is in scale to the other MM vehicles? Would it work as a GR Hell Charger? I think Minimates typically stand a little more than the height of the body of a POP, so it looks close?

Much appreciated! 

Wow! You're already sold out, Luke?

Wow, that is a great quick custom! Very smart use of parts!

Just curious, is there any news on the Vinimates?

A fella can dream...

WHAAT? Marvel Legends is making CRYSTAR?!?!? Sorry, I mean "Marvel's Saga of Crystar." That is the way to work a license.

25 minutes ago, minifigvig said:

yes!

i really might have bought those first DD ‘mates in aug ‘03, the 20 years is hitting me right now 

Haha, yeah. Weird feeling that Minimates have been with me longer than both my kids combined. 

You're Kenough for us, HP.

On 7/15/2023 at 7:17 PM, DSTZach said:

Haha. Nope,  good old room 32AB. The AB is for "Abysmal Attendance."

It was a little dispiriting the year I was on the panel and there was a packed room, and I found out afterward everyone but the front two rows or so were there holding seats for the Adventure Time panel following on....

Yes, we should make this happen.

14 hours ago, Nessex said:

As a 30yo who was handed a minimate at the DST booth one time, over a decade ago... I can absolutely second this notion. 
I was giddy with excitement ❤️ 
(Zach may have been slightly less giddy about handing one out to a grown adult, tho 🤣)

That was a great, great Comic Con, Nes!

11 minutes ago, nandoninny said:

i'd buy a book of minimate art like this.  just fun to look at

That would be a really fun project.

Netflix just released a very nostalgic MMPR special with most of the original cast so there might be more general visibility for the property. 

Done!

Not sure how this scale would work, but seems close?

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/227685

Zach, are the Vinimates still coming out?

Do custom Vinimates count? Asking for a friend. 

3 hours ago, hellpop said:

 

By the way, anyone looking to make other stretchy Reeds, or any other stretchy characters, I found that the elongated Jack Skellington torsos work really well (with some paint and/or decals of course).

Yuuup. Or you can do the reverse and give Jack the long, skinny arms and legs he was meant to have. 

Sorry to hear you've stepped back from the customizing game HP, you were always one of the greats!  

Yes, Luke's templates are accurate for sizing.

One drawback I found to the ALPS decals is that they don't store long-term very well. I had done a run with a bunch of customs I planned to do at some later date. When I eventually got around to using some about 8 months later, the decal paper was very brittle and pretty much disintegrated when it hit the water. The guy at the company told me it's a known issue, but can be mitigated somewhat by keeping in a sealed ziplock bag in a reasonably climate-controlled environment (i.e., not my 120º-during-the-summer garage.)

A while back, I found this company that does custom ALPS printed decals. The advantage of these is they can do silver and gold metallic and opaque white, which is great for use on a dark-colored background like, say, Cobra insignias on black uniforms. It's a little pricey (about $60 for a 8.5"x13" sheet) but if you make decals for a bunch of customs it doesn't sting quite as much.

https://www.bedlamcreations.com/

Two-packs of Minimates have been at or below $10 since I started collecting them nearly 20 years ago. On the other hand, Kotobukiya model kits, to take an example—which are sprues of non-assembled, non-painted plastic—have been increasing by about $10 a year for the past five. There have been incremental price increases on four-packs, but considering the supply chain woes of the past two years and 7% inflation in the past year, I'm frankly surprised DST have been able to hold prices relatively stable for this long.

Nerv! Good to see you!