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Gotta' love the bitterness in this thread, right? Personally, I think these look fun. They're bold, different and have a sense of humour. (In my opinion they're certainly more eye-catching than even the most adventurous Minimate design.) Of course, they are overpriced, but show me a designer-vinyl toy that isn't.

So, er... Totally called this. But this is interesting as the owner of the Doctor Who license (in the UK, perhaps) did see my project.

I really dislike the 3D look of the game. Couldn't they have gone for really detailed sprites like that Street Fighter 2 remake of theirs for XBLA?

1. Being a small company is no excuse for bad business. 2. Now, I've not ordered from AFX myself, but surely they are deceiving the customer here? You say that the customer always has the choice to not buy the products they want, but the products they buy are more expensive than the product they receive, and yet they're being charged the same price. The point is, what the customer is buying is different from what they are receiving, and saying that they will get the former when they're actually sending the latter is deception, I believe, and something that they could be held accountable for.

A 1993 dark blue Peanut style 4062 Beanie Baby, bought for £1 at a charity shop. Apparently it's worth lots.

I use paints from Games Workshop, I think they're called Citadel Paints. For brushes I use artists brushes, very fine down to 10/0 size. Green Arrow's and Aquaman's hair are detachable, the rest aren't. When I want to do sculpted detachable hair I either do it on top of an existing hairpiece or use a trickier method. Put cling film over the head of the Minimate you're working on, then sculpt all over the top of that(I use green stuff for sculpting). After it's dry the cling film should peel off leaving you with a separate hairpiece. Ah. See, I'm stuck with acrylics and non-firing clay, so it's not wonder your paints dry thinner (and smoother) than mine. Generally I try and create a "mask" out of paper for the heads when sculpting hair pieces, but I'll try cling film next time. Alas, and alack, I guess my customs shall never be that great until I get proper customising stuff... I just don't want to fire things.

Cool pictures, and great customs. Could we have some shots of the Smallville Justice League from the back (especially for Cyborg and Impulse), or just some plain ol' photos without backgrounds and odd angles? Otherwise, great stuff. What do you use to paint with (ie. both paints and brushes)? Also, are the hoods/hair pieces detachable? If so, how do you sculpt them (and what with)?

It's a shame they cut the "clear arm piece with painted bones" from Wolverine during production. But nonetheless, these look great!

With had the poster since about... 2003, perhaps? Simply said, don't hold your breath on it.

Sorry in advance for the thread necro, but I'm just posting to say that my figures have arrived safely too. I've been away for the past two weeks, and only got back today. Nonetheless, the Minimates were there, undamaged by the travel. Thanks again, Shanester!

Forbush Man was the lead character created for Marvel's satirical comic series Not Brand Echh, which was published in the 60s. Power Pack is a team of preteen superheroes created in the 1980s. Just look this stuff up on Wikipedia - there will be lots of information on these characters on it.

Wow! I can't believe I've won. Thanks Shanester! I've PMed you my address. It doesn't matter that I'm outside the USA, does it? Can it be your birthday again when DC Minimates Wave 7 is released?

Indeed. And by the by, it's "voila", not "va-ola".

I'll take 9. I probably won't win. Have you decided the number beforehand or will you just use some kind of random generator, either using all the numbers from 1 to 100, or just the numbers entered into the contest? Oh, and happy b-day!

If it's not too late, may I try and make a Dracula?