Cappy

Well, you learn something new every day. So why would DST give us a casket when (I'm pretty darn sure) the movie uses a coffin?

All the Alien placards said June release, but Zach cleared that up for me. Only the army dump comes that soon, the other releases will be later, like Fall.

I would like to underscore that yes, groundhog7s attended the convention and the meet-up. Truly one of the biggest surprises of the con and I'm thankful I was there for it. Suffice to say, he looks healthy and happy after his long sojourn from the Multiverse. Also, I meet this Englishman from across the Atlantic, some one I haven't seen in five or so years, and the thing he asks me right off? "Have you heard of these beers made with wheat?"

Rescue (yay!) Scavenger Archer Skunk Lost Boy and tears when Timbo beat me to Tinkerbell. Thanks muchly for providing the bin, YB!

I haven't seen this answered: to my eye, the turtles are all the same size. Any variations you may think you see are due to camera lens perspective. I will say that I was expected sculpted heads, but after a long and lustful viewing in the booth, the cylindrical heads work just fine. DST's challenge will be making the other animal characters blend with this aesthetic.

In the C2E2 booth, I discovered that Zach (and Chuck) actually feel some responsibility about this fiasco. In my mind, this is ridiculous -- DST was simply the manufacturing vehicle and carries none of the blame. That the company reps should feel any responsibility towards finding a solution for us is service well above and beyond. Just sayin'.

Good thing I don't make negative posts.

I get to drink with Timbo and Beavis in the same place at the same time?!?! Not to mention a slough of other classic MMMV personalites? *Does the Happy Cappy dance*

Sweet.

Cheep Cheep was a little disappointing, what with the zero articulation. But I'm pretty happy to have found the series and dug out the characters I wanted.

Hang in there, Jeff. I just found Series 3 this week, first time in my area. So they're coming out.

Ohhh, I do NOT see this as good news. It troubles my gut for some reason.

When you look at the prototype, you can see the rattle is painted gold, to match some of Cobra's other weapons and armor. The implication being that it's an artificial thing he's added to his arsenal, sort of like brass knuckles for the tail. Clever workaround, DST.

Haven't seen any pictures yet, but as long as the new figures match the old stuff. If this is Call of Duty figures reworked for Halo, they won't quite match up, which will bug the hell out of me.

I can understand going with the Lego Friends figures for the Princesses line. If Lego expands into Disney at large, I could see that license easily slipping into the standard minifig realm. Well, there's these: http://www.amazon.com/Lite-Brix-Moonlight-Monsters-Mansion/dp/B00G116MWC A double knock-off of both Lego Friends and Monster High. heh

Just stumbled across Lego Disney Princess in the store, which was news to me. www.lego.com/disneyprincess Pretty cool that Lego scored such a license and I find them strangely difficult to resist. I think it's because Lego cleverly put them in the Lego Friends form factor.

These are expensive, quite, but you can get no-name players at a lower price on the 'Bay. It's worth having a few simply because it's fun to have Lego figs with knees and elbows!

Thanks, guys. It was a good one and this following week has been nice too!

So what have we learned? That some of the blanks from 2003 have them and some don't?

Definitely on my watch-home-release-version list. The biggest thing it has going for it is the chance to mix all those licenses.

Yeah, the colored versions were on display at NYCC and I foresee more than one set going into my collection.

Thanks for the comparison picture, Customizer, that's the stuff I love! And it confirms I will be buying some CoD sets. *sigh*

Wow. Totally wow. They seem to be much the same scale as Halo, with some more detail fit in. Plus those fancy elbows. Gonna have to pick up some.

Gah! Transformers Micro Changers Series 3 blind bags are out. It's been a big summer for blind bags, hard to keep up.

Don't lose that password, GH. I fully respect your decision and know that overcoming some addictions requires complete abstinence, but I have a little glimmer of hope that one day you might feel strong enough to visit with us. Even if it's sporadically. I've quietly hoped for a Squirrel Girl in the background of your campaign. If she is ever released, be assured she and I will tip a cold one in your name. Now forward with that new life of yours!