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  1. I had ordered a The Hook/Tinkerbelle set from Luke already so I only picked up the ship and the Peter Pan/lost boys set at the Disney Store in Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, IL on the 14th of June. I am thinking of trying to make the white rabbit from one of the lost boys as well as using the sets as parts for customs. I have a set that are still in the packaging for my collection and will be storing them away. I may keep Peter Pan and Tinkerbelle untouched but I have started converting Michael into Henry from "Once Upon A Time" and took parts from Hook to use on my Custom Captain Hook from "Once Upon A Time". I used the top hat/hair from John for my custom "Mad Hatter" from "Once Upon A Time". I do hope to find the time to try to make more from the parts but I need to see the spin-off of Once Upon A Time to get an idea of how the characters will be in Wonderland so I can do my best to peice parts together. I will hope to convert Wendy into an updated Belle or some other custom creation of mine.
  2. Awesome Job on the Mystery Inc. Gang. I really like them and wish I had them in my collection. Great likeness with Scooby, Velma, Fred and Daphne, but Shaggy looks nice but his hair just does not scream Shaggy to me, but I like him anyway. I only wish I had the ability to do that sort of work on customs. Love the Clue board and artwork used for your photos and the Glow-in-the-dark Creature as the villian was very funny. Loved the little tale you played out. Awesome Job and I am jealous of your abilities. Thank you so very much for sharing them with all of us.
  3. Here is the image of New Sisko mate next to the Old Sisko mate. The new Sisko mate's chest block has a darker grey on the vest than the old Sisko's chest block for the uniform.
  4. The Wave 5 Sisko from the original release of Minimates has a lighter shade of grey than the new Sisko in the vest which is darker grey. However, the skin tone on Sisko is darker as well.
  5. I was just re-examining the new Kirk TRU minimate. I am not sure about the legs with then new cuff at the top of the boots. The little parts keep sliding down on the one I have opened for customizing that I am afraid when I open the set I have for display purposes, they will do the same thing and not look right. I am happy to have this TRU wave of Star Trek Minimates and I am so hoping this wave does very well as I really want the future waves we are so due with more of crew members for those of us that are wanting more TNG, DS9, VGER and ENT mates. I am so looking forward to the date Luke gets his order so he can ship me my case and I will have my Archer mate to complete the captains. I am also really looking forward to the Borg Queen and I am really impressed with Hugh. I have an army of borg that I have customized for a friend who then gave them back to me when he moved to the west coast and lost all touch with me. Anyway, I am happy that we have this wave of mates and the detail that we have in them. I am still not sure about the changes in the faces/heads of Picard, Sisko and Kirk but I am still liking them none the less.
  6. I have not seen a Glenn Mate from this wave yet, but I did find a Carol with Pole Zombie at the Rockford, IL TRU. I am not sure what it is but the bottom rope on the pole zombie will not attach to the spot where it is supposed to attach. I am not too upset by this but I am hoping that others do not have the same problem if they are really into collecting these mates. I am merely in it for parts and for some zombies to display at my office in my Halloween Minimate Displays. I really hope to find a Glenn one day very soon.
  7. Okay so I really examined my trek mates I purchased over the weekend. I have two Seven of Nine mates that have the altered face and one of those two has a faulting the plastic that is likely the part from the molding where the fill the mold so it looks like she has a coldsore next to her mouth. I have not noticed anything else wrong with any of my mates thus far.
  8. I examined my 7of9 mates and two seem to have normal faces while one has the awkward face. I openned that pack as I will be customizing from one set as well as one set of each of the other figure sets. I also openned the other three figure packs and I love them all. I have not had any issues but I hope to get my display sets openned soon and I will hope my Picards are all okay. Happy Trek Hunting.
  9. I found these in Schaumburg, IL and Rockford, IL I was able to get three of each pack between the two locations. Not sure will find them back home soon.
  10. Great Find Fwooshyman! I only hope I have that much luck when I find the Trek mates in my area or where ever I may find them. My local TRU did not get any Star Trek mates on their truck today. I know I am going to have a very hard time finding them in my area. I am needing three of each 2-pack. I only hope that next week will be my big week. I understand Luke is supposedly getting his shipment of the LCS wave so if my Local TRU were to get their versions, I will be a very Happy Trekker!!!!!
  11. Nice Aquaman, and a good Hawkman. I wish I had that sort of time and ability to make fine looking customs. I also wish I had more of a supply to work with but I don't. Keep up the Awesome work and Thank you for sharing with us.
  12. I think that " The Man in Black " from "For A Few Dollars More" would be more in tune with Data from "A Fistful of Datas". I know he has a different tie so I used the chest block from " John Baxter " from "A Fistfull of Dollars" I am sure I will make him one day when I either decide to draw a mustache on my second Data face decal (made by Luke) or see about making my own; Then I would attempt to paint the hair from the Man in Black's hat to match Data's color and then the ears to match the decal and presto!
  13. There is always the Khan in Starfleet uniform that's not been made (yet......) Take care, Matty-lad I have made this figure in my personal collection from the use of a spare Scotty and a spare Khan.
  14. Luke you are making me happy about getting my Trek Minimates. Now if only the Enterprises were come in then I would be one happy camper. Looking forward to getting them in my hands.
  15. I like this Wonder Woman. I like the edgy feeling she gives off and that she is not the sexy woman that she has been protrayed as before. Great Look! Can't wait to see what your re-designs of the JLA have for Superman, Batman, Green Lantern and Aquaman.
  16. Here are images of my Illinois State University Themed Customs ISU Redbird Battalion Patch Mate, ISU logo Mate, Reggie Redbird Mate, ISU Seal Mate I would love to get my hands on some solid red minimate blanks to do a few more for my alma mater and employer but I am happy with what I have.
  17. Hey, our local professional basketball team is headed for the playoffs of their league so I made two minimates to show my support. This it my first design and I have him with a keychain attachment so I could maybe clip him to my t-shirt the night of the game. This is my second design to show more of the team's colors on the front of the mate rather than on the side. Then I really like our local professional baseball team so I made two mates for them.
  18. The Twisted Land of Oz (inspired by both Prowl-Ar & the tv series "Once Upon A Time") The Land of Oz as a great and wonderful place to be before Regina (the evil queen) visited there and altered it and then left it in ruins. The Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz was once a young man named Oscar, who really did not have much skill nor did he have any actual magical powers. However, he met a young woman who somehow found herself in Oz. This young woman was about to be married to a king but somehow got pulled into the realm of Oz. Oscar helped this young woman out of the kindness and goodness in his heart. He escorted her to the Emerald City and she was touched by his selfless actions, so she enchanted him with the gift of magic and thus actually helped him get the position as the Wizard of Oz. The young woman was actually enjoying the company of Oscar but he was merely helping the young woman on his own journey to reach the Emerald City. Oscar asked the young woman if there was anything else he could assist her as he was about to finish his business and would be returning to his town to collect his beloved fiancée and help her move to the city. The young woman then felt betrayed and attempted to remove the enchantment she placed on Oscar; however, it did not work. What this young woman did was make him more powerful and thus he banished her from his sight. The witnesses in the Emerald City immediately placed Oscar in the role of the Wizard of Oz. Once the young woman was removed from the city, she started out to find this town where Oscar's fiancée was waiting for him. After a little while she found the town and Oscar's fiancée. They young woman told the fiancée that it was over between her and Oscar. The young woman then explained to the fiancée that she was to be wed to Oscar and become his Sorceress and rule the land of Oz at his side. This made the fiancee very angry and she then stormed out of town and disappeared. The young woman then headed for the west and found a castle guarded by an army. The west was the land of the Winkies and the castle was the home of the Winkie monarch. The monarch was in poor health and was close to death. This young woman requested an audience with the failing monarch. She was granted a brief audience. Upon entering the royal bed chambers, the young woman saw a very fragile elderly woman in a meek bed. The young woman offered the queen the ability to rule the land and be young forever in exchange for lands to the east for her to rule and control as she saw fit. The Winkie Queen was more than willing because she felt she did not have much time and that the offer would somehow not work. After a small enchantation, the young woman asked the Winkie Queen to raise up out of the bed and look in the mirror. The Queen looked in the mirror and found a youthful body looking back only that her skin was now blue and her hair was green. The young woman explained that all magic comes with a price, but she would never age nor have to worry about the lands in the east. The Queen was committed to keeping her promise and used her powers to turn the lands to the east over to this young woman. The young woman then cast a spell to make the queen a wicked woman, thus the creatation of the Wicked Witch of the West. (image coming soon) But this young woman then entered the lands in the east. These lands were very wooded much like the enchanted forest from where the young woman was from. She entered a small clearing to see a young woodsman chopping trees and gathering wood, so she rendered herself invisible to observe. This young woodsman was very attractive and she thought that he would be a suitible husband if she was to be stranded in this land. She continued to observe the young woodsman at work then followed him back to his house where there was this young woman waiting for him. It turns out it was Oscar's fiancee. She was only going to marry Oscar to get out of the town but she secretly was deeply in love with the young woodsman. Out of sheer anger, the young woman revealed herself in visible form only this time she took the form of the Winkie Queen and told the young woodsman that because he loved a woman who would never be true she would remove his heart and make him live forever without any emotions and forever having to chop wood and live in the forest. She reached in his chest and pulled out his beating heart and placed it in a pouch she had. The young fiancée grew very angry and wanted to have the Winkie Queen killed. She took off to go to her father and have him place a bounty on the Winkie Queen's head. What her father then told her was that she was adopted and the Winkie Queen was her sister. The news made the fiancée very irate and she then manifested her own powers and took on a new appearance. (image coming soon) Meanwhile the young woman from the enchanted forest was running toward the Emerald City and crossed paths with a hunter and a cowardly lion whom the hunter was stalking. The young woman cast a spell and merged the cowardly lion with the hunter and thus made a man who hunted those that showed fear or cowardliness.
  19. I will be reposting images in the next day or so as I had reworked a couple of minor issues. I am going to attempt a reworking of my Puck figure as I was given some new ideas by Prowlar. I will upload my new images to my photobucket soon then insert them in my posts as soon as I can. Thank you!
  20. Well I have yet to get the parts I need to attempt Gilligan and Skipper from the classic television series. I have been working on "Revolution" Minimates as well as "Once Upon A Time" Minimates. I have been curious about what it would take to make Classic Doctor Who mates with little sculpting? A few posts back there was an Idea for Carmen Sandiego: Couldn't you use the DC minimate Question for the hat/hair and the coat? I know the coat is not closed but would be would be a nice fit for a custom of Carmen Sandiego. Merely would have to paint the appropriate parts red but could work nicely. Just a thought.
  21. Just got the RG Rick and Zombie Guard. I am curious about the stand that comes with the Zombie Guard. He is wearing boots that do not have the peg hole in the sole, so how are you supposed to use his stand with him? I will be using it with another mate anyway but I was curious about it and what the rest of thought about it. My local TRU just got a case of the Series 3 and all they had left was RG Rick and Dexter packages on the peg hook. I missed the two exclusives.
  22. Never heard of "Mime" Zombie, are you really referring to the "Sailor" Zombie? My local TRU does not have the new Wave 3 TWD mates yet. I am not sure I want any of them but will likely get a package or two just to have for parts or trading. Happy Hunting!
  23. So I am guessing we won't see Legacy Mates in the Brick & Morter TRU's until July since they are pushed back to June 26th. I am so hoping that my local TRU will get them as I do not like to order anything from TRU.com as they are never reliable. I will likely buy three of each set from TRU as well as an extra Picard with Hugh and Sisko with Dukat. I have been waiting on DST to release the Minimate Enterprise since November when I finally ordered it from Luke's. However, it too is not supposed to be released until June 26th. I hope they are true to this release date. I have a lot of money invested in this June 26th release that I really want to see something in hand soon. I am wondering if this delay in releasing the waves and the vehicles will cause any of the sales to drop-off or if DST will be impressed enough to keep the line going for a long time (more than five waves).
  24. The New Children of Oberon (Continued) Just as Puck was in possession of his new body, a large life force arose from the island and took flight off over the Atlantic Ocean headed directly for America. As it hit the halfway point it separated into three equal and individual life forces. Then yet another life force emerged and took off in the direction of Australia. The three life forces that headed to America went on to find Dr. Mabe’s triplet daughters. Lucinda, was the eldest of the triplets. She was very interested in history and how it was being repeated with predictable cycles in human culture. She was always interested in her father's work but did not want to do digging so she took to texts and compared the view points of history from culture to culture and religion to religion. She was very close to her sisters and they always spent as much of their downtime together. They last took spring break together and went to Australia to see their mother. They were each possessed in order of their birth. First, Lucinda Mabe was the eldest (born at 3:00 AM on the 3rd of March) was studying history at Yale when she was possessed at 3:00 AM on the 3rd of June by Luna, the sister of Fate. She was possessed by Luna merely because she was a strong mind with lots of historical knowledge and thus had an untapped talent to view the future of anyone she saw as well as the ability to influence their future if she saw fit. (in black) Next, Phoebe Mabe (born at 3:03 AM) was studying dance at Juilliard when she was possessed at 3:03 AM by Phoebe, the sister of Grace. Phoebe was possessed by Phoebe because she was already a balance of one's physical grace but also of one's spiritual grace. She has compassion and forgiveness and helps keep her sisters in order and acting within reason. She was the peacekeeper in her family. (in green) Finally, Selina Mabe (born at 3:06 AM) was studying Military Strategy at West Point when she was possessed at 3:06 AM by Selene, the sister of vengeance. Selina was the youngest of the triplets and was very orderly and on her way to becoming an officer in the US Army. She was a great leader in her unit. She was possessed by Selene because she was very direct and she really liked standing up for her family, especially her sisters. She was one who dished out discipline and seeks out vengeance when she could do it because she always held a grudge against those that caused her harm or harm to her family. (in red) The life force that headed to Australia was that of Titania, Oberon’s wife. This life force sought out to find Ms. Tatiana Mabe, who was Professor Mabe’s ex-wife. The life force found Tatiana at the beach with her new romantic interest, Dr. Niles Naught. They were on his private beach enjoying the water when the life force took control of Tatiana and then she rejected Dr. Naught and used her magic to wipe his memory of their relationship and that of his fortune and sent him to the slum to await his unknown future. Titania then used the memories that Tatiana had and took to impersonating her body’s life as she waited for her husband, Oberon, to call her to his side. (with purple hair and cape)
  25. The New Children of Oberon: Backstory and Information: Avalon was the land of the Fair Folk. It was ruled over by Queen Mab who was the first ruler of the land. The land was home of the Third Race, which is what the magical & mythical beings called themselves. Apparently this island could only be entered from the magical realm thus it is hidden from traditional three dimensional means. Queen Mab was not a well like ruler and one day her son, Oberon overthrew her from the seat of power and took control of the Third Race. They then became known as the Children of Oberon. They were not all biologically related but they were all linked in the realm of magic and myth. The Third Race consisted of beings that were worshipped as Gods in many of the world’s religions. The Gods of Greece and Rome, The Gods of Egypt, The God of Norse Mythology, as well as those entities worshipped by the ancient Native Americans in North America were all members of this Third Race. The Awakening of Oberon and his children: Archeology Student Preston Owens was in England with his professor, Dr. Robert Mabe, looking for links to the mythical island known as Avalon. Dr. Mabe was doing extensive research at the Oxford Library and sent Owens to a site that was referenced in some report that he read. Owens charted a boat to head to the coordinates that were off the coast near the Isle of Man. The water started getting rough and the sky got cloudy as they approached the coordinates. A mysterious image of a man appeared in front of the boat and spoke to Owens and the crew. This mysterious man said “I am resurrecting my race and we will take human form and live amongst them and soon we will rule the planet. You have been selected to help find humans to take our life forces and let us be reborn.” And with that the boat’s crew was obliterated and Owens was lifted out of the boat and pulled to the mysterious man. Owens noticed that the boat then sunk in the turbulent waters and a glowing of golden light was just under the water’s surface. The image of the mysterious man disappeared and the glowing golden light emerged from the water as an island and Owens landed upon this island. As Owens’ feet hit the ground he was possessed by the life force of Puck, Oberon’s personal servant. Puck, then received a satchel which contained concentrated life forces for the rest of Oberon’s Children except the Lady of the Lake. Puck then took flight to go back to Dr. Mabe to free Oberon’s life force into his body. As Puck lifted off the island the life force of the Lady of the Lake arose and pushed the island back under the water and took off to America to find her new host body. Once Puck (Owens) got to Professor Mabe, he had apparently retired to his room. Puck used his magic to impersonate a maid from the hotel and entered his room. To his surprise, Professor Mabe was not asleep but in the shower so Puck opened the satchel and let out Oberon’s life force. Oberon’s life force floated around the room and then zoomed into the bathroom and possessed Professor Mabe as he was showering. Once the possession was complete Puck felt his powers grow and he returned to his human form of Owens. Oberon was instantly dried off and clothed in his armor. He was now immortal and did not need the armor but he liked the way it felt. He walked into his front room where Puck was and told him to resume his appearance so Puck took on a new form to help with Oberon’s plans. Then Oberon told Puck to open the satchel and let the remaining life forces free to find whomever they felt was worthy of becoming their new hosts. Then Puck opened the satchel and the life forces took flight and went off in all directions.
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