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Smashmaster12

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  1. I like the idea of a 4-pack of 2 or 3 troopers and a named character that could become a generic character using extra parts. Like, having a Duke undercover in Cobra disguise (idk I don't know Joe very well) with an alternate generic trooper head, or something like that. That way DST could still sell the set on an anchor character while still appealing to army building fanatics
  2. Happy birthday, Luke! You’re a shining beacon of hope in this hobby.
  3. It’s gotta have Snake Eyes and Cobra Commander or Storm Shadow in series one. Maybe... Snake Eyes/Scarlet/Storm Shadow/Destro? And then we get a con exclusive box set of GI Joe VS Transformers with Duke/Cobra Commander (with Megatron as a gun)/Megatron/Another Transformer, even an Optimus variant idk
  4. Wow, that’s rad as hell. Some excellent new sculpting, maybe this is a good sign for the future of Minimates. Then again...Zach said this is an umbrella license... Is it Hasbro general or just Transformers???
  5. I guess it depends on what the implications are. Zach said in the interview that “lots of people have been asking for a long time,” does he mean the Minimates collector market or general audiences? It’s not gonna happen, but I really hope for a general Nintendo license. I think the Lego Mario sets might get in the way of that. But I do think it’s gonna be a big license, the way Zach has been hyping it up and keeping secrets (or maybe it’s my blind optimism, who knows)
  6. I’d genuinely kill for a job at DST (I think my skillset would totally fit that job) but I’m sure they want someone local so they don’t have to deal with someone from the other side of the country moving out there. Then again, moving to the east coast means I’d be closer to my fiancé. Plus a job at DST means I wouldn’t be able to complain about Minimate releases on YouTube anymore ?
  7. I haven't been out of my house in weeks, so if it's okay I'd like to ask: If anyone could help me out with the Falcon & Winter Soldier packs, I would be eternally in your debt.
  8. Hey Walgreens, long time no see. These look alright I suppose, kind of plain really. Shoulda swapped out someone for Ms. Marvel, she's only got one variant and there's already a very similar Widow hanging around Walgreens. If DST has rights to the GamerVerse branding, can I start petitioning for a PS4 Spidey? Maybe a 2-pack of him and Miles for around when Miles' game comes out? Well, I can dream.
  9. Wick and Bruce Lee both got Selects and statues that made it to retail, and I believe the fourth variant of Wick was just recently solicited. I guess "Guy in suit with guns" sells better at that scale.
  10. Perhaps MAX could be shoved in one of DST's current lines, such as everyone's favorite superhero, Fire Chief Max. Marvel may not let DST do vehicles, but perhaps a Spider-Man colored helicopter is just what the licensees want to see ?
  11. I'm not sure why DST has to use silhouettes for these kinds of things, especially when we already know the design. Hasbro was able to put up images over a month ago? I dunno, DST would really have to blow me away if they did Minimates for this movie, and aside from a white-suit Widow and Tasky 2-pack, I probably wouldn't be too interested. What I *am* interested in is the deluxe Legends set coming out: Customizable display stand, tons of effect parts, more hand options than usual
  12. Maybe they'll put something out around the time of the panel, but it's really just the Godzilla Vinimates, a few Select figures, and then all statues. I got so excited when there was an article for the Disney/KH stuff, and it ends up being 4 Sora figures. ?
  13. Checked 5 stores in the Kansas City area, and 2 of them were stocked with wave 10. The cases must be randomized or something, because one store had 1 Strange and 3 Venoms and then the other one had 3 Rockets and 1 Venom. One store rang the sets up properly, but the other one had to manually enter the price. Even scanning older waves wasn't working for them. It's weird how my stores completely skipped waves 8, 9, and the Endgame stuff, but these decided to show up. ?
  14. According to the article, the 200 stores they’re closing only makes up 3% of their entire U.S. foothold. There’s almost 10,000 Walgreens in America apparently. Maybe that explains why I can never find stock ?
  15. Frustrating to see solicitations for new Endgame stuff from DST. I get that statues are what sells for them now, but this seems pretty telling it’s not that DST doesn’t want to revisit Endgame, it’s that they don’t want to revisit the Endgame Minimates
  16. I really wanted to do this one, but I just never had the time. The entries are super good this time around!
  17. I'm probably gonna start rambling here, but I think the biggest problem with things right now is people are unsure if they should have unbridled consumption of the products we get, or never-ending cynicism. There's nothing wrong with feeling either, but when it becomes the basis of your feelings that can be the problem, especially when I see discussions boil down to "How dare you complain about people complaining about complaining about things". People talk a lot about X or Y line being cancelled, but Kingdom Hearts and Sonic really struck a chord with me. I've mentioned before my deep love for both properties, and seeing the lines fizzle out before they got on their feet really hurt. It's wrong to think that DST is in their office scheming of "How can we ruin a toyline for this one exact person," but like...Not getting a figure of Aqua, Riku, Knuckles, Shadow, etc. from my favorite properties is probably best compared to how Aliens fans felt when they didn't get Ferro or a clean Bishop, or when Marvel fans have an incomplete team of X-Men from a certain era. Do I think that we're in the endgame? I'm not really sure. Personally, I've been trying to just lead my collecting life with a "Things may not last forever, but I want to enjoy it as much as I can while I still have it" attitude. I'd be devastated if Minimates would end, but I'm happy I had the time of my life collecting over the years.
  18. I know reserves and there's a whole number of reasons as to why these got scrapped, but... It's super frustrating to see a set of Minimates get cancelled, but the Vinimates for the same license get solicited a few weeks afterwards. That'd be like Sonic getting no more support, and then DST making Shadow or Knuckles as Vinimates instead
  19. Well, if we're opening the spoiler-gate... I'm just now realizing that the team suits we got aren't even accurate to the ones in the movie. The Minimates have a dark, greyish-silver print while the movie has them wearing super bright almost white costumes. I'm not sure if anybody is going to have luck finding the Walgreens wave, but I suppose adding hair from Thor 2/AOU and the powerhouse chest from this Hulk is the closest we can get to an easy "Lebowski" Thor. I really wanted to see more from this movie, but it hurts knowing it's not going to happen. Even if we got a box set or something near the DVD release, it wouldn't be the Final Cap/Thor/Rescue/Valkyrie/etc. that people are begging for. I'm imagining Battle Damaged Thanos, Battle Damaged Iron Man, Tony in SHIELD soldier disguise, and a re-release of the same Captain Marvel. Am I the only one who just gets depressed thinking about Minimate releases instead of excitement for the future? ?
  20. I was just about to pre-order both of those from Luke, too. ?
  21. Somebody in Indiana is selling a full set on eBay for $125, so I think it’s safe to say the hunt has started
  22. You've posted 100 times on this website, you should by now have a grasp on how the Spoiler system works, which is literally there to black out text. You even just reinforced what you spoiled again, but this time in tiny text. You're clearly just doing it to get a knee-jerk reaction from others. Some people read posts pretty rapidly, I often find myself just scrolling and grazing text, so sometimes I'll see text before I see an "alert"
  23. Please don't spoil parts of the movie for others, seriously. Getting some kind of satisfaction for upsetting others is not cool.
  24. I think DST has just been dealt a bad hand in the last few years, and it feels like everyone is giving them a bad rep more and more. For what it's worth, I feel they're trying their best with what they have going on. Sure, I want things to be better, but I'm also grateful for any kind of release we get, because it shows that this is a line that DST wants to keep going. Back on the Endgame stuff, I quite like the uniform look of the quantum suits, I just think it's awkward to see someone like Cap or Iron Man with their regular blue or red helmets on top of the relatively drab silver bodies.
  25. Toy News International has their gallery up, but there’s no Endgame in sight. Actually, I don’t see a single Minimate on display. Maybe it’s because they’re having to share booth space with their new Gentle Giant stuff, but that’s not reassuring.
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