buttheadsmate

Where did I use the word blame ? That is your Goto remark whenever we clash . I'm never offended .

Is that me 'blaming' the head of DST or am I making the correct observation ? Thank you for explaining the 2-inch rule ? Whatever height the licensing allows for , staggering choices have been made regarding how tall some characters have been portrayed in minimate form compared to others . I'm not sure but I reckon the Minimates, Puck & Howard the Duck are taller than Excalibur Captain Britain . I mentioned the Sentinels ,Galactus Minimates because I fully understand the idea behind a standard size , I get it. I also understand why & when that rule ceases to be a rule, because I know who sets the rules. That is another observation . I can also observe that even I am getting fed up with me whinging so I'll stop but...... ......please make that Micro-mate with a standard removable head just like Miss Piggy's.

I would kill for an Alfred E. Neuman 'face' for my Just Us League .

If I recall correctly I was just 'given' the comic by someone who had just returned from the States . The Swordsman was unknown to me as was Cap & the rest . 2 years later the first 'Power' comics were published in the UK ( B & W reprints of Marvel comics) by which time I was hooked . I've had several lapses of interest in comics over the years & I 'came back in' with Brubaker's Winter Soldier which is IMHO the best comic-run I have ever read . That in turn led me back into Marvel, Marvel led me into Minimates & that's pretty much it. Jacques Duquesne is of course a grail of mine & he'd better not turn up as an accessory . How did we get here ? DST brought out a line years ago that lasted several waves & consisted of 80% of the characters being black unpainted plastic from the waist down ....Star Trek . Tooling & tempo minimal ,yet (I'm told ) people loved them ? Plants & Zombies . Lasted for 4 (ish) box sets , 17 characters with nigh on every component a new sculpt generally tampo-printed in every place imaginable . I loved them but IMHO they just had to be unviable before they even hit the stores. My point ? There has to be a middle ground where Minimates are viable for DST & desirable to the kid/ toy collector. After 20 years you'd think that someone at the head of DST would have figured that out .

I am smiling as I type this ,thank you for your post it is appreciated . Is it the end of my world ? Of course not.... but I am extremely disappointed that we (I)are ( am) not getting a proper Ham 'mate. Over the years I have never quite 'gotten' when the '2" only licensing " kicked in . There have been some very sad elongated Hulk Minimates for example who shared a podium with exactly 2" Galactus & exactly 2" Sentinels . Here we have a character (5'2'' or whatever ,who cares?) that isn't a giant & .....it makes no sense ? No I don't understand the decision to produce Peter Porker as an accessory but that's the DST decision . IMHO it is an opportunity missed. The Itsy Bitsy explanation is also appreciated but adds to my perplexion re: size . I was born in 1955 , my first US marvel was Avengers issue 19 ,June 1965 ,fresh off the newstands . I was 10. These days my 'source material' lay in boxes in that warehouse that cylonchaney posts pictures of .

cylonchaney - please PM me , I can suggest some tablets that may help . -butthumperdinksmate

It is the end of my world

Barmy bewilder ?

Tsunami thrilled her ?

In a nutshell Peter Porker deserves better than being a 'micro-Mate' . ".......a micro-figure in pretty much every deluxe box set... " By quoting you ,my intention is not to 'bait' but that is simply not reality . I know we have a 'Herbie' & no issues with that ... Scott Lang's head is Scott Lang's head , they're not micro-Mates . Walgreens ....yeah Walgreens.... wave 3, had an *Itsy Bitsy Spider-Man . I know the Deadpool/Spidey story where Itsy Bitsy is featured but Itsy Bitsy Spider-Man is based on ........who actually ??? Anybody, please show me an image of who this character is based on ? That said ,that obscure *Minimate , was surely the obvious base for a Peter Porker Minimate. Peter Parker is 5'10" whilst Peter Porker is 5'2" .....according to 'Marvel database' . There are several Marvel Minimates that portray Marvel characters much smaller than 5'2" so WTF is the issue ? Please ? -baitheadsmate

To clarify that remark ....no articulation or swappable parts .....Minimates are to be known from now on as Inanimates ? Pathetic ,absolutely pathetic .

I actually hesitated before quoting the above but, TBQH Zach, I have never really gotten over that post . Sometimes it felt that the only person that seemed interested in Walgreens Marvel Minimates was me . Does nobody else remember WG Wave 1 ? It contained a rather good-looking Spider-Man 2099 (Ultimate). Does nobody else remember WG Wave 1.5? It contained a rather fine Miles Morales. WG Wave 8 ? A Spider-Gwen that looks like the previous TRU version & remarkably like the 'new' version . I am perplexed , where is the 'lot more' detail & the new sculpted parts that you mentioned or is that just ancient history ?

Tampography. Spelling it out , we* may be criticising prototypes & things change . That said ,apart from Porky ,from what I can see not much has been invested in the tooling ! I can live with that but there are 5 out of the 6 characters have the iconic characteristic white Spider-eyes ,get 'em right & this may be a winning wave ....get 'em wrong ( & I can name several instances in the past ) & this set might be a hammer blow . * I hate using the 'we' word but there seems to be a 'gathering' of criticism & I'm really trying to be objective rather than objectionable .

That's Miles better I guess I have to concede that this choice of characters is necessary if the line is going to grab potential new fans . As an old fan who has several Miles' ,Ben Reilly's , 2099s ,Spider-Gwens I can see very little to get my juices flowing . The Spider-Man might be the sleeper of the bunch , I really mean that ! There are soooooooo many Spider-Man versions that IMHO just fail to be 'spot on' & ,for me, it is always the 'eyes' that let them down ........this looks good.

Of course ol' Ham is welcome & I now await Venham in the future....if there is a future ? Apart from that I'm thinking that these should be released (re-released ,re-re-leased etc.) on February 2nd .

I checked out the pictures of the Re-action GI Joes & from what I can see ,I agree they are horrible , all packaging & no substance . I have said my piece on GI Joe 'mates , I hope they continue but I still don't get it?

Dark Tower (the books) was (were) enjoyable albeit a tad lengthy but I haven't seen the movie ! Anthony Hopkins' voice is almost as magnificent as Richard Burton's so I understand that he may be a good choice for a robot's voice........but can anyone explain to me why movie robots/computer/ AI characters generally have a very-English accent ? I am pleased that the characters are not all civilians . Superstar music mates ? Good idea . Once again, Medicom produced a very long list of Kubrick music characters- Daft Punk,Kiss,Beatles,Sex Pistols come to mind & there are several Japanese bands that have Kubrick sets/promos ....& of course the Max Rebo band !!!

Dy'know that was going to be my post ! I even looked on eBay to see if that set has become a 'sleeper' . Over the years I have been steadfast in my belief that a civilian-type Minimate is generally a waste . For example,out of the entire Marvel Minimate line ,Netflix box sets are the worst , they are basically civilian box sets & are just awful IMHO. Exceptions would be manifold but those exceptions would be 'dressed' iconically ....Marty McFly would be the prime example. Early days for Rebel Moon in many ways .

Ouch !

Matrix?

I seem to remember squealing out when Invincible Minimates appeared in the Walking Dead .

Apparently my Britt vinimate items have shipped .

Vinimates BTW are produced in numbers as little as 250 & somebody like myself enjoys being part of that little niche market . I love to think that just because although I'm just some quaint ol' guy in the UK with no life I may well have a unique collection of toys that only, perhaps , 248 other people, at most, have . If I was retailing the toys on the other hand, in numbers of 250 ,at perhaps $12-15 a time, I can honestly say I would not sleep too well at night . Yet ,I am told, anybody interested in helming* a Minimate 'set' of any description has to commit to 3000 sets ! I absolutely know that several high profile Minimate, licenced, sets have been produced in numbers far less than that, that said my nerves are still steady at 3K . I do not however want to helm* a set of figures that are suggested to me , I want the figures I choose ......just like TRU did, just like WG did, just like Chef Duff,Goth Girl ,Gen Con,Shopko,Target,AFX & Agent F*cking 88 & the others did. *helm = pay for , I could give a damn about whether anybody but me knew my involvement otherwise. I choose .

Thank you for your response Zach ,it is appreciated especially as my criticism is never personal towards you except that you cannot get it into your head ( sorry I thought long & hard about putting it a nicer way) that I have & never ever had any intention whatsoever of even thinking about the UK as a market for Minimates.

Bringing things totally up to date ...if you want to order Minimates from the official DST store you are restricted to buying 2 sets . Now I'm going to hear that that is going to deter scalpers . Here's some news for you, DST : "You need some scalpers ,you really need like 'anybody' who show some confidence in the line & who will buy the f*ck out of them " . In my complete naivety,some months ago, I suggested on here that I might want to helm my own box set . I could have forgiven the question about whether I could have afforded it or any question about my mental stability but "no" the reason is, is that I have no track record as a retailer . TBQH I can't argue with that but I'm not laughing when I say this , maybe a 'retailer' like me & DST are perhaps made for each other ? I've ordered 2 Britt Baker Vinimates from the DST online store today . Therefore my mental stability perhaps remains in doubt because I have no idea why I'm buying 2 inarticulate large Minimates of an (apparently) female wrestler . The parrot is dead .