buttheadsmate

The original BSG show has its fans but (ironically, see above) I never really got into it . I showed no interest in the reboot ,it would be fair to say that my love of anything Sci-fi was low (early 21st century) ,too much of it & not enough quality IMPO. The BSG Minimates arrived on the scene & I became enthusiastic about them . I'll cut to the chase ....I never watched an episode of the new BSG show until Series 4 had nearly ended , I kept away from the various BSG threads on here & remained unskinjobaware until I figured it out myself after binge-watching the whole damn series in the space of a few weeks! If you've never seen BSG then I envy you because it is superb ...not perfect but superb & you are in for a treat . It is perhaps the only Space-themed soap opera that I could ever recommend to anyone . The TRU BSG Minimates arrived ,perhaps a little late, & were almost in a different class to their LCS predecessors & are some of the best quality 'mates to date .

I would love one & we'll need to discover what you'd like in return ? Those Vipers of yours are a testimony to your talents & particularly to your patience ....awesome. 3D printing remains a mystery to a dinosaur like myself but you seem to have mastered it . My BSG Minimate collection is one of the most ridiculously large parts of my ridiculously large Minimate collection , I loved that show . I acquired some 'modified' standard Minimate versions years ago which had customised landing gear & that mod IMHO transformed them . I've also got several of the Eaglemoss Vipers ,bought when they were heavily discounted. They are Minimate scale but unable to house a pilot & they too have no landing gear but there was someone printing compatible items at one stage & selling them on eBay . Just saying! So...once again...yes please.

I'm very slowly beginning to like these ....true! Arriving here, several years ago with even less knowledge of toys than I do now, I realised the love for Transformers & GI Joe by many members . I named a house 'Bumblebee Barn' without having a clue that the most famous TF was called Bumblebee !! People (sending me stuff) applauded me on my cool choice of housename which was often accompanied by ironic comments when guys realised that my actual /real surname is Cornholio . So I am beginning to like the TF Minimates & I'm hoping for my favourite ,Ratchet ,whose alter ego (?) I believe is a large ambulance . I was researching his backstory & who knew ?? When he was smaller he was known as Mouseshit .

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-butthumpunsmate ?

Very interested !

Porcupine? I guess he has some good points .

I haven't the foggiest idea !

....& if it is doo-kayne I'll be ecstatic..

There is one figure with a silver hairpiece. ...... 'Asylum Assault T-1000' but that's just splitting hairs.

I was going to add some corny comment but I've ruled that out Seriously though (honestly) ...what happened to 2" Minimates ?

I can't help wondering why Series 2 has sold out quite so rapidly whilst Series 1 remains abundant ? I have my own views but I'd be intrigued to hear others .

I continue to lust after the Just-us Stupid Heroes (Alfred E Neuman) & I just long for a facial sticker set .....then I reckon even I can do some Minimate versions.

I wish I could've gotten more enthusiastic about GI Joe ,I really do, but as a non-fan of GI Joe but a massive fan of Minimates they aren't great Minimates . They seem like good likeness's (renditions ?) of the GI Joe characters ,they are in Minimate form but .....that's about it . I'm not trying to stir anyone up but maybe Minimates & GI Joe just aren't a fit ? Mass Effect Minimates aren't a perfect example for my observation (but they'll do) of how not to promote a new licence. A popular licence sold at a video-game store should have been a winner . The Minimates were superb ,beautifully painted & in most respects beautiful renditions of the Mass Effect characters. But how would a potential new Minimate fan know ?They were blind bagged & even though the 'potential new fan' can see what their faces look like (from the back of the blind-bag) they wouldn't have grasped what they were potentially buying. I live in the UK but Mass Effect weren't a problem to procure .....with a little help from my US friends! DST sold them to GameStop .....job done from DST's point of view . Eventually ME Minimates freed from their bags became relatively cheap & abundant on eBay & I literally pigged out on them . It actually seemed like I was the only person buying them . Things have changed ,nine years later , Mass Effect Minimates are rare & very interesting . PS I haven't a clue about any video game. Lessons were learned but here we are again with a new licence that is beautifully packaged with figures that you can see but IMHO (sorry GI Joe lovers) potential buyers aren't liking what they see!

5 Sentinel Maxs

I keep composing posts & then deleting them because it's all been said before . I'm sure that none of us bears DST any ill-will but I think the chickens have come home to roost .

No argument .

Anybody remember the AFX ,Web-Armor Spider-Man exclusive ? November 2007 & you could only get that exclusive minimate by placing $$10s worth of orders with AFX . June 2009 & Web-Armor Spider-Man was available in Marvel TRU Wave 3 .

IMHO it would be a tragedy to regress from where we are now .

That is not necessarily a very good reason to cancel your order

I was hoping for a Private Parts box set along with Quarter-Master Bates ,Seaman Staines & Corporal Suffering ..... Unfortunately GI Joe has been promoted demoted to General-Lee Boering . Seriously I have little idea about these characters but that original Luminos toy above looks stunning ,replicate that guy properly & you have a winner but I am underwhelmed so far.