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  1. Wes

    Wave 60

    Marvel Universe just did Bishop and Jim Lee Beast…finally, but still no Banshee, Forge, Jubilee (in 90s costume) or 90s Storm. Marvel Select and POP Vinyls have come out with a few nice 90s X-men, but nowhere near a team. It really is just Minimates all the way.
  2. Wes

    Wave 60

    Sooooooo excited for this wave. Minimates are really my X-men of choice. Though I love many eras of the team, for me, it is really all about the Jim Lee Blue and Gold teams (and the animated series team). Minimates is really the only place we can get a full line up (especially now with Banshee and Forge) where the characters are all the same style, scale, correct costumes etc. A few other toylines have come close (Marvel Universe and Marvel Legends) but there is always a dud in there somewhere or someone in the wrong costume, height, bad sculpt. Not so with the mini mates. Now we have some upgrade pieces coming for 90s Jubilee, a Banshee and a Forge, and more awesome X-villains! Not sure what my point is except that I'm excited. Really, really glad to see these guys coming soon, and I can't wait to see what is coming up in the future!
  3. I doubt this would have enough appeal for the casual buyer, but I would really love to see a Jean Grey Through the Ages set. It would be the perfect place for our Marvel Girl in green dress. There could be a Jean in her original civilian attire when she first came to Xavier's (poodle skirt, pillbox hat), A new stab at Dark Phoenix with awesome effects would be cool (though I know she wasn't literally Dark Phoenix); then you could also throw in Jean in the yellow and red X-factor get-up or any number of her modern costumes. She could also come with a little translucent cocoon to keep her suspended under Jamaica Bay while Phoenix runs amok in her place.
  4. I don't follow the modern stuff at all, so a lot of these guys and costumes are new to me. I'm definitely down for a new Apocalypse who is more bulked up and menacing. I may also do the Hobgoblin if he can be used as an upgrade to my original. Other than that, I think I will pass on the rest, but it's cool to see new characters and looks. My wallet is ok not having to have every single one (unlike Wave 60).
  5. I just got this set today from my LCS, and it is awesome! Very 1990s Toy Biz feel! Makes me REALLY want a Warpath and a Sunspot plus a Siryn for sure! I'm still amazed at the breadth we have to choose from with the minimates. 3 different Sam Guthries to choose from!? I love that even though they have certainly improved over the years, they are still all compatible in terms of scale, design, etc. I can't wait to see what's in the works next! Oh, and Wave 60 needs to hurry up! Wes
  6. Wes

    Wave 60

    Sooooo excited! I can now retire/ebay a bunch of my customs now as well. I can reassemble the original Psylocke, Jubilee and Gambit that had to be sacrificed to make my custom guys! Do we know if Gambit's trench coat will be included?
  7. Wes

    Wave 60

    Oh right! I need to keep up with the clues. i kinda got lost in terms of who was a new character, who was a redo, etc. But I definitely do remember that there was no overlap, so Jean is out.
  8. Wes

    Wave 60

    Really can't wait to find out about this wave at NYCC, even more so if it is going to be the last X-men wave we get for a while. The Brotherhood seems like a lock to me, so it's really just who those heroes are. If some of us are off the mark with the Jim Lee uniforms, I really hope it is some Classic X-men goodness. I'd love to see Banshee and Sunfire finally. A redo of Thunderbird or Classic Storm would also be awesome. Then there is always Jean in the green minidress! Maybe it will even be a combination of the two possibilities… Male and female Jim Lee X-uniform team members (maybe with parts for others) with the rest of the slots filled in with classic X-men heroes. All questions will be answered soon. Wes
  9. Wes

    Wave 60

    I really think we are on to something with the blue and gold suited X-men and the Brotherhood. If so, I'm going to be over the moon! If Banshee is only in the 90s suit with no green suit parts, I'll be slightly sad…but that doesn't mean we couldn't get a classic one later on (with Sunfire)! This time around, I'm really thinking: 4 new villains = Pyro, Blob, Avalanche, Destiny, 1 redo = Wolverine, 2 new heroes = Forge and Banshee, 4 females = Destiny, Storm in blue and gold suit with Jubilee and Psylocke heads, and since they said 2 teams would be completed, parts for Gambit must be in the mix with Wolverine, Banshee or Forge. Totally epic wave if it comes to pass! Right on par with the FF wave and the Outback X-men wave, which have been my favorites thus far! I still really want that X-factor wave at some point, but that really may make a better exclusive box set or two (ala Alpha Flight). Hopefully the slow sales of the Alpha Flight sets on the after-market haven't soured the chances of someone picking up an exclusive like this.
  10. Wes

    Wave 60

    Hey Zach, could you tell us how many of the figures in this wave (if any) are female?
  11. Wes

    Wave 60

    I am REALLY hoping that the Brotherhood is coming! Pyro, Blob, Avalanche and Destiny would be amazing, and they would go so well with the Days of Future Past set that was just released. As for the heroes, I really loved the idea mentioned earlier of Banshee coming with parts to make Siryn and Thunderbird (who is still dead too…right?) coming with parts to make Warpath. I'd instantly buy two of each! And those guys would go so nicely with the X-force box set coming out. Then maybe the other heroes would be Sunfire (just cuz) and either a Wolverine anchor (maybe blue and gold for people to army build/customize into other x-members), or (wishful thinking) a redo of classic Storm or Scullcap Cyclops? Soooo excited to see what we get here.
  12. Wes

    Wave 60

    I am so excited for this wave! No clue at all what is going to be in it, but if it is X-men goodness, I am sold. X-men in their blue and gold uniforms, X-factor..whatever it is, I can't wait! Really hoping there could be a Banshee and a Forge in there if there are indeed X-men in Blue and Gold uniforms coming. I made my own customs, but the real deal would be pretty awesome! Hurry up, NYCC! This mystery needs to be solved!
  13. Just got this set in the mail…and wow!!!! I love story-themed box sets like this anyway, but this one just blew everything out of the water! I was concerned that Wolverine's coat looked "off", like many others, but getting him in hand, it was a different story. He looks great! Very evocative of the character from DOFP. Mystique was amazing, and such a perfect upgrade! The Senator Kelly head was awesome (the little extras always are!) and I promptly stuck it on an extra suit-body I had purchased for just such an occasion. The morphing head was very cool, but maybe a Raven head would have been a tad cooler and more useful. Kitty looked great, and I am sooooo glad that she had the parts for the green jumpsuit look. Very cool that people can recreate the iconic cover, but to me, Future Kitty needs to have the bun and be in the jumpsuit. Also, the Sentinel was very, very nice. I liked that he was taller, and the colors were excellent. This whole set was a big home run in my opinion. I hope we see some more classic-themed box sets like this in the future! Bring on Phoenix Saga and Dark Phoenix Saga!!!
  14. Any news on any classic Turtles sets??? We really need some box sets ala Thundercats and Ghostbusters!
  15. Pyro, Avalanche, Blob and Toad are absolute musts! Really surprised it has taken this long. Mastermind could go in a Dark Phoenix Saga set or some kind of Hellfire Club set. I'm sure a Wolverine or someone slightly more marketable would need to go in there too, but they could make it happen!
  16. This set looks so amazing!! Loving everything about it! All the extras, alter ego heads, etc! Keep the classic stuff coming!
  17. Really excited for this set! I was hoping the movie might spur something like this… I really wish there was somehow a male chest for that green jumpsuit. It would be awesome to be able to buy extras to customize into Magneto, Colossus and Franklin. As it stands, I may already have to make Storm and Rachel. I am getting used to the Wolverine coat. I'd really love to see some more classic storyline themed sets like this in the future. A Dark Phoenix set (or two or three) would be amazing! It would be the perfect way to get an updated Dark Phoenix, Jean as Marvel Girl (in the green dress), Cyclops, Storm, finally a Lilandra, etc. Make it happen DST!!
  18. So, this upcoming line is based on the Nickelodeon new series, not the classic one? Sorry if that's already been answered somewhere. I'm a little disappointed if so, but maybe it will open the door to Classics as well.
  19. These look awesome! As we knew they would. I wonder if they ended up giving Pumyra a lasso like the kittens. I don't see it in there, but they have certainly have been known to surprise us with extras before. Once again, thanks to both companies for making these happen! I really never thought I'd see such a complete set of these guys again after the original series. Silverhawks and Tigersharks just HAVE to happen!!!! Maybe only 3 boxsets of each? Silverhawks Boxset 1 with Quicksilver, Mon-Star pre-transformation, Bluegrass and Melodia (Tally Hawk companion) Silverhawks Boxset 2 with Steelheart, Steelwill, Copper Kid, Lt. Stargazer Silverhawks Boxset 3 with Mon-star tranformed, Mo-lec-u-lar, Mumbo Jumbo and Buzzsaw (Mon-star's bird sidekick) *Silverhawks would come with removable wing pieces and swappable head pieces to create their "mask down" looks Tigersharks Boxset 1 with Mako, Doc Walro, Dolph and T-Ray (Gup Companion) Tigersharks Boxset 2 with Octavia, Angel, Bronc, Lorca Tigersharks Boxset 3 with Captain Bizarrly, Spike Marlin, Wall-eye, Soulmate (was that the female pirate?) *Tigersharks member would have alternate parts to simulate transforming I know these wouldn't have as much appeal as Thundercats, but they could be exclusives, and I bet enough people would snatch them up. Make these now and take my money!
  20. Are these shipping out today? I think Luke has them listed as coming in on the 6th. So looking forward to these guys!!
  21. I was just re-reading this story arc. Such good stuff!!! A comic-based assortment based on Days of Future Past would be amazing! It would be the perfect place to get our Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and even a new Storm in her iconic, classic costume (the version we got is VERY outdated). I hope we get: Classic Storm/Pyro Sprite (Kitty)/Sentinel Kate Pryde (green jumpsuit)/Sentinel Future Wolverine/Blob Future ColossusAvalanche Future Storm/Destiny Rachel/Senator Kelly Now if only we could get a comic based Phoenix wave too to take care of some of my other X-men needs....
  22. I can't wait for this last set! Any updates on the shipping date? Big Bad Toy Store (where I preordered) says November... I emailed Icon Heroes a while back to see if Rataro would come with two sais and to see if Pumyra would have her weapon since it isnt pictured in any of the promotional stuff. They said that Rataro will have two sais, but that Pumyra will not have a newly sculpted slingshot. They said they would try and include a lasso piece to simulate her weapon. I'm cool with that. If they are unable to, the Wilykat brown lasso would work great for her. I've said it before, but I'll say it again. I NEVER thought we would get such a complete Classic line after Bandai let us down, and I'm so thankful that Icon Heroes and Art Asylum were so dedicated to doing these right and finishing them off. Would I love to have even more? Of course! But everyone who we really needed is here! Subbing Snarfer for the Berbil would have been awesome, but these are too amazing to have a complaint! Wes
  23. Can't wait until the Thundercats Ho! movie set! Some places list this one as a September release and some say October. Anyone have the scoop? Also, have we gotten a chance to see Pumyra's weapon yet? I think she was holding Bengali's hammer in the photos I saw. I'm also wondering if Ratar-O has two sais or just one....Did I mention I can't wait!? Wes
  24. Ok, so i took some pics with my phone (sorry for the low quality) so you can see just exactly how much stuff comes in this set! Madness! I also included various pics of other toy incarnations of the t-cats for comparison, including the awesome stuff coming out from Mezco right now (which you need to buy if you haven't already, because I need Tygra!). Enjoy!
  25. Hey guys! So unfortunately I am running out the door, so I can't take pics, but I can certainly post some tomorrow. I just got my set from AFX, and I was already prepared to be blown away, but there were still surprises! I didn't know that Grune comes with an alternate chest block with the t-cats symbol on it, so you can recreate his good ol' days with Jaga! Speaking of Jaga, it is amazing that we have him as a spirit already, and with this new Jaga, we can have young Jaga, toy-version Jaga AND unhelmeted, old Jaga from the first episode of the cartoon. So many choices! Nothing surprising with little Lion-o. Cool that we finally have him in this form. Mumm-ra is suitably impressive and awesome! Love that he has his sword of Plundarr, and I love that he has the hands with cape attached (for that awesome cape-spread appearance) and then also hands that are unattached to better hold the weapons. Very cool! The set also included the extra Lion-o and Panthro pieces from set 1 as promised. You win, DST! So much awesomeness! When I think that we are also getting the new t-cats too, I just can't believe it!! You guys have really exceeded expectations, and you did this license right! Can't wait for the last set. And if you should decide to make it NOT the last set, well that would just be awesome too... Pics to follow! Wes
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