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  1. Given it’s the 60th Anniversary of Avengers AND X-men, it would have been nice to have two boxsets for Blood Ties each more focused on their own heroes but a potential Army Builder in both.

     

    Avengers: Crystal, Exodus, Senyka (Parts for other acolytes) Hercules, Vision.

    X-Men: Jean Grey, Bunny Wolverine, Frenzy (parts for Female acolytes) Bulked out Iceman, Crossing Costume Quicksilver. 
     

    Sure the Bunny and the Crossing aren’t exactly Bloodties but it’s DST, details don’t always matter. Yes, I’m still salty over Lockjaw and Psylocke. 

     

  2. 2 hours ago, Swarm198 said:

    Still on the fence about this set. Losing a character doesn't seem like a wise decision, but I agree with others that it definitely shouldn't be Mary.

    I feel like its crazy to have seen these in October and still not have a confirmed solicitation. DST should look into Kickstarter FFS.

    It’s a sad state of affairs. It’s almost like they announced too soon or it’s taking too long. Really wish we could get into a rhythm for releases across the totality of the line. It always seems to feel like feast or famine. 

  3. 19 minutes ago, hellpop said:

    So yesterday I was in Ollie's Bargain Outlet, looking mostly for cheap graphic novels, but of course I also took a look at the toys. While there I found a set of GI Joe Lego knockoffs; it wasn't Kre-O but something else they released. This set included Snake Eyes and a little vehicle. It looks pretty small, but I figured it was worth the eight bucks to see if it would fit in with Minimates. Unfortunately, this is undoubtedly the shoddiest Lego wannabe that I've ever seen. The design has none of the structural support safeguards that a real Lego release builds in, which is especially problematic in this case as the bricks do not lock in as they are supposed to. I had the thing mostly built but the roof wouldn't stay, and while I was fiddling with that the front assembly fell off. I ended up just boxing the whole thing back up. The sad thing is that it does look like a Minimate would fit in rather well, better than a Lego, but I'll never know. Anyway, if you see one of these sets in the wild don't bother, unless you want to glue the set together or something. At least I got an official Snake Eyes minifig out of the whole thing!

    The entire line is horrible and not really a good fit for our Mates. It was heart breaking. 

  4. On 3/16/2023 at 6:34 AM, AFMcGill said:

    Typhoid Mary is the only one I am remotely interested in (and even still I have to kitbash her with Jean DeWolff legs and a different arm to get her close to what she actually looked like).

    If she's gone, that's 3 "waves" in a row with ZERO for me.

    You skipped the FF?!? 
     

    On 3/16/2023 at 6:38 PM, Navaan said:

    Same. No Mary, no buy. I'll pick up Echo from a second hand seller some time, as I already made a decent one, custom. If Mary and Echo are that, it gets enough of my attention to buy the set and hold the rest for potential customs.

    Mutant Rights! MUTANT RIGHTS!

  5. On 3/18/2023 at 3:49 PM, buttheadsmate said:

    Clever stuff :thumbsup: 

     

    I was going to suggest Firestar as a 'yellow donor' , I thought it would be a cheap,plentiful eBay item, not so now it seems :huh:

    Yeah, I made mine from a Nova with Balder Boots and Beast hands (he has claws) with a cut Batgirl mask and Jewel belt. Surprised we didn’t get a Patsy at some point.

  6. 17 minutes ago, elhonez said:

    Oy, I will be bummed if Typhoid Mary dropped. 

    Same. Bullseye is the weakest if we can’t drop Stride of Pride DareDevil. Kingpin would have been great for a Leland Hellfire Club version.

  7. 21 hours ago, elhonez said:

    Poking in to offer an observation:

    It seems to me that most DC lines these days really focus on modern narratives, which are rife with overly-designed, flash-in-the-pan, kewl "re-imaginings" of classic characters that last for a few issues before their costumes are redesigned again. [Get off my lawn!!]

    What are missing are truly classic offerings, like what the old DC MiniMates line focused on. Batman '66 notwithstanding -- I know of at least five distinct modern lines that have dipped their toes in those waters (including Mezco, Mattel, MacFarlane and Funko), but it's the exception.

    I was initially very excited to see McFarlane bring back Super Powers, but the designs all skew modern, and the character selection has been uninspiring. Can you imagine a Super Powers-branded MiniMates line? With the latest packaging innovations DST are delivering, a series like this would rock.

    THE DREAM. Who knows now that Dc Direct is gone and it’s been a decade maybe they could get it approved. 
     

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    @Minimated on IG.

  8. 17 hours ago, Trekker 42 said:

    And Johnny could be Spider-Man if I gave him a black suit head.…

    shitballs you’re right. 

    I usually am… I used smaller slippers from Puck on my Val and Frank if that helps.

  9. On 3/12/2023 at 1:22 PM, Trekker 42 said:

    Price increases happen. Eventually there’s gonna be a set I skip. It was almost YA but ya got in the pizza dog and my girl Kate, so I had to. 
    But for now the representation of the characters have been spot on, the accessories continue to be pretty baller, and the most annoying thing about the FF set was that I couldn’t just buy another Reed two pack to make him even longer. 
    Make good stuff, I’ll give you money. I’m still in a place I can indulge this and my Lego hobby. Hopefully will be for a while. 

    Welllllll… if you did buy a second set you could make a Val and Franklin…. 

  10. 12 hours ago, Navaan said:

    THE JADA STUFF IS TOO SMALL.

     

    They are designed for figurines about chest height of a minimate.

     

    If you want vehicles, look into Sigma Six adventure sets.

    Agreed. It’s not a true 1/24 scale so several things don’t work. Similar to the play sets they made. I typically just use my old 3.75” vehicles since tanks, are you know. Big. 

  11. 7 hours ago, Smashmaster12 said:

    Without any word on shipping or any responses to my inquiries, I got an email from DST this morning saying a package was out for delivery. 

    I guess they do exist 
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    I got mine at the con have been in love ever since. Wish Scarlet had the iron Man shoulder effect thing but otherwise I’ve been happy… except for my usual rants.

  12. On 1/18/2022 at 2:23 PM, Strider said:

    I wonder if they could work with some of the vintage vehicles. Also makes wonder what the people of Flagg would look like with minimates on it and the old minimate jets or whatever it was called

    Depends on the vehicle. I display mine with a classic HISS and a cover girl custom with a Wolverine.

  13. 14 hours ago, Chigarillo said:

    Of course these come out this week while I leave for two weeks to Belize. Darn honeymoon getting in the way of collecting. Have to put in an order with look when I get back, hopefully they are still available…

    Congratulations!!!

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