Nessex Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 This line is going to sweep the awards next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 No eggs shown, Nessex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 No eggs shown, Nessex. That's ok - i'm sure they'll come with the Queen when she gets released Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdubya Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Surely they wouldn't overlook the obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 No eggs shown, Nessex. That's ok - i'm sure they'll come with the Queen when she gets released They probably didn't want you to get over-'egg'cited! T. p.s. Sorry for open the door for all egg puns... coming along in 3.2.1... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 No eggs shown, Nessex. That's ok - i'm sure they'll come with the Queen when she gets released They probably didn't want you to get over-eggcited! T. Agreed. Not to mention not wanting to be yolked to the idea in case budget constraints forced them to be eggstracted from the line later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 You 'crack' me up, Timbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 While I'm very confident this line will be a hit, especially among existing Minimates collectors, I'm a little disappointed there isn't at least some concept art for vehicles and the Queen. Hopefully pre-orders for the dump case are at or above expectations even without the inclusion of Ripley. I know a larger, truly to-scale Queen would likely require a larger Minimate body but if sales of these initial SKUs justify the investment, I certainly look forward to supporting it as well as a line of vehicles. Until then my Colonial Marines will just have to rent Warthogs from the Halo line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valo487 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 If we don't get a Queen....there will be blood. Aliens is definitely getting more attention than Alien so far, and the Queen in my opinion was by far the best aspect of Aliens. She must be made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 There is concept art, but concept art and committing to tens of thousands of dollars worth of tooling are two different things. No point in getting hopes up if there is not 100% confidence. That said, the army-builder assortment did better than expected, even without Ripley. I hope that means this line has real legs, but let's hope Valo doesn't murder us all in a panic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valo487 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 (edited) I'll try not to. I'm just high strung. I think I'm so anxious to get a Queen because as plastic costs go up and play sets and vehicles in most lines become more and more non-existent, it feels like 'mates are one of the only avenues left where you can truly get large scale items, if for no other reason than that the 'mates themselves are 2 inches tall. To those who know, how big would a Queen be to be in scale to a Xenomorph 'mate? 10 inches? Edited April 28, 2014 by Valo487 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Collector Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 10 inches would make her about 30 foot. Is that accurate? From eye, I always considered her to be around 10-15 foot, but I'm no expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valo487 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 After a web search, it says the average height is 20 feet, so about 6 1/2 inches height wise, I'm not sore about from head to tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 According to the Alien wikipedia, an average Queen is 20 feet tall. If a Minimate is 2" = 6', then a Minimate Queen would be about 6.5" tall. That's definitely vehicle scale. I'd settle for a 15-footer myself. (And Valo beat me to it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valo487 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I was on the same page, haha. I hope she gets made, I know vehicles haven't been a huge part of minimate licenses, but I think this is an exception, and would also have a lot of appeal to casual buyers as well. I'm still bummed that we never got that APC though from the MAX line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Collector Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 The APC and the Dropship would be a lot of fun. I always loved the Dropship as a kid, and I could never get a decent toy of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdubya Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 (edited) According to the Alien wikipedia, an average Queen is 20 feet tall. If a Minimate is 2" = 6', then a Minimate Queen would be about 6.5" tall. That's definitely vehicle scale. I'd settle for a 15-footer myself. (And Valo beat me to it.) Yeah, they vary from film to film, but 20' seems to be the general con-census for proper scale. These are Minimates we're talking about, though, and therefore super-deformed and compressed. I'd say 4" from ground to shoulder would be fine. The head/crest alone should be 2"-2.5". The real question is how to execute the body. Ideally, an enlarged take on the Battle-Beasts 'mates would be great, but I'd imagine very costly to tool (especially for one-time use). Perhaps a one-piece torso (2"-2.5") sculpted to look like a 'mates torso with chest and crotch pieces attached would be more economical (and don't forget the lil' arms!). The legs would be the most challenging and possibly best left solid (though hinged-articulation would be greatly appreciated). As long as the ball-jointed neck, shoulder, and hips (and tail) are retained, she'll still have enough range of motion to hunch to interact with 'mates or rear-up in an enraged, menacing fashion. If possible, a base with eggs would be nice (an egg-sac would put this over-the-top!). I want it all, but in order of importance: #1 Queen = Power-loader(3"-3.25") 2 APC (we're getting all these Marines, right?) 3 Drop-ship Edited April 28, 2014 by cdubya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav-man Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Has anyone said where the Alien boxset is going to be for sale at, or did I miss that somewhere? I seen it said June release, but where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I think that was a mistake. It hasn't even been solicited yet, so probably not until the end of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappy Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 All the Alien placards said June release, but Zach cleared that up for me. Only the army dump comes that soon, the other releases will be later, like Fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 I'm reading elsewhere that John Hurt doesn't want his likeness used on Alien product. Might this keep us from getting a Kane Minimate or would we just get an authentic costume with a more generic portrait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I'm pretty sure that likeness issues are moot with Minimates. Otherwise, I can't imagine we would have a Clint Eastwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Something about the noses ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 That was my understanding as well. No noses = parody. But look at the Universal Monsters Dracula Minimate. That's definitely not Bela Lugosi's incarnation. (Lugosi likeness rights cost extra.) His vampire never showed fangs. (Hail Ivan!) Seems like it depends on who they don't mind pissing off. Hopefully they don't mind pissing off John Hurt because I want the full crew from the Nostromo, dang it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Yeah - K80 & BHM are right. i remember an intervew (possibly the 10th anniversary phone conference) where the Western minimate were used to explain that they got around having to get likeness permissions for Clint Eastwood (who is apparently notoriosly difficult to obtain likeness rights from) because the figures had no noses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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