MisterPL Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Found a few sets in Wilkes-Barre, PA. - Not happy with Cap's shoulders. Range of motion in limited on that guy. - Hulk just wants to break in half due to a short waist peg. That and his foot holes are too big for the stand peg. - Thanos is a little better. Loving the bulk. - Thane is perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I got this set in the mail yesterday. (It apparently takes TRU.com several days to update an online account to show an item has shipped.) Overall, it's a good set with a few minor problems. Captain America initially looks cool, but those MK42 arms really restrict movement, and the paint apps on the shield are very sloppy. Otherwise, it's a cool figure. Oh, I really like his hairpiece. It suits him very well. Is that the same piece that was used on the earlier NOW! Hulk? Speaking of... Hulk is very cool, but have two complaints. One is the design of his belt/waist area. It's got a yellow circle that falls right on the seam. That drives me crazy. They don't sit smoothly together, and it just makes me twitch. The second problem is the waist peg. Way, way, way too short. Hulk and Thanos keep falling apart. Those two falling apart was the only complaint my five year old had with the set. Thanos, aside from the waist thing, is pretty amazing. The helmet is slightly off, but once you get it pried off, you can sit it slightly higher on his head, and it looks fine IMO. The proportions on Thanos are just right, and the overall effect is that I think aesthetically he might be my favorite bulked up Minimate. Thane is Thane. There is much to be said for vanilla 'mates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Has anyone figured out how to get Cap's chest harness off? Other than cutting it, I mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I'm still not finding this set. Where are people finding it in the store? Marvel stuff? Video game/movie stuff with the other Minimates (Clerks/Tomb Raider/Walking Dead)? I obviously check every aisle, but I've come up empty handed in a handful of stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Has anyone figured out how to get Cap's chest harness off? Other than cutting it, I mean? I ran into this same problem when removing it for a custom. I ended up just making one cut on the side of the belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnim zola Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Haven't tried yet, but what if you boiled/hair dryer-ed it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Hail Hairdryer ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zexion_Armando Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Found them in the Marvel aisle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogi Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I'm still not finding this set. Where are people finding it in the store? Marvel stuff? Video game/movie stuff with the other Minimates (Clerks/Tomb Raider/Walking Dead)? I obviously check every aisle, but I've come up empty handed in a handful of stores. I also found it in the Marvel aisle, but the odd thing is that out of the two stores near me, one store had a ton of these and the other store only had one set. Maybe get the item number off the website and check with the store to see if they have the sets or even ordered them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 My nearest store hasn't stocked these at all. (I'm beginning to be concerned that they're no longer "eligible.") The TRU a little further away had them stocked with Marvel toys. I'm still hoping for a Minimates kiosk someday soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwoosheyman Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Out of the three TRU's near me only one stocked the Marvel boxset. Yet all three got in the Clerks boxset. I wonder if part of the shipment along w series 19 is still waiting to be sent out from the ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigvis497 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Out of the three TRU's near me only one stocked the Marvel boxset. Yet all three got in the Clerks boxset. I wonder if part of the shipment along w series 19 is still waiting to be sent out from the ports. That is weird, mine also has about five Clerks sets and no Infinity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Still nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx_6 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I had ordered three in store for home delivery the week before Christmas. Monday before X-mas, I got an envelope containing my order - with only one set inside. I promptly called customer service to say what happened. I think they are going to send the other two out to me, but they have not gotten here yet, not have I received a new ship update. If they don't come soon, I may go I to my local TRU and ask them to refund two of the items. Fortunately I found a case worth (or so) at the TRU by my Grandma's on Christmas Eve, so I was able to compare paint and get at least one good paint job set. The Thanes I saw had many a miss-aligned top of the head sticker. And don't get me started on Cap's As. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Stopped by another store last night. Found nothing. One of the stores I checked earlier in the week couldn't even find it in their system. A TRU exclusive that no TRU near me carries. Fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) Ten, you're killing me here. http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=49579016 The site will tell you exactly which stores have it, if you say "Free pick-up in store" and then click "Select store." No need to drive to stores and look for yourself. Or you can order it. I don't know how much shipping is, but they're selling this set for $15, which MUST take some of the pain out of it. I'm sure someone will have tales of why the inventory-finder doesn't work, and maybe you don't like to order sight unseen, but they both seem like reasonable options. Edited December 31, 2014 by DSTZach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappymojo Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) None of my stores carried Marvel Wave 18 TRU Wave 17 either. I haven't seen any Marvel comic-based minimates on sale in a Toys R Us store since the AVX Box Set. TOYS R US/BABIES R US - DEDHAM [7507]:Distance from your location: 2 miles DEDHAM, MA 02026 unavailable Out of stock (or not carried) at this store. 2.BABIES R US - BRAINTREE [6383]:Distance from your location: 7 miles BRAINTREE, MA 02184 unavailable Out of stock (or not carried) at this store. 3.BABIES R US - EVERETT [6443]:Distance from your location: 10 miles EVERETT, MA 02149 unavailable Out of stock (or not carried) at this store. 4.TOYS R US - MEDFORD [6928]:Distance from your location: 10 miles MEDFORD, MA 02155 unavailable Out of stock (or not carried) at this store. Edited January 2, 2015 by pappymojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Katz Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Mine's similar ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 My local TRU carries no Minimates... come to think of it, my countries TRU carries no Minimates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) Whole lotta "out of stock (or not carried at this store)"s. Sight-unseen it is. Let's hope I don't get screwed by TRU online again. EDIT: $8 in shipping. Fantastic. So much for a $15 set. Edited December 31, 2014 by TENIME_art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemosis Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Go to a store then ask them to order it. They should get you waived shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) The store I asked (even with picture reference on my phone) couldn't find it on the public website. I watched him do 3 separate searches for me, using all manner of different words. Nothing came up. "3 separate" meaning he searched the website with multiple terms (1 search), and two different TRU store systems, not that he only did three searches on the website. Spent 20 minutes staring at the computer with the guy. Edited December 31, 2014 by TENIME_art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I just found out the nearest store to me is closing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemosis Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Dixie Highway? Also, Chris, if you searched for it and have the item number, then he should be able to find it on the website with that item number. SHOULD. Yeah. It's ON their site. Next time you're at a store, just get someone else to try. They use a special login for free shipping, but it still goes to the same damned website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious Stranger Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Whole lotta "out of stock (or not carried at this store)"s. Sight-unseen it is. Let's hope I don't get screwed by TRU online again. EDIT: $8 in shipping. Fantastic. So much for a $15 set. Its showing in stock at a couple stores near me. I can swing by this weekend and see if I can get a set for you. Interested? How picky are you about paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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