Netglow Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I really like them all except Ms. Piggy.. Her nose seems forced there. A sculpted piece would have been too legit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmonkey2k Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Fixed....... Wtf? Has anyone read Scooters clipboard? Nice touch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckycreature Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) Not thrilled with the look of a few of them it ill buy a whole series from Luke when they hit. Got to have Gonzo. What is the small frog with Kermit? Edited June 12, 2015 by luckycreature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) I assume it is Robin, his nephew. Swedish Chef looks pretty good to me, but he's a Muppet version of a human. I'm curious to why Kermit and Scooter have the teapot-shaped heads (flat on bottom, rounded on top). The original Muppets don't look like that. It's like a half-measure between fully sculpted and blocky. Edited June 12, 2015 by karamazov80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious Stranger Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Yeah I'd rather Kermit and Scooter just have the regular cylinder head with sculpted eyes/glasses. But I see what they were going for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I really like them all except Ms. Piggy.. Her nose seems forced there. A sculpted piece would have been too legit! It is a sculpted piece. I am not 100% sure, but I believe it will be a solid piece with the head, like the Pea Shooter, not a glued-in piece. Or at least, the seam will be painted over and therefore less noticeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious Stranger Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I really like them all except Ms. Piggy.. Her nose seems forced there. A sculpted piece would have been too legit! It is a sculpted piece. I am not 100% sure, but I believe it will be a solid piece with the head, like the Pea Shooter, not a glued-in piece. Or at least, the seam will be painted over and therefore less noticeable. Is that the same for Gonzo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Thanks for posting pics, Zak. For some reason the web filter at work blocks Zach's link due to "adult content." (At 48, I should have full access to adult content, but I digress...) So Disney's relationship with Minimates continues, but this time with noses. Interesting concession. I don't envy the designers who had to adapt these characters from Muppets to block figures but I have to say there isn't one that's unrecognizable. Next concession; larger Minimates bodies for larger characters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Instead of the child legs, Kermit really could have benefited from arms for legs with a new webbed foot piece, odd that Howard gets that but not Kermit. Also, the crossed leg effect for Robin isn't working, he should have been sitting on a tiny log. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stack32 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 These aren't quite what I was hoping for. I guess Deadpool could use that rubber chicken though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I think Kermit's entire body structure would look better it'll it was modeled after Daxter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemosis Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I don't love then as much as I'd hoped, but I'm looking then more the more I look at them. Gonzo and the Chef are great! Piggy and Fozzy aren't bad. Scooter and Kermit are just a bit off, to me, and Kermit would be fixed with arm legs and webbed feet, per yb. Looks like I'll need an extra Howard for customizing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I'm definitely on board with Chef and Gonzo. The others are okay, but not great. Kermit's definitely the weakest link, though. Of, course, I tend to like the finished product much more than prototypes when it comes to Minimates, so I might change my mind when they're released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemosis Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) Also accurate. You know what accessory would be fun? Loop-ended wires to slip over the wrist peg. Edited June 12, 2015 by Mnemosis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I really like them all except Ms. Piggy.. Her nose seems forced there. A sculpted piece would have been too legit! It is a sculpted piece. I am not 100% sure, but I believe it will be a solid piece with the head, like the Pea Shooter, not a glued-in piece. Or at least, the seam will be painted over and therefore less noticeable. Is that the same for Gonzo? Yes, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I see a Spider-Ham in the works with Miss Piggy tooling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Instead of the child legs, Kermit really could have benefited from arms for legs with a new webbed foot piece, odd that Howard gets that but not Kermit. Also, the crossed leg effect for Robin isn't working, he should have been sitting on a tiny log. We tried a few things with Kermit, but this is what was ultimately worked for us and was approved. Robin's legs are not crossed, his feet are together in front of him. He was shown like that a lot, it's almost a sitting frog squat. Next concession; larger Minimates bodies for larger characters! Not sure how that would work, exactly, but some of the heads are actually larger, not just differently shaped. And of course, child legs and waist spacers are used as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmonkey2k Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Also accurate. You know what accessory would be fun? Loop-ended wires to slip over the wrist peg. Yes! But then you would need to rip them in half and, as MisterPL stated quite a while ago, stick a mates hand up Kermit's Kermit. I see a Spider-Ham in the works with Miss Piggy tooling!Yes.Yes. YESSSSSSSSSSSS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 I think these look about as good as one could expect; I was wondering how well the Minimate body would fit with the Muppets design, and it's not 100% perfect. That said, I really like Gonzo, Swedish Chef, and Miss Piggy. I'm surprised people are down on Piggy, as I think she's probably the best of the bunch (well, maybe the Swedish Chef). I agree that fully sculpted heads might have been the way to go; I would think it would be too costly, but if you're already sculpting the hat piece for Fozzie, is the full head all that much more? The only real problem I see with Kermit is that his arms and legs are too think, but there's really not much you can do about that. Robin, though, I think is the weakest of the bunch. It looks like his legs have been horribly smashed by a sledgehammer. Was he visiting Kathy Bates by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Rex Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I really like these a lot! this may be what i need to pull me out of my miminate lull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogi Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I'll probably only get the Gonzo/Chef set mainly for the accessories and custom potential. If you make the Electric Mayhem band with instruments, I will buy the entire set (regardless of how the figures look.....I want minimate instruments) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) The Limp Bizkit Smiti figures come with some great, roughly Minimate-sized instruments. At one point you could pick those up for less than $5, but I'm not sure what they go for now. Edited June 12, 2015 by karamazov80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceSimba Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Dont like the muppets but man those accessories are nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwoosheyman Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Hmmmm....I don't like these as much as I thought I would. It's definitely the heads. The half sculpted/half minimate head piece just doesn't work for me. I'll still pick up a Gonzo/Chef just because it's the Swedish Chef and hopefully series 2 has Bunsen and Beaker. I'm more interested in the Select figures since I never bought the Palisades figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Yeah, I've got the Palisades ones, but am always up for more nice Muppet toys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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