JPC Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 7 hours ago, DSTZach said: "...is an Apache with mutation-enhaced strength." I always enjoy scanning DST packaging for typos. Can't blame THIS on the Chinese workers! Sorry, just busting your mini mates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyCrypts Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Any chance of tray shots as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 This series is wonderful. I'm so excited for classic Banshee with multiple cape options. Nightcrawlers sword is a nice touch too. And - are those newly sculpted hands for Kurt?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortherX Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) wow good timing on bringing this thread back to life! i think Banshee's new cape pieces look cool with his arms up like that. i think if they're angled out a little bit more to the side instead of straight up, so the bottom is going behind him, they'll look really neat. does Storm have an alternate head with her regular eyes, or just the white eyes? i notice that her mate on the back of the box is the only mate whose image is different from the original team shot (the pic i used at the start of the thread). did something change? i also noticed a long time ago she was much larger than the other mates in the original image. giant sized, if you will. maybe she just wasn't available at the time the original pics were taken? this whole wave for me is a must, if mostly just so the full team can be displayed together. even Colossus is still a nice update, if not entirely different from the original. the muscle detail is nice. i'd like to get a fully bulked up Colossus some day, tho, with the bigger arms and legs to go with the chest piece. if outback Colossus'd had those extra pieces, i think he would have been real nice. Edited August 17, 2016 by CortherX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 22 hours ago, thereasonsy said: That's not true. I actually am usually very easy to please I just think having an umpteenth version of a character that is nearly the same is wasteful and I would have preferred something else. Also as a sidebar let me know if you need me to bring any mates back to SYD for you. Upon reflection I may have came across a tad harsh. I understand your point but this is just the perfect giant size x-men line up and it would have been crazy to leave any of these guys out. I did lament elsewhere that I wished there was a companion TRU wave that would have included Jean and updated classic Xavier and maybe first appearance Sprite and Rogue but maybe their day will come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 23 hours ago, DSTZach said: ...I DO have a drawer full of tigers, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinous Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 If any one gets an extra banshee, I need one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloDelorean Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Kurt's sword is a fantastic addition. I can't wait for this wave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liney Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 This might be the first wave where I order all of them straight off the bat. They all look amazing, Colossus doesn't seem too different to the original, but the others are all welcome update/new mates. Storm in particular looks perfect to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) On 8/16/2016 at 6:22 PM, JPC said: "...is an Apache with mutation-enhaced strength." I always enjoy scanning DST packaging for typos. Can't blame THIS on the Chinese workers! Sorry, just busting your mini mates. Lots of steps in between where a single letter can accidentally get cut, but I may have left it off and missed the auto-correct. I have certainly made worse mistakes, some factual. I write a lot of these, not just for Minimates, and I don't have a copy editor. Â Edited August 19, 2016 by DSTZach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 18 hours ago, JoeyCrypts said: Any chance of tray shots as well? Not in my hands yet, these are at the home office. 17 hours ago, Nessex said: And - are those newly sculpted hands for Kurt?!?! Yes! 16 hours ago, CortherX said: this whole wave for me is a must, if mostly just so the full team can be displayed together. even Colossus is still a nice update, if not entirely different from the original. the muscle detail is nice. i'd like to get a fully bulked up Colossus some day, tho, with the bigger arms and legs to go with the chest piece. if outback Colossus'd had those extra pieces, i think he would have been real nice. There were some big shoulders and legs on this guy... Hail Ivan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 On August 16, 2016 at 0:00 PM, Mystery Man said: Zach, does the yellow for this Wolverine match the TRU22 yellow? I'm so excited to get these! Thanks! Hey Zach! ? I'm anxious and need your attention! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinous Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 (edited) Shameless self promotion Edit: I was trying to quote who ever wished we could get a bulked up Colossus Edited August 18, 2016 by Heinous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMiracle Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I don't think Colossus looks quite right bulked up. Â He's a big guy but not huge like Hulk or Juggernaut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortherX Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 Colossus was much leaner in his early days, tho still very muscular, so this version of him is on point and the muscle detail is nice, as the original lacked it. i agree that as a character, he isn't as big as Juggernaut or the Hulk, so i don't think we *need* a bulked up version like some other mates did/still do. i do think if we get another Colossus, it'd be nice for variation. Heinous's custom bulked up Colossus is a great example. he still looks appropriate for his character, especially a modern version, cuz he is pretty big guy now. if that Juggernaut Colossus didn't have the muscle misprint or shoulders for the Juggy helmet, he'd be about perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 (edited) Thanks for the confirmation about the hands Zach. This wave is looking like a total slam dunk! All the accessories look to be on point. We're getting multiple display options for Banshee. Much needed variations of classic characters. So much win. Edited August 18, 2016 by Nessex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinous Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I agree that colossus is Def not hulk size but Minimates don't offer alot of options for height or bulk and in my opinion he just doesn't look right with arms the size of cyclops or Wolverine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I like that bulked-up Colossus. It's always nice to have options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigvis497 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Colossus looks fine to me, wouldn't change a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liney Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I think the shoulder flares make Colossus look bulked up enough. I always picture him as tall rather than bulky. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicidewatch Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 yeah, i am fine with Collosus' size, but I kinda wish he had a little more height. i will probably put the boots from the original Giant Size boxed set on this one to add a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 I always liked his size to be that of the cover to Uncanny X-Men 102 when he's fighting Juggernaut. He's big, but tall and lean... not giant and bulky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chigarillo Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 7 hours ago, suicidewatch said: yeah, i am fine with Collosus' size, but I kinda wish he had a little more height. i will probably put the boots from the original Giant Size boxed set on this one to add a bit. Probably wouldn't hurt to have him taller. He's supposed to be like 6'6" outside of metal form and grow by a full foot in metal form. He shouldn't be as bulky as Hulk, or Juggs, but he's taller than Juggs when in his metal form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Rex Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 What do you guys think if they had used that extra torso block for him? like the one groot uses, he'd have that extra height, without the bulk. I always felt thereshould be an extra set of arms and legs that are thicker than normal, for use with guys like him. It would be a nice in between from the skinny arms or bulked up slip-ons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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