Mystery Man Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) The stuff that comes to mind for me are what i consider nessecary updates for old figures that don’t fit with the more modern styles or are too dinky if they’re supposed to be bulky characters. They are: - Invisible Woman is the classic blue/black costume. It should match the “Best of” Mr. Fantastic colors and style - classic 1970’s Luke Cage, Power Man - classic Iron Fist (no bulky torso cover. He’d include two collars that extend down his torso, each showing his chest with and without the dragon tattoo) - Abomination - The Destroyer - classic Rhino (no jingle bell armbands on his wrists and shins, just flat costume) - Daredevil (yellow costume) - classic Stealth Iron Man (use updated armor mold) - And I wouldn’t even mind another classic Hercules because the torso capper they used on the original is my most hated piece ever created. Edited March 15, 2019 by Mystery Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceCuseCuse Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Would it be too much to ask for a black and white Punisher too? We've got t-shirt and trench coat, we've got two of the 4 live actions we've got the classic black and grey, and we've got blue and white. But no black and white. Which sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stack32 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 We definitely need that Punisher, I don't understand how it hasn't happened already. This might sound odd but I think we need an updated classic Thor. We've received all the pieces so we can put a good one together but DST hasn't actually released one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 6 hours ago, stack32 said: This might sound odd but I think we need an updated classic Thor. We've received all the pieces so we can put a good one together but DST hasn't actually released one. I feel like the TRU 12 First Apprarance Thor is perfect. For me, anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I've said it many times.........Thor isn't Thor unless he has biceps ...it is integral to the character . Howard the Duck & The Toad (example) Minimates have the same size arms as the most powerful Avenger . Have I ever mentioned the Thing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 1 hour ago, buttheadsmate said: I've said it many times.........Thor isn't Thor unless he has biceps ...it is integral to the character . Howard the Duck & The Toad (example) Minimates have the same size arms as the most powerful Avenger . Have I ever mentioned the Thing ? Meh. He’s not as big as Thing or Hulk. I don’t need a giant muscley Thor. Reminds me too much of Liefield! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinous Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 30 minutes ago, Mystery Man said: Meh. He’s not as big as Thing or Hulk. I don’t need a giant muscley Thor. Reminds me too much of Liefield! I agree totally with this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I'm guessing Liefield would've designed all minimates without feet ? With respect to you MMan the TRU 12 Thor is a spot-on Minimate ,accurately depicting Kirby's first Thor as he appeared on the cover of Journey into Mystery #83 looking IMHO the leanest he ever was or ever will be .........it's a memorable comic & a memorable Minimate which I too like , I like a lot of the 28 other Thor Minimates as well . I would also be amongst those people that "don't need a giant muscley Thor" but I would like....as I said....an increase in the upper part of his Minimate 'arm' . Finally & perhaps astonishingly I think I'm in the minority ...once again...in my belief that Thor Minimate upper arms have actually 'grown' on recent releases . I confess that I am currently unable to adequately confirm this as a fact (my collection is on the move once more) but a quick scan of all the Thor's in the MMDB seems to show a perceptible 'growth' of the upper-arm . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloDelorean Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Newer minimates do seem to have wider arm and leg pieces, and longer hip and neck joints. I’d also like to see a new classic Thor. With Kirby Thor, Perez Thor and some silver paint we basically have a perfect version, it just needs to be put together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinous Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I guess I shouldn't be so against this, I did just make an annihilation Drax with bulked up upper arms I did just throw some bulked up shoulders on a classic Thor and it doesn't look so bad at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFMcGill Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 On 3/15/2019 at 7:02 AM, Mystery Man said: I wouldn’t even mind another classic Hercules because the torso capper they used on the original is my most hated piece ever created. Glad i'm not alone. I really hate it. If only there was a print underneath or something, the Minimate would be improved about 90%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdyTrev Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 On the topic of Hercules, someone a while back used the AoA Rogue necklace piece over a Ryu torso and removed the skirt and I think it works fantastically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stack32 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I don't care for the way bulked-up upper arms look on an otherwise normal figure. I don't think there's a regular humanoid character that can't be adequately represented with either the standard body or a bulked-up one. I think there are a few places that chest piece can work, it's certainly not worse than the one their using now, but Hercules was not a good character to use it on. He would have been much better if the sash was a separate piece on a normal body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 11 hours ago, buttheadsmate said: With respect to you MMan the TRU 12 Thor is a spot-on Minimate ,accurately depicting Kirby's first Thor as he appeared on the cover of Journey into Mystery #83 looking IMHO the leanest he ever was or ever will be .........it's a memorable comic & a memorable Minimate which I too like , I like a lot of the 28 other Thor Minimates as well What I like are the options to display characters how we want them without resorting to customizing. I wouldn’t mind a Thor like that if you could remove the bicep cover on IF you wanted to. And if I saw one in person, I might actually like it! If they packed it with a bulked up Destroyer... that’d be a thing of beauty! Same thing with that Hercules. Had they a detailed torso under that awful chest cap, it would’ve been so much better. I trimmed off the shoulders on mine and had someone paint them, but that’s not an option for everybody. God how I hated that chest cap sculpt. I hated it in preview images and I loathe it now. Luckily I think the only noticable use of it I can’t work around it is, yep, Herc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFMcGill Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 23 hours ago, NerdyTrev said: On the topic of Hercules, someone a while back used the AoA Rogue necklace piece over a Ryu torso and removed the skirt and I think it works fantastically. I honestly had considered using that but I couldn't immediately find a chest block that matched the arms and legs. But even still, the Rogue bit - it's not quite right for that design. Very close though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdyTrev Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Ya sure it isn't perfect, but in considering what we got? I'm more than content with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFMcGill Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 We'll never get them ever but I would love to see the Ultimate Universe re-done. And in most cases actually finished off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloDelorean Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 I think the torso that was used for that custom was from one of the generic Tomb Raider enemies, it looked like it matched pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdyTrev Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Does somebody have a picture of the Hercules custom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFMcGill Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 12 hours ago, NerdyTrev said: Does somebody have a picture of the Hercules custom? If nobody else does, Give me a few hours and I'll knock it together when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloDelorean Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 There's a link to an instagram post in the wave 69 thread, I tried to quote it but the picture kept breaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFMcGill Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 That's what it looks like, Shaman crotch and the Street Fighter chest block I was using for someone else (and it still doesn't match). and there's my kitbash between the two Wonder Men, since someone asked - Chest, arms and belt from one and everything else from the other.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Not that I particularly want one but I'm surprised Jessica Drew Spider-Woman hasn't been updated at some point. I think the world would be a better place with a fully bulked up Captain Britain figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinous Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 3 hours ago, Polarboy said: Not that I particularly want one but I'm surprised Jessica Drew Spider-Woman hasn't been updated at some point. I think the world would be a better place with a fully bulked up Captain Britain figure. It is pretty ridiculous. She definitely in my top 5. I'm on the verge on making my own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 DST may be waiting for the all-female spinoff of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse to revisit Spider-Woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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