Navaan Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 1/18/2023 at 11:32 PM, DSTZach said: I have not heard talk of vehicles, but that would be awesome. Ditto army builders, but if the next few sets do well I don't see why they would not try it. Army builders are a need. That said, any update on more sets? I NEED MORE JOE MINIMATES!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApexPredator Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 ^ exactly what he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhonez Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 My dream Cobra army builder waves: Cobra Trooper + Crimson Guard + Eels + Tele-Vipers Cobra Officer + Python Patrol + Snow Serpent + Viper B.A.T.S. + Iron Grenadier + Alley Viper + Techno-Viper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nandoninny Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 honestly, i think i'm down w/ any of the main bad guy troops just so much as i can army build them. if they do go for the crimson guards though i think we definately need some twins to go with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhonez Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 My thought is that if they are committing to boxed sets of four individually-carded figures, then they'd all need to be army builders so we don't end up with like 16 Major Bludds. So if it were me making those big DST bucks as a bigshot product planner, I'd alternate army waves with character waves, like Mindbender + Croc Master + Raptor + Zartan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) Army builders have been discussed, but Series 3 and 4 are all uniques, and real crowd-pleasers, we're just working on release format. May shift from carded to something else. We'll see. Edited February 16 by DSTZach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Rex Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 28 minutes ago, DSTZach said: Army builders have been discussed, but Series 3 and 4 are all uniques, and real crowd-pleasers, we're just working on release format. May shift from carded to something else. We'll see. Noooooooooooooooooo, please continue carded figs, they are so good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navaan Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 1 hour ago, Nervous Rex said: Noooooooooooooooooo, please continue carded figs, they are so good! Agreed. The presentation is perfect. 1 hour ago, DSTZach said: Army builders have been discussed, but Series 3 and 4 are all uniques, and real crowd-pleasers, we're just working on release format. May shift from carded to something else. We'll see. Do one set; Crimson Guard, Trooper, Viper, and BAT. Joe fans will buy multiple of that set to make a legion. I alone would buy six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApexPredator Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 1 hour ago, Navaan said: Agreed. The presentation is perfect. Do one set; Crimson Guard, Trooper, Viper, and BAT. Joe fans will buy multiple of that set to make a legion. I alone would buy six. This. Add in some battle damaged BAT accessories and alternate heads and we got a stew going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhonez Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Quote Do one set; Crimson Guard, Trooper, Viper, and BAT. Joe fans will buy multiple of that set to make a legion. I alone would buy six. Yes. If there were only one set for army builders, these would be the Big Four. Quote Noooooooooooooooooo, please continue carded figs, they are so good! +1000. Please, Zach! Pass on to the design team that the carded format should continue! The mini-cards make these extra-awesome, and got me off the fence to invest in this new sub-line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_CRIPPLER Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I agree, please keep the carded format. They look fantastic on the cards. I originally bitched when the price for these were announced, but they are definitely worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nandoninny Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I would ditch the cards for army builders though. Especially since they will need to be opened. And violently fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chooch Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I consider the cards a nice bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I love the cards for these. I actually bought seconds of both waves to leave a set on card and I never ever did that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Rex Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 For me, it is a guaranteed minimum of two sets for each wave. 100% because of the cards. I will always add even more for customs, but those are just certain figs. the cards will keep me buying multiple full sets. @DSTZach Just a thought, Could there be an option for carded and uncarded sets? If it would make it a cheaper option to have different packaging, and have the carded figures be deluxe packaging? I'd pay more for cards all day long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx_6 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I would imagine changing packaging for a portion of the run wouldn't help with costs at all. That being said, maybe the army builder sets or modified selling option could include all 4 individual blisters attached to a single card? A sort of combination of the non-Marvel traditional 4-packs and the individual blisters. Keeping the way the figures are packed, just changing what they are packed on, my reduce some cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I THINK price has been an obstacle for some, as cool as the packaging is. The number who buy two sets is probably not enough to counter the ones who think $40 is too expensive. And I THINK if we went to a blister-carded four-pack like Transformers, or even a VHS box, we could bring the price down. But that remains to be seen. We're also working on a new retailer customer, so we'll see if that changes anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I wonder if Hasbro would sell them on their website. That might get the line more exposure especially if they started including it in their advertising. They seem to always be doing videos and reveals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereasonsy Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 To *me* they have the right formula but wrong distribution. I’d have the card be the con exclusives and then the VHS sets be the normal release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Curious if anyone has picked these up, as they look like they would scale pretty perfectly with Minimates: https://smile.amazon.com/G-I-Joe-H-I-S-S-Die-Cast-Destro/dp/B0BNWB7M15/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=GDZhb&content-id=amzn1.sym.bc5f3394-3b4c-4031-8ac0-18107ac75816&pf_rd_p=bc5f3394-3b4c-4031-8ac0-18107ac75816&pf_rd_r=V7AR8JDHW1B0Z1SP1QTA&pd_rd_wg=vNLLn&pd_rd_r=b9dd531c-3d56-479c-8067-fdec1dba4b0c&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhonez Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I checked out a video, and just eyeball-estimating it looks like these cockpits/seats would be too small for MiniMates. Even these 1.65" figures don't fit, on account of their little "surfboards." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimateship Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 what surfboards though! i bet that destro cuts a very shiny figure, cool find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 9 hours ago, elhonez said: I checked out a video, and just eyeball-estimating it looks like these cockpits/seats would be too small for MiniMates. Even these 1.65" figures don't fit, on account of their little "surfboards." I think you're probably right, but they are only about $12 so I might pick one up and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nandoninny Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 not a perfect scale but i stocked up on the KREO line and some of them work if you modify them a little bit. now, we're in the home stretch of february -- new lineups should be revealed any day now, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhonez Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 2 hours ago, hellpop said: I think you're probably right, but they are only about $12 so I might pick one up and see. These are cool and a value, no doubt. At minimum nice display pieces, if only considering MiniMates compatibility. +1 to "great find" -- thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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