luke314pi Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 From the AA Blog: A Diamond Select Release! Hundreds of figures later, DST is finally giving the fans, something to carry around their Minimates! This lightweight, ready-to-go cardboard carry case holds up to 36 Minimates, and is perfect for everyone from kids on the go, collectors looking to trade, or customizers who want to show their friends their unique Minimate creations. Featuring individual storage compartments specially sized to fit any Minimate and their accessories, the days of hand-carrying your Minimates are over! Carry Case SRP: $24.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fujis Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Can't wait to see a pic! I wonder if it'll be a big ol' Spidey head ala the SW Darth Vader carrying case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambitron Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Not so sure cardboard is great, I would rather have a plastic case and actually if we are getting something in cardboard I would rather see the lab playset first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 I wonder two things-will it come with a figure and will it double as some kind of display for the figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Cardboard! Why DST why? It seems every time they try one of these experiments they pick the most unsuitable materials which kill preorders and it never happens. Also I'm curious how they will decorate it? They have so many licenses that doing it with one license will make it look odd if used for the others? I'll wait to see pictures and make my judgement then but I cant be the only one to think cardboard as a carry case material sounds awfully hokey? T. p.s. For $25 It better come with a minimate p.p.s 36 figures huh? so for ultimate portability we'd need 10 of these just to carry marvel around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God Magnus Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Same problem I had with the lab playset. I'm not going to spend $25 on a cardboard box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 p.s. For $25 It better come with a minimate That's what I was thinking. I see this going the way of the lab playset. A carrying case. . .I guess it could be a good idea, but for the kinds of folks who would pick those up (mostly parents of small kids, I would wager) they need to go more $7-10 and less $20+. I think DST is so used to dealing with specialty shops that they have difficulties figuring out how to create and sell things that a mass audience would buy at a price that they would pay. I hope I'm wrong here, but I really don't see this getting off the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 What I really wish they'd try is a Maximate bank. Just an over-sized, Minimate in a generic, static pose that could be sold as a bank, but could be customized as a larger sized Minimate. If they can make a Stay Puft bank for $20, why not this? Instead we see countless exeriments that seem doomed from the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 (edited) "...the days of hand-carrying your Minimates are over " ?? I am intrigued to know this method of carrying that does not involve your hands . I have often envisaged something like this . Surely something along the lines of the plastic trays that Minimates 'arrive in' but larger would be far more practical. OK not all Minimates would fit the uniform size but I reckon 99.9% would. The same people that make the trays would surely be able to produce this for way less than $20 . Edited May 2, 2010 by buttheadsmate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgnrbrn316 Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 I am intrigued to know this method of carrying that does not involve your hands . It involves taking off your pants, and you probably don't want any more details than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 "...the days of hand-carrying your Minimates are over " ?? I am intrigued to know this method of carrying that does not involve your hands . I dunno but don't investigate this one to deeply, let it go... or you may never buy another second hand minimate again T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 I always wash mine .............& the second-hand Minimates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthRaider Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 See, what I was hoping for as a way to go around the Minimate uniformity problem would be something like this: This was designed specifically for those Pokemon Monster Collection mini figures Takara/Tomy put out a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgnrbrn316 Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 See, what I was hoping for as a way to go around the Minimate uniformity problem would be something like this: This was designed specifically for those Pokemon Monster Collection mini figures Takara/Tomy put out a while back. See, now that I wouldn't mind having. If they could find a way to put the C3 pegs on the floors of each of those compartments, you'd be able to stand several figures together with room for the accessories and stuff too. You wouldn't be able to display the figures individually in something that size, but you could display them per 2-pack or box set, certainly. I wonder what DST has in mind. They can't really go the route of that Bearbrick thing that BHM showed, since a lot of the various Minimates (especially the more recent ones) require special molding for all the detailed capes, hair, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 I'm pretty confident that a standardised tray shape could be used to accommodate most minimates . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker 42 Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 (edited) It's gonna be fun having trays that can hold ANY minimate and still accomodate Archangel without having to take his wings apart. I am definately NOT gonna get this though as long as they insist on the Cardboard Travesty. Edited May 2, 2010 by Trekker 42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawcanada Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 They had me until I read it was cardboard :/ I was hoping for something like the Pokemon case NorthRider posted or maybe something like this: http://www.minifigforlife.com/theprostore/...0Display%20Case STILL the end product could be worth it so here's hoping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 It's gonns be fun having trays that can hold ANY minimate and still accomodate Archangel without having to take his wings apart. So take the wings off ! DST have announced a carrying case not a display case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr baghead Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 I'm envisioning something similar to those boxes of candy kids get for fundraisers (oh wait, we live in the internet era, I can look it up!) One of these: http://www.fundraisingzone.com/cgi-bin/fzo...;catalogno=7034 which is... okay? I mean not $25 okay, especially since plastic tackle boxes exist and can be obtained at K-Mart, Walmart, maybe Target if you're lucky for the same price (unless the cardboard box is full of Reese's cups I get to eat, then it's great!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyfarr Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 I always use 'really useful storage' boxes, the 9l one (9.0 litre XL Really Useful Box (7" small) 395 x 255 x 205 335 x 210 x 180 1,000) @http://www.reallyusefulproducts.co.uk/uk/html/boxdetails.php Holds 4 trays with 15 compartments. Each big enough for 2 minimates, Iv even got super hero hulkbusters in there and my death archangel fits in with my champions angel dead easy in one slot. Plus there real robust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 It's about freakin' time! But for $24.99 a pop, it better be something truly spectacular. I pay $7.00 for plastic tool cases which work great and they carry 24 mates as well. I don't think I'll switch over to the new one, as replacing the 35 cases I have now would cost a fortune. I'll buy one for the sake of saying "I own one." I'm really interested to see how these things are designed / decorated. Time will tell I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Two-Face Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Lost me at cardboard. I would have bought two, one for the little cousin buying his first Minimates and one for me. But now, no way. Not for that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlecat Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Wherever we're carrying our Minimates to, better hope it's not raining there Still, if it's sturdy/shiny (you know, plastic-y) cardboard, and if it's a big Spidey-mate head, and if it comes with a cool mate, I'll probably shell out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkRedShadow Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 It sounds...ehhh The one problem I have with it,is it being cardboard,cardboard is easy to rip and is destroyed when touching water. For the design I think its gonna just be a big blank minimate.Hopefully it comes with a minimate,because 25$ for a piece of cardboard?That is just crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDurg Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Pass It's the laboratory "playset" all over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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