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Solo! who the fuck is Solo? Anyway, lovely set, love the Ock, love the Electro. Vulture doesn’t differentiate himself enough from the Kraven wave Vulture for my tastes and I definitely would’ve preferred a Sandman remake over Vulture. But that Battle Damaged Spidey is absolutely magnificent and he’ll go great in my collection. Any fun accessories we don’t see, you think?

Love that Solo!

And no, I don't count the green-Deadpool Solo costume, either.

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The pics are great! I really like the Solo.

Funko Minimates doesn't sound terrible.

It's certainly not a good thing, but it is a bit too early to completely consider everything dead and gone. THAT SAID... Honestly of all the DST product to picked up by another manufacturer, I think Minimates may have the best chance. It's really their only unique item. I could see the "Marvel Select" name being picked up by another company as well, but not necessarily the scale and form factor. There's nothing really inherently unique about the busts, figures, banks, statues, etc. Minimates have a unique IP factor with the aestheic, scale and form factor. As we know from DST, Minimates aren't a big numbers mover so they could certainly just die off, but if you were looking to buy pieces of DST's business, I actually think Mates would rank relatively high as an additional product design you could offer. Hasbro, McFarlane and potentially some other big players could have an interest in the concept of the figures, especially when it has such a long history attached.

I will keep everyone posted! Hopefully soon!

I admire y'all's optimism and hope for the line. I really wish I felt the same way.

Beautiful. TRU is currently alive. Listen, I hear you on the company and I’m not known for being their biggest cheerleader. I am however hopeful that they will continue Minimates.

any word on when these will be released?

Worst case scenario for us. My printers are old and cheap. Better figures can be created. But I would prefer to be able to continue buying factory made figures.

I have always endeavoured to "just talk about the toys" on this forum because Minimates have been a passion of mine for years & "talking about toys" has been a form of escapism for me. I stopped, however, "just talking about the toys" several years ago as I became increasingly frustrated with the company selling them . I genuinely wish this thread didn't exist ,that we weren't talking about the possible demise of Minimates but here we are. 'The elephant in the room' ? There's a small herd of them unfortunately . Regards the product , Minimates , they have finally evolved into an extremely classy product & I just can't comprehend that they'll disappear , they're too good . I can't say whether Minimates would survive without DST but I am totally sure that they could without Diamond Comic Distributors . ToysRUs declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 18th 20017 . Anything can happen & does.

Marvel also declined DC when the latter offered to be purchased by former during their financial issues. Things can always happen.

Marvel declared bankruptcy. Anything can happen.

Exactly this. Try to keep a PMA. They have a lot of licenses that people could be interested in, such as Marvel, AEW, GI Joe, TMNT, LOTR, etc. Never know what's going to happen. Having worked for several companies that have gone through bankruptcies, it's really not uncommon for companies to come in and tweak things to get existing properties and customers. I'd rather be positive.

I wouldn't call myself a fan, but I've seen the show. I wasn't aware of Kryten's origin, that's amazing, and it tracks. I have since learned that they explain away Brynocki's protean appearance with "nanites," which are one of the modern era's scientific-sounding expositional panaceas, right along with prefacing things with the word "quantum." Back in the day, I was surprised to learn that it was something as quaint as "transistor." Fun drinking game: buy the first Iron Man omnibus, and take a shot every time you read the word "transistor." The natural end to that game will arrive in 15 minutes when you're unable to read any more. [Editing to add: my all-time favorite Marvel hand-wavey macguffin is the now-prosaic "unstable molecules"]

My enthusiasm for completing this wave has not waned in the least, and if anything my resolve has strengthened to carry forward with all of my nefarious MOKF schemes. But time has become challenging, so the pace has slowed a bit. And I'm probably only writing this to keep my head in the game during these down times. It's very much a non-update. "Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you?" As an aside, I'm glad I never got into customizing Star Wars MiniMates, because I would probably lose my mind. I have most of the pieces I need for the next wave. It's gonzo. I love how it's coming together.

I don't see any way out of it. Genuinely. I doubt that other manufacturers are gonna pick up the brand. It's too niche of a line that only appeals to the more dedicated fans/collectors. Not necessarily "hardcore" ones, per se, but you need to be looking for Minimates if you want them. They aren't like LEGO where you can find it anywhere you go. Maybe I'll be proven wrong. Like I said, I HOPE I'm proven wrong. There's nothing I would like more than to be proven absolutely incorrect and the line survives all of this. It could be the pessimist in me, but I just don't see it happening, realistically.

At least wait for the ambulance to show up before you pronounce the patient dead.

If D.S.T. themselves are declaring bankruptcy, I think that just confirms that the line's fate is sealed. I would love it if I were wrong, but real life, sadly, doesn't usually work that way. R.I.P. Minimates, 2002-2025 They may have been small, but they stood tall.

I was painting yesterday & instead of watching the paint dry I watched a live TV show..... next time I'll watch the paint dry . Anyway there was this lovely looking lady wearing that style of hat .

I have no affiliation to 'BleedingCool' .....the site continues to update the story & give some perspective .

Out of curiosity, do you all count Street Fighter Mates as GiJoes?

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