captain_cbecker

Typically, TRU marks items "Online Only" when they're not gonna be available in store (see link as an example) http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3166816. Plus, given that these are exclusives, I'm sure TRU wants them to be visible both online and in Brick & Mortar Stores.

More like saturated. There's oodles of Trek stuff because retailers overbought. Apparently they were expecting Star Wars: Episode VII rather than Star Trek 2.0. Yes, this might be a more kid-friendly Trek but it's better to sell through and have to reorder than sit on excess and obsolete inventory. Playmates still plans on releasing a second wave of figures this fall, probably to tie in with the home video release. Hopefully by then retailers will be able to clearance most of the current figures so they can stock the new ones. I really want to finish my Bridge and Transporter playsets and don't want to wait for another Trek movie to do so. About the only one that's in good shape on ST(2009) is Target - they stocked sooo little, that they've barely had any stock at all. I too folded and got the 3.75" figure set 'cause that bridge was too darn cool to pass on. I'm waiting to round out wave 2 so I can get the pieces finished. Sorry to hear about the Borg wave - I was lookin' forward to adding 7 of 9 to my collection. Seems like the DST classic ST stuff (as well as the BSG) is moving at TRU - these always seem to come in and go out regularly, so I don't think it's all about the ST property. The hotwheels 1:50 Starship die cast are also blowing off the shelves. It's also not only the ST stuff that's clogging the pegs... has anyone checked out SW lately - same old assortments of lousy characters - anyone building an army of 6-breasted women and obscure cantina aliens? BTW - Walmart did a price cut to move these a little better - 6" line went from $9.99 to $6.96 and the 3.75" went from $6.99 to $4.96.

I got the email and tracking shows arrival on Friday - woo hoo! I've been waiting on some new skin jobs a long time.

Nothing at my TRU today - and I can usually find the new stuff out on Friday... maybe next week

I got the Series 1 "orders are being processed" e-mail too

WHAT? I'm not even sure how we got from BSG to Harry Potter... perhaps someone should put away the model glue before posting wait so are they making harrypotter minimates No more glue for you either.

I usually have good luck with them - I've never had things marked "in-stock" delay shipping more than a day. I ordered the Kyle Reese PX set on Wednesday Morning and they had it in a box and shipped by Wednesday eve (standard shipping) Originally I didn't understand the difference between "In Stock" (on hand and ready to ship) and "available" (needs to be ordered from DST) which caused delays - but they've never let me down. I recently ordered the T2 singles from them, but they only got part of the assortment, so I had to wait an extra week to ship, but got it promptly. The other thing I like is that they usually use USPS priority mail - which is soooo much faster than those UPS-ground dirtbags, who take their sweet-ass time just to remind you that you paid for the slow service. #%$%^#% UPS

WHAT? I'm not even sure how we got from BSG to Harry Potter... perhaps someone should put away the model glue before posting

I think cost is a big factor - some considerations may include: minimum number of parts design that's easy to execute at the factory level design that doesn't take a lot of fitting, fine tuning or assembly

For those who want the Kyle Reese set w/o the rest of series 1 (since they mostly showed up at TRU already ) - scifigenre.com has them in stock for $6.80. They ship fast and their prices are reasonable http://www.scifigenre.com/itemDetail.aspx?...GMJWJ0PS11X1QRT

Have pre-orders for these shown up anyplace else? I'd rather not get my Beverly Hills Minimate Box Set w/ a side of identity theft and credit card fraud

Okay - I'll play... I'm thinking: Peg-Leg Gaeta w/ Modern Red-Stripe Cylon Prophet Baltar w/ Red Dress & Boots Six or Natalie Racetrack w/ President Lee Adama Lampkin w/ Razor-style, red-stripe cylon Battle damaged Razor Cylonw/ Colonial Marine From how TRU waves 1 & 2 are presented, it seems that DST corrected one of the original issues that (IMO) caused the last waves to sell slow and cancel the original concepts for waves 5, 6 & New Caprica - you gotta have at lease 1 cylon or principal character in each pack (bold face). Packs that are all Seelix, Racetrack and obscure, background characters are likely to die on the table ala wave 5 & 6. (Anyone notice how many cylon variants appeared in the new TRU waves, compared to Waves 3-6) I'd be on board for a MK II Viper and Raptor - I'm not to excited about the design of the Raiders (becasue they didn't actually have canopies or cylons inside)

And given that those figures don't add tax and the shipping charges many of us endure because we don't have access to aq regular LCS, the amount is still a bit higher. However, since I'm not a completist and will pass on a fair amount of the Marvel as well as the Amazon Set, this isn't really too unmanageable - I'd say that I'd spend more if I ate take-out @ $10/week for the year - and I'd rather have minimates than McDonald's or Taco Bell any day - My collection isn't a hardship for me or my family, but I try and pass on other "luxuries" like eating out and other stuff as an offset.

Yeah - that's a surprise indeed. But given that DSS blew off the shelves and can't be found anywhere, I'm thinking these might be another sleeper

I'm actually quite happy w/ the current arsenal that is coming with the current waves of mates and they seem to do a good job of reflecting the scale. A couple possible causes for the change: 1. Bulky, over-size weapons may be perceived as a little too juvenile or Fisher-Price-y as they suggest a not-for-children-under-3 mentality. 2. Minimates are now far more confident in their masculinity and therefore don't need to over-compensate with large weapons.

It'll be interesting to see what happens with the set... If they're no longer amazon exclusives. they may need to re-package - that could be ugly. They may end up as bagged give-aways or something (but then there may be licensing issues) I wouldn't mind getting these at regular price, but there was no way in hell that I'd throw down for the video game and the other stuff just to get those

Probably w/ movie action figures like ST, Terminator and SW

Comic channel refers to distribution through comic stores (in context of the questions) - sales through comic book stores have declined... I'm sure there is some cannibalism and overlap with TRU as well as the general economic situation

They showed up here on the West Coast as well... the couple of waves at TRU have arrived out west at the same time they show up "in stock" on the web.

Yeah, I'm in the same place - I like the GB movies, but I can't get excited about a bunch of characters that are made up exclusively for the game... I'll pass on these unless I can steal them on eBay for next to nothing.

fixed your quote If mine is any indication, these must be the ones that didn't make it past QC. Both hip joints are about to go and the waist/tail piece already broke. Zoinks. And one of Colonel America's knees broke almost immediately. I think I can fix Nightcrawler, and Colonel America is a zombie, so, you know, I'm not sure he really needs both legs. Thanks for the heads up, Dark Knight. Weird that the Ultimate Spiderwoman is not listed in the wave and is instead replaced by Concept Spiderman. Same deal here - Nightcrawler has 2 right arms and the hips are pretty stiff - I'll just have to work out trading for a left arm & hand if anyone has spares... otherwise, he's in pretty good shape

I was thinking something along this line also. If the cases were set up similar to the Marvel TRU waves with 5 packs or even four packs to a case, we could get the rest of these essential characters in a wave or two. As an added incentive for TRU, some of the characters could be packed with toaster cylons; there are a few modern ones that could still be made and with the final episode a few of the Razor 'classic' cylons could be thrown in: Cavil with classic Warrior Kara with Leobon Anders and Athena ______ with Stealth Cylon Box Set: Ellen Tori Doral Simon Or something like that. Wave 5 & 6 and the Caprica Box seemed to suffer from the lack of the big-name characters. If we've learned anything, it's that the universal Kirk/McFly/SPiderman/Wolverine law exists for a reason and probably applies to this line too. I think to make it work. you'd have to bundle the box set as 2 packs w/ at least an A-list, high profile characters (Apollo, Starbuck, Six, Boomer/Sharon or cylons) in each box... More like this: Cavil w/ Athena Kara w/ Leobon Red Stripe (allied) Classic Cylon w/ Anders Red Stripe (allied) Classic Cylon w/ Hot Dog (Variant) Captive Six w/ Ellen President Lee Adama w/ Tori Red Stripe Modern Cylon w/ Doral Red Stripe Modern Cylon w/ Simon (variant

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I'm also a big fan of BBTS 'cause you can easily cancel pre-orders bu logging into your account instead of emailing customer service... I know there's a few times my LCS has surprised me with something that I bought and then easily cancelled the order and avoided shipping fees.

Of course I'd like to see weekly Trek back on TV - I don't see it happening though... after Voyager and Enterprise disappointed Paramount, I'm pretty sure that they'd stick to their ST fix once every couple years on the big screen, and no more.