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I know it'll never happen (but maybe, since it's a con exclusive), but I'd rather have 4 unique characters in an AoA box set, than variants of existing characters:

Holocaust

Blink

Sunfire

Morph

As it is, though, we'll probably just get one unique & 3 variants:

Weapon X

Jean Grey

Apocalypse

Holocaust (if we're lucky)

I don't know, tenime. boxes like Infinity Gauntlet, Defenders, and Champions were pretty unique-heavy.

Another great, simple mod is to take Power Man from the excl. 2-pack, give him S3 Logan legs and FA X-Men yellow boots. Instant bootcuff-eriffic Luke Cage.

Based on the suggestion of one of the board members, I took one of Bucky-Cap's red wristbands and added it to Red Skull's left arm to make him more Nazi-riffic.

I then had the idea to use an x-acto blade to trim the hair, ears, and peg from Blackhawk's hat to make a great-looking Nazi Skull. A little black marker on the exposed white plastic of the hat (post-trimming) adds the finishing touch.

I could use a Stryfe part or two for a custom, so I'm game for him. Also any Feral bits I could use to fake Wolfsbane would be neat.

But I'm sayin'... Lockjaw outta nowhere probably means Inhumans.

1. Liefield X-Force

2. Inhumans

3. Iron Man related

My Top 5 Villains by category:

Daredevil Villains

1. Owl

2. Mr. Hyde

3. Purple Man

4. Jester

5. Gladiator

Spider-Man Villains

1. Shocker (classic)

2. Morbius

3. Puma

4. Hammerhead

5. Swarm

Captain America Villains

1. Arnim Zola

2. Baron Zemo

3. Baron Blood

4. Viper

5. Batroc

Thor Villains

1. Man-Gog

2. Surtur

3. Destroyer

4. Pluto

5. Hela

Iron Man Villains

1. Blacklash (comic)

2. Constrictor

3. Blizzard

4. Firebrand

5. Madame Masque

X-men Villains

1. Toad

2. Mimic (classic)

3. Pyro

4. Avalanche

5. Blob (comic)

Avengers Villains

1. Korvac

2. Kang

3. Super Adaptoid

4. Whirlwind

5. Graviton

Fantastic Four Villains

1. Mole Man

2. Diablo

3. Psycho-Man

4. Puppet Master (with mini-FF marionettes?)

5. Annihilus

Too many!! Where are all the villains??

I WANT PICS. Every day I check the AA blog...

Howard ?

Howard didn't cross my mind - probably because he wears clothes. Howard's top half could be easily done - no idea how Minimate duck legs would look, though.

I imagine a rounded lower-torso cover, a more embellished one than they did for Wolverine Movie Blob. Duck legs might be "shortened" feet a la Penguin from DCD, with webbed deco. Would still look pretty weird, but that's the approach I imagine they'd take. Put him in a two-pack with Forbush Man and sign me up.

Or better yet... Man-Thing or Dr. Bong! Add a Master of Quack Fu or Iron Duck variant and it's pure gold.

DUDE.

This is very exciting! Indicates an Inhumans box is on the horizon! AND LOCKJAW IS COOL.

I love suprises! This is the best Marvel action figure line, ever!

No easy tips, I guess... it can get expensive if you don't already have the figures to re-purpose. I did mostly ebay and trades with fellow Multiversers.

I voted suspended animation. Awesome idea, and that ice base could be used for a lot of things.

Thank you!

I was pretty happy with how they came out... they ended up looking pretty colorful and distinctive in spite of using existing parts.

Some new EZs around the theme of Defenders and related characters...

* Dr. Strange! Blue pajamas from his first Defenders appearance, and the early Marvel age. VERY easy!

* Son of Satan! This un-P.C. character is sans the pentagram on his chest, in keeping with the "EZ" rules of no mods (though a Luke decal would be sweet!)

* Hellcat! Patsy Walker in all of her "I stole Batgirl's mask" glory

* Satana! Nothing says evil like red eyes and a slutty outfit

* Clea! Who wants dirty old Spider-Carnage, anyway?

* Namorita! aka creative use of She-Loki

DIG. Recipes will be posted in the stickied alphabetical Marvel lists.

This wave is great! I love mixed waves.

Lizard was in my top 10 slot alotted for Spidey-villains, so I'm psyched. (that slot now goes to Classic Morbius). Don't know what they'll do with Spidey... Bagman would be AWESOME but I imagine they would have announced him as Bag-Man, not Spider-Man, so who knows what we're getting?

Warpath in the black/grey X-Force duds will be great for those collecting that style, and I'm betting Prof X will be in the combat fatigues WITH the Shi'ar chair, because how can they do 90s Xavier without one?

Finally, Thing in trenchcoat is a fantastic selection... I love it! I have never been fully satisfied with the previous Thing figures, so I'm hoping they sort out all of the strangeness with the forehead piece & proportions this time. And I'm with Luke that it's highly likely the builder will be Doom's servo-guards.

This sets the stage for future FF updates in another wave with Moloid army builders, which is also cool.

Now I'm looking forward to the possibility of 616 SHIELD agents,

I read that wrong and thought you had some serious OCD problems with SHIELD agents.

So what's is the best number to have of each for those of you that can display the troops?

Bwaha! Yeah I totally didn't see that it was possible to read it that way. That would be a SERIOUS army!

I usually want 5 of an army builder, for that perfect balance of troop numbers vs. killing my wallet.

I generally order a single full set of 8 (with variant), netting me 2 army builders. Then I'll add around 3 more single packs of the army builders, unless I find a great online deal, in which case I'll buy more.

SKRULL: 5

AIM: 8 (used one for a custom tho)

HYDRA: 5

VAULT GUARD: 2

MULTIPLE MAN: 3

KREE SOLDIER: 4

SENTINEL: 7

HELLFIRE GOON: 7 (used one for a custom)

Now I'm looking forward to the possibility of 616 SHIELD agents, Hand ninjas and Mandroids.

Love your list, robomate!

You have many I'll want to add when some of the 10 in my sig are made. So many great villains left!

Based on past Q&As, it would seem that Lizard and Kang are in the works. I also agree that Mole Man would be a sweet choice for an FF wave, including Moloids as army builders. Toad is the last of the "preview poster" figures, right? And Sinister is an X-villain, making Uatu the least likely of the bunch, but one that I would buy in a heartbeat regardless.

I want 'em all!

Zemo would be a great cornerstone for a Classic MOE 4-Pack, combining the unmade members from MOE I and II:

Zemo I, Melter, Black Knight I, Whirlwind

(although the uber-nerd in me would also like to see an "Ultron as Crimson Cowl" with alternate Jarvis head)

The Wrecking Crew.

It's time.

I'm all for Zemo, and I was also surprised to hear he hadn't even been discussed. I mean, we're getting STILT-MAN for cryin' out loud.

Zemo: of the Masters of Evil. History with Cap. Multiple iterations. Heinrich and Helmut. At least one classic Mike Zeck cover shot that I can think of. Purple pajamas.

I hope that they start "discussing" him quickly so we can get Heinrich/Helmut (one as a variant) into the next Avengers wave. Pair him with a Mandroid army builder, add some Black Knight and Falcon, fill it up with a couple of big names and BAM. Wave 40.

Not just you! I'm hankering for some old Brotherhood to pit against the Silver Age X-Men. Throw in a "big mask" Scarlet Witch and I'm in.

I sit corrected! I was only looking back on the early stuff for reference. I'm still partial to the black shorts, but it's cool to know there are more variations.

Glad you guys liked the Radioactive recipe. I was able to find Baltar and Gamma Hulk pretty cheaply, too.

I knocked out a handful of readymade Avengers tweaks and customs, that I could only call "Avengers: Reassembled." For your viewing pleasure:

Embarrassingly Easy: Thor and Quicksilver tweaks

Here I swapped Thor's chest with the variant's chest. I think it looks a lot better. And I gave Quicksilver Venom's pelvis to make him more comic-accurate. Dig.

Wasps of Yore: 60s and 70s Wasp customs

Recipes in the Marvel M-Z thread; some simple no-skill parts assemblages to approximate two Wasp looks - one of her more persistent ones in the late 60s, and a funky one from the 70s.

Villainy: Classic Radioactive Man

I'm sure others have done this, or something similar. Just added Gamma Hulk, Classic Baltar and Guy Gardner parts to the Tbolts RM upper body. Pretty close to his iconic "Official Handbook" look with the odd loincloth and booties.

Group Shot!

I'm sick of the f'ing "hunt" and have been since the 25th Anniversary G.I. Joes got to their 3rd wave or so. I have no interest in driving around town trying to compete with whomever the guys are who seem to sweep in and buy up anything that is reasonably popular right when they appear on the shelves, in the interest of saving a few dollars. I'm resigning myself to the idea that Minimates are becoming too popular in my neck of the woods, and now are akin to the DC Universe Classics toys. I'll wait another week or so to see if they pop up on TRU.com. If not, I'll go to eBay, pay the extra $20 or whatever, and be done with it.

I feel your pain. It's always folks with some sense as to the inherent value of "uniqueness" of certain figures, so they speculatively buy up a lot. Case in point: I got to TRU yesterday, to find 2 Cap/Dmg Wolv packs. Everything else was gone. grumble grumble...