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For those of us planning on ordering several sets, do you suppose multiple orders through the same vendor, or single orders through multiple vendors would help more? Or does it make a difference?

AFX had BSG wave two available for purchase at the con. So, it shouldn't be long...

I thought the DST update said late August? Getting them at SDCC would be a treat!

I'll throw my hat in and say it's one of the best things I've ever owned. I've been hearing good things about what's coming with the big software upgrade in a couple months...

<gripe, with apologies to Shanester> </gripe>

That's alright. I was trying to make less work for someone, not more work... I'll probably bring it to show the other customizers there... we'll have a little monster round-up!

Fujis– Are you going to be at SDCC? I could just bring my Yeti to you there and save you some postage.

I think it's just a preview at the con, not an exclusive you can buy there.

Shane and TBT– I'll be at SDCC and would be happy to help shoulder the load. Let me know when you have a final request list together and whether you need a hand with these.

It's Matt! Quick, tie him up so he can't get away! Interrogation time!

Looks like they took our advice from the "repaints/recolors" thread...

I was actually wondering about that. Does it do DST any more or less good to have stuff hit at Comic Con than any other week? If preorders have been weak, I wonder if they're not pushing everything back to October so they can use all of the Con coverage as a pseudo-Toy-Fair boost for solicits. Also, didn't someone say something along the lines of wanting to cancel his preorders that were originally planned to ship the week of of the Con, so he could just buy them there? If that mentality (yeah, I did it, too) softened the preorders, maybe DST doesn't want to hedge their bets on whether as much volume actually will get sold at the Con.

Doesn't look like it. Ship dates for all of the upcoming Marvel waves have changed. See the timeline thread: http://www.minimatemultiverse.com/index.ph...40&start=40

dangit. I really wanted that caretaker hat. But, yeah, I was thinking this sounds like a cancellation, too.

Is that wave 15 date a typo, or is it really coming out after 16, 17 and 18?

If you have one to spare, how about an X3 Phoenix body, with Rit-dyed twillight Frodo head and hands red to match? (okay, slightly more extravagant...)

I'm lukewarm on the wave as a whole, but I'm buying about a dozen of the Caretaker set just for that hat. So many custom possibilities... The Question, Rorschach, Green Hornet, The Shadow, even Vigilante with a little sculpting!

Sinestro Corps Hank Henshaw custom! Go!

Just wondering for the people going to SDCC: would anyone be interested in participating in a Minimates swap-n-shop? If everyone brought the extra parts and completes they're willing to trade or sell, it could be a nice opportunity for people to get mates they missed out on. Anyone up for it?

I really hope this isn't bad news for DC mates. We had a torrent this year, but the lack of any word on future waves for several months is a little unsettling in this context. It looks like DC is continuing to solicit "specialty" figures next year, like the urban vinyl Batman, and artist- and story-specific figures. Hopefully the Mattel license doesn't preclude the 2" scale, as Hasbro's Marvel license doesn't. Any insiders know anything?

Hmmm... no protos of the Target Spidey wave. Is that bad news or standard procedure for a big box retailer exclusive?

Am I too late to get on the boat? I'd love to be a part of this. Since it doesn't seem to be on the list, can I do a 2.5" yeti?

Paying $15 each, we'd need 666 people to get to $10,000. Magic number. Hey, unless we have about $10K to start, its not even a possiblity using a Marvel character. Blanks, maybe. No poll necessary. I was talking just a blank with that cubed earth on it. A MMMV-branded mate would be cool, but I think we'd have a lot more success selling to a broader audience with licensed characters of some sort. The die-hard, "put pretty much anything on a Minimate and I'll buy it" collectors are a sure bet either way. We'll need to get the casual collector on board for something like this to work. I'll bet it brightens your day every single time someone digs up this idea, huh?

Ah... I misread your previous post. You meant a run of 3-5K, not a cost of 3-5K... So what is the cost for something with tampos and tooling (if anyone knows)? $10K? $20K?. I can't imagine even a decent-sized online retailer like Action Figure Express sinking that much into an exclusive, but, then again, I have no idea how their business operates. Did AA/DST used to share the cost of those sorts of exclusives with retailers, then pulled back the reins when Minimates hit a "slow patch?"