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Do we know anyone over @ MarvelousNews.com who would be willing to post more Minimates reviews?

My only anxiety with this model is that I worry about seeing lesser known teams, especially including villain teams, get represented. Characters that haven't appeared in a movie or live-action series might struggle to be seen as a viable option. 
The 4 x 2-pack system worked well for getting a lot of characters out. Wave 60's Strike Force vs Brotherhood set was, IMHO a good way of selling recognisable characters in order to support the release of some villains. And it very nearly completed two teams in a single wave!
Box sets often seem to be team-focused or story-themed, but it's hard to fit two teams into only 5 spots, meaning that the less sellable team might get dumped. I seriously want to see Stryfe and some MLF figures made... but if a big name set like the F4 is not performing as hoped, then I can't see the MLF (or GenX, or the Nasty Boys, or the Upstarts, or the Hellions) having enough pull to warrant their own 5/6-pack. 

On 12/29/2022 at 8:12 AM, murderofcrows said:

@minimateacba is the official Instagram for all my pics

Nice! Just gave you a follow ❤️ 

After the Goblin Queen issues Hasbro have just had, she was my first though... but you said it's a *him*.

So, Havok as Goblin Prince?

Happy Holidays, y'all. 
Hope it's been a restful and safe time for everyone.

On 12/8/2022 at 2:43 AM, minifigvig said:

the “old friends” box

Logan, Victor Creed, Kestrel, Maverick, Silver Fox, Cyber

YAAASSSSS! I would be all over this. I desperately want a Cyber (he's SUCH 90's trash), but I would also happily take a Shiva and a Professor and make it a 'Weapon X, Lies and Videotape" set.
(although, technically, Shiva was called 'Talos' in that episode. Something to do with censorship?

On 12/8/2022 at 9:55 AM, buttheadsmate said:

I've said it for years, far too many Minimates , esp. Marvel ones,  have 'that  too serious'  look .  I'm not saying that that is wrong but it is definitely tedious .  'Tedious' because the only part of a Minimate that is .....or not.....precious/unique is the head & its expression.

When Minimates 'END' then  'heads'   will become very important. 

Far too many Minimates take themselves too seriously

This is a problem across figures in general, IMHO. Especially with female characters. Although they usually skew towards being entirely too neutral or pleasant, rather than 'serious'. 
I'd love to see more gritted teeth for women, cock-eyed skepticism and riotous laughing on alt head sculpts in general.

On 11/24/2022 at 4:49 AM, BuffaloDelorean said:

Other Shi'ar/X-Men characters like Fang Wolverine, Polaris, Eric the Red, or Deathbird could take those last two spots, too.

Frankly - if we got Fang, I'd want a whole set of Imperial Guard figures. LOL

Oh man - I'm so, so sorry Zach. I can't imagine what that's like. 
I'm sure you have friends IRL to talk this through with, but you have a community here who are here to support you too.

@PadrinoThanks for sharing those links. That list is an invaluable resource.

12 hours ago, Shanester said:

I am still oldschool.  Starjammers?

You, sir, know the way to this old collectors heart. 
Assuming Sikorsky & Cr'eee are 'accessories' rather than actual figures, who do you propose for the ramining two slots outside the core 4? 
I know I'd love to see a translucent Binary! 

5 hours ago, buttheadsmate said:

Leper Queen ? 

Will this cost an arm a leg ?

Keep the tip.

YAAASSSS! This is a great choice, as I'm reasonably certain that LQ is pretty low on DST's list right now.

Also - I *may* have cheated by guessing more than 1 character. LOL

UNF! *THIS* is the Iceman I wish Marvel Legends would release. Interchangeable belt, head, and more to come. And that SLIDE! I don't collect Select (I already have too many different scales in my display cabinet), but might end up getting this bad boy. More pics.

5 hours ago, SignatureChoice said:

Sinister. Six.

The formula would be perfect, but we've certainly had all of the original line-up made as minimates now.
There are some obscure members from later line-ups that this would be a cool way to get tho! If they could include Boomerang, Trapster, Tombstone... etc. with a couple of big name mainstays, I can see this making collectors happy.

"anti-mutant X-Men villain" gives a LOT to play with. 
Boliver Trask? Leper Queen? Graydon Creed w/ some FoH thugs?

X-Cutioner would be a great minimate! V toyetic.
Despite having some trading cards featuring him, and the 90's ToyBiz figure of him... I don't think I've ever read a comic that he was in. Imagine my surprise when I got to the end of X-Cutioner's Song.... and didn't see him once! 
 

My interest in Kubricks has only ever really been when they made a figure we were missing from the Marvel Minimates line, so any 'grail' has shifted over time. 

I wanted the hoverchair Xavier in order to customise a minimate of him for a while. I was *very* excited when AoA Morph and 90's Havok came out... but eventually, DST got around to all of them. 
Because collecting and team-building is my jam, Kubricks have never been super high on my list. 

Having said that, if they ever made Phoenix or Sinister, I would probably have to add them to my collection. 

I used it the other day to help identify a Toybiz accessory from the 90s. The accessory in question looked like a Minimate accessory I remembered and so I reasoned that Toybiz must have made a figure of the same character. 
The MMDB is useful even beyond all things Minimate. 
Long live (Hail) Ivan & the database.

I don't know if anyone from this community is into customising Marvel Legends, but Bastian has a great video on how he gave the cheaper, single-pack Mojo a paint job to make it look more like the Pulse Exclusive Mojoworld Box Set version.
He also went and added some of the liver spots later on too. A good option for customisers who don't want to spend the $$$ on the box set, but liked the better paint apps.
 

On 11/7/2022 at 8:19 AM, Padrino said:

Thanks! It looks like a mini version of the Legends figure 

You're right! It totally does! 

4 hours ago, Padrino said:

Don’t anger Zombie Wanda

LOVE that hairpiece. I've used it for a couple of Phoenix scenes. Looks great on Wanda too, I see!

While I'm always grateful for d-list characters from the X-Men universe, Hasbro continue to befuddle me. 
Random is a figure I've wanted (in both Legends AND Minimates) for some time now. I honestly expected a pretty simple repaint of Thunderstrike w/ a new head and weapon hand, but they actually went ahead and sculpted him some barbed wire for around his arm?!?! I was sure this would and up just being printed on. 

On 10/27/2022 at 11:40 PM, hellpop said:

I wouldn't be surprised if Goblin Queen was intended for the same box set as Pretty Boy; I mean, there's no connection between her and Ghost Rider, right?

Hasbro are arguing that the tiers are all 'demonic themed'. In which case, Goblin Queen loosely fits the bill. 

But so would 100 other supernaturally themed Marvel characters. Blackheart, Blackout, Lilith, Nightmare, would all work as pack-ins with an actual connection to the Ghost Rider stories (although not specifically Reyes-linked).

9 hours ago, Chooch said:

To be fair I knew to look up Night Shift, but name and (bonkers) powers I didn't recall. I wonder if Gypsy Moth just walks behind him fixing things.

Ok - I had to google Gypsy Moth too. Now you're just showing off! 😂

16 hours ago, buttheadsmate said:

My wife has a similar pair.

🤣

10 hours ago, hellpop said:

That was such an out of nowhere announcement. He looks really good!

Right? He's the sort of character you expect a kitbash of existing parts to go into, too. I do like the attempts to round out a team. Hopefully the follow the trend and make Feral Soon. 

10 hours ago, hellpop said:

I do hope Mephisto and Goblin Queen make their way out somehow.

Right now they appear to be holding them as hostages/bargaining chips for the HasLab - but it's hard to believe they'd prototype them only to get rid of them if this thing doesn't fund.

A lot of folks have been ragging on the designs, and while not comic-accurate, I actually really like Attuma & Namor.

Oh what?!?!? 
Congratulations to the winners! I love that they're all names I know from the minimate fandom ❤️