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The A88 RED Minimate from SDCC. *snip*

If we put them up for 18 bucks each in a few days is that cool ?

It makes me happy! And that's the point, isn't it? (Oh wait, there was something about raising funds and awareness for your project...)

Thanks for listening to the rant!

Sounded more like a reasoned explanation than a rant. Either way, thanks for coming by.

That MMC Blank is great! And of the many prototypes we've seen here, having that Ringwraith is the coolest in my book.

Okay, new forum rule: Zach Oat should NOT be allowed to start a thread with "Star Wars" in the title. Those factors combined led to heart palpitations and all. Just saying.

Rock on! Those are great, particularly the combiners. Any word on whether these will be sold in a set, or do you buy four little guys to create a given robot?

That is great news. Very interested in how they go about it.

So Luke, is there any word on whether you will be carrying the AFX exclusives that were NOT for pre-order before the convention? Namely the Thundercats and Alpha Flight box sets?

If AFX puts those sets up for sale on Monday, should I grab them while I can? Or will there be a chance to order them from you?

Sadly, there's a reason we're so green. Which Mattallica can attest to even as we type.

It will very interesting to see if any 88 Blanks are given away at the panel.

I've got to say, I'm liking the Kre-O version of the Enterprise better than what DST has shown us.

http://www.toplessrobot.com/2012/07/to_boldly_kre-o_where_no_man_has_kre-od_before_1.php

The top of the saucer even lifts up to reveal, surprise!, room for a single figure in a command chair. The Minimates version does allow one to stuff another guy into the "Jeffries tube".

No doubt I'll be buying some of each, but if only Kre-O would release some classic stuff...

SDCC is one of those things that anyone with geeky comic/toy interests should do at least once... Rob will verify that no matter how prepared you are for it you will be overwhelmed the first time you step onto the show floor.

What this man said, you've got to do SDCC once in life. But that was enough for me.

Now, I've been going to cons longer than most people on this board have been alive, so I'm no newbie to the sweaty masses. While the glitz at SDCC is amazing, there are just too many people. The chances to do the fun things, the reasons you attended the convention, just become frustrations. Getting in the door takes forever, exclusives can't be had, celebs can't be visited, panel seating can't be found, etc. The best thing about such a huge con is meeting online friends, but even then, tracking some one down, physically getting through the pressing flesh, makes that a chore.

So, I've been to SDCC, but I won't be going back. Instead, NYCC is my pick for big conventions, but I'm planning to give C2E2 a whirl. They're both large conventions that haven't gotten too big -- you can still walk down the aisles on Saturday.

I've had an internet blackout most of my time at SDCC and now see the mess that the gold Vorin is causing. I feel guilty sharing this after reading the comments but I managed to snag these for Luke and myself.

Please continue with the sharing thing! While I must admit to a pang of envy, it's great to see the pictures. Better yet, to know that some of the exclusives are making into the hands of those who care.

No one cares to speculate more? Is there a reason they haven't shown up on Ebay yet?

UPDATE:

http://www.facebook.com/Agent88Films

Just looked there and found the RSVP list for the party these were given out at...all celebs. I doubt any of them will take the time to go on eBay and put it up for auction...

Things look bleaker by the minute.

If they want collectors to jump on the line this is certainly the worst move DST could have done. It reminds me the old vintage Star Trek line that lost all interest from collectors when they released a so elusive figure nobody could get it.

See, I don't think you can blame this on DST at all. I suspect it's driven by Digger, who is admittedly a fan of insanely-rare. I can only ask, "Why? Why?" Zach has laid out DST's thinking in terms of exclusives and it may not make the fans happy, but it does make some sense.

But this? The point of the blank 88's, at least, is to promote the project, no? Then why limit it to 88 figures and release them to an incredibly exclusive crowd who won't care about the toy, let alone the logo that's on it? He should be releasing these by the bushel and handing them out to every joe at the con. It's a give-away in a goodie bag, not even a "get them into the booth" promo like Gold Spidey was. Why, why, why?

*deep breaths, deep breaths* In the end, I'll follow the wise words of Dino and bhm -- doubtless more than 88 of each were produced, hopefully they will trickle out onto the market.

Dude. Where on the left coast have you settled?

Art Asylum Forums, of course! You know, I spent three days trying to remember this, posted my question, then the answer bubbled up in my brain of it's own accord an hour later. I hate the way my brain (doesn't) work.

The answer is even in the Bomber Mate, which comes from that era. I can still see that little bomb wiggling when you moused over it.

I had forgotten about the interim with Minimates Central, though. And that the AA Forum was predominately Star Trek. Oh, we were red-headed stepchildren on that board, weren't we?

Since this is thread has spent time wandering down memory lane, this seems to be as a good a place as any to refresh my fading memory: before Ady and Shane so generously gave us the Minimate Multiverse, there was another forum we hung out in. But I've forgotten all details of it, including what is was called. Any reminders to share?

Damn, you guys. All of these fights have rocked it. As Luke says, this makes Tuesdays a great day to check in on the Multiverse.

I always wondered where the Tony Hawk stuff went. I like this thread mostly because I see now that a lot of the unproduced stuff did actually go to collectors like myself. Its easy not to be jealous because I know you guys appreciate the stuff as much as I do.

Exactly. I didn't know you had those 3" prototypes, Rob, but now I can rest easy knowing that they're well cared for.

Here's my Bomber:

-- wait! What? Where the hell...

Ah, he's out playing with the fun kids (again):

Other than Danny (Divebomb), am I the only one who opened my Bomber Mate?

It will be interesting to see if this gets more Character Building distributed in the US. That line needs more exposure here in the States.

Dang, I totally forgot about the mail-away head deal. I, however, actually received a head, not a blank. *sniff*

the Canadian Tongue-out pack is just not for sale....not from me anyway

Yeah, I'm not seeing that pack in your pictures. Is that something you're missing? As I recall, you're not so much a packaging completist? Am I remembering that right or have times changed?

Is there anybody you know.... or have met... that you've got any 'dirt' on ...that may have any of these ? Any ol' Crocs ?

Somebody I knew once... but that was a long time ago. *sniff*

Rob's been a stalwart of the Minimate collecting community for years and is a stand-up guy

And he knows more about Minimates than I knew could be known. He knows everything! A true archivist.

The thing about you guys having so many 'Mates is that you're bound to have something some one wants... even a person (*cough*) that thought he was immune. For instance, I know they're prototypes, but they look so much like blanks that you made me sit up tall! And then this came along:

Member of the Month 'Mate?! Good God! Now that's a pearl amongst the gumballs!

Very difficult to get a good shot of this guy but here goes .........

That's a great shot of that guy. Love it.

Pyrates ships are going on clearance at TRU stores. At least, here in the Pacific NW. Just a heads-up.

Sweet custom. But the real win here is the idea itself. Now I have to track down another alligator.

Damn. It had to be a blank, didn't it? Just had to be a blank...

Wow, indeed. Has anyone seen a comparison of these guys against Mega Bloks Marvel or Halo?