Osama_Ben_Lander

I'm not sure if anyone asked this yet, but does the new Silver Surfer actually connect to his board?

I actually don't like the look of the new Silver Surfer. He looks less pensive and more angry. In my opinion, they nailed him in the original figure 20 some waves ago. (although it would be nice if this new one would be able to actually stick to his board.) Swordsman looks pretty awesome, and the Captain Marvel/ Blackbolt were the two figures that I was really waiting for in wave 31. All in all, it looks to be a good set.

So I got this huge bubble mailer today and opened it up. It was my 2 Dark Avengers Box set that I ordered. The boxes were crushed. Now i know TRU was offering free shipping but come on! Who mails toys that come in a box in a bubble mailer!!!

Can you tell I'm thoroughly pissed about this? @#$%$#@$%

The same thing happened to me!!

My Second actual custom...Nova (Frankie Raye). Still amateur hour, but I'm decently satisfied.

wow, Indonesia eh? Greetings, Benno. I'm from the US, but I guess I kind of feel a connection since my name is Ben...Ben, Benno...it's close enough. haha. At any rate, it's good to have you aboard!

...wow, lol. that's an interesting little anecdote. Future tip: don't become a lion tamer.

heh. nope. It's obviously

Bienevidos! I too share your dream of a world with Captain Marvel and Jack of Hearts minimates.

hmm...I wonder why Daken's claws are different colors in each picture.

I just picked up wave 25, and the new Red Hulk got me to thinking: what about an Offenders box set?

-Red Hulk

-Baron Mordo

-Terrax

-Tiger Shark

I think that the Silver Surfer, being one of the earliest minimates, is still by far one of the best. (I might just be a tad biased, though. :tongue: ) It seriously is one of the simplest, yet best paint jobs in the minimates lineup.

In terms of the "old vs. new" minimates, I'm really digging a lot of the newer stuff DST is shipping out. I'd honestly prefer to see more new and obscure characters that we don't already have than remakes of old ones. However, an updated havok or hawkeye wouldn't be bad.

But i'm waiting for another e-tailer to offer pre-sales besides CSC, given their less than stellar record lately with credit card sales.

What happened with CSC's credit card sales?

I've always loved the cosmic stuff and felt one of the problems with this line is how under-represented it is in minimates.

Agreed. Captain Marvel is a must.

Awesome! I'm a big fan of the Cosmic Marvel, so I've been waiting for this set for a long time. My absolute favorite Marvel character is the Silver Surfer, so I'm super pumped to see a Mephisto minimate. I have the original Thanos minimate, which I thought worked pretty well, and I do agree that this new Thanos looks a little over-done. Adam Warlock and Drax look fantastic, as well. I'm definitely gonna pre-order this. If I'm lucky, maybe we'll see some more Cosmic Marvel. (Heralds of Galactus, anyone? Maybe an Annihilation box set?)

wow...your Gambit is a stunning likeness of Taylor Kitsch. Nicely done!

agreed. It's horrible, yet funny.

lol. Team America, perhaps?

Here's a blast from the past, if any of you remember the show "Reboot". This is glitch Bob.

Thanks for the tip. And yeah, I know what you mean. Yet another thing the US is behind Japan in...lol.

... it just occurred to me that the three other main characters from that show (or at least their "uniformed" versions) can be easily customized using the Jigsaw/Wonder Man jacket pieces and some closely-matched hairpieces and stuff...

That would be awesome!

And here's Nova (Frankie Raye)

Here's a few quick Designs I came up with...

The first is Hiei from the show Yu Yu Hakusho. (I used to love that show). The second is just a random ninja-type minimate, that I thought looked kinda neat.

lol, thanks. The screen name is a nickname of mine from high school. And no, I don't really wear a pouch belt. (I would if I had one.) I do, however, wear studded belts a lot so that's where the idea came from.

I randomly got the inspiration today to try my hand at a custom minimate. I'll be the first to admit that it's a tad amateur, but this is my first ever custom and it's of me, so be gentle.

Hi Ben, and welcome. What's up with your username?

Haha. Well, my full name is Ben Lander, and that was a nickname of mine in high school, so it kinda stuck as most of my usernames. lol.

Thanks Bob.

From the looks of things around here, I think I'll enjoy it quite well.