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I'd love pretty much what's been mentioned already (especially the Wrecking Crew; they've fought EVERYBODY) I think my one choice would be a classic T-bolts boxset. Citizen V Meteorite/Moonstone (she went back to her old name after #12 if I remember right) Atlas Techno (with alternate parts to make him Robo-Fixer) With a pair of TRU 2-packs Songbird and M.A.C.H. I Jolt and a new Hawkeye (with hairpiece and multiple arrows) Plus an accompanying boxset and 2 pack of their villainous identities which would really help in getting some Avengers baddies Helmut Zemo Moonstone (so easy to make since they already made the helmet for the Kree soldier) Goliath Fixer Plus Beetle (please DST!) and Screaming Mimi. If we're being completely insane and selfish I'd want a Masters of Evil IV 8-pack Blackout Goliath Grey Gargoyle Screaming Mimi Fixer Moonstone Yellowjacket II Whirlwind (fudging it a bit I know) With a pair of TRU 2 packs Helmut Zemo (with either removable mask or alternate head; whichever ends up looking better) Mr. Hyde Absorbing Man (with lots of fun interchangeable parts) Titania Followed by a Diamond Exclusive Wrecking Crew 4 pack. Natch the budget for that would be out the window but I can dream right?

It's going to be interesting to see just how many of the accessories from the prior releases of Cable and Deadpool will be included. Even though I'm not really a Deadpool fan, mine come incomplete and DST never helped me get the rest of his pieces. The Cable ones make sense most likely because who else are we going to see those guns with? I'm a little sad that it's not the Inhumans or something like the Wrecking Crew (or the classic Thunderbolts for crying out loud) but Deadpool is apparently the single most popular minimate EVER so I imagine they're trying to lure people who bought him casually into purchasing more items in the line and trapping those who missed him into purchasing this set. The GB box is actually pretty exciting to me, but I'd follow this license to the ends of the earth. It does pose a good question though: what movie property is there for DST to move on to? They moved through Terminator pretty quick and though BTTF looks like it may get some reissues neither of these have come close to how many releases the GB minimates got (admittedly they didn't have a videogame to help promote them but still...)

I'm not really a completist; I do get most of the movie 'mates and plan on getting the vehicles, but if something doesn't interest me then I won't get it. I sat out on Menace/Anti-Venom, Wolverine through the ages (though I may be tempted to get it at a con if it's like $3 or something) and various other things. I've never been a completist for most lines I've gotten and this one would be a hard one what with all the promo mates that come out.

I'm all for the bombastic Bagman! That and I do imagine that Warpath is the newest black and grey X-force version as has been said; I think we'd be more likely to get Domino or Cannonball if they were doing someone from the 90's variation of the team. All things considered I like this wave a lot. Spidey baddies are always welcome in my book and I've been looking forward to the Lizard for a long time. The Spider-man is interesting to me no matter what he is; if it's the same old red and blues, I'm fine with it as even the most recent version had some minor nits like the light pink around his neck area. Hoverchair Charlie sounds good as it's something a lot of people want and it's a chance to do one without the crazy eyebrows. I'm not a fan of modern X-force but black and gray Thunderbird will give all the Wolverine's from the Hydra agent pack someone to hang out with. As for the Thing, I'm really excited for an updated FF so no problems here. I'm the kind of guy that even wants no-flames-at-all Johnny so nothing is uninteresting to me. Hopefully the Doombot is the Servoguards from Doomstadt as it's a cool design and it's an easy retool of some of the Sentinel tools/decals. It's an interesting wave; the themes are nice but sometimes it's good to have a curve ball with a lot of variety.

Anyone tried the best of both worlds and put the body from the 1st Mk.1 underneath the armor of the 2nd? I can't seem to find my first version anywhere...

Let's see... 6 AIM agents (3 from TRU, 1 regular, 2 variant since my first Bolt Face had a big melt mark on his mask.) 4 Hydra (3 regular, 1 Variant) 1 Vault guard (1 regular; got really behind on this one) 3 Kree (1 regular, 2 variant because Golaith had a big paint chip on his chest) 4 Skrulls (3 regular, 1 variant) 0 SHIELD (Sat out on Ultimates wave) 2 Madrox (1 regular, 1 variant) 1 Sentinel (1 variant) 2 Hellfire Guards (1 regular, 1 variant) 3 Air Drone 3 Tactical Drone 2 Sea Drone 2 Land Drone 1 BD Drone (Just bought the case in one swoop from my LCS; good thing too since he only got one and his day clerk messed up my individual order for a case. #81/500 for those interested) I would like at least 8 of each AIM and Hydra, 6 each of the Skrulls and Kree, 1 more Madrox, 3 more Vault Guards and 1 each of the Sea and Land drones. We'll have to see though, especially with those last two...

How about some Masters of Evil? Masters I: Nathaniel Garret Black Knight Heinrich Zemo Enchantress Executioner Masters II: Crimson Cowl Melter Whirlwind Egghead (not part of this version but that's ok) Parts to make T-bolts Radioactive Man a classic version Masters IV: Helmut Zemo Beetle Screaming Mimi Goliath Masters IV part 2: Moonstone Fixer Blackout Yellowjacket II (Titania with a new Absorbing Man TRU 2-pack) How can you have the MOE without the T-bolts? M.A.C.H. I Songbird Jolt Atlas (With Citizen V and Fixer as a TRU exclusive) Also some Iron Man villains would be appropriate Sunturion the Ghost Classic Iron Monger Unicorn (with a 2-pack of Beetle and Blizzard for TRU; fits both Iron Man and T-bolts!) Plus some Thor ones Destroyer Kurse Cobra Mr. Hyde I also wouldn't mind the Warriors Three or the Wrecking Crew. Pack in Balder with the Three and I think you've really got something (with a Sif and Heimdall TRU 2-pack) While we're at it, why not Cap too? Though I'd like to save some heavy hitters for his own wave... Batroc Dr. Faustus Vermin Viper Annihilation: Starlord Annihilus Drax Quasar War of Kings: Vulcan Gladiator Ronan Crystal (Blastaar and Darkhawk TRU 2-pack) Werewolf by Night could go in that Monsters 4-pack and I really like the idea of finishing off the Inhumans Royal Family and the Defenders. Alpha Flight could be a lot of fun and I definitely interested to see what path they would take with Puck. That and while I'm unfamiliar with the Fall of the Hulks story, the Intelligencia is a great chance to get some otherwise unlikely characters made. Plus Army Builders set = genius

Well I'm pleased to say that Chris from DST e-mailed me and everything is looking up!

That's an excellent point about the Angel and I'm glad you guys recommend to keep trying; I'm more then a little paranoid about this especially since I was absolutely struck with a terrible case of bad luck in so many of the packs I've bought recently. Getting them through my LCS and being one of only about 4 guys who actually collect minimates regularly in my entire city hasn't left me with a ton of options outside of buying extras which is an insane proposition for sets like Deadpool Wolverine and Boltface Iron Man. I'm not holding my breath on variants being replaced but I figured it would be best to let them know as soon as possible just in case. It's kind of my fault in the first place as you can see the hole on Goliath's chest through the package; I was just in such a rush not to be scooped on this variant that I didn't look at him when my retailer took him off the shelf. $14.00 and 2 hours later I finally pulled him from my bag, opening myself to a very heavy feeling of dread...

Hey guys, I've been having some trouble with this... A few of my minimates have come either missing pieces entirely or have a drastic flaw in their paint job or assembly. I've tried e-mailing DST twice and got a reply the first time but haven't heard anything since the first of December; the other message hasn't had a response after being sent almost a week ago. Should I keep trying or am I being impatient? After all my Goliath has a hole in his chest paint that makes it look like the kree shot him!