Ivan

If I had been there I would of been right there..

Almost poetic, in a Buckaroo Banzai kind of way.

Yeah, they do seem to be selling well. At both fye stores near me their stock was cut in half in a little more than a week. As a result it a appears they restocked in the last few days. Which was surprising to me because I thought the trend items were a 'one and done' deal. I had always assumed that once the initial stock ran out, that was it. Luckily, it appears these are being refreshed.

Guys, don't be that kind of a message board poster, please. Don't be the person that joins a message board they have no interest in just to stir up trouble. If they don't like Minimates, so be it. You're not going to convert anyone by reciting how many POA a figure has. All it's going to do is annoy them and reflect badly on us. All of us.

If they have rules against Minimate customs , so be it. Their house, their rules. Let them be.

Think about it from their point of view. Would you want some third-grade Shockini fan coming here to The MMMV and saying, "Damn man, I think Shockinis are so much better than Minimates because they have thigh and bicep swivels! You should really try Shockinis because they are more posable. Toxic Avenger rules!"

I had some similar advice in the old recruitment drive thread: Don't be a douche.

Being newer to the scene, I don't know, but has any MM ever been made with a removable mask, but nothing underneath?

Sauron was faceless. That's true to the character though.

It's interesting to see the sellers taking advantage of this situation. Let's pick on eBay seller 'maniastore' for example.

(190080257222) Ended: Feb-12-07 05:30:53 PST for $24.99 + $4 shipping

(190080257245) Ended: Feb-12-07 06:33:39 PST for $27.99 + $4 shipping

(190081921257) Ended: Feb-12-07 09:50:54 PST for $34.99 + $5 shipping

(190081921486) Ended: Feb-12-07 10:13:30 PST for $39.99 + $5 shipping

(190081015227) Ended: Feb-12-07 15:31:15 PST for $44.99 + $5 shipping

(190081015843) Ended: Feb-12-07 18:08:13 PST for $49.99 + $5 shipping

(190080649602) Ended: Feb-13-07 06:21:59 PST for $34.99 + $5 shipping

(190080653032) Ended: Feb-13-07 09:04:55 PST for $36.99 + $6 shipping

And currently has two available, one for $42.99 + $5.50 shipping and the other for $45.99 + $6 shipping. Odd how it costs $2 more to ship a minimate than it did a day before. Yeah, yeah I know free market, capitalistic society, blah, blah, blah. Doesn't mean I have to like it.

(I would have listed the starting dates for these auctions, but it appears that this seller is one of those shysters that 'revises' existing listings for products that aren't selling and turns them into new auctions to avoid eBay listing fees. As a result, the starting dates don't mean much.)

DST put up the official press release on their site. Nothing new really, just a little fyi.

http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/

Oh nice, they're licensed for prop replicas too. I'm glad to see that flux capacitor is more than just booth decoration. Finally I'll be able to install one in my car. I've actually toyed with the idea of making my own 'time circuits.'

Someone has GOT to go to that with a good digital camera.

And a stenotype machine!

I think it's the "D.N.A. Lab" from their Alien Agency line. It's been out of stores for a while, but I remember seeing it last year bundled with a "Hangar 18" from the same line.

I bought a couple of the labs on clearance for the brick facade pieces. They are perfect for creating dark alleyways where only ne'er-do-wells and blocky, winged vigilantes dare tread.

According to my partial archive of the forums reideen1313 was registered on October 27, 2003. Unfortunately I wasn't able to make the archive before the Great Wipe of Oct 05 so I missing a large chunk of data. I do have all the member profile pages though, so if anyone wants me to look up their registration dates PM me and I'll post it to the wiki. Or I'll give it to you, and you can post it to the wiki.

I just finished posting a bunch of dates relevant to the history of Minimates. My inner-archivist is running amok.

Is $50 the MSRP for the Mach 5? My local f.y.e. store has it for $35.

It's too bad we haven't heard anything on the Madballs. When that license was announced there seemed to be a fair amount of interest on the toy boards. It sounded like there were lots of people that would get behind this line. Madballs also seems like a product that would go over well at mass, which is where AA keeps saying they want to be. Of course if mass isn't buying, I don't know what AA can do.

For me, it's the Minimate aesthetic that has it's hooks in me. There's something about the look and feel of these figures that compels me. For some reason, the angles and proportions just seem "right." I guess I'll have to break out my micrometer this weekend and see if there are any golden ratios in the Minimate design. There has to be some mathematical explanation... It must be defined... Beauty is truth, truth beauty.

If there's something strange, in your neighborhood...

Star Wars Kubricks are still available??!!

Yes indeed. I received a bunch of Series 7 about a month ago. My Royal Guards are standing watch about my Minimate-inhabited Batcave and the Scout Troopers are having their way with Boushh Leia. The Gamorrean Guard and Kitty Pride seem to be having fun though.

Here's the image URL: http://www.comicartfans.com/Images/Categor...t_6060/joe3.jpg

You might need to open it in a new window/tab.

Does anyone know the DPCI for these new packs? It's the 9 digit number shown on the receipt, left of the description.

It's time to memorize a new one now that 087-06-0845 is on clearance.

I want to throw out thanks to all the particpants, whether they be entrants, voters, judges, or administrators. Especially the administrators. I remember how poorly contests were run at 'the old place,' yet I haven't experienced nor heard of a single problem with any of the contests run here.

Thanks guys, this was a fun contest.

SYSTEM is a designation Lego uses to separate their primary sets from, say, their Technic, Racers, Sports, Studio, etc. sets. It's possible you have real Lego there. And inexpensive Lego is a joy to all.

Yes, the Darktide product is an official Art Asylum/DST release. You'll rarely find bootlegs at Target and Toys R Us.

There are multiple "Lego-compatible" building brick brands out there, MegaBloks, BestLock, C3, Built-To-Rule, etc. They all exist (or did exist) because The Lego Group's patent on the brick design has expired. So unless these Dollar Store blocks actually had the trademarked name "Lego" on them, they're perfectly legal.

If they do have the Lego name on them, record the set number and look it up on Peeron. It may be an actual set that was clearanced out by a retailer or distributor. Lego has made Western and Castle/Medieval themes in the past.

Yeah, well that would actually be very true with me especially because I can't STAND the Rock star Minimates. Why? Because I also can't STAND Rock music.

Aww man, are mine broken? I can't seem to get them to play any music at all. Completely silent. Never make a sound. What am I doing wrong? Is there a little button somewhere? Are the batteries dead?

What does the Ozzy Minimate say? "I, am, Ironman! Da-nuh na-nuh na-nuh-nuh. Vote for me!"

I think Office Space minis would be cool. Also, I was really hoping the Micronaut minis would make it to frutition, but they didn't. Maybe AA or DST could give them a shot.

Are you talking about the Myclone Micronauts? I was surprised to run across this auction this morning. Admittedly I don't run in the Micronaut circles, so you may be referring to some other minis, but I thought I throw that link out there.

And Alpheon, Google and Wikipedia have links to vast repositories of information you might find useful.

Hey Ivan, how come you didn't do that mammoth minimate in your wallpapers in the 3" style?

The short answer is, two-inchers are easier to draw. Three-inchers aren't much harder, but their hands have different contours that are difficult to replicate. Two of the seven 'mates in those wallpapers are the larger scale though.

In fact, I had to use a three-incher to make that last 'glowing' image in order to get the hand/arm angle to look like I wanted it to.

It's in the Trek outfit isn't it?

No, no, no. She is for me, Ivan of Valt.

I am INVINCIBLE.

Here are my attempts. I run my resolution at 1920x1200, so I used that for a base. I didn't want to have to upscale them. Hope you guys like them.

Widescreen (1920x1200) Standard (1600x1200)

Widescreen (1920x1200) Standard (1600x1200)

Widescreen (1920x1200) Standard (1600x1200)

Standard (1600x1200)

For some reason, I started this one in 1600x1200 and didn't catch it until I was too far along. Take heart if you don't find your name in there. It was in there, it just got painted over.

Widescreen (1920x1200) Standard (1600x1200)

My personal favorite.

I thoguht the point of these was they were 'rolling stock' so that they are supplied a ltd number of cases then when they sold they got something different in.

I dont know if that means stores are only suppliee once they sell what they have and there is 'stock at target waiting' or if they are just resupplied with new stuff.

Personally I havent seen any restocking since the GSXM waves hit Target.

T.

Yeah, I'm just hoping we see another 'wave' of the GSXM before AA/DST make new pairings.

It's also interesting to see how many regions were skipped over. I thought these were a lot more widespread.

Has anyone seen the Giant Sized X-Men repacks being restocked at Target? These didn't hit any of my local Targets when all the sightings were reported here. I've been checking weekly. I did see a case of Wolverine/Iceman but those are long gone, and unfortunately weren't replaced with GSXM (or anything else for that matter.) I have seen the new Darktide packaging, so that at least is encouraging.

With all the toy product being turned over at Target right now I'm optimistic that these will show up, but I'm curious if anyone has seen more than just the initial wave.