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Although, man, would I hate being a new mutant getting picked up by a bunch of guys calling themselves an "Extinction" team...

I'd hate to get picked up these guys no matter what they called themselves, A world famous international terrorist, a demon sorceress, a queen b***h, and a "hero" willing to burn the world and kill his own mentor to prove he's right. "Don't worry, we're here to save you." Yeah. Right. Be right there.

Cyclops should just drop all references to "X" and call his new lean mean ex-villains X-machine - The Brotherhood...oooohhhh...shivers at the bad-ass name...

All Messianic characters - Cyke, Emma, Namor, Magneto...

Yay for Deadpool!

And please stop 90's Jim Lee X-Men with Beast. Don't make the other 12 figures lest I'll be forced to add another line to my 90's X-Men... or

Welcome brother!

You'll find that this site is the friendliest forum on the planet!

Now show off them Hulks!!!

My sincerest condolences MiniMage, and Mystery Man already elegantly said what I wanted to, so I dare not repeat an inferior version of it, it was spot-on and universal. It might be cheap to give a quotation right now, but in times like these, I am often comforted by these simple words.

"Everything changes, but nothing is truly lost".

From the Sandman series, translated from Latin.

Our main source of minis sell regular 2-packs at roughly $8, variants sell for $13. An entire wave sells for $16.25.

4-pack boxsets sell for $20-25.

Regular customers get a 10% discount though.

^Wow, isn't that sweet.

Would it be possible to make a Vulcan mate using Gambit's head? Heh.

...oooh, that's not entirely helpful...

we really want to split it evenly, the last time I almost gave him all the accessories that we could not discern the owner (e.g. flight stand of Wolverine-Viewtiful Joe).

I'm pretty sure there's a particular owner of each accessory...

I'm trying to split my MvC 3 series 3 set between my friend and myself...is there an objective guide to know which accessories go to which character? Some are pretty obvious, but the others...not so much...a little help would be appreciated...

1. If there's only one round base, does it go automatically with the Capcom character?

2. Who gets the orange flip base in Doom/Wesker 2-pack?

3. Who gets the flight base in She-Hulk/Chun-Li 2-pack?

4. Who gets the weird stand in the X-23/Felicia 2-pack?

Thanks!

@TM2 Dinobot, I didn't ask Who loves the Black Cat?

@Valo487, yeah, I guess Black Cat wouldn't really be a Spider-villain in the same sense that Catwoman really isn't a Bat foe.

^Haha...puny god...

CortherX,

that's an awesome display you got there.

No love for the Black Cat?

Display putties are the best. Aside from being cheap, they are very flexible in terms of establishing different poses.

I throw out the clamshells and flatten the box for possible diorama purposes. This way, it doesnt take up much space. Anyway, if you should ever sell your minimates collection down the line, I noticed that there isn't much price difference between packaged and loose mates. After all, mates are small and would be better to be taken out, played and displayed, unlike Marvel Legends, Marvel universe which have some added value if it was packaged and sealed.

My version of the New X-Men.

Morrison's run is one of the best X-stories. In addition to the mates above, I have the omnibus, complete single issues and a New X-Men annual 2001 signed by local artist Leinil Yu.

Knock-Knock...

May I come in and join?

Trick or Treat!

Be safe everyone!

Yeah, with the exception of the New 52 Justice League, I think Martian has been in every incarnation of the team.

@hellpop, I forgot to consider Thing being able to sustain a solo title. Actually, when I was still forming my Marvel Big 7 in Mighty Muggs, I was so tempted to include Thing since the line didn't have Reed, and he just looks so darn cute. Perhaps, that was a sign, no? But like you said, Reed's elastic body looks good with the rest of the gang.

Thanks for the appreciation guys.

jcastick & MiniFiend UK, I actually agree that GA is higher in the popularity ladder than the Martian, especially now with his own TV series. But I stuck with what is generally accepted to be DC's seven, as popularized maybe by Morrison's JLA run. Truth be told, DC just might have a Big 6, or even a Big 4 (Trinity + Green Lantern).

With Marvel, it's trickier. They don't actually have any Big 7 or Big 3 labels. I just forced a DC analogue. I think everyone would agree to their major 6 characters. For the seventh, an argument can be made for the Human Torch, since he has been around during the Golden Age (it's not actually Johnny Storm, but still...). The same can be said for Thing, as I think he might actually be more popular than Reed. But I decided to go with the F4's leader. He looks so pretty with his elongated body parts (his head will be updated come Wave 48) while Thing will just be an orange Hulk, or Torch will just be a flamed-on Spider-man.

buttheadsmate, I actually got these a week ago, it's only now that I had the time to take pics and all.

Oh, I forgot to explain my choice for display bases. I'm dying to get this out of me, so please indulge, disagree if you must.

I see Marvel heroes as "street" heroes, doing the dirty work in order to save people. Further, they have internal turmoils. Hulk's angry, Spidey's guilty, Wolvy's berserk, Cap's out-of-time, Stark's arrogant, etc. They're real characters so I "grounded" them to reality. Pun on the word ground.

DC heroes, on the other hand, are like Gods. Perched on their lofty space headquarters, and being practically worshipped by the people of their universe (or multiverse). So, the base is supposed to be part of their JLA watchtower hovering above our planet.

Marvel has characters, while DC has icons.

Yup, heavily influenced by Busiek/Perez's JLA/Avengers mini-series.

Alright, I am wrestling with myself on which forum to place these particular pictures. On one hand, it is a snapshot of my collection, on the other hand, it is a pseudo-strip. But mostly, it is a sycophantic expression of gratitude to Rob , for helping me complete my DC Big 7 collection.

I collect figures of the X-Men 1 cover diorama (13 figures in all) and the Big 7 characters of both DC and Marvel. Whenever a certain toyline appeals to me, I limit myself to these two themes. On the "Big 7" front, I have the 6-7" scale in Marvel Legends and DC Direct. I have the 3.75" scale in Marvel Universe and DC Infinite Heroes (still lacking Wonder Woman and Aquaman). I've got their CMFs, POP! Heroes (no Thor and Mr. Fantastic for Marvel yet), Heroclix and Superhero Squad/Action League. With respect to minimates, my favorite toyline of course, I had a difficult time tracking down the DCs. So, I formed my Marvel version first.

Marvel's Big 3 are Spidey, Wolvy and Hulk. The Avengers Big 3 are Cap, Iron Man and Thor. I decided to make Mr. Fantastic the 7th member as Marvel's first family needed representation.

Slowly, I got several members of the DC Big 7, except for Martian Manhunter. I have been searching for a good deal in ebay and in our local forums to no avail. I just compromised. Since DC rebooted their entire universe and made Cyborg the 7th member of the League and kicked out J'onn J'onzz, I too, have decided to use my Cyborg minimate to complete my lesser version of the DC Seven.

Yup, this is a nod to Justice League 1 DCNU.

Then BHM's Blow-out happened. And this happened.

The one true token member of the Justice League.

Which led to this.

Yup, this is JLA 1 by Morrison.

Poor Cyborg.

Combining both Big 7 teams -

So, thank you Rob for this. I am no longer actively backtracking for any minimate (I won't go into protos. ). Thanks mate!

This guy thinks otherwise.

You suck Rob!!!

Wes, too much epicness in your post. Great team shots and great customs! Magnificent!

Oh, and a stroke of genius on LeLand = Volstagg!

So I'm bringing this thread back for a very important reason. Rhino. First minimate I ever bought and I love him dearly, but the new one is just so amazing.

Also, I like this thread and it went away too fast.

In my Astonishing X-Men 1 diorama, I actually replaced the old Cyclops visor with the new one with the optic blast to fully imitate the cover of the said comic. Looks great!

Uncanny Avengers was a great read! Remender doesn't disappoint...

Hope to have minimates of them soon.

Ooh, totally missed that...now turning red (hulk)...

Doop is back! I hope a minimate form is in the works to replace my Lego Plankton that I'm using as Wave 28 Deadpool's sidekick.

This boxset is going to be epic and thick. What with 4 bulked-up mates plus a ton of accessories, I wonder how big the package is.