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You have to delete your vote, then you can revote on all of them.

Ahh, thanks for the info!

So how come I can't vote for poll 3 on here? The only option I have is "Delete My Vote"

I think the WD Zombies are going to be fine, especially in hordes, but I also really liked the unique over the top designs of the Max line. I really hope the Max line comes out at some point because I think they'll all look great together. Also, one of the first things I thought of after seeing the Max Zombies was taking a spare of that Sheriff one and making a Rick type of survivor. Now I won't have to make one

Because my drawing and bio was some how less "real"? Everyone seemed to have very real and valid entries.

Perhaps he meant "real" as in 3-D physical representation?

Kinda wish Bruce Willis had the hole in his head so I can add hair for a younger Bruce...oh well, still a Bruce Willis Minimate

Maybe it's because I primarily collect GI Joes, but when I first saw the Dragonfly I figured it was slapped together with pre-exsisting parts because they didn't have any of the new parts yet (Which Zach confirmed). I'm assuming many of the LRG guys aren't used to that concept happening in their toylines.

I will say the dragonfly is the lesser of the three I've seen, but I expect the rest of the line will look more like the Gator and Vorin (and be awesome )

Congrats guys! I dug a lot of the entries. Thanks for the fun contest Lurch!

You do realize her name is spelt Rogue and not Rouge right?

DOH!

When you google Songbird, her first mention is on the third page.

Obscure

While I won't argue that Songbird is obscure, I'll point out that I got to the 8th Google page before I gave up finding Rouge from the X-Men (Even the Rouge character from Sonic the Hedgehog showed up before the mutant did)

I'll concede that the GB Theatre Ghost might well be donating its body to science/minimate evolution but where's the 4-winged

torso attachment coming from?

Looks like it might be two different parts. The bottom part being the wing piece that comes with the Theatre Ghost and the top part from something else (Maybe Angel? I dunno)

I just started coming up with a recipe for a Mummy Mumm-Ra custom, so if there's a T-Cats set, I hope to see an official mummy Mumm-Ra just so I don't have to make one

Digging Vorin a lot, Now I'm hoping we can get a fully painted version of him with the Cape up like the promos have been. As I assumed, Zach said Zik was just tossed together because they didn't have the BB molds ready yet. As it is, I'll be adding some armor to it in hopes that makes it better. Been thinking of adding spare arms from a GB Theater Ghost since those look more insect like.

I just can't believe that that Dragonfly 'beast won't have Wasp's (van Dyne's ) wings which I have always thought were superb,these look opaque .

Is it possible that the wings are just painted samples because they didn't have the actual wings in hand? Maybe they could still be translucent?

Should they not make Michone because she hasn't appeared on the show yet?

Michone showed up at the end of last season's finale. I can see both sides though. Honestly I've been trying to not tell my wife about anything that happens in the comic because she's only seen the show and sometimes what happens in the comic does happen in the show. As for spoilers to most people seeing this on Facebook? I think a lot of people who know nothing of the comic will probably just say DST didn't notice the figure was missing a hand when they took the picture

Definitely in for the Walking Dead and Battle Beast sets. Zik looks like it could be interesting, I think the thing that bugs me about it is there's no armor. Comes off more like a Gormitti than a Battle Beast.

That's cool news! I doubt it'll happen, but if anyone does cancel, I'll take their place.

ok...i was worried about winning, now im worried about voting

Tell me about it, I only hope DST makes their Battle Beasts half as cool as some of the entries I've seen here!

Kolari "Twig" Kirahvi

Kolari was nicknamed "Twig" by his older brother Breken because he was the smallest in his family. His kind nature and soft spoken voice have reinforced the nickname over the years. However, those who've met "Twig" on the battlefield have found out the hard way that this is one Giraffe who carries a big stick!

I really wish I had noticed this contest sooner than yesterday I'll hopefully have an entry ready by the end of the deadline.

- From the artwork we saw, it looks like the Battle Beasts use a lot of sculpted pieces. A lot. If you don't like sculpted figures, these will not be for you. But if you do, you're in for a treat. The designs Zach showed for the scorpion and tarantula are bulky, massive figures. Each comes with four legs thanks to a brand new hip piece. The scorpion comes with a tail and big detailed claws. The rattlesnake comes with a lower coiled snake body that plugs into a standard Minimate torso. I can't wait to see actual figures of the designs.

This just made the Battle Beasts go from an interesting curiousity I'll probably pick up to "Must Have"!

Wow - a very cool collection. Will you be tackling any more doctors?

Thanks! I'm probably not doing any of the previous doctors as I really don't know them as much. The 9th Doctor was my first one. I'm just now going back and checking out some of the earlier series.

I've started on a few other movie customs that aren't quite finished, but I got a John McClaine put together:

Hair - Andre Drazen

Head - Box set 2 Jack Bauer

Torso/Arms - Origins Weapon X Wolverine

Harness - George Mason

Legs/Feet - Undersea Rescue

Latest Customs: Page 3 John Constantine & Bag Head Spidey

09/13/2014 Business Suit Doc Ock

As soon as I saw the Deadly Foes set, I knew I wanted to make a Business Suit Octavius. I was originally going to use a Kingpin body, but Luke's bonus stickers made me rethink that idea (also the body looked way too big)

I cut the mechanical arm attachments off of Deadly Foes Doc, painted them silver and glued them to the back of George McFly's jacket.

Hair - Deadly Foes Doc Ock

Face - Luke's Bonus Sticker

Chest - Luke's Bonus Sticker

Jacket - BTTF George McFly

Cigar hand - BSG Kara Thrace
Legs - BB Tate Reynolds

Feet - Black Feet

Mechanical Arms - Deadly Foes Doc Ock

03/23/2014 Aliens Power Loader

Pieced together with Legos, the "hands" rotate, shoulders & elbows are articulated and the rollcage swings up and down. I made articulation in the legs but it didn't really add to the build, so I scrapped it.

(more pictures on page 2)

12/26/2013 Star Trek Movie Crew

This is one group custom I've been very slowly working on for about a year and a half! Not too much that hasn't already been done before, but I don't think I've seen Spock in the Vulcan robe before (I grew up on Star Trek IV so I HAD to make that Spock )





Spock:
Hair - Calico Jack Nicholas Vanhoorn (Completely Painted)
Head - Spock
Body - Universal Monsters Dr. Henry Frankenstein (With a 25th GI Joe Storm Shadow belt tie attached and a little paint on the chest)
Sleeve Cuffs - Max Smoke Jumper (Painted)

The rest of the figures are just an Admiral Kirk or Scotty body with a different head and some painted highlights

12/19/2013 Invisible Man



Hat - BSG Cavil (hair cut off)
Head - Clear blank
Goggles - 25th Anniversay GI Joe Cobra Viper
Torso - Clear blank
Suit - Larry Talbot
Gloves - White blank

9/15/2012 Batman Beyond!

Batman
Mask - Spider Girl with plastic fork ears
Head - Avengers Hawkeye
Torso - Frankenstein's Monster
Arms - Frankenstein's Monster (with added spikes)
Belt - Darktide Wolverine (Painted)
Legs - Frankenstein's Monster
Feet - Zombie Biker

Terry McGinnis
Hair - First Class Cyclops (painted black)
Head - Avengers Hawkeye
Torso - Vigilante Spider-man
Coat - 24 Andre Drazen
Arms - 24 Andre Drazen
Legs - 24 Box 2 Jack Bauer
Feet - Michael Knight

Bruce Wayne
Hair - 24 Andre Drazen (painted grey)
Head - BSG Cavil
Torso - BSG Cavil
Jacket Extender - Vigilante Spider-Man
Arms - BSG Cavil
Legs - BSG Cavil
Feet - BSG Cavil
Cane - Larry Talbot

Barbara Gordon
Hair - BSG Cavil
Head - Spirit Silken Floss
Torso - Black Torso
Arms - Black Arms
Legs - 24 Andre Drazen
Feet - Black Feet
Shoulder Holster - Nathan Drake

Night Time Shot

Blight
Head - Glow Slimer (Painted Details)
Torso - Glow Slimer (Painted Details)
Arms - Glow Slimer (Painted Details)
Legs - Black Legs
Feet - Black Feet

8/19/2012 Shaun of the Dead!

Shaun
Hair - George Mason
Head - Jack Bauer
Torso - Rockin' Marty McFly
Arms - Undersea Rescuer (Shoulders Painted)
Legs - Undersea Rescuer
Feet - I forget, black shoes
Bat - Toothpick with apoxie

Ed
Hair - Nathan Drake
Head - Jack Bauer (Box 2)
Torso - Blob (Painted)
Arms - Undersea Rescuer (Shoulders Painted)
Upper Legs - Blob
Lower Legs - Nina Myers
Feet - Marty McFly
Shovel - Lego (Shaved Handle)

4/05/2012

Here's the reason I started collecting Minimates....Dr. Who customs! A friend who's been collecting Minimates for a while now convinced me of how easy it would be to make minimate customs for Dr. Who. I found once I started, I couldn't stop.....this was supposed to just be the 3 Doctors, it's now at 10 figures total! I've tried to make these just parts swaps with no alterations, but I had to paint two hair pieces.

9th Doctor & Rose

9th Doc
Hair - Frank Castle
Head - Agent Coulson
Torso - Doral
Coat/Arms - Frank Castle
Legs/Feet - Jim Rhodes

Rose
Hair - Kim Bauer
Head - Gwen Stacy
Torso - Kim Bauer
Coat/Arms - Jim Rhodes
Legs/Feet - D'anna Biers

10th Doctor, Martha Jones, Donna Noble & The Master

10th Doc
Hair - Apollo
Head - Law Enforcement Officer
Torso - David Palmer
Coat/Arms - David Palmer
Legs - David Palmer
Feet - 50's Marty

Martha Jones
Hair - Chloe Frazer
Head - Tory
Torso - Tory
Coat/Arms - Doral
Hands - Tory
Legs - 50's Marty
Feet - I forget who's, just generic black feet

Donna Noble
Hair - Gwen Stacey (Painted)
Head - Sharon Valerii
Torso - D'anna Biers
Coat/Arms - Jack Bauer
Legs/Feet - Kim Bauer

The Master
Hair - Peter Venkman
Head - Tony Alimeida
Torso - Agent Coulson
Coat/Arms - Agent Coulson
Legs/Feet - Agent Coulson

11th Doctor, Amy Pond, Rory & River Song

11th Doc
Hair - Spider Girl
Head - Black Unmasked Spiderman
Torso - George McFly
Coat/Arms - Andre Drazen
Legs/Feet - Andre Drazen

Amy Pond
Hair - First Class Jean Grey
Head - Kim Bauer
Torso - Michelle Dessler
Arms - Michelle Dessler
Skirt - Michelle Dessler
Legs/Feet - George Mason

Rory
Hair - Origins Sabretooth
Head - George McFly
Torso/Vest - Origins Logan
Arms - Origins Logan
Legs/Feet - Origins Logan

River Song
Hair - Michelle Dessler (Painted)
Head - BSG Ellen
Torso/Arms - BSG Ellen
Legs/Feet - Box Set 2 Jack Bauer

Just thought I'd throw my two cents in as a casual minimate/Star Trek fan.

I only collect a few minimates (mostly for Doctor Who customs) and I have absolutely no Star Trek minimates.

I'm highly excited about the Enterprise and can't wait to get it!

I would also buy other Star Trek vehicle sets with one or two figures in each set.

Haven't thought about any Walking Dead specific customs, but while amassing parts for a bunch of planned customs, I've been putting together a bunch of civilians out of the leftovers to fight the Zombie horde (This is also one of the main reasons I picked up the Law Enforcement set)

I've found 24 & Battlestar Galactica are your friends when making generic civilians

Does the doctor look ok without the skirt, like he's just wearing scrubs? A friend picked me up a set at NYCC but I won't see him for another week or so

For all you variant hunters out there, it seems there is a new one in regards to the MAX law enforcement minimates from series 2. And no, I'm not talking about the packaging. Check it out after the jump.

Cool, I just picked up the wave 2 set but the blister had been stapled back to the card and I wasn't sure if I was missing a belt and someone had added a non blank chest. Thanx for the review, appears I got a normal wave 2 set (well except for the two right riot arms, but I wanted one of the cops in street uniform anyway )