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I rarely if ever put my name forward for these gifts from you . I have this promo but I would like to stake a place for a fellow -member very /immensely deserved of one of these . A big PLEASE to you Zach . Rob

I wasn't sure where to post this news but my order for the NBX box set , directly placed with DST online, apparently shipped yesterday

Regards the Minimates logo I have always considered it to be more of a burden to the line than a benefit . Maybe some might consider that I'm being too lofty but the logo is wrong in almost every way . This would be the time to change it.

Check out the art on the packaging & then check out the figure

I'm hoping for characters from Howard the Duck but....

Hopefully he'll post here.

Amongst the US friends I have on this board is one that is actually a professional wrestler's manager . True. He'll be pleased I guess & I'll be pleased for him .

I read that the Expanse would end with series 6 .

Whatever TV show it is I pray that it isn't a 'civilian' licence .

The answer ?

The question.

Guys,thanks for the PMs re: my non-respondable post .....WTF ? Whilst I ,almost,understand the price-hike ,I believe that it will be a death-knell for Minimates. You can set any damn price for anything but if no-one is distributing the product & selling it then ...in a nutshell you,the seller, are f%*ked . The price-hike is most-likely aimed at retailers . 'Retailers' are the guys that used to sell Minimates , the guys that were continually feted at various Cons , the guys who were regularly offered the free promos that we, plebs ,subsequently busted their wallets for on ebay. Unfortunately those 'retailers' realised that their share of the market had been sold-out to the god 'TRU' & became non-believers. Their is no 'TRU' god anymore & the retailers are now perhaps being lured by 'extra' $$ (to them) via the value-added packaging . I don't see it happening & I definitely don't see Minimates selling at $10 each. On the other hand ...I've just paid $40 + shipping for a 'Crow' kubrick .....the first new kubrick in years but it is available & it is attainable .............unlike the "I'm not sure where they've been sold ?" Walgreen unsold minimate left-overs that we'll all have to scrabble over.

Happy New Year to all ! In various threads there is a recurring theme ....Minimate prices are moving upwards. I'm fairly certain that nobody here wanted that but should we be realistic ? In DST's defence .....who knew I'd ever type that? ....prices/costs of just about everything else is going up ,leastways they are in my country . So why not ,mates? One direction now is 'value added' ,enhanced packaging , what do you think ? I don't expect a flood of replies but I'm interested in what you think. Edit : Absolutely no flood , for some reason nobody can reply

Flabby or less-fit ....er....means chubby or ...er..fat ,right ? That guy from the Lagoon seems quite fit to me ....& there are several I can think of . Fat guy ( no offence meant) torso , I'm struggling but movie Blob ( with vest) is nearly bare-chested .....Absorbing Man (TRU 18) alternate look seems fairly bulked.

Thanks for the clarification .

There is nothing to argue about in that fine post .

Ouch !

Just when I was convinced that they were dead , along comes a new kubrick ..or two ! "The Crow" seems to be available in 100% & the spectacular 1000% size . I have just one of the 1000% size kubricks which incidentally & inadvertently my very best toy investment . Mine is the Andy Warhol 1000% ....a bizarre 'toy' which is completely ....er...bizarre ! Anyway 'The Crow' is the first new kubrick in some time & the 'normal' size issue is prized at about $80+ !!!! One kubrick $80 ....how many nutcases would pay that ? The 1000% is another bizarre toy & I must not buy it.

Merry Christmas everyone.

I am therefore generally in favour of this new promotion & it seems to be aimed at the completists amongst us . I have a few reservations & the main one would be that these may ultimately become more & more exclusive & that's where the bubble may burst. The inevitable DST super-excluding-exclusives at conventions will exacerbate this .

This is heavy.

Despite my notoriously general griping I am lucky enough perhaps to say that, IMHO ,there are very few minimates that have given me issues. Hydro-man is my particular boogey (more than one) but I am sure other collectors will dwell on theirs. X-Force box set ? 10+ years old which is perhaps irrelevant (or not) ? However this sad f**k once dipped all his 'new ' additions in warm ,soapy water . Unnecesary ? Perhaps but maybe that's why I haven't had many problems.

The Amalgam universe would be a bit of a licensing toothache . Butt now braces himself for an avalanche of puns .

Aliens series 4 were on sale at B & M ( that's their name not an acronym for brick & mortar) . This wave was the one that never made it out of TRU.

Well..... I am staggered. It would seem that a company called Sonner Toys have a selection of WG mates up for pre-order . They are based in the South East of the UK !! At an advertised price of £24.99 ($33) per pack they won't be selling many . These of course may be a one-off but Minimates have been found before in UK discount stores ...en masse.