buttheadsmate

After filling in several forms ,applying for certificates to prove that the certificate we have for our double-vacs are real, I decided that we might as well have tests before we flew to Greece on vacation . We declare on forms where we are going,where we are staying & who we are with in Greece & when we return to the UK. Passport,money,passes,forms,cerificates,etc.etc. Of course wearing a mask is mandatory on a plane & public transport , I do all these things because I have to & to a certain extent because I think it is necessary to protect myself & others. Judgmental looks ?? You'll really see 'judgmental ' when,on 'the faces of authority' , you show them your 'pieces of paper' .....instead of your mobile(cell) phone app/etc. ....that you don't own,don't want & have no real use for. Wonderful bits of kit but no thanks not for me. -buttappsmate If their is a conspiracy it is not in the mask.

I recall one particular member who ,anal about spelling, became extremely frustrated as members continually mispelt the name of the DC villain Darkside (sic) . Who knew ?

"Never say never" would be the saying (yaying?) that has never made sense .

.....which would be an almighty shame .

A very nice vinimate ...one of the best . Unfortunately...for me... it also personifies the actual moment when the shark jumped .

Eaglemoss have a Dropship up for pre-order .......but at 200mm long it's not going to be minimate scale .

"Plato's Stepchildren" might also fit into that statement . -buttmostlyawake

I'd say they were similar in respect of no limb-joints . I think the heads are longer & the legs are shorter,the hands are different & there are no tell-tale holes on the top of the feet. The Disney kubricks (7 waves ) had kubrick style feet,legs,arms & hands ,most everything else is unique moulded heads ,bodies etc. & look nothing like typical kubricks. These Adventurer figures are perhaps what many people think of as 'typical kubricks'

Not bootlegs ,official Disney merchandise They aren't too special IMHO but somebody here might be interested in the tiger https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Disney_Adventurers

A valid point although I question most ? Leg articulation (with Minimates in general) is a sore subject with me , so many minimates have separate feet parts for almost no reason at all ( unless you want to pose the feet 'a la penguin' or Charlie Chaplin .....whilst many others have rigid 'bootlike' appendages which are totally inarticulate ( TMNT /Iron Man etc.etc.) !? Then there's the Minimate knee joint that will only bend 90 degrees .....a gentle redesign to increase the angle would make so much difference to poseability but it seems like I'm the only person that it bothers.

I'm not sure whether I can voice a supportive voice..or not... for the Shang-Chi movie & subsequent Minimates . It's been fairly obvious...leastways from my perspective ....that DST's Minimate direction has been completely rudderless for somewhile f@cking years.

& NBX Santa Jack.

OK you got me with the IMTTA box set . That said I'd like to add that, out of the many Iron Man 'mates that we have had, very few are 'yellow' . Whether or not the DIAB comic version is actually yellow it is yellow in my memories About the closest is the 10th.anniversary Best of version (?)

I yearn for a 'Demon in a bottle' Iron Man minimate ......whether or not he could be classed as a 'missed opportunity' is debatable but he was... .....generally legless. Great comic run.

We'll see whether or not my new openness is going to be a good idea or not . I have an Elf Spock army which,when decanted from their life-support baggies, are ready to take on just about anybody "boldly going" . How big is the army ? .....er...numerous

I shan't give up but this is obviously not the right platform for my discussion.

Marvel I can deal with

Honestly that was not kneaded.

...& the dough . What a great set of mates they were I wonder if any of his tooling remains available for re-use ?

It's honestly OK Zach I'm actually moving to the lake , in a house that I've been building for the last 2 years . I'm actually getting quite good at it now. Mon Repos. If I appear egocentric ...Amen ! That however isn't my goal , ICGAF about being officially associated with this dream box set but if I'm paying I'm choosing... with an awful lot of help from my friends (or foes) ....Chef Duff got his way so why can't I .

Thanks for the candid reply, please note that I am serious about this ,so I'll remind you that I'm not 12 years old & that I am quite aware that the market for my Minimates set would be the US & not the UK . I'm a fan-boy not fucking stupid. I have no e-tailer warehouse & no barn but I've just sold (a barn) again so, for a little while, I am fairly rich & still not stupid. Luke would undoubtedly be my first port of call , I think he would take me seriously bearing in mind that he has supplied me with a case of every box set ever made & 4 cases of every wave of nigh on every line that DST has ever produced. That might imply that I actually am stupid. Perhaps now is the time to say that I have at the very least 6 unopened packs of every production Minimate ever made. Now that is stupid . I also have others I would be more than happy to sponsor ( right word? ) my own choice of Minimates , it will be cheaper than buying dozens of sets from some of the woeful releases that I've found myself enduring over the years . My choice nobody forced me. I'm sorry I picked on such a difficult idea for my re-run figure , heaven forbid us some new tooling for a 12 year old Minimate's helmet . If a yellow painted Minimate with a newly-tooled' helmet is going to be a hurdle then I am beginning to see what I'm up against! So let's start again ........

Inevitably tooling influences choice but I see no real reason to hold back too much , this is about achieving a small dream rather than a huge profit . My 'actual' dream-list of Marvel Minimate characters would include,for example, a 'Mimic' but he's unlikely to be saleable enough .....this is about achieving a small dream rather than losing my shirt I've mentioned the AIM guy, I honestly feel that that one character is simple enough & saleable . Tooling-minimal . The 2nd. character I'd want is, coincidentally in many ways , The Super Adaptoid who is undoubtedly my most wanted Minimate . Tooling obviously exists, just buy in a can or two of green paint & off we go. So far so good ? One compromise ,one grail ,little or no tooling . The 3rd. character is the hardest choice because it might define a theme , it seems that a theme is essential .....but this is a fan-boy box-set so in many ways I may want to change my mind ..... MODOK is the commercial decision but I'm not sure.

Some of my favourite villains would come with 'my' wishlist box set , I have a long-term wish to be involved in a fan-boy (albeit old fan-boy) box set . I'd invest $$$ but i get to pick the figures & only one would be a re-run ... an AIM guy ....obviously. Seems a bit harsh to me that Luke had to sign up for 3000 sets now that a 1000 run, SDCC exclusive has been announced ! Zach ,should I now be encouraged to formally pursue a 1000 run fan-boy box-set ?

Happy Birthday .