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On 3/16/2024 at 3:54 PM, Onyx_6 said:
Saw those too. I remember those as a kid.
You could just mod the shark from Battel Beasts....
That threw me initially , I knew there was a BB 'mate shark yet I couldn't find it in the MMDB lists . Of course it is listed in the 'Comic book Heroes' section . Hail Ivan .
There was also that stunning Ghost Shark TRU POTC release.
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Bloody amazing .
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Amazing stuff, brilliant .
BTW who is the donor for Sea-King's head?
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14 minutes ago, buttheadsmate said:
The international marketing of MInimates (specifically) outside of North America would be ,for clarity, non-existent .
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The international marketing of MInimates (specifically) outside of North America would be ,for clarity, non-existent . If we're talking 'Marvel generally ' then I have little idea .
Regards Saudi Arabia , interesting to know that comic books are gaining popularity when you consider that is illegal to hand out bibles !
When I was a teenager I regularly read contemporary imported US Marvel comics , exactly the same as what was published in the US except that the price on the cover was printed in English (pence) rather than US (cents) . No other difference.
In the late 60's /early 70's when Marvel UK started promoting their characters in the UK we got a series of UK Marvel comics which were reprinted in black & white. Despite having read many of these comics before, I bought them . I still have them .
Here's the thing , Marvel censored them . If you had the US versions (which I often did) & compared them to the UK versions you became aware of some seriously odd & sometimes seriously worrying censorship of the text and the artwork.
Red Sonja comes immediately to mind ....... the artwork changes were amateurish & laughable , more chainmail around her loins* must have been awfully uncomfortable !
Regards toys , nudity & kids , does anybody here believe that any kid that has a Barbie , Ken or Joe etc. hasn't seen their toy in the nude ?
* I tried several words but chose 'loins' .....still not happy huh?
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Incredible
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4 minutes ago, NerdyTrev said:
That wasn't always true.
(Hail Ivan!)Spooky ....I was typing my post when yours arrived.
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13 minutes ago, DSTZach said:
In kid-oriented media, yeah, the Silvestri outfit isn't going to fly. Same with toys. Any toys.
I understand ,of course I understand but....
There are 3 Minimates that immediately come to mind that would be considered comparable ...Tarot, Witchblade & Lady Death .
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Simply put ,there can't be anyone who isn't happy with at least one of the 67 different Wolverine Minimates we have had . I am however personally dissatisfied that not one of the 7 Colossi that have been produced is definitive IMHO .....big boots do not make a big character.
Wake me up when the Mimic is announced .
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Goblin Queen I don't think I'll ever read that name without a smile forming .....double entendre or what ?
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I'm told* that a water/ baking soda paste is the way to go . I would avoid rubbing too hard on any tampo'd areas .
* I am old & believe most everything I am told
The old c3 'mates were prone to this & (also) years ago I had an old TV remote that literally stuck to my hand .......this was due to the plastic ,nothing to do with which TV channels I watch
BTW Always read your posts though before posting .....spellcheck decided that I had meant to type ......"I would avoid rubbing too hard on any tampon areas "
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SpoilerVillains for hire
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Oops ....Kinder is Italian (Multinational)
I almost got hooked on collecting Kinder Minion figures .....almost !
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No attempt at humour in the following , I'm deadly serious :-
I'm occasionally caught out by my Englishness on a predominantly American forum so I need to be specific & I do not intend to be patronising in the following daydream .
In the UK it is a tradition at Easter to gift kids chocolate 'Easter eggs' , I am unsure whether this is traditional in the US ,if it is then skip the next bit ...or the whole post if you like
A chocolate Easter egg can be just about any size but generally it is a standard size , about the size of an adult's hand & consist of a thin shell of chocolate . These are then wrapped in ornate aluminium foil & thence into generally beautifully ,themed,printed boxes . These are 'big business' , BIG business.
Often these eggs contain 'whatever/gifts/chocolates' .....an idea that a US company called Kinder make by the million . I don't live in the US so I'm unsure whether Kinder do eggs this size .
So in my daydream Nickelodeon are approached with this idea , they make an Easter egg ,which is in essence a TMNT Blimp , an ornately foil -wrapped incarnation .
I leave it to anybody left reading this post to guess what I'd pack inside the chocolate egg !
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Wow !!
No suggestions from me about your next project
-blimpheadsmate
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My money is on Inferno .
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1 hour ago, elhonez said:
My xacto is always ready.
Trivia time .
Most everything in my toy/Minimate collection,in the last 20 years,has arrived in the post,packaged from the USA & Japan .
Consequently I have a pretty unique collection of x-acto knives & box-cutters that have been included (accidentally) in my packages . I have several
Further irony is that it is very difficult to buy any sort of 'knife' or 'blade' on UK eBay /many other online stores.
Asleep yet ?
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Wave 84 Yellow DD will probably go down in Marvel Minimate history as the longest-awaited updated Minimate of all time .
20+ years !
You could obviously argue that there have been several DDs but Yellow DD is IMHO , iconic . Iconic enough to be in the very first Marvel Wave.
Firestar must be the next longest-awaited .
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You got it ! I was thinking that the 'eggshell' could be made in 2 halves ,packed in 2 halves*, & then assembled by the purchaser . Then again ....that's what Cylon said ! Eggsactly .
*difficult to explain but does .....(( .........help ????
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Only 'big' if you want it to be big . The minimate vehicle design 'model' has always been 'deformed' so I was thinking keep it similar size to nigh on everything else . Other Blimps are nice but too big to go on a shelf.
Marvel Wave 87: X-Men
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I hope it's 'The Red Herring' , I love her , she's smokin' .