Ronan The Accuser

Hmmn,,, here's a few army builders I'd go cuckoo over! Nice contest Carnage, thanks for hosting!

Mindless Ones

Leaders Pink Humanoids

Warwolves

Same feeling here. Very eager for clarification on the "will" vs "try" debate for Ronan. Still in shock that he didn't make it, thought he was a slam dunk.

Marvel is my main interest and we'd already seen most of what was shown before. Other stuff looks cool but not much that I'll chase. Pathfinder might pique my curiosity and I've commited to the Kill Bill sets but that's it. I'll be skipping most of the other properties.

If Ronan's not in the four pack I'm saving money. Completely stunned that that he didn't make it.

Looking forward to buying the two pack you guys keep referencing but where are you seeing that?

Edit: Nevermind, just saw where CBMM1 posted it from the panel. Glad Ronan is coming but will believe it when it gets here. Hope my thrice cursed local TRU's decide to carry the fershlugging set.

Are you freaking kidding me?! Ronan didn't make the box set? But this Thane character did,,, raaaaaargh,

Classic Attuma.

Or comic Batroc.

Rocket Raccoon Warbird

Perfect for a standard sized Minimate. She's not flopping around in there, it closes perfectly.

That looks great. I ran into these over the past weekend and grabbed a Warbird. Very neat little vehicle and I'm amazed at the simplicity of the assembly. Everything snaps and clicks together tightly like building blocks/bricks. The detail is great but gets lost in the single color flat paint job. I might check out one of those Gundam pens I hear about and add a little detail in there. I'm thinking about buying two more and not attaching the lower wings, just using them as little jump jets to flank the "bigger" one. I'll put all of the attachable guns on the main one. Just a thought. Not sure if I'm going to use them for Hydra or maybe as Shield. The colors make it easier to slap a Shield logo on it and call it a day.

Can't wait to check out the Milano with the entire team in front. I'm using them as my modern 616 team and adding Gamora and Nova from the previous two pack. I only read the first two or three trades of the new Guardians so this will do for my "essential" members. Though I'd like to see that dog... Kozmo was it? Looking forward to seeing Starlord, Rocket and Groot the most from these packs.

We've got to get that comic Ronan,Nice bright green colors, man would that light up the villains shelf. I haven't seen a classic comic Ronan since the 5 inch line.

I'm ashamed to admit i hadn't noticed Ronan's hammer was incorrect in the Guardians wave. I'll probably try to cut it and switch it around.

Wow, lots of goodies in there. Nice set and the bonus Ock arms are an unexpected treat.

It does look promising.

Oooooooooooh... that's about perfect. Thanks for the pic.

I could swear there's another space character or race that uses a ship similar to that but I can't place it. A Villain maybe?

Right now I'm thinking of grabbing 1 Milano for the Guardians set, which, I could swear "I wasn't going to buy" , but seem to be doing it anyway. Funny how that happens with minimates. I think it's a combination of factors, I'm not getting much else this year and this is a neat little one and done set that completes the team. Add the fact that they're close enough to comic versions and I can add cool accessories... that sounds like fun to me. Sold.

Rockets ship, two of them, are destined for flat green paint and service in the Hydra army as gunships. Pew Pew!

Jeff, thanks for the heads up, looking forward to hearing what you think about the other ships.

Thanks for the info and the comparison pics Jeff, the Hasbro stuff looks perfect for minimates.

I looked around for the Milano after viewing the pics and found this neat little ship too...

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=31268106&ab=TRU:tproduct_rr:Customers%20Also%20Liked:2

I hope that fits minimates scale as I've got plans for that bad boy!

Very nice stuff! The Galactus and Helicarrier scenes look great. Looks like you guys had a fun show.

Two box sets one classic with Magneto and one modern with Mystique.

Yes! Since we already have a few Magneto's and another Mystique on the way, I'd like to see them focus on the rest of the team(s) and compliment the box sets with a two-pack.

Classic Brotherhood: Toad, Mastermind, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch

80's Brotherhood: Avalanche, Pyro, Blob, Destiny

Magneto - Mystique two pack.

If you really want to make me jump for joy throw out another box set of early X-Villains to round out the original teams first 10 issues.

Vanisher, Classic Blob, Unus, Lucifer... sold! At least to me anyway.

I'd also like to see these make it to retail somehow. I thought they all looked great, especially the shark and giraffe, but man... I need that cow head!

That is one fine list you started there Karamazov, these are the kind of X-characters I like. Pretty much anything up through the 80's. 90's onward... not so much.

Also, Vanisher, Unus, Grotesk and Eric the Red!

Agreed. That's a great setup MM, I especially like the second shot. Nice work!

Looks great!

That's really freaking nice, very clean! I love the odd ball villains that Marvel pumped out in the 60's and 70's.

... as long as we get THE ORB!!!

You... you just DON'T know evil... until you have a minimate of the Orb. I believe Mysterios helmet would be a good start towards an Orb minimate making it's way to our toy shelves.

Also love some of Mnemosis suggestions for a specialty wave... especially Mindless Ones! would gladly take another Panther too and Watcher could be an amazing minimate.

Very excited to see what comes of this.

Nice find and a good deal, that Spidey set alone gets ridiculous prices on E-bay. Nice selection of a couple different corners of the Marvel U. to get you pumped for your return, enjoy!

I Agree with Polarboy. Plus, I don't want to have to buy a full case at best to ensure myself a set, I don't need that many extras. Not to mention the increase in cost cuts into the lines affordability factor for me, much easier to set $32 aside than $80 +. The few times I've ventured into the world of blind bags have not been particularly gratifying either.

Plus, in my adult life, i've never wanted to be the guy standing in the front of a TRU loudly crinkling every bag in sight while parents, children and employees look on in disbelief. It seems obnoxious. Even more so when an employee has to approach the individual to verify that he/she is not in fact opening the items. I have no problem publicly displaying my love of comics and toys but that just seems a bit much for me. Ymmv.

Regardless, i am interested to see what the product is and how it's placed in stores... but silently hoping it never comes near the Marvel lines.

I've never even heard of Pathfinder but yeah, these are pretty cool looking figures. I'll buy a box set, love that Goblin!

A comic based Ronan minimate... wahooo! I certainly hope that one gets made!

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For Asgard!

That's a really nice movie Asgardian setup! Of late I've been considering building a few movie teams/sets and wasn't sure about this one. Your pic convinced me that it's worth doing, really nice job.

Yeah, sadly agree on the wave 18, Tomb Raider boat. Just ticked off that they skip a comic wave, which I'd be into and then pick back up with the movie waves... which I'm not as into. Bought a loose AOS W. Soldier and Creel previously and recently purchased a Now Thor so I'm done with 18. Skipping any Ultron Drones and picked up Hydra from various comic shops once I realized TRU was shitting the bed on the wave. Would have liked to have tried the item number trick that YB mentioned previously but never found the item number and I looked through the entire wave 18 thread. The Tomb Raider exclusives are the ones turning out to be a problem, secondary prices are ridiculous so i may end up skipping them also.

In other news, add me to the list of stores that are receiving minimates again. ASM2 showed up at my local store, hope that exciting trend continues.

Also, what is the case pack-out? I saw 4 of everything except the Flashback Spider-Man/Max Dillon sets which only numbered 2.

Case breakdown is 5 Electro Packs, 4 Goblin packs and 3 Dillon packs per case.

I ran into a fresh case at my local TRU yesterday! Great to see minimates back on the shelf! I picked up a Dillon pack and I'm pretty pleased with it. Love the accessories, the opening briefcase is very cool and the printed newspaper is neat too. Poor Doc Conners made the back page. Dillon himself came out great, love the comb over. My Spidey face tampo is way off center, kind of a pisser to an otherwise nice two pack.

Wanted to grab an Electro pack for the "62" firehat that Spidey is wearing but couldn't justify the purchase. Last wave available in my area was TRU 17... seen and own far too many of those to want to purchase another energy Electro.

Also, fantastic job on that custom Rhino, outstanding work!!