thereasonsy
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On 4/6/2026 at 7:55 AM, Nervous Rex said:
Great work Barry and Luke! They look gorgeous!
I hope we get a series 2
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20 hours ago, luke314pi said:
I have wondered if there is a good way to have the side panels stretch around the shoulder joint, similar to how I did it for the neck joint by making the opening large enough to fit around the ball. A lot of these things definitely depend on the type of paper used.
I was testing one using the neck hole for the shoulder hole but them adhd won and I forgot. I was thinking it would work if you kept the top part still cut. Will need to pick that up.
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6 hours ago, Liney said:
Fina one out the batch that were ready for uploading before the 'accident' - Star Trek TAS Lt M'ress - face and chest (hopefully matched Cheetah/Tigra) added to the megapost
Had to break the no nose rule for this one!
This in white and you have a Hep from the starjammers!
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Trying to see if I can make this work. I made some BATS color matched to Cyclops from Astonishing X-Men. This leverages the new Luke decal template, Gareth’s muscles, and eye strain from looking at different BAT figures. The recipe of cyclops, a pathfinder helmet, and Coco head isn’t my idea but, I loved it and can’t find the original poster to give them credit.
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3 hours ago, Liney said:
A tough call between Giant Man and the Avengers boxset.
Ultimately the boxset one fits my golden age mental image. And has the classic helmet.
If the blues match, I'd pop Giant Man's more detailed arms and legs on the original for best of both worlds
That’s very Hannah Montana of you. I have been a fan of the best of Pym. Probably because he can also be made to double for Enlomgated Man.
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On 3/24/2026 at 5:51 PM, Liney said:
Maybe someone, far more talented than I, could 3d model one? 🤔
That’s the hope!
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2 hours ago, Padrino said:
Thank you so much for sharing this! Absolutely beautiful work!
This one really hurts as I had the LJN Strongheart and Fire Elemental figures when I was a kid and took them everywhere. Same with the Marvel Inferno set. Loved that storyline (and so do the Stranger Things writers, apparently) and really miss the chance to have those figures in hand.
Yeah… that baby Christopher was perfect and uncustomizable.
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15 hours ago, elhonez said:
Nice work Luke! You know I love me some mock solicitation photos.
Same, serendipitously Spector Creative talks about this a little today
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On 1/1/2022 at 8:43 AM, luke314pi said:
I almost always use Adobe Illustrator, but I have designed some in Photoshop as well. Here are 2 tutorials you can use:
Why do I not remember this base? And more importantly where did I store mine?
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On 3/18/2026 at 2:00 PM, Liney said:
Added some photos for my casting attempts.
The below shows my test of my waist riser, star trek flare cast, and Kitty with one casted foot (her right) which I think looks even clearer as it doesn't have a peg hole in the bottom
I. Am. So. Jealous.
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On 3/20/2026 at 9:08 AM, luke314pi said:
I saw an absolute stunner of a Minimate set in my dream last night. I was walking around a comic/gaming shop, thinking to myself that they might have a few Minimates somewhere in here. The store was enormous. I finally found a wall of smaller action figures, and right in the middle of the wall was a lone Minimates 5-pack. It was the newer style of sets with @Barry's artwork on a front flap that opens. The artwork was from Onslaught: X-Men, but in Minimate form, and it was glorious. I opened it up, and the set contained: Feral Wolverine with bone claws, X-Man (Nate Grey), Jean Grey with a new sculpted hair piece and a fierce look, Bishop, and Final Form Onslaught. It also had a small unarticulated Franklin Richards. I brought it to the owner and asked where it came from. He said it just came out today, from the new owners of Diamond Select Toys. I was so mad when I woke up that this wasn't real.😆
I’m screaming through tears as this set would be legendary.
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I’ve always been a fan of the pinmates one. https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/spotlight-pinmates-uss-enterprise-by/
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3 hours ago, Barry said:
I looked at my files to see if I had recorded the quantities produced, but I don’t unfortunately. They would have been in a weekly document I held, but as the items were shipped and released, they dropped off.
At any rate, my best guess is that they were just not produced in the same quantities. Preorders for the first one were probably higher, then as sales for it dropped off, people did not order as much for set 2 to try and accommodate for the less-than-expected numbers for Set 1’s sales. Then, when BOTH were available, consumers got more excited and bought both together, increasing the sales of Set 1, reducing the presumed dead stock of Set 1, and causing Set 2 to sell out. It’s just an unfortunate incident that happens a lot in collecting.
This is why preorders matter so much, they are used to calculate how many items should be made in a production run. Not just for Minimates, but all collectibles.
I don’t think people realize how preorders impact more than just collectibles. It impacts books, movies, music, everything, so thank you for explaining.
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He looks perfect! I can’t wait to have him in my collection!
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2 minutes ago, Barry said:
I’ve updated my website with major additions to most MM galleries. (As far as I can tell) there are now just over 2,500 images. This brings the site up to date on every design I was the lead on, or consider to be mainly mine. I can still post unreleased figures here if people are interested though, and if people have questions about anything they see there, I can definitely answer here as well.
Oh we are still interested and sitting patiently. The website looks beautiful. And so many great memories. I love how you originally had the Jean Grey first appearance version come with her second mask. It looks beautiful.
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On 3/6/2026 at 8:31 AM, luke314pi said:
Nailed it - it's Bonebreaker! 😁
I can’t wait to see this. I have my custom on the original 5 inch tank and it looks way too big so I’m excited for your take.
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Here’s what I’ve learned in my time in entertainment, those that know rarely tell until years later. The version of Diamond select toys that we know may be gone but that doesn’t mean the brand won’t come back in some way shape or form. Until we hear from actual people that are with the companies on the fate of the brand I wouldn’t pay much attention to bloggers or reviewers. Look at MOTU. We stilllllll don’t know the secret of the CrossGen Universe or even the “truth” around Malibu. That hasn’t stopped Topaz from being in the MCU or Marvel from printing trades. So just love the toys we have, make your own customs of the ones we want, and spread the love.
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6 hours ago, Barry said:
Any slight differences would be down to human involvement in the mixing of the Pantones. As it was, between different versions of him (like, W48, TRU 6) that was my choice to make them either reference a certain era, or just to make them look different than the last version.
As for Sue (and Johnny at that), I don't know why they didn't make it to the Best Ofs, other than we didn't go beyond Wave 3. I'm sure we would have got to them eventually.
Yeah, I just bought an extra Reed for Johnny but color matching that Sue has been the bane of my decal existence.
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6 hours ago, Liney said:
I've ordered both MM and Titania and can't wait to make them.
Haven't been able to source the base mates you recommend, so will be getting the paints out!
I can’t wait to see what you cook up!
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9 hours ago, Barry said:
He wasn't in Greatest Hits, are you referring to different rereleases* of the Best Of version, or between different waves?
*I should clarify too, incase it's not really known, that there were several different production runs of each of the Best Of waves.
You’re right he’s Best of! https://www.minimatedatabase.com/figure.php?i=1673&n=Mr.+Fantastic always found it interst8ng we never got a Sue to match him.
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15 hours ago, Barry said:
None. They were produced from the same production files and were simply meant as a rerun. Any differences people may notice can be chalked up to human... I wouldn’t call them errors... human element I suppose...? They would just be minor variations that can happen when starting a new production run and trying to match something one-for-one that was manufactured some time ago. In my personal archives, they are the same figures.
Is this the reason for the variance in FF blues?
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41 minutes ago, luke314pi said:
He has not been guessed yet. He did have a Marvel Legends figure.
Hasbro or toybiz….
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1 hour ago, Nessex said:
I'm gonna need a cardboard cut out suit to hang around his neck if it is!
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