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    G.I. Joe Minimates!

    in TV, Movie, & Video Game Minimates

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    12 hours ago, Navaan said:

    THE JADA STUFF IS TOO SMALL.

     

    They are designed for figurines about chest height of a minimate.

     

    If you want vehicles, look into Sigma Six adventure sets.

    Agreed. It’s not a true 1/24 scale so several things don’t work. Similar to the play sets they made. I typically just use my old 3.75” vehicles since tanks, are you know. Big. 

    NYCC 2022 MInimates

    in Crisis of Infinite Minimates

    Posted

    7 hours ago, Smashmaster12 said:

    Without any word on shipping or any responses to my inquiries, I got an email from DST this morning saying a package was out for delivery. 

    I guess they do exist 
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    I got mine at the con have been in love ever since. Wish Scarlet had the iron Man shoulder effect thing but otherwise I’ve been happy… except for my usual rants.

    G.I. Joe Minimates!

    in TV, Movie, & Video Game Minimates

    Posted

    On 1/18/2022 at 2:23 PM, Strider said:

    I wonder if they could work with some of the vintage vehicles. Also makes wonder what the people of Flagg would look like with minimates on it and the old minimate jets or whatever it was called

    Depends on the vehicle. I display mine with a classic HISS and a cover girl custom with a Wolverine.

    Phoenix Wave (Wave 81)

    in Marvel Minimates

    Posted

    14 hours ago, Chigarillo said:

    Of course these come out this week while I leave for two weeks to Belize. Darn honeymoon getting in the way of collecting. Have to put in an order with look when I get back, hopefully they are still available…

    Congratulations!!!

    Phoenix Wave (Wave 81)

    in Marvel Minimates

    Posted

    On 10/30/2021 at 11:29 AM, NerdyTrev said:

    Mastermind in his Hellfire garb would've been great. Although, I honestly might have replaced Corsair with him. If this is truly meant to be based off of the Dark Phoenix issues, Corsair didn't participate in those events. Maybe then give the BAF spot to Moira MacTaggert or Sebastian Shaw. 

    Even better, make Lilandra the BAF and pack Shaw in with Cyclops. Give him a shirtless option as well. 
    Phoenix / Gladiator, Dark Phoenix / Wyngarde, Cyclops / Shaw, BAF Lilandra

    I am very pleased with this series, however. Corsair is a more than welcome addition. I'm just a little too aware of these things :)

    If they went wit the mix of Animated show nostalgia with Toybiz, it makes sense to have Corsair. Personally I was hoping for a Proteus as when these figures were originally going to happen it would have been around the 40th anniversary of both stories and we did just get a Mastermind with the Brotherhood set. Although side bar a pack in Morph head would have made my day, 

    G.I. Joe Minimates!

    in TV, Movie, & Video Game Minimates

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    36 minutes ago, HellfireSamurai said:

    Well if you want to try that route; the Series 1 & 2 figures are in fact different & new as they have different paint applications than the box set figures. Also for all we know they may get some additional accessories the original release did not have included. Same as numerous other toys that get released as new when it is a minor change. Also Hasbro has released new product with old product numerous times over the years. Just go look through the GI Joe 2 pack sets or a bunch of the various Star Wars multipacks & you'll see that. 

    Hell the even the original GI Joe line in the 80's released the original straight arm versions for purchase before shortly releasing the "same" figures again with the retooled swivel arms. 

    Also as has been stated, by releasing characters again it gives other people a chance to get them that may not have been able to get the original release without having to go to secondary scalper prices. That alone is more than enough reason to justify it given that it is also some of the characters that rank as the most popular in the Joe franchise.

    I hear what you are saying but I would counter it with the packaging is a sore spot. Environmental concerns to one side.. individual but all together? So if I choose not to open a Scarlett because the mocks seem the same as the release… what then? I have to keep this whole box? Or just have another loose figure running around? You can accept that even though something doesn’t bother you it can bother others. 
     

    If we *have* to have reissues, The Snake Eyes, Commander, and Storm Shadow redecos do seem to have variation but it does seem “tight” to have them released in this format so quickly. Commander looks like a easy solider swap and Snake Eyes looks like a different figure. But Scarlett and Storm Shadow aren’t as different and therefore make it more challenging. Especially since Storm Shadow has several different costumes. Scarlett I would have either done a short hair piece to match the actual release, or redecod into a Cover Girl, Glenda, or another figure all together. Is Scarlet more popular? Yes. But could we have gotten her redeco later in the line? Absolutely. It’s what the original line did. 
     

    Lastly, I don’t want to be too heartless here but as the youth say FAAFO. We have had MULTIPLE lines cancelled due to low preorders so some people buy more. I personally bought more than I should have because I wanted this line to succeed and I prioritized buying the set instead of other toy lines. If people aren’t willing to invest and preorder, that’s on them. Maybe now they will pay attention and buy the stuff at solicitation time instead of waiting and then the line get canceled. To me, exclusive means exclusive. We have 12 figure slots and we are getting and having 4 figures released as redecos means we are only getting 8 new characters in a line that JUST launched. I get the need for the Commander and Snake eyes as the most recognizable Joes, but the other two slots? Easily could have been a twin in each pack: Tomax, Baroness, Roadblock, Snakeeyes in one. Xamot, Duke, Destro, Commander in 2. 

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