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Get in there! Yes! I was hoping that they would have done something like this for Aquaman! Finned heels! Thanks for the info HAR! Patiently waiting pics now.

From the box, very difficult probably. The good news is that if you put the minimate in the freezer for ten minutes, then use some kitchen roll or tissue to get a grip, the helmet will come off much easier. Honest! It's a good trick to know. :biggrin:

Forbidden Planet have a very bad habit of just changing the dollar sign on a RRP to pounds and to hell with the exchange rate. The DC two-packs I got from a LCS selling on eBay as opposed to a chain like FP still had the bricks and mortar price on them. 6 pounds 50 which is pretty good for the UK.

Saw them today, looked great but 9 pounds 99? Was going to pass entirely on these but having seen them in the flesh they do look great with the helmet accessory but at nigh on 18 dollars per two pack, I'll hopefully get a better deal from the reliable sellers on eBay.

I would just like to take a moment to defend my Ultimate Hero. Anyone who knows me knows how much I love the Ultimate Line and why we still don't have an Ultimate Thor or Ultimate Iron Man is beyond me........but that's for another thread . Anyway, if you read the comics you would know that when Peter joins the underground wrestling circuit he dons a familar suit with NO WEBBS. Later, when he because our Friendly Hero he adds the webbs. The mate was a nod to the Pre-Spider-Man Wrestling costume found in the 1st arc of Ultimate Spider-Man. In that vein I think it was pretty cool. Best, not by a long shot, but I still don't think it should be classifed as worse. Again, this is a humble opinion from an Ultimate fan . Please resume discussion. neo A spirited defence! Aware he joined the wrestling circuit, hence the appearance in the movie, but the mate was called Ultimate Spider-man. He should have been in his regular suit!

After studying the entire collection I'll start with the worst in my eyes... Two Spideys I'm afraid... Ultimate Spider-man. Just a change in the spider emblem and no webbing. The eyes should have been bigger from standard Spider-man and the webbing slightly more restrained, rather than left out. Spidey 2099. Very poor quality plastic and reeked of little effort. Was worse at release time as he replaced Thanos IIRC. I also have a complete dislike of New X-Men Cyclops. The jacket is cool enough but that hair and visor piece... eurgh. Ruins that figure. The best in show? Surprise, surprise but... I wish I could say an amalgam of the two Caps but picking one I'd have to go with the most recent redo. Yeah, he's missing a line on his boots and the sides aren't tampoed but I love his detailed mask and the mail work on the suit. That wins out over the first Cap, even though his plastic is also slightly better - just! If you had to convince a comic fan who was unaware of minimates that the line was worth purchasing, then either Captain America would be placed in their hand to see their reaction. Reserve: Blue Beetle. The paint on his goggles can be inconsistent but he's a winner in my eyes. I prefer this mask type to the new DCD Batman style. 2nd, 3rd and 4th Reserves Red and Yellow Classic Ironman. Just a perfect rendition. Dark Phoenix. Similar in style to Iron Man's detailing but pristinely done on my example and I really like the shading and the look captured on her face. Ben Reilly Spider-man needs a mention, flawless! Great thread!

Yeah, the unmasked Daredevil from the early Marvel waves was a bit pointless. Tried to get it once but it was lost in the post so never bothered again! Unmasked Daredevil? It's Daredevil from wave 1 with a repainted Peter Parker hairpiece, which in an ideal world he should have come with. The DC waves seem to be slightly better but not perfect though. No hair for Ted Kord although C3 Flash's works well.

Had quite a good examination of various mates this weekend and although the DCs are considerably better than the quality of the Astonishing X-men wave, the waves which included the Spider-Women / Sable / Black cat / Roque / Mystique were easily the pinnacle of minimate production. Seem heftier, less stress marks on the plastic and being fully painted it gives them a more robust feel when compared to the pitiful Sentry.

Mostly paint and mostly Ryu although I did have a Chun-Li with a broken leg. Ryu's belt was very badly done on two of my examples. The worst piece had red smeared on his white gi ( from the still paint fresh gloves ) and the paint coverage on the shoulders was congealed on one arm and nigh on non-existent on the other. Just a bit unlucky with that line probably. Own pretty much the entire Marvel line and the only other issue I had was a missing arm accessory from the Sandman pack.

Probably a bit unlucky. My Booster Gold was pretty badly painted around the hairline / visor interface and I just noticed his two left arms when taking him from the pack. Luckily the plastic was malleable enough to still allow elbow movement with a small amount of force. I bought two sets of this two-pack as I sometimes combine the best looking parts of two of the "same" figures if I really like that character. One for display and one for just mucking around with. QC on the others seems pretty tight though. Certainly better than Streetfighter. So I have a Blue Beetle who has a slightly better set of goggles than the other but the difference in the two Boosters is pretty large. "Mucking about" Booster wouldn't pass QC, "Sunday Best" Booster is pristine!

Great news! I'm really curious to see if Aquaman will have fins on his calves. It's a long shot due to the legs being a standard part but I didn't expect the Penguin to be given special shoes, so they just might! Even fins attached to the back of the feet would be great. Whatever, I'm really looking forward to Aquamate. He's crisp and unfussy looking in the proto shots. The Water-bearer custom version won't be exactly hard either. :biggrin:

Yeah, when the prototype shots were made available, the Robin / Penguin two-pack was the only one I was so-so about but... ...these DC minimates always look far better when they are released. Robin's mask looks great and the Penguin having little feet is a unexpected touch. I even like Hal Jordan's bigger forehead, it seems a bit more reminiscent of the character due to the mask shape. Blue Beetle looks brilliant and will knock Iceman from the bronze position in my Top 3. Captain America ( the most recent one with the scaled suit ) and C3 Nightwing still hold the top spots.

I think it would be the classic costumes so they fit in with the rest of the wave. Probably!