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Happy holidays everyone! Another great year for Minimates and hopefully for all of us as well.

Zach, what's the skinny on series 4? Any solicitation news? I'm really looking forward to that Ultra Magnus and Hot Rod!

Also, throwing out hopes that series 5 includes Cyclonus and Scourge to fill out Galvatron's ranks 

6 minutes ago, Onyx_6 said:

From Luke!

I would, but they're no longer up on his website!

1 hour ago, DSTZach said:

We are re-soliciting the MMPR VInimates 2-pack to gather more orders, maybe as soon as next month. I do not THINK the price is changing, but it may. If you need to, place a new order with your retailer of choice; if you did not pre-order, I recommend you do so, as it may be the difference between production and shelving.

Would you recommend we do that through BBTS? or direct from DST?

@luke314pi Will you be receiving the Megazord and Dragonzord 2-pack?

On 12/19/2022 at 12:01 PM, DSTZach said:

Series 1 packaging is done. Might be an early spring release at this point. 

This week we will solicit our first two-pack, the Young Bucks! You can see them in this episode of the Young Bucks' Being the Elite:

https://youtu.be/0eb_4riILP0?t=827

Next month I believe we will solicit a special deluxe set. Exciting!

Zach, where can we pre-order the Bucks, considering their exclusivity?

I'm disappointed that there has only been one mention of the Inhumans. I mean, there's already six of them to begin with!

On 4/22/2022 at 10:59 AM, buttheadsmate said:

Who would put an actual hairpiece on to a Thing head ? It ain't 'appening 

I once had together a mid transformation Ben Grimm

https://imgur.com/a/ZG9NmiI

like that.

42 minutes ago, hellpop said:

Give me my Usagi Minimate Zach!!!

And Gen, Tomoe Ame, Lord Noriyuki, Kitsune, Zato-Ino...

Awesome! I always felt he'd be an excellent pack-in character (like Robin from the Muppets) if DST ever chooses to revisit the late Outback. 

1 hour ago, AFMcGill said:

The Wasp costume we really need.

Yeah, I'd love to see this happen. 

I thought about a series of just different Ant-Man and Wasp teams in two packs, but this wouldn't work if the direction has shifted to six in a box. 

Scott Lang Ant-Man / Hank Pym Wasp
Hank Pym Yellowjacket / Janet Van Dyne Wasp 
Rita de Mara Yellowjacket / Nadia Pym Wasp  

Something like that, perhaps. 

No, I think putting the pegs directly on the torso would work better. Less flimsy, doesn't mess with the height of the figure. It would weaken the universality of minimates figures, but I'm sure theres plenty of characters it could work out for. 

Strange, I coulda sworn you were older... 

Anyways, thanks for the years of laughter and here's to a few more. Happy birthday!

1. DC - Superman
The archetypical hero and such a simple, effective minimate. 

2. DC - Mary Marvel
Just as well done as Superman, but also an impressive enough deep cut into the DC pantheon and a profession of my love for Golden Age Marvel Family comics.

3. Marvel - Black Costume Spider-Man
BHM is right. This one's the best of the best. 

4. Marvel - Vision
Probably my favorite Marvel character, and the minimate is full of such charm. Looks exactly as he needs to, phasing arms and all. 

5. Godzilla - Mechagodzilla
As iconic as the main man himself, and a testament to the talent of the minimates sculptors. 

6. Alien - 1979 Alien
Just like Mechagodzilla, an impressive feat of sculpting showcasing the transformative quality of minimates while also the most definitive version of the character, IMHO.

7. Universal Monsters - Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein is one of my most favorite movies and the impressionist quality of this minimate overjoys me. 

8. Westerns - Showdown Blondie
You see, in this world there are two kinds of people, my friend: those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.

On 12/6/2021 at 11:48 PM, minifigvig said:

it would be nice to have some more hulk characters. 

One big 'Friends & Foes' pack of guys he tangled with during the Trimpe years (early-mid '70s) would be marvelous!

Hulk, Doc Samson, Sandman, Abomination, Rhino, Warlock

I'd say that's a good start, especially in time for his 60th anniversary. 

51 minutes ago, DSTZach said:

It might mean less army-builders in six-packs, but perhaps exclusive army builders sets can be offered through other channels. 

More like Luke's Multiple Man exclusive, please!

The Dark Knight by Miller, Janson, and Varley

• Batman / The Joker
• Robin / Mutant Leader
• Superman / Armored Batman

But that isn't happening anytime soon...

A more realistic wish would be the Inhumans Saga

• Karnak / Gorgon
• Crystal / Medusa 
• Black Bolt / Maximus the Mad

...and the Kree/Skull war

• Captain Marvel / Super-Skrull  
• Vision / Scarlet Witch 
• Goliath / Triton

On second thought, maybe none of these are very realistic...

On 11/13/2021 at 5:21 PM, buttheadsmate said:

 

Silver age Angel .....I reckon I'll be lonely with that choice but that one is an almost perfect Minimate .

Probably because you're lonely in owning it! 

On 1/26/2021 at 2:22 PM, elhonez said:

how about an X-Men / Savage Land wave?

 

A proper Sauron

Ka-Zar

Zabu

Shanna the She-Devil (classic)

...then a couple of X-Men to seal the deal:

Savage Land Wolverine

Savage Land Rogue

 

Put Shanna with Zabu, to motivate people to buy the Ka-Zar

Put Ka-Zar with Rogue, to make sure Ka-Zar sells

Wolverine and Sauron = license to print money

 

Plus Zaladane and Magneto. Perfect companion to Wave 60.

Ka-Zar / Sauron
Wolverine / Zabu
Rogue / Magneto
BaF: Zaladane

That Snake Eyes looks perfect to me. Much closer to my preferred G.I. Joe #21 look.

I hope Larry Hama's getting a kick outta these.

Are there any female minimates that have a completely yellow body (at least just a torso) other than Galactus' Nova? I don't think I'm into such a pearlescent body. 

1 hour ago, Trekker 42 said:

Mastermind or another member of the Imperial Guard I suspect. 

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

Excellent news! I'm sure this is most members' most anticipated wave in a while. 

In other X-related news, with the return of Milligan, Allred, and Allred's "X-Statix" any chance we could see a wave dedicated to them? They've got the perfect look for minimates, IMO.

7 hours ago, hellpop said:

I remember talking with you all about Transformers Minimates a decade ago, and knowing what a dream it was for some of you on Team Minimate made me so happy when you finally got to actually do it.

This actually makes me want every Transformers minimate 10x more than I already do. Thanks for sharing, Pop! It's a very nice thought to have.

I just generally find it amazing that Marvel decided to do Eternals in the first place. They own all of Jack Kirby's best IP's and they chose to make a movie out of his worst comic book. Part of me thinks it was in an effort to compete with Warner Bros. Fourth World movie, which ultimately fell through.