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A pair of needle nosed pliers in the peg hole with pressure applied to open them can offer some grab. I'd be careful with this technique and it's definitely not good for really stuck ones.

53 minutes ago, minifigvig said:

it’s already looking really good so far! would def buy one once it’s all been finalized, especially if it can fit that many figures

 

do you think it would work to size it up just enough so that everyone in the back would sit on benches facing each other? 

We'll see how it goes. If anything, I'll be looking for ways to make it smaller. It takes over a day to print all of the parts for the single seaters I've made so far. This one could get ugly.

I was considering peg holes and modular seating so bench seating might be a possibility but probably not. I'm going to move to a single pilot seat so I can fit it closer to the front.

It's funny. I was going to work on the Marauder so Buck would have someone to dogfight with. But I remembered this roll of dark blue plastic I haven't put much use to and thought maybe I'll just play a little with a Blackbird design.

You can always keep an eye out for an eBay resale.

I think I'm going to try to round the body a bit more. Or at least the roof.

38 minutes ago, buttheadsmate said:

Batroc first appeared In Tales of Suspense issue 75 .  He was initially known as Batroc the Leper due to a printer's error , IMHO an `armless mistake .

 

I heard that issue was doing well initially and then sales really fell off.

Just to follow up on this. Dave kindly took me up on the offer and created a Bishop face for me.

I used my technique of printing on clear sticker paper and painting the backside of the eyes white. It didnt\'t come out great. I'll post a photo once I get a chance to print on white sticker paper.

Thanks Dave!

14 minutes ago, thereasonsy said:

Exactly what I am thinking about! Man I wish it was on shapeways 

You could reach out to Ivan. He still has an account here and checks messages from time to time if you don't mind maybe waiting a bit.

I could create this model easily enough when my project queue thins out a bit. The only problem I have with uploading to Shapeways is that I'd have to order at least one myself and make sure it actually fits with Minimate parts. And if it doesn't then you gotta update and order another one. Not very convenient for me to help you out this way.

I'd prototype on my own FDM printers. If that quality is good enough for you, we can probably work something out.

But maybe try Ivan first. I've got lots of projects on the go and his is already done if you can get him to share or put on Shapeways.

Hi Folks,

Starting a new thread for custom figures. I've made a few Minimate customs that I'd like to post but it will be mostly 3d printed stuff of my own design.

My first customs come with a bit of a story. Some of you may recall from my vehicles thread that my initial Cylon Raider was actually too small to hold a Cylon Minimate. I hate to be wasteful and this really bothered me. Soooo close. LOL But what to do with the 3 I had already printed?

I have an idea. Lego minifigs are smaller than Minimates. How about a Lego minifig? There is no Cylon minifig. OK. There are lots of minifig parts on thingiverse. There is a helmet I can use. All I need is a torso. So I made a torso and completed a Lego Cylon.

Problem solved. Right? Well not exactly. Can you guess what the problem is now?

Seated, he's basically the same height as a Minimate. Grrr. What if I design my own Minimate-like Cylon figure. Maybe I can get some kind of speed boost or something.

Well, that doesn't really help either does it? But if we can upscale the Raider to fit a Cylon Minimate, we can downscale a Cylon Minimate-like block figure to fit a Raider.

This time, problem solved once and for all!

The end.

23 minutes ago, buttheadsmate said:

Batroc ?  

That's a bit of a leap isn't it? Wouldn't be the first time you jump to conclusions.

This is what I like about designing and printing stuff.

I be he had a Eureka moment when he decided to make one peg longer than the other. It just works so well.

Somewhat inspired by the toy linked above, some preliminary work on a new model.

1 hour ago, thereasonsy said:

Did that person who was printing out new hips to get Minimates to cross their legs ever succeed?

Ivan was successful. Look a bit down this page.

http://www.minimatelabs.com/default.php

Or is there a more recent effort you're thinking of?

3 hours ago, thereasonsy said:

I chopped the legs off the tables but everything else kind of works. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CnQOaiwOypy/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Now I wish I wasn't a tinfoil hat wearing crackpot with no instagram account due to concerns of being tracked by "Big Brother". LOL

1 minute ago, thereasonsy said:

I bit the bullet on some of these. They really are hit or miss.

They were priced well enough that it won't hurt too bad if some stuff doesn't scale well. Interested to see how they work out for you.

3 hours ago, hellpop said:

I was browsing around Amazon and I saw these sets; I can't quite tell but I bet they would scale well with GI Joe Minimates:

https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/327359CB-F3FF-4A7D-85CB-199A0821240D?ingress=2&visitId=c6ed2041-5a65-44a3-8bcf-400056e8d833&ref_=ast_bln

Nice find. Sadly it looks to me like a mix of 12" scale and probably 3.75" scale figures and accessories. All of which will likely be too big for minimates. You never know though. I find some oversize stuff still looks pretty good. Playmobil horses for example.

Great work as always Luke!

17 hours ago, nandoninny said:

that is awesome and thanks for letting me know how to clear my pictues!!  so many times i've tried to upload and couldn't b/c of the limit.

this looks awesome by the way and glad to hear sales are in its favor!

If you are don't want to delete old stuff to make room, get a free account at a photo hosting site. Upload your photos there and then link to them. All my photos posted in the last couple of years are hosted on flickr.

5 hours ago, youbastards said:

LOL Spidey joins the Vindicators!

1 hour ago, DSTZach said:

Hmm....  

or did you mean Hamm ...?

1 hour ago, NerdyTrev said:

I definitely think its just five different spider-men. 

They should give them all pointy finger hands and package them in a circle. 🤣

Sorry. This isn't about Minimates but you guys are the only ones I know who will appreciate this.

I was out walking this afternoon and I saw a guy who looked just like the Krang exosuit from the classic cartoon. LIke a live human version. I almost did a spit take. Kind of a pointy head with a buzz cut and squared off oversized glasses. It would be such a great Halloween costume for that guy.

1 hour ago, thereasonsy said:

This person managed to get the Jada TMNT set and it doesn’t look that bad! 
 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CvE8Mgaua63/?img_index=1&igshid=YmQ5MjYyNzNkNQ==

That looks awesome!

14 minutes ago, buttheadsmate said:

The words 'DST' & 'Kickstarter' still leave a nasty taste in many a Minimate collector's mouth.

 

 

 

 

  

 

I dig what you're saying man. It's almost like if Baskin Robins had 88 flavours, all bad.

PS Though I think most of us would put our faith in Luke if he did one.

22 minutes ago, Navaan said:

No villains for Power Rangers.

No troop builders for GI Joe.

GI Joe Adventure Team instead of Flint, Zartan, Lady Jaye, Firefly, Stalker, Major Bludd, etc, to bring out a slew of characters already mostly forgotten by the 80s.

Removing the new, diverse character from a box set *around the time of her own upcoming show.*

AEW minimate ring, not with AEW champion MJF, or Sting, or Darby Allin, or Keith Lee, or PAC, or any other wrestler, but a commentator; at least add alternative Tony Schiovane, Jim Ross and Tazz parts...

Seriously, I'm a fan but as a fan, I have to wonder, WTF.

Some of these could have been licensor decisions. But that's quite a pile of seemingly poor choices. DST should take note.

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

I'm wondering what people would think of a Blackbird styled like the one in this link. It's only a two seater. But I think a four or six seater could be created for mates with a somewhat similar look.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1997-men-blackbird-jet-original-box-504233662