Mysterious Stranger

17 minutes ago, MisterPL said:

I'm wondering if the "old MM properties" that might return are ones whose agreements have lapsed. Terminator seems most likely, despite the next film being pushed to November 2019.

 

So no more Gotham, Watchmen, or iZombie.

DST hasn't lost the license to The Walking Dead, have they?

I think by DC Zach meant DC Comics not the TV shows. Remember the TV shows are a separate license from the comics properties.

2 minutes ago, TENIME_art said:

I just want the rest of the Black Order. Anyone else is icing.

You know they're going to leave at least one of them out, right?

5 hours ago, youbastards said:

Zach had production samples at Toyfair, they are most likely on a boat or in a warehouse, hopefully DST's, not TRU's.

Is that confirmed?

Depends on how far along in production it was. The Infinity War TRU sets were offered to specialty shops because they were already made, packaged and in the warehouse. I would imagine the same could be done with this series if it is in production. If the factory hasn't started work on them then it might be a while until DST finds a place for this series to be released.

8 hours ago, RedTiger95 said:

They have the Teen Groot & Rocket pack up on Big Bad Toystore but you have to buy them as a set with the other two packs.

Yeah they haven't been breaking up sets much in the last year or so.

Yeah I tried to check my Rewards balance this morning and there was a message at the top of the Rewards site that said the program was cancelled effected 3/22/18. Glad I used my last $5 reward when the first news of the closings hit.

And no that 5% discount isn't an incentive at all. It was on the gaming and specialty figures like NECA, McFarlane, etc if I recall correctly.

I'm in for that Collector. He'll go nicely with my MCU GotG, maybe in the back of the shelf since he's not a perfect match.

1 hour ago, DSTZach said:

 

Hope you guys like at least one and a half packs!

Okay, that's half a pack. Just one full one left to like. 

Stopped in to my closest TRU (Van Nuys for those in L.A.) and the discounts were at between 5-20% depending on the item. Most were 10%. Minimates were picked through with only the Dark Tower and some NBX sets left. Most of the store looked like it had the usual stock levels, except Lego which weren't as fully stocked as they had been. Not picked clean though at only 10% off.

First thing I noticed when I walked in was they still had their "Now Hiring" sign up by the front door.

3 hours ago, Onyx_6 said:

Are they at least a snug fit with other brands?

Yeah they work pretty good with Lego and Mega. Not as tight a fit as using namebrand parts but workable.

7 hours ago, Onyx_6 said:

They are tempting, but I cannot seem to figure out how many you get with your purchase. If you get all 4 base plates and the connectors for $25, that is a good deal; if you are only getting some if that, then maybe it isn’t.

They're on Amazon. You get 4 base plates and a bunch of the brick connectors. I will say these are not Lego quality. They aren't bad (I have a few different sizes and shapes myself) but be aware they aren't top of the line.

On 3/25/2018 at 11:38 AM, Mystery Man said:

 

Clean Bishop and Ferro are all I really and truly want/need for my Alien(s) collection to feel complete. 

A Dropship would be damned cool... but that one two-pack = perfection

This.

I noticed today that the in store pickup is no longer an option on any of the items I looked at. Neither Minimayes nor the True Heroes brand had that as an option. I'm thinking they'll keep the website running until they are out of inventory or wholesale remaining stock to Big Lots or whomever.

Order placed.

Any word on the second series?

I just received my Calisto (amazing figure btw) and the little note that Luke includes had tips for swapping Black Tom's heads along with the April clue. Just goes to show you that even the little guys can make packing mistakes

53 minutes ago, TENIME_art said:

Let me preface this by saying I literally only did this to help you swell gents & ladies. 

That said, who needs help?

I do please! PM incoming!

2 hours ago, luke314pi said:

Damn I need to start giving harder clues. 

1 hour ago, hellpop said:

Get some advice from Zach.

Ask DST!

Walgreens is a drug store not a toy store. Street dates for toys are probably new to most of their employees. They are also not as knowledgeable about the toys as they are the other 99% of their product. Expecting them to know anything other than what their system tells them is unrealistic. Be patient. We'll get our toys eventually.

The embargo is most likely due to the release of Black Panther in theatres. They want to move Black Panther merchandise while the movie is fresh on everyone's minds and not lose sales of that merch to Infinity War merch. Is it silly? Yes but its business.

I'm down for a second Black Tom body.

They don't have a panel, just presentations to retailers and press.

Luke can you send my invoice again? My email ate it. I show the email in my inbox but there's nothing in it.

7 hours ago, JeffBohn said:

Trying to decide if the box set from comic stores will be necessary (like the Marvel movie waves lately with some exclusive characters) or totally redundant like the Beetlejuice box set (where everything was available at TRU).   Any hints?

Ask DST!

On 2/2/2018 at 11:00 AM, Zylek said:

It's funny that official pics from all the toy lines (not just minimates) won't be out until March, it'll be less than 2 months before it premieres when they finally come out.

They have Black Panther merch to move. Probably don't want it getting overshadowed by the onslaught of Infinity War product coming.

Thinkgeek had the singles for a while. Not sure if they still do or not.

I believe the first TRU series was just a best of from Series 1 and 2 so if you have those you wouldn't be missing any characters.

8 hours ago, suicidewatch said:

Morph. For real? Y’all really know how to derail a thread. 

It's Morphin' Time!