nandoninny Posted March 8, 2023 Posted March 8, 2023 I do. The figure would need the legs removed to fit right. I tried making the tank a little bigger but it just doesn’t look right. The top can be modded easily to fit a minimate though Quote
hellpop Posted March 8, 2023 Posted March 8, 2023 The best ones I have found are the Megablox sets, in particular the Call of Duty ones. There's a jeep that fits GI Joes pretty perfectly. Quote
nandoninny Posted March 8, 2023 Posted March 8, 2023 i agree -- the mega blox halo has some good stuff too. Quote
buttheadsmate Posted March 8, 2023 Posted March 8, 2023 I can concur about the Halo Mega stuff ,there is some good stuff available albeit not cheap . I am not an avid block-builder but in the past I have modified several 'cockpits etc.' to fit Minimates ...simply & successfully. Mega Blok figures however make good firelighters . There are 2 Mega Blok Pro tanks that are kinda scale but they are BIG but then again so are tanks Quote
thereasonsy Posted March 26, 2023 Posted March 26, 2023 So are we getting wave 3 or 4 or is it safe to assume we should start back up the Joe customizing journey? Quote
hellpop Posted March 27, 2023 Posted March 27, 2023 So yesterday I was in Ollie's Bargain Outlet, looking mostly for cheap graphic novels, but of course I also took a look at the toys. While there I found a set of GI Joe Lego knockoffs; it wasn't Kre-O but something else they released. This set included Snake Eyes and a little vehicle. It looks pretty small, but I figured it was worth the eight bucks to see if it would fit in with Minimates. Unfortunately, this is undoubtedly the shoddiest Lego wannabe that I've ever seen. The design has none of the structural support safeguards that a real Lego release builds in, which is especially problematic in this case as the bricks do not lock in as they are supposed to. I had the thing mostly built but the roof wouldn't stay, and while I was fiddling with that the front assembly fell off. I ended up just boxing the whole thing back up. The sad thing is that it does look like a Minimate would fit in rather well, better than a Lego, but I'll never know. Anyway, if you see one of these sets in the wild don't bother, unless you want to glue the set together or something. At least I got an official Snake Eyes minifig out of the whole thing! Quote
thereasonsy Posted March 27, 2023 Posted March 27, 2023 19 minutes ago, hellpop said: So yesterday I was in Ollie's Bargain Outlet, looking mostly for cheap graphic novels, but of course I also took a look at the toys. While there I found a set of GI Joe Lego knockoffs; it wasn't Kre-O but something else they released. This set included Snake Eyes and a little vehicle. It looks pretty small, but I figured it was worth the eight bucks to see if it would fit in with Minimates. Unfortunately, this is undoubtedly the shoddiest Lego wannabe that I've ever seen. The design has none of the structural support safeguards that a real Lego release builds in, which is especially problematic in this case as the bricks do not lock in as they are supposed to. I had the thing mostly built but the roof wouldn't stay, and while I was fiddling with that the front assembly fell off. I ended up just boxing the whole thing back up. The sad thing is that it does look like a Minimate would fit in rather well, better than a Lego, but I'll never know. Anyway, if you see one of these sets in the wild don't bother, unless you want to glue the set together or something. At least I got an official Snake Eyes minifig out of the whole thing! The entire line is horrible and not really a good fit for our Mates. It was heart breaking. Quote
DSTZach Posted March 27, 2023 Posted March 27, 2023 23 hours ago, thereasonsy said: So are we getting wave 3 or 4 or is it safe to assume we should start back up the Joe customizing journey? It remains to be seen. We're showing off two unusual Joe sets at the mid-April Showcase. Not 3 and 4. Hopefully people dig them, because we will probably offer them first, unless the new retailer comes in and 3 gets moved up. Quote
ApexPredator Posted March 27, 2023 Posted March 27, 2023 (edited) Whaa…. New retailer you say?? Online or brick and mortar… or both? are the unusual joe sets future con exclusives or separate entities? Edited March 27, 2023 by ApexPredator Quote
nandoninny Posted March 27, 2023 Posted March 27, 2023 ah man, you know how excited we all are for these characters to come out. i'm not sure if its the whole 'watched pot never boils' thing but i feel like everytime something is to be announced something happens on the back end where we just gotta wait more. oh well. still hoping we get a pretty big tigerforce box set sometime Quote
nandoninny Posted April 3, 2023 Posted April 3, 2023 he was super nice and was more worried about fitting his signature on there. not sure if he thought they were custom or what but he didn't ask anything about them. i also got comics and regular old joes signed too plus got a sketch from him. he didn't really say much but was smiling the entire time and thanked me after i thanked him for coming to houston. he had a decent line of folks everytime i walked by so i think he was happy in general. i'd met him about 20+ years ago when devils due was doing thier gi joe line so i really didn't have any new questions or anything so maybe i should have been more engaging but i didn't want to hold up the line Quote
nandoninny Posted April 3, 2023 Posted April 3, 2023 that said, if you ever do a larry hama figure i'd be first in line! Quote
funkguerilla Posted April 5, 2023 Posted April 5, 2023 On 4/2/2023 at 7:31 PM, nandoninny said: that said, if you ever do a larry hama figure i'd be first in line! Did you know there actually is a Larry Hama figure? A six inch guy from Fresh Monkey Fiction. Quote
nandoninny Posted April 5, 2023 Posted April 5, 2023 5 hours ago, funkguerilla said: Did you know there actually is a Larry Hama figure? A six inch guy from Fresh Monkey Fiction. i did, thanks! love it but i'm not really into 6" figures. got a few but prefer minimates. thanks though! i did get the simpsons matt groening and stan lee figures. was lucky enough to get the matt one signed but missed out on stan. Quote
jettstorm Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 On 3/27/2023 at 2:03 PM, DSTZach said: It remains to be seen. We're showing off two unusual Joe sets at the mid-April Showcase. Not 3 and 4. Hopefully people dig them, because we will probably offer them first, unless the new retailer comes in and 3 gets moved up. Oh man, now you've got me worried about the future of this license. GI Joe Minimates is a dream line for me and it feels like its just barely gotten started but that statement makes me feel like maybe these aren't doing as well as we hope they are for you guys. I hope I'm reading it wrong but I guess past history with Minimate licenses I loved the most dying prematurely (DC, MAX, Star Trek, Rocky) have me concerned. I really hope there is more life left in this line because I still have some pretty significant needs to feel even slightly fulfilled...especially some army builder Cobras. Quote
Navaan Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 23 hours ago, jettstorm said: Oh man, now you've got me worried about the future of this license. GI Joe Minimates is a dream line for me and it feels like its just barely gotten started but that statement makes me feel like maybe these aren't doing as well as we hope they are for you guys. I hope I'm reading it wrong but I guess past history with Minimate licenses I loved the most dying prematurely (DC, MAX, Star Trek, Rocky) have me concerned. I really hope there is more life left in this line because I still have some pretty significant needs to feel even slightly fulfilled...especially some army builder Cobras. Army Builders. Make a set with Trooper, Viper, Crimson Guard and BAT and it will sell like crazy to Joe fans. Quote
DSTZach Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Navaan said: Army Builders. Make a set with Trooper, Viper, Crimson Guard and BAT and it will sell like crazy to Joe fans. I agree. We'll see how it goes. Quote
elhonez Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 Whaaaaaat...? My eyes will definitely be on the Showcase! Quote
Freaqualizer Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 51 minutes ago, elhonez said: Whaaaaaat...? My eyes will definitely be on the Showcase! Will you get them back when the Showcase is over? Quote
elhonez Posted April 9, 2023 Posted April 9, 2023 (edited) I will donate them to science and replace them with cyborg Cobra BAT eyes. Edited April 9, 2023 by elhonez Quote
SCW Posted April 11, 2023 Posted April 11, 2023 On 4/5/2023 at 4:46 PM, nandoninny said: i did, thanks! love it but i'm not really into 6" figures. got a few but prefer minimates. thanks though! i did get the simpsons matt groening and stan lee figures. was lucky enough to get the matt one signed but missed out on stan. FWIW the Hama figure is 3 3/4 (actually 4" as most modern 3 3/4 actually are) and not 6". Quote
nandoninny Posted April 11, 2023 Posted April 11, 2023 9 hours ago, SCW said: FWIW the Hama figure is 3 3/4 (actually 4" as most modern 3 3/4 actually are) and not 6". you're absolutely right -- and now i do regret not getting the figure to get signed but too late now. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.