AEW (All Elite Wrestling) Minimates/Vinimates

[Onyx_6]

5 hours ago, DSTZach said:

 And we're working on another one for our next event (not NYCC, likely SDCC). 

But, you will be at NYCC, right? RIGHT!?

Edited August 24, 2023 by Onyx_6

[DSTZach]

Yes. Not every day, but most days.  Panel is Thursday at noon, tentatively. 

[Onyx_6]

So, no dst booth then? Of just that you won’t be there every day?

Also, I hope that the panel doesn’t overlap with the only photo op I got! 😱 

[DSTZach]

Oh, there'll be a booth, I just won't be at it all weekend. NY Toy Fair is two weeks before, so press appointments will be slim. And don't worry about missing the panel, I'm sure a pic of Series 85 will leak. 

[hellpop]

Boy oh boy am I glad CM Punk was in the first set.

[AugieWargo]

Glad we got him, but also glad he's gone.  I can't wait for the next few releases.

[Navaan]

I have mine going through a table... behind the ring I bought. 

I loved CM Punk years back in WWE. The resentment he seemed to have towards them was how I felt, about their product, their morals, their choices. When AEW came out, I was so happy, so glad for it.

And when Punk joined, it felt like seeing an old friend realize their potential. 

And then....

I am glad he is gone. He has no place in a locker room, if the things we read (on consensus) are true.

[hellpop]

He's one of my all time favorite performers, and that's not going to change, but boy oh boy has his conduct over the last year been detrimental. Anyway, can't wait to get the next set and Orange Cassidy!

[AugieWargo]

15 hours ago, hellpop said:

He's one of my all time favorite performers, and that's not going to change, but boy oh boy has his conduct over the last year been detrimental. Anyway, can't wait to get the next set and Orange Cassidy!

He was one of my favorites for a long time.  Now I kind of just want him to go to therapy or anger management. Something that helps him resist the urge to choke coworkers.  I can't wait for wave 2, the ring with Excalibur to be available for preorder and whatever is next.   

[DSTZach]

Excalibur and the ring go up for pre-order on 9/22.

 

We're talking about who will be in Series 3.

[AugieWargo]

9 hours ago, DSTZach said:

Excalibur and the ring go up for pre-order on 9/22.

 

We're talking about who will be in Series 3.

Can't wait.  I'm not going to lie saying who I would want to see. I will pretty much be buying anyone that makes the line.  

 

[Freaqualizer]

20 hours ago, DSTZach said:

Excalibur and the ring go up for pre-order on 9/22.

 

We're talking about who will be in Series 3.

The Acclaimed with two fingers up in a peace sign on each hand?

[Navaan]

Swerve, MJF, Wardlow, Shida, Saraya, Statlander, Soho, Lucha Bros, Christian Cage, Bryan, Luchasaurus, all must haves.

I believe Sting and Darby confirmed for a later box set.

Edited September 9, 2023 by Navaan

[hellpop]

On 9/6/2023 at 1:59 PM, DSTZach said:

Excalibur and the ring go up for pre-order on 9/22.

 

We're talking about who will be in Series 3.

Zach might I humbly suggest you consider THE AMERICAN DRAGON BRYAN DANIELSON????????

[DSTZach]

That's the tricky part, I want to make everybody. Picking and choosing is tough. BUT I want to include more female wrestlers, like Toni Storm, Black wrestlers, like Keith Lee, or both, like Jade Cargill. The line is overwhelmingly white and male so far. 

Sting and Darby are prototyped. Waiting to see when and where we offer them. We're talking to AEW.

[AugieWargo]

4 hours ago, DSTZach said:

That's the tricky part, I want to make everybody. Picking and choosing is tough. BUT I want to include more female wrestlers, like Toni Storm, Black wrestlers, like Keith Lee, or both, like Jade Cargill. The line is overwhelmingly white and male so far. 

Sting and Darby are prototyped. Waiting to see when and where we offer them. We're talking to AEW.

Yes please to more female wrestlers.   Personally, I would love to see Jade get made.  Her, Shida, Ruby and Rosa are high on my want list.  Would also love to see guys like Swerve, Keith Lee, and Scorpio Sky get made.  

Are there more VInimates planned after Britt Baker? 

[Freaqualizer]

5 hours ago, DSTZach said:

That's the tricky part, I want to make everybody. Picking and choosing is tough. BUT I want to include more female wrestlers, like Toni Storm, Black wrestlers, like Keith Lee, or both, like Jade Cargill. The line is overwhelmingly white and male so far. 

Sting and Darby are prototyped. Waiting to see when and where we offer them. We're talking to AEW.

Would Keith Lee or Brian Cage have powerhouse torsos or will they be just the standard chest block?

[DSTZach]

I am not the designer, but I would vote chest cover for Keith Lee and Samoa Joe and probably NO chest cover for Cage. Just how I see it. 

The next Vinimate has been designed, not sure about approved.  Won't be ready for NYCC, but could lead to a cool signing at SDCC.

[Navaan]

On 9/10/2023 at 1:13 PM, DSTZach said:

That's the tricky part, I want to make everybody. Picking and choosing is tough. BUT I want to include more female wrestlers, like Toni Storm, Black wrestlers, like Keith Lee, or both, like Jade Cargill. The line is overwhelmingly white and male so far. 

Sting and Darby are prototyped. Waiting to see when and where we offer them. We're talking to AEW.

Listen to me very carefully;

Hi.

Karu.

Shida.

Also, Jade Cargill, Athena, Toni Storm, Ruby Soho, Saraya, Statlander, Nyla Rose, The Bunny, Abadon, Anna Jay, Tay Conti, Taya Valkyrie, Red Velvet, Leyla Hirsch, Sky Blue, Willow, Emi Sakura, Maki Itoh, and- *goes on for hours*

[DSTZach]

I had no idea Abadon was still on the roster. I want a zombie girl wrestler Minimate. 

[hellpop]

How is it we are making a wish list for Minimates from the women's division and none of you mentioned Jamie Hayter? For shame! My ideal choices for the next box set (assuming Sting and Darby is a separate set like the Bucks) are Danielson, Swerve, Starks, and Hayter.

[DSTZach]

Jamie Hayter is an oversight. She's great. 

My preference:

SERIES 3: MJF, Danhausen, Saraya/Toni Storm (whoever's champion at time of greenlight), Jade Cargill

SERIES 4: Hikaru Shida, Ruby Soho, Jay Lethal, Bryan Danielson (although I hear he's retiring?)

Two-packs: The Acclaimed, FTR

[hellpop]

Danielson is more slowing down than he is fully retiring, though this is probably the last full year of his career. 😢 He actually just said in an interview that he doesn't think he'll ever completely retire, but it might end up being years between matches. I think he's likely to transition into more of a backstage/occasional performer role in AEW.

Jay Lethal is an interesting choice; I suppose you'd need to make a box set of that whole motley crew.

[DSTZach]

To be honest, I wouldn't have thought of Jay Lethal before this past weekend, when I watched an old ROH DVD where he and Strong teamed up to take on the Briscoes and ReDragon. (Not sure I want Satnam Singh, Jeff Jarrett or Sonjay Dutt, though.) Lethal is only a medium-level player in AEW, but I would like to include more diversity in the line, so I was thinking either him or Keith Lee, who I like a lot, although Swerve and Hobbs are probably better choices.

If I'm getting too far down the roster, I suppose I would go back up the ladder to Samoa Joe. He's a pretty big player, and I like what I've heard about him backstage.

Maybe we could do a Heels set, with MJF, Samoa Joe, Saraya and either Jade Cargill or Ruby Soho!

[spidermatt]

I know this is an AEW thread. But could dst get a WCW or WWF license? It'd be cool to get classic wrestlers like the Iron Sheik or the Junkyard Dog. 😁 or have these licenses already been discussed?