minimateship Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 What are some of the more common or recurrent reactions (especially first time reactions) to minimates (and other block figures such as palisades palz :P) do you hear from people? I'll start: calling the minimate a LEGO. this is of course fair enough, as it's a much more well known brehren. Often in my IRL life though, when i notice someone has a figure (often a LEGO minifig) at their place or w/e of a certain chsracter i endeavour to bring a minimate of the same character by when possible...so many folks with exxxtensive lego collection just call the 'mates "lego (character)" even when they're playing around with it alongside an (as WE know) several times smaller and less articulated danish minifig another iconic is of course "whoops i broke it" when first discovering the interchangability of the parts Have any 'normies' responses to minimate you've shown them/they've seen stood out to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Very few people that I know get to see any of my stuff , I'm pretty sure I don't fit into any demographic that might be called typical in any sense of the word . Here goes.... That said I can safely say that reactions to any type of Mini-figure varies dramatically depending on which character you are showing the 'viewer' . Personally I absolutely detest the majority of Lego-figures yet I have an SDCC 2008 Joker/Batman promo set that I adore ....I must add that I am perhaps influenced by the fact that I attended that SDCC & the set has actually become quite collectable There are several Minimates that I would never bother showing anybody unless they had an extreme & particular interest in the licence . I'm not here to denigrate a toy that I love but there have been way too many uninspiring Minimates. On the other hand who could fail to dislike almost anything in the DC series (for example )? Fabulous . Let's not forget my favourite licence , Marvel . I haven'y got time to list how many superb characters we have had . Currently ( I rarely have 'mates on display) I am displaying the very last WG Deadpool Minimate on my fridge ....I put a couple of magnets in his 'feet ' . He greets anybody who walks into the kitchen & gets a positive reaction from nigh on everybody ! Recent Marvel Minimates releases , I must emphasise, are superb , light years ahead of early Marvel minimate releases & ,dare I say it , as good as if not better than the very best kubricks . Kubricks are divisive & much of what I said above can be thrown out the window , some are shit (sorry but I strived & failed to find a more polite word) & some are quite sublime . Palz ? Yet again ...IMHO Buffy Palz almost look like a different style of toy when compared to X-File Palz whilst Die-Hard Palz look different again ....maybe it's me ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimateship Posted Thursday at 08:36 AM Author Share Posted Thursday at 08:36 AM On 3/31/2024 at 9:14 PM, buttheadsmate said: Very few people that I know get to see any of my stuff , I'm pretty sure I don't fit into any demographic that might be called typical in any sense of the word . Here goes.... That said I can safely say that reactions to any type of Mini-figure varies dramatically depending on which character you are showing the 'viewer' . Personally I absolutely detest the majority of Lego-figures yet I have an SDCC 2008 Joker/Batman promo set that I adore ....I must add that I am perhaps influenced by the fact that I attended that SDCC & the set has actually become quite collectable There are several Minimates that I would never bother showing anybody unless they had an extreme & particular interest in the licence . I'm not here to denigrate a toy that I love but there have been way too many uninspiring Minimates. On the other hand who could fail to dislike almost anything in the DC series (for example )? Fabulous . Let's not forget my favourite licence , Marvel . I haven'y got time to list how many superb characters we have had . Currently ( I rarely have 'mates on display) I am displaying the very last WG Deadpool Minimate on my fridge ....I put a couple of magnets in his 'feet ' . He greets anybody who walks into the kitchen & gets a positive reaction from nigh on everybody ! Recent Marvel Minimates releases , I must emphasise, are superb , light years ahead of early Marvel minimate releases & ,dare I say it , as good as if not better than the very best kubricks . Kubricks are divisive & much of what I said above can be thrown out the window , some are shit (sorry but I strived & failed to find a more polite word) & some are quite sublime . Palz ? Yet again ...IMHO Buffy Palz almost look like a different style of toy when compared to X-File Palz whilst Die-Hard Palz look different again ....maybe it's me ? wow, how do you pull off the magnets? Do you just nestle them in the existing feet holes or… kubricks pretty much are big lego men haha and you raise a fair palz point, I will have to putt my representatives from each of the three lines together and see what you mean… Now i-men, there were some magnetic feet. Totally worth the coin looking forward to stocking (and stacking!) the fridge with minimates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago (edited) I used 5 x 2.5mm N52 neodymium disc magnets which fit into the feet holes , it's hit or miss whether you'll get the magnets back out but they work pretty well . I bought 50 for about £7 delivered . Ironically ,this very week I snagged a complete packaged set of Toynami Adventure Superstars (I-Men) , the Hanna-Barbera set. I've always had some of them loose but never all of them . Check out these kubricks ! Sometimes Medicom just broke all the rules about uniformity. Edited 19 hours ago by buttheadsmate sp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago Just a few days ago, a (much younger than me) co-worker asked for my Instagram info. I gave it to her (user name is MinimateMultiverse) and she was very curious about the name. I explained what the Multiverse is all about and how I was involved. I have several Minimates on my desk so I showed her a Hulk, one of the bulky ones. She had never seen them or heard of them. I tell this brief story because its how it almost always goes when I explain this fandom to adults. I hide nothing about my love for Minimates, but it rarely comes up in all the things that I do socially. Most of my friends and family are very aware of my love for comics and pop culture, most even know I am a Stormtrooper in the 501st Legion, but it just doesn't come up unless the other person is already a Minimate fan. I have certainly created a few collectors over the years, and everyone who comes into my home office is quite intrigued my the legions of Minimates and other items I own. I guess the most common reaction to Minimates I experience is, "those are cool, what are they?" inquisition. I am all too happy to explain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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