Navaan's Custom Minimates, Stories and Figures

[Captain Paco]

What a haul. I wish I could have helped more than I did, but thanks for the call out.  I hope you are able to get your customs all completed as you were looking to do.

[Navaan]

2 hours ago, Captain Paco said:

What a haul. I wish I could have helped more than I did, but thanks for the call out.  I hope you are able to get your customs all completed as you were looking to do.

Yes, thanks to you!!!

I'll be posting the completed project this weekend.

All that is left is some painting, some kitbasing, and a couple of items to open and add to the display.

[Navaan]

It's... done.

The most complete Captain America Minimate collection an display I can/care to struggle to put together.

We have Cap through the years, including Ultimates and the Captain and Nomad.

We have the same for Bucky, Falcon, Zemo and the Red Skull.

MCU Captain America and the Avengers movies, animated and video game Captain America and friends and enemies, we have Cap's rogues gallery, including a (damn near) complete fully custom Serpent Society, armies, and even got in a Doughboy for Zola to command around.

Love interests from multiple canons/stories, close allies, SHIELD, other Invaders, even late 90's/early 00's 'will they/won't they Scarlet Witch. Rikki Barnes, Bernie Rosenthal, Connie Ferrari, Sersi. We got Modern Day Wasp with the Avengers (thanks @luke314pi ; great sticker set, available on his store, plus Nuke and Scourge in the villains), we got Cobra, Diamondback (classic and modern in both variations!), Black Mamba and Asp, we got Sin, Veronica Eden, the Foreigner, we got more Skulls and Crossbones than you can throw a stick at!

I want to toss out a special thanks to @DSTZach, @Barry and @Ivan ; Zach, Barry, you two were instrumental in something that has been bringing me joy for decades. Ivan, without your MinimateDatabase, my research would hit a wall and crumple.

And again, another thanks to @Captain Paco for some parts!

This may be hokey, but this has been a bit reflective to put together. I got my first Minimates as I started college, as I was moving out of the house, becoming an adult- and having my first of many back surgeries and trials. Now, while Minimates may not have new toys to come, I find myself in the afternoon of my time here, with a lot of anxieties, fears, and worries.

My parents' age and quality of life, my own health. The world around me, dangerous technologies, politics, pollution and climate change...

This has been needed. Captain America has been a favorite, maybe *the* favorite character for me for as long as I can remember, and it's nice to focus on a story where good wins, where the kid from Brooklyn steps up, and just the escape. Putting this together has been a (costly) experience, but as the lyrics go to one of my favorite songs, 'at least I didn't have to think for a while.'

Thank you all for reading this, and sorry to be a sappy nerd. I just hope a few folks here at least understand where I am coming from. 

[Padrino]

This is absolutely outstanding and awe inspiring! Utterly incredible!

[Navaan]

2 hours ago, Padrino said:

This is absolutely outstanding and awe inspiring! Utterly incredible!

Make a Doctor Strange one! Especially with the Mouth of Madness ones from Luke!

[cylonchaney]

It's so satisfying completing something of that scale. You must be pleased.

I assume some are factory standard and some are customized to small and large degrees. Can you quantify in some way how much customization work you did to put this together? How long have you been working on it?

Impressive!

[buttheadsmate]

A great post with great pictures , Bravo!   I can relate to much of what you have said in your post about my own Minimate 'journey' ..... Jeez I hate that 'journey' metaphor    

 

 

The Scarlet Witch custom that dominates ....???

 

 

 

[Barry]

That's a good looking group, fantastic stuff!

[Navaan]

17 hours ago, cylonchaney said:

It's so satisfying completing something of that scale. You must be pleased.

I assume some are factory standard and some are customized to small and large degrees. Can you quantify in some way how much customization work you did to put this together? How long have you been working on it?

Impressive!

By my count, including the ones that are stickers from Luke or such customs (3), there are 48 custom figures. Some were easy- Romani/90's Scarlet Witch, Agent 13, Steve Rogers clone Red Skull, Flag Smasher Grant Rogers, Doughboy, but others were a pain- all three Diamondbacks, Eel, Cottonmouth, Cobra, Sidewinder- but worth it. Nomad and the Captain, two of Steve's alias' throughout the years, also took a bit of work.

I have been working on this specific project for about... five months? Originally, it was just more baddies for my shelf for all my minimates, then I made a new section for Captain America stuff in my toyroom, and it kinda bloomed from there. 

I was originally planning to have it down July 4th, but, well, I kept wanting to add others and more and do more things.

I will eventually trim it down, store or get rid of some and then put the Caps back at the display I mentioned, and most of the others on the shelves.

12 hours ago, buttheadsmate said:

A great post with great pictures , Bravo!   I can relate to much of what you have said in your post about my own Minimate 'journey' ..... Jeez I hate that 'journey' metaphor    

 

 

The Scarlet Witch custom that dominates ....???

 

 

 

If you can get the parts, she was pretty easy- she is a SDCC Red Riding Hood, an Avengers Vs X-Men Scarlet Witch hairpiece (suppose Marvel Now would work, too) and then a Belinda or such cape painted red with simple acrylic paint. Took longer for the paint to dry more than anything really annoying.

Still, thank you. And yeah, I hear you on the 'journey' part, suppose I am just a bit sentimental as I approach a mid age crisis as a toy collector. xD

1 hour ago, Barry said:

That's a good looking group, fantastic stuff!

GENUINELY thank you.

[Captain Paco]

What a collection. Great job and some nice looking customs in there.

What an impressive set-up for the display. I am wishing I had that space and ability to display.

[cylonchaney]

19 hours ago, Navaan said:

By my count, including the ones that are stickers from Luke or such customs (3), there are 48 custom figures. Some were easy- Romani/90's Scarlet Witch, Agent 13, Steve Rogers clone Red Skull, Flag Smasher Grant Rogers, Doughboy, but others were a pain- all three Diamondbacks, Eel, Cottonmouth, Cobra, Sidewinder- but worth it. Nomad and the Captain, two of Steve's alias' throughout the years, also took a bit of work.

I have been working on this specific project for about... five months? Originally, it was just more baddies for my shelf for all my minimates, then I made a new section for Captain America stuff in my toyroom, and it kinda bloomed from there. 

I was originally planning to have it down July 4th, but, well, I kept wanting to add others and more and do more things.

I will eventually trim it down, store or get rid of some and then put the Caps back at the display I mentioned, and most of the others on the shelves.

If you can get the parts, she was pretty easy- she is a SDCC Red Riding Hood, an Avengers Vs X-Men Scarlet Witch hairpiece (suppose Marvel Now would work, too) and then a Belinda or such cape painted red with simple acrylic paint. Took longer for the paint to dry more than anything really annoying.

Still, thank you. And yeah, I hear you on the 'journey' part, suppose I am just a bit sentimental as I approach a mid age crisis as a toy collector. xD

GENUINELY thank you.

 

That's about 50 - 75% of the total number of customs I've created ever! Just in this one display. I would definitely be patting myself on the back after completing a project of that scale.

Congrats.

[DSTZach]

That's awesome. I love Cap. But putting me in a sentence with Barry Bradfield is completely unnecessary. I was just a Minimate fan who got a paycheck. 

[Barry]

17 hours ago, DSTZach said:

That's awesome. I love Cap. But putting me in a sentence with Barry Bradfield is completely unnecessary. I was just a Minimate fan who got a paycheck. 

You’re too kind, but don’t forget that you brought a lot of character ideas to the table!  I’d also argue that I was just a fan as well.  

[DSTZach]

I'll admit I helped brainstorm box sets from time to time, but the sheer level of artistry you put into each and every character, and the meticulous line planning you did make my contributions look quite miniscule indeed. I can't wait to see what projects you're working on next!