bilbofett Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 My local TRU got in some sets of SM 3. The big set($30.00) has Sandman, Spidey, and a cop. The figures are more like the Lego +4 size, but they're articulated like minimates(cool). They also had 2 Mecha-style robots(one red& blue, and One black- each comes with a figure-also articulated). There are 3 vehicle sets also. Happy hunting if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappy Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Yeah, I saw the big TRU Exclusive set this weekend. Bilbofett, did you see the smaller sets actually in stock? I'm liking these little guys (not that they'll ever replace MiniMates). For those who haven't seen them, think of them as Marvel versions of the Pyrates line. They are not the old-style Mega Bloks figures that look like mutant Lego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny B Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Do any of these sets have the buildings like the Daily Bugle or the Bank or the Camera shop that MegaBloks have released for Spiderman sets in the past? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARE-JAY Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Im also wondering about the buildings... I use them for my minimates too!! *crosses fingers* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyc Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I'm liking these little guys (not that they'll ever replace MiniMates). For those who haven't seen them, think of them as Marvel versions of the Pyrates line. They are not the old-style Mega Bloks figures that look like mutant Lego. Glad I'm not the only one who thinks so, the Pyrates/Pirates of the Caribbean guys ooked fairly nifty if low grade, and very nice price wise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbofett Posted March 13, 2007 Author Share Posted March 13, 2007 They had the building set. Since the figs. are more minimate size, I'm guessing the building is more accurate for MM. Although I have the Goblin set form before, and the doors are over-sized for the "mutant Lego" figs. that came with it. The only other sets they had were the Mecha robots(9.99 ea.). There are 3 vehicle sets also. I couldn't find any info online(i.e. tru.com or megabloks.com) I'll probably pick up the building set($30.00) Ouch!!!! :tongue: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdubya Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I absolutely love Mega Bloks. They've been a great aid in outfitting my mates (I'm using the "camera shop" right now as a diorama for my new DC mates...and Green Goblin FINALLY has his glider), their price and scale is much better than LEGO's. I'm still a little sad that I didn't pick-up the other Spidey-building packs when everyone was clearancing them ($6-7 each!). I currently have all of the Pyrates and PotC stuff(another weakness of mine), and had always hoped that MB would carry the new scale over to the other licenses. I've seen the small asst.s (Lizard and Rhino...kind'a cool), but have yet to see the SM3 stuff yet. Hopefully we'll get some new "city-scenes" for our MMs to ravage...good-stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappy Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Hey cdubya, I'd love to see some MiniMates on a Pyrates ship. Would you be willing to snap a picture or two? And bilbofett, thanks for following up. Let us know how the new building set works with MiniMates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infallible Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 MegaBloks suck royally. They're low-quality plastic that doesn't hold together and their minifigures are horribly ugly. Not to mention their bad habit of having ugly, overly specialized pieces. Do yourselves a favor and stick with LEGO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbofett Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 Lego are better building blocks, but...... they are $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. I'd love to get an Arkham Asylum set and modify it for minimates. So I go with Mega bloks. Oh well, to each his own. :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappy Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Easy does it, slow down and pay attention. We're not talking about the classic Mega Bloks figures here, but something new, something worth discussing. And the subject is specifically about the building-front sets Mega Bloks has put which are much better scaled to MiniMates than Lego sets. No one's trying to replace Lego as the number one block constuction toy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infallible Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I know what you guys are talking about. But what I say still stands. Even the newer versions of their figures are funny looking, and I doubt their plastic has gotten any better. All I'm saying is that you get what you pay for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny B Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Not to add to instigation or anything... but I think that the overall quality actually has improved a bit. I was interested when I saw the POTC megabloks, so I picked up a few of them. And that got me interested in the figures (sure they're kinda weird, but their oddness set them apart from Lego figs - not better, just different. and sometimes you need different to break monotony Anyway, I got interested in them, so I went out to pick up some others. I found some of the knight/ogre sets, and picked them up, only to find that their quality was horrendous. Needless to say, I was disappointed. But then I noticed that these other figs that I had picked up were older than the POTC sets... all of this is to say that the quality has indeed improved; not just the articulation, but also the quality of the plastic. Though they still don't compare to Lego. But at least they aren't the really cheapo ripoff of Lego that I originally labeled them as being *shrug* Anyway, Cappy - I noticed that you asked for pics of Minimates on a ship. I happen to have a few for ya here: pic 1, pic 2, pic 3, pic 4, pic 5, pic 6, pic 7 All I had available to me at the time were a couple of my SF2 minimates... I suppose I could take more with other characters, but I’m too lazy to go take new pics :tongue: *EDIT... sorry, forgot to mention that this ship is the Black Pearl from the POTC set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgnrbrn316 Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Minimates do seem to be fairly close to scale with that ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbofett Posted March 15, 2007 Author Share Posted March 15, 2007 I figured out my bills. So I'm probably gonna pick up the building set. I'll try to post some pics(need digital camera, need digital camera....grumble). The nice thing is the SM3 minis are going to be available this week. :biggrin: Oh I forgot to mention the set comes with the police van(as seen in the trailer), hopefully it's to scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappy Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Donny, that's a great set of pictures, exactly what I was looking for, thanks. Seems that MiniMates fit just fine on the Pyrates playsets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Minimates and Pyrates are really close - only like 1/8" difference. In fact, they have nearly the same size head/torso/groin - the arms and legs on the Pyrates are a little stumpier. It's been a slow day, so that's all I got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappy Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 ^^ Stumpy legs? We don't hear from you for days, and then that's all you bring to the party: stumpy legs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbofett Posted March 18, 2007 Author Share Posted March 18, 2007 Picked up the bank heist set, sorta disappointed the figs are a little smaller than I thought(oh well). The armored car needed some modifying to get mates in. The door on the bank is small too. This was a complete "build" set not a carrying case set with add-on pieces(I was happy about that). I'll try to post some pics(just got a digital camera and I have to figure that out first ) :tongue: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J.V. Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 When I went to my local Toy R Us, they had two different $19.99 Spiderman heads and two different $6.99 Spiderman sets. As for the sets themselves, I don't think they're that great from what I've seen. But I think I will end up getting the two different $19.99 Spiderman heads. I'm very interested in the red one because it has a Green Goblin glider,that I think will look perfect with the new Spiderman 3 Green Goblin minimate coming out this summer. As for the sets themselves, I don't think they're that great from what I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venom5393 Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Hey A.J.V are the sets your talkin about spider-man3 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J.V. Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Hey A.J.V are the sets your talkin about spider-man3 ? Yes. ^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgnrbrn316 Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Yeah, I was poking around on eBay and I saw some of these. There are two head shaped sets for Spider-Man 3: one that's colored red and features the Green Goblin's lab, with Goblin Harry and his snowboard/glider. The other is just a basic build-a-car set with Spidey and Venom. There's a couple other small sets, it seems, featuring more build-a-cars, but from a strictly minimate-use perspective, I'd say the only things worth seeking is that bank with Sandman and the GG lab with Harry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minijeff Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 This Thread is useless without pics! anybody got pics of any of these new sets....I wanna see the big set and the goblin lab set so I know if I need to start the hunt lol Jeff of the Minis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivenom Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Mega Bloks' building blocks suck royally. They are just a touch better than the C3 bricks and that's not saying much. The original Mega Bloks figures also suck major ass. I can't think of anything nice at all to say about them. The newer, more articulated figures they have now still feel cheap compared to LEGO and Minimates, but they are a HUGE improvement over what MB has done in the past. The heads are maybe a tad too big for the bodies, but overall they are decent "block figures." I bought a $5 or $6 set just to get a Captain Jack Sparrow figure and I think it's pretty cool. I really want to break down and get the new Spiderman 3 figures as well, but only if I find them on clearance later, as I don't want to pay the extra money for blocks I'm never going to use. Overall, and this is coming from a huuuge LEGO fan, I'd say the new style MB minifigs are worth a purchase if it's a property you like, but avoid the older stuff like the plague. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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