captain_cbecker Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Hey Cappy, can the Gorn hold his accessories nicely with those wonky looking hands? Is it me or does he universal translator almost looks like it has a peg which would fit into the hand? I was thinking the same thing.... that tab must be some type of grip to fit the mates' hands... It's similar to some of the playmobil accessories that my kids' toys have - they have similar hand design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgnrbrn316 Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 These have really gone "old school" with accessory design, haven't they? I half expected Uhura to have some kind of sculpted skirt, but that's Gwen Stacy's original skirt mold, isn't it? I think Gwen's skirt had a belt to it, whereas that is just a skirt. New, albeit plain sculpt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaapaaiguy Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Nice pictures.. All in all, I like this series but I think the Gorn should have shoulders, maybe a chest piece with the tunic(?) sculpted on and green pads for the shoulders, It just looks a little off with the tunic just hanging there Also, the hair for Chekov just isn't looking right, He needs to have a do' thats a little more bowl-cut with a flick because he was always supposed to look like teen heart-throb Monkee Davy Jones to attract the hip, groovy youngsters..See.. Chekov..The Truth!! Just my 2 cents, I'll still be buying them when they arrive at my LCS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 I really have to admit I am just not "feeling" these 2" Star Trek Minimates. They just don't look right to me. I dunno what it is. Maybe the fact I thought they were captured well enough in 3" in the first place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaapaaiguy Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 I really have to admit I am just not "feeling" these 2" Star Trek Minimates. They just don't look right to me. I dunno what it is. Maybe the fact I thought they were captured well enough in 3" in the first place? I really like them, The facial detail is a little too simple for me, although you can still tell who the character is meant to be, (Scotty needs to cheer the f**k up tho' ) but...They really need to diversify into the other ST properties in order to keep fans happy, They're almost finished with the core cast of TOS with wave 3 (The lack of aliens/adversaries is a little odd, I would rather have had a kick-ass wee Romulan centurion rather than Vina bundled with Kirk, Technically I think she should have shipped with Pike, given their history together Vina), So logically they need to now go Classic Movies, TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise, so every subsequent 2 or 3 waves would concentrate on a specific show, My choice for Wave 4 + 5 would probably be a mix of seasons 1-7 of TNG: Capt Picard/Q (In Judges robes) Commander Riker/Cmdr La Forge (wt Toolkit) Lt Data (With Spot the cat)/1st Appearance Ferengi Gowron/Lt Worf (Both Sculpted ridges and Worf variant wt Klingon armour) Dr Crusher/Wesley Crusher (wt variant Zombie edition ) Commander Sela/Reunification Spock Or something like that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappy Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 Hey Cappy, can the Gorn hold his accessories nicely with those wonky looking hands? Sadly, no. He can sort of grab the spikey thing at the fat end, but nothing smaller. The real problem is that his grip is V-shaped, not C-shaped, so it doesn't snap onto anything. And just to whet the appetites of those expecting to pick up this series tomorrow, here's a pic of our intrepid bridge crew: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Customizer Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 I initially disliked the ST 'mates . This was also the case with the TV show ,which I remember watching for the first time, when it aired here in 1967. Looking back on it , I realise now how fortunate I was to be there right at the very beginning. The show ran here on BBC on Saturday evening ,dislodging Dr.Who in the process.That was the reason I initially disliked it ! Of course in the end I loved it. This was slowly happening in the same way with ST 'mates but now I've seen Uhura I'm hooked again. Uhura ,for many of you I'm sure, was just Kirk's sort-of- cyber-space- secretary. Not for me,I just loved her,she was(is) gorgeous & now she's available to me,at last. I can't sign this off without emphasising how important that Star Trek 'Kiss' episode was. How far we've come in that 40 years . Just 40 years ago 'Kirk kissing Uhura' was considered a television first, the first interracial kiss on TV. It seems almost unbelievable now but there were massive protests against it, at the time ,in some quarters of the US.The bulk of the feedback to the network however was overwhelmingly positive! Uhura & Kirk actually helped to change a lot of things ! Your absolutely right. Milestones like the above mentioned shouldnt be overlooked or forgotten no matter how long ago or how far some people perceive we have advanced socially. Especially in light of the fact that so many of the United States social advances seem to be taking steps backwards over the last 10 years. I grew up watching the Next Generation and , for me, that show was life changing in a very subtle way. I was fortunate that i had a TV in my home and was able to catch during my formative years. I can sincerely relate to what "The Kiss" episode and the original show in general meant to my preceding generation. Oh...and im not a big fan of the ST mates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambitron Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 These mates look great I can't wait to get mine. I normally order from cornerstorecomics.com but they still don't show these in stock or pre-orders processing yet so hopefully I don't have to wait to long cause I am so impatient waiting for my mates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I wish I had a Mugatu instead of an old-style Gorn now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Did anyone else get a variant Chekov/ Sulu pack in which Chekov's insignia is misprinted? The gold fill on mine ended up about 2 mm too high, so it kind of wraps around the top corner of his torso. I didn't think tampos could do that... :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRISIS Survivor Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 long time no see every one but ya i was actually able to get the BD kirk and goron( witch i think rock ) but i cant figure out what those silver things they come with are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav-man Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 long time no see every one but ya i was actually able to get the BD kirk and goron( witch i think rock ) but i cant figure out what those silver things they come with are universal translators Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 but i cant figure out what those silver things they come with are Those silver things they come with :tongue: are made from vibranium. I'm not sure but they might be universal ,vibrating ...er...er...um..er ..um....silver things ....that vibrate universally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRISIS Survivor Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 thanks you guys and buttheadsmate your anwser sounds dirty lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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