Minimate compatibility thread

[Rheul]

From the Batpod pic and the AIM Guy's bike, they look pretty small... but for some reason the Batcycle is a perfect fit! I unscrewed off the Bat-side-car, it got in the way and wasn't in scale. I still want that Batpod though.

NorthRaider, you should put Ghost Rider on that.

I think minimates fit better on the 66 Batcycle because its more "friendly" to the mates articulation. The pod requires a posture that a minimate cant quite get into. Bat's looks better standing next to it than on it for sure.

NorthRaider- I bought the same bike in black ($0.99 cant go wrong) for a Ghost Rider bike that I'm going to get around to making one of these days.

[NorthRaider]

Rheul, I've been thinking of getting that black Hot Wheels chopper myself. I could never find that variant though, I always seem to miss it.

Thankfully though I don't have to worry too much about Ghost Rider's ride anymore, thanks to this haul from a few months ago:

At the very least one of these bikes would be a good match for the Ghost Rider from the Champions set. (I seriously can't decide between the two of them, the one on the right is more comic-accurate kinda but the left one has a SKULL! And FLAMES!) The only problem with them is the handlebars: too thick for Minimate hands, and you can't file them down because they're frickin' metal. They're still excellent to display though, once I get my Champions set there'll be a shiny new ride waiting for Johnny Blaze.

Now if only I can get my hands on some more sweet miscellaneous Minimate-sized bikes, I've now become obsessed with amassing plenty of them. Apparently my small dream of starting a mini-motocross rally has finally taken over my head My current grail right now: a mini-Vespa scooter for that Amadeus Cho minimate we're never going to get

[Captain Minimate]

The bike with the Skull and Flames is more GHOST RIDER movie-accurate... you should try painting those flames.

The bike with the Headlight and Flame Design is more JOHNNY BLAZE movie-accurate... aka Grace.

But yeah, Headlight and Flame Design would look better for Champ GR.

[Rheul]

Heres a shot of Ghost Rider on the same bike as the AIM Agent above but in black. Its better siuted for the Champions GR but he's in the display case and I dont feel like getting him out right now .

Happy Halloween!

[NorthRaider]

Okay... that black bike IS excellent Now I definitely have to find that one.

Is it bad that I only want the bike from here for my minimates, with absolutely no regard for its MIB collector's value? Dammit, stupid 1:64 bike obsession

[Kamsm8]

So does anybody know where I can find minimate scale musical instruments? I know the BTTF and Chef Duff minimates had a guitar and bass, but seeing as those are kinda hard to find...

[NorthRaider]

Kubrick accessories have been known to fit Minimate hands well enough, though I can't name any music-themed ones with instruments.

Stikfas instruments might be both too tall and too wide for Minimate hands. Plus the music-themed kits are becoming tough to find nowadays.

Then there's that Smiti minifig line that made full sets (instruments and mini-stage included) for KISS, Metallica, No Doubt and other bands, though they may not fit Minimate hands. You can find discussion on these minis in this thread.

Other than that, I can't think of any other musical instruments available at the Minimate scale.

[Captain Minimate]

Man... I bought two of those Hot Wheel bikes, the first one being the red one NR has, and the second one being the awesome black one Rheul has.

The first one broke immediately after I took it out of the box (I knew I shouldn't have trusted an opened figure!!! )

And the second one I left in my comic shop's freebies section... only god knows what happened to that.

BTW Kamsm8, wasn't there that website I think Fujis or Luke posted that had a lot of minimate scale stuff?

Edited November 30, 2009 by Captain Minimate

[Graham]

I want t get the Sideswipe HA for this very reason.

An unaccessorised Minimate can just about fit in Sideswipe, but it's tighter due to the car being a lot lower than Bumblebee. Hopefully the HA Barricade will have a bit more room when it's announced, as the T-1000 'mates would look great in that.

[Cobra Racer]

I cannot believe I did not see my favorite compatible figure. The Marvel Legends BAF of the Sentinel is awesome, big, and really looks like it is in a good scale. It is very close if not the same scale as one of the earlier posts of the sentinel head a few pages back. Of course it is a rather expensive accessory if you do not already own one, since it was majorly sought after. I have mine trying to kill Wolverine. Of course I have about 25 more Wolverines, so what is one Wolverine in the great world of Minimates?

There are some great ideas out there. I guess I will have to walk around TRU with a minimate in my pocket just in case I see something good.

Thanks all for sharing. Can't wait to see what else comes up.

[Shamrock]

Don't know if this has been posted, but I just found this site that makes GI-Joe scale accessories, some of which seem like they would be great with Minimates.

http://www.marauderinc.com/servlet/StoreFront

In particular, their Luger pistol might look great with Dr. Doom and Red Skull

Also, did anyone ever order anything from that site a couple pages back (the ones with the forklift?)

Edited January 8, 2010 by Shamrock

[karamazov80]

Marauder's makes some very cool weapons. They have a Megatron-type gun you can use with Cobra Commander, and a very nifty imitation of 1985 Snake Eyes' sword, in case yours got lost in a sandbox somewhere (mine did, sadly). The original has to be one of the most difficult to find ARAH Joe accessories there are.

Not sure how well they would fit into Minimate hands, though (not sure how thin they are). Some might fit better than others. I think I have that Luger at home somewhere, so I may try it out if I do.

[Shamrock]

I know I've used some Joe and Start Wars guns with Minimates before. Pistols really work best.

[handsomedevil]

Let's see some pics!

Edited January 8, 2010 by handsomedevil

[karamazov80]

Seems to work with one gun, anyway (25th anniversary version):

[handsomedevil]

That gun does work nicely...

...but to hell with the guns. Who made that Zartan? I'm guessing Nervous. I think it was him that made some top-notch Joe customs in the past. I must have some. PM me details!

[karamazov80]

http://www.minimatemultiverse.com/index.ph...st&p=139872

[NorthRaider]

Experimented with some more vehicles:

[MINI_MYTE]

Now it makes sense why Scott has that bewildered look about him. He's the one who's had to mow the grounds of the Xavier Institute all these years. Bummer dude.

Edited January 9, 2010 by MINI_MYTE

[buttheadsmate]

That's Cut Summers .......Slycrops riding a Storm MowHican .

[Chazwinski]

Yess...NOW it all makes sense why Scott has turned his back on Xavier's dream and has been acting like a jerk, ordering the X-Men around without any of their input in Uncanny X-Men lately. He's bitter because he had to do all of the chores!

[Cowblaster]

For your Terminator minimates, there's the Terminator Salvation Deluxe Harvester:

Pretty good scale, and can hold up to four minimates in its hands.

[mtd20_2000]

I thought these would be pretty compatable with the Marvelmates:

[karamazov80]

Luke's danger room setup might actually work well with that last one!

[NorthRaider]

Here's something that never occured to me before:

http://www.forconsumptiononly.com/2009/10/294/

maxcarnage was actually on the right track here though. Note to self: keep an eye out for pocket-sized games as well.