groundhog7s Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I just pictured the Godfather boxset waking up with the head of a Kubrick horse next to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthRaider Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 1. There's still some room for last-minute tweaks on Hound Rachel, and her Phoenix base = translucenty goodness 2. On the BTTF question: They can't reissue the old boxset as is but they can rerelease new variations of the characters (a la Marvel and Battlestar Galactica)? Hmmm... 3. A slight chance of Marvel army-builder single packs 4. A slight chance the Heroes/Villains sets might become a yearly thing 5. DC Minimates are never dead in the hearts of us fans I have to say this has been a sort-of productive Q&A so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirymate Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I do appreciate that whenever AA does a Q&A, the answers actually sound like answers to the questions instead of corporate evasion speak you get from Hasbro and Mattel. (if they don't intend to answer anything why keep asking for questions?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlecat Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 That's an unfortunate typo in "t-shirt"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I do appreciate that whenever AA does a Q&A, the answers actually sound like answers to the questions instead of corporate evasion speak you get from Hasbro and Mattel. (if they don't intend to answer anything why keep asking for questions?) I was amazed that they didn't edit my question & I'll give them total respect for answering so candidly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Oooh oh oh oh! Excitement @ the possibility of a reversible head featuring 'Hound Tattoo's' on Rachel. In fact - i would even be happy to see a single sided head with her tatt's on! If she comes with a translucent Phoenix effect AND tattoo's - it will be a 10 out of 10 MiniMate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmeaux Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 2. On the BTTF question: They can't reissue the old boxset as is but they can rerelease new variations of the characters (a la Marvel and Battlestar Galactica)? Hmmm... Well, he didn't actually say "can't" but instead "at this point would never". I take that to mean we can do it but we don't think the market is there. Makes sense as there's potentially a bigger market for a new BTTF1 set than a straight re-release. A new set potentially sells to those who already bought and those who missed while re-release would sell only to those who missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 new Minimate Q&A up Since no one else mentioned it, I thought I would (I'm assuming new TRU stuff over-shadowed it). As usually, not a whole lot of new stuff, but it does seem that Ghostbusters has caught a lot of people's attention. And it's pretty weird that there were no DC/SFII/LOTR questions this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dio Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I like how TRU.com restocked GB wave 1 on their site not too long after I asked about it. Thanks DST! Also, they actually have made a Minimate shorter than all the others. Young Logan from the Wolverine Through the Ages boxset has special feet: http://minimatedatabase.com/img/fig/fig0755llg.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Those are the same feet from The Penguin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 'Testing fees' are often mentioned when discussing the lack of foreign distributors of Minimates outside of the US. It's mentioned again in one of the answers in the latest QA . If you want to know how much the cost for 'testing' would be for each new Minimate ,I'll let you know ......Diamond quoted me $500 as a guideline a year ago! There would be no cost because no testing would be necessary if they were sold as 'adult collectables' & not 'toys' . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTchuck Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 'Testing fees' are often mentioned when discussing the lack of foreign distributors of Minimates outside of the US. It's mentioned again in one of the answers in the latest QA . If you want to know how much the cost for 'testing' would be for each new Minimate ,I'll let you know ......Diamond quoted me $500 as a guideline a year ago! There would be no cost because no testing would be necessary if they were sold as 'adult collectables' & not 'toys' . Sorry that's not correct, they would require testing, and you can't just call something an adult collectible because you want to. Precedent exist for these toys to be tested for small children PLUS have you seen one??? We do not currently CE test to test for Aus/NZ so those test would need to be done. No reason for me to lie to the fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Nice comments straight from the authority himself. Even if he is a 'Mini-Newbie'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 'Testing fees' are often mentioned when discussing the lack of foreign distributors of Minimates outside of the US. It's mentioned again in one of the answers in the latest QA . If you want to know how much the cost for 'testing' would be for each new Minimate ,I'll let you know ......Diamond quoted me $500 as a guideline a year ago! There would be no cost because no testing would be necessary if they were sold as 'adult collectables' & not 'toys' . Sorry that's not correct, they would require testing, and you can't just call something an adult collectible because you want to. Precedent exist for these toys to be tested for small children PLUS have you seen one??? We do not currently CE test to test for Aus/NZ so those test would need to be done. No reason for me to lie to the fans. If you feel that I was implying that you were misleading anyone ,then I apologise because that was not my intention. I would however be obliged if you could elaborate on this issue because I had always believed Medicom scouted this issue by calling kubricks 'adult collectables'.........you'll perhaps excuse the analogy ! If my comments are completely wrong then I'll happily withdraw them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgnrbrn316 Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Kubricks featured far fewer small parts and couldn't be broken down nearly as much as Minimates. Not sure if that would make a difference, just stating that there are differences in the line that might affect classification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbpanizzi Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I think Chuck also was saying that they have already been tested as toys, so they can not be reclassified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) 'Testing fees' are often mentioned when discussing the lack of foreign distributors of Minimates outside of the US. It's mentioned again in one of the answers in the latest QA . If you want to know how much the cost for 'testing' would be for each new Minimate ,I'll let you know ......Diamond quoted me $500 as a guideline a year ago! There would be no cost because no testing would be necessary if they were sold as 'adult collectables' & not 'toys' . Sorry that's not correct, they would require testing, and you can't just call something an adult collectible because you want to. Precedent exist for these toys to be tested for small children PLUS have you seen one??? We do not currently CE test to test for Aus/NZ so those test would need to be done. No reason for me to lie to the fans. CE (Conformitee Europeenne) marking is a mandatory mark of conformity required on all products sold in the European Economic Area. I'm not trying to be a clever-ass but..... Aus/NZ have there own similar regulatory body which, if satisfied, allows them to distribute their wares in European countries with a CE mark. All Minimate packs have a 'not suitable for 0-3 year olds' printed on them which surely represents 'small children' . I'm not being disrespectful ,I'm just trying to make sense of the system. Edited October 29, 2009 by buttheadsmate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 new Q&A posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Well, I guess Beverly Hills Cop is officially dead at this point. Sucks, but less than surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Hm... he says TRU wave 5 is in stores now, but we've had no confirmed sightings and nothing on the 'bay. Maybe this is the week. Should be fun hunting on Friday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirymate Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 That was... less than informative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimadman Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 That was... less than informative. I agree. What's the point in giving non-answers to questions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbpanizzi Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 (edited) He gave us an answer "SHUT UP ABOUT KANG" at least that is what I read. Edited November 23, 2009 by vbpanizzi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirymate Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I agree. What's the point in giving non-answers to questions? Clearly Chuck's been hanging out too much with the guys who "answer" questions for Mattel and Hasbro. And hearing us is fine, Mr. Chuck sir, as long as it's followed by action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I dunno what the fuss is about, DST have always been cagey and stepped around questions with Q&A's. With these Q&A's if you are careful and learn to read them correctly there is always something given away in one way or another.. The only thing I miss is that when it was held here on MMV it felt more personal and we would ask off the wall and silly stuff as well as minimate related questions, like favourite non DST toy or icecream flavor, give them something to smile at and answer so he's not just dodging ( I cant say that) bullets. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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