Captain Paco Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I just got the black and white Wolfman and Creature. My wolfman is fine but I can't move the legs on my creature. Both Look AWESOME!!! BUt I woudl like to straighten the legs on my creature to have him stand more upright than leaning forward. Since I am broke, I could only afford one package because I had to get my Namor/Atlantean Soldier and I had to get the Glow-in-the-dark Creature that came with the transforming Wolfman. I am happy with the looks just don't want to break my b&w Creature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I just got the black and white Wolfman and Creature. My wolfman is fine but I can't move the legs on my creature. Both Look AWESOME!!! BUt I woudl like to straighten the legs on my creature to have him stand more upright than leaning forward. Since I am broke, I could only afford one package because I had to get my Namor/Atlantean Soldier and I had to get the Glow-in-the-dark Creature that came with the transforming Wolfman. I am happy with the looks just don't want to break my b&w Creature. Try submerging the mate in boiling water for a minute and then give it a go of moving the legs. Worked for mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Here are some pics of the Gwen Conliffe minimate. Notice how the leg flesh color is a different shade than the rest of her skin. Here's another example of the poor quality of these minimates. A buddy of mine picked up the 4-pack of the Wolfman and this is what he found embeded in his Gwen's head. A ton of imprurities! I've been collecting minimates since the debut of the 2" format and have had my fair share of plastic pieces containing the odd impurity, but I've never seen the likes of this. Yikes! This is a nasty case of quality control neglect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Yikes, I've never seen that on a Minimate either. I wonder, are the date codes on the Minimates in the 4-Pack the same as the TRU two-packs? (100709KK) Maybe these were made by a different factory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Yikes, I've never seen that on a Minimate either. I wonder, are the date codes on the Minimates in the 4-Pack the same as the TRU two-packs? (100709KK) Maybe these were made by a different factory? The number on Gwen's crotch piece is 100806KK. What does this number indicate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Yikes, I've never seen that on a Minimate either. I wonder, are the date codes on the Minimates in the 4-Pack the same as the TRU two-packs? (100709KK) Maybe these were made by a different factory? The number on Gwen's crotch piece is 100806KK. What does this number indicate? The best I've been able to figure is that it the digits represent the date of manufacture and the characters represent the factory. The date format seems to folllow YYMMDD. So 100806KK would mean that Gwen was made on August 6, 2010 in factory 'KK'. Since they've been stamping these on Minimates, they've all ended with 'KK', except for one. The Spidey Friends and Foes figs had 100106HY. So I had assumed they were made in a different factory. Dunno for sure, those are just my deductions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Two-Face Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 ...Maybe i'm weird but they just look like stockings to me...it was, what, the 40s?? Wasn't the sotckings-with-everything sort of "the look" for women and dresses back then?? I still haven't seen the movie, but i feel like based off her Minimate's outfit that she'd be wearing stockings... Again, maybe i'm just weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 (edited) I've been collecting minimates since the debut of the 2" format and have had my fair share of plastic pieces containing the odd impurity, but I've never seen the likes of this. Yikes! This is a nasty case of quality control neglect. Lets hope this is not the beginning of a trend. Although . . . this is the 3rd such recent incident. Red on Tonys face; Spiderman F&F's set . . . perhaps DST needs to fire their QC officer. Are we seeing a lot of faces like this? or is this a one off? Edited October 8, 2010 by Nessex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambitron Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 (edited) I was planning to just get the TRU packs but now it seems lame that there are no damsels in distress for all my UM's . But I just didn't want to have to pay shipping to get the other sets so I will just be satisfied that I have a TRU close to get the other sets. And I guess ultimately the damsels from these sets aren't that impressive anyway. This is also where the end of my completistness begins. I have been a completist for everything released since I started collecting minimates but this is where the beginning of the end of that is, since I will just get the TRU versions of the UMs and also will only be getting limited M.A.X. stuff. Edited October 8, 2010 by gambitron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ufemizm Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 ...Maybe i'm weird but they just look like stockings to me...it was, what, the 40s?? Wasn't the sotckings-with-everything sort of "the look" for women and dresses back then?? I still haven't seen the movie, but i feel like based off her Minimate's outfit that she'd be wearing stockings... Again, maybe i'm just weird. I agree, those look like stockings. Women didn't go bare-legged like that. Looks good to me. That head is bad, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Paco Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I had to break down and get the last two of the two packs for the Creature and Wolfman last night. I admit I open them and display them but I had to have the colored werewolf for Halloween. I got legs on my b&w Creature to bend without breaking them. (I dropped him and then his legs moved. I am hoping that when the Mummy and Frankenstein Monster come out that we get b&w versions of them as well. I can't wait. Have a great day. (about the female from the four pack of Wolfman figures. Yes she is wearing hose and the legs are made to resemble them. Women on film for sure at that time wore hose and so they showed that on the figure.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksun1520 Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 That Gwen head looks like a block of moldy cheese BS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 New pics of the sets are up from NYCC at TNI. Frankenstein set looks amazing! Angry villager! With torch AND pitchfork. That's an armybuilder for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmkelly Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Amazon has the 4-packs in stock - Amazon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkRedShadow Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I just got the black and white Wolfman and Creature. My wolfman is fine but I can't move the legs on my creature. Both Look AWESOME!!! BUt I woudl like to straighten the legs on my creature to have him stand more upright than leaning forward. Since I am broke, I could only afford one package because I had to get my Namor/Atlantean Soldier and I had to get the Glow-in-the-dark Creature that came with the transforming Wolfman. I am happy with the looks just don't want to break my b&w Creature. Try submerging the mate in boiling water for a minute and then give it a go of moving the legs. Worked for mine. If you put it in boiling water,will that fix the dry paint problem?And if so how long do you put it in the water for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Two-Face Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 If you look at the Dracula and Frankenstein tag, you'll see it says AUGUST 2011 instead of October. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. And yea, looking at the prototype Gwen, she too is discolored in the legs. And she was hand-painted. They're stockings. The head on the other hand, well i already commented on Dr. Reed's skintone from the TRU release earlier so no point in rehashing. Yes, they ALL have awful plastic tints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I just got the black and white Wolfman and Creature. My wolfman is fine but I can't move the legs on my creature. Both Look AWESOME!!! BUt I woudl like to straighten the legs on my creature to have him stand more upright than leaning forward. Since I am broke, I could only afford one package because I had to get my Namor/Atlantean Soldier and I had to get the Glow-in-the-dark Creature that came with the transforming Wolfman. I am happy with the looks just don't want to break my b&w Creature. Try submerging the mate in boiling water for a minute and then give it a go of moving the legs. Worked for mine. If you put it in boiling water,will that fix the dry paint problem?And if so how long do you put it in the water for? The answer is there. Can you find it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkRedShadow Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I just got the black and white Wolfman and Creature. My wolfman is fine but I can't move the legs on my creature. Both Look AWESOME!!! BUt I woudl like to straighten the legs on my creature to have him stand more upright than leaning forward. Since I am broke, I could only afford one package because I had to get my Namor/Atlantean Soldier and I had to get the Glow-in-the-dark Creature that came with the transforming Wolfman. I am happy with the looks just don't want to break my b&w Creature. Try submerging the mate in boiling water for a minute and then give it a go of moving the legs. Worked for mine. If you put it in boiling water,will that fix the dry paint problem?And if so how long do you put it in the water for? The answer is there. Can you find it? Oh ok sorry about that,Im slow sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 If you look at the Dracula and Frankenstein tag, you'll see it says AUGUST 2011 instead of October. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. I noticed the August 2011 tag too... but I must be a gift-horse, as I was hoping it would say May or even better April! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God Magnus Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 So, I see the B&W Dracula and Frankenstein in the NYCC pictures. Does this mean that we wont be getting a B&W Bride of Frankenstein, because that would be horribly disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkRedShadow Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Wheres the mummy?Don't tell me I have to wait 2 more years for the set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God Magnus Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Wheres the mummy?Don't tell me I have to wait 2 more years for the set! I wont tell you that directly but it's Dracula and Frankenstein next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featofstrength Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 guess i need to buy a wolfman set to combine with a Marty McFly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 CFTBL sets arrived today at comic book shops. This set looks to have a little more promise than the WM set in the quality department. The Kay Lawrence minimate is just stellar! No chunks of plastic sticking off of her (or any body else's) body parts. No shoddy mold imperfections or visible embedded impurities sticking out of the plastic. All the gillman feet are just as loose fitting as the TRU releases. No additional accessories other than Dr. Reed's scuba tank, mask and spear gun. I will post pics of Kay tomorrow evening if no one beats me to it first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkerbean Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 (edited) Looking forward to seeing pics, been watching the movie over again Edited October 14, 2010 by winkerbean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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