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My personal choice goes for the Squadron Supreme: Hyperion, Spectrum, Nighthawk, and the Whizzer (or perhaps Power Princess). In my mind, it's the perfect exclusive, because they are distinctive characters but ones unlikely to show up in the regular line. I also think this would be a good idea for an e-tailer to try out as an exclusive, because if it's successful, you can release a follow up set and become the "exclusive" home for Squadron Supreme Minimates!

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Made a thread for you over there Scott.

http://www.minimatemultiverse.com/index.php?showtopic=7924

Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it. I signed up over there so I can post in the thread but until a moderator looks at my account and authorizes me I can only read, not post. Also, I am looking into what it costs to advertise over there too. Hopefully my email request for rates will get answered next week. I figured if I'm getting behind Minimates then I'm going to do it right and support the fan site that supports the product.

Quick like a bunny!

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New Defenders

- Hellcat - Gargoyle - Moondragon - Nighthawk

Is it bad that I saw this and instantly thought to myself: Those aren't the New Defenders. But then I thought of who else was on

the team and realized that would be a much better line up than Cloud, Angel (Again!), Beast (Again!), Iceman (Again!), or Candy

Southern.

Oh New Defenders, you're so lame, I can't help to love you.

Also:

i'm probably the only one but i'd really like a slingers boxset

hornet

dusk

prodigy

ricichet :D

You are most certainly not the only one who's a slinger's fan. It's a sweet series that never got the respect it desreved, and I

would totally buy that boxset.

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Street Fighter II:

Felicia

Ken

Zangief

Blanka

Prototypes exist and Super Street Fighter IV is coming out soon. I wouldn't mind seeing Sagat either.

EDIT: Never mind, didn't see the word MARVEL.

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Street Fighter II:

Felicia

Ken

Zangief

Blanka

you know, replace Blanka with Guile or better yet Dan and you could pretend it was an "MvC2" set (Blanka of course was never playable in any Marvel Vs games, nor was Talbain the other SF 2 wave 2 character missing from your suggestion, but Guile made his triumphant return to 2D in MvC2 where as Dan is just badass) making it make perfect sense under the Marvel banner... man, I just realized for as popular as Street Fighter is it sure is a doomed action figure lincense. Resaurus went under, Palisades had the line for like a month never released anything and then went under, the minimates failed, SOTA did will changed management then tanked the line, and NECA seems to have given up already... whatever company is looking at rights for Super SF 4 better just walk away now or they're gonna end up either breaking hearts or going under.

...on topic however I'm going to say Wrecking Crew!

I know nothing of them, but they look neat (and if I'm not mistaken the only new sculpting you'd need is a prybar and Bulldozer's leg bands and maybe torso/helment if you're not willing to take the big chest/sliponmask deco route making it a cool looking set that's economical!)and I don't want to get beat up for supporting the SF2 set.

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Wow, those were depressing lists to make...

X-Factor (90's)

Havok

Polaris

Strong Guy

Wolfsbane

X-Factor (current)

Monet

Strong Guy

Shatterstar

Darwin

X-Force (classic)

Sunspot

Cannonball

Siryn

Rictor

X-Force (current)

Domino

Elixir

Wolfsbane

Vanisher

Alpha Flight (classic)

Guardian (James)

Snowbird

Northstar

Sasquatch

Alpha Flight (classic part 2)

Puck

Aurora

Shaman

Vindicator (Heather)

Brotherhood (90's)

Pyro

Toad

Avalanche

Blob

X-Men (90's)

Banshee

Jubilee

Forge

Bishop

X-Men Villains (90's)

Omega Red

Arcade

Stryfe

Fitzroy

Age of Apocalypse

Blink

Sunfire

Morph

Holocaust

Generation X

Monet

Skin

Synch

Mondo

I hope the license lasts long enough... :unsure:

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I'd be really interested in hearing more about the logistics behind this type of exclusive.

Did DST request that you come up with set ideas on your own? Did they give any parameters at all?

Is the cost greater for a set with lots of newly sculpted items and accessories (Like the Dark Avengers set?) Can you do a less costly set with mostly reused pieces (Like with the Secret Wars set?)??

I think we could all come up with some very cost effective 4-packs using almost entirely reused parts. (Hint, hint) ;)

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Hello, I may be new to the boards but here is an idea for a boxset i would like to see and i think would be a very successful seller:

Army Builder boxset:

could use some of the previously released army builders (such as AIM solider, Hydra Goon, Sentinel, etc)

and throw in an exclusive like a sheild agent, or a HAND ninja.

You would have people buying multiple sets (or at least i would).

also an idea for this would be to maybe have a battle dameged sentinal, or a skrull with different facial expressions, etc.

Just my two cents,

kstrong

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I'm just going to throw this out there, but I'd be shocked if AFX doesn't release a Wrecking Crew 4-pack this year. They have several planned and when they asked for input last year there was a huge outcry for them.

GH... got some bad news... prepare to be shocked cause Chuck said no plans for the Wrecking Crew. But apparently he can be bribed with cookies and Sake, so there is hope.

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Correct me if I am wrong but isn't the Wrecking Crew primarily associated with Thor? Thus it is likely that they will show up next year when the Thor Movie is released. [similar to the Wave 36. Just a thought. ]

I’d go with:

Alpha Flight

- Guardian

- Shaman

- Snowbird

- Sasquatch

Northstar and Aurora would make a killer TRU Exclusive.

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Wow, those were depressing lists to make...

X-Factor (90's) - Havok, Polaris, Strong Guy, Wolfsbane

X-Factor (current) - Monet, Strong Guy, Shatterstar, Darwin

X-Force (classic) - Sunspot ,Cannonball, Siryn, Rictor

X-Force (current) - Domino, Elixir, Wolfsbane, Vanisher

Alpha Flight (classic) - Guardian (James), Snowbird, Northstar, Sasquatch

Alpha Flight (classic part 2) - Puck, Aurora, Shaman, Vindicator (Heather)

Brotherhood (90's) - Pyro, Toad, Avalanche, Blob

X-Men (90's) - Banshee, Jubilee, Forge, Bishop

X-Men Villains (90's) - Omega Red, Arcade, Stryfe, Fitzroy

Age of Apocalypse - Blink, Sunfire, Morph, Holocaust

Generation X - Monet, Skin, Synch, Mondo

I hope the license lasts long enough... :unsure:

Sweet Jesus, i would buy EVERY ONE of these sets . . .

although i might replace Sunfire with Sabretooth & call it an 'Exiles' set, then make an 2 AOA sets: 1) Rogue, Magneto, Sunfire & X-man. 2) Apocalypse, Jean Grey, Cyclops & Weapon X.

you have great taste, TENIME_art!

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Some 4 pack thoughts...

Warriors Three 4 pack (see what I did there?)

Inhumans - Medusa, Gorgon, Triton, Karnak

Wrecking Crew

Defenders completer - Nighthawk, Hellcat, Gargoyle, SOS

Red Hulk family (Red She Hulk, Lyra She Hulk, Doc Samson, A-Bomb)

Intelligencia (imagine a MODOK minimate?!) - Leader, Red Ghost, Wizard

Legion of Monsters - Morbius, Man-Thing, Werewolf, and uh,....

Old School New Mutants

Old School Guardians of the Galaxy (see Bowen busts for reference)

Alpha Flight - Snowbird, Aurora, Northstar, Sasquatch, Shaman, Marrina, Guardian, Vindicator (two 4-packs, that is)

I'm drooling just thinking about these.

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How about some Masters of Evil?

Masters I:

Nathaniel Garret Black Knight

Heinrich Zemo

Enchantress

Executioner

Masters II:

Crimson Cowl

Melter

Whirlwind

Egghead (not part of this version but that's ok)

Parts to make T-bolts Radioactive Man a classic version

Masters IV:

Helmut Zemo

Beetle

Screaming Mimi

Goliath

Masters IV part 2:

Moonstone

Fixer

Blackout

Yellowjacket II

(Titania with a new Absorbing Man TRU 2-pack)

How can you have the MOE without the T-bolts?

M.A.C.H. I

Songbird

Jolt

Atlas

(With Citizen V and Fixer as a TRU exclusive)

Also some Iron Man villains would be appropriate

Sunturion

the Ghost

Classic Iron Monger

Unicorn

(with a 2-pack of Beetle and Blizzard for TRU; fits both Iron Man and T-bolts!)

Plus some Thor ones

Destroyer

Kurse

Cobra

Mr. Hyde

I also wouldn't mind the Warriors Three or the Wrecking Crew. Pack in Balder with the Three and I think you've really got something (with a Sif and Heimdall TRU 2-pack)

While we're at it, why not Cap too? Though I'd like to save some heavy hitters for his own wave...

Batroc

Dr. Faustus

Vermin

Viper

Annihilation:

Starlord

Annihilus

Drax

Quasar

War of Kings:

Vulcan

Gladiator

Ronan

Crystal

(Blastaar and Darkhawk TRU 2-pack)

Werewolf by Night could go in that Monsters 4-pack and I really like the idea of finishing off the Inhumans Royal Family and the Defenders. Alpha Flight could be a lot of fun and I definitely interested to see what path they would take with Puck. That and while I'm unfamiliar with the Fall of the Hulks story, the Intelligencia is a great chance to get some otherwise unlikely characters made.

Plus Army Builders set = genius

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