TM2 Dinobot Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 My Flambeau cases can hold 32-48 minimates for less than $4 each. I have 25 cases or so. Do you really think I can afford cardboard at $25 a pop? I move these guys too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dio Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I'd much rather have the playset, at least it came with Minimates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Minimate Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I wonder how it'll fit the bulky minimates without leaving the vanilla ones to bump around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesium salami Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 I have a cardboard shoebox. It holds well over a hundred minmates. They're not organized in any way, of course, but it's great that the entire Marvel Universe can be carried around so easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 I've got one RubberMaid shoe box for Marvel and a MTG Vampire vs. Djinn (I believe) for DC and Misc. mates. Works good enough for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheul Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 I don't carry my Minimates anywhere so this is a total pass for me. If it were made of something more durable like plastic I might get one for storage. Now if they would do a display case, maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 (edited) It's decisions like this that make me really feel for DST. They're trying to do something cool for the fanbase and bring new collectors into the mix, but, like the Lab playset, I think it's destined to fail as a half-measure. To do a decorated, molded plastic case and make it cost-effective, they would likely have to do a run of 10K or more. I doubt anything DST has ever done has been a higher run than 5K. They can do a decent-quality chipboard thing at that quantity, but, considering the labor that's going to go into printing, die-cutting and hand-assembling these, they can't price them lower than probably $20 and break even. Without the economies of scale Hasbro and Mattel enjoy, it's going to be tough for DST to compete on things like this. It would almost be cooler for them to pick a pre-existing molded storage case and produce some stickers to that case's specs or something so people can customize their own. Edited May 4, 2010 by Lobsterman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediJohnson Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 I bet it will ship in--> a cardboard box! Though if it came with Baghead Spidey everyone would buy 2! That's it! Don't use cardboard--use a brown paper bag! Cut two spidey shaped eye holes. Now it is a Baghead Spidey Head Carry Case! SOLD!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Two-Face Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 I bet it will ship in--> a cardboard box! Though if it came with Baghead Spidey everyone would buy 2! That's it! Don't use cardboard--use a brown paper bag! Cut two spidey shaped eye holes. Now it is a Baghead Spidey Head Carry Case! SOLD!!! I want six. Hundred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 (edited) It would seem that DST's concept isn't widely regarded. Maybe we could continue this thread with thoughts on what members would like . I would personally like something that allows storage of Minimates without too much 'rattle' yet has some measure of display value . I envisage some 'monster' version of the transparent tray & lid that Minimates tend to arrive in . As pointed out these wouldn't be perfect but surely somebody could design a common enough shape that would hold a 'mate with a certain amount of stability whether in transit ( not a priority for me anyway) or merely in a drawer . The size I see in my mind's eye is the original TRU 10 pack size & has the ability to interlock in multiples . OK this wouldn't be the most robust item but I reckon it would be cheap . Courtesy of Minimate Central ......still the finest reviews around If I still had my entrepreneurial fire I'd just find a manufacturer myself & just get a load done. Now that's just my idea...any others? edit: I keep looking at that picture of those 'mates .....they still look good to me. Edited May 4, 2010 by buttheadsmate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Something that was not cheap, quality-wise, but was cheap, price-wise would be the way to go. The specific look of the carrying case wouldn't matter so much, IMO, though I would also like to vote for the Minimate Spidey head However, as mentioned before, this is not a likely scenario given that DST is not Hasbro. Of course, I wish DST luck with all of this, but I just don't see it happening based on the little information we have been given. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 (edited) You know, the more I think about it, they could potentially pull off something really cool if they fashioned the case out of a chipboard tube (think oatmeal canister) and deco'ed it like a big Minimate head. The lid could even be designed like a slip-over mask or hairpiece. The minimates could sit in wheel-shaped trays with eight wedges each, and the trays could hang from a central spoke with a handle, so you could pull the whole "rack" of minimates out of the tube. Okay, I need to patent this idea myself... --- Something like... this. Edited May 4, 2010 by Lobsterman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 That's a pretty good idea Lobsterman. and it'd be pretty easy to manufacture if it's just a plastic cylindrical tub with trays in it. It'd be kind of cool to have a big spiderman minimate head too! (assuming it were a marvel minimate carrier) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Chuck said at the MMMV Chat they were tossing ideas around for the carry case. I honestly didn't think making it from cardboard would be that idea. They must be able to do better than that, it's hardly a durable method of transportation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 You know, the more I think about it, they could potentially pull off something really cool if they fashioned the case out of a chipboard tube (think oatmeal canister) and deco'ed it like a big Minimate head. The lid could even be designed like a slip-over mask or hairpiece. The minimates could sit in wheel-shaped trays with eight wedges each, and the trays could hang from a central spoke with a handle, so you could pull the whole "rack" of minimates out of the tube. Okay, I need to patent this idea myself... --- Something like... this. That looks great Lobsterman! I would also recommend that the handle be able to flip down and recess into the lid, and add some grooves that would fit into the bottom of another case if you wanted to stack them. Maybe even a groove/pin system that would allow you to lock them together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgnrbrn316 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Chuck said at the MMMV Chat they were tossing ideas around for the carry case. I honestly didn't think making it from cardboard would be that idea. They must be able to do better than that, it's hardly a durable method of transportation! If they were tossing around ideas, think of what the ideas that got rejected were like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 "Let's make it out of tissue paper!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 "Let's make it out of tissue paper!" That was apparently Matt's idea & inevitably went down the toilet,although wrapping a cardboard carrying case with tissue paper for protection is still apparently under discussion ....... It's a crap idea . This was an early test-shot shown on the Art Asylum Bog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthRaider Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Hey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modefan Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Pics of the Carrying case are up @ BBTS http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product...amp;picture=out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsprin Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Wow it's so big!!! At this rate we'll only need 37 of them to hold our entire collection. Not counting 3 inchers. Or two and a half inchers. or... Still it is nice they threw in a preview of the pirate mates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyd Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Reminds me of the old Hot Wheels carrying cases when I was a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 So, it comes pre-filled? That's awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthRaider Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Still mildly concerned about the choice of material, but all things considered I like it. It really does have that kiddie vibe to it though, doesn't it? (Not that that's a bad thing, it kinda gives me fun little nostalgic throwbacks to those classic toy carrying cases like boyd said ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 It may just be influenced by what I 'want' to see in the picture but this looks remarkably like something somebody here predicted . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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