youbastards Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 (edited) Okay, so the idea behind this thread is what currently produced Minimates can we use to help cobble together either some Quick Customs or customs by painting existing parts as best as possible. The fact that this wave got abandoned is a thorn in my side to this day. Even more so now that I am working to display my Minimates by wave. We know that there are pieces from that wave that have been reused (REUSE), so let's compile them here. Example: Tony Stark's Racing Helmet for Johnny Blaze For the pieces that haven't been produced, what are the best substitute (SUB) ones to use? Example: Sand Seref's head and Nina Myers' body' for Roxanne Simpson. As a reminder, here are the Ghost Rider Movie prototypes: Ghost Rider - Head/Flame from either the Target Marvel Knights Daredevil/Ghost Rider set or the Champions set, there are different heads in different pix (SUB/REUSE) - Leather jacket from various Terminator 2 T-800 releases (SUB) Johnny Blaze - Tony Stark's Racing Helmet from C2E2 Iron Man 2 set (REUSE) - Transformation Venom's spare jacket from Wave 24 (REUSE) - Back In Black Spider-Man hair from Wave 24 (SUB) Transformation Johnny Blaze (Variant) - Back In Black Spider-Man hair from Wave 24 (SUB) - Leather jacket from various Terminator 2 T-800 releases (SUB) Caretaker - Hat/hair from 'A Few Dollars More' Man in Black (SUB) - Hat/hair from Rocky 2 boxset Paulie (SUB) - Hat/hair from Back to the Future 3 Doc Brown (SUB) Roxanne Simpson - Sand Seref head from Spirit 4-pack (SUB) - Nina Myers' body from 24 Series 1 4-pack (SUB) Blackheart - Wave 26 Wolverine Origins Sabertooth jacket (SUB) - Wave 6 New Phoenix jacket (SUB) Mephistopheles - Wave 26 Wolverine Origins Sabertooth jacket (SUB) - Wave 6 New Phoenix jacket (SUB) Edited June 14, 2010 by youbastards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 It would help if we had the prototype pics..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted June 14, 2010 Author Share Posted June 14, 2010 Sorry, pix were in-progress. Did anyone here get the movie Ghost Rider prototype that was on eBay a few years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthRaider Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I don't think it was a boardie who won that proto, sorry. This clear enough for ya BHM? That aside, the only other piece I can think of from that wave that's been reused is Wave 24 Venom's spare jacket. Beyond that the closest matches for any of the part sculpts from this wave could include New Phoenix's or Sabretooth's trenchcoat for Blackheart (not Mephisto mind you), any one of the T2 Arnies' leather jackets for GR and Johnny Blaze, and (obviously) a Ghost Rider head + "flaming hair." For a real stretch you can probably repurpose Paulie's hat for Caretaker somehow. (I'm still broken up we never got that shovel. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 (edited) Did anyone here get the movie Ghost Rider prototype that was on eBay a few years ago? He died in mysterious circumstances shortly after winning them .....I'm noticing a trend. edit: They used a shovel to......... :sad: Edited June 14, 2010 by buttheadsmate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted June 14, 2010 Author Share Posted June 14, 2010 (edited) Thanks NorthRaider, I've updated the parts list. Were Ghost Rider's spiked gloves ever re-used? Pete's hairpiece from Wave 24 Back in Black Spidey for Johnny Blaze's hair? Helo's hairpiece from BSG Wave 3 for Johnny Blaze's hair? Chief Tyrol's hairpiece from BSG Wave 3 for Johnny Blaze's hair? What about this trenchcoat from Wolverine Origins Sabertooth? Admiral Adama's hairpiece from BSG Wave 2 for Mephistopheles? Cavil's hat/hairpiece from TRU BSG Series 1 for Caretaker? Edited June 14, 2010 by youbastards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker 42 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Thanks NorthRaider, I've updated the parts list. Were Ghost Rider's spiked gloves ever re-used? Don't think so. However you could use a substitute to make something that's not even close but it's as good as you'll get: Chun Li's spiked bracelets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted June 14, 2010 Author Share Posted June 14, 2010 Thanks NorthRaider, I've updated the parts list. Were Ghost Rider's spiked gloves ever re-used? Don't think so. However you could use a substitute to make something that's not even close but it's as good as you'll get: Chun Li's spiked bracelets. Good call, 2 of these on each wrist would look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I just want to say this project is doomed and you should all just walk away, lest the same fate befall you that, um, befell (?) Nic Cage's fortune and comics after this movie came out. This wave wasn't meant to be and it's best left buried with Rocky 3 and C3 Alfred. Any who try to build what was never meant to be will watch as their Minimate collection gets traded away by a family member for a collection of Shockini's. Beware! I don't know why, exactly. It just felt right to be all glooming and cryptic about this thread. But don't say I didn't warn you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted June 14, 2010 Author Share Posted June 14, 2010 (edited) Now come on Groundhog, just think how much money you could make on eBay by beating Corndog to the punch! Edited June 14, 2010 by youbastards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Man that wave sucked. I am so glad it was canned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 left buried with Rocky 3 Are you trying to anger me, Groundhog? Because you just succeeded. Failing to release Rocky 3 was the biggest mistake DST ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimadman Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 left buried with Rocky 3 Are you trying to anger me, Groundhog? Because you just succeeded. Failing to release Rocky 3 was the biggest mistake DST ever made. I agree. Hulk Hogan & Mr.T in one set how could you lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 They should announce a damn Groundhog Day box set and cancel it just to spite you, GH. Just to spite you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheul Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Looking at this wave I can see why it was canceled. Why do Crusty Old Man Caretaker when you can do Cowboy Ghost Rider Caretaker? And I gotta say Ghost Rider himself looked pretty awful. Why the hell does Blackhart have a shovel? Am I forgetting something? This whole two waves is really just a bunch of civies. I honestly dont miss this wave and I'm a big fan of the Ghost Rider comic. To quote Fred Gwen from Pet Cemetery... Sometimes dead is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 In my Blow Out Mr.T was the most requested Minimate .....just saying. Ghost Rider .....Sad movie, average comic-book ,great character who never really realised his potential (leastways the writers never did). For the record I had just started 'the addiction' around about the time these were being touted ,looking back I don't think that DST could've afforded to fail with these at the time....how times change. They wouldn't have sold...they might now. I'll deal with the final ol' GR chestnut....his bike......no bike no Ghost Rider IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 To quote Fred Gwen from Pet Cemetery... Sometimes dead is better. I agree wholeheartedly with your full post but I have to know Rheul ...Are you a Brit? Stephen King is superb but I just could never get over his title for that book .....Pet Sematary. I totally agree with most American spellings of our stupid language but 'Sematary' is the end ...in many ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthRaider Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 This will probably mean nothing to you BHM, but IIRC Stephen King himself stated that the misspelling of the word "cemetery" was intentional. It was intended to evoke how children often misspelled "big words" like those at that age, and the plot does sort of center around a couple of kids. Again, probably irrelevant to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secaucuscollector Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I might have some good news. There is a confirmed Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance Sequel with Cage and hitting theaters. With this upcoming Ghost Rider movie, DST will/might re-release Wave 15 along with a new GR 2 wave. Minimate hisory is riding on this film........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthRaider Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Depends on how you define "good news" I guess So... a Ghost Rider sequel! Ah heh heh heh heh heh heh... (We're riding on the hope that a surprising sequel to an otherwise mediocre film adaptation is going to get us some new Minimates. I think we need to reevaluate our priorities a bit here. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secaucuscollector Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Depends on how you define "good news" I guess So... a Ghost Rider sequel! Ah heh heh heh heh heh heh... (We're riding on the hope that a surprising sequel to an otherwise mediocre film adaptation is going to get us some new Minimates. I think we need to reevaluate our priorities a bit here. ) ROFL..... I know. As a Film Major ironically I'm not excited for GR2 a flm, more excited about the minimates........gettin down with the sickness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheul Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 To quote Fred Gwen from Pet Cemetery... Sometimes dead is better. I agree wholeheartedly with your full post but I have to know Rheul ...Are you a Brit? Stephen King is superb but I just could never get over his title for that book .....Pet Sematary. I totally agree with most American spellings of our stupid language but 'Sematary' is the end ...in many ways. No Im from the USA. East Coast in da house! I did know that the book title was spelled with an S but I didnt think about it when I made the above post. I was just trying to be a wise ass . In addition Ghost Rider without a bike really is a hard sell. If they do make a GR II I think they should ditch Cage and do the Dan Ketch GR. He was always more bad ass than the Blaze GR. The 90 GR book was VERY well written until Salters and Texeira left the book. The "shoehorning" in of Johnny Blaze and the Midnight Sons really knocked the book off track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Some time ago I received an anonymous email at my Minimate Labs account with a zip file full of photos and a simple message "Thought this should be shared". The photos were of the previously mentioned Ghost Rider prototype listed on eBay. I sat on them for a little while because I wasn't sure how to present them. Then they just slipped my mind. I guess now is as good a time as any to share them. Bear in mind, I do not own this prototype. I do not know who does. These photos were sent to me anonymously. I've cropped the background out a bit and adjusted the levels so details are more visible. They are at full resolution, so I can't really enlarge them. FWIW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrobotC Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 hhm, seeing those pics now im kinda glad we didnt get this wave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbofett Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 how about using the gloves from Vigo(from GB II) for Ghost Rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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