The Minimates Thread

Dark Knight · **Posted:** Sat Jun 26, 2010 5:02 am

TRDouble wrote:

I was able to snag the two 'R' Exclusives from TRU Marvel Wave 7... whew! I went to TRU during lunch and nada. I stopped at another TRU on the way home and found a couple of IM sets leftover, sets that I already have coming in Wave 36. From there, I hightailed it over to TRU #3 and I was able to grab the only Lockjaw and Hulkbuster Iron Man Sets they had (I don't know how many shipped per case).

The last sets of TRU Marvel Minimates weren't too hard to get -- although only Thors sets remain -- but the early ones were tough, so I get nervous when these start to hit and I miss them. Now I am just waiting for the new IM2 and Ghostbuster sets to drop.

Wave 7 is the standard 4-4-2-2 packout. I've been pretty lucky finding these locally with the obvious exception of X-Factor Angel/Warpath. I think I might be the only person that picks up Minimates regularly from this TRU.

JokerHarley92 · **Joined:** Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:06 am **Posts:** 55

I think they should make a updated elektra

JuliusMarx · **Posted:** Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:13 pm

I found the Stiltman set and the Crimson Dynamo set today, but they didn't have the other 2. I really want that Lockjaw set.

xrmc20 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:30 pm **Posts:** 3420

I too am on the hunt for the Lockjaw/Betsy and Hulkbuster/Hulk exclusives, but thankfully for me I haven't had JM's experience of being beat to the case. That is the worst. Waiting for the restock...

I'll look for extras, and if anyone can help me out I'd appreciate it.

TRDouble · **Posted:** Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:48 am

xrmc20 wrote:

I too am on the hunt for the Lockjaw/Betsy and Hulkbuster/Hulk exclusives, but thankfully for me I haven't had JM's experience of being beat to the case. That is the worst. Waiting for the restock...

I'll look for extras, and if anyone can help me out I'd appreciate it.

Will do! I may need help with the new Ghostbusters sets when they hit; my TRUs over re-ordered the last set and they are backed up on the pegs.

JokerHarley92 wrote:

I think they should make a updated elektra

The newer minimates, with the extra detailing on them and other improvements made since the beginning (many thanks to DC minimates, which upped the ante on these), are such an improvement, I have been happy to buy updates of any of the early ones. Daredevil was greatly improved and I think Elektra would definitely benefit as a re-release/update. It's too bad DST didn't take advantage of a great Ed Brubaker run to put out a few more DD Minimates.

xrmc20 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:30 pm **Posts:** 3420

TRDouble wrote:

The newer minimates, with the extra detailing on them and other improvements made since the beginning (many thanks to DC minimates, which upped the ante on these), are such an improvement, I have been happy to buy updates of any of the early ones. Daredevil was greatly improved and I think Elektra would definitely benefit as a re-release/update. It's too bad DST didn't take advantage of a great Ed Brubaker run to put out a few more DD Minimates.

I agree so much with this. I know some people get annoyed with character re-releases, but with this line they have just taken it to a different level than what they were at back then. That all means that I'd love to see a new Elektra too.

TRD - keep me updated on which Ghostbuster ones you are looking for once that time comes.

Nitewing73 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:03 pm

I have no problem with the rereleases in fact I've been hoping they would rerelease Nightcrawler. I mean he would make sense with this love of the 90's recently. They just released Captain Britain, Kitty as Shadowcat and a variant of Rachel Summers in her original red suit. It would make sense to do a Meggan and Nightcrawler set to round out the original Excalibur.

JokerHarley92 · **Joined:** Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:06 am **Posts:** 55

Nitewing73 wrote:

I have no problem with the rereleases in fact I've been hoping they would rerelease Nightcrawler. I mean he would make sense with this love of the 90's recently. They just released Captain Britain, Kitty as Shadowcat and a variant of Rachel Summers in her original red suit. It would make sense to do a Meggan and Nightcrawler set to round out the original Excalibur.

thatd be awesome

i think a nightcrawler and mystique in her black outfit would be cool too

xrmc20 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:30 pm **Posts:** 3420

I got lucky today and found what looked like a full case of the Marvel TRU wave 7 on a shelf. Got to the point where there was only one left and none of them were Lockjaw....and the last one was a Lockjaw. Yay for me, boo for me hooking up anyone else. I'll keep my eyes open for the re-stock.

JuliusMarx · **Posted:** Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:45 pm

Hit another TRU last night on the way home from work. Same story- One Crimson Dynamo set and on stilt-man set. Nothing else.

All of the Stilt-man sets I've seen so far have his helmet turned sideways in the package. Anyone else seeing that?

xrmc20 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:30 pm **Posts:** 3420

JuliusMarx wrote:

All of the Stilt-man sets I've seen so far have his helmet turned sideways in the package. Anyone else seeing that?

Yeah, I've seen a lot of that too. Not sure if it was all, but enough that I remember it.

JokerHarley92 · **Joined:** Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:06 am **Posts:** 55

is the TRU IM2 black widow still findable?

TRDouble · **Posted:** Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:54 pm

JokerHarley92 wrote:

is the TRU IM2 black widow still findable?

I am finding few to no IM2 Minimates whatsoever on the pegs right now.

xrmc20 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:30 pm **Posts:** 3420

Yeah, I haven't seen those for awhile.

Nitewing73 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:40 am

So the TRU Wave 7 is out?

Want to get that LockJaw set and the Hulkbuster IM set. Now to get the other Inhumans.

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