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Modok Gas

12-18-2006, 05:36 PM

Jonny Z

12-18-2006, 06:01 PM

LOL thats awesome. but june!??!~

Modok Gas

12-18-2006, 06:08 PM

Yep. It was just announced. They'll need to ship Jack Bauer back from China with a shipment of these toys :)

NickT

12-18-2006, 06:28 PM

Are Kubrick the same people who do the Minimates?

Modok Gas

12-18-2006, 06:31 PM

Are Kubrick the same people who do the Minimates?

Nope... 2 different companies. Kubricks are from Medicom and Minimates are from Art Asylum. Kubricks have less articulation and are a bit more on the cute side than Minimates.

Most Kubricks are released in Japan only with the exception of some Diamond Comics imports.

Modok Gas

12-18-2006, 06:34 PM

Here are some recent 2 packs with TV/Movie characters...

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r101/negativezone/Kubrick_Superman_listing.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r101/negativezone/Charlie2020Chocolate20Factory20Kubr.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r101/negativezone/kb20bb20pirate_2.jpg

Foolish Mortal

12-18-2006, 06:37 PM

Ugh... couldn't help it. I had to pre-order this today. It comes out around June 2007.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r101/negativezone/Bearbrick-JACKBAUER_24BEARRICKSET.jpg

I like the shiny black finish of the Bearbrick too.

Here are some recent 2 packs with TV/Movie characters...

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r101/negativezone/Kubrick_Superman_listing.jpg
Ha! Those are awesome!

mattbrand

12-19-2006, 05:32 AM

SteveFlack

12-19-2006, 06:23 AM

Nice scores Modok! :D

My most recent Kubrick acquisition is Star Wars series 7.

http://www.oldjawbone.com/matt/swkubrick7.jpg

The chase figures are a Blue Royal Guard, Yak Face and a flesh Anakin. Very cool series.

The Gammorean Guard has too many original sculpted pieces, and looses the charm of the block figure template.

-Steve!

SteveFlack

12-19-2006, 06:24 AM

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r101/negativezone/Kubrick_Superman_listing.jpg

Ugh, I hate their "pectoral" add-ons. Really doesn't work in my mind. Although I think I need this Superman to go with my Keaton Batman.

-Steve!

Modok Gas

12-19-2006, 06:28 AM

Ugh, I hate their "pectoral" add-ons. Really doesn't work in my mind. Although I think I need this Superman to go with my Keaton Batman.

-Steve!

Hmm... interesting point about the chest. I have mixed feelings about adding that to the toy. What bugged me about the Hulk Minimate that came out a few years ago was that he didn't have one, so Banner with the labcoat add-on was bulkier :( What Art Asylum should have done was release Hulk as a larger scale Minimate (using the same scale as the Lord of the Rings Minimates).

Sean Jackson

12-19-2006, 06:30 AM

Where's my Jack Bauer with severed head?

SteveFlack

12-19-2006, 06:46 AM

Hmm... interesting point about the chest. I have mixed feelings about adding that to the toy. What bugged me about the Hulk Minimate that came out a few years ago was that he didn't have one, so Banner with the labcoat add-on was bulkier :( What Art Asylum should have done was release Hulk as a larger scale Minimate (using the same scale as the Lord of the Rings Minimates).

They were unable to make larger mini-mates. Their Marvel license was for 2 inch tall figures. Anything larger was out. This is why the extra-large Galactus and Sentinel Mini-mates are statues, not figures. I'm sure if they could, they would have used the mixed-scales like the LOTR minimates.

The charm of block minifigures is what can be accomplished using only paint, and few clothing and hair add-ons. Once you start sculpting individual pieces, then the lose their uniformity, and their charm. For example, a few years ago, Playmates did a set of Simpsons block figures, but each figure was made from completely different pieces. A total failure of the idea. I'm also not a fan of Mez-its by Mezco, with their sculpted heads. Again, too much individuality, not enough uniformity.

-Steve!

Modok Gas

12-19-2006, 07:30 AM

They were unable to make larger mini-mates. Their Marvel license was for 2 inch tall figures. Anything larger was out. This is why the extra-large Galactus and Sentinel Mini-mates are statues, not figures. I'm sure if they could, they would have used the mixed-scales like the LOTR minimates.

The charm of block minifigures is what can be accomplished using only paint, and few clothing and hair add-ons. Once you start sculpting individual pieces, then the lose their uniformity, and their charm. For example, a few years ago, Playmates did a set of Simpsons block figures, but each figure was made from completely different pieces. A total failure of the idea. I'm also not a fan of Mez-its by Mezco, with their sculpted heads. Again, too much individuality, not enough uniformity.

-Steve!

Never knew that the Galactus and Sentinel statues was due to licensing. Do you work for a toy company?

I agree about all the custom parts. The Lego mini-figures have tons of custom parts now.

SteveZegers

12-19-2006, 07:45 AM

Where would one pre-order such a thing?

SteveFlack

12-19-2006, 07:49 AM

Never knew that the Galactus and Sentinel statues was due to licensing. Do you work for a toy company?

I agree about all the custom parts. The Lego mini-figures have tons of custom parts now.

Nah, I just spend too much time on the internet.

The reason that Art Asylum invented the 2-inch scale for the Marvel Mini-mates was due to the liscense. Before Marvel, all the minimates that they did (Star Trek, Bruce Lee, Kiss) were 3 inches, but they couldn't get a 3-inch liscense for Marvel, but they could get a 2-inch liscense. So they invented a new scale.

-Steve!