Day 183: July 2nd
Jane Foster
This is one of those cases where the change made from the prototype to production doesn’t really work for me. I think the intended sculpted jacket piece would have added something a bit more to this rather plain minimate.
Day 182: July 1st
Alpha Flight customs
Happy Canada Day to any and all of my Canadian readers! It seemed only fitting that on this day’s post I dig into my collection and pull out some great early customs done by none other than master customizer Luke! These customs are almost 6 years old now and I would love to see him revisit them at his current skill level. I still hold out hope that DST will get around to making a series/set of this great Canadian team!
Day 181: June 30th
Tower Records Exclusive Silver Surfer
My first look at the Marvel minimates came when I found single carded ones at the Safeway grocery store we shopped at. Much like my thoughts with the Gene Simmons I had I thought they looked pretty cool and very well done considering they were even smaller now! This Surfer is the only single card minimate I have MIP and that is only because he was re-released in a two pack with Spider man 2099 and I already had that one when the chance to get this one came around. I still like it because it is a neat reminder of where they started.
Day 180: June 29th
3 inch Gene Simmons from KISS
This was my first ever minimate and I still hold it in the same high regard as I did when I got it. I had been out of the toy game for awhile by this point but was amazing at how they made some so small so awesome! The details are all there right down to the demons great platform boots!! The only thing that was missing aside from his axe bass was his crazy tongue!
Day 179: June 28th
3 inch Paul Stanley from KISS
I love the fact that not only did they get his tattoo on his arm but they also got Pauls shaggy chest hair! Now that is attention to details!
Day 178: June 27th
3 inch Ace Frehley from KISS
Another great job by Art Asylum to nail down the costume and face make up on the ‘Space Ace’ minimate. He even has that slightly glazed over facial expression he is known to get while he is really in the zone while playing.
Day 177: June 26th
Sundays with my Son
I like this set up. I named this one Attack on Asgard based on the book. The asgardian guards V.S. frost giant one and two is great!
Day 176: June 25th
3 inch Peter Criss from KISS
One of my all time favourite bands is KISS and there was never a doubt in my mind that I had to keep all four members of the band when I thinned out the minimate collection. I love how well Art Asylum did with the production of these right down to the tattoo on Peters chest!
Day 175: June 24th
3 inch Immortal Dragon Bruce Lee
When the time came that I decided I no longer needed to be a minimate completist I sold many of my minimates that were outside the core of what I truly enjoyed to collect and this included many of the 3 inch minimates. I sold all 4 of the Bruce Lee minimates and almost immediately regretted it because they are some of the neatest of the 3 inch lines. I did manage to get this one in a trade and keep my eyes open for any of the other ones to show up so I can re-add them to my collection.
Day 174: June 23rd
3 inch Mr. T
I pity the fool you doesn’t have a Mr. T minimate! And yes, yes I truly do because Mr. T is one awesome minimate! I can freely admit to enjoying both The A-team TV show as well as the Saturday morning Mr. T cartoon as a child. When the third box set of Rocky minimates was cancelled I was saddened by the fact we were denied a 2 inch Mr. T minimate! This Mr. T was released as a promo item for the MTV Celebrity Deathmatch video game.
Day 173: June 22nd
3 inch Art Asylum blank
This is one of only a handful of minimates I own that is still in package. There is no special reason for this one to be in package still aside from the fact that I already have one opened and just happened to get a good deal on this one still sealed so I have it. I love the towering presence of the 3 inch blanks, almost more than I like the 3 inch scale minimates in general, there is just something cool about the blanks in this size! I have always loved the Art Asylum logo, Asylum Jack!
Day 172: June 21st
Radiation suit Marty McFly
Here is another great look from the first BTTF movie. I love how they did the helmet/hood bit. The look of this minimate is dead on to the movie and I love that he even came with the movie camera! My only gripe comes at the hands of no extra hairpiece since he doesn’t really fit in the time machine with the hood on.
