Quite like Shockwave and Op, but dunno about dropping $30 to get them and then getting stuck with BB and Screamer.

Not related but seeing these makes me miss Myclone all that much more.

 

I haven't bought Minimates in a while, but $30 for 4 figures seems excessive? Last I checked they were under $10 for a two-pack of equally licensed (if not more) characters, so this being $30 is rough.

That said, they do look shockingly nice for what they are and translate to the format really surprisingly well. For better or worse there is a lot of new tooling so that's also a thing.

I'd probably pick up a 2-pack if I saw it at Walgreens for $10 but all 4 for $30 is a no-go for me.

 

I want Shockwave. But I only want Shockwave, and while I love the way he looks, I do not love him enough to buy him for $30.

 

I think hasbro is forgetting that transformers would be nothing without shows like beast wars, armada, animated, prime etc

 

Maybe not so much Prime since you can probably thank that show's failure for Hasbro clinging to G1 so much these days.

 

Somehow Optimus is the worst looking of the bunch.

If these go on sale I might get them as neat desk toys.

 

I'm surprised bumblebee isnt the worst

 

I kind of like that Shockwave... and that's about it.

 

was a huge collector of minimates but only one store sold them and they stopped years ago would have loved these back then but now it would just go in a box

 

for that much money these better be the old 3" minimates

yes and no. ArtAsylum went under but Diamond Select acquired the name & Minimates rights.
I was vaguely aware they still existed but haven't seen Minimates in any store, even the comic stores, in a long long time. There was a point where one could get them at Target.

 

How come the first page shows Shockwave with his neck extended out (hence, comments like E.T. were made) but here, same picture but his neck is regular? I understand that it's highly likely the neck could be pushed in anyway but why would the pictures not match?

 

I really dislike Minimates.... but yeah, I'm getting these.

 

They pushed it in.

 

Like took a reshot the next day to replace it. I guess since it's not Hasbro they might fix their misgivings, unlike the many mistransformations they leave up.

 

Or it's the companies requesting to do the G1 versions. I doubt they're approaching Hasbro without a vision of their product already in mind.

 

In-Package images:

Diamond Select Toys Facebook

 

Eesh

 

@Dachande

@analogue

 

My cousin bought minimates and now he walks with a limp. Be safe, my dudes!