A very special and spooky (not really) AskDST Q&A this week tackles some pressing Minimates questions with DSTChuck this week - so buckle your seatbelt (rule #4) and find out what new vehicles might join the BSG Mini-Flyers in your collection, discover what’s up with Anti-Venom’s chest-piece and look for secret clues which may or may not even exist! (more…)

Put on your rocket boots now, cause Toys R Us is getting all the good stuff lately!

For your viewing pleasure… all of Toys R Us Series 5 in package form!

Thanos is going to destroy half the sentient life in the universe, just to tell Death “I love you?”

Sounds a bit complicated to me, especially when the outcome of the universe is in the hands of Adam Warlock, Mephisto, Drax the Destroyer, and the love struck Titan Thanos! (Conveniently in a Minimate Box Set!)

The upcoming DST Battlestar 7” figure release includes three pivotal characters from the modern BSG mythology: the heroic Admiral William Adama, iron fisted Admiral Helena Cain and the weasel like Dr. Gaius Baltar.  Obviously, having been involved with these characters from the beginning of Diamond’s BSG run I’ve developed very clear cut opinions of the various personalities. And the show having been so well written I was  easily drawn into it’s various tangled plots and subplots.

When working on any property the idea is to bring that type of affinity for the show into the project so that the final product reflects that enthusiasm.

When we started the initial concept discussions with DST’s various BSG enthusiasts, Bill Adama was initially the trickiest to nail down. The decision had to be made which version of him should be the final representation.  For instance, mustache, no mustache, heavier, thinner  which way do you go? Well initially we experiment with the various looks and narrow them down to what everyone likes. Then a decision has to be made as to the production costs and possible returns on a figure, which leads to deciding where parts can be reused to keep the tooling costs manageable.  Believe me, everyone would love to make every character a one-off sculpt, but it’s not always viable and realistically, some characters would never see the light of day if they couldn’t be achieved with a head swap or judicious reuse of accessories. Consequently you rarely see a company go past the main two or three characters in a movie or TV show before the line tanks.

We settled on a slightly heavy version of the Admiral. After beginning the project DST decide he was too important a character not to represent him in his two most iconic looks; clean shaven with the specs and the longer haired mustached depiction. With the body we first tried to maximize the existing tooling and do a straight head swap on the Apollo. Needless to say it didn’t cut the mustard so we settled on a heavier torso and legs and were able to adapt Apollo’s arms to the sculpt.

Admiral Cain was a sculpt we had actually done quite a while ago; many of you will remember seeing it awhile back. The only real costume choice was the uniform dress blues. And we went with the hair style from the series rather than the Razor movie.

Baltar was another character who undergoes at least a lot of visual transformations through out the series. Everyone seemed to agree though that the longish haired presidential style would be the most iconic.

View the whole progress gallery!

DSTChuck has taken a break from putting together his Bruce Springsteen Halloween costume to answer your pressing Star Trek questions including letting you know which ships are being re-released next year, updates on several alien figures and even a comment or two about the forthcoming Playmates 3 3/4 inch line!  So check out the full list of your questions and DSTChuck’s answers after the jump! (more…)

Evil Woman, Man, THING Gozer!

Part of the Ghostbusters Series 2 4pk…get it in stores now!

A Glow in the Dark Slimer!

Seriously, how else are you going to find him in the dark?
Personally, I don’t want a sneaky ghost running around invisible.
Where’s the fun in that!?

If ever there was a day for Marvel Universe Minimates, today would be that day!

We have not one, but TWO Minimate Marvel Universe Series!
29 and 30!

Those lucky puppies that ordered these have…dun dun dun:

Series 29
Black Panther
Daredevil (Armoured)
Hydra Agent
Moon Knight
90’s Storm
WWII Wolverine
Wolverine (X-Force)

Series 30
Scorpion
Spider-Girl
Spider-Man (Electro-Proof)
Spider-Man (House of M)
Ultimate Spider-Woman
Vault Guard

We’re back with another fresh installment of AskDST goodness with our very own DSTChuck answering YOUR questions.  This week we take on the Miscellaneous questions, so check out the answers to your Marvel Select, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future and Ghostbusters queries! (more…)

Oh, he’s back alright. And with a VENGENCE!

The Terminator 2  Series 2 Minimates include:

Asylum Assault T-1000 and Inmate Sarah Connor
Combat T-800 and Young John Connor
Motorcycle Cop T-1000 and Battle Damaged Sarah Connor

All in all, a group you don’t want to mess with!
(Seriously.. Inmate Sarah Connor’s got crazy eye. I’ve seen it. I know.)