My Collection of BSG Minimates

jedijeff · July 15, 2007, 07:30:19 AM

I recently got the first series of BSG Minimates as well as some Classic Cylon Minimates. These things are really cool, not to hard to complete the set. These little guys are pretty articulated and some come with cool accessories.

Look for my review in an upcoming Podcast :cylon

Dan M · July 15, 2007, 08:17:00 AM

Jeff, I like your display. You and I obviously have similar collecting tastes.

I love the classic Cylon. I didn't feel the need to get all the variants, but the standard one that I got is one of my favorite 'mates, and I've got a TON.

There are a couple other BSG 'mates out there that are a bit harder to get ahold of. DST released a silly Christmas-themed BSG-R Cylon Centurion. He's wearing a Santa hat. That one was a pass for me, but a friend hooked me up with a pretty cool variant of Kara which is her wearing a t-shirt and holding a cigar. I can't remember which event it was handed out at, maybe ToyFair. If you can get your hands on that one, it'd look nice in your display.

Dan

Fanboy · July 15, 2007, 08:54:29 AM

So cool dude! Does that display thing come with it or did you make it?

Rico · July 15, 2007, 09:40:16 AM

Very nice pictures Jeff! Now I really want some of them! :)

Geekyfanboy · July 15, 2007, 10:38:49 AM

Awesome collection Jeff...

jedijeff · July 15, 2007, 10:52:34 AM

Thanks for the Compliments on the Pictures Guys

Dan, thanks for the Info on that Starbuck, I vaguely remember hearing about, I will have to put it on my search lists for eBay.

Fanboy, the Display Stand I actually used is a Cabinet Organizer

I stripped mine of the pads and Spray painted it Gloss Black, and then picked up some anti skid shelf liner from the Home Depot

As well you find something similar at Linen and Things

Here is a pick of it Expanded with my Astromechs and Kubricks

Dan M · July 15, 2007, 11:14:08 AM

Great Kubrick collection. I know that's not every figure released, but it's a good deal of them. How many are you missing?

I missed out on the Obi-Wan and I'm kicking myself for it now, since Obi is the centerpiece of my collection. But it's so expensive now that I'll never get it.

That Luke X-Wing is my favorite with the little blaster and lightsaber. I've got two Royal Guards waiting for me to pick up at the post office tomorrow.

Rico · July 15, 2007, 01:06:14 PM

Jeff stop tempting me with all this pics! Great collection you have there. I never realized there were so many of them around.

Dan M · July 15, 2007, 02:10:16 PM

Jeff, do you collect the Galactic Heroes?

jedijeff · July 15, 2007, 02:17:51 PM

Thanks Guys. I have been able to collect all the series up to now so far. I picked up a few Chases along the way, such as Hibernation Sickness Han and Endor Han, One was through a trade, and the other I found for a good price on eBay. The other Chases are to expensive for me, as I cant really justify the prices they want for those. I got a Blue Royal guard coming in the mail, from a trade with a person from Hong Kong for a George Lucas Stormtrooper figure I had, so I am hoping it comes soon.
My Favorite is the Darth Vader, as my wife picked it up for me when she went to Hong Kong to get her Visa papers. Probably the one I like to look at the most is the Gamorrean Guard.

From Exclusives and Chase version, I am missing about 40 :'(

The one set I would really like to get, is the Mail away set with Farmboy Luke, Leia, Chewie and R2D2, as they are main Characters, so I might pay more for those. As well I might try for a Han and Luke in Stormtrooper disguise as well sometime.

I will try not to post any pictures Rico, as I know these things can be very tempting ;) I know on some Forums they call them Carckbricks.
;)

Dan, I will send an email to a friend who collects Kubricks, and see if he has or knows anyone who has an extra Obi-Wan at a good price. I think he is one of Two people in Canada that has a complete set of Star Wars Kubricks that people know of.

jedijeff · July 15, 2007, 02:21:53 PM

Quote from: pickard on July 15, 2007, 02:10:16 PM
Jeff, do you collect the Galactic Heroes?

I dont really collect the Galactic Heros. I have a few Stormtroopers and the Bounty Hunters. I like buying them for my Nephew, and he has a bunch of cool ones I bought him. They have a lot of them, and it was tempting, but I figured it would be to hard to keep up with all of them. I like what they have done with releasing the large sets, as it gives people a chance to get a bunch at once.

Dan M · July 15, 2007, 03:00:40 PM

Quote from: jedijeff on July 15, 2007, 02:17:51 PM
Dan, I will send an email to a friend who collects Kubricks, and see if he has or knows anyone who has an extra Obi-Wan at a good price. I think he is one of Two people in Canada that has a complete set of Star Wars Kubricks that people know of.

Thanks, Jeff

His "complete set" would be 40 more than you have? I knew there were a lot of rare ones, but I had no idea. Wow!

The Galactic Heroes are like crack to me. They're cheap enough that I can justify picking them up anytime. My girls like them, so I can justify any purchase by saying one of the figures in the two-pack is for them. And there's now Marvel and Transformers, so there's no way I'd ever get them all. My office at work is littered with them.

Rico · July 15, 2007, 03:27:03 PM

Jeff ----
Feel free to post any pics you'd like. I can control myself. Really, I can! Hehe.....

P.S. Speaking of which, do you get most of these in stores (what stores are best), or do you order them online? From where??

jedijeff · July 15, 2007, 05:30:23 PM

They have a lot of Variants that make up the 40, so I guess in Terms of unique figures, I might be short 25 - 30 figures. But they do have a lot of difficult figures to find as they have a lot of exclusives they release only in Japan. For the most part, their distribution of the core figures have been pretty good, and things like troopers, they usually pack in a larger ratio. The only ones that I really need would be the Mail Away set they started with.

The Next two series (8 and 9) will be prequel figures
Series 8
Battle Droid
Darth Maul (No robe)
Anakin (Pod Racer)
Queen Amidala (Formal Outfit)
Qui-Gon
C-3PO (TPM Version)

Series 9
Clonetrooper (White)
Jango Fett
Obi-Wan
Count Dooku
Yoda
Anakin (Eps II)

Which I believe both will be out in the next year. I know a lot of Vintage Collectors like collecting this line, so they are upset about this, as so far the Star Wars Kubricks have been sort of a homage to the old vintage line. For me I don't mind, as I love these things, so prequel figures are good to me.

The places where I get these varies. I got some in China, and others people would order in what they call Master Cases, and I would buy a set from them. There were a few Japan Toys R Us exclusives, one I got when I was at C3 in Indy a few years back, and another I got off eBay. The chases I have either bought or traded for. These are kind of fun to collect, in the sense you have to do a bit of collecting, and try different methods.

You can buy them in the States as well. Big Bad Toy Store is one place that carries them. Also Arnie and Marjorie from Star Wars Action News have mentioned they have gotten them from Andrews Toyz. eBay is also another place to look, and that is probably what I will do for the next 2 series. I will probably get the next series from Japan or Hong Kong, as the Shipping is not to bad, as the person I usually deal with on these is not doing Prequel.

To keep sort on Topic, The BSG minimates, I got from Toys R Us, Big Bad Toy Store and Battlestar Online. I will probably preorder series 2 and 3 from Big Bad Toy Store.

Here a few more pics of my Kubricks

Rico · July 15, 2007, 06:02:01 PM

Neat pics. All made in China? Anything made in Taiwan?? hint, hint....