Article: NY Toyfair 2012: Diamond Select Box & Vindicator Minimates

[Phil]

You can view the page at http://alphaflight.net/content.php?5...Box-Vindicator

[Le Messor]

Lol! These are cute - and I love the metallic finish on Box.

~ Le Messor
"Unlock the door to your mind before opening the door to the world."
~ John Liepa

[-K-M-]

Anyone know the date when these come out?

[Phil]

They haven't been solicited yet, so no earlier than August.

[Phil]

Apparently they've been confirmed as a Toys R Us Exclusive, and should be in Wave 14.

Wave 13 is just launching now, so shouldn't be too much longer.

[Le Messor]

Apparently they've been confirmed as a Toys R Us Exclusive

That's good new for me! There's a Toy Saurus around here.
Keep me apprised of when they come out, will ya?

- Le Messor
"I'm just like every modern woman trying to have it all. A loving husband, a family. I only wish I had more time to see out the dark forces and join their hellish crusade."
~ Morticia

[Phil]

Packaged figures showing interchangeable heads.
Not much longer to wait!

[Le Messor]

Cool! How do I ever get them, though...?

~ Le Messor
"Is this true or only clever?"
~ Augustine Birrell

[Zorara]

Any clue when they are coming out in stores??

[Phil]

They're Toys R Us Exclusives and are available in store NOW!



The limited online stock has gone but they're available at http://www.atomiktoys.com/main.sc & http://lukestoystore.com/ and I'm sure will show up on eBay soon.

[Le Messor]

I'll have to see about getting them imported. Thanks for those links!

~ Le Messor
"It is always the most important leg of a three-legged stool that is missing."
~ Finagle

[Phil]

I had to do the same, to be fair.
The international shipping wasn't as bad as I thought...

[Le Messor]

Ordering them is something for my to-do list.

~ LM
"It is a poor sort of skepticism which merely delights in challenging those claims which conflict with one's own belief system."

[rplass]

Got my minimates! Awesome. Yes they are wave 14. Cost was under $9 US. Nice! The box (no pun intended) says:

BOX
Madison Jeffries is a mutant who can shape metal, glass and plastic with his mind. He helped upgrade the Box battle suit for Canadian super-team Alpha Flight, and took control of Box when the original pilot went rogue. He can now phase in and out of the armor, as well as alter its shape and size.

VINDICATOR
Heather Hudson's husband James was the pilot of the Guardian battle suit, stolen from a weapons supplier and used to start up Alpha Flight. When James was believed dead, Heather modified his battle suit and underwent training with Wolverine to become the Canadian team's new leader.

Not completely accurate but not bad for a toy description.

[Flightpath07]

Got my minimates! Awesome. Yes they are wave 14. Cost was under $9 US. Nice! The box (no pun intended) says:



Not completely accurate but not bad for a toy description.

I'd agree, not an accurate description. Jamie "took back" his own Guardian suit, or rather he took back the helmet and left the suit behind and then built his own suit, not, as the box puts it, "stole" his suit.

I do like how they put him as the "pilot" of the suit; that's amusing.