Minion's MOTUC Collection

[minion]

Cheers guys.

Phill Wrote:Although the original figures were mostly recolours of only 4 base bodies they always grabbed my attention.

The new ones look SO much better. I tend to see them in Toyfare and they're a huge improvement on the originals.

I guess they had to just get some standard bucks out there at first. Most of the core figures are based off the He-man and Skeletor arms and legs (furry boots, fin forearms, clawed feet, etc). Now there's been more take up in the line we're seeing more and more unique bits, such as Marzo's cape, hand and loincloth (although i suspect these will see re-use). It's cool now that we've got guys like Trap-Jaw which opened the door for Man-E-Faces and Roboto, and Whiplash who allows parts for Clawful and Buzz Off.

Phill Wrote:Are the 4 Horsemen still involved in the sculpting of them or do Mattel do it all in-house now?

Yeah, it's all still Four Horsemen stuff. Those guys are amazing, they really know what they're doing with the line. It's also amazing to see their planned re-use for parts and how creative they are, Optikk was a fantastic example of this.

They often sculpt too much and Mattel often puts in some extras because they're so impressed. Of course it can be the other way around too, and sometimes we see bits that are never in the final product. Grizzlor's second face being a recent example of this as it was shown in Toyfare but has now been shelved. The amazing Bionotops Blaster that was shown with the 2011 Club Eternia exclusive He-man may also not come out.