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[Jet-Mech]

Very, very easy decision for me. Not only does Janitax's painted detailing look sloppy, it's also--to be kind--fugly. Definitely not something I'd want in my collection. T-Rex, on the other hand, is nicely done, with good detailing and an aggressive look.

Therefore, T-Rex got my vote.

[BaltanII]

As a dinosaur fan, I have no problem whatsoever in stating my total and complete disdain for the freakish reptile that is attempted to be passed off as a tyrannosaur in MIMP Series 1. At the same time, I have no particular love for Trash Bag Bunch and certainly not a crummy sculpt like this one. He has all the trappings of bad 90s sci-fi: scanner covering a single eye, snarling deformed face, pouches, use of "intimidating" guns, pouches, environmentally-conscious backstory, ineffective and half-assed armor, wardrobe provided by Jem, and pouches.

I'll probably have to flip a coin on which figure I hate less!

[mimoman]

While Janitax embodies all that is wonderful about 90s-era character design and color schemes, I'll go with the T-Rex.

[dankingery]

are any of the trash bag bunch sculpts cool? i have yet to see one i like.

[lhssenior]

Ugg, next round please.
-Barry

[Scumdogg]

are any of the trash bag bunch sculpts cool? i have yet to see one i like.

Not really. I have a Skuzbeast that isn't really that cool, and i think he might be the best one. For the most part they're garbage that showcases the worst of the 90's, i'm surprised that Image or Chaos never released a comic book about them.

My vote goes to the T-Rex, even though he's a pretty substandard MIMP figure. He's still better than any TBB figure by a long shot.

[Ericnilla]

yeah the majority of them are pretty blah... liceplant, muckoid, skuzbeast, scumlizard and garbeast are the only ones worth getting. all the human sculpts bite it hard.

[spastik4plastik]

my neighbors kid would LOVE to play with the tbb figure, but that kid has never been off the block and has no concept of "better overall" and certainly doesnt know anything about the cool factor so should i put any stock in his opinion? NO

i like the t-rex figure - he looks mean (maybe on steroids)

PLUS: its little and rubber and monocolored like a LRG should be.

i vote MIMP

[Jet-Mech]

are any of the trash bag bunch sculpts cool? i have yet to see one i like.

Not really. I have a Skuzbeast that isn't really that cool, and i think he might be the best one.

At least he has a cool name!

[SpectreSuperSix5]

I picked Janitax because he looks fun, at least more fun then a regular old dinosaur.

[Universal Ruler Supreme]

Well, Janitax was 1 of the first 2 TBB figs I ever got with my brother back when they came out. Personally I think he is pretty snazzy, and one of my top favorite TBB sculpts. I liked Liceplant as well, but my all time favorite, and one I think should have been put in the contest is Plutor.


The dino is kind of lame to me. I've seen much better dino rubber guys. And he isn't so hot in my book. Not bad, but not that great either.

I've voting for Janny.

[musclemenkids]

i voted for Janitax.

T-rex was never a big favourite of mine. When i was a kid i did not like him much i think because of his stumpy little arms, made it difficult to do much and his head used to annoy me for some reason - maybe it was his big joob joob lips, i dunno it just didnt look T-Rex ish

The Janitax figure looks kinda interesting, i don't know an awful lot about trash bag bunch but there is something about black and pink colour schemes that just seem to work. Those pink boots are swell. Overall he is not a great figure but if i seen both those figures sitting there i would want to pick up the Trash Bag Bunch dude

[Ghost Lion]

Hmm, don't really love either of those. Eventhough that is a nicely sculpted T-Rex, my vote goes with Janitax because he is definately more unique then the T-Rex in my opinion.

[Articulationnut]

I picked Janitax because he looks fun, at least more fun then a regular old dinosaur.

^ This

Ill only add that much like the Gormiti - Rocciatauro figure the Janitax figure looks like an excellent (ok that might be a bit much) "supporting cast " piece. Not the leader but definitely the soldier or lackey. He'd see a lot of action being beat up by a kids favorite figure i think.

Much better than a purple dinosaur. I mean hell...why not put him up against a plastic dino from the bag of cheap dinos you find at the .99 cents stores?

We're choosing between chunks and runs here...

Edited by Articulationnut, 12 January 2009 - 08:10 AM.

[Strontium Dog]

Janitax. At least they tried something different there, even if it did end up looking like King Kong cross-bred with a highlighter pen.

[Articulationnut]

Much better than a purple dinosaur. I mean hell...why not put him up against a plastic dino from the bag of cheap dinos you find at the .99 cents stores?

We're choosing between chunks and runs here...

To be fair, that T-Rex might look better in other colors. I doubt it, but I'm just saying. I know that is true with some MUSCLE figures.

As for the chunkc and runs, let's not throw too many rocks. I will concede that some of the match-ups and rankings may seem odd. We (the mods) selected a few lines and tried to pull some of the best figures from each line, plus throw in some other interesting figures. As for the rankings they received it wasn't as clear cut. It's easy to give a Claw a number one seed in a region, but deciding the seeds for this tournament was incredibly difficult. That could have been a tournament in itself.

So I'm looking forward to all the help for our next LRG tournament.

Id agree re: a color change possibly better accenting the T- Rex. Ive seen that with Muscles in blue versus <insert color> in Megaman and Muscles recently.The purple color doesnt bother me as much as the sculpt itself is just...uninspiring ? Its a dinosaur. I see dinosaurs in grab bags at a every grocery store , discount store and gumball machine i pass. COMMON is the adjective i should have used. Yeah that sounds about right. As ugly as that TBB figure is it isnt COMMON looking like the dinosaur. Theres nothing wrong with it..theres just nothing spectacular about it (even compared to other MIMP that ive owned). In fact i wonder how the MIMP dino would fair against a lesser known dino lines entry? Would the MIMP name factor be what pushed it over the top?

Re: the chunks and runs..that was no knock on the tournament or the choices made heh Just hyperbole towards these 2 specific sculpts themselves. Theres only so many mini figure lines to choose from and from those there are only so many quality sculpts as you know better than i choosing what was going to be in the tournament. They cant all be Buffaloman versus a Laserbeast versus the Claw. I look at these as comedic relief at worst. Point taken re: the suggestions thread. I dont know if i missed it or if i just didnt have anything to contribute at the time. Ive got something for you for the next go round though

The tournaments kick ass...and would continue to kick ass even if every round featured Smurf PVC figures versus Hentai influenced gashapon. Its the "versus" that matters (to me).

Edited by Articulationnut, 12 January 2009 - 09:20 AM.

[jkaris]

I voted for the Dino. I.M.O. both figures suck rocks and I wouldn't pay .25 for either.

Nevertheless, dinos are kewl, so he gets the vote.

[spastik4plastik]

this fight was called due to a broken jaw.
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[Tortle]

I'm not too excited about either. The T-Rex has little going for it. The pose is odd and the sculpt is a bit banal. He looks like a little rubber dino that you would get in a dollar store. But Janitax is downright terrible. He not only has a boring sculpt, but also has a color scheme that looks like it came from Saved By The Bell. Ugh. T-Rex by default.

[musclemenkids]

He not only has a boring sculpt, but also has a color scheme that looks like it came from Saved By The Bell. Ugh.

'By the time i grab my glocks, and my funky neon socks, i'm at the corner just in time to see the bus fly by'

[Jet-Mech]

this fight was called due to a broken jaw.
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Now there's a good caption-contest entry!