The first Minimate Factory Poll wrapped up last Sunday, and I want to thank everyone that participated! I got some amazing suggestions for future content, and some great feedback on my current stream of content. I will be sharing some of the poll results below, but first I wanted to announce the winner of the random drawing that accompanied the poll!

Anyone who took the poll had the option to put in their name and email address for a chance to win a Broken Wall & Window Diorama and a Gruesome Ghosts Decal Kit Combo from Luke’s Toy Store. I assigned each participating entry a number, and used an online random number generator to pick a winner. I am happy to announce that the winner is:

Mirymate!

Congratulations! I will be contacting Mirymate in the next few days to get him his prizes! For everyone else, don’t worry, we will have other contests throughout 2010!

Poll Results

This was one of the first questions in the poll, and I was happy to see a balanced set of results. I will keep doing all three of these series here and there throughout the year. I already have a few Tough Customs entries planned. I haven’t done a Possible Customs From Future Waves post in a while, but I’m sure I will be inspired to make one after Toy Fair in a few weeks!

Its hard for me to do a lot of video entries, as I have two young boys at home that are usually crawling on me as I update this site, but this poll shows me where to concentrate my efforts when I do have time. I will plan on doing a painting video first, and following up with one of the other top choices. Ideally I would like to do all of these in 2010!

The decal kits take a lot of advance planning, because I like to use existing minimate sets that are both cheap and easy to find. However, some of you indicated in your comments that you would like more challenging decal kits that aren’t geared towards one specific base figure. Going forward, I will keep doing some sets the way I am doing them now, and I will also experiment with other kits that are more open-ended.

All of the kits listed above are strong possibilities, and I also got some really cool suggestions in the “Other” category that I will keep to myself for now. I do still need to work within characters that are either public domain, or my own creation, but even within those limits there are tons of possibilities out there!

This question had a clear winner, and I will make sure to base my next contest on that choice! I do like the other contest ideas, and I will be doing at least one contest this year for non-hardcore minimate customizers.

Other Suggestions

In the poll I also asked for suggestions for what else you would like to see at the Minimate Factory in 2010. Based on the most popular responses, people want to see more quick customs, guest articles, diorama creation, display ideas, photo tips, videos, editorials, interviews, decals, and contests. That is just scratching the surface of the feedback I received! I read and appreciated every response, and I will take all of your suggestions into account!

Next week is part 2 of the Sinestro Minimate Packaging project! Check out Part 1 here!