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Post by RSCTom on Dec 22, 2021 19:15:56 GMT -5
Holy sh*t I had no idea Tokka and Rahzar were in the cartoon.
Cool to see that the license is going well and you guys are all spot on about what is and isn't a shelf warmer. I'd say if they can do the rockstar Turtles they can definitely do Turtles III.
I'm checked out on these, though. For me the first movie is still the best look/design for everything so I am stopping at the four turtles, Shredder and Splinter. I had some Foot Soldiers for a while but got 'too much' anxiety so I never opened them.
Everything looks really awesome either way. The only thing I would jump on after this is newer versions of the first movie characters if they're made with more articulation and maintaining most of the detail. These are still awesome figures but they're not very playable. Not expecting it though.
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Post by alphadeltaxray on Dec 22, 2021 23:55:43 GMT -5
Picked up the movie star Turtles box tonight at Target. Was surprised to see it considering its so close to Christmas, but it was on an employee cart waiting to go back on the shelf so I grabbed it.
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Post by KayEssEee on Dec 23, 2021 17:46:47 GMT -5
they're really getting down to the bottom barrel guys in the cartoon line...."crooked ninja turtle goon"....woof. nobody needs or cares about tokka and rahzar from the cartoon. i legit dont even remember them being in it. and everyone associates those two with TMNT2 anyway can we just f-ing get some reissues/rereleases of the packs people WANT mikey/foot, raph/foot, leo/shredder, don/krang, april/foot, casey/foot, slash/leatherhead, bebop/rocksteady like....what are they doing here? they have the license, they should be CRANKING out the major characters every time. there's 0 chance any store would be left with 8 each of the turtles packs the way they are with the frogs, etc. Neca said next year for the cartoon line is going to be even bigger than this year. I don't know how since majority of the main characters have already been released??
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Post by Captain McKay on Dec 24, 2021 11:57:45 GMT -5
My two Pizza Aliens are out for delivery today.
I think aside from Storm’s Mortal Kombat line, NECA’s TMNT might be my favorite line going right now. The attention to detail on even the minor characters is excellent.
I got one of the mouser packs. Thought about two, but I have the Playmates 2012 ones which are surprisingly great, and I have a Super7 set on preorder. So I’ll be covered.
I passed on the Foot Soldier this time around, I have two of the Ultimates along with two regular and two damaged Foot Soldiers from the two-packs. Starting to run out of space haha.
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Post by Captain McKay on Dec 24, 2021 12:02:00 GMT -5
Holy sh*t I had no idea Tokka and Rahzar were in the cartoon. Cool to see that the license is going well and you guys are all spot on about what is and isn't a shelf warmer. I'd say if they can do the rockstar Turtles they can definitely do Turtles III. I'm checked out on these, though. For me the first movie is still the best look/design for everything so I am stopping at the four turtles, Shredder and Splinter. I had some Foot Soldiers for a while but got 'too much' anxiety so I never opened them. Everything looks really awesome either way. The only thing I would jump on after this is newer versions of the first movie characters if they're made with more articulation and maintaining most of the detail. These are still awesome figures but they're not very playable. Not expecting it though. I told myself I didn’t need the C- and D- list characters, then found myself buying Rock Soldiers, Frogs, etc. Now I’m just content knowing that I’m going all the way to Z-list with the line and that I might as well enjoy the ride haha. As often as there are occasional characters I don’t remember much from the show, I can appreciate that the figures are always unique and fun. Plus I’ve cut way back on collecting wrestling and Batman/DC stuff, so I can budget better for TMNT.
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Post by Captain McKay on Dec 24, 2021 12:28:54 GMT -5
they're really getting down to the bottom barrel guys in the cartoon line...."crooked ninja turtle goon"....woof. nobody needs or cares about tokka and rahzar from the cartoon. i legit dont even remember them being in it. and everyone associates those two with TMNT2 anyway can we just f-ing get some reissues/rereleases of the packs people WANT mikey/foot, raph/foot, leo/shredder, don/krang, april/foot, casey/foot, slash/leatherhead, bebop/rocksteady like....what are they doing here? they have the license, they should be CRANKING out the major characters every time. there's 0 chance any store would be left with 8 each of the turtles packs the way they are with the frogs, etc. Neca said next year for the cartoon line is going to be even bigger than this year. I don't know how since majority of the main characters have already been released?? They showed a teaser image with style guide colored TMNT with the heads from the Disguise set, so there’s at least gonna be a turtle set released. I’d imagine the van as well, they hinted at one a while back when Super7 revealed theirs. I would also imagine they might make some earlier sets available online, as they’ve done in the past. As for other characters, I have a hard time thinking who else is even missing at this point, unless they got into later seasons with Lord Dregg and those guys.
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Post by drgreenevil on Dec 24, 2021 23:34:07 GMT -5
On my recent holiday journeys of consumerism...
The Target I went to yesterday must have put out a fresh case of NECA stuff. Saw Mondo Gecko, Dirtbag and Groundchuck. I also believe I saw Chrome Dome, the Wingnut set, and more.
On my trip to Walmart this afternoon, I saw 3 retro Mikeys. No one else, esp not Donatello. What is up with this line? How is it getting shipped? Did the Walmart get a case of nothing but Mikeys? Did they get 3 cases of the 4, but everybody already had a Mikey so they skipped over him?
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Post by Captain McKay on Dec 25, 2021 10:05:45 GMT -5
I saw on twitter that NECA said they were gonna reissue toon Casey. I’d imagine other older figures will be reissued as well. Good for anyone who missed them.
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Dec 26, 2021 11:44:53 GMT -5
I found 12 of those Donatello retro figures and 6 vans today.
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Post by drgreenevil on Dec 26, 2021 16:05:19 GMT -5
I found 12 of those Donatello retro figures and 6 vans today. Must be nice!! Continues to make me question how this line is being distributed. Because as I posted the other day, at a Walmart I went to Xmas eve, all they had were Mikeys.
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Dec 26, 2021 17:05:19 GMT -5
I found 12 of those Donatello retro figures and 6 vans today. Must be nice!! Continues to make me question how this line is being distributed. Because as I posted the other day, at a Walmart I went to Xmas eve, all they had were Mikeys. I hadn't seen the van before. Never really paid attention to the turtles because I'm not interested, but I knew I'd seen several posts about it so I figured I'd mention it.
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Post by pitfallharry219 on Dec 26, 2021 17:38:27 GMT -5
I've seen the full set of turtles several times, but never seen the van.
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Post by drgreenevil on Dec 27, 2021 19:57:52 GMT -5
I have been on a TMNT kick lately, and I have been thinking about the action figures a lot. Esp. the ones I had as a kid.
Its amazing how many characters I didn't remember where in the original series that had figures: Slash, Mutagen Man, Tokka, Rahzar, Triceratons, I guess I forgot about them because they were so one-off in the cartoon, but then later became more mainstays of the franchise. I always thought Ace Duck was Howard the Duck and treated the figure as such.
It is also really crazy that we never got action figures of the "Red Sky" seasons. I could have SWORN there was a Dregg released. I would have bought Mutated Carter.
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Post by Captain McKay on Dec 28, 2021 12:30:03 GMT -5
Playmates never released a Dregg? That seems crazy, they released EVERYONE it seemed like.
Wondering if NECA is gonna hit anything from the red sky seasons? At the very least, it could be an excuse to release yet another turtle set for the people who missed all the previous ones.
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Post by The Assassin on Dec 29, 2021 15:40:30 GMT -5
Can't wait for the Rock Soldiers, finally some troops for Krang/Traag/Granitor! With them coming the only figures left on my personal wishlist are a new/improved April (already hinted at by NECA), Zack The Fifth Turtle, and the rest of Bebop and Rocksteady's gang (Dopey, Dumbo, Grunt). I would probably buy a Turtle Van too.
And though I wouldn't personally buy them, before the line is done they definetely should make human Baxter Stockman, human Bebop, human Rocksteady, human Hamato Yoshi, and Oroku Saki. Would be incredible if they could also manage more vehicles (e.g. Transport Module, Turtle Blimp, Channel 6 News Van) or even giant playsets (e.g. Sewer Lair, Technodrome) but obviously I'm increasingly drifting into fantasy land here.
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Post by Captain McKay on Dec 30, 2021 13:03:26 GMT -5
I found 12 of those Donatello retro figures and 6 vans today. Must be nice!! Continues to make me question how this line is being distributed. Because as I posted the other day, at a Walmart I went to Xmas eve, all they had were Mikeys. If you want a retro Donatello for cost/shipping, let me know. I’ll keep an eye on my Walmart and grab you one.
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Post by drgreenevil on Dec 30, 2021 19:05:09 GMT -5
Must be nice!! Continues to make me question how this line is being distributed. Because as I posted the other day, at a Walmart I went to Xmas eve, all they had were Mikeys. If you want a retro Donatello for cost/shipping, let me know. I’ll keep an eye on my Walmart and grab you one. Thank you, Captain McKay. But I am about to rant about finding one... Finally found a Retro Donatello!! While home for the holidays, I went into 2 Walmarts. One had nothing but a handful of Mikeys. That was it. I went into another WM and started getting excited. They had 3 pegs with figures on them. Started getting excited. A peg full of Raphs. A peg full of Mikeys. 2 Leos. BUT NO DONATELLOS!!! It was crazy. Don's peg was completely empty. But last night, I checked the WM website, and they had some. I jumped on it fast!! And of course, it was the Walmart in town I didn't go to that had them. I ordered 2. Picked them up today. Finally got a Donatello!!! And the other was a Raph. But still a win!!! The Rules of the Universe will now kick in. I will see nothing but Donatellos from now on.
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Post by pitfallharry219 on Dec 30, 2021 20:15:09 GMT -5
The Super7 GITD Mutagen Man that's exclusive to EE is shipping now. I can't wait to get mine. The box itself looks fantastic.
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Post by ckhybrid on Dec 30, 2021 20:40:25 GMT -5
only got one set so far, but these are awesome, I can't wait for the rest. More pics in the Power Rangers thread.
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Post by Chip on Dec 31, 2021 10:58:06 GMT -5
what is going on with the Turtles in Time Bebop/Rocksteady pack???
mine has been sitting in pre-order on BB for almost a year
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