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Post by Captain McKay on Mar 30, 2022 17:26:13 GMT -5
Got an email from Target that my Super Bebop and Mighty Rocksteady will be here tomorrow. Excited to get those in, they look great.
I’m on vacation next week, I plan on doing a mass opening of everything I’ve bought over the last few months.
Super Bebop and Mighty Rocksteady Style Guide 4-pack Movie April O’Neil Antrax and Scumbug Mirage Fugitoid Glowing Muck Man
...I’m gonna need room on the shelves.
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Post by Patrick Bateman (original) on Mar 30, 2022 19:54:21 GMT -5
Got my muckman that costumes shipped (I bought the international one even though I am in Washington state) showed up yesterday no tracking info or anything.
My Mighty Beebop shipped from Target yesterday amd says it will be here Monday. This week is Tokka and Rahzar right?
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Post by Captain McKay on Mar 31, 2022 15:37:57 GMT -5
Got my muckman that costumes shipped (I bought the international one even though I am in Washington state) showed up yesterday no tracking info or anything. My Mighty Beebop shipped from Target yesterday amd says it will be here Monday. This week is Tokka and Rahzar right? You mean the cartoon ones, right? I haven’t heard, but that’s really cool if they’re this week. Would make it super easy since Target ships free.
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Post by Captain McKay on Apr 3, 2022 12:54:31 GMT -5
Found the Frankenstein Raphael in FYE. Picked it up and canceled my Big Bad preorder. Overall it’s really cool, a very unique figure. Not SUPER posable because of his size, but still decently articulated. Also, I know people have probably seen this by now. We knew it was coming, looks like the big announcement will be happening pretty soon.
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Post by Captain McKay on Apr 3, 2022 13:01:41 GMT -5
Also, had a big opening party this weekend. Everything I've been piling up is now free to breathe, and I'll most likely need a new shelf haha.
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Post by pitfallharry219 on Apr 3, 2022 20:06:49 GMT -5
I picked up the Farmhouse April and Casey set at Walmart today. I also got the single April Ultimate too.
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Post by The Assassin on Apr 4, 2022 17:33:30 GMT -5
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Post by Captain McKay on Apr 4, 2022 18:28:04 GMT -5
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Post by The Assassin on Apr 5, 2022 7:05:44 GMT -5
news.toyark.com/2022/04/04/tmnt-cartoon-series-turtle-van-by-neca-463877Overall it looks good but the size and proportions seem compromised, obviously an intentional decision to get the price point down. Plus seeing the "Final Product May Vary" stamp on the images makes me remember when Mattel announced the measurements of the MOTUC Castle Grayskull, got the preorders in, then quietly shrunk it down and the production version ended up smaller than advertised in all directions. Anyway back to the Turtle Van - the horizontal proportions are too small, which makes it appear too big vertically, particularly noticeable with the hump on the roof being far too high and bulbous, obviously a necessary change to allow the figures to fit inside vertically. I get why they did it this way, and again overall it looks good. But the compromised proportions hold it back from being great, and I'm somewhat disappointed. I'd rather have it done right even if it means paying more. And while the Underground Arsenal one looks better in terms of proportions, I think it's lacking in terms of quality and detail. And I want a toon version so Super7 isn't right for me either. Also a separate issue is I'm not comfortable placing any orders with NECA right now, since I was one of the Turtles In Disguise customers issued with the ridiculous "9-month delay" email recently, which considering they took full payment last July, and it was supposed to ship by the end of 2021, I am pretty angry about. But I need the set (and in cartoon colors), and ebay prices are crazy, so waiting and hoping NECA eventually comes through is my only option. But I can't bring myself to make any more orders with them at least until I get my TID, and depending on how much longer that takes and whether there are any QC problems, maybe never again.
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Post by Captain McKay on Apr 5, 2022 11:19:22 GMT -5
news.toyark.com/2022/04/04/tmnt-cartoon-series-turtle-van-by-neca-463877Overall it looks good but the size and proportions seem compromised, obviously an intentional decision to get the price point down. Plus seeing the "Final Product May Vary" stamp on the images makes me remember when Mattel announced the measurements of the MOTUC Castle Grayskull, got the preorders in, then quietly shrunk it down and the production version ended up smaller than advertised in all directions. Anyway back to the Turtle Van - the horizontal proportions are too small, which makes it appear too big vertically, particularly noticeable with the hump on the roof being far too high and bulbous, obviously a necessary change to allow the figures to fit inside vertically. I get why they did it this way, and again overall it looks good. But the compromised proportions hold it back from being great, and I'm somewhat disappointed. I'd rather have it done right even if it means paying more. And while the Underground Arsenal one looks better in terms of proportions, I think it's lacking in terms of quality and detail. And I want a toon version so Super7 isn't right for me either. Also a separate issue is I'm not comfortable placing any orders with NECA right now, since I was one of the Turtles In Disguise customers issued with the ridiculous "9-month delay" email recently, which considering they took full payment last July, and it was supposed to ship by the end of 2021, I am pretty angry about. But I need the set (and in cartoon colors), and ebay prices are crazy, so waiting and hoping NECA eventually comes through is my only option. But I can't bring myself to make any more orders with them at least until I get my TID, and depending on how much longer that takes and whether there are any QC problems, maybe never again. I can definitely understand your perspective, that sucks about the delays on that set. I’ve had good luck with the NECA store preorders, but I didn’t get the disguise set from them so I haven’t dealt with delays like those. I tend to preorder things, then if I happen to see them elsewhere first, I buy them and trade/sell the one I preordered once it arrives. I’ll keep my delayed, fully paid preorder grievances for Mezco and the Keaton Batman I paid for two years and three months ago, which makes it very easy for me sympathize with your situation haha. As for the van itself, I will admit that the proportions are not exactly what I pictured in my mind, but I preordered it. Honestly, I think I like the Underground Arsenal one just as much as the NECA one itself, and I’m still tempted to get that one too since we have plenty of turtles by now. While I love the look of the Super7 one, I passed because the price and the size were both a little large for me. I don’t expect this one to change much, aside from adding the LEDs they mentioned in the feature list that I don’t remember seeing In the promo pictures.
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Post by ckhybrid on Apr 5, 2022 11:20:02 GMT -5
Got the van just now, looks awesome, I'm sort of glad it's not gigantic, I don't have room for it as it is now, used the installment plan since I'm still reeling from last week's Ringside pre orders. Now the wait begins.
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Post by Captain McKay on Apr 8, 2022 11:28:14 GMT -5
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Post by Chip on Apr 8, 2022 13:06:49 GMT -5
really happy to get Slash & Leatherhead, that was one i missed out on pre-ordering and never saw in stores once
now i need them to re-release the april/foot & casey/foot packs or just do a new pack with april AND casey for everyone that wants them
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Post by Captain McKay on Apr 8, 2022 13:35:27 GMT -5
really happy to get Slash & Leatherhead, that was one i missed out on pre-ordering and never saw in stores once now i need them to re-release the april/foot & casey/foot packs or just do a new pack with april AND casey for everyone that wants them I think they hinted that they'd be making an Ultimate April at some point, which is welcomed since the head sculpt on the first one left a lot to be desired. That's really the only figure in the cartoon line that I think they totally missed the mark, a re-do is going to be a big upgrade hopefully. I BELIEVE I heard they were going to re-release Casey as well, but this was a while back so I'm not sure. Hopefully they do though, it's a good figure and I know that was during a time when their distribution was all-time awful.
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Post by Chip on Apr 8, 2022 14:14:35 GMT -5
really happy to get Slash & Leatherhead, that was one i missed out on pre-ordering and never saw in stores once now i need them to re-release the april/foot & casey/foot packs or just do a new pack with april AND casey for everyone that wants them I think they hinted that they'd be making an Ultimate April at some point, which is welcomed since the head sculpt on the first one left a lot to be desired. That's really the only figure in the cartoon line that I think they totally missed the mark, a re-do is going to be a big upgrade hopefully. I BELIEVE I heard they were going to re-release Casey as well, but this was a while back so I'm not sure. Hopefully they do though, it's a good figure and I know that was during a time when their distribution was all-time awful. im fine with an "ultimate" April, but that feels like a weird cash-grab thing to me. like just update the sculpt and do a new 2 pack with Casey. win/win for everyone. those came out when the distribution was absolutely horrendous. i wanna say they did a pre-order thing too but it was hardly advertised and a lot of people missed it
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Post by Captain McKay on Apr 8, 2022 18:52:54 GMT -5
I think they hinted that they'd be making an Ultimate April at some point, which is welcomed since the head sculpt on the first one left a lot to be desired. That's really the only figure in the cartoon line that I think they totally missed the mark, a re-do is going to be a big upgrade hopefully. I BELIEVE I heard they were going to re-release Casey as well, but this was a while back so I'm not sure. Hopefully they do though, it's a good figure and I know that was during a time when their distribution was all-time awful. im fine with an "ultimate" April, but that feels like a weird cash-grab thing to me. like just update the sculpt and do a new 2 pack with Casey. win/win for everyone. those came out when the distribution was absolutely horrendous. i wanna say they did a pre-order thing too but it was hardly advertised and a lot of people missed it I guess it depends what they’d include with an Ultimate April. Like if they had different head sculpts (maybe like a standard one and a captured one with tape over the mouth) and a bunch of accessories similar to the News Room set on a smaller scale, it’d be cool. The figure in the two-pack didn’t come with much, so I’d want to see SOMETHING extra in an upgrade. If they ever did just pair her with Casey, I’d wonder what they’d do to upgrade the Casey figure since he’s already really good.
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Apr 9, 2022 19:28:12 GMT -5
Found ace duck/mutagen man today. It's hard to pass on these, but I'm not starting over now.
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Post by pitfallharry219 on Apr 19, 2022 5:55:03 GMT -5
Reminder: today is the last day to preorder the NECA Turtle Van. They have a pay in 4 option if you understandably don't want to drop $265 all at once.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 19, 2022 12:09:08 GMT -5
April/Casey 2-pack is on Walmart App right now, $59.00
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Post by Captain McKay on Apr 19, 2022 13:46:21 GMT -5
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