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Post by LostHawk05 on Feb 3, 2021 18:48:24 GMT -5
Rat King & Vernon set currently available on Target app
edit: Sorry, didn't last long, thought it was going to be like Splinter & Baxter
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Post by Chip on Feb 3, 2021 21:35:30 GMT -5
NECA store has both the Movie Foot Soldier and Shredder/Splinter 2 packs up for pre-order Same as they did with Tokka/Rahzar, where it's up for a certain amount of time, limit 2 per household.
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Post by ckhybrid on Feb 3, 2021 21:53:03 GMT -5
my girlfriend was able to get a Target app notification for Vernon & Rat King and managed to get me a set! Pretty happy I don't have to go out looking anymore, went to 4 Target's today and all they had were Baxter & Splinters.
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Post by Chip on Feb 4, 2021 1:48:19 GMT -5
does anyone need a splinter/shredder 2 pack? i picked an extra one up last week for my friend but he ended up finding one himself. so before i return it in case anyone wants one and doesnt want to pay NECA's shipping price, lmk...otherwise i'm returning it to walmart this weekend
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Post by pitfallharry219 on Feb 4, 2021 5:37:18 GMT -5
NECA said that their distribution on the Rat King/Vernon pack will be like their old model, rather than being like how Splinter/Baxter and Krang were so widely available.
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Feb 4, 2021 7:56:53 GMT -5
NECA said that their distribution on the Rat King/Vernon pack will be like their old model, rather than being like how Splinter/Baxter and Krang were so widely available. "Hey, we've noticed a lot of you finding our product and purchasing it. Yeah we dont like that crap."
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Feb 5, 2021 12:37:11 GMT -5
Foot and Shredder/Splinter movie packs are available for preorder on the neca store.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Feb 6, 2021 9:06:53 GMT -5
NECA said that their distribution on the Rat King/Vernon pack will be like their old model, rather than being like how Splinter/Baxter and Krang were so widely available. I get it. Splinter and Krang are main characters in just about every episode and Baxter was also one of the top villains. Rat King and Vernon were side characters in only a handful of episodes.
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Post by Chip on Feb 6, 2021 11:48:46 GMT -5
NECA said that their distribution on the Rat King/Vernon pack will be like their old model, rather than being like how Splinter/Baxter and Krang were so widely available. I get it. Splinter and Krang are main characters in just about every episode and Baxter was also one of the top villains. Rat King and Vernon were side characters in only a handful of episodes. That's a great point....but my counter would be these 2 packs are not for "little johnny collector" who just walks into Target looking for popular characters. It's silly to over-produce one pack of figures when people are collecting this line and they are hard enough to find as it is.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Feb 6, 2021 12:33:11 GMT -5
I get it. Splinter and Krang are main characters in just about every episode and Baxter was also one of the top villains. Rat King and Vernon were side characters in only a handful of episodes. That's a great point....but my counter would be these 2 packs are not for "little johnny collector" who just walks into Target looking for popular characters. It's silly to over-produce one pack of figures when people are collecting this line and they are hard enough to find as it is. Yeah but even the hardcore collector puts limits on themselves and/or only want the main characters. I’m one of those examples. I passed on the Triceratons when I saw them as well as Slash/Leatherhead, I have no intentions of getting Rat King/Vernon, nor Mondo, Muck Man, or any of the other C and D list characters.
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Feb 6, 2021 12:57:29 GMT -5
Found the triceraton 2 pack and the splinter/Baxter pack today. Bought the triceratons. I can get a loose splinter later.
I have always though Baxter was stupid and I have less desire to have that figure than any of the others made so far.
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Post by Captain McKay on Feb 6, 2021 13:01:38 GMT -5
Got my Super 7 Leonardo and made a review. Feel free to check it out. I really like it.
I haven't opened Rat King/Vernon yet, I'll probably get around to that this weekend.
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Post by Chip on Feb 6, 2021 13:06:17 GMT -5
That's a great point....but my counter would be these 2 packs are not for "little johnny collector" who just walks into Target looking for popular characters. It's silly to over-produce one pack of figures when people are collecting this line and they are hard enough to find as it is. Yeah but even the hardcore collector puts limits on themselves and/or only want the main characters. I’m one of those examples. I passed on the Triceratons when I saw them as well as Slash/Leatherhead, I have no intentions of getting Rat King/Vernon, nor Mondo, Muck Man, or any of the other C and D list characters. i get that too. like, i decided to get the rock soldiers, but im not getting the triceratons. but i definitely want rat king & vernon. i think there's a balance, but to make about 50,000 baxter/splinter packs and about 100 of the turtles themselves or some of these "minor" characters is just a silly decision imo.
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Post by Captain McKay on Feb 6, 2021 13:09:58 GMT -5
i get that too. like, i decided to get the rock soldiers, but im not getting the triceratons. but i definitely want rat king & vernon. i think there's a balance, but to make about 50,000 baxter/splinter packs and about 100 of the turtles themselves or some of these "minor" characters is just a silly decision imo. At least with the turtles themselves, you'll have other ways to get them. They know that this line can't succeed without the main characters, I believe Randy even said they've got ways to get all the turtles out in different ways for anyone who wants to jump on board. Like the disguise set that's coming out. But, I'd rather be able to find these and I was hoping that the Baxter/Splinter availability would be the norm going forward. Honestly, if they were to continue with the week-long preorders, I would be thrilled. It'd mean I would get anything I needed without having to even look for it. I never once saw Metalhead or Super Shredder in stores, that preorder saved me from missing out.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Feb 6, 2021 13:36:10 GMT -5
Yeah but even the hardcore collector puts limits on themselves and/or only want the main characters. I’m one of those examples. I passed on the Triceratons when I saw them as well as Slash/Leatherhead, I have no intentions of getting Rat King/Vernon, nor Mondo, Muck Man, or any of the other C and D list characters. i get that too. like, i decided to get the rock soldiers, but im not getting the triceratons. but i definitely want rat king & vernon. i think there's a balance, but to make about 50,000 baxter/splinter packs and about 100 of the turtles themselves or some of these "minor" characters is just a silly decision imo. Its also Target too. They’re gonna order more of the main characters and not as much as the others. If Target wanted as many Vernon/Rat King as Splinter/Baxter, I’m sure NECA isn’t gonna tell em no.
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Post by Chip on Feb 6, 2021 20:17:39 GMT -5
well Target must LOVE the Triceratons because two stores I went to today both had at least 4 each of those sets + the one with roadkill rodney. as well as 4 each of the rock soldiers
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Post by Eric on Feb 6, 2021 21:36:11 GMT -5
I know they're trying and we've discussed it ad nauseum, but MAN the distribution on Neca's TMMT stuff is insane. I think they probably just never anticipated they'd be so popular. Or they did but couldn't avoid the issues. Plus, like everything else, COVID.
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Post by Captain McKay on Feb 7, 2021 12:10:37 GMT -5
I know they're trying and we've discussed it ad nauseum, but MAN the distribution on Neca's TMMT stuff is insane. I think they probably just never anticipated they'd be so popular. Or they did but couldn't avoid the issues. Plus, like everything else, COVID. Yeah. It sucks that their arrangement with Target makes it tougher to get the figures. I'm hopeful that they continue doing the week-long preorder windows we saw with some of the figures last year, just to make things a little easier for collectors to get.
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Post by Eric on Feb 7, 2021 15:33:37 GMT -5
I know they're trying and we've discussed it ad nauseum, but MAN the distribution on Neca's TMMT stuff is insane. I think they probably just never anticipated they'd be so popular. Or they did but couldn't avoid the issues. Plus, like everything else, COVID. Yeah. It sucks that their arrangement with Target makes it tougher to get the figures. I'm hopeful that they continue doing the week-long preorder windows we saw with some of the figures last year, just to make things a little easier for collectors to get. Nothing beats being able to go to your local store and buy it off the shelf, but the preorder option is the next best thing. At least then you know you'll have it in your collection.
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Post by LostHawk05 on Feb 8, 2021 18:09:14 GMT -5
So Big Bad listed wave 1 of Super7 as variants. Don't see any difference in the pics. Baxter and the Foot Soldier still available as singles or the whole wave is still listed.
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