A new TMNT animated movie is just around the corner and with that comes a new plethora of toys. While I'm not the biggest fan of the Turtles, the look of these figures immediately captivated me. While the animation style of the upcoming Mutant Mayhem movie doesn't appeal to me, the character designs look great, especially in plastic form.
We'll kick things off with Raphael, "the angry one". Raph was always my favorite of the 4 turtles and I like how this time around the turtles and their accompanying toys are different sizes. Raphael is noticeably much larger than the others.
Packaging is your basic blister card, the bubble show casing the character and their included weapons and accessories. The back of the card has a small bio card as well as a cross sell of the other figures included in the initial wave.
Playmates Toys took a less is more approach to these figures. What I mean by that is the paint apps are minimum, which helped keep the price point to just $10 per figure. There is some detail sculpted into the figure, such as scars on the chest or the intricate pattern to the turtle shell on the back. Red paint was added to the bandana, elbow/knee pads and bandages around the wrists. The belt is removeable and has two holsters on the front to store his weapons.
In addition to his sai weapons, he includes a stand with additional weapons (and a pizza slice) attached. These can be removed pretty easily by twisting them off or use a small pair of clippers. He also comes with a baby turtle of himself, pre-mutation.
Articulation isn't bad as there are points located in the neck, shoulders, wrists and hips. You have to keep in mind the price point of the figure, but all things considered it's a pretty posable figure. The shell can make them a little top heavy, but I was able to pull off several poses that would stand on their own unassisted.
Final impressions: Positive. Good character design, good sculpt, decent articulation. While I may not be thrilled about the new movie, the toy line based on the new movie is off to a great start thus far. As of this post, these figures are now widely available at local retail stores such as Target and Walmart and seem to be pretty plentiful. If you're a turtle fan, you probably already bought these on day one, but if you are a casual fan such as myself these are a nice, inexpensive treat.
I've never been a huge fan of TMNT... but I watched the cartoons here and there. That being said... I've always thought it would be cool to have the four turtles together in figure format on display. Target has them for $10 each... so I'm thinking about it.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, if these were priced higher than $10 a piece I'm not sure I'd bothered with them.
DeleteThese do look cool. I don't ever recall seeing a TMNT movie, but this one looks like a lot of fun. So much merchandise too.
ReplyDeleteSooo much merchandising is correct! Kinda cool though to see a franchise as old of TMNT still chugging along. Wonder how long before some of the said merch. hits clearance though. Guess it depends on how well the movie does at the box office.
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