Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - Leonardo

 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. 

Finally we'll take a look at Leonardo, "the leader". While Raphael is my favorite turtle, I think Leonardo is the best overall looking figure in this new Mutant Mayhem series.

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. Blue paint was added to the bandana, elbow/knee pads and bandages around the wrists. The belt is removeable and has holsters on the rear to store his katana weapons. I think Leonardo has the best overall look of the bunch as he resembles his other iterations better.

In addition to his katana blades, he includes a stand with additional weapons (including a slice of pizza!) 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. Great character design, great 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.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - Michaelangelo

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. 

Next up we'll take a look at Michaelangelo, "the comedian". At first look I think Mikey looks a little like Dopey from Snow White, although the toy does a better job at making him look less goofy. Like with all the turtles, Mikey is a different size and different shade of green.

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. Orange paint was added to the bandana, elbow/knee pads and bandages around the wrists. The belt is removeable and has holsters on the rear to store his weapons.

In addition to his nunchucks, he includes a stand with additional weapons 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.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - Donatello

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. 

Next up we'll take a look at Donatello, "the brains". The "Theodore" of the group, of course they had to alter Donny's look by making him look a little more dorky and adding black rim glasses. I guess in a stereotypical way it does make sense, but I'm still not sure how I feel about this slight redesign to the character

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. Purple paint was added to the bandana, elbow/knee pads and bandages around the wrists. The belt is removeable and has holsters on the rear to store his bo weapon. The fanny pack he's wearing is made of a softer plastic and can be removed as well. The glasses barely stay in his face/head...at least on my copy.

In addition to his bo staff, he includes a stand with additional weapons (including a slice of pizza!) 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. Decent 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.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - Raphael

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.