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That's not just lazy and cheap, and it's not just insulting to the retro collectors' intelligence, IT'S BAIT AND SWITCH. "Get 'em!" is a uncreative, writing as a line replacement, but whatever.īut to completely redraw the original box art to replace the old glider with the new one? To deliberately attempt to erase the memory of the old toy by implicitly saying "no no, it's the same thing, look, just like you remember, original art and everything!" like they didn't just toss you a phony imitation of the classic piece? And then to officially call it a "retro reissue" like it's the same toy you remember from the 1980s, and not a developed-30-some-years-later, lower quality copycat from a different series? Essentially a KNOCKOFF of the classic toy you ACTUALLY wanted? Here in the US these will likely see release at Walmart stores, though that is only a guess on my part being thats how most of these get released.
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No, these toys won’t be black and white, although the original comic series once was. Fine, no bombs.Īnd no bombs means you gotta change the box art, move some stuff around so they aren't throwing bombs, cool, makes sense. Thanks to the Australian retailer Culture Shock Collectibles, we have a look at two new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Retro figure sets coming from Playmates Toys. TOY JUNCTION TMNT DONATELLO PLAYMATES, ACTION FIGURE, COLLECTIBLE (Multicolor) Width x Height: 10 cm x 15 cm Material: Plastic Non Battery Operated. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, it looks like Playmates has decided to show some love for the unlikeliest of comic book heroes by creating a set of all four Ninja Turtles based on their original comic counterparts.
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"No bomb toys for kids" is moronic, overprotective, nanny-state, "THINK OF DA CHILDWEN!!1!" BS (not like there aren't PLENTY of toys with bombs and missiles and military weapons), and it's ESPECIALLY stupid when this is a line SPECIFICALLY targeting the nostalgia market, aimed at older people who grew up with the original toys and maybe want to replace damaged or lost pieces, or want to share that classic experience with their kids, BUT. Vehicles included the Cheapskate, Turtle Trooper, Turtle Blimp, and Foot Knucklehead. The premiere series included the four Turtles, Splinter, April, Shredder, Rocksteady, Bebop, and a Foot Soldier. Cobra Kai Leo vs.Seriously, I mean it, HOLY $#!+ is this a scam!! Playmates held up their end of the deal and produced the first series of TMNT action figures in the summer of 1988. John Kreese 2 Pack - Order on Amazon / Walmart / Entertainment Earth
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Johnny Lawrence 2-Pack - Order on Amazon / Entertainment Earth To this day, the company remains the primary maker of Turtle-related toys, but other companies have also begun offering their very own interpretations of characters from. Daniel LaRusso 2 Pack - Order on Amazon / Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reimagines the characters in a fresh new way, featuring jagged-shelled Raphael as a snapping turtle, wielding twin tonfas as his weapons Leonardo as a red-eared slider, using an dachi sword Donatello as a soft-shell turtle, sporting a Tech Bo- Staff and Michelangelo as a box turtle, arming himself with a kusari-fundo. Since 1988, Playmates Toys has been responsible for the lion’s share of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures and related accessories released to the toy marketplace. Note that they were selling out quickly at the time of writing, but they should get restocks and availability at additional retailers soon - most notably Walmart, who have launched the official Netflix Hub. Pre-orders for each of the 2-packs are live now via the links below. Two iconic franchises that were born in the '80s, battling it out in action figure form. The idea of combining classic TMNT figures and the current incarnation of the Karate Kid series makes sense when you think about it. The first TMNT figure was released in 1989, and a handful continue to be made by Playmates Toys.