I have a confession to make. I never got the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I mean, I got the original comics, the Eastman and Laird ones, but then the bastardized kid-friendly version came out and at that point I jumped ship and never looked back. It's a testament to the staying power of the brand though that we've come this far and we're still seeing merchandise from the franchise.
Playmates is now doing small scale playsets in addition to their standard Turtles line - the figures that come with these sets are even more kiddie than the regular ones, a trend no doubt traceable back to those Galactic Heroes figures Hasbro puts out. But here we are, and it is what it is.
The playsets will all attach to each other to form a city scene.
also shown were some transforming turtle armored things. They can be transformed from Robot mode to Vehicle mode, because you know things that transform are all the rage these days.
So yeah, TMNT. Turtle power.
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2 comments postedI would have been right there with you, my friend, but Sanjeev actually talked me into going to see TMNT last year and it was really a cool movie. I think you'd like it if you liked the old comics.
"This must be settled the way nature intended....with a vicious, bloody fight!"
Onyx Blackman
Principal, Flatpoint High
Yeah, I'm no doubt going to steer clear of these Playmates toys...but to be fair, no matter how "kiddie" they seem, they're no more divergent from the original story's grit than their later offerings during the Turtles' first run of popularity (ending during the 90's).
I'm all over those NECA figures, though!
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Sanjeev