Playmates Movie Star Box Set 2020

[Jester]

Yeah that Leo Through the Years set was a bit of a joke.

[mikey0]

The Playmates TMNT reissues from this century have been somewhat poor looking and dull so far. I hope the Movie Star reissues turn out better than the Rotocast set.

[Spidergreg]

Originally Posted by wpugh2424

When is this bad boy coming out ?

Playmates said soon.... very soon.

[mikey0]

Originally Posted by wpugh2424

When is this bad boy coming out ?

There’s no release date yet. The Movie Star Box Set is not even up for pre-order anywhere yet.

[RaphaelinSTL]

What has been the price point on these guys before? Less than $100? I have no reason to need this, but those original movie figures were my favorite things ever, so I'm all over this.

[Jester]

Looks like around $40.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/TMNT-Teen...Pack/602768393
Here's the Mirage box.

[Spidergreg]

Originally Posted by Jester

Looks like around $40.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/TMNT-Teen...Pack/602768393
Here's the Mirage box.

WTF?
They're $40?
Scalpers are asking for $300

EDIT:
$40 is really cheap.... That's less than $7 per fig.

[tmntman]

Originally Posted by Spidergreg

WTF?
They're $40?
Scalpers are asking for $300

EDIT:
$40 is really cheap.... That's less than $7 per fig.

That's one thing Playmates doesn't get much credit for. We can lament their lack of effort in many aspects, but they have really worked hard to make sure the TMNT brand sells at a kid friendly price.

[mikey0]

For the sake of the artists who did the box, I hope Playmates includes the belts for the Movie Star turtles. If the belt molds no longer exists, Playmates should make new ones like Kevin Eastman did for the weapons and belts of the signed basic wave turtles.

[Zachatello00]

Do we even officially know what's in this set yet? I've only seen speculation of what the 6 figures are going to be.

[mikey0]

Originally Posted by Zachatello00

Do we even officially know what's in this set yet? I've only seen speculation of what the 6 figures are going to be.

Unfortunately, we are going to have to play the waiting game. I’ve searched all over the net for an answer to this question last week, but there is nothing yet.

[frank_one]

Originally Posted by Zachatello00

Do we even officially know what's in this set yet? I've only seen speculation of what the 6 figures are going to be.

Nothing. That's exactly how much we know about this set right now.

[mikey0]

Originally Posted by frank_one

Nothing. That's exactly how much we know about this set right now.

I must say that it is unusual for Playmates to tease a box set without the carded figures by it. I’m not sure where they were getting at by only showing the box.

[Zachatello00]

Originally Posted by mikey0

I must say that it is unusual for Playmates to tease a box set without the carded figures by it. I’m not sure where they were getting at by only showing the box.

I would agree, but I keep hearing about people buying these sets just for the boxes, so maybe they’re onto something?

[mikey0]

I hope Playmates uses Movie Star Splinter and Super Shredder over repaints of the latest Shredder retool (with the new legs) and basic Splinter reissue.

A Movie Star box set should consist of every Movie Star figure from the original Playmates toy line (the turtles, Movie Star Splinter, and Movie Star Foot Soldier). The Movie Star Foot Soldier might be a weak choice, so Playmates could use Super Shredder instead.

Also, the Movie Star turtles need to come with the belts. The turtles should look like how they do on the box. The Movie Star turtles don’t need to come with every accessory, but including the belts should be mandatory for this release.

[frank_one]

Originally Posted by Zachatello00

I would agree, but I keep hearing about people buying these sets just for the boxes, so maybe they’re onto something?

You are perfectly on point. They saw people were only interested in the box with the previous set, so this time they are basically striking on that same hot iron.

[mikey0]

Originally Posted by frank_one

You are perfectly on point. The saw people were only interested in the box with the previous set, so this time they are basically striking on that same hot iron.

That or Playmates was trying to give us a sneak preview of the next box set.

[RaphaelinSTL]

Looks like the box set is available to order ...



But oh my god ... did Playmates lose the Movie Star Splinter mold or something?

[staypuftweepel]

Originally Posted by RaphaelinSTL

Looks like the box set is available to order ...

https://target.scene7.com/is/image/T...lt=80&fmt=webp

But oh my god ... did Playmates lose the Movie Star Splinter mold or something?

https://i.imgur.com/JBg8xYG.png

Must have. I’ve been debating buying this or not. The movie star figures all look off or something. Color wise and I’ve seen people say they’re plastic not rubber. It’s weird that they just redid the original splinter in movie colors and I think a huge negative is they don’t even have the movie star weapons. They have the 88 weapons racks. Also all the bodies look like they just used the same body and changed the color for each. The original figures had different shells and you can tell the feet don’t match up. The legs look flat footed.

[lonewarrior20]

Originally Posted by RaphaelinSTL

Looks like the box set is available to order ...

https://target.scene7.com/is/image/T...lt=80&fmt=webp

But oh my god ... did Playmates lose the Movie Star Splinter mold or something?

https://i.imgur.com/JBg8xYG.png

If this was by anyone other than playmates you would thing it was an automatic bootleg.