07-09-2015, 02:04 PM | #41 |
Hench Mutant
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Crown Point, IN
Posts: 300
|
Sort of. Playmates was still the downfall of NECA turtles. The moment NECA wanted to re-release the figures with colored bandanas to recoup their loss in the overseas market, Playmates threw a s**t fit, stopped them, and NECA couldn't afford to continue the line. Playmates has total dominion on 6" scale figures. They just have to be convinced that whatever another company is doing won't hurt their sales. Hence why Mondo and Three Zero are doing large scale to circumvent. And of course, to continue the echo, none of this would be an issue if Playmates was handling the license correctly.
|
07-10-2015, 09:47 PM | #43 |
Mad Scientist
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Metairie, LA
Posts: 1,259
|
I did the math and if they are based on the 5' ones, then that makes these 10". Still pretty awesome. I want them curious on what the price is.
__________________
Owner of Hkohles1gaming, kohlesgoods, and hkohles1. https://www.youtube.com/user/hkohles1 https://www.ebay.com/usr/kohlesgoods https://www.facebook.com/hkohles1gaming |
07-10-2015, 10:31 PM | #44 |
Stone Warrior
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 891
|
Here is a link to some pics from SDCC
http://news.toyark.com/2015/07/10/sd...s-booth-168248 |
07-11-2015, 01:00 AM | #45 |
Thug
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 62
|
The designs are okay, but I was also hoping for something different. But who knows? These might turn out to look a little bit better and color. If Sideshow was offering these on their website through flexpay, that's the only way I'd consider picking them up, otherwise they're a likely pass. I'm starting to wonder if we'll ever see high end versions collector versions of the Jim Henson turtles?
|
01-08-2016, 07:18 AM | #46 |
Mad Scientist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 1,067
|
TMNT ThreeZero Figures Designed by Kevin Eastman
Toyark has a first look at the ThreeZero figures designed by Kevin Eastman:
http://news.toyark.com/2016/01/08/fi...ed-tmnt-187060 Spoiler:
|
01-08-2016, 07:31 AM | #47 |
Mad Scientist
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,113
|
These look like customs to me. I won't be getting these.
__________________
Do you have any Dinosaucers or a lead on where to get anything related to the show? PM Me Please! Check out my collection! http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=39766 |
01-08-2016, 07:45 AM | #48 |
The Agenda of Existing
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Vikingland
Posts: 14,596
|
Already a thread for them
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=52676 Not a fan of the designs, and the paintjob on the prototypes is messy and rather dirty looking in a bad way, but reminiscent of ThreeZero's other work I guess. |
01-08-2016, 08:26 AM | #49 | |
Radical Rat
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Splinter's Dojo
Posts: 1,531
|
Quote:
__________________
R.I.P. Master Splinter - Mirage Comics - May 1984 / June 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - New Episode Guide |
|
01-08-2016, 10:47 AM | #50 |
Stone Warrior
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: EU/Austria
Posts: 764
|
Not that the others wouldn't trigger the same emotion for me but especially Raph with this tiger pattern on the legs reminds me a lot of Kintaro from Mortal Kombat
I wonder what made Kevin Eastmade go that path in regards of looks for those turtles... |
01-08-2016, 10:53 AM | #51 |
Mad Scientist
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Chicago sewer
Posts: 2,488
|
Eesh. Why they ever decided to make these into figures especially with so many more incarnations to choose from out there (that easily trump these designs) is beyond me.
|
01-08-2016, 11:09 AM | #52 |
Ninjutsu Master
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: NorCal
Posts: 6,006
|
No thank you. Almost as bad as the Jim Lee turtle figures, only larger.
Do they do any market research to see what kind of figures people will buy or do they just create anything that pops into their head? |
01-08-2016, 12:02 PM | #53 |
Mad Scientist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: UK
Posts: 1,890
|
Honestly, if these were being done as high end 6" figures I'd probably be all over them. I think they look good for what they are - Kevin's personal take on the Turtles. The interview Toyark links to is pretty good.
BUT in 1/6 scale I can't even consider them. 1/6 is too expensive a scale for such a niche product (at least for my budget). If these are anything like the movie figure ThreeZero did then they'll be over $200 each or $760 if you get the set of four. |
01-08-2016, 12:08 PM | #54 |
Mad Scientist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: UK
Posts: 1,890
|
Well in this scale Mondo's doing their own, heavily Mirage inspired, line, ThreeZero themselves have already done the new movie figures, DreamEX is doing something that looks to be OT/2K3 based so a lot is being done by other companies. The big ones that no one is doing yet are the classic movie, IDW and Nick. IDW, hate to say it, is probably too niche for this type of line (though certainly less niche than these figures), Nick I'm not sure the demand is there, so that really only leaves the classic film. Really surprised we haven't seen that yet.
|
01-08-2016, 12:25 PM | #55 |
Mad Scientist
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Boston, Ma
Posts: 1,224
|
As most, I am not enthusiastic about the designs. The Mondo figures are good. For price, size and style, I still prefer the NECA figures hands down..
__________________
You guys mind telling me what you're doing to my little green pal over there, hm? -Casey Jones, TMNT movie... |
01-08-2016, 01:43 PM | #56 |
I'm Baaaaaaccck!
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 11,833
|
Yeah enough with the large scale figures!
I'd probably have some interest in these if they had been 6 inch figures. |
01-08-2016, 06:01 PM | #57 | ||
So tired of this place
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Shell Ri La
Posts: 26,809
|
Quote:
Quote:
Thanks, Playmates!
__________________
I'm convinced that none of you have ever experienced joy
|
||
01-08-2016, 06:03 PM | #58 |
Foot Soldier
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 138
|
At first I was kinda iffy about these but now that I've seen them painted I'm down..I do wish that they were smaller though..
|
01-08-2016, 10:24 PM | #59 |
Mouser
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 8
|
I aboslutely love ThreeZero's stuff, the Ashley Wood stuff especially is all awesome. I'd been waffling over a few different things from them and for them to release something Turtles related that's not from the new films should be my dream. I feel like I should be as primary a target as possible for this set but it just doesn't come together for me. Echoing the other sentiments in this thread, I'd probably still be up for them if they weren't all so huge. I plan on getting the mondo set already, and for what these are the price/size will probably keep me away. I do like Leo the best of them though.
|
01-08-2016, 11:59 PM | #60 |
Random Punk
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Texas
Posts: 31
|
While I'm not the biggest fan of the figures, I think it's cool that Eastman is getting the chance to experiment with the vision he has had for these designs.
|
|
|