TMNT 2017 Action Figures - Page 13

Huzzah · 03-01-2017, 06:20 PM

What was expected? The characters who were essentially the prime antagonists of the first three seasons only got one single, mediocre release.

**Jester** · 03-01-2017, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Optimus Primer

Okay, I emailed Playmates about Kavaxas and Mona Lisa possibly, and Paula said:

"We are sorry neither one is being considered, Mona Lisa is from 1987."

What does this mean?

It means Paula doesn't know

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*Autbot_Benz* · 03-01-2017, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

It means Paula doesn't know
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wow so the morons at Playmates don't even watch the show the toys are made from.

DonnieLaForge · 03-01-2017, 07:03 PM

You guys are getting worked up over nothing. You can't just call a big toy company like Playmates and expect whomever answers the phone to have any inside information or to understand much more than "turtles yeah we make those". And just because the don't have these characters planned now doesn't mean anything. They just rolled out the line for the next year at Toy Fair. They certainly aren't going to whip anything out of the blue this year but there's always next year and the one after. Lucky for you I plan to buy all the variants so maybe I'll keep it going for you and you can get these characters some day and complain about how crappy you think they are! That's what we do this all for right?!

*Autbot_Benz* · 03-01-2017, 08:13 PM

Mona Lisa and Sal Commander should have had figures already they could have been part of the Dimension X Line of figures. Its just annoying they would rather make 20 more Turtle variants instead of characters that show up every so often in the show.

tmntfannumerouno · 03-01-2017, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DonnieLaForge

You guys are getting worked up over nothing. You can't just call a big toy company like Playmates and expect whomever answers the phone to have any inside information or to understand much more than "turtles yeah we make those". And just because the don't have these characters planned now doesn't mean anything. They just rolled out the line for the next year at Toy Fair. They certainly aren't going to whip anything out of the blue this year but there's always next year and the one after. Lucky for you I plan to buy all the variants so maybe I'll keep it going for you and you can get these characters some day and complain about how crappy you think they are! That's what we do this all for right?!

Hell yeah! that's the spirit
See this guy gets it. Say it wit me now FEED THE BEAST FEED THE BEAST

*snake* · 03-01-2017, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DonnieLaForge

You guys are getting worked up over nothing. You can't just call a big toy company like Playmates and expect whomever answers the phone to have any inside information or to understand much more than "turtles yeah we make those". And just because the don't have these characters planned now doesn't mean anything. They just rolled out the line for the next year at Toy Fair. They certainly aren't going to whip anything out of the blue this year but there's always next year and the one after. Lucky for you I plan to buy all the variants so maybe I'll keep it going for you and you can get these characters some day and complain about how crappy you think they are! That's what we do this all for right?!

Playmates had a Kavaxas made though. He's cancelled at the moment.

*DestronMirage22* · 03-01-2017, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Optimus Primer

Okay, I emailed Playmates about Kavaxas and Mona Lisa possibly, and Paula said:

"We are sorry neither one is being considered, Mona Lisa is from 1987."

What does this mean?

Dang, didn't think Playmates could reach such a new low.

*CyberCubed* · 03-02-2017, 02:00 AM

It's hard to believe Playmates is still in business in the year 2017.

*Ninjinister* · 03-02-2017, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Autbot_Benz

wow so the morons at Playmates don't even watch the show the toys are made from.

I'm not sure why you would expect them to. I would, however, expect them to know the characters enough to give a decent answer.

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Originally Posted by DonnieLaForge

You guys are getting worked up over nothing. You can't just call a big toy company like Playmates and expect whomever answers the phone to have any inside information or to understand much more than "turtles yeah we make those".

While anybody who thinks they're going to get insider information this way is fooling themselves, Paula's useless ass has worked there for like 15+ years and should know more than just that they have the rights to the line.

Huzzah · 03-02-2017, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by DonnieLaForge

You guys are getting worked up over nothing. You can't just call a big toy company like Playmates and expect whomever answers the phone to have any inside information or to understand much more than "turtles yeah we make those". And just because the don't have these characters planned now doesn't mean anything. They just rolled out the line for the next year at Toy Fair. They certainly aren't going to whip anything out of the blue this year but there's always next year and the one after. Lucky for you I plan to buy all the variants so maybe I'll keep it going for you and you can get these characters some day and complain about how crappy you think they are! That's what we do this all for right?!

So basically you're saying buy a bunch of crap, even if you hate it, in hopes that maybe they'll put out something you do want, despite a track record proving that those hopes are in vain? Sure...that makes sense...

Also there is likely not a next year or following year if this is the last season of the cartoon. No show, no toy line.

DonnieLaForge · 03-02-2017, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Huzzah

So basically you're saying buy a bunch of crap, even if you hate it, in hopes that maybe they'll put out something you do want, despite a track record proving that those hopes are in vain? Sure...that makes sense...

Also there is likely not a next year or following year if this is the last season of the cartoon. No show, no toy line.

No, I'm not telling anybody to do anything. I just said what I'm going to do. And I don't *hate* any of it, personally.

As for more toys with no show, dunno. Is that really the way it works in the streaming, multi-media, adult collector world we now inhabit? My daughter likes character toys of her favorite things regardless of whether she has seen any new episodes lately.

Huzzah · 03-02-2017, 12:54 PM

Adult collectors world is drastically different from kid focused Toy world, i.e. Playmates, who have a history of ending a toy line as cartoons end.

DonnieLaForge · 03-02-2017, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Huzzah

Adult collectors world is drastically different from kid focused Toy world, i.e. Playmates, who have a history of ending a toy line as cartoons end.

That is most certainly true, but, this particular kids line does seem to have a lot of adults buying it...based on what I see here, and when I'm out in the stores.

*Ninjinister* · 03-02-2017, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by DonnieLaForge

That is most certainly true, but, this particular kids line does seem to have a lot of adults buying it...based on what I see here, and when I'm out in the stores.

I'm presuming Huzzah meant an adult collector's line. This line is not made with adults in mind at all, whereas there are many that are made with adults as the primary focus or skews for both age groups.

DonnieLaForge · 03-02-2017, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninjinister

I'm presuming Huzzah meant an adult collector's line. This line is not made with adults in mind at all, whereas there are many that are made with adults as the primary focus or skews for both age groups.

I get it. Do you get what I'm saying? Just that the show may end, but that may not end the demand for the basic figure line immediately, given that kids have many ways to keep watching and revisiting shows/characters/franchises these days **and** many adults seem to like this line too and are not likely to stop being interested just because the show is done. That's it. Consider all the factors. I'm trying to be optimistic here for all of the Negative Nancys, but I can see that is a thankless task when surrounded by those who would rather sound intelligent than be contemplative.

*Ninjinister* · 03-02-2017, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by DonnieLaForge

I get it. Do you get what I'm saying? Just that the show may end, but that may not end the demand for the basic figure line immediately, given that kids have many ways to keep watching and revisiting shows/characters/franchises these days **and** many adults seem to like this line too and are not likely to stop being interested just because the show is done. That's it. Consider all the factors. I'm trying to be optimistic here for all of the Negative Nancys, but I can see that is a thankless task when surrounded by those who would rather sound intelligent than be contemplative.

There's no need to be insulting. And it doesn't matter how optimistic you want to be... if you throw logic out the window to do it, you're being counterproductive.

It's all moot anyway since they just announced a new more kid-friendly series for 2018.

*snake* · 03-02-2017, 05:48 PM

If the new show's designs are more simplistic, that might prompt Playmates to put even less effort into a toyline.

Huzzah · 03-02-2017, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DonnieLaForge

I get it. Do you get what I'm saying? Just that the show may end, but that may not end the demand for the basic figure line immediately, given that kids have many ways to keep watching and revisiting shows/characters/franchises these days **and** many adults seem to like this line too and are not likely to stop being interested just because the show is done. That's it. Consider all the factors. I'm trying to be optimistic here for all of the Negative Nancys, but I can see that is a thankless task when surrounded by those who would rather sound intelligent than be contemplative.

No need to be insulting about it, seriously had you just ended your statement at "you're trying to be optimistic", your point would've been made, after that It seems you're trying to sound combative. No one is trying to "sound intelligent," it's hardly trying to sound intelligent when one us using proven history from a toy company to support their stance. Playmates historically drops a line shortly after a cartoon ends, it's not about to change. Many adults liked the previous lines (the 4kids line is still one of my favorites) as well but that didn't prevent them from ending shortly after their cartoon ended. Playmates is not concerned with the adult collector however, as they've shown repeatedly with their lackluster attempts, so they aren't worried about keeping them as a buyer, in their mind, no cartoon equals no advertising equals no need to carry on a line.

Redemption · 03-02-2017, 10:35 PM

I am going to pray that the new TMNT series brings some good toys at least at the start. The initial wave of tmnt figures for the 2012 line I thought were really great. Thats why I kept the original 12 figures and got rid of the rest.

I took that money and spent it on better stuff plus it made a lot of space in my room. WIN WIN!

03-01-2017, 06:20 PM	#241
Huzzah Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Independence, Louisiana Posts: 1,124	What was expected? The characters who were essentially the prime antagonists of the first three seasons only got one single, mediocre release. __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/93225684@N02/ https://tmntnextmutation.wordpress.com/

03-01-2017, 08:13 PM	#245
Autbot_Benz Hellblazer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ventura California Posts: 8,287	Mona Lisa and Sal Commander should have had figures already they could have been part of the Dimension X Line of figures. Its just annoying they would rather make 20 more Turtle variants instead of characters that show up every so often in the show. __________________ I respect what FW cartoon did for the turtles franchise but it is the most overrated and hard to watch of the 3 turtles cartoons.

03-02-2017, 12:54 PM	#253
Huzzah Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Independence, Louisiana Posts: 1,124	Adult collectors world is drastically different from kid focused Toy world, i.e. Playmates, who have a history of ending a toy line as cartoons end. __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/93225684@N02/ https://tmntnextmutation.wordpress.com/

03-01-2017, 07:03 PM	#244
DonnieLaForge Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Secret Sewer Lair Posts: 986	You guys are getting worked up over nothing. You can't just call a big toy company like Playmates and expect whomever answers the phone to have any inside information or to understand much more than "turtles yeah we make those". And just because the don't have these characters planned now doesn't mean anything. They just rolled out the line for the next year at Toy Fair. They certainly aren't going to whip anything out of the blue this year but there's always next year and the one after. Lucky for you I plan to buy all the variants so maybe I'll keep it going for you and you can get these characters some day and complain about how crappy you think they are! That's what we do this all for right?!

03-02-2017, 02:00 AM	#249
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,057	It's hard to believe Playmates is still in business in the year 2017.

03-02-2017, 05:48 PM	#258
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,230	If the new show's designs are more simplistic, that might prompt Playmates to put even less effort into a toyline.

03-02-2017, 10:35 PM	#260
Redemption Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Dimension X Posts: 624	I am going to pray that the new TMNT series brings some good toys at least at the start. The initial wave of tmnt figures for the 2012 line I thought were really great. Thats why I kept the original 12 figures and got rid of the rest. I took that money and spent it on better stuff plus it made a lot of space in my room. WIN WIN!