UK Toy Fair TMNT Report

[Discogod]

'Sup guys, I've just got back from the UK toy fair and saw a ton of awesome TMNT stuff, including upcoming Nick figures and pretty much the entire movie line! Sadly, I couldn't get any photos, but I did get a catalogue - 90% of the stuff in there's been seen before, but I'll get some scans up anyway tomorrow. I'm pretty exhausted (8 hours and 12 trains'll do that to ya), so forgive me if I ramble on...

Movie Line:

9 basic figures in this line - the 4 turtles, April, Splinter, Shredder, a Foot goon and Undercover Raph.

First, the Turtles - regardless of the merits of the movie designs, they look amazing. Fantastic sculpting, decent paints (I was told they were production samples, rather than prototypes) and great articulation - same as the basic Nick figures. They each had their signature weapons, but no other accessories. Undercover Raph wasn't great looking, just a big puffy trenchcoat, hat and a couple of turtle legs sticking out underneath. He only looked to have shoulder, neck & wrist joints.

Foot soldier & Shredder looked fantastic - I'll have to see the designs in "real life", but Shredder's design is great, very "techy" but still undeniably Shredder - a lot more classic looking than I expected. Both figures were packed with articulation, same as the turtles but I think there's ankle joints in there too.

Splinter I didn't get a good look at, but he was easily the weakest figure. Had to take a minute to work out who he was! April is in her jeans, boots & yellow coat, looked nothing like Megan Fox and had 5 POA - shoulders, hips & neck (maybe wrists, couldn't tell).

There's also deluxe 12" figures - one basic set of 4 turtles, one set with crappy action features that didn't seem to work properly...

[The Fifth Turtle]

Wow. I'm pumped to see these. If Discogod is giving high praises to these figures they must be pretty damn cool. We need pictures from somebody!!!!

Did the Mikey figure resemble the Halloween costume?

[Discogod]

Now, on to the Nick line...

Quite a bit of new stuff on show - everything made so far! You guys'll probably be most interested in waves 9 & 10 though...

Wave 9:

This consists of Slash, Razhar, Newtralizer and Splinter 2. Slash looked awesome, perfectly translated from the screen (even if he's a little undersized), apart from one small issue - his head's tiny. Like even smaller than the cartoon version. At first I thought he was missing it altogether, and it does mar what could have been one of the best figures of the line.

Newtralizer's paints have been simplified from the prototype, but he still looks pretty damned good.

Splinter is pretty much the same as the last version with a mask & armour. Fairly dull.

Razhar looked like a burnt turd. The figure wouldn't stay standing, and generally felt quite flimsy (again, these were production samples). The sculpt's decent, but what little paintwork there is really lets it down.

Wave 10:

This consists of the LARP turtles, Bebop & Rocksteady, Tiger Claw and Cyber Foot. No figures on display, just mock-ups using the show renders.

The LARP turtles look pretty goofy - Wizard Don, Elf Mike, I forget what the other 2 were dressed as. Apparently this is going to tie into the show (major spoiler for season 2 below!)

Spoiler:

The turtles are discovered, and driven out of New York. They flee into the mountains & woods, where they have to learn new skills in order to survive. Apparently these costumes will feature heavily.

Tiger Claw looked like a generic tiger dude. Think he had trousers on. I dunno, he was right at the back.

Cyber Foot looked pretty neat, one hand was a gun, the other a massive buzzsaw.

Bebop & Rocksteady were my favourite reveals. They've been given a fairly major update, but they're still instantly recognizable. They look a lot meaner, more feral and "tribal", with markings over their bodies. Bebop still has his signature mohawk & shades, Rocksteady his camo pants. I think you guys will be very divided on them, but I loved them.

The best thing I saw?

Motherfudgin' BLIMP! Yup, there's going to be a new Turtle Blimp! It's a lot bigger than the old one - I was told 8 figures could fit on the glider. The one I saw was just a prototype, but it looked amazing...

[Blossombrooks]

Wow! That all sounds promising, Blimp? Shut up and take my money.

[Discogod]

Originally Posted by The Fifth Turtle

Wow. I'm pumped to see these. If Discogod is giving high praises to these figures they must be pretty damn cool. We need pictures from somebody!!!!

Did the Mikey figure resemble the Halloween costume?

I totally forgot to actually describe the figures, didn't I? Well, it's been a long day...

Yup, the halloween costume's pretty much dead on. The turtles are bigger and bulkier, but not too drastically. The faces are more human, mostly in the shape of the mouths, but they still look like our beloved reptiles. Yes, they have lips & nostrils.

The actual movie designs I do not like at all. There's a lot of armour, most of which makes sense, but the general vibe I got was "Next Mutation on steroids". I did think it a shame that these could well be the best Playmates figures, based on sculpt and articulation, but the designs are so insipid...

[The Fifth Turtle]

Holy ****! Blimp!? Bebop and Rocksteady!? The info in the spoiler !?!?!?! A glimer of hope for the new movie!?!?

Mind blow.

[Discogod]

Oh, one last thing (there's probably more I've forgotten) - there's some new 12" turtles coming out, electronic & interactive. They'll actually talk to each other! Had a lot of fun playing around with those...

[909 Turtle Fan]

Man I can't wait to see all these new figs! Thanks for the info Disco

[Powder]

Sounds awesome all around. Truly.

[Master Splinter]

Originally Posted by Discogod

Oh, one last thing (there's probably more I've forgotten) - there's some new 12" turtles coming out, electronic & interactive. They'll actually talk to each other! Had a lot of fun playing around with those...

Thanks for sharing all of the info Discogod. Not sure how I feel about the wizardry... I guess we'll see.

-ms

[tmntmikey23]

Originally Posted by Discogod

Oh, one last thing (there's probably more I've forgotten) - there's some new 12" turtles coming out, electronic & interactive. They'll actually talk to each other! Had a lot of fun playing around with those...

hey dude did you take pics of the new toys if do pls send them to me at [email protected] I will not tell anyone about them if you do

[Discogod]

No, I didn't take any pics. Didn't dare to, the Flair booth was the first I visited and didn't want to run the risk of getting thrown out of the show.

[tmntmikey23]

Originally Posted by Discogod

No, I didn't take any pics. Didn't dare to, the Flair booth was the first I visited and didn't want to run the risk of getting thrown out of the show.

oh ok well I have something to say in the basic movie mikey figure did his wepons have real chaines or is it just molded in like the new show ones

[Discogod]

His 'chuks were one piece. Same on the bigger figures, too.

[Powder]

Originally Posted by tmntmikey23

hey dude did you take pics of the new toys if do pls send them to me at [email protected] I will not tell anyone about them if you do

LOLOLOLOLOL

[turtlefanforever]

Glad to get a new report and it'll be interesting to see what's in the catalog. It's a small glimmer of hope. But I'm sure itll be crushed again soon.

[Redeemer]

One question OP
ARE THE FACES F****** HUMANOID?????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????

[Derrico13]

It sound like we are going to get some good stuff - thanks for the information, Discogod!

[punksraven]

Thank you for the report. I'm still cautiously optomistic about the movie, despite seeing the Mikey design. No doubt though, the toys will be fun.

VERY excited for the new bebop and rocksteady and the BLIMP!! Can't contain how happy I am about that!

Quick question though. The movie figures, are they the same size as the Nick toon ones, or are they a different scale?

[FLAduranie]

OMG!!! I Can't wait to see them all!!!!!