great prototype on Ebay

[ArtHell Inc.]

Hello all you Turtle fans-
I've just listed a figure I found in one of the oldest storage boxes. It's a hard copy of the Creature from the Black Lagoon Ninja Turtle- check it out.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180290088445
Please look in at it and tell me what you think. Even if you don't want to bid get back to me with your opinion about it all. I'm enjoying getting some of my original work into the hands of folks who really appreciate it.
Thanks everyone...........Art

[VaughnMichael]

I seriously wish I could aford such a thing I wish Playmates would bring you back in for the 25th anniversary to sculpt figures that look exactly as the characters did in the old turtles cartoon.

[ArtHell Inc.]

Hey, I like your art quote-
I'm expecting this listing of the Creature Turtle will get some attention. These items are very rare even on my shelf so I hope it goes to someone who digs it and not someone who thinks it's a 'good investment'. I have one or two more Turtles I want to put up so tell yer friends and stay tuned.
And yes, you are right - I should be working for Playmates again. I did the KONG stuff for them a few years back. After that they told me ' nothing personal but we are going to have our sculpture work done in Hong Kong from now on. The quality is not as good, the work being done by folks who have never read the comic or seen the show, but they'll do the work for a bag of dirt' It's hard for me to underbid a big of dirt.
Good luck to us all, Art Hell

[VaughnMichael]

Hey, I like your art quote-
I'm expecting this listing of the Creature Turtle will get some attention. These items are very rare even on my shelf so I hope it goes to someone who digs it and not someone who thinks it's a 'good investment'. I have one or two more Turtles I want to put up so tell yer friends and stay tuned.
And yes, you are right - I should be working for Playmates again. I did the KONG stuff for them a few years back. After that they told me ' nothing personal but we are going to have our sculpture work done in Hong Kong from now on. The quality is not as good, the work being done by folks who have never read the comic or seen the show, but they'll do the work for a bag of dirt' It's hard for me to underbid a big of dirt.
Good luck to us all, Art Hell
Hey thanks and yeah it's totally true, Playmates is crap anymore and seems to be run by new fools who don't know anything about the property that put them on the map.

[shuriken]

There was never a figure released like this was there? I remember that the Universal monster that Leo was was the Wolfman. I really like this Black lagoon Leo Creature, I think it's more fitting than the wolfman in my opinion (a furry turtle?). Anyways that looks awesome dude, and it's a shame about the playmates thing, but it's their loss.

[VaughnMichael]

There was never a figure released like this was there? I remember that the Universal monster that Leo was was the Wolfman. I really like this Black lagoon Leo Creature, I think it's more fitting than the wolfman in my opinion (a furry turtle?). Anyways that looks awesome dude, and it's a shame about the playmates thing, but it's their loss.
Yes it was released and I have one mint but out of the box with all the weapons if you or anyone else is interested.
http://flickr.com/photos/vaughnmichael/2842437683/

[Buffy]

I remember that there is also an invisible Mike and a Mutant Raphael. But they never made another Don figure I think. Maybe a prototype of it exist?

[BigApple3AM]

I don't remember any other Don other than Dracula Don. The second series Don was replaced by Bride April.

Wow that Leo is so detailed it's insane. I remember this was my favorite turtle figure to play with in the bathtub as a kid.

[Patraw]

That's too bad Playmates let you go in order to outsource their sculpting to Hong Kong. Financially, I can certainly understand them taking that approach though. In the current economic climate, it wouldn't surprise me a bit if more toy companies don't start doing that, if they're not doing it already.

[ArtHell Inc.]

hey thanks, and I like your sculpture too, especially your Baxter Stockman.
Art