How to tell a non fan club Soft head from a hard head moc?

[Jade]

The Soft heads that don't come with the fan club forms are very hard to tell apart from the hard heads, how can i though?

Also did the pop up displays come with hard or soft heads?

[spiderpumpkin]

The following link has a good description of 1988 variants and what's different on the cardbacks of SH versus HH.

http://web.archive.org/web/20100328014915/http://home.earthlink.net/~tmntgal/TMNT%20DATABASE/ALPHALIST/AlphaList.html


THE ORIGINAL SERIES

SERIES 1 (88) - 1st Release -- (Made In China)
(NOTE: All Figures Have Lighter Flat Tone Colors On Bodies & Accessories)
(NOTE: Backer Cards Have 'Package Printed In' and "Assembled And Packed In' Info In Lower Case Letters)
(NOTE: These Figures Have 'Made In China' Stamped On The Figure and Printed On The Backer Card)


APRIL O' NEIL [Hard Head] | Card 1 - Shell Logo On Head - Colored Bricks | Small Punch Hole |
APRIL O' NEIL [Hard Head] | Card 2 - Shell Logo Above Head - Colored Bricks | Small Punch Hole |
BEBOP [Soft Head] | Small Punch Hole |
DONATELLO [Soft Head] | Small Head - Color Matches Body | W/ FCF & FCF Offer | Yellow Shell | Pointed Stars | Small Punch Hole |
FOOTSOLDIER [Hard Head] | Date Stamp In Large Letters | Small Punch Hole |
LEONARDO [Soft Head] | Small Head - Color Matches Body | W/ FCF & FCF Offer | Yellow Shell | Pointed Stars | Small Punch Hole |
MICHAELANGELO [Soft Head] | Small Head - Color Matches Body | W/ FCF & FCF Offer | Yellow Shell | Pointed Stars | Small Punch Hole |
RAPHAEL [Soft Head] | Small Head - Color Matches Body | W/ FCF & FCF Offer | Yellow Shell | Pointed Stars | Small Punch Hole |
ROCKSTEADY [Soft Head] | Small Punch Hole |
SHREDDER [Soft Head] | Large Head | Rounded Stars | Small Punch Hole |
SHREDDER [Soft Head] | Small Head | Rounded Stars | Small Punch Hole |
SPLINTER [Soft Head] | Light Grey Paint On Face | Rounded Stars | Small Punch Hole |
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SERIES 1 (88) - 1st Release -- (No 'Made In' Stamp)
(NOTE: All Figures Have Lighter Flat Tone Colors On Bodies & Accessories)
(NOTE: These Figures Have No 'Made In' Stamped On The Figure)

So Far, Significant Color Variations Have Only Been Found With The Following

BEBOP [Soft Head] | Dark Pink Colors On Face | Small Punch Hole |
DONATELLO [Soft Head] | Medium Head - Molded In A Dark Plastic | Yellow Shell | Small Punch Hole |
LEONARDO [Soft Head] | Medium Head - Molded In A Dark Color | Yellow Shell | Small Punch Hole |
MICHAELANGELO [Soft Head] | Medium Head - Molded In A Dark Color | Yellow Shell | Small Punch Hole |
RAPHAEL [Soft Head] | Medium Head - Molded In A Dark Color | Yellow Shell | Small Punch Hole |
SPLINTER [Soft Head] | Very Small Hint Of Light Grey Paint On Face | Small Punch Hole |
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SERIES 1 (88) - 1st Release -- (Made In Macao)
(NOTE: All Figures Have Lighter Flat Tone Colors On Bodies & Accessories)
(NOTE: Backer Cards Have 'Package Printed In' and "Assembled And Packed In' Info In Lower Case Letters)
(NOTE: These Figures Have 'Made In Macao' Stamped On The Figure and Printed On The Backer Card)


APRIL O' NEIL [Hard Head] | Redish Hair | Card 1 - Shell Logo On Head - Colored Bricks | Small Punch Hole |
APRIL O' NEIL [Hard Head] | Redish Hair | Card 2 - Shell Logo Above Head - Colored Bricks | Small Punch Hole |
BEBOP [Soft Head] | Bright Pink Colors On Face | Small Punch Hole |
DONATELLO [Soft Head] | Large Head - Color Closely Matches Body | W/ FCF & FCF Offer | Yellow Shell | Pointed Stars | Small Punch Hole |
FOOTSOLDIER [Hard Head] | Date Stamp In Small Letters | Small Punch Hole |
LEONARDO [Soft Head] | Large Head - Color Closely Matches Body | W/ FCF & FCF Offer | Yellow Shell | Pointed Stars | Small Punch Hole |
MICHAELANGELO [Soft Head] | Large Head - Color Closely Matches Body | W/ FCF & FCF Offer | Yellow Shell | Pointed Stars | Small Punch Hole |
RAPHAEL [Soft Head] | Large Head - Color Closely Matches Body | W/ FCF & FCF Offer | Yellow Shell | Pointed Stars | Small Punch Hole |
ROCKSTEADY [Soft Head] | Light Green Colors | Light Grey Horns | Small Punch Hole |
SHREDDER [Soft Head] | Large Head | Rounded Stars | Small Punch Hole |
SPLINTER [Soft Head] | No Grey Paint On Face | Rounded Stars | Small Punch Hole |
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SERIES 1 (88) - 2nd Release
(NOTE: Backer Cards Have 'Made In' and "Package Printed In' Info In Bold Capital Letters)


DONATELLO [Hard Head] | W/ FCF Offer But No FCF Included | Orange Shell | Pointed Stars |
LEONARDO [Hard Head] | W/ FCF Offer But No FCF Included | Orange Shell | Pointed Stars |
MICHAELANGELO [Hard Head] | W/ FCF Offer But No FCF Included | Orange Shell | Pointed Stars |
RAPHAEL [Hard Head] | W/ FCF Offer But No FCF Included | Orange Shell | Pointed Stars |
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SERIES 1 (88) - 3rd Release
(NOTE: Backer Cards Have 'Package Printed In' and "Assembled And Packed In' Info In Bold Capital Letters)


DONATELLO [Hard Head] | Pop Up Display | W/ FCF Offer But No FCF Included | Orange Shell | Pointed Stars |
LEONARDO [Hard Head] | Pop Up Display | W/ FCF Offer But No FCF Included | Orange Shell | Pointed Stars |
MICHAELANGELO [Hard Head] | Pop Up Display | W/ FCF Offer But No FCF Included | Orange Shell | Pointed Stars |
RAPHAEL [Hard Head] | Pop Up Display | W/ FCF Offer But No FCF Included | Orange Shell | Pointed Stars |
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SERIES 1 (88) - 4th Release
(NOTE: Backer Cards Have 'Package Printed In' and "Assembled And Packed In' Info In Bold Capital Letters)

(NOTE: No APRIL O' NEIL With POP UP DISPLAY Has Been Known To Exist)
BEBOP [Hard Head] | Pop Up Display |
DONATELLO [Hard Head] | Pop Up Display | Orange Shell | Pointed Stars |
(NOTE: No FOOTSOLDIER With POP UP DISPLAY Has Been Known To Exist)
LEONARDO [Hard Head] | Pop Up Display | Orange Shell | Pointed Stars |
MICHAELANGELO [Hard Head] | Pop Up Display | Orange Shell | Pointed Stars |
RAPHAEL [Hard Head] | Pop Up Display | Orange Shell | Pointed Stars |
ROCKSTEADY [Hard Head] | Pop Up Display |
SHREDDER [Hard Head] | Pop Up Display | Rounded Stars |
SPLINTER [Hard Head] | Pop Up Display | Rounded Stars |
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SERIES 1 (88) - 5th Release
(NOTE: Backer Cards Have 'Made In' and "Package Printed In' Info In Bold Capital Letters)


APRIL O' NEIL [Hard Head] | Card 1 - Shell Logo On Head, Colored Bricks | Blue Stripes |
APRIL O' NEIL [Hard Head] | Card 2 - Shell Logo Above Head, Colored Bricks | Blue Stripes |
BEBOP [Hard Head] | Dark Weapons |
DONATELLO [Hard Head] | Orange Shell | Rounded Stars |
FOOTSOLDIER [Hard Head] | Dark Weapons |
LEONARDO [Hard Head] | Orange Shell | Rounded Stars |
MICHAELANGELO [Hard Head] | Orange Shell | Rounded Stars |
RAPHAEL [Hard Head] | Orange Shell | Rounded Stars |
ROCKSTEADY [Hard Head] | Dark Weapons |
SHREDDER [Hard Head] | Rounded Stars |
SPLINTER [Hard Head] | Rounded Stars |