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Redemption
12-02-2012, 08:24 PM
How can you tell if they are hard or soft head in an unopened package?
MrPliggins
12-02-2012, 08:31 PM
-on hard heads, you can sometimes see the seam along the side of their heads.

-the soft heads have a more rubber look to them with less specularity.

-on the hard heads, the neck connects to the torso in a cleaner way.

-soft heads usually have a fan club flyer inside the package.

-it's easier to tell on the Turtles. I have a hard time telling whether my bebop is hard or soft head.
Redemption
12-02-2012, 08:43 PM
On the back of the cards I seen some that say join the club. See details inside but no fan flyer inside. Are those soft heads?
JOEMOE
12-02-2012, 09:21 PM
On the back of the cards I seen some that say join the club. See details inside but no fan flyer inside. Are those soft heads?

I have graded 5 of these, all plastic head. That's not to say you will never find a rubber head with out a fan club flyer though.
Redemption
12-02-2012, 09:30 PM
I saw this one on ebay and it looked like a soft head.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-TMNT-Leonardo-1988-Playmates-RARE-/181033368666?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&nma=true&si=fcq0PFE%2BQD3Y8fn6jqA3R9oj%2Br8%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
***First of Two Latin Kings***
12-03-2012, 08:23 AM
I saw this one on ebay and it looked like a soft head.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-TMNT-Leonardo-1988-Playmates-RARE-/181033368666?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&nma=true&si=fcq0PFE%2BQD3Y8fn6jqA3R9oj%2Br8%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

That one is a hard call. It looks like a soft head, but the way it is reflecting light, I would have to say it isn't. There is a lot of variation among the hard heads, some are very shiny and some are a bit duller.
JOEMOE
12-03-2012, 10:40 AM
That one is a hard call. It looks like a soft head, but the way it is reflecting light, I would have to say it isn't. There is a lot of variation among the hard heads, some are very shiny and some are a bit duller.

I agree. Plus is has the larger hang opening. I have never owned something that was graded soft head, and also had a large hang opening. All soft heads that i have owned all had small hang opening. This isn't to say you will never find a soft head on a larger hang opening though.
Redemption
12-03-2012, 10:47 AM
What made me think soft head was the neckline. Does not seem to fit cleanly like most hard heads.
Powder
12-03-2012, 01:33 PM
That's a soft head, no doubt about it. The color and seam make it quite obvious.
Redemption
12-03-2012, 01:36 PM
That's a soft head, no doubt about it. The color and seam make it quite obvious.

I agree Powder. I am pretty confident its a soft head.
splinter zombie
12-06-2012, 02:36 PM
I have a question about the soft/rubber heads.
I know that the 4 turtles, splinter, shredder, Bebop, and Rock-steady all had soft heads on their original series 1 release.

Did April and foot soldier have soft heads too? Or just plastic heads on their first release?

I know the original April figure had red hair and no vertical blue stripe on her first release.