Let's talk vintage!!!

[evil_henchmen]

This will be for all the vintage toy talk. If it's 80's and looks like a turtle let's talk about it here.

[TMNTGal]

Cool. Did you have any particular topics in mind?

[evil_henchmen]

I really had nothing specific in mind. If you want to talk about vintage TMNT just post away.

[VaughnMichael]

ok when they re-released the tmnt figures all those times
on the blue card with the 4 turtles
on the card with the new sewer and 4 turtles they came with collector cards or coind and also the purple warning lable boxes...
anyways they have listed all of these on the backs but I am pretty damn sure they never re-released these figures...perhaps tmntgal could prove me wrong or some one else?

Make My Day Leo (he was suposed to come out with a collector card)
Hot Doggin' Mike(don't think this one was ever re-released)
Hose' Em Down Don(he was suposed to come out with a collector card)
Hot Spot (never released again after the blue card)
Sandstorm(never released again after the blue card)
Mona Lisa(never released again after the blue card)
Monty Moose(never released again after the blue card)
Hot Head (last time I got this figure was with the collector card)
Wingnut (don't think this one was ever re-released)
Sergeant Bananas (don't think this one was ever re-released)
Half Court (never released again after the blue card)
Space Usagi (don't think this one was ever re-released)
Rat King (last time I got this figure was with the collector card)
Nepoleon Bonafrog (don't think this one was ever re-released)
Muckman (don't think this one was ever re-released)
Doctor El (never released again after the blue card)
King Lionheart (never released again after the blue card)
April The Ninja Newscaster (never released again after the blue card)
Ray Fillet (never released again after the blue card)
Rock 'N Roll Mondo Gecko (never released again after the blue card)
Ace Duck (last time I got this figure was with the collector card)
Usagi Yojimbo (don't think this one was ever re-released)
April The Ravishing Reporter (never released again after the blue card)
Metal Head (don't think this one was ever re-released)
Merdude (never released again after the blue card)
Scratch (never released again after the blue card{duh lol})
Mighty Bebop (never released again after the blue card)
Triceraton (don't think this one was ever re-released)
Scumbug (don't think this one was ever re-released)
Pizzaface (don't think this one was ever re-released)
Antrax (never released again after the blue card)
Dirt Bag (don't think this one was ever re-released)
Mutagen Man (don't think this one was ever re-released)
General Trag (last time I got this figure was with the collector card)
Chrome Dome (last time I got this figure was with the collector card)
Scale Tail (never released again after the blue card)

I will add more if I can think of them sorry if this is anoying
hope some one may be able to help a bit...perhaps some one will find this interesting and learn something
Vaughn Michael

[IssH]

I don't know actually, I don't do that much in re-released carded figures.
I think the older turtles are way cooler than the new ones, I dunno, just a matter of personale taste I guess. The new ones just look so...uhm....flat(?)/boring to me.

Anyway, what I always wondered is this: Is there a Gold Shogun Don?
I've seen one of the other turtles but never of Don, it seems strange that they didn't produce him in Gold since all the others were...
Anyone know anything about this?
Also what are some of your favourite old TMNT's?

[VaughnMichael]

yes they did I actully own all of the shogun turtles in gold & silver
both of with are very rare for some of them...the ones that are suposed to be gold I have silver of and the ones that are suposed to be silver I have gold of...
any other questions
some of my altime fave tmnt figures are
pizza face
scumbug
mutagen man
muckman & joe eyeball
Wingnut & screwloose
Krang in his android body
Shogun shoat
Triceraton
Shogun Triceraton
Warrior bebop (warriors of the forgoten sewer)
Warrior rocksteady (warriors of the forgoten sewer)
Shogun Shredder
Hot Spot
Scratch
Sanstorm
Mona Lisa
Monty Moose
Hothead
Halfcourt
Rat King
Docter El
April The Ninja News caster
Ray Fillet (color change)
Mondo Gecko
Merdude
Movie Star Splinter( re-release non fuzzy)
Mighty Bebop
Antrax
Scail Tail
Silver (next Mutation)
that's all of my favorites I can think of for now if I think of any more I will add them
Vaughn Michael

[evil_henchmen]

Those Gold Armored Shogun Turtles are tough to find. They are just one of the few things i am missing from the collection.

As far as my favorite TMNT goes, i really like the entire Shogun series with Shoate and Triceraton being my favorite of the group. Both are well sculpted and just look awesome in the chrome armor.

Putrescent- Now that i am thinking about it, alot of the figures that you listed i have never seen on the re-released cards. I don't really collect the re-released carded stuff but i have seen a bunch and i don't think i have seen any of those.

I know i started this thread to talk about vintage TMNT and i hope it gets the sticky post treatment. In case it falls down to the bottom i created this

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vintagetmnt

Check it out if you want. In the meantime let's keep this going. :D

[TMNTGal]

About the Purple Warning Labels on Original Re-Releases, they were removed from my list sometime ago. I aquired several slightly different colored labels on eBay. After comparing all of them, I realized that these Purple Labels were actually Blue Labels but the ink they used to print the cards was much darker than normal. They also have some that are Light Blue in color, these were printed with lighter inks. I consider them to be the same Blue Label card since the Printed Year on each card was exactally the same, (1995). Does anyone have any Original Figure Purple Label cards with a Different Year?

Some of the Characters you listed were released on more than one card type. Some were released on similar cards but the backers and the paint was different. There are also different inserts.

Hose ‘Em Down Don (Original Card, Dim Yellow, Pastel Blue Hose, Turquoise-Green)
Hose 'Em Down Don (Original Card, Yellow, Sky Blue Hose, Light Green)

Monty Moose (5th Anniversary Card)
Monty Moose (Blue Card)

Hothead (Original Card)
Hothead (Blue Card, Checklist)
Hothead (Blue Card, W/O Checklist)
Hothead (ReRelease Card - White Text Warning, Coll. Card)

Wingnut & Screwloose (Original Card, Dark Brown On Wings)
Wingnut & Screwloose (Original Card, Light Brown On Wings)

Sgt. Bannanas (Original Card, W/Belt On)
Sgt. Bannanas (Original Card, W/Belt Off)

Space Usagi (Original Card)
Space Usagi (Blue Card)

Napoleon Bonafrog (Original Card, Green Peace Medalion, Light Green Skin, Light Spots)
Napoleon Bonafrog (Original Card, Green Peace Medalion, Light Green Skin, Dark Spots)
Napoleon Bonafrog (Original Card, Red Peace Medalion, Medium Green Skin)
Napoleon Bonafrog (Original Card, Red Peace Medalion, Dark Green Skin)

Doctor El (Original Card, CheckList)
Doctor El (Original Card, W/O Checklist)
Doctor El (Blue Card, CheckList)
Doctor El (Blue Card, W/O Checklist)

King Lionheart (Original Card)
King Lionheart (Blue Card, CheckList)

April, The Ninja Newscaster (5th Anniversary Card, CheckList)
April, The Ninja Newscaster (5th Anniversary Card, W/O CheckList)
April, The Ninja Newscaster (Blue Card, CheckList)

Ray Fillet (Original Card, Purple V, Card 1 - Color Change)
Ray Fillet (Original Card, Purple V, Card 2 - No Color Change)
Ray Fillet (Original Card, Red V, Card 1 - Color Change)
Ray Fillet (Original Card, Red V, Card 2 - No Color Change)
Ray Fillet (Original Card, Blue V, Card 2 - No Color Change)
Ray Fillet (Blue Card, Blue V - No Color Change)

Rock N’ Roll Mondo Gecko (Original Card)
Rock N’ Roll Mondo Gecko (Blue Card, Checklist)
Rock N’ Roll Mondo Gecko (Blue Card, W/O Checklist)

Ace Duck W/Hat On (Original Card, Hole In Head)
Ace Duck W/Hat Off (Original Card, No Hole In Head)
Ace Duck W/Hat On (Original Card, Pop-Up Display)
Ace Duck W/Hat Off (Original Card, Pop-Up Display)
Ace Duck W/Hat On (White Text Warning, Coll. Card)
Ace Duck W/Hat On (ReRelease Card, Coll. Coin)

Rat King (Original Card)
Rat King (Original Card, Pop-Up Display)
Rat King (Blue Card, Checklist)
Rat King (Blue Card, W/O Checklist)
Rat King (ReRelease Card W/Collector Card)

Usagi Yojimbo (Original Card)
Usagi Yojimbo (Original Card, Pop Up)
Usagi Yojimbo (Blue Card) [Has several color versions on this card]

Metalhead (Original Card No Yellow Burst)
Metalhead (Original Card W/Yellow Burst)
Metalhead (Original Card W/Yellow Burst, Pop-Up Display)
Metalhead (Blue Card)

Triceraton (Original Card, Solid Knees) * Backer Cards Are Also Different
Triceraton (Original Card, Painted Knees) *

Scumbug (Original Card, Black Boot) * Backer Cards Are Also Different
Scumbug (Original Card, Turquoise Boot) *

Pizza Face (Original Card, Red On Back Of Hat)
Pizza Face (Original Card, Red On Front Of Hat)

General Traag (Original Card, Insignia On Chest)
General Traag (Original Card, Insignia On Chest, W/Pop-Up Display)
General Traag (ReRelease Card - White Text Label, Insignia On Chest, Coll. Card)
General Traag (ReRelease Card - White Text Label, No Insignia On Chest, Coll. Card)
General Traag (Blue Card, Insignia On Chest)

Chrome Dome (Original Card)
Chrome Dome (Blue Card, CheckList)
Chrome Dome (Blue Card, W/O Checklist)
Chrome Dome (ReReleased, Coll. Card)

Scale Tail (5th Anniversary Card)
Scale Tail (Blue Card, CheckList)
Scale Tail (Blue Card, W/O CheckList)

Putrescent, can you send me a photo of your Gold Armor Shogun Don. I have yet to see one.

[kj6754]

What was everyone's feeling when they first saw the figures for the first time? did you get into them or did you like them right off the bat?

[Rob_003]

I have been searching Ebay for awhile now with no luck for the orginal
April o neil without the blue stripes down her side. Im sure someone here has some information on her. Like how rare the figure is and about what price range its in.

[Relay]

I remember when and where I got my first TMNT figure. It was back in 1988 and I was five. It was my brother's birthday, so I went with my grandad to get him a present at the local KB Toys. I can remember actually standing there in the store looking at the rack of figures. I picked my brother out a TMNT figure, but then I just had to have one, too. My grandad bought the one for my brother's present and bought me one too. It was a Donatello with a soft rubber head. I still have it. It was pretty much downhill from there, because my brother (who is a year younger than me) and I ended up owning practicially everything TMNT between the two of us.

[SkaterMike]

I remember it like it was yesterday. Studying the back of the cards to plan out which figures I would ask for next. My first were the four turtles (cant remember which order). Then I got Bebop and Rocksteady, and from there I bought up pretty much everything TMNT. The figures were all I asked for for christmas, birthdays or any other occasion. Before I broke/lost some of the figures, I had a pretty large collection. Some figures/vehicles that I never got but always wanted were:

Wignut and Screwloose, The Turtle Copter, Movie Star Turtles, Rahzar, Super Shredder, Starage Shell Turtles, and Merdude.

Some of my favourites of the old line are
the original turtles, Groundchuck, Walkabout, Panda Khan, Tokka, Slash, Triceraton, and General Traag

Great Idea for a thread evil henchman :D

Great Idea for a thread Evil

[TMNTGal]

I have been searching Ebay for awhile now with no luck for the orginal
April o neil without the blue stripes down her side. Im sure someone here has some information on her. Like how rare the figure is and about what price range its in.

This was the Original 1st issue of April. I see this figure on eBay all the time so I don't consider it to be rare. It usually goes for $10 - $15 on eBay.

[Rob_003]

Weird, I have over 80 MOC orginal series Turtles including many rare ones that I got off Ebay. But I never see a April o Neil without the blue stripes. Everytime I see a auction for her, she has the blue stripes down her side or its a auction for the orange "press pass" version.

[Bowser_Koopa]

i don't remember when i got the turtles, but i do remember getting a bootleg don for my birthday, i still remember how much i LOVED the original mike froms the first line :tgrin:

[TMNTGal]

Weird, I have over 80 MOC orginal series Turtles including many rare ones that I got off Ebay. But I never see a April o Neil without the blue stripes. Everytime I see a auction for her, she has the blue stripes down her side or its a auction for the orange "press pass" version.

That is strange since I see it all the time. You can never find anything when you're looking for it. Happens to me all the time. It's when I stop looking that it appears. :lol:

[TMNT4LIFE]

yes they did I actully own all of the shogun turtles in gold & silver
both of with are very rare for some of them...the ones that are suposed to be gold I have silver of and the ones that are suposed to be silver I have gold of...

I don't think they made a Shogun Don in gold. I've seen sets of the Shogun in gold with all the different colored weapons and Don is always in Silver. If they made him in gold then I would guess its very rare.

[Aaron]

Why are the Movie Star turtles so hard to find?

[TMNT4LIFE]

Why are the Movie Star turtles so hard to find?

I don't think they are that rare just very popular. For what reason I don't know.
They usually come up on eBay a lot and will sell for a lot more than what I would pay.

[kj6754]

I once saw an auction for all four movie star turtles, splinter, and foot soildier. The auction ended about at 30.00. i wish i had the money at that time to participate in that auction. :(

[Metal Head]

I really like the look of the movie turtles.........they very closely resemble the actual characters.......and I guess that's what attracts me to them.

I've almost completed my set of them....YEA!! :P

[Anarchistguy]

I've got a question for you vintage fans out there. You know the Technorover vehicle from the 1987 cartoon episode Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X, was it ever made as a toy? It REALLY looked like toy material.

Thanks for reading :)

[evil_henchmen]

I was just looking in my handy Tomarts TMNT book filled with pics and i see nothing regarding that vehicle.

[TMNT4LIFE]

Does anybody know why ONLY Undercover Leo comes with a gold coin while the 3 others come without one? :-? :-? :-?

[VaughnMichael]

yes it's simple because he was released later then the others where..
Vaughn Michael

[TMNT4LIFE]

yes it's simple because he was released later then the others where..
Vaughn Michael

Okay thanks.

I had always wondered if they had made the other 3 with coins until now.

[Hamato Yoshi]

I remember getting Casey , he was so cool with all his weapons 8)

I also think the TMNT motorcycle was cool , is it htf MIB these days ?

CJ and Splinter were my favorites and Leo because he always seems overlooked :(

[Drtooth]

You know, as a Kid my parents couldn't afford to get me everyone I wanted. I had Rocksteady, but no Bebop... I never got any versions of Krang (someone gave one to me several years back) I really wanted to get the other Channel 6 news team figs (I have April and I had Irma.. lost her glasses though) and there are just literally hundreds of ones I wanted, but never got. And looking back, some of the characters like Dr. El I'm just smacking my head saying "I got that instead of (such and such)?!?!?

My one problem with the figures... they never had the budget to do painted accessories. And with character pack ins (Screwloose, the little joey the kangaroo guy came with, etc.) that really dissapoints. They did the SAME thiung with the Earthworm Jim line (with the exception of Peter Puppy) and there were actually 2 varients of Snot for each Snot Pack in (red and green)...

[Krakko]

yeah I managed to find a movie star mike figure out of the box on ebay for a couple bucks. It's in good condition too, only out of the box, but oh well i like it. When I was little I never got the movie figures but I always wanted one, they're frickin awsome!

[Chewie]

Oh, i like the old Turtles very much. But I think the new ones are great. too.

The new Figures look like they are grown up, with the Kids who loved them in the 80ies.

Know what I mean?

I`m an Adult now, and so lokk the new Turtles. It`s much better done than for example the Masters. I Don`t like the new very much, and own only Mer-Man and Castle Grayskull! :)

My favourite Character from the 80ies was Michaelangelo, oh how i wished, i could be like him
:D

The old Vehicles were vera great, too. The Party Bus is just like God :)

[bufo]

Man how I begged my Santa for a Raphael back in the days....hehe, that must be the most precious toy I own, just because of the memories.
I couldn't nearly get all the figures I wanted, my parents didn't give me a lot of allowence, so I sporadically bought some new ones. I had no Shredder toy at all, so when the new toys appeared I immediatly bought a Shredder and a Foot Soldier because I've always wanted those.

I'm just smacking my head saying "I got that instead of (such and such) same here

[Wes]

Chewie: Yeah, I think Mike was my favorite too when I was a kid. I'd thought in recent years that I'd held Don in pretty high esteem too, and nowadays it's pretty close between Leo and Raph, but going back over my collection I've got more Mikes than anyone else (and only half as many Dons) so I'm taking that as evidence that I liked him better. I also think maybe it had to do with the live-action movies -- even now I'll admit that Mike was the cutest and most fun in the films. Raph was a little too tough and weird for me, Leo seemed like kind of a jerk, and damned if Donatello wasn't the ugliest turtle you ever saw in a movie. And those stalagmite teeth in III were just too much.

The figs that I wish I had now are the really oddball ones with the anime flavor -- the Super Turtles, Metal Mutants, Muta Force (mechs!), and the Mutant Masters lines. And of course the Next Mutation figs are pretty cool. I was into video games at that point, though, so I didn't spend much on toys. Unfortunately video games don't leave one with much to look back on -- they're not concrete like toys and they lack the substance of a great book. Plus, unlike the former, I can't take pictures of them and give them starring roles on SC. :P

[Zachatello00]

It's a scary thing when someone starts trying to decide which of the TMNT are their absolute favorite. I'm one of those who try their best not to claim a favorite. I love all four of them. But, to quote Lloyd Goldfine:
"If I were forced at Katana Point to choose one favorite, you might hear me squeak the name "Leo." But, as soon as I did, Mike would make me laugh, Don would do something brilliant, and Raph would get mad and storm off and I'd just be back to loving them all all over again."

As far as the figures are concerned, Leo and Raph are my favorites. Leo because he was my first one. Raph, because unlike the other three, he didn't have ridiculous feet that were nearly impossible to stand.

[tOkKa]

DR.T:
My one problem with the figures... they never had the budget to do painted accessories. And with character pack ins (Screwloose, the little joey the kangaroo guy came with, etc.)

-->> Umm.. lesee.. mm..
Walkabout and Kid Kangey ..
:D

[Wes]

Hmm, so this is the vintage thread...are Next Mutation figures eligible for discussion? I just got a few of 'em recently...and man, these things are awesome. Ugly as all hell, yes, but I think they're my favorite Turtle figures yet, appearance-wise (with the possible exception of the Suuuupa Tatorusu, of course). They could use a little more articulation, and maybe be a tad larger, but still -- awesome. :tlove:

[TMNTGal]

NM is vintage stuff too since it's part of the same toyline. I also like these. My least favorite of the bunch is Splinter. You can't really do much with him, and he looks weird. I like the rubbery touch on the Turtles. I made a cape for Venus when I first got the figure. Now I'm thinking of making a new one to look more accurate to the show. One side is turquoise the other is black, and it has a hood. Looks cool to me. Love the Rank Warriors. Wish I could find more of these guys. The only thing that bugged me was why make Elite Guards if they weren't even on the show. Where were the Foot Soldiers?

[VaughnMichael]

NM is vintage stuff too since it's part of the same toyline. I also like these. My least favorite of the bunch is Splinter. You can't really do much with him, and he looks weird. I like the rubbery touch on the Turtles. I made a cape for Venus when I first got the figure. Now I'm thinking of making a new one to look more accurate to the show. One side is turquoise the other is black, and it has a hood. Looks cool to me. Love the Rank Warriors. Wish I could find more of these guys. The only thing that bugged me was why make Elite Guards if they weren't even on the show. Where were the Foot Soldiers?
well I'm glad we didn't get foot soldiers that were show like....because my lord were they bad looking on that show lol....I really wish the elite guards would have been on the show....my god could you imagine if next mutation would have went on like it was suposed to....I could only imagine in time it may have ended up like this new show...that would be so great.I'm actully sad allot of those toys didn't come out I really wish I could find the photos of them from toy fair.
-Vaughn Michael

[Wes]

Yeah, the rubbery touch is okay -- the only one of those I have is a Venus. But by far my favorites are the other three I have. Harder plastic, yes, less range of motion for their arms, true, but they've got frickin' bedsheets growing out of their skulls! It's so awesome. BEDSHEETS IN THEIR SKULLS!!!! And Donnie's is a jungle thing...the brick walls and stuff make sense, but when was the last time the Turtles did battle in a rain forest? Maybe in a few of the Archie comics, but that's about all I can come up with.

Ahhhh they rock, though. I need more NM figs. A Raph would be nice. :)

[TMNTGal]

They weren't that bad. They could have reissued the Movie Star Foot Soldier but with darker colors. The only other different one I remember was the guy wearing the half opened face mask & purple bandana.

[Leo15]

TMNTGal, whats up with you're signature line "Whatever you're into, get into Leonardo"? Whats that come from?

[TMNTGal]

It's from the Advertising Slogan Generator. You type in a word and you get funny slogans. The funniest I've gotten are 'Easy Breezy Beautiful Leonardo', 'Once you pop, you can't stop a Leonardo', 'Nothing Sucks Like A Leonardo'... :lol: :lol: :lol: A lot of the fan girls on this board use this site, it's just funny. Try it here:

http://thesurrealist.co.uk/slogan

[JaffleMan]

For some strange reason I really, really loved the Cyber Samurai figures from the old line. Currently I have em all asides Bebop and I still need one of Mikes fists and hsi chest armour.

Just wondering how many colours did they issue their accessories in? So far I have blue, grey and purple sai's for Raph unless some came with other figures but just using the same mould. I also have a grey vesion of don's bo but have also seen purple ones.

Also does anyone know where i can get decent pics of Cyber Samurai Mikes, Shredders, Bebops and leo's weapons?

Just I may have them but I'm not too sure.



As for favourite toysheres a list of my Top twenty of ones I have (no order of preference)

Antrax
Cyber Samurai Shredder
Shogan shredder
Scumbug
Mutagen Man
Slash
Tokka
Movie Star Mike
Movie Star Don
Movie Star Leo
Movie Star Raph
Movie 3 Splinters/hogan splinter (coolest mould for Splinter EVER!!)
Mondo gecko
Fugitoid
Walkabout (cause he's aussie :P )
Cyber Samurai Raph (I like his colours a lot for some reason)
Leatherhead
Mutations Bebop (why is he white?)
Mutations Rocksteady


If I had em, muatations footsoldier, Mutations Shredder, triceraton, Robotic Rocksteady and Bebop, Kraang (android), tatoo and Chromedome would be on that list too.

[Serp]

Man I really want a Movie star Raph, Mike, and Leo I only own a mvie star Don, and Movie star Splinter,

Remember The Wacky Action Turtles!

[trax90210]

there was no such thing as a bad turtle toy back in 'em days, wish i could go back in time and keep all the ones i had in their boxes

[Raphael's Sardonic wit]

Hi guys. Great to be among a community of Turtle fans at last.
You guys might wanna skip this - it's long. Apologies.

MEMORIES.
I don't remember the date, or the exact time - but i'm pretty sure it was in the Summer. I was being looked after by my foster "minder" - a nice lady called Kathy. She had cottoned on pretty quick that this Turtles fad was a damn desperate one for all us 10 year olds.
Turtles always sold out quick around my neck of the woods. It was scary to get hold of one cos we were so conscious that these toys aren't just "toys" - they're more than that to us and fights could even break out at school over these beauties. They were GOLD-DUST back in the day. They were the Buzz Light Year, Power Rangers or Pokemon of my generation. Everyone at school desperately wanted all the figures. Heck - I desperately wanted a figure. i was the type of kid that was best buddies with the excessively rich kid in school that had EVERYTHING and flaunted it teasingly in my face. And that's where i'd see all the new figures - in the playground oogling at these masterpieces in their greasy, unloving mitts! But i was aware of the fact that my parents would never really allow money to be spent on "toys" - to them, it just WASN'T a viable worthwhile investment (unlike crap exercise books, and maths stationary sets, and ZZZzzzz). This gave me a guilt trip complex (which i still have to this day). it's not like i was "too old". Jeez, parents never understand kids, do they? It had reached the point where i was so mortyfied to ask for a toy that i resigned myself to the fact that I'd probably NEVER be in possesion of anything from my favourite cartoon about those halfshell ninja greenies. And even if they said "here, son, go and buy all the figures you want" - just where was i supposed to go? The figures came and WENT as quick as a flash. They were hotcakes. All hope was lost..

THE DAY I GOT MY FIRST TURTLE FIGURE.
One hot summer's day, outside of my junior school - after school's end - to my amazement there was this guy, man, fella, person, GOD with a SUITCASE full of Turtles figures. I mean, this guy could have been a child molester (not that i knew what they were back then), this guy could have been a shiesty fruedster, a ripp-off merchant, etc but I DIDN'T CARE. This was awesome. This was it. This must have been a signal from the mystic Turtle forces above that i'd finally get a chance to get a figure.. But wait - where was my CASH?! Well, i didn't have any!
DAMN.
I had to live off pocket money hand-outs (as al kids do) and this day i forgot to bring it to school..
SLIPPING AWAY THE CHANCE FOR JUST ONE FIGURE OF NINJA ESSENSE!!!!
But then - remember old Kathy (my generous minder? top of the post-read it!).. She could see i was whetting myself and these toys were selling quick. Even the kids who had the turtle figures were buying MORE and dupes of what they already had.. or getting those rare ones - so Aunt Kathy (bless her goodnatured soul!) could see we had to act fast. She asked me which one i wanted.
SHAME ON ME. The guilt complex was coming in. Minder buying me a toy? What would parents say? Try not to think of it (or the shouting, or the lectures, or the beats for "wasting money"). I had to block it out and GET ONE. AT LEAST ONE!
Which one? I know which one.. Look in the suitcase... Look in the--Where is he? Where??? - **THERE** HE IS!!!!!

Raphael. :D <--- artist's impression of my exact face moonbeam smile on this GREAT DAY.

At last. i had him. I had a turtle figure, ney - THE best Turtle figure ever made, ever in the History of Toys (TM) (or so according to me!). I had rescued my fav Turtle: Raphael. Sure, i had to battle down the raging, hungry zombie-like-Turtle-chasing kids who wanted their 3rd (!) replacement Raphael figure (so they could break him into teeny weeny pieces in their playsets - AGAIN) - but i had to stand tall and make sure he wasn't going to leave my loving grasp!

To wrap up, that was a great moment in my life. Course, Raphie was opened straight away and lovinginly played with, to my childhood delight! As for good ol' aunt Kathy - well, after seeing the happiness that finally getting my first fav Turtle figure gave me, she kindly later bought me a Michaelangelo and a footsoldier (she couldn't find Donetello and The Shredder that i requested from the fabled "Man With The Suitcase full of guns.. oops, i mean Turtle Toys). I swear, to this day, that man remains a legend in all primary/infant and junior school circuits of the north London Area. People say this man was an urban myth, a figment of my imagination - but i know different ;) I know he was sent from The Turtles to bring warmth and loving to us Turtle Adoring kids. The "Man with the Suitcase - TM" was later seen moving into the top of my road. No doubt the killing he made off us all was enough to buy him a new house.. But what a guy! 'Sniff.

[BigApple3AM]

This thread ROCKS. I have a ton of old stuff. I never knew why I really got into TMNT (I was so little I can't remember) but I think I figured it out. One of the few things I remember from like being a 2 year old was a babysitter that had older kids who had like every single tmnt action figure and wouldn't let me play with them. They also only let me watch them play the tmnt arcade game. My Mom told me that one day I just reached out of the shopping cart at toys r us and grabbed a donatello. She told me at first she thought it was disgusting but I guess now she's just more sick of it than anything ;)

Donatello I guess was my first, but not my favorite, Leonardo all the way!

The hardest figure for me to find is Undercover Leonardo, well it WAS the hardest. I finally shelled out a hundo bucks for it :(

[Wes]

The hardest figure for me to find is Undercover Leonardo, well it WAS the hardest. I finally shelled out a hundo bucks for it :(100 BUCKS FOR A TMNT ACTION FIGURE?!?!?!? Dude!

You should've gotten a cheap Undercover Donatello and painted his mask blue. :lol:

[Jad]

Hope this will be an ok spot to post this... sorry if it isn't.

I was interested in seeing if anyone new about the metal rpg turtle minatures that were produced during the 80's. I'd never heard of these, but I saw an old advertisement for them in a back issue of volume 1 mirage I got off ebay.

I tried to look some up some information on them using search engines but had no luck. Does anyone have anything to contribute?

[VaughnMichael]

Hope this will be an ok spot to post this... sorry if it isn't.

I was interested in seeing if anyone new about the metal rpg turtle minatures that were produced during the 80's. I'd never heard of these, but I saw an old advertisement for them in a back issue of volume 1 mirage I got off ebay.

I tried to look some up some information on them using search engines but had no luck. Does anyone have anything to contribute?
there very freakin rare I only own 2 sets that I found at a very old comic store the old man had them in his basement there not in great condition the boxes that is but the figures are mint....I'll take some picture of what I have and show you later tonight ok?
btw the 2 sets I own are the normal tmnt with there weapons and the tmnt with there space blasters.
-Vaughn Michael

[tmntman]

Hope this will be an ok spot to post this... sorry if it isn't.

I was interested in seeing if anyone new about the metal rpg turtle minatures that were produced during the 80's. I'd never heard of these, but I saw an old advertisement for them in a back issue of volume 1 mirage I got off ebay.

I tried to look some up some information on them using search engines but had no luck. Does anyone have anything to contribute?

I have a buch of them. There were two different scales produced, most of the figures were small 25mm figures, around 1 inch, but the four turtles were also available in a larger size (just over 2 inches each) The small figures were fully assembled except for an occasional weapon. The large figures had to have the arms glued on and the weapons glued into place. The small figures were originally released in baggies on a Dark Horse card. They later changed to a card with a regular blister and the Dark Horse logo and then later releases replaced The Dark Horse logo with a TMNT logo and picture of Leonardo.

Here are the packs of the 25mm figures I have:

#142 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
#166 TMNT #2, Splinter, Shredder Mousers(x4)
#174 TMNT #4, The Foot (four Foot Soldiers)
#176 TMNT#6, Turtles with energy weapons
#177 Terror Bears
#179 Dr. Feral & Henchmen
??? Fugitoid, Casey Jones & Triceraton
??? Triceratons & flying harness (x2)

If you want pictures, let me know.

[Bebopper]

KNow of a site that at best lists all the figures adn shows a nice view of them with their irignal gear? Sort of like yojoe.com does for joes.

[Jad]

Thanks guys for posting the information.

I'd be very interested in seeing images of your mini fig collections. I recently got into the palladium tmnt rpg, so it would be awsome if I could track some of these down somewhere.

[revolutiontransmission]

i absolutely couldnt get enough of the turtle fan...its so awesome to this day....also the technodrome was quite freakin awesome...though a little small. when i go home this weekend im gonna have bust some of this stuff out. i wish i could get my figs to go head to head. armorized shredder could kick the crap out of old shredder, then super shredder would come in and kick the crap out of armorized shredder. old casey would totally devistate new casey. Remember old cartoon casey's voice ? that was menacing enough !

[Stevan]

howdy all

Vintage Tmnt toys rock beyond any doubt. I have about 82 loose (complete and incomplete) vintage TMNT figures.
Hopefully 1 day I can post pics of my collection for all to see. If you wanna know what staff I have I listed them all in collections thread :D

[Andy_R]

Hello guys.
I'm new here, so my bad if this is the wrong thread for this, but...

I'm 25, and was really into TMNT back in the late 80's/early 90's.

One of the items I still have is a 4-pack containing all 4 turtles.
It is in a box with a clear plastic window for easy viewing of the toys inside.
The box sports the common TMNT logo.
The turtles are exactly the same as the ones released on blister cards.

I have searched eBay and browsed these forums, and I can't find any info on this.
My question is--do I have a rare item? or is it pretty common?

Thanks for your help.

Andy

[VaughnMichael]

Hello guys.
I'm new here, so my bad if this is the wrong thread for this, but...

I'm 25, and was really into TMNT back in the late 80's/early 90's.

One of the items I still have is a 4-pack containing all 4 turtles.
It is in a box with a clear plastic window for easy viewing of the toys inside.
The box sports the common TMNT logo.
The turtles are exactly the same as the ones released on blister cards.

I have searched eBay and browsed these forums, and I can't find any info on this.
My question is--do I have a rare item? or is it pretty common?

Thanks for your help.

Andy
you have the target exclusive 4 pac it shows up at toy shows every so often but it is a nice thing to have in a collection....Target 4 Pack (http://www.ninjaturtles.com/toys/1992/target4.htm)
hope this helps
-VM

[Andy_R]

Yes that's it!
Thanks for your help.

[JaffleMan]

Instead of starting a new thread for this, i'll ask this question here.

Iv'e heard that the Shogun TMNT are really rare, is this really the case? If so I'm really regretting not buying all the ones they had in this isolated toy store about 7 years ago. I only got Splinter but opened him.

[evil_henchmen]

Instead of starting a new thread for this, i'll ask this question here.

Iv'e heard that the Shogun TMNT are really rare, is this really the case? If so I'm really regretting not buying all the ones they had in this isolated toy store about 7 years ago. I only got Splinter but opened him.

The Turtles, April, Splinter and Shredder aren't that rare but Shogun Shoate and Triceraton are extremely rare and are considered the Holy Grails of TMNT IMO of course. There are also Gold Armor versions of Leo, Raph and Mike that are also very rare for the Shogun series.

[TMNTGal]

Has anyone ever seen a Gold Armored Don? I wonder if this exists.

[JaffleMan]

I just noticed somthing, we got tri-lingual packages over here in AUS for the Shoguns and you yanks got just plain English headers.

Unless this is a variant and both countries got both. :-?

[TMNTGal]

Foreign packages had multiple languages on them. Sometimes you can find 'Heroes In A Half Shell!', Heroes Dans Uni Demi Carapace!', 'Heroes En Demi Coquille!' etc, written in the front and a bunch of other fereign text on the backers. They're pretty cool! I really like the special boxes some counties packed their figures in. Some places used small boxes instead of cards. :D

I would love to see any foreign package types you have, if you're able to get a photo.

[JaffleMan]

This has been bothering me for some time. Did Shogan Shoate share any parts of his mould with any other TMNT figures? Just to me it seems odd if he was cast from a new mould and the rest of the Shogans were re-used moulds.

[TMNTGal]

He was completely brand new. All the other characters were made from previous molds except for the armor, that was new. He's one of my personal fave's.

[weepel99]

I'm glad I found this site and I just signed up today. I've been looking for a place where TMNT collectors lurked. I had hoped to find a whole forum dedicated to just vintage TMNT toys but instead I found just this single thread :) I just rekindeled my interest in this toy line and I don't buy newer toys. Is there any place where a whole forum is dedicated to the vintage turtle toys? or is the online collecting community just not populated enough?

-Jeff

[cowabunga14]

I got a lot of vintage toys.I've been collecting TMNT figures since I was a toddler.I have the Movie Star Foot Solider,Rhinoman,Footski(incomplete),Cyber Smurai Mike and Raph,Framer Mike,Chrome Dome,Lifeguard Leo,Ninja Masters Don,Robotic Rocksteady,Cave-Turtle Mike with Silly Stegosaurus,Road Ready Don and Shredder,Surfer Leo,all the series one figures of the Universal Monsters,Delta Team Don,Ninja Action Don('93 release),and that's just about it.My vintage figures are all loose and incomplete.Rhinoman has all his weapons but is loose. :D

[OA]

I'm glad I found this site and I just signed up today. I've been looking for a place where TMNT collectors lurked. I had hoped to find a whole forum dedicated to just vintage TMNT toys but instead I found just this single thread :) I just rekindeled my interest in this toy line and I don't buy newer toys. Is there any place where a whole forum is dedicated to the vintage turtle toys? or is the online collecting community just not populated enough?

-Jeff

Welcome Jeff! While there is only this particuale thread "stickied" (as in semi-permanent) on Vintage toys, throughout this Toy forum you will see many new threads with questions, comments, etc. about vintage TMNT...While with the release and excitement of the new TMNT will dominate many topics, rest assured that there are MANY, MANY vintage collectors here (including myself)...take care

Danny :D

[weepel99]

Cool thanks for the warm welcome!!!
-Jeff

[GreenwithEvil]

Simple question what is the rarest subset of turtles figures ala Kowabunga crackin, warriors of forgotten sewer, undercover turtles. Also what is the rarest figure is it Scratch.

[Skabbz]

im thinkin the rarest of those figs would be the undercover turtles, and i think shogun shoate might be a little bit rarer then scratch.

[MrPliggins]

The rarest figure is Spellcaster Splinter, as it was never released and only a few prototypes were made. As far as released figures, I think Shogun Shoate and Shogun Triceraton are rarer than Scratch, although Scratch does have a pretty hefty price...

[aramconbrat]

I have seen and bought multiple Scratches in the last few years but found it harder to find Shogun Shoate and Shogun Triceraton.

Value wise, Scratch seems to be worth more than Shogun Shoate, but I have had a harder time finding Shogun Shoates than Scratch figures.

[willdawizz]

what about mutant masters???

[OA]

Mutant Masters are scarce but definately not as rare as Shoate, scrtch, and triceraton...I put them below the winged warrior series, undercover turtles, and the Sumo turtles...

[willdawizz]

Mutant Masters are scarce but definately not as rare as Shoate, scrtch, and triceraton...I put them below the winged warrior series, undercover turtles, and the Sumo turtles...


!! are u sure?? i see sumo turtles a few times and go up to 76 and winged warriors for up to 60...mutant masters i have only seen mike twice but none of the other others..u know where i can get any? besides myteefinestuff.com where they go for 250 each

[OA]

Yea myteefine puts them at 250 each but i have NEVER seen them go for that much..in fact I dont think ive seen any fig go for that much, icluding shoate, tricer, undercovers, etc...maybe scratch but rarely....lately, every time ive seen a mutant master up it goes for around $45 or so..often less than that....but as you know, on ebay it just depends on the day...back in september i used buy it now to pick up sumo mike for $16 and a few days later it went for $165!..so it just depends on whose looking and whose biddin... :)

[willdawizz]

so do ppl want figures like sumo mike or undercover turtles cuz they are rare or cuz they actually look cool?? im thinkin rare cuz they dont really appeal to the eye lol

[OA]

I think they're kinda cool actually...i mean the undercover do have cloth coats...consideirng the amount of figs in the line and for these to be the only ones with cloth accessories (except for splint, etc.) is kinda neat...the sumo ones are cool too in just how fat and mutiatled mike and raph look...but of course, its also nice to go after a rare item just to have a rare toy...

[aramconbrat]

I have multiple Scratches that I've picked up for under $20 each... But Shogun Shoate and Shogun Triceraton definately show up less than Scratch (or so it has seemed in my search).

After those guys, I see very few Winged Warriors, Cloth Coat Undercover Turtles, Sumo Turtles, and I've been trying to get a Warrior Chrome Dome and haven't been able to locate one.

I personally think the winged warriors are neat and would love to add them to my collection. They aren't necessarily a must because they have had hefty prices lately on Ebay but they are always a nice addition to a collection. There however, are so many other turtle figures that came out between 1988 and 1997 that although I pursue these turtles, there are many more I need before these are the last additions I need for a complete collection.

The Cloth coat Undercover turtles just have a neat appeal because they are very similar to the Turtles in the cartoon as many times they dressed up in trench coats. The real cloth makes them a bit more unique than all other figures.

The winged warriors, I am just a huge fan because I love how they chose only to do the cool coloured turtles (purple and blue) in them. Those colors blend much nicer than Raph's red or Mike's orange would have.

The Sumo Turtles are just a very neat addition. They are just such a twist on the original turtles and seeing them so fat is entertaining.

I wouldn't say that any of these figures (other than the Winged Warriors but that is personal biased) is anything spectacular compared to some of the figures released in the nine years of toy production. Just a matter of production numbers and finding one to round out a collection and getting it that much closer to completion is definately just a feeling of pride. It is just a matter of finding a good deal on these. Lately there has been a lot more bidding for these items on Ebay and the prices are a bit out of my range. I would prefer to spend $50 on 30-50 other figures I don't have rather than on one of those listed.

I know they say Scratch is rare, and finding him on his card seems to be a rare chance, but there seems to be plenty of loose Scratches on the market!

[willdawizz]

doesnt seem like ppl are that interested in mutant masters..i for one think that is in the top 10 or top 5 series of all..with all the accessories it seemed like those expensive japanese gundam robots

[jestergoblin]

I have both a Winged Warrior Don and a Sumo Raph. Winged Warrior Don is easily in my top five figures of the whole 1988-1998 TMNT Toy line. He's the closest thing to another Slash we ever got.

As for the sumo figure, I think they're stupid.

[greensborohill]

were there two versions of the movie star turtles? I have one set with distinct spots and one set w/o.

[Master Leo]

Ive always tried to figure out WHAT they were thinking with some of teh figures. I mean, what was the point of the military spin off? And some of the other spin offs where QUITE out there. Where these comic spins? Cartoon spins? Although if they were cartoon spin offs i would have seen the epsidoes as a kid, or even now.

[BaldMonk]

The Spin-Offs were usually tributes. Such as Tributes to the Military, Universal Monsters etc. Some of them were VERY stupid tho... such as the Talking Turtles... Man... I bought all 4 thinking they'd be awesome... man, was I ever wrong.

[tmntman]

Ive always tried to figure out WHAT they were thinking with some of teh figures. I mean, what was the point of the military spin off? And some of the other spin offs where QUITE out there. Where these comic spins? Cartoon spins? Although if they were cartoon spin offs i would have seen the epsidoes as a kid, or even now



At first the theme figures were just that, a theme that would give Playmates an excuse to make more figures. But a lot of the later figures were designed to play off of other action figure lines that Playmates aquired.

Universial Studios Monsters : Monster Force

Turtle Trolls: Stone Protectors

Star Trek : Star Trek (obviously)

Dino Figures: Primal Rage

Muta Force Turtles: Exo Squad

Coil Force Turtles: Ronin Warriors

And then there were a couple of lines that were based off of the Japanese Manga and OVA versions of the TMNT.

Supermutants, Metal Mutants and Mutant Masters

[OA]

And the Bodacious Birthday Turtles...?!?!?! j/k :P

[willdawizz]

At first the theme figures were just that, a theme that would give Playmates an excuse to make more figures. But a lot of the later figures were designed to play off of other action figure lines that Playmates aquired.

Universial Studios Monsters : Monster Force

Turtle Trolls: Stone Protectors

Star Trek : Star Trek (obviously)

Dino Figures: Primal Rage

Muta Force Turtles: Exo Squad

Coil Force Turtles: Ronin Warriors

And then there were a couple of lines that were based off of the Japanese Manga and OVA versions of the TMNT.

Supermutants, Metal Mutants and Mutant Masters

yea supermutants metal mutants and mutant masters are one of my favorites..

[Master Leo]

I can see why they would want to cross them over with other lines of figs, obviously to make more $ but still, did it not seem weird to them to have army turtles etc?

Are these the turtles that are now the rarest to find among collectors?

What ARE the rarest TMNT figs?

[willdawizz]

I can see why they would want to cross them over with other lines of figs, obviously to make more $ but still, did it not seem weird to them to have army turtles etc?

Are these the turtles that are now the rarest to find among collectors?

What ARE the rarest TMNT figs?


u mean the mutant military? i got mint in package set of all 4 for 16 lol

[evil_henchmen]

Let's get this thread going again.

[Silent FOx]

is ebay the best place to look for these? I really wanna build my collection back up

[aramconbrat]

is ebay the best place to look for these? I really wanna build my collection back up

Ebay is the best place to look for "lots" to get the collection growing fast. By buying lots, I have ending up with tons of figures for my collection, and over 400 doubles/triples that I have safely boxed away

[BigApple3AM]

I'd never buy loose turtles off eBay, you never know where those guys have been. I'm actually the point where I have all my loose turtles from when I was a kid, and I played with them so much as a kid, that I don't even care about loose anymore. My original loose figures are in a big plastic tub in the basement, save for 2 or 3 which are on my desk, and my original 1988 turtles which are on a shelf in my basement. I only buy moc now, especially since it's so freakin cheap. The majority of moc turtle figures stay under a $10 price tag. Only the rarest get any $$ whatsoever, and even their price tags have gone down recently.

Rarest Original TMNT figures ---- price they used to fetch ---- current price
Shogun Triceraton $400 $125
Scratch $300 $100
Undercover Leonardo $125 $80
Shogun Shoate $100 $50
Undercover Mike/Raph $100 $50
Undercover Don $80 $40
Hotspot $50 $25

There's probably a few other rare turtle figures, but those are the only ones I can remember as those were the ones I used to watch more often than not. I think the overall rarest figure is probably the rahzar with fur, as I've never even seen one, most definitely wasn't sold at retail, but there could be production samples out there.

I always thought the bodacious birthday turtles were a great idea. What better toy to get someone for their birthday party than a ninja turtle in birthday suits.... err that didn't come out right.

[aramconbrat]

There are also (for rare figures)

Warrior Rocksteady
Warrior Chrome Dome
Warrior Metalhead

Not sure how much they run loose... Warrior Metalhead isn't that expensive but isn't always an easy find!

[BigApple3AM]

My prices were for moc, loose would be much less, loose scratch goes for like $18.

[VaughnMichael]

I can see why they would want to cross them over with other lines of figs, obviously to make more $ but still, did it not seem weird to them to have army turtles etc?

Are these the turtles that are now the rarest to find among collectors?

What ARE the rarest TMNT figs?
they made those army turtles during the gulf war.....thats why they look the way they do also...
-putrescent

[BigApple3AM]

As a kid I loved those variants, so if they started doing birthday turtles with the new line I probably wouldn't get upset. I am upset with the variants of the new line for a different reason. They're so bland, in the old line the variants were new sculpts, in this line the variants are retools and in most cases just extra armor here or there. A cheap way to keep costs down I guess, but it does effect the quality of the overall product by doing that more often than making new sculpt figures. You'll notice a lack of interest in the line and eventually it'll go downhill instead of staying fresh.

[METALHEAD]

i found a vintage leo in the flea market, a lil bits of scarps but in good condition.

[tmntman]

I'd forgotten to post about my strange find. About two weeks ago I stopped at an auto parts store here to grab some antifreeze. Since there was a Savers store next door, I took a quick look. They had two carded Movie III Princess Mitsus. For some reason I went ahead and bought both. And as a surprise bonus, they were 1/2 price. I got both for $3.

[commentor]

For any of you that have the smaller krang android body or for those of you that might know. Did the krang body come packaged two ways meaning I have found pictures that have one with what I would call a collectors card then one that has a little krang walker or do thay both have the walker and it's just behind the card. Does the blue walker have moving parts or is it a solid pieces? Which one came out first? Also is krang just pink and a solid piece.

Thanks for any help or answers.

[***First of Two Latin Kings***]

For any of you that have the smaller krang android body or for those of you that might know. Did the krang body come packaged two ways meaning I have found pictures that have one with what I would call a collectors card then one that has a little krang walker or do thay both have the walker and it's just behind the card. Does the blue walker have moving parts or is it a solid pieces? Which one came out first? Also is krang just pink and a solid piece.

Thanks for any help or answers.

Most of the figures came packaged multiple ways. They both would have had the same accessories, it's just that you can't see some of the accessories in the figure with trading card's bubble, because, as you suggested, they are behind the card. The blue walker DOES have moving pieces, but there's really not much point to trying to pose it. Krang is just a pink solid piece with a bit of paint, his tentacles aren't articulated like the larger version's. I think the figure was released with a card, a collector's coin, both, and also with neither, but I'm not sure. TMNTman would be the one to ask, I think.

[aramconbrat]

For any of you that have the smaller krang android body or for those of you that might know. Did the krang body come packaged two ways meaning I have found pictures that have one with what I would call a collectors card then one that has a little krang walker or do thay both have the walker and it's just behind the card. Does the blue walker have moving parts or is it a solid pieces? Which one came out first? Also is krang just pink and a solid piece.

Thanks for any help or answers.


Hi,

Krang was released a few times with different cards. The initial release was the Krang in his walker. Krang was pink with moveable arms and came with the older backs that have somewhat "primitive" (for lack of a better word) drawings on the card. This Krang was released a few times on different cards, but Krang in a walker was the first release. His walker is blue plastic and the legs can be moved and placed however you wish. It also has a clear dome that goes over Krang.

Then there is the original Krang's Android Body. He's over a foot tall, and had Krang in the belly portion. He was the same sculpt as the Krang with the Walker but has blue veins showing. He came in a box.

Towards the end of the TMNT (before the Next Mutation), there was the late released 5.5 inch figure that was Krang's Android body that was released on the late, darker (purple) cards. He came with a collectors card and/or a collectors coin. He was in size with the rest of the figures and had a small pink removable Krang in his stomach.

[commentor]

Thanks to you both for all the info you provided.

[commentor]

okay I now have a new question. I got a april from the old line, and I can't figure out how to but the gun into the camara it does right?

[aramconbrat]

okay I now have a new question. I got a april from the old line, and I can't figure out how to but the gun into the camara it does right?

If you've got the right accessories, yes the grey gun fits into the camera. The top of the gun just slides in horizontally.

[commentor]

okay so is it a tight fit or is it a somewhat fit. As a side note I think it's funny how the package reads Amazing arm movement.

[commentor]

So I have done searches on this site, ebay, and the web but I have yet to find a clear picture of the back of the box of the tecnodrome. The reason is it would be nice to have a Picture that is readable or one that could at least be magnified to be read. So if there is anyone here that is lucky enough to be able to take a Picture. Oh and by the way when I was on ebay I saw boxed technodrome with box but it is overseas and the shipping is 90.00 That's more than I paid for for my two loose+shipping. I can't wait to see if anybody is going to place a bid.

Thanks,
David

[IMJ]

Question for some of the old school people:
How come some of the vintage Shredders (the classic one with the AWFUL mold as if he's crouching to perform a ninja number 2) have blue paint apps on the armor while others have silver paint apps?

[Toonami Tom]

Silver paint apps are from the "toon Shredder" I think so....

[IMJ]

I've got a significant collection of Vintage Figures. They'd look fantastic in a glass case, but that's where my Iron Man collection is dwelling currently. I was one of those people who saved every stinkin accessory too.

It'd be pretty impressive if someone had a complete vintage TMNT collection.

[Krang's Uncle]

I recently bought a couple of the vintage figures and was wondering if there were any type of plastic cases they can be displayed in without damaging the card? Kind of like how Star Wars figures have Star Cases. Is there anything like that for Turtles? Thanks.

[Toonami Tom]

My April in yellow jumpsuit figure I bought from ebay arrived today. She's a great figure. She is the orange stripe April. How many April in yellow jumpsuit variants are there? I know there is a blue stripe out there. Is there a no stripe, and other colors?

On the topic of the vintage figures, I don't like it that some of the figure's weapons and gear are on a rack. I have to remove them from the rack, and then take a nail file to the jagged pieces. I also wish the weapons were painted, or at least molded in different colors sometimes. For example, a silver sword would look better than a brown sword, I think so at least.

[IMJ]

My April in yellow jumpsuit figure I bought from ebay arrived today. She's a great figure. She is the orange stripe April. How many April in yellow jumpsuit variants are there? I know there is a blue stripe out there. Is there a no stripe, and other colors?

On the topic of the vintage figures, I don't like it that some of the figure's weapons and gear are on a rack. I have to remove them from the rack, and then take a nail file to the jagged pieces. I also wish the weapons were painted, or at least molded in different colors sometimes. For example, a silver sword would look better than a brown sword, I think so at least.


Well, if you are opening your vintage figures then you should have no problem customizing them! A little duct tape around the handles and some glossy silver spray paint in the blades and you are good to go!!

[Toonami Tom]

I decided I will just have my vintage figures hold some weapons from the 2k3 toon toy line. It looks alot better.

[nz collector]

i pref the vintage line to new duno maybe im old

[IMJ]

i pref the vintage line to new duno maybe im old

You and me both, man!

[OA]

I dunno...its hard to compare the vint. and new line...

I have such fond memories of opening and playing with the vintage for so many years as a child but on the flip side, as an adult, I am having alot of fun serarching for/buying all these new figures and playsets....

[Nostalgia82]

I prefer the old of coarse, the new was great but you can't beat the detail and fun of the origionals.

[OA]

I prefer the old of coarse, the new was great but you can't beat the detail and fun of the origionals.

Especially the detail of the card backs...those were amazing IMO...i wish playmates put even half that effort into these card backs...

[IMJ]

UGH!! I got my vintage, small scale Krang android body and he has no brain in his stomach! What do I do now>?!!

[OA]

Well that sux...i take it you bought him loose and didn't confirm krangs presense...you're going to be hard pressed to find the tiny krang all by himself (unless someone on here has an extra to trade/sell which you can request in the Buying forum...)...if not, you'll have to buy another, on card to be certain, or if loose, then make sure B4 the purchase...:)

[Hamato Yoshi]

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[IMJ]

Well that sux...i take it you bought him loose and didn't confirm krangs presense...you're going to be hard pressed to find the tiny krang all by himself (unless someone on here has an extra to trade/sell which you can request in the Buying forum...)...if not, you'll have to buy another, on card to be certain, or if loose, then make sure B4 the purchase...:)

Yeah. I bought him in a large lot purchase from eBay. He was pictured, but sort of "there" in the picture with a TON of other stuff. Overall, the lot was worthwhile, but ugh... it's a key part to the toy. It's cool to have, but I'd actually be less "ugh'd" out by having a giant brain in the stomach than by the empty area... lol.

[cowabunga14]

Whoa...no one's posted here for a while. Anyways, thought I'd show y'all the Foot Soldier that I bought at a toy show earlier this month.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/TMNTguy/action%20figures/MVC-083F.jpg

He was in the 1992 second series packaging when I bought him.

Now I just need Leonardo to complete the 1988 collection.

[discordiatookie]

i'm about to start collecting TMNT figures. Well, i say start, but i already gotta bunch! all MOC too! Over here its hard to find new TMNT figs, and honestly, i prefer the old ones anyway... so far i've got Splinter, Leo, Don, Raph, Mikey, Shredder, Rocksteady, Panda Khan and Space Usagi. I'm not gonna collect variant TMNT figures, just non-turtles. Perhaps after this is complete i'll turn my mind to collecting the various turtles that came out, but not right now, its daunting as it is! (There's more than 50 i want, so it should take some time! and money!!) I wanna start getting them in the order of release, and will probably use www.myteefinestuff.com for most of it, unless i come across some on ebay for cheaper. I prefer the orginal issue boxes, but to be honest, i'm gonna take them anyway i can, as long as its MOC!

so here's what i'm gonna get next, in the new year (probably start in february!)

april
foot soldier
bebop
casey jones
ace duck

then the next lot, probably in april/may (hopefully i'll get 5 or so every 2 or 3months, it costs around $90 each time ((for 5 figures that is, not 1!!)) on myteefinestuff)

krang
general traag
leatherhead
usagi yojimbo
genghis frog

and so on and so forth!

[Blade Raider]

One of my local comic shops got tons of new things. Mostly vintage Turtles! All of which were still carded or boxed and he was only asking $4 each (including the boxed ones). $40 later, had all of these

Road Ready Mutations:
Splinter to the Party Wagon! W00T!
Shredder to Module! Again, W00T!
Don to race car that looks like the Transformer Jazz. Heck, even has #4 stickers.
Leo to fire truck. He was the last of the set, so I got him.
Have been wanting these guys since 2nd grade :D

Carded figures:
Headdroppin' Raph. Ninja Power card.
Venus de Milo. One of two fromTNM that I want. The other is Bonesteel.
Bebop. Pizza on the card back. Think these are the '93-'94 release.
Rocksteady. Pizza card back.
Robotic Foot Soldier. Only release I know of. Is he rare? If so, he's staying carded.
Movie Star Foot Soldier. Pizza card back.
My Foot army is growing :D

Also got Corahda (Cobra) vs. Saberback (Stegosaurus) from the old Beast Wars Neo line.

Here's some pics of the Road Ready figures:
http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/1048/roadreadywl1.jpg

And here's Corahda kicking Bebop's and Rocksteady's asses:
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/4006/corahdavsidiotsob1.jpg

[UVATMNT]

Hi I'm new here and trying to get my collection started. Today, I found some deals and would really appreciate some input :D So my first one is a set of four mint/near mint ninja turtles for about $30. They have their usual weapons but none of the extra ones. My second one is a set of four ninja turtles and splinter, complete with all accessories for $54. Both sets are loose. Do those prices sound reasonable?

[rayleo]

thats not bad.
is this through ebay?

i recently got all 4 soft head turtles loose complete with all weapons for $15 total in ebay.

i am currently looking for all 4 mystic turtles from the 2003 line.

[MadPirateBunny]

Hi I'm new here and trying to get my collection started. Today, I found some deals and would really appreciate some input :D So my first one is a set of four mint/near mint ninja turtles for about $30. They have their usual weapons but none of the extra ones. My second one is a set of four ninja turtles and splinter, complete with all accessories for $54. Both sets are loose. Do those prices sound reasonable?

hey! welcome to the forum :D

[UVATMNT]

The first one is ebay and the second one is myteefinestuff.com (i think that's it). I was really hoping for a deal like the one you got but I guess my wallet will be hurting just a little this time round.

Thanks for the welcome :) Much appreciated

[rayleo]

myteefinestuff is great, very fast shipping and excellent figures.
good luck on getting the figures that you are looking for.

[Raph86]

I have the 1992 re-released set still in the boxes, but I just noticed something weird, Bebop has no weapons. So, do you guys think that makes his value go up, or go down?

[TMNTGal]

Some people are into errors, others are not. I think they're neat to look at. Your Bebop is still sealed? Can you post a picture?

[***First of Two Latin Kings***]

I have a Raph as the Mummy on a C9 card and the plastron where it shows through the wrappings is unpainted. It's an error figure on a perfect fard and I got it for $6 something on e-bay including shipping.

[Hamato Yoshi]

Not toys but it's vintage (I was lucky to find 5 photobustas....that's just unheard of lol) :

http://groups.msn.com/MovieTVmemorabilia/brucelee.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=103
http://groups.msn.com/MovieTVmemorabilia/brucelee.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=102
http://groups.msn.com/MovieTVmemorabilia/brucelee.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=91
http://groups.msn.com/MovieTVmemorabilia/brucelee.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=92
http://groups.msn.com/MovieTVmemorabilia/brucelee.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=104

http://groups.msn.com/MovieTVmemorabilia/mash.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=61
http://groups.msn.com/MovieTVmemorabilia/clinteastwood.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=94

[blueoakleyz]

oh man I used to have so many of these, but they've bene locked up in storage for at least 15 years, I hope I find them again a long with Star Trek figures.

My absolute favorite was Storage Shell Don

[oldshreddersgirl]

80's is not concidered vintage don't age me before my time

[Raph86]

I don't have a digital camera, otherwise I would post a pic of it.

[cowabunga14]

oh man I used to have so many of these, but they've bene locked up in storage for at least 15 years, I hope I find them again a long with Star Trek figures.

My absolute favorite was Storage Shell Don
I also have some in storage, so I can relate.

I actually have two favorite Don figures: the Pizza Tossin' figure and the Mutant Masters Water Warrior figure. I'll have to take a picture of 'em one o' these days.

[OA]

80's is not concidered vintage don't age me before my time

I know it sux...but its vintage in regards to the original tmnt line...:)

[HalfcourtGame]

Dang apparently vintage is dying with the new movie figures out. Well today I scored a lot on ebay with 2 complete Baxter Stockman(s). I only needed one but the price was right and it had some other figs too. So as of today I have completed the goal of having all the '88 and '89 figures. Saaaaweet :D

[CudleyCowlick]

Dang apparently vintage is dying with the new movie figures out. Well today I scored a lot on ebay with 2 complete Baxter Stockman(s). I only needed one but the price was right and it had some other figs too. So as of today I have completed the goal of having all the '88 and '89 figures. Saaaaweet :D

Congratulations! I know what you mean about the vintage stuff on ebay, seems as though everyone's shelling out for the movie gear while all this great rare vintage stuff is surfacing and selling for just about nothing. I'm acutally seeing things I couldn't find and would have paid $50 for last year selling every week or so for less than $10. Insanity. I've been too busy working on my original collection to bother with the movie figs, my guess is that they pumped out enough of those things so that I'll be able to get most of them pretty cheaply in a year or so when the newness has faded.

[VaughnMichael]

Congratulations! I know what you mean about the vintage stuff on ebay, seems as though everyone's shelling out for the movie gear while all this great rare vintage stuff is surfacing and selling for just about nothing. I'm acutally seeing things I couldn't find and would have paid $50 for last year selling every week or so for less than $10. Insanity. I've been too busy working on my original collection to bother with the movie figs, my guess is that they pumped out enough of those things so that I'll be able to get most of them pretty cheaply in a year or so when the newness has faded.
yeah I'm one of those people selling stuff I have to sell it that low even though it's rare cause no one wants to pay for rare things it seems.
Oh well at this point I'm just trying to get ridd of them.:sick:

[HalfcourtGame]

Thanks Crazy Cowboy. And thanks Putrescent too :lol: I'm sure Dion would agree that you might as well take advantage of the new figure buzz (I did get a couple movie figs though). Good deals suck...pause...NOT!

[michaelangelo]

hey guys, first post, been reading so much and finally have a question, i was reading on ninjaturtles.com and saw a figure series called jim lee's, i seen he produced 2 of them, are these real rare and better yet worth anything?

[VaughnMichael]

hey guys, first post, been reading so much and finally have a question, i was reading on ninjaturtles.com and saw a figure series called jim lee's, i seen he produced 2 of them, are these real rare and better yet worth anything?
3 turtles had been made leo was sculpted but never made besides a bootleg figure.
And no they're not worth all that much.

[HalfcourtGame]

I could be wrong but I don't think the Jim Lee figures are real scarce. I also think that there are more than 2...I believe it's all the turtles except Leo and there is like a dragon something figure too. There are a currently a handful on ebay. Here's one. (http://cgi.ebay.com/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtle-JIM-LEE-RAPHAEL-figureTMNT_W0QQitemZ160110567164QQihZ006QQcategory Z16474QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

You're too quick for me Putrescent. :trazz:

[VaughnMichael]

You're too quick for me Putrescent. :trazz:
lol sorry and the other figures where from the savage dragon.

[CudleyCowlick]

I could be wrong but I don't think the Jim Lee figures are real scarce. I also think that there are more than 2...I believe it's all the turtles except Leo and there is like a dragon something figure too. There are a currently a handful on ebay. Here's one. (http://cgi.ebay.com/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtle-JIM-LEE-RAPHAEL-figureTMNT_W0QQitemZ160110567164QQihZ006QQcategory Z16474QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

The dragon figures are Savage Dragon figures, an Erik Larsen creation that Image comics published and which crossed over with TMNT while they were at Image.

[HalfcourtGame]

Oh ok, I just saw them one time while I was scouring ebay and I was like wtf? The T-Drome always so educational that's why I keep coming back.

[Ninjinister]

I finally got my first vintage TMNT figure mint-in-package (that is, that I will be keeping in the package, unlike the hundreds I got as a kid). A co-worker recently moved and kindly sold me his Neo-Geo Pocket Color + games, as well as a Mutagen Man in beautiful condition, which is now hanging on my wall.

[OA]

I finally got my first vintage TMNT figure mint-in-package (that is, that I will be keeping in the package, unlike the hundreds I got as a kid). A co-worker recently moved and kindly sold me his Neo-Geo Pocket Color + games, as well as a Mutagen Man in beautiful condition, which is now hanging on my wall.

Congrats and welcome to the world of vintage!!

And that Mutagen Man fig is pretty cool...very good fig to start with...

My first carded figures were the set of 4 '88 turtles years ago...and then things got out of hand...:D

[Ninjinister]

Congrats and welcome to the world of vintage!!

And that Mutagen Man fig is pretty cool...very good fig to start with...

My first carded figures were the set of 4 '88 turtles years ago...and then things got out of hand...:D

Thanks. Yeah, as I've said, I've had hundreds of carded figures... only they were carded for maybe 10 seconds at the most! Even today, I only keep figures I get double of, carded (except if I get any more vintage, regardless of if I already have a copy, I'll keep it carded).

With so many other things to pay for in life, I don't know when the next time I get another figure is.

[OA]

Well, just take your time with it...carded figures are very fun to collect and you can get some great ones for just a few bucks on ebay so don't think you have to shell (no pun intended :P ) out major money to get carded figures...good luck!

[Scandia]

My brother had all 4 Turtles, the lair, and a vehicle that shot something. I loved playing with them. Very much so. Another relative said "what an ugly thing" when seeing the Turtle toys for the first time. But I thought they were cool. Or as Mikey would say, I thought they were "mondo tubuloso".

[Splinter642]

Hi. I want to collect the true original 1988 figures. What came first the soft head figures, the hard head figures, the soft head figures with the fan club flier, or the figures with the pop up display?

Also, on another post in this forum I saw it says there was no soft head Foot Soldier. I have an issue of Toy Review which gives a price for a soft head Foot Soldier. Are they incorrect about its existence? It is only valued at $5 more than the hard head version. The guide also seems to be missing some figures that do have versions with fan club fliers as I saw them on myteefinestuff.com. If someone could tell me the original 1st issue version and packaging for each of the 1988 figures that would be the absolute best.

Thanks for any input,

Nate

[mattmanw54301]

Brace yourselves....Mattman is going vintage!!!!!!! :o


OK, so today i bought a couple loose vintage TMNTs: Toon Mike, Leo, Don, and a loose lot with over 34 figs!!! Including Toon Raph, Movie Star Don, Movie Star Leo, Ninja Action Turtles, etc!!! And all at less than $1 a figure!!!! :D

Now, here's what I am gonna collect:

Toon turtles
'88 Turtles
Movie Star Turtles
different characters, which means the whole series not including dumb variants (trek, movie monster, sports, transforming, etc.)

[JaffleMan]

just a quick question on Scumbug that hopefully someone knows the answer to.

Was there ever a variant with a very dark grey boot as opposed to his green boot?

I got a Scumbug today with a grey boot. The figure is in excellent condition and the paint app's definitely look factory. It could be just a factory error but I just want to know if somebody knows the answer before I start trying to scratch underneath to see if there is any green under there.

Thanks.

[TMNTGal]

I rarely check these things but since no one else answered I'll do it.

Splinter642 the very first Turtles are the soft heads with FCF inside the package and FCF ad printing on the back of the card.

I have never seen a soft head Foot Soldier or April. As far as I'm concerned they do not exist until I see both a carded and loose sample. Only the Turtles themselves came with the flyer. Sure some people claim they found bebop and a few others with flyers but if you notice the flyer is always pictured floating around loose inside the bubble. It's very easy to slip a flyer inside from the bottom slit of the bubble. The flyer's proper placement should be neatly folded in between the inner bubble and outer bubble right behind the accessories. There’s a little square groove in the inner bubble where it goes. There's no way you can get it in there without completely removing the bubble from the card. Most of them should also come with the ad printed on the backer card. So without these signs I do not believe they are authentic.

Jaffleman, yes Scumbug comes with a very dark grey/black boot and the regular green boot. If you see them carded the backer cards are different.

Ooh and on another vintage note, earlier this year I found another Genghis Frog variation. There are 2 different types of black belts! Cool, but of course it's so minor I'm probably the only person in the world who would find this interesting. :lol: I can post a pic it anyone wants to see.

[Krueger]

I rarely check these things but since no one else answered I'll do it.

Splinter642 the very first Turtles are the soft heads with FCF inside the package and FCF ad printing on the back of the card.

I have never seen a soft head Foot Soldier or April. As far as I'm concerned they do not exist until I see both a carded and loose sample. Only the Turtles themselves came with the flyer. Sure some people claim they found bebop and a few others with flyers but if you notice the flyer is always pictured floating around loose inside the bubble. It's very easy to slip a flyer inside from the bottom slit of the bubble. The flyer's proper placement should be neatly folded in between the inner bubble and outer bubble right behind the accessories. There’s a little square groove in the inner bubble where it goes. There's no way you can get it in there without completely removing the bubble from the card. Most of them should also come with the ad printed on the backer card. So without these signs I do not believe they are authentic.

Jaffleman, yes Scumbug comes with a very dark grey/black boot and the regular green boot. If you see them carded the backer cards are different.

Ooh and on another vintage note, earlier this year I found another Genghis Frog variation. There are 2 different types of black belts! Cool, but of course it's so minor I'm probably the only person in the world who would find this interesting. :lol: I can post a pic it anyone wants to see.

Please do, I love variants and would be just as intrigued as you are. One of many goals is actually to collect all Genghis Frog variants being that there are so many.

[JaffleMan]

Jaffleman, yes Scumbug comes with a very dark grey/black boot and the regular green boot. If you see them carded the backer cards are different.



Thankyou very muchly! :D




Ooh and on another vintage note, earlier this year I found another Genghis Frog variation. There are 2 different types of black belts! Cool, but of course it's so minor I'm probably the only person in the world who would find this interesting. :lol: I can post a pic it anyone wants to see.

I have 3 different belts. One with small studs at the buckle (this variant also has a crappy peg for the hole and makes the belt hard to attach), and two with large studs and better pegs that allow the belt to attach with ease. Of the two with larger studs, one is considerably longer and made of a completely different plastic.

By the way TMNTgal, is your variants page still around?

In can no longer seem to find it.




Also does anyone know who if anyone this purple chain accessory belongs to?

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/JaffleMan/chain.jpg

Sorry for the poor quality pic.

[ToSte]

This brings to mind a couple Transformer websites where you can do a search by color, shape, or generation, and you can figure out what accessories go to what TF.
I haven't seen anything like that for the turtles, but it would probably be helpful. I'd be willing to help out with pics if somebody was ambitious enough to set up such a site.

[TMNTGal]

Ooh 3 belts? Hmm, must find it.

Yeah here it is:
LINK (http://home.earthlink.net/~tmntgal/TMNT%20DATABASE/FRAMES.html)

I can't really tell from the pic. It looks familiar but I can't place it.

[***First of Two Latin Kings***]

I looked at your checklist, TMNTgal, and you don't have Stretch Raph or Stretch Mike down as having weapons in all four colors. You also fail to mention that some of the Shogun Ninja figures' collector cards have a more detailed background, whereas others have a dull purple background.

I've also seen a Raph as the Mummy figure on the standard rerelease card.

[TMNTGal]

Well I never said my list was finished, frankly I doubt it ever will be. I find stuff all the time and theres a lot of details I have yet to add. I update when I have free time and when I feel like using that free time to update the list. I'll get to them eventually.

[Krueger]

Well I never said my list was finished, frankly I doubt it ever will be. I find stuff all the time and theres a lot of details I have yet to add. I update when I have free time and when I feel like using that free time to update the list. I'll get to them eventually.

Pics of Genghis Frog?

[Slash]

You also fail to mention that some of the Shogun Ninja figures' collector cards have a more detailed background, whereas others have a dull purple background.


CJJ, it's all about how you say it, not what you say. ;)

[NoPressApril]

Thankyou very muchly! :D




I have 3 different belts. One with small studs at the buckle (this variant also has a crappy peg for the hole and makes the belt hard to attach), and two with large studs and better pegs that allow the belt to attach with ease. Of the two with larger studs, one is considerably longer and made of a completely different plastic.

By the way TMNTgal, is your variants page still around?

In can no longer seem to find it.




Also does anyone know who if anyone this purple chain accessory belongs to?

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/JaffleMan/chain.jpg

Sorry for the poor quality pic.

I'm pretty sure that the chain you have pictured came with Pirate Worf from Playmates Star Trek Generations movie figures. :)

[***First of Two Latin Kings***]

CJJ, it's all about how you say it, not what you say. ;)

I wasn't criticizing her-- I was just wondering. It's just I'm always in teacher mode now, especially this close to the end of the semester.

I would think YOU of all people would understand that. ;)

You ever get your Big Foot, by the way?

[Extreme_Enigma]

On eBay there is the first release toys by Playmates in 1988. I think they have Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael. Someone is bidding on the Donatello but he probably bid at a low price like $5.49. Go to www.ebay.com and check it out! :roll:

[Slash]

I'm pretty sure that the chain you have pictured came with Pirate Worf from Playmates Star Trek Generations movie figures. :)

I second that!

[holygrail]

Howdy all - first time poster here.

After dusting off my old collection and giving up on the current line when I saw the Movie stuff, I'm hunting for the old-school stuff MOC. Yes, the bug has bitten me all over again!

My question is, I've seen lots of the same characters on several different card backs. Are these 'newer' card backs KOs or simply reissues? I don't plan on getting all the variants, but where possible I'd like to get the original cards. Have I just made recollecting a whole heap harder for myself or does it ultimately not matter?

Also up till now I've been a "Mint-on-Shelf" kinda person meaning I've opened everything I've got till now. This is ok cause I've got plenty of shelves, but I've never displayed MOC stuff before and am concerned about breakage when tacking them to the wall. Any hints/tips/advice?

Thanks in advance.

[spazzy]

I just got back into the vintage toys again all on card, I already bought a whole bunch without thinking :) the best way to do it. I was wondering if there are any protective cases anyone knows about that can fit these. The protech cases that holds the simpsons and star trek figures are just a tad bit too small. Any options?

[NoPressApril]

I just got back into the vintage toys again all on card, I already bought a whole bunch without thinking :) the best way to do it. I was wondering if there are any protective cases anyone knows about that can fit these. The protech cases that holds the simpsons and star trek figures are just a tad bit too small. Any options?


Have you ever seen those auctions on Ebay where the vintage TMNT figures are in plastic bags? Their not like Ziplock bags more like the bags that they put comics in only bigger. I think they are pretty much the only option for vintage TMNT unless you want to pay 100.00 a pop to get AFA to custom case them. I haven't tried to track the bags down yet but I guess that they are intended for old record albums or magazines.

[spazzy]

AFA luckily isn't that much they range from $18-$28 for a regular figure under $200 depending on year and how fast you want it back.

I like the star cases because they were about $1.50-$2.00 each, plastic bags may prevent dust, but I want them to be more protected for the long run, I plan on having them for awhile.
Thanks Though.

[Raph The Angry]

Where do you find the star cases?

[spazzy]

www.protechproductsinc.com or
www.wholesalecases.com

[NoPressApril]

AFA luckily isn't that much they range from $18-$28 for a regular figure under $200 depending on year and how fast you want it back.

I like the star cases because they were about $1.50-$2.00 each, plastic bags may prevent dust, but I want them to be more protected for the long run, I plan on having them for awhile.
Thanks Though.

I don't guess I can understand then, all of my figures are loose and dusty and broken plus i've never owned a rare variant in my life so I don't need to protect them. Sorry. :cry:

[spazzy]

I don't guess I can understand then, all of my figures are loose and dusty and broken plus i've never owned a rare variant in my life so I don't need to protect them. Sorry. :cry:

All the ones I have are MOC, I don't do loose anymore, although there are a few I would like to open.

[Ninjinister]

I just ordered a Playmates Savage Dragon figure from Amazon because it had a TMNT logo on it. After some research I found that the character bios on the Playmates TSD figures all mention the TMNT.

Are these actually considered part of the TMNT line (like the three Usagi figures, Gennosuke, and Panda Khan) or are they separate? I'm leaning toward the latter, as the TMNT logo is so small compared to the TSD logo being so prominent, and the fact that I can't find them on the TMNT official site.

Thanks!

[Roseangelo]

I just ordered a Playmates Savage Dragon figure from Amazon because it had a TMNT logo on it. After some research I found that the character bios on the Playmates TSD figures all mention the TMNT.

Are these actually considered part of the TMNT line (like the three Usagi figures, Gennosuke, and Panda Khan) or are they separate? I'm leaning toward the latter, as the TMNT logo is so small compared to the TSD logo being so prominent, and the fact that I can't find them on the TMNT official site.

Thanks!

They were part of the TMNT line. The series included four Savage Dragon figures and three TMNT figures designed by Jim Lee. They all come with the same crossover mini-comic (well, same on the inside but the cover is different for each figure).

[Ninjinister]

Awesome! Thank you for your prompt reply!

No I feel better for having bought actual TMNT merchandise instead of a random TSD figure (although I do like TSD as well). Just found out that there is also a figure of Officer Dragon in the Marvel Legends line... um... huh? :o

[Slash]

Savage Dragon is a comic book from Image. Larsen is allowing what used to be ToyBiz the rights of his characters.

That's how simple this is.

[Revan]

But don't bother looking for the Larson Leo fig. It doesn't fricken exist. I looked forever before Andrew told me my efforts were in vain.:x

[VaughnMichael]

Savage Dragon is a comic book from Image. Larsen is allowing what used to be ToyBiz the rights of his characters.
That's how simple this is.
Well not anymore, The line has been cancled and now I'll never get a Vanguard figure! grrr!
But don't bother looking for the Larson Leo fig. It doesn't fricken exist. I looked forever before Andrew told me my efforts were in vain.:x
It wasn't Larsen, it was Jim Lee's Leonardo.

[Ninjinister]

But don't bother looking for the Larson Leo fig. It doesn't fricken exist. I looked forever before Andrew told me my efforts were in vain.:x

Don't you mean Lee Leo?

Savage Dragon is a comic book from Image. Larsen is allowing what used to be ToyBiz the rights of his characters.

That's how simple this is.
I found out that the figure is actually part of a sub-line with independent comic characters (i.e. non Marvel/DC).

[Revan]

Yep Lee's figures were only Raph mike and don :ohwell: bummer

[VaughnMichael]

I found out that the figure is actually part of a sub-line with independent comic characters (i.e. non Marvel/DC).
Yes, and that line called Legendary Heroes is now cancled..yay!:evil:

[Ninjinister]

So much for Marvel Legends: Legendary Heroes Hellboy, Usagi, and TMNT :(

[VaughnMichael]

So much for Marvel Legends: Legendary Heroes Hellboy, Usagi, and TMNT :(
Hell boy already has it's own toyline, Neca is doing tmnt, and the perfect usagi toy came out a few years back from dark horse look for it on ebay ;)
I want Savage dragon toys more than anything simpley because of tmnt vol.3 and how the turtles have been in dragons comics from time to time as well.
I'm always buying toys of characters who have crossed paths with the turtles.
Now if only some one would make a cerebus action figure!

[mattmanw54301]

To those that have them, is it worth it trying to hunt down the Movie 3 figures? Through Ebay lots, I have snagged a Movie 3 April and Princess Mitsu, and now I wonder if I should just go ahead and get the rest. Are they cool? How rare are they?

[Archon_Turtle]

Now if only some one would make a cerebus action figure!

That sounds like youre volunteering V :-D

[VaughnMichael]

That sounds like youre volunteering V :-D
Heh indeed I am working on on, but with trying to buy a new computer and everything else in my life right now I need money for all of a sudden, these customs are taking much longer than I want them to.

[NoPressApril]

So does gold Shogun Donatello exist or not? Anyone got a picture of one? :D

[Monte Williams]

My vintage collection started with a bang: for my twelfth or thirteenth birthday, I got to go to Toys R Us to get whatever I wanted, within reason.

I got the four Turtles, Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady. It was close enough to a complete collection to thrill me; it was months before I found an April, by which time I had about 30 TMNT figures.

...all of which I sold for $20 a year or so later so I could score some acid for me and my friend.

[TMNTGal]

So does gold Shogun Donatello exist or not? Anyone got a picture of one? :D

I have never seen one. I still don't understand why they made some Mikey's with gold armor. They didn't quite stick to the card art. I can only guess they were mistakes, last minute changes or the metal-like finish process for Mike's armor was added at the same time as the other armor pieces. Did you ever find out anything about this Vaughn?

[VaughnMichael]

I have never seen one. I still don't understand why they made some Mikey's with gold armor. They didn't quite stick to the card art. I can only guess they were mistakes, last minute changes or the metal-like finish process for Mike's armor was added at the same time as the other armor pieces. Did you ever find out anything about this Vaughn?
I recently found a donatello with second edition collector card that I had no idea existed I only ever though it was just released with the first editon collector card.
But sadly no gold armor :(
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/Harmophious/100_5188.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/Harmophious/ShogunDon19942ndFront.jpg

[spazzy]

SO...I finally broke down and bought a factory sealed Technodrome. I have been hunting for about 7-9 months now, and so far nothing, except one I saw on ebay sell for $700 or $800. I was hoping one would pop up, but nothing, just mounds and mounds of loose or loose with box.

But it is cool, even though it was a little more extra than I was hoping I was assured it was in pristine condition, and I got it as a b-day gift from the wife :)

I am now only missing one item from my TMNT collection ecerything else I have (not the entire series, just what I grew up with) and that would be the 11" Krang android.

I now have 57 carded (1988-1993) figures, and about 35 factory sealed vehicles/playsets (1988-1993)

my luck a technodrome will show up on ebay within 2 weeks....it ALWAYS happens.

[Krueger]

SO...I finally broke down and bought a factory sealed Technodrome. I have been hunting for about 7-9 months now, and so far nothing, except one I saw on ebay sell for $700 or $800. I was hoping one would pop up, but nothing, just mounds and mounds of loose or loose with box.

But it is cool, even though it was a little more extra than I was hoping I was assured it was in pristine condition, and I got it as a b-day gift from the wife :)

I am now only missing one item from my TMNT collection ecerything else I have (not the entire series, just what I grew up with) and that would be the 11" Krang android.

I now have 57 carded (1988-1993) figures, and about 35 factory sealed vehicles/playsets (1988-1993)

my luck a technodrome will show up on ebay within 2 weeks....it ALWAYS happens.

It really must have cost a pretty penny being that you don't mention the price.:lol:

[spazzy]

yeah it wasn't cheap, I was hoping to find one at the san diego comic con, but they pretty much have the same stuff mostly newer items.

[spazzy]

The Technodrome arrived today!! It came in awesome condition, and packed really well! The box was alot bigger than what I remembered about 4 years ago.

I am only missing 11" Krang Android Sealed, than my TMNT collection is COMPLETE!!!:D

[Archon_Turtle]

than my TMNT collection is COMPLETE!!!:D

Sorry to do this to you spazzy, but I'd bet money that once it is done, you'll find another reason to continue to collect :-)

[spazzy]

WOOHOO!!



http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/6499/016ad9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/2941/017qc5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[spazzy]

Sorry to do this to you spazzy, but I'd bet money that once it is done, you'll find another reason to continue to collect :-)

The vintage stuff.....nope, that will be it, I never cared for the 2000-current stuff, but I will continue with the Neca stuff.

I grew up with the turtles in the 88-93 era so that is mainly what I cared about, but the neca figures are very cool, so it will be easy to collect those since they aren't exactly flooding with new figures like G I joe or Star Wars.

[Ninjinister]

So I just got, among other things today, the Ray Filet figure carded. I can't see anything on the figure about its vest changing colour in water, which I swear was a feature of it. I recall reading something once about there being two vest colour variations; I don't recall which was the one I got eighteen years ago, but I know it changed colours. This one is blue and yellow.

I'm certain someone here knows what's what... any help?

Also: Is $25 (+ about $8 shipping) a good price for a mint carded Metalhead Michelangelo with an unmint carded Robotic Foot Soldier?

[VaughnMichael]

So I just got, among other things today, the Ray Filet figure carded. I can't see anything on the figure about its vest changing colour in water, which I swear was a feature of it. I recall reading something once about there being two vest colour variations; I don't recall which was the one I got eighteen years ago, but I know it changed colours. This one is blue and yellow.

I'm certain someone here knows what's what... any help?

Also: Is $25 (+ about $8 shipping) a good price for a mint carded Metalhead Michelangelo with an unmint carded Robotic Foot Soldier?
Yes Ray fillet did change color at first but it cost Playmates to much to produce so they changed it to a stable blue and yellow color chest.
And yes that's a great price for those 2 figures.

[Ninjinister]

Yes Ray fillet did change color at first but it cost Playmates to much to produce so they changed it to a stable blue and yellow color chest.
And yes that's a great price for those 2 figures.

Thank you Vaughn!

[VaughnMichael]

Thank you Vaughn!
Hey any time, there's a few differnt color change Ray's btw.
Ray w/ Purple chest and red V w/ color change.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/Harmophious/100_5031.jpg
Ray w/ Red chest and Purple V w/ color change.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/Harmophious/TMNTrayFilletPurpleVwithColorChange.jpg
Ray Yellow chest and Blue V now color change.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/Harmophious/100_5042.jpg
There are also a few box variants stating things like color change and some that don't have the label as well and a differnt number of figures on the back of the box.

[Ninjinister]

First one might be my original one... I'd have to find him to confirm.

Last one is most definitely the one I just got. Which of the three are considered more uncommon?

And how much does Metalhead Michelangelo typically go for? I see one going for $99.99 on eBay right now, but I'm not certain if that can be taken as anything more than insanity.

[turkishproverb]

The Technodrome arrived today!! It came in awesome condition, and packed really well! The box was alot bigger than what I remembered about 4 years ago.

I am only missing 11" Krang Android Sealed, than my TMNT collection is COMPLETE!!!:D

What about the saint turtle figure?

[VaughnMichael]

First one might be my original one... I'd have to find him to confirm.

Last one is most definitely the one I just got. Which of the three are considered more uncommon?

And how much does Metalhead Michelangelo typically go for? I see one going for $99.99 on eBay right now, but I'm not certain if that can be taken as anything more than insanity.
The Color change ones I guess could be considered more rare but both are really not to hard to find, to me it seem the things that are harder to get ahold of are re-releases.
I sold mine for 50.00 some time ago, but I really honestly have not seen them go for more than that.
The person selling the one for $99.99 is FootBallOrangeGuy I believe and he's a total creep, I would suggest no one on this forum ever buy him.

[spazzy]

What about the saint turtle figure?




????:-?

I don't know what that is, I am only collecting stuff I used to own from the vintage line 1988-1993

[VaughnMichael]

????:-?

I don't know what that is, I am only collecting stuff I used to own from the vintage line 1988-1993
It's not from the U.S.A. It's a foreign(japan I think) only figure.
Along with Dark Devil Shredder.
http://www.toyarchive.com/TMNT/Japan/SaintMIB.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/Harmophious/2333101484_b44a735a86.jpg

[spazzy]

yeah...no thanks, I don't like imports. :D

[Archon_Turtle]

????:-?

I don't know what that is, I am only collecting stuff I used to own from the vintage line 1988-1993

Turkish is talking about one of the japanese exclusive releases spawned from the Japanese OVA cartoon. The turtles had the ability to combine their powers to become The turtle saint for a short period of time. Basically a silver super hero with wings. Also exclusive to that line was the Dark Devil Shredder.

The US release "Metal Mutants" and the "Super Turtles" were also originally Japanese releases from that same line.

EDIT: Damn your quickness Vaughn! *shakes fist*

[turkishproverb]

yeah...no thanks, I don't like imports. :D

Still means you don't have the whole vintage line :P

[Archon_Turtle]

Still means you don't have the whole vintage line :P

He isn't trying for the entire vintage line...just what he grew up with. There are only a select few people that are anywhere close to having the entire 10 year vintage line, most of whom have been collecting since 88.

[spazzy]

He isn't trying for the entire vintage line...just what he grew up with. There are only a select few people that are anywhere close to having the entire 10 year vintage line, most of whom have been collecting since 88.

correct, I really don't care to get the ENTIRE vintage line.

[Ninjinister]

I just got my carded Warrior Metalhead Michaelangelo and uncarded-but-still-came-with-card Robotic Foot Soldier today, and noticed some bizarre things about the card backs.

With Warrior Metalhead Michaelangelo (W.M.M. for short), It shows a completely different coloured W.M.M on the back, kind of a silver-ish with lime green arms. Furthermore, standard Metalhead is listed as "Metalhead Michaelangelo" (without the warrior part). Also, there are a number of figures presented that I know for a fact were never released - Demolition Specialist Donatello, Convert Specialist Raphael (who looks exactly like Raph, the Green Teen Beret from the photo), Communications Specialist Leonardo, Submergence Specialist Michelangelo, Warrior Rahzar with Fur, and Warrior Rocksteady. Furthermore, there is a repainted Robotic Bebop that is named Warrior Bebop. Was Warrior Bebop not the Warriors of the Forgotten Sewer figure? And finally, Sergeant Bananas is listed as a villain.

With Robotic Foot Soldier's card, the front looks exactly like W.M.M.'s in design (the last, if I recall correctly, basic card design, with Don swinging from a rope on top-left, Leo climbing the wall below him, Mike below Leo swinging his nunchaku on the ground, and Raph on the sewer ladder on the top-right). However, the flip side, except for the bottom third, looks exactly like the old 10-backs.

I'm pretty sure this is all common knowledge to most of you, but this is all news to me.

[VaughnMichael]

I'm making a thread for this so please check it out here:
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?p=629417#post629417

[Ninjinister]

Helps quite a bit.

I confused myself with the Warrior Rocksteady never having been released thing... I saw a list at one point and it had said Warrior Bebop was unreleased, and I thought to myself "They must have meant Rocksteady, since Warrior Bebop was released! I have one on my shelf (The Warriors of the Forgotten Sewer version). Why they'd want to release two completely different figures with the same name is beyond me.

W.M.M's card is still mind-boggling, aside from the unreleased figures, in aspect of the blatant errors. Metalhead mislabeled as Metalhead Michaelangelo? Sergeant Bananas working for the Foot? Bizarreness abounds....

I think I might have the final release of Robotic Foot Soldier. Final copyright date is 1998, the portrait card is huge, just like the old 10-backs, and it has the Turtles' origin at the top, as well as the original 10-back figures listed. It's a shame it wasn't still on card, but I can't complain, seeing as how was basically a freebie with W.M.M., and now I have something to add to my newfound army-builder kick.

One more question: I thought the TMNT was called Hero Turtles throughout all of Europe, but I have a Movie Star Splinter (referred to just as "Splinter" on the card and soforth) that is bilingual, I think it's in English and French. It has Playmates and Ideal logos on it, and the two Turtles logos call it "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles" and "Tortues Ninja". I did a double take when I saw the "Ninja" part, because I thought all references to "Ninja" was supposed to be removed over there... that, and it's a bit redundant, I think, to have both "Hero" and "Ninja" on the card.

[BoggleKng]

there was Warrior ChromeDome on Ebay a few days ago that went for around $60.. I would love to hunt one down along with a Black Chef Boyardee Super Shredder...I am also looking for a Scratch loose with all accessories if I can find one..

Most of my collection is vintage and I'd like to keep it that way.. for now... Thanks for the list, TMNT Gal..

[Daniel Orduna]

are the 88 turtle fresh on the box are that rare and expensive?

[BoggleKng]

Where is the "checklist" located on the Blue Card for Rock and Roll Mondo Gecko? (Going by TMNTGal's list) I am looking into picking one up.. Which one is more rare? With/or without and how do I tell?

Thanks..

[andrewdsz]

One quick question, does anyone know why the "mini"tmnt series nowadays are so damn big compare to the ones in 1994~1995 era? Will playmates ever gonna make the mini-tmnt lines that small again?

[VaughnMichael]

One quick question, does anyone know why the "mini"tmnt series nowadays are so damn big compare to the ones in 1994~1995 era? Will playmates ever gonna make the mini-tmnt lines that small again?
Because Playmates is copying the Mini figure trend at the moment.
http://images.entertainmentearth.com/%5CAUTOIMAGES%5CHMV78117J1lg.jpg

[Jester]

OK, Blade and Punisher just aren't the most kid friendly Marvel characters.

[Blade Raider]

OK, Blade and Punisher just aren't the most kid friendly Marvel characters.
I thought you were talking about me for a second there:lol:

Oddly enough, I use to use just Blade until I learnt Marvel had a character/title by that name. Then after adding Raider, I learnt there was a movie named Blade Runner as everyone started calling me that <_<

[BoggleKng]

Do the SuperHero Turtles count as vintage too?

[Blade Raider]

Do the SuperHero Turtles count as vintage too?
Anything from before the 2k3 line counts, I believe.

[andrewdsz]

how much is a MISB technodrome scout vehicle worth? I just got one off ebay for 35$ shipped, not sure if i got ripped off... ...

[Blade Raider]

how much is a MISB technodrome scout vehicle worth? I just got one off ebay for 35$ shipped, not sure if i got ripped off... ...
I'm not sure, but that sounds like a good deal to me. I notice most MISB vehicles go for a lot (or at least all of them that I find of eBay).

[VaughnMichael]

how much is a MISB technodrome scout vehicle worth? I just got one off ebay for 35$ shipped, not sure if i got ripped off... ...
It depends if it's the first release or the 1998 KB Toys re-release version.

[Buffy]

One more question: I thought the TMNT was called Hero Turtles throughout all of Europe, but I have a Movie Star Splinter (referred to just as "Splinter" on the card and soforth) that is bilingual, I think it's in English and French. It has Playmates and Ideal logos on it, and the two Turtles logos call it "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles" and "Tortues Ninja". I did a double take when I saw the "Ninja" part, because I thought all references to "Ninja" was supposed to be removed over there... that, and it's a bit redundant, I think, to have both "Hero" and "Ninja" on the card.

Yes, the turtles were called "Hero Turtles" in Europe, but some countries (like France) liked to translate everything so they translated the series title too. In Belgium, people speak Dutch, French (and to a lesser extent Germain) so on a lot of products you buy here, it's mostly in French and Dutch.

[Hamato Yoshi]

1990 Spanish lobby cards DO say "Tortugas Ninja"....I've got em ;)

Belgian movie posters also had dutch language title in the old days.....dunno about nowadays though ?

[Buffy]

Belgian movie posters also had dutch language title in the old days.....dunno about nowadays though ?

What title was that then? I'm afraid I only remember the English title and the French one.
Nowadays it's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

[andrewdsz]

It depends if it's the first release or the 1998 KB Toys re-release version.

it is the 1998 KB toys re-released version with one side of tape broken... ...i was pissed-off so i opened it already :x

[VaughnMichael]

it is the 1998 KB toys re-released version with one side of tape broken... ...i was pissed-off so i opened it already :x
Yeah it's hard to tell that sort of thing with those and the re-released vehicles from that time period, unlike the figures they didn't really do much to change the box design.

[Robhp03]

The KB toys rerelease has a green warning label on the front.
$35 shipped sounds like a good deal for the original.

So you decided to open it after realizing the tape was cut ?

I don't mind. And have removed yellowed tape myself off the boxs.
I wont open them if their sealed with nice tape but when their not I view the contents.
You never know with the sealed ones whats even inside.

[DMC362]

You never know with the sealed ones whats even inside.

Until it starts to smell:sick:

[Blade Raider]

Ya know, I once saw a (I believe resealed) Baxter Stockman/Fly Guy with a dead fly in the box...

It's nasty, but kind of funny :lol:

[DMC362]

The post is a refence to a scam artist from ebay that used to ship dirty clothes, human feces, trash and other misc things instead of promised items that bidder won.

He was finally caught and arrested.

I forgot about the story until Robhp03 post reminded me of it.

[Ninjinister]

Finally got my mitts on a Mutatin' Bebop (I'm actually looking for a second one so I can repaint the human form to be correct). When it came in the mail, his sweatshirt, which appears white in every photo I've seen, has a slight maroon-ish tint. Is this normal?

[Nelson]

Finally got my mitts on a Mutatin' Bebop (I'm actually looking for a second one so I can repaint the human form to be correct). When it came in the mail, his sweatshirt, which appears white in every photo I've seen, has a slight maroon-ish tint. Is this normal?

It's light purple.

[Wes]

Finally got my mitts on a Mutatin' Bebop (I'm actually looking for a second one so I can repaint the human form to be correct).
Hey, I should do that with my extra!

By the way, did Playmates ever give a reason for the skin color adjustment? I'd be amused if it was to avoid attracting controversy and allegations of racism.

[Ninjinister]

Hey, I should do that with my extra!

By the way, did Playmates ever give a reason for the skin color adjustment? I'd be amused if it was to avoid attracting controversy and allegations of racism.

Well, it's not only that, but he's got orange hair in his human form, and purple in his mutation! What's up with that?

[Tuxedo Moroboshi]

Hey, I should do that with my extra!

By the way, did Playmates ever give a reason for the skin color adjustment? I'd be amused if it was to avoid attracting controversy and allegations of racism.

I always wondered about that, myself. Even as a child, I remember asking myself, "Why is his skin color different?"

Maybe they wanted an excuse to change his hands, too? Since otherwise, I think his hands would look the same mutated or not (unless they decided to use a different shade of brown for his human form).

But, I think just contrast might have been the reason. Which might also explain the orange hair. Whatever, it's not like Playmates is notorious for inaccuracies or anything. :roll:

[Nelson]

Ya know, I once saw a (I believe resealed) Baxter Stockman/Fly Guy with a dead fly in the box...

It's nasty, but kind of funny :lol:

Lately I've gotten two MOC figures with insects in them. Those old figures has the bottom part of the bubble unglued, I think that's why those little monsters could enter (and DIEEEE).

About Bebop's skin color, I've always had in my mind that the toymakers were afraid that if the figure's hands didn't during the transformation, it would appear that they would be saying that a black man's hand is the same as a boar's.

[Ninjinister]

About Bebop's skin color, I've always had in my mind that the toymakers were afraid that if the figure's hands didn't during the transformation, it would appear that they would be saying that a black man's hand is the same as a boar's.

Well, for one thing, they could have used different skin tones. Bebop's flesh colour in his original figure is lighter than his Mutatin' version in warthog mode. They could have used a darker brown-ish for human, and the lighter one, ala his first figure, for the mutation. Second of all, post-mutation Bebop has three fingers and a thumb. And - this is something that I noticed last night that is bizarre - his brass knuckles change hands during mutation. It's the same thing with Mutatin' Rocksteady's hand wrap.

Oh, and I forgot to mention prior, that his shades change from blue (human) to purple (mutant).

[***First of Two Latin Kings***]

Mutatin' Splinter's fist and relaxed hand also alternate when he mutates:

http://www.figurerealm.com/actionfigure.php?FID=15920&figure=mutatinsplinter