Questions about Technodrome playset

[Stevan]

I never had Technodrome playset but I wonder if he is worth getting? I have seen lots of pics of him on internet and he looks cool :o
What sort of staff is inside it? What kind of action features does it have?
Thanks in advance for any info :D

[JaffleMan]

An excellent toy but the downside is the size, can only fit about 4 or 6 crew (depending if you include the outer two gunning stations) in it in vehicle mode and maybe 2 prisoners.

The coolest feature all up is that it connect to the sewer playset's sewer pipes and when it does this, the rear gun is facing directly above the blue sewer cover so if any turtles try to escape, "KABLAM!!"

In my TMNT universe I don't see it as the technodrome but a mini vehicle for Kraang's army's to use. I simply detach the eyeball and put some other weapon in it's place or just forget using anything there at all.

THE DOWNERS

- Not big enough
- guns lack apropraiate movement
- jail is positioned and both entrance points so if anyone wants to enter the technodrome, they have to pass through the jail first.
- Kraang (chair version) fit's awkwardly in all the seats as they don't really seem designed for him. Not sure about the android version as I don't own it.
- Holds a relatively small crew

THE COOL FEATURES

-Connects to Sewer Playset
-Eyeball rolls off to smash enemy's (or simulate damage to technodrome if that's how you see it)
- Has lab to operate on turtle
-has jail system with handcuffs to restrain turtles
- has spinning grinder thingy (what the hell is it?)
-Has trap door that sends victim to prison
- Has a tonne of guns
- Rolls around pretty easily on wheels
- Both doors seem pretty cool
- Design is awesome
- 2 story's

And theres heaps of other stuff but I can't work out what it's for as my technodrome seems incomplete. There appears to be a weapons rack or somthing on the opposite side from the lab/experiment thingy. Also looks like the transdimensional portal is in this section too but is just a sticker.


Still overall it's one of the better vehicles in the TMNT line but it does seem out of place if you have the blimp next to it or the party wagon as the scale is drasticly out of proportion. But then if they were to make a in scale tecnodrome, it would probably cost a million bucks, fill an entire house and take 6 months to put together.

[tmntman]

The interior offered a lot of play value back when it was released. But it isn't great for displays these days. (Too little space broken up into too many smaller areas) However, the exterior still makes an excellent display piece if you get past the scale issues.

The interior has six areas. The top level is broken up into a gunner's station, cockpit with two piolet seats (center) and a torture chamber. The lower level is divided into a armory, prisoners' cell (center) and lab. There are only really two action features: the torture table spins and when the captain's wheel/ periscope is pulled down it releases the eyeball on top which can roll down a ramp on the front at figures.

[JaffleMan]

OK, cool so it is an armory. Anyone know where there are decent pics of that section so I know what to look out for so to complete my technodrome?

[MikesPizzaShack]

i have it. i remember getting it for 1 of my b-days. as for pics have u tried the offical site? www.ninjaturtles.com? i had mine out in my room not to long ago. all im missing is like 1-2 guns and part of a door to the exit of the jail..but i think that may be w/ the rest of my TMNT figures.

[JaffleMan]

Yeah, Iv'e checked those pics but you can't see the armoury section a all. Also I noticed they had the Technodrome in the wrong year. isn't it a 1990 release vehicle?

[Stevan]

Thank you all for info :) Technodrome certainly looks awesome from the pics I have seen :o