Toy Fair Feb 20-23
 

8) I can't wait, New TMNT on the way. I'm hoping that we get to see some stuff we haven't seen before. I really want a Savanti Romero and Renet 8) .

Yea, hopefully we'll see some cool stuff...and some unxepected surprises... :D

New Stuff, New Stuff, New Stuff!!! :D

Well, coverage starts today, and I've already seen quite a few Toy Fair images over at figures.com. Nothing from Playmates yet, but they were one of the first ones up last year(so hopefully the TMNT pictures will be up tonight).

When do you suppose we will start to see some new TMNT pics...the anticipation is absolutely KILLING ME!!!!!!! :x

I am so dissapointed with playmates. We have four new figures coming out, then a bunch of turtles and a candy maker. that is inexcusable. Karai looks like the third shredder clone! No new characters have been made or anythign. wtf! No Zanramon, Stockman, Renet, Bishop? Last years toyfair was so preductive, why do the hold off on this years? I dont understand.

Wow, this sucks. Looks like I'll be spending all of my money on the statues.

Maybe she's from one of the alternate universes that the turtles get sent to in those time travel episodes
I stopped buying the toys myself their all dissappointing and I dont feel a urge to collect them anymore

Maybe the new figures were not ready in time for Toy Fair? If this is all we have to look forward to this year I'm only buying General Blanq, Yoshi, Feudal Japan Shredder, and Lady Shredder. It almost looks as if the rest of this year will be mostly re-released figures in new packages.

I think the Lady Shredder figure is Karai, I just think PlayMates didn't make the body look like her. Just look at the chest area..... There is no way that looks like Karai just based on that.....

Yeah I'm prety underwhelmed with Playmate's showing. This is supposed to be for major retailer so I would've thought that they would at least have some concept art or something for non turtle figures. Hopefully something will pop up in the next two days even if it's information and not images.

At least the new packaging looks cool.

:D I am so tempted to write an angry letter, whos with me?

i think the figurines are sucking. The only thing I am going to buy are the statues.

I know ToyFair isn't over yet, but as a whole, so far it's REALLY lacking. Maybe we'll see some better stuff at the cons this year, but still.

They should do a Zanramon. I'll only get Karai in her Shredder costume(would have liked a regualr Karai though :ohwell: ) and General. I'm not really into the new line anyway and just collect the original stuff pretty much. Only buying a few I like from the new.

hello,
I just saw your toy fair selection for the coming year, and I am very dissapointed with the toy lines direction. Last year you had 30+ new characters portrayed as action figures and you released mostly all of them in good form. You had characters from upcoming episodes that had not been aired. (leatherhead, fugitoid) and you had a good mix of characters that were already in the storyline (Quarry, Foot Mystics, shredder clones) although you didnt release a few of the figures, many were released making my tmnt collection almost double in size by the ned of the year. this year I see repaints and turtle variants, with four figures, four. not one of them stays true to the television show and none of season three's big characters are represented. with the ninja turtles, they have new characters in almost every episode, playmates hasnt even finished making the major players from season one. the diversity is what kept many hooked onto the toy line. with the decreasing acelleration and increasing pointless action figures people have bought the figures simply because it was their favorite character, or that they wanted to replay memerable scenes. If you dont release any characters from season three, how will that work? You are loosing so many loyal costomers by doing this. The figures you do make are usually amazing, but seeing your presance at toy fair, i have no hope for the future of the line, because I will only be buying to four new figures, even if they are off model, but they are my favorite characters. thank you and i hope you take my advice.
Jeff

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I hope they change the toyline but I hope they don't just stop the merchandising. They really need to stick to characters that are in the show.

Some companies have bigger coverage on certain days or might display different things on different days. It's happened before, so you never know what else might show up before its over. But, we shall see....

I wonder what those statues were doing at Toy Fair. It'd be cool if we got to see them at retail.

They used to sell them at target, they had mikey for like $60, it was great!

I know I'm like, the ONLY playmates advocate left in all of TMNT fandom, but let's not start sending nasty letters and death threats just yet. The year is young, I have a hard time thinking that they will only be releasing four new non TMNT figures this year. We know we're getting more mystics, Karai, Gen, Blanque, Yoshi, F. Shredder, and we'll certainly be seeing Savanti, Renet, and others soon. Just because they aren't ready for toyfair, doesn't mean that they aren't coming at all.

BTW, I must say, the new looking Karai is way better than the other I saw. Although, I know that most of you are pulling out your Playmates toys execs voodoo dolls because they still took creative liberties, you have to admit, this Karai is much improved.

Does anyone still have images of the older Karai?

I never thought I would prefer a simple head-swap, but that's the way Karai was in the show, and it worked. I'm sorry, but I don't need a Shredder with knockers haunting my sleep.

Most of the figures (and lack thereof) are a huge disappointment...in fact, they're making my decision to stop collecting this line a little bit easier. Come on, PM...gimme one more Shadow whatcha-callit, and make it easy on me! Oh, and good job on getting that Sword of Tengu out in a timely matter! It was destroyed what...like a year and a half ago?

That said...the big robot things are kinda cool looking, and I'm LOVING the new package. Long over due, in my opinion. Of course, it would look a lot better without another Leonardo on it... :roll:

Anybody besides me concerned over this Monsters and Mutants story arc? I mean, not just for the toys, but for the whole series...


And do we know what this is, or what he's holding?
http://afigures.com/g/?mode=view&alb...e=800&start=60

What new packaging are you guys talking about? It looks the same to me

Here is the older picture of Karai Zachatello00. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...west/karai.jpg

She looks kind of ugly but she does in the show so *laughs*

I just want the Combat Warrior TMNT.

Thanks Usagi, you're the man, er, bunny.

Anyone else think that TMNT candy maker thing looks cool?

I gotta say in defense of the new Karai, this thing will be much easier to customize, although, I will say for the benefit of those who've said it before, I WOULD like for playmates to make some more show accurate things. Baxter and Karai have been the worst so far, and Baxter has such great figure potential. HOpefully that robo-baxter bot thing isn't the last baxter we'll see.

http://afigures.com/g/?mode=view&alb...e=800&start=15


And as someone who heard this many times growing up...that stupid "Sewer Spewer" is going noplace FAST. No parent in their right mind will buy a toy that spews green goo all over the house.

im mad we got nothing from season three. Bishop, Iantian Turtles, Touch and Go, Zanramon, Chaplin, Underground race, angel, bishop, karai bots. they each have alot of play value. maybe repack angel with the battle shell (like the teen titans line did with aqualad and the T sub)

Just for the record, I am not necessarily flying off the handle at what PM did for Toy Fair. With the way they do their stuff, new toys debut through-out the year on the official site....however, I'm very concerned with the line as a whole. All of the TMNT resculpts, and now ruining decent figures with "artistic" representations. And I'm still leary of the whole M&M thing...heh...M&M.

It looks like they're re-inventing the whole line. But, the bright side...there has to be some Monsters and Mutants for them to catch, right?

All in all, I'm just afraid this is a very accurate cross-section of what's to come. A 1:1 ratio of TMNT resculpts to new characters. Meaning we're getting 4 resculpts to 1 new figure......

They need to give up on the old line and start with characters and items that are off from the show...and end this other crap or it will definitely hurt their merchandising.

For me, this initial showing was disappointing but I'm sure Playmates is going to continue with their MO of bringing out new, never-mentioned-before figs throughout the year. Overall, they've been doing a great job IMO so I don't see what they stop now....

Everybody just take a DEEP BREATH... :)

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i dont like the new toys :(

i hope see seconds charactes not more turtles variants

I dont see why everyone is making such a huge deal we get new toys added to the line every few months so I'm sure we will be seeing more nee characters soon! Karai! Wow what an improvment from the old sculpt am I the only person to remember her dressing as shredder? she looks great and the toy looks more like the comic version which is totally bad ass finally I say everyone complains about sculpts and this just may finally be the best one I cant wait to see her new face.....anyway keep complaining....see what we got now only turtles and like 3 others.....I will admit that shredder the past one needs some work its to bulky looking.
take care and keep the faith!
-Putrescent

I suppose, if playmates keeps dropping off new figures. They could have atleast brought back the figures they showed last year but never released!

So true! I want more mystics!

Don't like any of it, really disapointing. That and all I have seen s stupid turtle varients!!! I hate them. Wouldn't be surprised if the line fails due to varints :roll:

... and Quarry.

yes.... and quarry what happend with this toy??

i dont like the turtles variant i hope see seconds characters...or a new playset :D

The only TMNT Variants I want right now are the combat warriors, but they need to go and make variants that are off the actual tv show.

Wow, we get no Small Shredder clone, no more mystics, no normal Karai, no real Baxter, no Bishop, no Touch and Go, no new Mousers, no Oroku Saki, no Nobody, and no Renet?

All together with me now...

Playmates is starting to suck!