wow I can't believe no one has mentioned this!!!Raphael Bust!!
 

http://www.action-figure.com/index.p...icle&sid=15520
Whilst Playmates weren't at San Diego Comic Con in person, they did have this forthcoming comic-style Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Raphael Bust on display at the Diamond Booth...


The Playmates' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Team has a pretty good handle on the collector's market, just that with the property being such a popular kids line, they are pretty limited in what they can do.

That's why I love it when they do these items specifically for the collector's market.

On display at the Diamond Booth was this Bust of Rapheal based on the original comic book look.

This is due for release in Spring 2006, retailing for around $45

You know, I actually remember a thread about this a while back...it does look pretty sweet...i definately want it (along with the new Raph and Don larger cold casts)...

This was brought up before when the news was released last summer, but it was time for a refresh. I was actually wondering what the fate of this guy was going to be since the Raph and Don full statues haven't actually been officially released. Sure the ninja turtles website got a few, but the Raph statue was solicited for Diamond years ago and all orders were cancelled.
Only Leo and Mike were officially released to the market.

This Raph minibust is hardly based off "the" comic. I don't know what comic they're referencing but there isn't one that has that style. It's obviously the new toon Raph with more muscles. I mean they didn't even try for a different logo. It looks alright, but "Playmates has a firm grasp of the collector's market" my ass. Sota tried to get the license to do figures off of the 1990 Turtle's movie and Playmates wouldn't let them, and what have they done with that movie action figure wise? Abosoluetely nothing, in fact the original movie figures are based off the second movie, so there have never been any real first movie figures.

Playmates, collectors don't want to pay $50 for a minibust that looks like the new toon raph on steroids, if anything make modern cartoon accurate turtle figures and you'll please probably 3/4 of the collector's community. I'm not even one of them but I have eyes and ears and know what the majority want.

so ugly, looks raph is on crack of some sort, along with steroid muscle injection... ...

wow I think maybe the name of this place should change from The Technodrome to how about maybe Negativity Land :roll:

I actually think Raph looks good, thats a cool sculp, my only complaint would be that I would have prefered a full body sculpt but thats all and the price isn't that bad either...

Was this the oringinal sculpt for side show raph?

Its a cool nice link /pic !!Thanks a lot for share !! I didnt know about that nice awesome bust!!!....

i actually think this bust looks great. it was a bust that never made it to market. that makes me sad.

There's tons of those.:roll:

Just its annoying that 98% of the crap they actually release is crap. Meanwhile, there are tons of awesome things shown and never released.

Very true.I wish that stupid Playmates would release the comic TMNt.

no.

This post is not too short.

I almost didn't notice this was an old thread from 2005.

I take it this thing never came out? Wonder what happened to that prototype.

I know. It's weird seeing a post of mines from 5 yrs ago. Like stepping into a time machine.

Yeah it's weird reading my old post. It's full of sh*t but I make some good points. I was pretty pissed that the Raph and Don statues were canceled from diamond. I eventually got Raph from entertainmentearth but never got Don.

Yo the link isn't working for me can someone post a picture or two of the bust?

Here ya go:http://i44.tinypic.com/e9t6s5.jpg

Friggin hilarious. Thats not the only picture.

If you're talking about the site,It dosen't work.It probably closed down.:roll:

Well yeah considering you brought back something I posted in 2005......

It did close down?