New TMNT SLUDGE RUNNERS LEONARDO out on toysrus.
 

Today i went to toysrus and they have this thing came out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Teenage-Mutant-N...item3a59d8c9ff

It was 17.99$ on toysrus and at the back of the box it has all 4 turtles with different face masks sitting inside of SAME 4 sludge runners vehicles with different colors.

The weird thing about it is they only have Leo in stock, while the box art is 88 old-toon style the turtle inside is acutally the 2k7 movie turtle. (The big sized one）

I wish they can put 88 original toon leo inside so give me a motivation to buy it.... ...o wellz i guess they decided the movie leo is more flexible.

That is seriously the strangest thing. Are they trying to capitalize on the old toon re-release thing here or something? I don't get their logic. I'm going to get one though because it's odd and I have a feeling Leo might be the only one of this series to see the light of day.

On the shelf there's about 4 Leo w vehicles along w some other tmnt stuff. That sludge runner is the only thing new.

And yes i agree w spitfire this is probably the only one acutally released upon the 4. I was debating if i should picked this one up but gave up.

There's nothing really new about this release. That movie Leo looks dumb-er than ever and he is so big in compare w the vehicle so there's absolutely no room for the 2nd turtle as wut the box says.

Maybe one day i see it in clearance section i may pick one up.

wow it looks almost like a good bootleg

Absolutely, man. That thing is totally ridiculous. Did it just come out? I thought Playmates was gonna stop releasing stuff until the new Nick toon.

http://i39.tinypic.com/14tshsm.jpg



WHAAAAT?! Interestingly enough I'm going to toys r us tommorow among a few other places so I'll have to see what this is all about!

It is almost exactly the same as the one that was released a year ago or so (except the eyes are completely white) in different packaging. The second figure rides on the back, I believe. I have one of these MOC and one loose from when they were released in the standard "Back the Sewer" packaging, I believe...

Edit: Would LOVE to see the back panel of the box that this comes in...sides too for that matter.

Brother u absolutely right.............................:teek:

http://www.ninjaturtles.com/toys/200...runner/leo.jpg
http://www.ninjaturtles.com/toys/200...unner/back.jpg

It is basically the EXACT SAME figure with different packaging.. .... hell yea the back box of the new vehicle looks EXACTLY like the old one as i saw it today on toysrus.

Good way to re-squish money outta fan's pocket.:-?

So basically this is just an RE-issue of the 2k7 Sludge Runners Leonardo.

Yo andrewdsz the pictures aren't showing up in that last post of yours...

http://www.ninjaturtles.com/toys/200...unner/leo.html

That pic is from the official website.

Checkout the link if u cant see the pic.

There is something extremely jarring about this new packaging, and there's no doubt in my mind that many fans will buy this just for the novelty appeal.

If Playmates is still releasing toys, maybe Shredder/Foot/Slash won't be so rare anymore and they'll put more shipments.

the only thing i like is the box because it is in the 88 style. I guess they had some extra figures around and they are attempting to sell them by making the package look like a new release. If playmates went and actually reproduced this figure than why couldn't they continue production on casey jones for the 25th anniversary line.

I'm not familiar with the figure since I only collect the original line and not the 2003 series or anything after it.

So is the vehicle a re-release from something recent, or just the figure riding it?

This is interesting... I wonder what is going on over there at Playmates...

-ms

I think the box isn't to shabby but I'd still love to see images of the rest of it.
But lordy I hate those lizard looking movie turtles.
How they can release this crap but not bring out other things blows my mind.
I'd have easily by this point bought up all of their so called comic styled figures.

As reported back in October of last year... This really shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. Playmates said this was coming.

From the press release: http://www.infinitehollywood.com/200...-not-dead.html

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES – Mutant Turtles THRIVE
Turtle Power is in full force with the dynamic 2010 line of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES toys available exclusively at Toys R Us. After a quarter of a century, kids of all ages still love to play with Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael. A brand new live action movie that traces the Turtles back to their origins is in the works and is tentatively slated for October 2011, with Galen Walker (TMNT) and Scott Mednick (300) producing. The product line will reflect the special blend of action and humor which makes this franchise so unique and popular. Playmates will introduce new products and re-introduce original products and packaging to focus on the retro style which first popularized the TMNT in the late 1980’s and early 90’s. ORIGINAL MOVIE STAR FIGURES of all four Turtles will be available, along with the Classic Party Van, Sludge Runners and Ninja Gear Role-Play in Retro Packaging. In addition, fall 2010 will see the launch of the CLASSIC COMIC BOOK FIGURES as seen in the very first comic book from 1984. Cowabunga!

I can only hope more is to come. It's not entirely out of the realm of possibility that everything in that press release is still on target for it's original release schedule.

While that all was said at one point after that it was said that Playmates would not being releasing anything new in 2010 because they were going to focus on Shrek and some other line...

-ms

Right... Except now that the Sludge Runners have shown up, there is very much a chance that the rest is on it's way.

Or at the very least, much like the Slude Runners, Playmates may have already made and packaged many of these items. So they could be shipping them to TRU in the interim, just like they did the Sludge Runners.

The whole "Playmates isn't shipping any new TMNT product" story sort of gets debunked when, you know... Playmates ships new TMNT product.

Just saying.

Michael Jackson. Not to mention their girls toys lines.

can we see some more pics of this thing

This would be a great argument, except for the fact that this is an "old" item, simply re-hashed in new packaging.

Thursday is the day that TRU gets new shipments so I went today. Nada. Same three aprils from last year that no one wants, same two party wagons aswell as several dress up kit things... no go.

Dress up kit things? Huh?

The party vans when they go on sale might be nice to have for customs...

Waitaminute... the dress up sets? I didn't know those were being re-released!

Ya know, the things that come with a large weapon, bandana, kneepads and turtle nose... for kids to wear...

As for those turtle vans, they've been on the clearance shelf for a friggin eternity yet its the only item not brought down to a clearance price. If ever, I'll buy em and sell em.

To my knowledge, they haven't been yet. The ones at my toy r us are NOT vintage nor do they have the retro packaging... they've been sitting on the shelves for months.

Damn, you! I can't unsee it:tlol:


http://multimedia.heraldinteractive....nsidegeico.jpg

Except this is a NEW product. Your argument fails because all of the re-releases are also just old product in new pacakging.

Again, I dunno why people are having a hard time comprehending this. We've never seen this product before in this packaging, correct?

It's specifically mentioned in the October Press Release that this product is part of their new 2010 lineup of toys IN RETRO PACKAGING...

It then shows up, in 2010, in retro packaging, just like the press release said.

So yeah, this is a new product.

If this was just the 2008 stuff showing up again that'd be one thing. It's not.

This item has been out for at least a year now. I have TWO of them. Only difference is that the eyes are white...other than that, the toy inside is exactly the same.

So, yes, it is a "new" product in the sense that it comes in retro packaging...but the name attributed to the piece as well as the packaging text (Sludge Runners, "Room For Two Riders!") is EXACTLY the same. So I'm unclear of the argument you are trying to make here.

How do you now see that this is a new item? I'm not talking about the product. I'm talking about the fact that's it's NEW package and new SKU. You said it yourself, this is in a new package.

This isn't old stock from 2008.

This is something that Playmates made for 2010.

Towards the end of 2009, Playmates had a press release and said here are some of new TRU exclusive items coming in 2010, they include, SLUDGE RUNNERS IN RETRO PACKAGING, Re-Release Movie Star Turtles, etc etc etc...

So, uh, this is the first of those NEW items as described in the press release.

While we don't know for sure that the rest of the items will be coming out, it's definitely plausible now.

Also, if the paint deco was changed (IE: The new white eyes) that means that these figures are from a new run, not the original batch. So no, these are not two year old figures.

This is no different than the retro 25th Turtles, which are 20 year old product in new packaging.

HMMM, Just saw this. Very strange. I would like more pics of the box. I think that is the only good part about this thing.

I have to agree that this doesn't mean much regarding the comic turtles. Though maybe we'll get those movie star turtles afterall.

i really hope we do get the movie star turtles. even though I have a set loose.

I dont like the price at all, even though we "might" get the movie star tmnts.

Right now the original ones are sellin for 12.99$ at toysrus that means after tax it is goin to cost us about 56$ for four turtles.

Why dont u playmates go rob a bank that maybe a little bit quicker way to make money.

Well, we at first thought Shredder, foot, and Slash weren't gonna show up and they did. Its possible more stuff might come out. All I know is that ebay is thin on 25th Ann wave 3 figures and Amazon is sold out on the cases of 8. Maybe this is just a lull or something.

The Sludge Runner Leonardo is also on the TRU website

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...ductId=3870104

Looks like this got a picture...unlike wave 3

Went to my TRU this weekend. They had nothing. They haven't had turtles since Wave 2 came out last year. I doubt they're ever getting any.

I agree with you here for the most part, I would love to see the other sides of the box.

Cool packaging. Now only if the product inside reflected the packaging.