Let's talk vintage!!!
 

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.

Cool. Did you have any particular topics in mind?

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

I'd Like To Talk about somthing! thats always botherd me
 

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

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?

IssH
 

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

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

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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:

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:

Re: IssH
 

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.

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.

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. :(

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

Vintage question
 

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 :)

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

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

TMNT4LIFE
 

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

Re: TMNT4LIFE
 

Okay thanks.

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

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 :(

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)...

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!

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 :)

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.

same here

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

Turtle Figs
 

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.

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

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:

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

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