NECA Cartoon Figs?
 

What do you all think the chances are of NECA OT figs happening?

Sooner or Later if the line keeps doing well, I think it's a bit moronic that they couldn't at least make bebop and rocksteady with the anniversary coming up.
But I guess we can chalk that one up to playmates, but I really can't talk about what they're doing but it's total crap.

does it have something to do with another re-release of the original figures?

. for yes
.. for no

I don't think, realistically, that it'll happen. Not that it "couldn't" or "shouldn't", just that the line won't run nearly long enough.

As it stands, Neca is putting out a wave, guaging sales, *then* planning the next wave. Turtles will always sell, so we're getting a wave 2. Foot soldiers and Elite should sell well because of army-building, and the popularity of Shredder will almost guarantee a third wave.

But once you put April, Splinter, and possibly Casey on the shelves... that just might be it for the line. Three unique molds, no parts-sharing, no army building (expect maybe April for Mousers). Neca's either going to have to think of something brilliant to guarantee a 4th wave, or blow it all out at 3, give us the basic good and bad guys, and call it a day.

I said it before... i'm all for NECA cartoon based figures... but in all honesty, looking at their Labyrinth toys, I would MUCH MUCh prefer them to do Movie Turtles from the first 2, Jim Henson Creature Shop made, movies. Think of how awesome that would be.

Because there's nothing toy companies like to do more than re-use molds and sell us the same figure over and over, ad nauseum, I'd be surprised if NECA didn't do a cartoon repaint of their TMNT figures at some point.

I would be totally down for that as well.

If I remember correctly, I recall Laird on his blog indicating that he would not be totally against NECA making Rocksteady and Bebop figures, but he'd rather they do some of the more prominent Mirage figures first.

Exactly, I'm glad he finally answerd me about that. :)
And your answer is: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/3...508d2f8b_m.jpg

just as I had suspected. Thanks :D

edit:
+100 points for working the animaniacs in there.

Let's hope that never happens. NECA should be all about the original comics of tmnt.

Well played Vaughn, well played.

How's it feel to be wrong? :-P

I don't know. I thought your sig was proving me right. :embarass:

Well if NECA only sticks to comics, perhaps we might see some archie stuff come down the line later on. The turtles looked very similar between Archie and OT, and I've said it before but I want an Armaggon figure.

With the time between releases and with as little as being released at one time, I would rather that they stick to the comics right now. If NECA were releasing larger waves (like 8 to 12 figures or something) I wouldn't mind if a few cartoon figures came out as well.

How come Neca hasn't done/didn't do the turtles with their color specific bandanas? seems like a no brainer. Especially if their license lets them do it which we know. Giving them different skin tone would be nice too. Also make Neca shredder gray/purple and you have OT Shredder basically.

They'd sell even better than the first turtles.


I've been hesitant to buy the turtles because of that reason, yeah red bandanas are their "true" form but I grew up and every series I've ever watched has always been the non-mirage turtles.

you could just paint them like everyone else who wants colored bandanas does.

Umm...multicolored bandanas on the comic figures...yeah that looks like the toon...not.

I was hoping NECA would put something out that actually looked like the OT characters.

oooo I thought you just wanted a variant. Well, then to answer you question more thoroughly, they don't do that because they would have to make new sculpts (which they didnt even want to do for the black and white turtles). Making new sculpts is both expensive and time consuming, and would steer them away from their current endevour (the comic series). So I guess the answer to your question is almost completely related to the cost of making new figures (in money, time, and resources). They would have to be done with their current comic line before you will see OT figures...and that will only be after the brand has proved itself monitarily worthy.