Does anyone still collect the Playmates line since Mega Bloks is out.
 

Honestly, ever since Mega Bloks TMNT came out, I've never bought a single TMNT figure from Playmates. Last one I bought was Stockman Fly back in early 2014. I doubt I'll ever buy anymore figures unless they make Tokka, Scumbug and Antrax but that is doubtful at this rate since they seem to keep making awful and mediocre and weird variants of the turtles that have never appeared in the show itself. Meanwhile, Mega Bloks (Know Mega Construx), is killing it with these figures. We have so many characters and probably will eventually get figures that never got a release from Playmates such as Antrax or Tokka. Playmates seriously needs to up their game or in a few years, everyone will forget about their figures.

Megabloks isn't what I collect to fill the void, but I have almost entirely dropped Playmates, yeah.

I say, Playmates needs to step up their game or soon when the 4th TMNT series comes out, fans would want a new company to make an official toyline.

I dropped Playmates too but replaced them with minimates instead, the mega blocks paint is too lacking for me to want to collect them and the arms look kind of weird on some figures. The classic mega bloks stuff looks bad ass and I'd buy some if I had the funds.

I long quit a Playmates mostly because I just got tired of having to customize basically ALL the characters because they apparently have zero sense of scale. I'm fine repainting figures, I'm tolerant of minimal articulation, but I can't get over the fact that the characters who are meant to be larger (Dogpound, Leatherhead, Rocksteady, etc...) are inevitably smaller than the Turtles. Regardless I also didn't get into the Megabloks, and basically I see all the sets for basically give away clearance prices at Walmart so I don't know how successful the line has been.

I quit playmates Hard Turkey after I got Stockman fly. I put my money to NECA a company that cares about the adult collector.I just hope someday Neca and do 7 inch turtles in the future.

I haven't went with Mega Constructs/Minimates for turtles yet.

I haven't purchased any of the mega blocks range.
I've continued to collect the Playmates ranges of figures. I enjoy their stuff and always look forward to new releases.

I don't buy any of those little Mega Blocks Figures but I am loving the HeroClix line.
I buy mostly figures geared towards collectors like stuff from NECA and now Mondo.
But I still buy some of the Playmates figures from time to time but they have been really hard to get in Pittsburgh since before even Christmas.
My boyfriend surprised me and got me Super Shredder, I still haven't seen on in person. Just the 4 turtles from that line.

I still collect Playmates stuff. I really love the designs and enjoy the tmnt collection, obviously not every single figure but in that case I pass and thats all.

I stopped purchasing stuff from Playmates that are based on the PD movies and 2K12, but if I have to chose from MegaBloks or Playamtes, I´d choose MB.

MB is not the reason I stopped buying Playmates stuff, but I whish we had MB where I live.

I don't really like the Mega Blocks style. I prefer figures that look like the characters, so I still buy Playmates when they do a good job.

The Space Turtles line was pretty great, and some of the Super Shredder Turtles are sick as hell.

Wish Playmates had the lineup that Minimates has, though. I want me a Bishop and a Sal Commander!

-JJ

I haven't purchased a single thing from Playmates since Bebop and Rocksteady a few years back. I always wanted human Karai, but I think the one they actually released was pretty disappointing so I even passed on her.

Right now Playmates just hasn't made anything I can't live without. I do really love the Mega Bloks (Construx) Classics line. If it keeps going it will probably get most of the money that might have gone to Playmates. That said I bought Karai when she finally came out. If they make another character I really like I would still buy that.

You and me both buddy. I started collecting NECA Aliens and Predator figures after I got some on the cheap. Wonderfully articulate and painted figures at decent prices, as opposed to Playmates' standard crap. I think the last one I bought was movie Krang (only because I feel the need to buy every Krang toy that comes out) but that was a very poor figure. I don't even mess with him out of fear his little eyes rub off. :roll: I say good riddance to Playmates.

Uh, you do know they have made TMNT toys in the past right? They even had some exclusive figures released a bit ago at some cons. They aren't able to rerelease those figs at general retail because of licensing and Playmates.

I stopped after I grabbed Bebop and Rocksteady. I haven't felt the need to buy anymore. However, I recently spotted Karai (human) that looked pretty show accurate. But I passed it up.
I think I'm good with the new Playmate's figures. I'd rather go back to collecting the old stuff instead.
The new Super Shredder, Playmates released was...:ohwell:

I'm still getting Playmates. But only because the end is near and I want to have one 100% line.

I love that this thread has so many responses about people wanting playmates to lose the license because figures aren't collector quality. I've never looked at playmates as anything more than a company that makes toys for kids. Obviously they are still selling great because they have had this license for 20+ years. Christmas comes around and turtles figures are sold out. I love the mega line, but not everyone does. Since Mattel acquired them they became a bigger threat to lego. But people are stuck on lego being the only block company, and that's probably why Mattel has rebranded the Mega line to construx. I'm fairly confident that playmates will still have the license for the next show, because kids aren't going to buy a $20 neca figure for a cartoon. Playmates probably will have the license forever, and hopefully mega keeps making these awesome sets.

I'm still down with playmates....I enjoy seeing you guys with the top notch stuff tho. I wish I could get a NT-01 cerebral too...

Spot on Angry_Raph. The idea of Playmates losing the license or giving it up is basically as absurd as the idea of Mattel ditching Masters of the Universe. The marriage was born in the era of toon+toys media franchises and it doesn't matter which (toys, toon) came first because they both drove and influenced each other and that continues to this day. Do you think its a coincidence that every so often its time for an episode or mini-arc where all 4 turtles get new individualized costumes which would work well as toy variants??

I collect the crap outta both lines (mega & basic figures) because I see both for what they are and have room in my heart (and fortunately wallet) for both. Do I like high end figures? Sure. Neca? Sure. Dumb low cost inaccurate trivialities for kids? You bet...they're toys and that means I like em. They could have no paint and 5 POA across the board and I'd collect them...doesn't stop Star Wars collectors!

Now...if I had the prescience to know that this Nick toon would produce such a huge figure line...and that Mega would be poised to release almost as many characters as pretty impressive (and fun) mini figures...and I would start running out of space...I may have talked myself into sticking to the small ones. But ya never know the future and you gotta scratch that itch however you can and then you gotta scratch it to completion! ;p