Damn I need Figure Help
 

Hey Guys and gals,
As most of you know I have been here for awhile, I just haven't posted regularly but I am a prominent TMNT fig collector of the new series. I own all of the first series moc and open, I have casey, april, hun, foot tech, elite, armorized shredder, but I am having trouble finding the new figs. I have only seen Turtle Bot, and Turtle Titan. I found the foot fire mystic but I didn't buy it. Why is it so hard to find the new waves, it seems stores aren't buying them in quantity as they did the first few series. Can anyone fill me in on whats been released and what good figs to get? Thanks

While I can't help you out I think I can explain what's going on. I think TMNT coming to cartoon network reeled in a lot more kids buying the figures...

Finally, my Toys R Us knowledge comes in handy! Here's how it goes: when playmates ships out a box o' Turtles, they're gonna put two turtles from whatever wave is most recent. Then, they fill the rest of the room with extra characters, usually one a piece. There are sixteen figures to a box. Usually, depending on the size of the store, it takes about 4 boxes to fill a rack. Right now, a basic box looks like this:
2 Fightin' Gear Leo
2 FG Don
2 FG Raph
2 FG Mike
1 Stonebiter
1 Razor fist
1 Toddler
1 Turtlebot
1 Mystic
1 T. Titan
1 Armorized Shredder
1 Giant Mouser
1 Foot Mech

Sometimes they can vary, like they'll send a foot ninja in place of a foot mech, or something like that. But for the most part, that's what it looks like.

The harder ones to find now are the foot techs, the monsters, and the Mystics. (at least in my area)
Good luck!

I'm trying to decide what I want to spend my money on next:

a) Turtlebot?
b) Toddler Turtles?
c) Michelangelo, Leonardo, or Donatello of the original set.
d) Or, if I can find it, a Space Hoppin' figure?

i would get the Toddler Turtles 4 pack. and that chik in your sig is hot

is Leatherhead out yet?

Leatherhead has been out since March/April, but I've only seen him twice(once with the DVD, once without).

One problem is that this wave seems to have been split in two:

Turtlebot
Turtle Titan
Turtle Toddlers
Fire Foot Mystic

Leatherhead
Razorfist
Stonebiter
Giant Mouser

The first 4 have been shipping pretty frequently, I've seen them all plenty of times(the same Turtle Titans have been at Wal-Mart here for months now). FFM is the hardest to find, because he shortpacked, followed by Turtle Toddlers(because they're popular).

The other 4 are just now starting to ship in greater amounts, so now's the time to start watching for them if you haven't seen them yet.