Battle Bike Turtles Review

jestergoblin · 07-24-2004, 02:23 PM

After my wonderful expedition into South Portland (your sarcasm sense should be tingling by now) I was able to pick up Battle Bike Leonardo at my local TRU for $14.99. The packaging is a nice open window so you can see the figure and the bike along with the weapon rack in the back. The packaging still suffers from the strange yellow honey comb design but its not as noticeable on this one because the bottom of it is mostly blue. One interesting note is that the picture on the front has been reverse...

The figure is a repaint of the extreme sports Leo but it actually looks good. Really good. Instead of the hideous orange and blue outfit he was wearing before, Leo is not wearing a white top with a blue fire ball on his left. The fire ball looks JUST like the symbol from the game Magic the Gathering. His helmet is now black and silver instead of blue and silver. His arms are the same and still lack a proper paint job. One the upper part of Leo's right arm, there is a small ... thing that is painted on the Extreme Sports version and not on this one. His shorts are not all black instead of orange and black and his shoes are gray with black soles and laces. This time however, the belts are made out of brown plastic and not some other color painted brown. This Leo does not come with the goggles the other came with, but it doesn't take away from the figure.

The bike is a rehash of the Shell Cycle but with a few minor changes. Colorwise, the bike matches Leo's outfit. Everything is either Leo's skin shade of green, blue, silver or black. The sword sheaths in the front are still brown and there are some red highlights where the motor is. There is still the weird little yin yang on the back wheel that really takes away from the whole look in my opinion. There is one difference in the bike, the front portion has now been outfitted with a new wind sheild that is sleeker looking and has space to hold two of Leo's swords. The windshield is also tinted blue.

Now for acessories, and this is where the figure really shines. Leo comes with his two tradional swords. And a lot more. Just like the old school version of the turtles, Leo comes with an extensive weapon rack. This rack can actually stand up on its own better than the older ones and has real places to store weapons. The weapon list is:
The giant blade that Shredder and the Foot Techs come with
Elite Four's Trident
Both of Fighting Gear Raph's sais but the one that had the four points that made a cross is now only two prongs.
Two turtle throwing stars
Two foot throwing stars
Both of Fighting Gear Mikey's nunchakus
Both of Fighting Gear Leo's swords
Don's fighting gear bo
The double bladed weapon of the Elite
Don's regular bo
The Elite Spear

With Leo all the weapons came in silver but they need to be twisted off like the good old days and lack any painting. The other set I saw had the weapons in gold. I just hope they can avoid giving us neon weapons.

For $15, I would call this a pretty good deal. A figure and a bike are worth it but its the additional weapons that do it for me. Similar to what the Sewer Playset did, this allows our foot soldiers to have new weapons without stealing them from the turtles. If you missed out on the Extreme Sports or the Shell Cycle, I would recommend this. I play on buying the other 3 eventually.

I'll try to post pictures later tonight.

TMNTGal · 07-24-2004, 03:38 PM

Wow these shipped fast. I hope I can find them soon.

Are these sets available in both silver and gold weapons for each Turtle? I wondered if there are 2 versions or if Leo's the only one with silver weapons.

jestergoblin · 07-24-2004, 03:49 PM

There was only one Leo at TRU. So I don't know if there are more than one variant or not.

**Jester** · 07-25-2004, 12:53 PM

i now must trek to TRU monday and pick one up....here's hopin they have raph.....and maybe if i'm lucky the Marvel legends wave 6......

Mobius One · 07-26-2004, 03:52 PM

I want the Donatello one cause he looks cool with the Skull painted on his chest.

Usagi · 07-26-2004, 10:52 PM

I think that all of these Battle Bikes are pretty cool, but I already bought all of them, when they came out as the Shell Cycle and the Extreme Sports Turtles. But I can't say that they are bad re-do's because I will probably go and buy all of them. All in all they are pretty cool.

Antrax · 07-27-2004, 02:09 PM

Can someone take pics, please?

Jed · 08-13-2004, 02:05 PM

All of the Battle Bike repaints I've seen have dodgy paint jobs, very sloppy, much more so than any other figure in the TMNT line. I bought all 4, picked the best of the bunch and I'm still not happy with the paint job on them.

**Jester** · 08-13-2004, 02:34 PM

i bought raph today.....and he's ok....the fig will probably sit on a shelf...i'l use my old wave 1 raph...i needed new sais....the paint on mine was coming off waaaay to easy....and a 16 weapon rack was nice....so i'm happy i wasn't gonna buy vehicles....but i couldn't help my self this time....it had a 16 WEAPON RACK!!!

07-24-2004, 02:23 PM	#1
jestergoblin Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,466	Battle Bike Turtles Review After my wonderful expedition into South Portland (your sarcasm sense should be tingling by now) I was able to pick up Battle Bike Leonardo at my local TRU for $14.99. The packaging is a nice open window so you can see the figure and the bike along with the weapon rack in the back. The packaging still suffers from the strange yellow honey comb design but its not as noticeable on this one because the bottom of it is mostly blue. One interesting note is that the picture on the front has been reverse... The figure is a repaint of the extreme sports Leo but it actually looks good. Really good. Instead of the hideous orange and blue outfit he was wearing before, Leo is not wearing a white top with a blue fire ball on his left. The fire ball looks JUST like the symbol from the game Magic the Gathering. His helmet is now black and silver instead of blue and silver. His arms are the same and still lack a proper paint job. One the upper part of Leo's right arm, there is a small ... thing that is painted on the Extreme Sports version and not on this one. His shorts are not all black instead of orange and black and his shoes are gray with black soles and laces. This time however, the belts are made out of brown plastic and not some other color painted brown. This Leo does not come with the goggles the other came with, but it doesn't take away from the figure. The bike is a rehash of the Shell Cycle but with a few minor changes. Colorwise, the bike matches Leo's outfit. Everything is either Leo's skin shade of green, blue, silver or black. The sword sheaths in the front are still brown and there are some red highlights where the motor is. There is still the weird little yin yang on the back wheel that really takes away from the whole look in my opinion. There is one difference in the bike, the front portion has now been outfitted with a new wind sheild that is sleeker looking and has space to hold two of Leo's swords. The windshield is also tinted blue. Now for acessories, and this is where the figure really shines. Leo comes with his two tradional swords. And a lot more. Just like the old school version of the turtles, Leo comes with an extensive weapon rack. This rack can actually stand up on its own better than the older ones and has real places to store weapons. The weapon list is: The giant blade that Shredder and the Foot Techs come with Elite Four's Trident Both of Fighting Gear Raph's sais but the one that had the four points that made a cross is now only two prongs. Two turtle throwing stars Two foot throwing stars Both of Fighting Gear Mikey's nunchakus Both of Fighting Gear Leo's swords Don's fighting gear bo The double bladed weapon of the Elite Don's regular bo The Elite Spear With Leo all the weapons came in silver but they need to be twisted off like the good old days and lack any painting. The other set I saw had the weapons in gold. I just hope they can avoid giving us neon weapons. For $15, I would call this a pretty good deal. A figure and a bike are worth it but its the additional weapons that do it for me. Similar to what the Sewer Playset did, this allows our foot soldiers to have new weapons without stealing them from the turtles. If you missed out on the Extreme Sports or the Shell Cycle, I would recommend this. I play on buying the other 3 eventually. I'll try to post pictures later tonight.

07-24-2004, 03:38 PM	#2
TMNTGal Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,061	Wow these shipped fast. I hope I can find them soon. Are these sets available in both silver and gold weapons for each Turtle? I wondered if there are 2 versions or if Leo's the only one with silver weapons. __________________

07-25-2004, 12:53 PM	#4
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,300	i now must trek to TRU monday and pick one up....here's hopin they have raph.....and maybe if i'm lucky the Marvel legends wave 6...... __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

07-26-2004, 03:52 PM	#5
Mobius One Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: US Posts: 411	I want the Donatello one cause he looks cool with the Skull painted on his chest. __________________ You can kill the Revolutionaries, But you can't kill the Revolution! www.worldskater224.deviantart.com -visit it! Formerly Demogoblin87...

08-13-2004, 02:05 PM	#8
Jed Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 956	All of the Battle Bike repaints I've seen have dodgy paint jobs, very sloppy, much more so than any other figure in the TMNT line. I bought all 4, picked the best of the bunch and I'm still not happy with the paint job on them. __________________ I am Frank-Zappa-as-imagined-by-the-editor-of-a-famous-rock-&-roll-magazine. I am an anachronism who makes the ugliest music on the planet. I have no right to call myself a member of the human race. I am tasteless, untalented, pompous, arrogant, cruel, insensitive, vulgar and not a fun guy because I don't use drugs.

07-24-2004, 03:49 PM	#3
jestergoblin Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,466	There was only one Leo at TRU. So I don't know if there are more than one variant or not.

07-26-2004, 10:52 PM	#6
Usagi Mouser Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Now Champaign-Urbana Posts: 12	I think that all of these Battle Bikes are pretty cool, but I already bought all of them, when they came out as the Shell Cycle and the Extreme Sports Turtles. But I can't say that they are bad re-do's because I will probably go and buy all of them. All in all they are pretty cool.

07-27-2004, 02:09 PM	#7
Antrax Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 305	Can someone take pics, please?

08-13-2004, 02:34 PM	#9
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,300	i bought raph today.....and he's ok....the fig will probably sit on a shelf...i'l use my old wave 1 raph...i needed new sais....the paint on mine was coming off waaaay to easy....and a 16 weapon rack was nice....so i'm happy i wasn't gonna buy vehicles....but i couldn't help my self this time....it had a 16 WEAPON RACK!!! __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656