What's wrong with these Vehicles?

MasterMole · 04-10-2004, 08:42 AM

Is anyone else bothered by the new toy vehicles? They absolutely stink. What's wrong with Playmates Toys?
First off, the Battle Shell does not represent the one in the show. The colors are different and it only has 4 wheels unlike the show's 6-wheel Battle Shell, among other differences. This bothered me since episode 1.
Then they made two vehicles that aren't even in the show: Turtle Tracker
and Pogo Copter. Instead of focusing on these dumb rereleases, Playmates should focus on show-accurate vehicles. "Turtle Tunneler", anyone? That awesome tunnel digging vehicle in the episode "Return to the Underground". Why not make that large vehicle to seat all 4 turtles. How appealing that would be to kids. How about the Shell Sub toy? This Sub looks NOTHING like the Shell Sub we saw in the episode "Junklantis". Now that was a cool vehicle which Playmates should have made into a toy, that would seat all 4 Turtles. No, they decide to just IGNORE the show, and make their own dumb little Shell Sub, which only fits one turtle. Is it me, or are these vehicles getting worse as they are released? Also, where are the Villian Vehicles? We only have a little Razor Jet for one Foot Ninja. How about that Giant Tenticle Vehicle in the "Return to NY" trilogy? When I first saw that on the show, I thought how much it would make an awesome toy that would appeal to many kids, along with us older collectors. In my observation, this toy line is not matching up to it's predecessor. In the old toy line, Playmates took their time and created cool, unique vehicles that were SHOW-ACCURATE. Even the box art was creative. They were larger, fit more figures, and were just better. Playmates Toys has to shape up and start taking their time with these cool toys we like to collect, play with, and admire.

View Poll Results: Are you happy with Playmates' current vehicles?
Do you want larger vehicles that can hold all 4 turtles, and that are definitely show-accurate?	10	76.92%
A large variety of Villain Vehicles to spice up this toyline?	3	23.08%
Voters: 13. You may not vote on this poll

04-10-2004, 08:42 AM	#1
MasterMole Foot Soldier Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Willow Grove, PA Posts: 213	What's wrong with these Vehicles? Is anyone else bothered by the new toy vehicles? They absolutely stink. What's wrong with Playmates Toys? First off, the Battle Shell does not represent the one in the show. The colors are different and it only has 4 wheels unlike the show's 6-wheel Battle Shell, among other differences. This bothered me since episode 1. Then they made two vehicles that aren't even in the show: Turtle Tracker and Pogo Copter. Instead of focusing on these dumb rereleases, Playmates should focus on show-accurate vehicles. "Turtle Tunneler", anyone? That awesome tunnel digging vehicle in the episode "Return to the Underground". Why not make that large vehicle to seat all 4 turtles. How appealing that would be to kids. How about the Shell Sub toy? This Sub looks NOTHING like the Shell Sub we saw in the episode "Junklantis". Now that was a cool vehicle which Playmates should have made into a toy, that would seat all 4 Turtles. No, they decide to just IGNORE the show, and make their own dumb little Shell Sub, which only fits one turtle. Is it me, or are these vehicles getting worse as they are released? Also, where are the Villian Vehicles? We only have a little Razor Jet for one Foot Ninja. How about that Giant Tenticle Vehicle in the "Return to NY" trilogy? When I first saw that on the show, I thought how much it would make an awesome toy that would appeal to many kids, along with us older collectors. In my observation, this toy line is not matching up to it's predecessor. In the old toy line, Playmates took their time and created cool, unique vehicles that were SHOW-ACCURATE. Even the box art was creative. They were larger, fit more figures, and were just better. Playmates Toys has to shape up and start taking their time with these cool toys we like to collect, play with, and admire. __________________ TMNT are Cool. I anticipate buying the next toy(I hope) and watching the next episode. Will a company please give the Proper DVD release to the current and classic Turtles cartoons? Playmates Toys: Shape Up, OR feast on my large,lumpy,hairy MOLE, then Back Off!