Japanese TMNT Toys

raven6859 · 04-05-2009, 07:50 AM

Hi guys, I just got back from my honeymoon in Japan, and there's a whole bunch of great TMNT stuff out there! For a start, I went to a toy shop in Ueno I think called Yamashiro, which had loads of loose and MIB vintage stuff for sale! Mostly figures. It was pretty expensive, but it was just cool to be able to see it in a toyshop again. Another shop in Nagano(?) had vehicles too, like the original party wagon.

My main reason for starting this thread was that in a little specialist shop in Shibuya I found a sewer lair playset for the 2003 series which I'd never seen before. It was mostly cardboard with some plastic inserts, and it had two levels. On one side was the sewer, with a small punch bag and scaled down bridge/seesaw thing. There was a door in the wall which gave access to an urban part on the back, which looked to be for parking up the vehicles! The whole thing folded into a carry case.

I've had trouble finding any info about it, but I see that there was a similar lair available in Japan for the vintage series. Can anyone shed any light on these playsets? Was there a Foot equivalent?

04-05-2009, 07:50 AM	#1
raven6859 Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 332	Japanese TMNT Toys Hi guys, I just got back from my honeymoon in Japan, and there's a whole bunch of great TMNT stuff out there! For a start, I went to a toy shop in Ueno I think called Yamashiro, which had loads of loose and MIB vintage stuff for sale! Mostly figures. It was pretty expensive, but it was just cool to be able to see it in a toyshop again. Another shop in Nagano(?) had vehicles too, like the original party wagon. My main reason for starting this thread was that in a little specialist shop in Shibuya I found a sewer lair playset for the 2003 series which I'd never seen before. It was mostly cardboard with some plastic inserts, and it had two levels. On one side was the sewer, with a small punch bag and scaled down bridge/seesaw thing. There was a door in the wall which gave access to an urban part on the back, which looked to be for parking up the vehicles! The whole thing folded into a carry case. I've had trouble finding any info about it, but I see that there was a similar lair available in Japan for the vintage series. Can anyone shed any light on these playsets? Was there a Foot equivalent? __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/8372431@N05/ http://https://secretnipplelasers.wordpress.com