Toy or toon ?

Mike Bock · 04-20-2007, 10:18 PM

Oh yeah The Slash figure is awesome. The toon design was pretty lame compared to the toy.

*Coola Yagami* · 04-20-2007, 10:26 PM

Probably thought it was too hardcore for Saturday Morning...

Most of the toys were pretty cool, but some were pretty lame compared to the cartoon design or Archie comics design. Scumbug and Wyrm both looked totally lame compared to their Archie comics apperances, and Irma and Traag looked horribly lame compared to their cartoon appearances.

Sliced · 04-20-2007, 10:34 PM

Overall, the toys were much better than the toon. I don't remember alot of the toys that were lame compared to their toon counterparts.. The first shredder, splinter, april were lamer... But right now, I'm trying hard to think of other examples.. but can't find any..

Mike Bock · 04-20-2007, 11:36 PM

I wonder why they changed the colors on Shredder and why they left his torso naked ?

*Revan* · 04-20-2007, 11:56 PM

^ Playmates has been known to murder toon designs with their toy sculpts. Although I must say, they did come up with some good designs early on. (Slash)

But after a while, the toys started getting more and more goofy. I hated when they put little bugs all over Leo the sewer samurai's knuckels. grrr

mikey2007 · 04-20-2007, 11:59 PM

[QUOTE=Mike Bock;503270]I wonder why they changed the colors on Shredder and why they left his torso naked ?
[QUOTE]

i always wondered that too, it never made sense to me, and i always thought his head was too big for his body, also i thought he wasn't in the best of poses,.....in fact i never was very impressed with any of the shredder figures from the old toon

*Revan* · 04-21-2007, 12:00 AM

Yeah that shred fig is just plain bad any way you slice it

Mike Bock · 04-21-2007, 12:17 AM

[QUOTE=mikey2007;503291][QUOTE=Mike Bock;503270]I wonder why they changed the colors on Shredder and why they left his torso naked ?

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i always wondered that too, it never made sense to me, and i always thought his head was too big for his body, also i thought he wasn't in the best of poses,.....in fact i never was very impressed with any of the shredder figures from the old toon

Yeah! Even Super Shredder didn't get the proper treatment.
He had to be huge.

and isn't he the smallest Shredder figure in the whole toyline?

*Revan* · 04-21-2007, 12:33 AM

^ that would be my number one gripe with playmates figures. The larger characters, OT or 2k3, are always the same size or smaller than the other figs. WTH. Super Shredder as mentioned is way off.

As for the 2k3 figs... Leatherhead is way too small, mutated don is way too small. the turtles themselves are huge with even bigger heads (compare april's head to the original turtles heads. The boys have huge domes) But believe it or not after that childish rant, I love my OT and 2k3 figs.

04-20-2007, 10:18 PM	#1
Mike Bock Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Splinter's Dojo Posts: 366	Oh yeah The Slash figure is awesome. The toon design was pretty lame compared to the toy. __________________ http://mikebock.deviantart.com/gallery/

04-20-2007, 10:34 PM	#3
Sliced Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Right behind you Posts: 793	Overall, the toys were much better than the toon. I don't remember alot of the toys that were lame compared to their toon counterparts.. The first shredder, splinter, april were lamer... But right now, I'm trying hard to think of other examples.. but can't find any.. __________________

04-20-2007, 11:36 PM	#4
Mike Bock Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Splinter's Dojo Posts: 366	I wonder why they changed the colors on Shredder and why they left his torso naked ? __________________ http://mikebock.deviantart.com/gallery/

04-20-2007, 11:56 PM	#5
Revan Han Shot First Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Paper Street Soap Company Posts: 3,687	^ Playmates has been known to murder toon designs with their toy sculpts. Although I must say, they did come up with some good designs early on. (Slash) But after a while, the toys started getting more and more goofy. I hated when they put little bugs all over Leo the sewer samurai's knuckels. grrr __________________

04-20-2007, 11:59 PM	#6
mikey2007 Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 304	[QUOTE=Mike Bock;503270]I wonder why they changed the colors on Shredder and why they left his torso naked ? [QUOTE] i always wondered that too, it never made sense to me, and i always thought his head was too big for his body, also i thought he wasn't in the best of poses,.....in fact i never was very impressed with any of the shredder figures from the old toon __________________ "i just love hide-n-seek, don't you?" -mike

04-20-2007, 10:26 PM	#2
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,711	Probably thought it was too hardcore for Saturday Morning... Most of the toys were pretty cool, but some were pretty lame compared to the cartoon design or Archie comics design. Scumbug and Wyrm both looked totally lame compared to their Archie comics apperances, and Irma and Traag looked horribly lame compared to their cartoon appearances.

04-21-2007, 12:00 AM	#7
Revan Han Shot First Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Paper Street Soap Company Posts: 3,687	Yeah that shred fig is just plain bad any way you slice it __________________

04-21-2007, 12:33 AM	#9
Revan Han Shot First Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Paper Street Soap Company Posts: 3,687	^ that would be my number one gripe with playmates figures. The larger characters, OT or 2k3, are always the same size or smaller than the other figs. WTH. Super Shredder as mentioned is way off. As for the 2k3 figs... Leatherhead is way too small, mutated don is way too small. the turtles themselves are huge with even bigger heads (compare april's head to the original turtles heads. The boys have huge domes) But believe it or not after that childish rant, I love my OT and 2k3 figs. __________________

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