Turtles bits, not bacon bits, of random remarks and thoughts

[Ubiqtysync]

I stumbled across a garbage bag-sized sack in my closet today. It contains all the TMNT toys I scurried to get when I was younger. I really need to sell these things. However, I realized that they also made a Rat King action figure and that this character appears in both the Mirage and Archie comic book series.

I have the four original Playmates TMNT figurines. I wonder if these'll be worth anything someday. I also have these minuscule plastic, baby turtle-sized electroluminescent toys that, to the best of my recollection, came from those trash-can Playdo cup-like green ooze packages they sold for a while. I think I'll keep these, considering I enjoy all things holographic or electroluminescent.

I also have this 5th Anniversary TMNT "Leonardo" Limited Edition silver-ish statue. It's nothing more than a cheaply made trophy of a shimmering silver-plated Leonardo. However, I wouldn't mind finding some way of dislodging his swords from his hands to give to the original Leo figurine. I never understood why they always equipped the turtles with weapons colored light brown, especially for Raph and Leo.

One last thing: what is up with this sui generis "bimbo" April O'Neil figurine? It has black puffy hair and is armed with cosmetic weapons, like--I kid you not--lipstick nunchucks and a compact-mirror ninja star. This had to be some inside joke, but it surprises me that Playmates actually released this thing to young kids.