The Official Bootleg thread

[Phelous]

Some shots from my Bootleg Zones episode on the NECA coloured mask bootlegs:





















Hope you guys like the pose in the 1st pic. If your interested in the video:
Bootleg Zones: Neca TMNT Bootlegs

[mousesi2k]

Originally Posted by Phelous

Some shots from my Bootleg Zones episode on the NECA coloured mask bootlegs:

*snip*

Hope you guys like the pose in the 1st pic. If your interested in the video:
Bootleg Zones: Neca TMNT Bootlegs

I have the set and really do enjoy them. The quality IMO is great and really no different then some of the toys we are buying at brick and mortar stores. I take them just about everywhere I go in my backpack. Never know when a good play session or photo-opp will arise!

[demonized]

Originally Posted by Slime State Alumni

Interesting; where did you see them for sale initially?

Those 2012 bootlegs are pretty nice considering how complex the molding/casting is for those figures due to the multiple parts and articulation. Where'd you get those?

look on ebay for "NECA Tmnt Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classic" and there you find them from this mr.lee2012 guy.he will tell you that they are originals by the way.as he always does.

[madyankees]

If you guys are on the fence regarding the NECA coloured headbands, my advice is go for it. They are simply awesome and other than the lack of ab crunch articulation (minor nitpick), they actually feel more durable than the originals

[turtles_kolektor]

I found something cool on eBay today:



Never seen it before.

[joefsas]

Iv'e heard the name Mr.lee2012 pop up a few times regarding the neca bootlegs.
Anybody have any problems with him? Is he a trusted seller?

[drewizzle88]

Originally Posted by joefsas

Iv'e heard the name Mr.lee2012 pop up a few times regarding the neca bootlegs.
Anybody have any problems with him? Is he a trusted seller?

I didn't buy my NECAs from him but he was a good seller to me, my box arrived in 8 days from China to the Midwest, packed very well and actually included a freebie figure. I purchased from him twice, both times I was impressed.

[Jester]

Ashens (at about 9 minutes in) looks at bootleg TMNT Lego...or rather Teenage Motant Ninja Tortlez by Lele.

[Powder]

Not that I expect people to have even basic TMNT knowledge or whatever but he seriously just called Mikey Donatello, while holding the box with his name on it. Oy vey. Funny reviews otherwise, though. I quite like Ashens and that "scary terminator version of Krang" comment had me chuckling.

[Jester]

Originally Posted by Powder

Not that I expect people to have even basic TMNT knowledge or whatever but he seriously just called Mikey Donatello, while holding the box with his name on it. Oy vey. Funny reviews otherwise, though. I quite like Ashens and that "scary terminator version of Krang" comment had me chuckling.

Yeah...that got me too. He does correct himself at the end when he goes back to the cards that came with the knock-off Mikey.

[Ninjinister]

Good ol' Stuart. Always can get a review outta him that doesn't make me wish to kill myself, unlike most others.

I didn't know he'd done this one so I'll have to go watch.

[Jester]

I think it's 'cause he's English. Also Star Wart is classic.

[Slime State Alumni]

Originally Posted by demonized

look on ebay for "NECA Tmnt Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classic" and there you find them from this mr.lee2012 guy.he will tell you that they are originals by the way.as he always does.

I actually bought some Classic Collection turtles from him and they were amazingly well done for bootlegs, almost too well. But, when you compared them with the actual Playmates version, subtle differences can be pointed out like the surface and overall quality of the plastic, paint apps, looseness of the limbs (especially in the ankles), etc. Of course he's advertising them as the actual official run, so it's dubious either way.

[Phelous]

I was going to ask if anyone got any of those TMNT Classics from China.
Figured they might be bootleg with many floating around from there.
There any difference with the packaging or anything and do you have any side by side pics of them?
I'd be really interested to see the differences on them.

The Nick bootlegs have really exploded lately, I got a set on them on their cards. So glad they Include "Ninja Arsenac"!

Noticed some sellers are going as far as to include pics of the real figures with the bootlegs, hope not too many people are getting taken in by that.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-4-Dif...-/261350581237

[bebopcello]

I agree with Slime State Alumni about the quality of the 'Classics Collection' figures from China. In fact, the feet on mine barely stay in their sockets at all! Aside from that though, I actually found the joints on the upper body (arms and head) way too tight. I thought I was going to snap off their arms/heads in trying to move them.

Phelous, mine didn't come in any packaging, as they often don't. However, a tumblr user I follow by the name of fas0 has posted a few pictures of what these bootlegs look like on their cards (there are a few more in his archive) -


Here are a few side by side photos of the ones I got.

Real on the right, fake on the left.


Real raph up close -

And the fake -


As you can see, the bootleg Donnie has a silver wrap on his Bo, whereas the real one had a white wrap.


The real sewer lid figure stand, on the right again, has a bit of a shadow to it, whereas the bootleg came with a plain grey plastic one. It didn't show up too well, but the bootleg Donnie has notably different coloured toes to the rest of his feet. For whatever reason.


Real Leo on the left this time -


The bootlegs, on the left again, actually have 'browner' shells.


The text on their feet is basically the same, which is odd.
Real -

Bootleg -


The differences are pretty negligible actually. But they are there, and numerous enough to give away that they aren't the real deal.

[Slime State Alumni]

Mine came loose but the sewer lids they had were actually colored. When I compared them with the real version lids, I noticed that the bootlegs are painted in a slightly different shade and the gray plastic is different by a small margin. I didn't even realize they were bootlegs until I noticed Donnie's bo wrap, and even then I had my doubts. Chinese bootleggers are definitely stepping up their game it seems.

[Discogod]

I have a feeling that the Classics bootlegs are made using the original tooling, "after-hours", if you catch my drift. There's more and more bootlegs being made that way (the Marvel lines are plagued with them right now).

[TVsRobLowe]

Those Classics bootlegs look like they're closer to the colors of the original Playmates turtles. If they released them in color schemes like the originals, along with white eyes, I'd buy them.

[Zulithe]

I am thinking about getting a bootleg set of the multi-colored masks (NECA), I see some sellers have them (set of all 4 + weapons) for $49.99 (with free shipping) (they take them OUT OF THE TUBES to save on shipping costs that's why they are so cheap)

Do you guys think I'd be happy with these for $50? The pics look pretty good but still paranoid about quality. anyone recommend a seller they've bought them from?

[Plasticplayhouse]

the thing that sucks is that all the money people will spend on these bootlegs go to the wrong pockets. in the name of saving a couple of bucks, many buyers will purchase these bootlegs instead of the official product. that will obviously reduce the overall sales of the official figures...maybe even to the point that it will affect the line. if it gets bad enough, playmates may cut planned characters or the line its self due to drooping sales. imagine not getting a classics shredder because the line got dropped due to declining sales...something to think about.

that's not to say i'm against bootlegs; just in cases like this. i totally dig the mirage bootlegs, but that line was dead anyways, so the bootleggers were actually doing fans a service.