TMNT Classics Collection Wave 3

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

I know it's wishful thinkin, but c'mon Technodrome and Sewers Playset! I mean why can't it be done in perhaps a $60-$80 price range?

The Classics Castle Grayskull is $200 and almost didn't see the light of day. I honestly don't think Playmates can release a proper play set for the Classics Turtles, it'd be too costly and too time consuming. And if they did make one... It'll probably look half baked.

[ProactiveMan]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

The Classics Castle Grayskull is $200 and almost didn't see the light of day. I honestly don't think Playmates can release a proper play set for the Classics Turtles, it'd be too costly and too time consuming. And if they did make one... It'll probably look half baked.

I think you're right. To accommodate the Classics Turtles, a playset would have to be roughly the scale of the Matty Castle Grayskull, and I can't see them pulling that off for $80.

A little diorama stand would be cool though, with a brick wall and a pipe in the background or something... but that won't happen either.

[T-U-R-T-L-E POWA!]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

The Classics Castle Grayskull is $200 and almost didn't see the light of day. I honestly don't think Playmates can release a proper play set for the Classics Turtles, it'd be too costly and too time consuming. And if they did make one... It'll probably look half baked.

Actually I think Grayskull is $250 and Matty has really screwed that up pretty bad. They had to reach 250 preorders before they would even produce them and then people that bought them aren't getting them due to some crazy glitch or something. I'm a huge MOTU fan and I've seen a lot of people really mad about it. Some people are getting theirs though. My buddy that owns the comic book store where my pull file is ordered one and it's not there yet. They are SWEET looking though and are made to actual scale and everything. I still have my original Grayskull and the figures won't hardly fit through the door. LOL.

[turtlefanforever]

Originally Posted by T-U-R-T-L-E POWA!

Actually I think Grayskull is $250 and Matty has really screwed that up pretty bad. They had to reach 250 preorders before they would even produce them and then people that bought them aren't getting them due to some crazy glitch or something. I'm a huge MOTU fan and I've seen a lot of people really mad about it. Some people are getting theirs though. My buddy that owns the comic book store where my pull file is ordered one and it's not there yet. They are SWEET looking though and are made to actual scale and everything. I still have my original Grayskull and the figures won't hardly fit through the door. LOL.

They really screwed those guys huh?

[LeonardosBane]

Originally Posted by T-U-R-T-L-E POWA!

Actually I think Grayskull is $250 and Matty has really screwed that up pretty bad. They had to reach 250 preorders before they would even produce them and then people that bought them aren't getting them due to some crazy glitch or something. I'm a huge MOTU fan and I've seen a lot of people really mad about it. Some people are getting theirs though. My buddy that owns the comic book store where my pull file is ordered one and it's not there yet. They are SWEET looking though and are made to actual scale and everything. I still have my original Grayskull and the figures won't hardly fit through the door. LOL.

Not sure where you heard that, a small percentage of people's orders were glitches (usually due to expired credit cards), but they sorted that out. I would say that 99% of people got their castles just fine me. I know I got mine.

[Cowabungawolf89]

Playsets would be cool. Even the party wagon or turtle blimp but I know it's wishful thinking

[T-U-R-T-L-E POWA!]

Originally Posted by LeonardosBane

Not sure where you heard that, a small percentage of people's orders were glitches (usually due to expired credit cards), but they sorted that out. I would say that 99% of people got their castles just fine me. I know I got mine.

I saw a lot of people on Heman.org going off about it. I would've loved to have had it but couldn't afford it at the time. The thing about the Matty Collector stuff is that they all look great but they are quite high and only seem to go down in value.

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by T-U-R-T-L-E POWA!

Actually I think Grayskull is $250 and Matty has really screwed that up pretty bad. They had to reach 250 preorders before they would even produce them and then people that bought them aren't getting them due to some crazy glitch or something. I'm a huge MOTU fan and I've seen a lot of people really mad about it. Some people are getting theirs though. My buddy that owns the comic book store where my pull file is ordered one and it's not there yet. They are SWEET looking though and are made to actual scale and everything. I still have my original Grayskull and the figures won't hardly fit through the door. LOL.

CG is pretty sweet, mine came relatively quickly after initial launch shipping. My LCS guy had issues with his order, he called Matty, fixed it and got CG as quickly as I did.

Later preorders after the goal was met had a higher price point.

[turtlefanforever]

Originally Posted by Cowabungawolf89

Playsets would be cool. Even the party wagon or turtle blimp but I know it's wishful thinking

I didn't even think of the blimp! That'd be freakin awesome!

[DVD]

With two classic lines, it can get a bit, confusing.
Playmates website identifies the larger stylized figures as their Classic line, and the reissues as Retro Classics.
Technically, both could have a third wave!
The retro classic line already has the Party Wagon which is very nice. I don't think the Classic line will see any vehicles or play sets, but I would expect more for the Retro Classic line.

[turtlefanforever]

But either way it is labeled as wave 3. I don't mind the naming as long as they put a lot of work into the figures. The party wagon was great. There's tons of articulation in the figures, and the retro's were executed perfectly.

[DVD]

Loving the retro and Classic lines. And I get what you say.
It's a pity they haven't been following the same figure choices.

Both lines have the four Turtles, then there is Splinter and Shredder in the retro line, with BB n RS in the Classic.

Aha, ( no, not the band..a thought). Maybe the third wave in each will be the two figures from each of the other lines.

[turtlefanforever]

Gif the Michelangelo party dude part? And I thought they were executed great I just hope we get a more articulated shredder and splinter.

[DVD]

Party Dude gif. I'll try to get time over the weekend.
The articulation in the original Shredder and Splinter wasn't updated in their modern counterparts, but if they get the Classic treatment, they will getting the same multi point articulation of the others. BB n RS get a hard time, but I'm a fan and I love positioning those dudes. They hold great dynamic poses.

[Discogod]

If we get a Splinter & Shredder in the Classics line, I can see Playmates cutting back the articulation even more.

At this point, I'd much rather them just kill the Classics line altogether than continue to churn out sh*t like Bebop & Rocksteady.

[turtlefanforever]

Originally Posted by DVD

Party Dude gif. I'll try to get time over the weekend.
The articulation in the original Shredder and Splinter wasn't updated in their modern counterparts, but if they get the Classic treatment, they will getting the same multi point articulation of the others. BB n RS get a hard time, but I'm a fan and I love positioning those dudes. They hold great dynamic poses.

And I like bebop and rocksteady too. My only complaint is when I got rocksteady is in the box his paint was sorta or scuffed on his horn. I got him on Black Friday at toys r us. The bebop was very good besides not having the white circle on each side of the shoe and the foot symbol wasn't in the white circle it was jut purples out.

A classics Casey and April would be great too. I saw someone make what a classics April would look like. Came out nice.

[psychturtle]

I could absolutely not disagree more, disco. I know you're mad about toy joints but I really like these. They display well on my shelf and that's all I can ask for.

[Discogod]

Originally Posted by okstpsy

I could absolutely not disagree more, disco. I know you're mad about toy joints but I really like these. They display well on my shelf and that's all I can ask for.

It's not just about cutting articulation. The artic that is there on Bebop & Rocksteady is poorly designed & engineered and seems there just for the sake of Playmates being able to call them "super-articulated".
The paints, whilst relatively clean, are extremely basic and several apps are missing altogether - Rocksteady's unpainted neck is a f*cking disgrace.
And the sculpts are some weird hybrid of cartoon & toy, which NO ONE was asking for. Add to that the numerous quality control issues, and it's clear that Playmates doesn't have a clue what they're doing with this line.

Look at what Hasbro are doing with Star Wars Black and Marvel Legends Infinite - sure, the figures are slightly more expensive, but you get fantastic sculpts, multiple paint apps, extra hands/heads, multiple accessories/BAF pieces... There's no contest.

I want to like what Playmates are doing - TMNT is one of my favourite things, and I'd love to have a display to rival my Marvel Legends, but with the substandard product Playmates is crapping out, in both the Classics and Nick lines, I just don't see that happening.

[Powder]

I'm with D on this 100%. It'd be better to die with dignity than live on only to get worse and worse. Just look at the standard series. Straight up disgraceful at this point.

[Candy Kappa]

Playmates really do need a guy like ToyGuru to guide them through.