TMNT Classics Collection Wave 3 - Page 16

*turtlefanforever* · 02-22-2014, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the fixer

Hey guys,

Did a bit of a paint-over on Playmates' movie one Raphael figure this time...
Sadly, it isn't an easy fix like Mikey was... With all due respect- The original Playmates sculpt is way, way off. The worst of the four movie one Turtles, I think.
Adding freckles, skin around the eyes and a longer bandana didn't cut it here...
I had to change the shape of the head, the position of the eyes and ultimately decided to give ol' Raph a more... Raph-ish expression.

It's not perfect, but I hope my version is at least a bit closer to the Raphael from the movie.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...pscf5d4c90.jpg

And here's my Mikey paint-over from a few pages back for comparison:

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps3aeec6db.jpg

cheers,

Cliff

I like the original Raph better though. The Mikey's still great

Cowabungawolf89 · 02-22-2014, 06:35 PM

Come to think of it, goofy face does kinda fit Donatello because in the first movie he didn't actually have his "Intelligence" except we had some idea when he was helping Casey fix that truck.

sir_hubris · 02-22-2014, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the fixer

Hey guys,

Did a bit of a paint-over on Playmates' movie one Raphael figure this time...
Sadly, it isn't an easy fix like Mikey was... With all due respect- The original Playmates sculpt is way, way off. The worst of the four movie one Turtles, I think.
Adding freckles, skin around the eyes and a longer bandana didn't cut it here...
I had to change the shape of the head, the position of the eyes and ultimately decided to give ol' Raph a more... Raph-ish expression.

It's not perfect, but I hope my version is at least a bit closer to the Raphael from the movie.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...pscf5d4c90.jpg

And here's my Mikey paint-over from a few pages back for comparison:

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps3aeec6db.jpg

cheers,

Cliff

I think that might be the best Raph figure I've ever seen. too bad it's not real.

--Sir_H

vexdar · 02-23-2014, 12:49 AM

Let's send these pics to playmates and see if they can fix them, these are the best figures ever good work

*TheBlueTurtle1* · 02-23-2014, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the fixer

Hey guys,

Did a bit of a paint-over on Playmates' movie one Raphael figure this time...
Sadly, it isn't an easy fix like Mikey was... With all due respect- The original Playmates sculpt is way, way off. The worst of the four movie one Turtles, I think.
Adding freckles, skin around the eyes and a longer bandana didn't cut it here...
I had to change the shape of the head, the position of the eyes and ultimately decided to give ol' Raph a more... Raph-ish expression.

It's not perfect, but I hope my version is at least a bit closer to the Raphael from the movie.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...pscf5d4c90.jpg

And here's my Mikey paint-over from a few pages back for comparison:

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps3aeec6db.jpg

cheers,

Cliff

That is so awesome!

*TheBlueTurtle1* · 02-23-2014, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cowabungawolf89

Come to think of it, goofy face does kinda fit Donatello because in the first movie he didn't actually have his "Intelligence" except we had some idea when he was helping Casey fix that truck.

Me and my brother watched the movie and the sequel yesterday, and we were both saying the exact same thing to each other.

You do see his "intelligence" a lot more in the second however.

the fixer · 02-23-2014, 04:57 AM

Thanks for the compliments, guys! Much appreciated!

Quote:

Originally Posted by turtlefanforever

I like the original Raph better though.

You're in luck. That's the one you'll be getting!

Pagong · 02-23-2014, 05:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the fixer

Hey guys,

Did a bit of a paint-over on Playmates' movie one Raphael figure this time...
Sadly, it isn't an easy fix like Mikey was... With all due respect- The original Playmates sculpt is way, way off. The worst of the four movie one Turtles, I think.
Adding freckles, skin around the eyes and a longer bandana didn't cut it here...
I had to change the shape of the head, the position of the eyes and ultimately decided to give ol' Raph a more... Raph-ish expression.

It's not perfect, but I hope my version is at least a bit closer to the Raphael from the movie.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...pscf5d4c90.jpg

And here's my Mikey paint-over from a few pages back for comparison:

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps3aeec6db.jpg

cheers,

Cliff

Yes, thank you. That's a better figure all the way. I can't swallow the face sculpt on Raph, but eh, what can we do. I'll still buy all four though since I still think these are better-looking than the first four classics turtles. I just maybe need to change mikey's chains to a rope one.

*Discogod* · 02-24-2014, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FellowChucker

As for the touch ups on the Classic Movie figures. As we all said they just needed extra detail in paint on the skin, and especially around the eyes to make them pop. But expecting that level of quality, or attention to detail out of mass produced figures to begin with is kind of absurd.

Not in the least. Look what Hasbro are doing with their Star Wars Black line - that's a mass-produced retail line, and sure, it's a little more expensive than the Classic Turtles, but you get much superior sculpting, actual paint apps, multiple character- and scene-specific accessories...

There's no excuse for Playmates to skimp on what they've determined is a line targeted at collectors, other than their own cheapness and ineptitude.

*ProactiveMan* · 02-24-2014, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the fixer

Hey guys,

Did a bit of a paint-over on Playmates' movie one Raphael figure this time...
Sadly, it isn't an easy fix like Mikey was... With all due respect- The original Playmates sculpt is way, way off. The worst of the four movie one Turtles, I think.
Adding freckles, skin around the eyes and a longer bandana didn't cut it here...
I had to change the shape of the head, the position of the eyes and ultimately decided to give ol' Raph a more... Raph-ish expression.

It's not perfect, but I hope my version is at least a bit closer to the Raphael from the movie.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...pscf5d4c90.jpg

And here's my Mikey paint-over from a few pages back for comparison:

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps3aeec6db.jpg

cheers,

Cliff

You nailed it, nicely done.

*Candy Kappa* · 02-24-2014, 03:35 AM

Playmates wants to play with the big boys and just can't keep up. I'm still annoyed by the scale of the turtle classics, they are too big to scale up with other figures. It didn't do Thundercats classics any good, look what happened to them.

T-U-R-T-L-E POWA! · 02-25-2014, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

Playmates wants to play with the big boys and just can't keep up. I'm still annoyed by the scale of the turtle classics, they are too big to scale up with other figures. It didn't do Thundercats classics any good, look what happened to them.

Yeah the Thundercats toys were abysmal. I was extremely disappointed. The show was awesome though. Both versions of course.

Cowabungawolf89 · 02-25-2014, 09:57 AM

According to ToynewsI they're supposed to come out Late Spring and Early Summer. A previous source said sometime in the Fall but we'll see how that goes.

*Candy Kappa* · 02-25-2014, 12:00 PM

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

Yeah the Thundercats toys were abysmal. I was extremely disappointed. The show was awesome though. Both versions of course.

I really liked the basic 6 inch figures, but the classics ones was way too big and the plastic felt very cheap. Then they realized their error of too big of a scale on their figures and did make a resized classic Lion-O to fit the 6 inch scale better, but by then the line was dead Classic and basic alike.

*turtlefanforever* · 02-25-2014, 05:05 PM

I'm gonna try to pick them up in store but i don't know how that'll go. If not iMpl just go with amazon.

sspeck05 · 02-26-2014, 06:23 PM

For those curious about the old and new classic line I just received this message (In the last week I was looking for Rocksteady & Bebop):

"Shipment of the classic line has been halted until after the release of the movie. We will be adding in the original 1990 movie turtles as well.

Keep an eye out!
Lisa"

Hope this helps.

zaktheneutrino · 02-26-2014, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sspeck05

For those curious about the old and new classic line I just received this message (In the last week I was looking for Rocksteady & Bebop):

"Shipment of the classic line has been halted until after the release of the movie. We will be adding in the original 1990 movie turtles as well.

Keep an eye out!
Lisa"

Hope this helps.

Nice! Thanks for that info. Hoping to still find Bebop and Rocksteady for under $30.00.

sspeck05 · 02-26-2014, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zaktheneutrino

Nice! Thanks for that info. Hoping to still find Bebop and Rocksteady for under $30.00.

I found them from a shop in Michigan off of eBay for 20$ a piece. Once I get a chance I'll see if they have anymore and I'll let you know.

edit: Well, I checked it out and contacted them. Looks like I bought the last set. Sorry!

*TheCanadiandrome* · 02-27-2014, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sspeck05

For those curious about the old and new classic line I just received this message (In the last week I was looking for Rocksteady & Bebop):

"Shipment of the classic line has been halted until after the release of the movie. We will be adding in the original 1990 movie turtles as well.

Keep an eye out!
Lisa"

Hope this helps.

great, wonder how long i'll have to wait here in Canada

Cowabungawolf89 · 02-27-2014, 01:40 PM

I can just grab the LARP turtles as I wait for the 90s movie turtles to come out.

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Cowabungawolf89 Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 591	According to ToynewsI they're supposed to come out Late Spring and Early Summer. A previous source said sometime in the Fall but we'll see how that goes. __________________ Go Green Machine! It's Ninja Time! Turtle Power!

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turtlefanforever Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,098	Hmm I'm gonna try to pick them up in store but i don't know how that'll go. If not iMpl just go with amazon.

02-27-2014, 01:40 PM	#320
Cowabungawolf89 Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 591	I can just grab the LARP turtles as I wait for the 90s movie turtles to come out. __________________ Go Green Machine! It's Ninja Time! Turtle Power!

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vexdar Thug Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 80	Let's send these pics to playmates and see if they can fix them, these are the best figures ever good work

02-26-2014, 06:23 PM	#316
sspeck05 Random Punk Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 19	For those curious about the old and new classic line I just received this message (In the last week I was looking for Rocksteady & Bebop): "Shipment of the classic line has been halted until after the release of the movie. We will be adding in the original 1990 movie turtles as well. Keep an eye out! Lisa" Hope this helps.