TMNT Classics Collection Wave 3

[turtlefanforever]

That Krang is where the money is. He has only had a few toys in general and with this articulation and all the tools they have it can look so badass! I would be all over that. And collectors and people who love the franchise would be all over it too. Krang in the android suit. With detachable hands, with some of his weapons to place there.

[joefsas]

Originally Posted by turtlefanforever

That Krang is where the money is. He has only had a few toys in general and with this articulation and all the tools they have it can look so badass! I would be all over that. And collectors and people who love the franchise would be all over it too. Krang in the android suit. With detachable hands, with some of his weapons to place there.

Kraang in the android suit is a must!!! That would sooo awsome
Would be bloody huge though to fit in with the turtles...which means expensive

[TheBlueTurtle1]

I kinda think they are movie based, but if they are Tokka and Rahzar, they must be in scale with the turtles, unlike Bebop and Rocksteady they are much larger.

Saying that it wouldn't surprise me if it was the 80s Shredder and movie Shredder.

[turtlefanforever]

Originally Posted by joefsas

Kraang in the android suit is a must!!! That would sooo awsome
Would be bloody huge though to fit in with the turtles...which means expensive

It's Krang. You're mistaking the true Krang. The original series Krang, with the nick series goons. Krang, from dimension x. Teamed up with shredder, bebop and rocksteady. That KrAng! Now onto your other words. Yes it would be awesome, and they could make it big like the meck wreckers which could be cool but I think they'd make it in the same scale as the turtles and other classic figs.

[zaktheneutrino]

I'd say that they will be OT figures. My reasoning is that, clearly, the four OT turtles sold well enough to make a wave 2 or else the line would have ended. These two, Bebop and Rocksteady, appear to be selling very well also as many have expressed how hard they have been to find. I feel that playmates wants to expand this line to see how well other incarnations sell, hence the movie turtles. They already know that OT sells so as the old saying goes "If it's not broken, don't fix it". Playmates releases OT Shredder and another OT figure for the next wave knowing that they will be in high demand and will keep an eye on movie turtle sales to determine if a second movie wave is in the companies best interest. Why make a movie wave 2 without seeing how well the first movie line sells? They continue planning OT line knowing it sells and if the movie line sells, it's a bonus and they've essentially created two lines in the classic collection series, which equals more money. If movie figures fail, they haven't lost completely as the OT line continues doing it's thing.

[Discogod]

I'm still leaning towards movie figures. Look at the pattern so far - 4 cartoon turtles, followed by Bebop & Rocksteady. Next we're getting 4 movie turtles, followed by 2 (possible) villains. There's a chance it could be Razhar & Tokka, following the 4 turtles/2 evil mutants formula, although I don't think Playmates would want to go as far as to make 2 unique sculpts.

Movie Shredder & movie Foot Soldier could share a lot of parts, making it more cost-effective for Playmates - they could essentially be built on the same body, with different shins, forearms & heads (which seems to fit Playmates' MO, with all turtles sharing a body with different heads). If the Foot Soldier came with a bunch of different weapons, so much the better!

[Kreim]

TNI tipped off that the two mystery figures will be based off the animated series in one of their previous news posts for Toy Fair.

http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=364&itemid=21949

Finally for the Classics line I can tell you that Playmates does have two more figures planned after the release of the 90's Turtle figures. I can't tell you what they are just yet but I will tell you that they are two BAD a@# looking figures that I think fans of the original TMNT animated series will be very happy with.

With that in mind I do hope for Shredder and Splinter, but I think it would be really heartbreaking to not eventually get to April done in the 87 style too. I know April isn't exactly the top of everyone's list, but she's an important character and I think her banana jumpsuit is iconic of classic TMNT.

And of course the foot soldier, which is so critical it's actually kind of shocking Bebop and Rocksteady were the first villians out.

[turtlefanforever]

Originally Posted by Kreim

TNI tipped off that the two mystery figures will be based off the animated series in one of their previous news posts for Toy Fair.

http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=364&itemid=21949




With that in mind I do hope for Shredder and Splinter, but I think it would be really heartbreaking to not eventually get to April done in the 87 style too. I know April isn't exactly the top of everyone's list, but she's an important character and I think her banana jumpsuit is iconic of classic TMNT.

And of course the foot soldier, which is so critical it's actually kind of shocking Bebop and Rocksteady were the first villians out.

I know I sound like a broken record but it'd be more of a disgrace to have one of them not be Krang, he's one of the main characters and throughout time has barely gotten any figs. Doesn't do him justice, and he is badass. Shredder is guaranteed(leather head voice) pretty much. April is perfect for this but, in terms of badass, has to be Shredder, Krang, or Casey. Unless they mean just the figures themselves are really cool then you can throw splinter and April. I view splinter as a fringe badass fig. Like he is a total badass but at the same time he's not always known as the badass or describes as such when Casey Krang and shredder still need to be made. That being said I love that they are going back to the original series! and keep in mind, villains sell.

[Zulithe]

It better be Splinter and Shredder.

And Splinter better have his Sword-Cane

Anyone crossing their fingers for Kraang over these two is out of their minds.

I will say this though... if one of them is not Splinter, I'm chalking it up to sculpting difficulties. B&R proved difficult for them to capture in this semi-realistic yet semi-authentic to the OT look they are going for, and I think Splinter would be even more challenging for them to pull off in this fashion.

However, Shredder should be pretty easy to pull off in a satisfying way. Plus he'd sell really well.

[billbot85]

A Shredder and a Splinter figure for the classics would be great. Although I kinda want a Krang in Android Body (with removable Krang). What I'd really love to see is a deluxe Party Wagon made to scale for the Classics.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by billbot85

A Shredder and a Splinter figure for the classics would be great. Although I kinda want a Krang in Android Body (with removable Krang).

Yes yes yes!!!! Lol

[turtlefanforever]

Originally Posted by billbot85

A Shredder and a Splinter figure for the classics would be great. Although I kinda want a Krang in Android Body (with removable Krang). What I'd really love to see is a deluxe Party Wagon made to scale for the Classics.

That won't happen a turtle blimp would be more likely, all those extras haven't sold that well, meck wreckers, turtle van, the retro line in general. But that would be so awesome. And I would like a removable krang but I feel it would take away from the design of krang in general they are best suited adding another krang body with The actual Krang in android suit. I would hope krang either comes with the mini walker or detachable hands you can put weapons in. Which are included in packaging

Originally Posted by Zulithe

It better be Splinter and Shredder.

And Splinter better have his Sword-Cane

Anyone crossing their fingers for Kraang over these two is out of their minds.

I will say this though... if one of them is not Splinter, I'm chalking it up to sculpting difficulties. B&R proved difficult for them to capture in this semi-realistic yet semi-authentic to the OT look they are going for, and I think Splinter would be even more challenging for them to pull off in this fashion.

However, Shredder should be pretty easy to pull off in a satisfying way. Plus he'd sell really well.

Well anyone crossing there fingers for "kraang" would be idiotic because they can pick up "the kraang" figures at pretty much any store that has action figures right now.

People holding out hope for Krang on the other hand, it isn't too far fetched. Considering he is badass. He's a main villain and there hasn't been much Krang toys so people would eat that up. Odds are its splinter and shredder. Shredder is a gauruantee we just aren't sure who the other might be.

[Cowabungawolf89]

It can go either way.
Tokka and Rahzar
Splinter and Shredder cartoon and movie
April and Casey cartoon and movie
Foot soldier variants
I wouldn't mind Krang or even Baxter Stockman as a fly.

[turtlefanforever]

Originally Posted by Cowabungawolf89

It can go either way.
Tokka and Rahzar
Splinter and Shredder cartoon and movie
April and Casey cartoon and movie
Foot soldier variants
I wouldn't mind Krang or even Baxter Stockman as a fly.

Somebody said it was pretty much confined its the original series, well fans of the original series will be pleased so take it ass you will. Baxter stockman would be awesome. You can have both. Him in his lab gear with detatchable head and hands and it can come with the fly head and hands. And there will be slits on his back to put the wings on for full fly conversion . It'd be cool. wings included as well.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Give me a Krang damn it! Lol

[turtlefanforever]

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

Give me a Krang damn it! Lol

And a technodrome rerelease.

[Cowabungawolf89]

Anything can happen

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Cowabungawolf89

Anything can happen

for sure

Originally Posted by turtlefanforever

And a technodrome rerelease.

yes please

[Agent 86]

Based on the capitalisation of "BAD" in the toynewsi.com article, I'm guessing they were strongly hinting that both of the figures would be villains. Combined with the apparent confirmation that they're from the original cartoon, then Shredder and a Foot Soldier seems like the most likely candidates.

Shredder and Android Body Krang may be another possibility, but I'm somewhat hopeful that Playmates have gained an understanding of "army builders" and are looking to make some money to put towards the budget for future unique classics sculpts like Splinter and April.

[turtlefanforever]

Originally Posted by Agent 86

Based on the capitalisation of "BAD" in the toynewsi.com article, I'm guessing they were strongly hinting that both of the figures would be villains. Combined with the apparent confirmation that they're from the original cartoon, then Shredder and a Foot Soldier seems like the most likely candidates.

Shredder and Android Body Krang may be another possibility, but I'm somewhat hopeful that Playmates have gained an understanding of "army builders" and are looking to make some money to put towards the budget for future unique classics sculpts like Splinter and April.

you think a foot solider is more deserving of a figure than Krang? that's just ludicrous