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Old 03-31-2015, 03:43 AM   #1381
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Next up, we have the Frogs (Napoleon and Atilla) and the Beavers.
I am very impressed with the Atilla paint app.
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The Beavers.
Now I lnow I rotated this!!
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Old 03-31-2015, 04:06 AM   #1382
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Ok, feedback time.
My number 1 is Mikey. I'm a fan of the character so I'm biased.
Nice figure. Decent paint apps, but the arm and rings could have had more color.

Number 2. Monkey Brains.
You gotta love a monkey . Face is awesome. Body sculpt is good. Limited articulation.

Close 3rd is Napoleon .
He's better than I expected. Some good paint aps. Particularly around the throat. The hat looks like, well you can see what it looks like !

I have to put Attilla 4th.
He actually has presence. The graduated paint on the body was a nice surprise.
I like the sliding tongue (the only articulation really).
Plus, this came with the actual backing board.
I'd hoped it would carry the next wave, but it only has the head dropping Turtles.

Last, but not really least, are the Beavers.
Pretty basic. But that's what they were . I do like the very blank cards !!
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Old 03-31-2015, 06:57 AM   #1383
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wow all package errors..quality control was asleep for those ones lol. will say they look better then the Mystics
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Old 03-31-2015, 08:18 AM   #1384
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From one extreme to the other.
The 'Fred Wolf' set are missing no pint apps at all.
The colored pads are painted and not preformed in the appropriate colors.
Eyes look good, but.....
The belt insignia are just simple stickers . A small bug bare.
Overall I am pleased with them.
Here are the repainted And rebranded turtles with the 'repainted' and rebranded van.
http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/a...9CCFED99B0.jpg
The colored pads never made any sense to me, I hope the actual show does not start doing that.
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Old 03-31-2015, 08:30 AM   #1385
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wow all package errors..quality control was asleep for those ones lol. will say they look better then the Mystics
If I am understanding the poster correctly....these figures are in "test" packs. So, these are really not packaging errors.
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Old 03-31-2015, 09:52 AM   #1386
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The beavers look good, although it looks like they have more teeth showing that didn't get paint. Still, I will probably pick those two up. They sure do look awesome on those blank cards!

None of the others interest me but my daughter is into frogs right now, so she might need Atilla!
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Old 03-31-2015, 10:15 AM   #1387
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Jeez, Playmates are not good at paining eyes on the Turtles. They look like they are intensely staring at something or did some drugs.
I think the reason is that; the head sculpt was originally made without the intent of it having eyes and when they put eyes on it the didn't take that into consideration. Working a natural eye look into the sculpt, they just didn't get that quite right, they just put eyes on there and expected it to work, but it looks a little unnatural.
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Old 03-31-2015, 12:38 PM   #1388
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Genghis looks pretty good!
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Old 03-31-2015, 12:53 PM   #1389
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I have to admit they do not look so bad... These make me hopeful for a good Mondo Gecko figure.
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Old 03-31-2015, 01:09 PM   #1390
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Atilla, or Head Droppin' Donatello I shoud say, looks great. Same with the beavers.
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Old 03-31-2015, 01:23 PM   #1391
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If I am understanding the poster correctly....these figures are in "test" packs. So, these are really not packaging errors.
ya i read the post 1 page back after i replied lol
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Old 03-31-2015, 02:30 PM   #1392
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Napoleon looks a lot better then expected, but. The way his joints are pinned is really awkward looking, it's a similar issue with other figures like Rahzar and Shredder 2, only a bit more extreme.

I hope we get a Mutanimals Monkey Brains with the newer gear later on.

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I think the reason is that; the head sculpt was originally made without the intent of it having eyes and when they put eyes on it the didn't take that into consideration. Working a natural eye look into the sculpt, they just didn't get that quite right, they just put eyes on there and expected it to work, but it looks a little unnatural.
Yeah, but it's still possible to paint proper looking eyes. Probably more costly to align them in an natural pose...

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Old 03-31-2015, 02:46 PM   #1393
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Gengish looks a lot better then expected
Don't you mean Attila.
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Old 03-31-2015, 02:57 PM   #1394
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Don't you mean Attila.
No, I meant Napoleon. Attila Looks absolutely useless, to put it nicely.
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Old 03-31-2015, 03:03 PM   #1395
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Atilla, or Head Droppin' Donatello I shoud say, looks great. Same with the beavers.
Yup, you squeeze his legs and the head drops, turning him into a frog.. Hahaha!!

Having the dummy backs is amusing, but for Attila, it's only the insert that is wrong.


The slide used to flick out the tongue is basic, but effective. Once these hit the stores, I'd be checking to make sure the trigger on the reverse was not snapped as it a bit 'sticky outy'.
Still a strange choice for a release, but a nice addition.
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Old 03-31-2015, 03:07 PM   #1396
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The colored pads never made any sense to me, I hope the actual show does not start doing that.
Though it could be funny for just an episode.

These figures look pretty rad. The arms look pretty awkward on Napolean, but I like how much paint ended up on him and the other figures. I will paint the Attila though.
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Old 03-31-2015, 04:03 PM   #1397
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Anyone else notice that Attila's name is spelled wrong?
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Old 03-31-2015, 04:38 PM   #1398
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Attila reminds me of Toon Mikey.
No reason, but just sayin'.
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Old 03-31-2015, 06:40 PM   #1399
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As promised , if a little later than I said...
The Mikey Turflytle head sculpt and that of the battle shell are the same and, it's used again in the next release. There are no noticeable differences.
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Old 03-31-2015, 09:05 PM   #1400
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Mikey
... but now I'm a bit confused regarding Savage Mikey. You're packaging sample has unpainted wraps on the hands but the the production version at NY Toy Fair they were painted:

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Do you think it's most likely the version that shows up in stores will be unpainted? Also is he supposed to come with chucks/weapons?

And then to confuse me even more....

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Your loose Turflytle has painted wraps on the hands did you do a paint job yourself or do a hand swap or something?
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