The #1 collectible that was never made...

theassassin · 05-25-2016, 06:05 PM

There's just three things left on my wishlist:

-~~High-quality, cartoon accurate action figures of the Turtles~~ - FINALLY we are getting this, thanks to Figuarts!

-High-quality, cartoon accurate action figures of the OTHER characters! - fingers crossed Figuarts will do this. I'd at least like the essentials, which I consider to be Shredder, Splinter, April, Bebop, Rocksteady, Krang, and a Foot Soldier. But ideally I'd like a full, extensive line that covers as many characters from the show as possible. Plus a high-quality properly-scaled Turtle Van!

-Special edition DVD releases of each season of the original cartoon, completely remastered, ideally including fixing obvious mistakes like occassional coloring errors, all episodes in the correct order, and consistent, nicely designed case artwork that properly captures the feel and design of the show. The current DVDs just look like generic TMNT merchandise and the case artwork designs are all over the place with cheap looking stock artwork and completely different styles of design and layout. And I don't like the Turtle van gimmick case of the "complete" set.

-High-quality artwork display pieces (i.e. posters etc) based 100% on the cartoon, so much that they look like they could have been drawn by the original animators. To clarify, these would need to be newly commissioned for the purpose, because as far as I can tell there is virtually zero high-quality artwork around that looks like it came straight out of the cartoon. Other than cells or screenshots from the cartoon, which isn't what I have in mind. Whenever I've looked for a nice artwork display piece of TMNT, all I find is cheap-looking stock images arranged with a TMNT logo into what looks poor quality (like a pullout poster from a kids comic), comic artwork pieces (which are good quality but I don't remember the comics, I remember the cartoon), movie posters, modern TMNT cartoon posters, or other stylized TMNT depictions that just don't look particularly like the cartoon. I want some high-quality artwork that I can frame up and display which clearly and specifically celebrates the cartoon and properly represents the characters and look of the show.

View Poll Results: What's your wish?
1/6 Scale Henson Turtles, 1990 (Main Characters), from Hot Toys	18	43.90%
1/6 Scale FW April, from Hot Toys	3	7.32%
1/6 Scale Nick Karai, from Hot Toys	3	7.32%
1/6 Scale Mirage, (1st apperance), from Hot Toys	7	17.07%
1/12 Scale FW season 1, 100% Show Accurate.	3	7.32%
1/12 Scale Archie figures, in the style of Ken Mitchroney.	5	12.20%
Other	9	21.95%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 41. You may not vote on this poll

05-25-2016, 06:05 PM	#17
theassassin Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 193	There's just three things left on my wishlist: -~~High-quality, cartoon accurate action figures of the Turtles~~ - FINALLY we are getting this, thanks to Figuarts! -High-quality, cartoon accurate action figures of the OTHER characters! - fingers crossed Figuarts will do this. I'd at least like the essentials, which I consider to be Shredder, Splinter, April, Bebop, Rocksteady, Krang, and a Foot Soldier. But ideally I'd like a full, extensive line that covers as many characters from the show as possible. Plus a high-quality properly-scaled Turtle Van! -Special edition DVD releases of each season of the original cartoon, completely remastered, ideally including fixing obvious mistakes like occassional coloring errors, all episodes in the correct order, and consistent, nicely designed case artwork that properly captures the feel and design of the show. The current DVDs just look like generic TMNT merchandise and the case artwork designs are all over the place with cheap looking stock artwork and completely different styles of design and layout. And I don't like the Turtle van gimmick case of the "complete" set. -High-quality artwork display pieces (i.e. posters etc) based 100% on the cartoon, so much that they look like they could have been drawn by the original animators. To clarify, these would need to be newly commissioned for the purpose, because as far as I can tell there is virtually zero high-quality artwork around that looks like it came straight out of the cartoon. Other than cells or screenshots from the cartoon, which isn't what I have in mind. Whenever I've looked for a nice artwork display piece of TMNT, all I find is cheap-looking stock images arranged with a TMNT logo into what looks poor quality (like a pullout poster from a kids comic), comic artwork pieces (which are good quality but I don't remember the comics, I remember the cartoon), movie posters, modern TMNT cartoon posters, or other stylized TMNT depictions that just don't look particularly like the cartoon. I want some high-quality artwork that I can frame up and display which clearly and specifically celebrates the cartoon and properly represents the characters and look of the show. Last edited by theassassin; 05-25-2016 at 06:15 PM.