HELP! Need Coming Out of Their Shells Tour Shredder pics (possibly Six Flags)

sallah · 09-25-2026, 04:56 AM

Hey all!

I am trying to find pictures of Shredder from the “Coming Out of Their Shells” tour featuring a different mask than the one traditionally seen (and that pops up in Google searches). So something different than this one:

Michelle Ivey has possibly helped me narrow it down to the Six Flags performances, but I am not 100% sure yet on that. Her pics from the time unfortunately have issues, but it definitely appears that mouth covering is attached in a different way by comparison (it is not attached to the sides of the helmet):

Any help anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

James

d_osborn · 09-25-2026, 08:37 AM

It looks the same to me. My guess is the helmet had been damaged/repaired during the 2-3 years of performances, hence the slightly different look. Pretty standard for traveling shows. The face mask was the absolute worst part of that whole design and the helmet looks way better without it.

Is the musical Shredder helmet in a private collection? I vaguely remember seeing it up for auction at some point.

*oldmanwinters* · 09-25-2026, 08:51 AM

This one looks about the same as the one from the video, but it's a nice pic they printed in their official press guide:

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sallah · 09-25-2026, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d_osborn

It looks the same to me. My guess is the helmet had been damaged/repaired during the 2-3 years of performances, hence the slightly different look. Pretty standard for traveling shows. The face mask was the absolute worst part of that whole design and the helmet looks way better without it.

Is the musical Shredder helmet in a private collection? I vaguely remember seeing it up for auction at some point.

I agree that the helmet looks the same… but the face covering seems to be to be different for sure or removed entirely at that Six Flags performance. You can see light coming through the area between his face and the helmet. The commonly seen version wouldn’t have this since the face mask connected to the sides.

Basically I am looking for pic of a version (which I suspect the Six Flags is) where the helmet was the same, but the face mask was more like a surgical mask that would have been tight around the performers face.

-James

d_osborn · 09-25-2026, 09:09 AM

Gotcha, I misread. Good luck on the hunt! Hopefully there's more photo reference material than Shredder in the 1990 film, yeesh.

09-25-2026, 04:56 AM	#1
sallah New Recruit Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2	HELP! Need Coming Out of Their Shells Tour Shredder pics (possibly Six Flags) Hey all! I am trying to find pictures of Shredder from the “Coming Out of Their Shells” tour featuring a different mask than the one traditionally seen (and that pops up in Google searches). So something different than this one: Michelle Ivey has possibly helped me narrow it down to the Six Flags performances, but I am not 100% sure yet on that. Her pics from the time unfortunately have issues, but it definitely appears that mouth covering is attached in a different way by comparison (it is not attached to the sides of the helmet): Any help anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! James

09-25-2026, 08:51 AM	#3
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,501	This one looks about the same as the one from the video, but it's a nice pic they printed in their official press guide: Spoiler: __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

09-25-2026, 08:37 AM	#2
d_osborn Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,426	It looks the same to me. My guess is the helmet had been damaged/repaired during the 2-3 years of performances, hence the slightly different look. Pretty standard for traveling shows. The face mask was the absolute worst part of that whole design and the helmet looks way better without it. Is the musical Shredder helmet in a private collection? I vaguely remember seeing it up for auction at some point.

09-25-2026, 09:09 AM	#5
d_osborn Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,426	Gotcha, I misread. Good luck on the hunt! Hopefully there's more photo reference material than Shredder in the 1990 film, yeesh.