Figures-Likes and Dislikes

*Mr. Snackpants* · 01-13-2003, 02:05 PM

What do you guys(for those of you who have them

)like most about the figs and hate most about them?

I like how articlutated they are and how much more detailed they are. Their weapons are more detailed, and look good.

Its hard to get them to stand. Well not hardbut their heels kind of drop more than the rest of their feet so they look a little duck-footed when they stand. I said the weapons look good, but they aren't made well. Leo, Shredder, and the Foots swords are very flimsy and bend easy. While you can bend them back into shape, on of my Shredders swords cam all messed up and I cant bend i back, so i stuck it in a big heavy book. Raphs sais are also like this and the place to put them in his belt is in a horrible spot, the sias get bend when you put them in and put his arms down.I just got them and their arms seem to be loose(kinda makes me nervous theyll bust off). I havent even hardly touched them or anything. Does anyone elses do this. Maybe its how theyre supposed to be?

~~PWDESAI~~ · 01-13-2003, 02:35 PM

I don't like their legs

Greed · 01-13-2003, 02:41 PM

yeah the only problem I have is with the legs other wise there cool

xZAOx · 01-13-2003, 03:19 PM

mine will arrive wednesday, so ill tell ya then =)

as for the standing thing, the original figures SUCKED when it comes to making them stand. i go them to do it, but with each one its a hassle. i never got undercover don to stand either. and what about shredder? gah. what an odd figure to try and get to stand =P

from what i've seen of the new ones, i love how they look. much better than the old figures. but yeah i saw the thing with raph's sai's which kinda sucks, altho in the comic at times thats where he keeps them. but they shoulda made more room for them to go there.

Greed · 01-13-2003, 03:47 PM

They stand ok, the problem is the legs don't move quite right

yeah the sai holders suck because the sais just get all bent up so I don't even but them in the holders

tmntpower2003 · 01-13-2003, 04:44 PM

if you ever have a problem trying to bend the weapons back dip them in boiling water then bend em back.

Dontebell · 01-13-2003, 04:59 PM

I like donatello belt cause it can hold both of his bo. and the shell are cool but i dislike the line they put around them.

Domo · 01-13-2003, 05:12 PM

I don't like having the mask and eyes a seperate peice of plastic attatched, that the place where the belts go there is like a path in the shell, the front of the shell is a shin rubbery plastic with a hole right under the tie in the belt, and the lack of good leg articulation........ But they are still worth it 100% and these are only small gripes that I can live with.

PacMan2005 · 01-13-2003, 05:16 PM

Are people here talking about the 5'' ones or 12''?

Greed · 01-13-2003, 05:48 PM

The 5 inch ones

*Jephael* · 01-13-2003, 06:19 PM

The 12" ones are perfect, BTW. Well, atleast Mike is. I can't really speak for the other three since I decided only to buy the one.

*Mr. Snackpants* · 01-13-2003, 08:14 PM

Ya I dont like how the shell has a "track" thing for the belt. ON my don it kinda came out a little and isnt in all the way. Does anyone elses figs have kinda loose arms?

Greed · 01-13-2003, 08:20 PM

My Don came with looser arms than expected but its all good

*Skeletoncrew* · 01-14-2003, 02:05 AM

Mine have trouble standing, but most action figures do. It just seems to come with the territory.

**DarthRaphael** · 01-14-2003, 04:08 AM

Mine are still MOC.

**HorseTechie** · 01-14-2003, 10:35 AM

Yeah, the Donny figure I have doesn't stand too well. So this is what I'm doing to compensate. I stick his extra bo in the belt, and it works as a third leg to keep him from falling back. But the Raph figure I just got stands excellent. There ain't gonna be no one to knock him over!

My other gripe is their paint jobs. Don has a blob of dried brown 'belt paint' on the back of his calf. Not very attractive, if you know what I mean!

The poor underpaid person painting Raph's right kneepad went "outside of the lines" in one area too (but nothing as bad as Don's mess-up). Then Raph has dark fine splatters on the plastron-- I'm gonna say that's the blood spray.

I would have been more selective, but they were the only ones of their name left. I'll be more selective when I get Leo and Mike, since I'm going to leave those two "on the card".

Oh.. I also noticed something with Raph. His 'card' shows his face growling with one side of his teeth showing, but the figure has both sides of his lips curled up with teeth showing. I like him better with both sides of the mouth curled up, so I'm cool with that.

I still like these figures overall. The muscle details and shading are cool, and the way the plastron overhangs for more turtlefied realism is a nice touch too.

xZAOx · 01-15-2003, 05:25 PM

got mine today! yeah, the legs could use some articulation, but oh well. the foot soldier was a pain the ass to get stoanding

and splinter sucks =/. i dont like the grey at all. and it'd be nice if his bow worked, even though he cant hold the thing at all b/c he has no elbow joints. leo's suction cups are really hard to get on. i had a time getting one on him; plus they dont stick well at all. my shredder also has the bent sword thing going on. the paint jobs were a little flimsy in places on mine as well. little runs or spots that didnt get painted all over.

the one thing i'd have liked to seen was belts on shredder and the foot. i like being able put all of a figure's accessories on that figure. none of them have a place for ninja stars (a little bag on the backside of the belt or something woulda been cool). and shredder needs somewhere to hold all that stuff he has hehe. the foot soldier should have at least one place for a spare sword or something. but oh well.

they do look great tho.

*Brodie* · 01-15-2003, 06:21 PM

I haven't have problems with the feet, or legs. They're bigger, and stand easier. I dropped Raph on the desk and he wobbled on his feet a bit and stood fully. I like it. The only draw back to the legs is that you can't fit them in things. I.E., I got a figure tube thing, it's for figures to stand in and junk. Well, my Turtles won't fit.

**azure turtle** · 01-15-2003, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xZAOx

got mine today! yeah, the legs could use some articulation

I hear ya... My Raph and Leo figs both have one leg that doesn't move forward and backward. I can only get then to twist.

Domo · 01-17-2003, 04:45 PM

All they would have needed to do to give us some good leg articulation would of be put a swivel joint on each of the knees. It wouldn't be much but it would make a huge difference.

01-13-2003, 02:05 PM	#1
Mr. Snackpants Keep cool my babies! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mount Pleasant Posts: 2,239	Figures-Likes and Dislikes What do you guys(for those of you who have them )like most about the figs and hate most about them? I like how articlutated they are and how much more detailed they are. Their weapons are more detailed, and look good. Its hard to get them to stand. Well not hardbut their heels kind of drop more than the rest of their feet so they look a little duck-footed when they stand. I said the weapons look good, but they aren't made well. Leo, Shredder, and the Foots swords are very flimsy and bend easy. While you can bend them back into shape, on of my Shredders swords cam all messed up and I cant bend i back, so i stuck it in a big heavy book. Raphs sais are also like this and the place to put them in his belt is in a horrible spot, the sias get bend when you put them in and put his arms down.I just got them and their arms seem to be loose(kinda makes me nervous theyll bust off). I havent even hardly touched them or anything. Does anyone elses do this. Maybe its how theyre supposed to be?

01-13-2003, 02:41 PM	#3
Greed Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chicago, ILL Posts: 931	yeah the only problem I have is with the legs other wise there cool __________________ Why? Because they're blacker than the blackest black times infinity. (Formerly known as Slash89, go ahead think back you know me.)

01-13-2003, 03:47 PM	#5
Greed Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chicago, ILL Posts: 931	They stand ok, the problem is the legs don't move quite right yeah the sai holders suck because the sais just get all bent up so I don't even but them in the holders __________________ Why? Because they're blacker than the blackest black times infinity. (Formerly known as Slash89, go ahead think back you know me.)

01-13-2003, 05:16 PM	#9
PacMan2005 Random Punk Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 20	reply Are people here talking about the 5'' ones or 12''?

01-13-2003, 05:48 PM	#10
Greed Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chicago, ILL Posts: 931	The 5 inch ones __________________ Why? Because they're blacker than the blackest black times infinity. (Formerly known as Slash89, go ahead think back you know me.)

01-13-2003, 02:35 PM	#2
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	I don't like their legs

01-13-2003, 03:19 PM	#4
xZAOx Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: TN Posts: 842	mine will arrive wednesday, so ill tell ya then =) as for the standing thing, the original figures SUCKED when it comes to making them stand. i go them to do it, but with each one its a hassle. i never got undercover don to stand either. and what about shredder? gah. what an odd figure to try and get to stand =P from what i've seen of the new ones, i love how they look. much better than the old figures. but yeah i saw the thing with raph's sai's which kinda sucks, altho in the comic at times thats where he keeps them. but they shoulda made more room for them to go there.

01-13-2003, 04:44 PM	#6
tmntpower2003 Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gotham City Posts: 418	if you ever have a problem trying to bend the weapons back dip them in boiling water then bend em back.

01-13-2003, 04:59 PM	#7
Dontebell Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Flint,Mi Posts: 819	I like donatello belt cause it can hold both of his bo. and the shell are cool but i dislike the line they put around them.

01-13-2003, 05:12 PM	#8
Domo Random Punk Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 45	I don't like having the mask and eyes a seperate peice of plastic attatched, that the place where the belts go there is like a path in the shell, the front of the shell is a shin rubbery plastic with a hole right under the tie in the belt, and the lack of good leg articulation........ But they are still worth it 100% and these are only small gripes that I can live with.

01-13-2003, 06:19 PM	#11
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,142	The 12" ones are perfect, BTW. Well, atleast Mike is. I can't really speak for the other three since I decided only to buy the one. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

01-13-2003, 08:14 PM	#12
Mr. Snackpants Keep cool my babies! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mount Pleasant Posts: 2,239	Ya I dont like how the shell has a "track" thing for the belt. ON my don it kinda came out a little and isnt in all the way. Does anyone elses figs have kinda loose arms?

01-13-2003, 08:20 PM	#13
Greed Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chicago, ILL Posts: 931	My Don came with looser arms than expected but its all good __________________ Why? Because they're blacker than the blackest black times infinity. (Formerly known as Slash89, go ahead think back you know me.)

01-14-2003, 02:05 AM	#14
Skeletoncrew Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Bearing in on your spicy brains Posts: 3,275	Mine have trouble standing, but most action figures do. It just seems to come with the territory. __________________ Adult TMNT fan art and fiction contest Now accepting entries!

01-14-2003, 04:08 AM	#15
DarthRaphael Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC USA Posts: 913	Mine are still MOC. __________________ I edit your posts

01-14-2003, 10:35 AM	#16
HorseTechie Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,677	Yeah, the Donny figure I have doesn't stand too well. So this is what I'm doing to compensate. I stick his extra bo in the belt, and it works as a third leg to keep him from falling back. But the Raph figure I just got stands excellent. There ain't gonna be no one to knock him over! My other gripe is their paint jobs. Don has a blob of dried brown 'belt paint' on the back of his calf. Not very attractive, if you know what I mean! The poor underpaid person painting Raph's right kneepad went "outside of the lines" in one area too (but nothing as bad as Don's mess-up). Then Raph has dark fine splatters on the plastron-- I'm gonna say that's the blood spray. I would have been more selective, but they were the only ones of their name left. I'll be more selective when I get Leo and Mike, since I'm going to leave those two "on the card". Oh.. I also noticed something with Raph. His 'card' shows his face growling with one side of his teeth showing, but the figure has both sides of his lips curled up with teeth showing. I like him better with both sides of the mouth curled up, so I'm cool with that. I still like these figures overall. The muscle details and shading are cool, and the way the plastron overhangs for more turtlefied realism is a nice touch too.

01-15-2003, 05:25 PM	#17
xZAOx Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: TN Posts: 842	got mine today! yeah, the legs could use some articulation, but oh well. the foot soldier was a pain the ass to get stoanding and splinter sucks =/. i dont like the grey at all. and it'd be nice if his bow worked, even though he cant hold the thing at all b/c he has no elbow joints. leo's suction cups are really hard to get on. i had a time getting one on him; plus they dont stick well at all. my shredder also has the bent sword thing going on. the paint jobs were a little flimsy in places on mine as well. little runs or spots that didnt get painted all over. the one thing i'd have liked to seen was belts on shredder and the foot. i like being able put all of a figure's accessories on that figure. none of them have a place for ninja stars (a little bag on the backside of the belt or something woulda been cool). and shredder needs somewhere to hold all that stuff he has hehe. the foot soldier should have at least one place for a spare sword or something. but oh well. they do look great tho.

01-15-2003, 06:21 PM	#18
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	I haven't have problems with the feet, or legs. They're bigger, and stand easier. I dropped Raph on the desk and he wobbled on his feet a bit and stood fully. I like it. The only draw back to the legs is that you can't fit them in things. I.E., I got a figure tube thing, it's for figures to stand in and junk. Well, my Turtles won't fit. __________________ Stupendous Monster

01-17-2003, 04:45 PM	#20
Domo Random Punk Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 45	All they would have needed to do to give us some good leg articulation would of be put a swivel joint on each of the knees. It wouldn't be much but it would make a huge difference.