Playmates Toys Future Looks Bright! Now w/ Release Date!

[LincolnHawk]

Originally Posted by DonatelloFan

You probably don't know it because it hasn't been in the mainstream in something like 20 years.

Yeah I heard my kid say it the other day...must be some new lingo

[Redrumh2o]

Be careful when ordering from TRU.com if you are a MOC collector. They have been known to ship action figures in just a bubble mailer. I have had to return dozens of figures (an annoying process) before I eventually just stopped.

I am sure these will be very plentiful for a while in actual stores...if you can wait a week or so

[Genesis]

Originally Posted by Redrumh2o

Be careful when ordering from TRU.com if you are a MOC collector. They have been known to ship action figures in just a bubble mailer. I have had to return dozens of figures (an annoying process) before I eventually just stopped.

I am sure these will be very plentiful for a while in actual stores...if you can wait a week or so

That's what I was banking on. What, you got damaged products or just messed up packaging?

[DonatelloFan]

Well, it IS free shipping if you plan on buying at least $75 worth. And if the basic figures were available for pre-order, I'd probably do it.

[DonatelloFan]

Originally Posted by LincolnHawk

Yeah I heard my kid say it the other day...must be some new lingo

Well, not 'new', I guess it's just one of those things that waiver in popularity for a long time, then makes a comeback (like MC Hammer pants, which I'll never understand).

[Genesis]

Originally Posted by DonatelloFan

Well, it IS free shipping if you plan on buying at least $75 worth. And if the basic figures were available for pre-order, I'd probably do it.

Yeah, but I only intend to get the Turtles and maybe the Shredder, at first. I probably wouldn't hit the seventy-five dollar range, especially since the Turtles with shipping is less than that. Seems like an ironic thing to do to avoid shipping charges.

[Hero]

Splinter and April are now mine.

[Timmetry]

Originally Posted by encline_designs

here you go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fTGX...1&feature=plcp

Well done. That is essentially what I was trying to do, but I got impatient and used joints I had instead of ordering good quality ones. I don't care much for how your hips turned out and I think single joints will look better than double joints on the knees, but that's all personal taste. Articulation or aesthetic. What mm were each of the joints you used? Also, what kind of glue did you use? I tried two part loctite, but it didn't seem to bound well to the softer plastic (which is actually good, cause I can try again without wasting a figure!).

Please do not take my personal tastes as an insult. You did a very awesome job.

[encline_designs]

Originally Posted by Timmetry

Well done. That is essentially what I was trying to do, but I got impatient and used joints I had instead of ordering good quality ones. I don't care much for how your hips turned out and I think single joints will look better than double joints on the knees, but that's all personal taste. Articulation or aesthetic. What mm were each of the joints you used? Also, what kind of glue did you use? I tried two part loctite, but it didn't seem to bound well to the softer plastic (which is actually good, cause I can try again without wasting a figure!).

Please do not take my personal tastes as an insult. You did a very awesome job.

Well, you have just made me cry. I will never post here again. Fellow Turtle fans are mean.

The joints are just in there and will be covered by new sculpting and or panels. I used 4mm and 6mm joints and regular model glue with an activator. Be sure you clean the spots with non-acetone nail polish remover before glueing.

And at $9 a figure these are great to practice on.

[LincolnHawk]

Try now has pre orders up for all figures....just put my order through

[LincolnHawk]

I really don't get the gripe people are giving over the tooling of these figures. They are made for kids, I find it hard to believe that kids are going to look at Mikey's chains and say "I wish they would have painted the chains". This is not mattycollector, these toys are not marketed towards adults. The only line that is being marketed for us is the classics line....and lo and behold the chains on Mikey's nun chucks are painted.

[The Purple Dragon]

Originally Posted by LincolnHawk

I really don't get the gripe people are giving over the tooling of these figures. They are made for kids, I find it hard to believe that kids are going to look at Mikey's chains and say "I wish they would have painted the chains". This is not mattycollector, these toys are not marketed towards adults. The only line that is being marketed for us is the classics line....and lo and behold the chains on Mikey's nun chucks are painted.

well i did and i woued guess other has/will do as well i think it is ufair to say that because it it kids toys they dont need knee joint etc i think kid woued love the toys more if they did do it

[The Purple Dragon]

Originally Posted by Hero

Splinter and April are now mine.

where did you buy from??

[LincolnHawk]

Originally Posted by ozzythebulldog

well i did and i woued guess other has/will do as well i think it is ufair to say that because it it kids toys they dont need knee joint etc i think kid woued love the toys more if they did do it

I'm sorry but I had no idea what tooling on an action figure meant when I was 8-10 years old. I find it hard to believe that kids these days buy a toy bc of "tooling"....I dunno but that's my opinion

[Cowabunga Carl]

I know my little nephew loves being able to move his action figures around. He sets them up on shelves when not playing. It could be because he has seen me do it. Point being is saying "It's for kids" is a lame excuse not to do something.

[tone-master21]

Target has the Classic figures listed online but you can't pre-order them yet.

Donatello
http://www.target.com/p/teenage-muta...o/-/A-14164063

Leonardo
http://www.target.com/p/teenage-muta...o/-/A-14164012

Raphael
http://www.target.com/p/teenage-muta...l/-/A-14164064

Michelangelo
http://www.target.com/p/teenage-muta...o/-/A-14164065

[weizie]

Originally Posted by Brodie

Hey weizie, anything for the following?
7511, 7523, 7521

7521 shows they have 13 out of 24 basics left....the others show none

[The Purple Dragon]

Originally Posted by LincolnHawk

I'm sorry but I had no idea what tooling on an action figure meant when I was 8-10 years old. I find it hard to believe that kids these days buy a toy bc of "tooling"....I dunno but that's my opinion

well i guess i was one of few i know a lot of my friends dident care i ask a lot if them if they woued like a shredder that coued stand etc but they was happy as they was.it did always bother my and i always had it in my back head how mutch cooler woued this line been if they got joints

[The Purple Dragon]

Originally Posted by Old Hob

I know my little nephew loves being able to move his action figures around. He sets them up on shelves when not playing. It could be because he has seen me do it. Point being is saying "It's for kids" is a lame excuse not to do something.

+1000 my point exactly.at least in this time of age

[LincolnHawk]

Originally Posted by ozzythebulldog

well i guess i was one of few i know a lot of my friends dident care i ask a lot if them if they woued like a shredder that coued stand etc but they was happy as they was.it did always bother my and i always had it in my back head how mutch cooler woued this line been if they got joints

Are you 8 years old?