Your First Figure - Page 2

A little *too* Raph · 10-16-2008, 08:37 PM

I think my first action figure would have actually ben some superman thing. As far as ninja turtles, it was one of the 4 turtles (hard head) but I can't remember which. I can vividly remember getting it though and being sooo excited. I can actually remember the exact times and locations of several of the figures that I got. Pretty good for only being 7 at the time, I guess you never forget your first love

**GK Punk** · 10-16-2008, 08:39 PM

It was Mikey, the first Christmas they were released. My uncle got him for me, for a reason I'm unsure of. I ended up getting for my Birthday (Just a month later) A Ton of MotU and TMNT figs after that.

Thus began a lifelong obsession. With both.

*gobo* · 10-16-2008, 08:44 PM

Ace Duck/Wacky-Action Mouser

*sdp* · 10-16-2008, 09:30 PM

My favorite turtle was Raphael so I'm fairly sure he was my first.

Archon_Turtle · 10-16-2008, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by gobo

Ace Duck/Wacky-Action Mouser

Interesting! I think youre the first one that has supporting characters as thier first? I dunno though, maybe one slipped by me.

Canadian Turtle · 10-16-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by gobo

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Interesting! Was that your choice? I would guess that most kids would want the turtles first unless they got the toys for a present or something.

Archon_Turtle · 10-16-2008, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Canadian Turtle

Interesting! Was that your choice? I would guess that most kids would want the turtles first unless they got the toys for a present or something.

Stop Copying me

j/k

*gobo* · 10-16-2008, 10:07 PM

Maybe I should have said that those were the first ones I picked out. I'm not sure if that was before or after I got all four turtles for Christmas. I've always been one to go for rarity over popularity.

*Eiko* · 10-16-2008, 11:24 PM

My Brothers friend came back from a holiday from America and he brought back a Donatello figure and i was like wow i didn't know what it at the time because the turtles hadn't arrived in Australia yet then i think it was about a month later they where in the shops can.t remember which turtle i got first but Donatello was the first turtle i got to see.

*Raph's Girl* · 10-16-2008, 11:44 PM

My first fig was Undercover Don. 2nd one was Storage Shell Don.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 10-17-2008, 04:48 AM

Itt seems that Donatello was poopular.

Canadian Turtle · 10-17-2008, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Archon_Turtle

Stop Copying me

j/k

hahah thats amazing you must have posted that while I was posting because I don't remember seeing your post when I wrote that hahaha. Sorry

Bigfoot · 10-17-2008, 09:09 AM

I have to admit my first figure was Storage Shell Mikey. I thought he was way cooler with his flip down shell, goofy smile and bright pink gums. I remember thinking how cool it would be to hang out with Mikey, like skateboarding and eating pizza... Yeah, those were the days.

Canadian Turtle · 10-17-2008, 11:05 AM

I remember soon after I got my first TMNT my friends had the sewer playset which I wanted SOOO bad! So my dad and I built one. But my dad being a super logical person and not watching the show built it as if it were how a sewer was actually built... just tubes. So he made it out of drainage tiles with access holes so I could put my hands in and make the turtles move around in the sewer. There was a tube going straight up to the 'surface' with this cool wooden man-hole. Great bath toy!

Later I built a second one out of wood which was more or less the same two room design as the 'real' one with an ABS tube sticking out the side were the one in the toy went. I also never had the ooze so I would take green dish soap and poor it down the man-hole like in the commercial!

Archon_Turtle · 10-17-2008, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigfoot

I have to admit my first figure was Storage Shell Mikey. I thought he was way cooler with his flip down shell, goofy smile and bright pink gums. I remember thinking how cool it would be to hang out with Mikey, like skateboarding and eating pizza... Yeah, those were the days.

The storage shell head sculpts are all fantastic. I love how expressive they are. No wonder they were popular.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 10-17-2008, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Eiko

My Brothers friend came back from a holiday from America and he brought back a Donatello figure and i was like wow i didn't know what it at the time because the turtles hadn't arrived in Australia yet then i think it was about a month later they where in the shops can.t remember which turtle i got first but Donatello was the first turtle i got to see.

Which year was that (when the TMNT franchise came to Australia)?

*tone-master21* · 10-17-2008, 05:24 PM

My first TMNT figures were Leo and Don "soft head".

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 10-18-2008, 05:37 AM

My figures are still down in the basement.

*Guitar_Raph* · 10-18-2008, 05:45 AM

In the 90's, I collected Captain Planet figures (usually cheap at Woolworth's, how I miss Woolworth's).

Sticking to the subject at hand, the first TMNT action figure goes back to 1998 on my birthday trip to Dallas (lived in Houston then). At Kay-B, I saw figures of Mikey & Raph of Next Mutation for $4.99 or on the clearance sale for 1/2 off. Wish I had found Raph's motorcycle, Leo, Don & Venus as well.

Patraw · 10-18-2008, 07:13 AM

My first TMNT toy was Triceraton, which I got for Christmas; don't remember the year.

10-16-2008, 08:37 PM	#21
A little too Raph Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 561	I think my first action figure would have actually ben some superman thing. As far as ninja turtles, it was one of the 4 turtles (hard head) but I can't remember which. I can vividly remember getting it though and being sooo excited. I can actually remember the exact times and locations of several of the figures that I got. Pretty good for only being 7 at the time, I guess you never forget your first love __________________ - "You're a claustrophobic" - "You want a fist in the mouth? I've never even looked at another guy"

10-16-2008, 08:44 PM	#23
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10-16-2008, 09:30 PM	#24
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,203	My favorite turtle was Raphael so I'm fairly sure he was my first. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server

10-16-2008, 10:07 PM	#28
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	Maybe I should have said that those were the first ones I picked out. I'm not sure if that was before or after I got all four turtles for Christmas. I've always been one to go for rarity over popularity. __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

10-16-2008, 11:24 PM	#29
Eiko Aussie and Proud Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Foot HQ Australia Posts: 1,816	My Brothers friend came back from a holiday from America and he brought back a Donatello figure and i was like wow i didn't know what it at the time because the turtles hadn't arrived in Australia yet then i think it was about a month later they where in the shops can.t remember which turtle i got first but Donatello was the first turtle i got to see. __________________

10-16-2008, 08:39 PM	#22
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	It was Mikey, the first Christmas they were released. My uncle got him for me, for a reason I'm unsure of. I ended up getting for my Birthday (Just a month later) A Ton of MotU and TMNT figs after that. Thus began a lifelong obsession. With both.

10-16-2008, 11:44 PM	#30
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	My first fig was Undercover Don. 2nd one was Storage Shell Don. __________________

10-17-2008, 04:48 AM	#31
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	Donatello Itt seems that Donatello was poopular.

10-17-2008, 09:09 AM	#33
Bigfoot Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wandering aimlessly... Posts: 764	I have to admit my first figure was Storage Shell Mikey. I thought he was way cooler with his flip down shell, goofy smile and bright pink gums. I remember thinking how cool it would be to hang out with Mikey, like skateboarding and eating pizza... Yeah, those were the days. __________________

10-17-2008, 11:05 AM	#34
Canadian Turtle Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Small town Ontario, West of Toronto Posts: 1,257	I remember soon after I got my first TMNT my friends had the sewer playset which I wanted SOOO bad! So my dad and I built one. But my dad being a super logical person and not watching the show built it as if it were how a sewer was actually built... just tubes. So he made it out of drainage tiles with access holes so I could put my hands in and make the turtles move around in the sewer. There was a tube going straight up to the 'surface' with this cool wooden man-hole. Great bath toy! Later I built a second one out of wood which was more or less the same two room design as the 'real' one with an ABS tube sticking out the side were the one in the toy went. I also never had the ooze so I would take green dish soap and poor it down the man-hole like in the commercial! __________________ The Doc: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Turtl..._type=bookmark Business: www.iproductionsonline.com

10-17-2008, 05:24 PM	#37
tone-master21 Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,152	My first TMNT figures were Leo and Don "soft head". __________________

10-18-2008, 05:37 AM	#38
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	Basement My figures are still down in the basement.

10-18-2008, 05:45 AM	#39
Guitar_Raph Superhero musician Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,191	In the 90's, I collected Captain Planet figures (usually cheap at Woolworth's, how I miss Woolworth's). Sticking to the subject at hand, the first TMNT action figure goes back to 1998 on my birthday trip to Dallas (lived in Houston then). At Kay-B, I saw figures of Mikey & Raph of Next Mutation for $4.99 or on the clearance sale for 1/2 off. Wish I had found Raph's motorcycle, Leo, Don & Venus as well. __________________ Mikey drums with nunchucks!

10-18-2008, 07:13 AM	#40
Patraw Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 689	My first TMNT toy was Triceraton, which I got for Christmas; don't remember the year. __________________