mutating figures are back - Page 2

*Eye of Sarnath* · 10-01-2003, 12:59 PM

I wonder where I've seen those before...

*looks at his TMNT mutating figures from the old line*

Oh yeah, so that's where.

Seriously, you can tell they just put the new TMNT heads on the old figures. I don't see why mutating figures are needed, but I guess it's better than more sports TMNT.

*cqb101* · 10-01-2003, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Snailman

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Originally Posted by malignant

yeah..those look cool. Specially the turtle ones..they look wicked...

YEAH, I was like "Waitaminute...did that say "Mutating TMNT figures!?". I never had the original Mutatin' Foot Soldier, so I'll totally buy 1 or 5 of this one (especially since it can probably stand up better then the new Foot Soldier figure).

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Originally Posted by malignant

shredder though?..heh...midget shredder...

That's exactly what I thought when I saw him.

Mutatin' Shredder: "Fear me, for I have a rather large blade on a stick...AND I'm at crotch height! BWAHAHAHAH!"

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Originally Posted by TMNTGal

They should have created completely new designs instead of slightly changing the originals. They look almost exactally like the old line of Mutatin'. They're still very cool though.

::nods:: Yeah, but they did alter the molds, so that's got to count for something right? I mean, in the case of the Foot Soldier, they kinda had to change it cause I don't think the foot soldiers are robots in the new show. Although the toy in the picture does appear to still have robotic designs on him, so maybe they are robots?

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Originally Posted by Putrescent

nothing is realy wrong with them
there just a dissapointment
because I allready own them
from the first time playmates brought them out but being a hardcore tmnt figure collector I wil have to own them so I'm not bitching to much ^_~
still say the foot soldier is the best but would still like to see how there gonna explain that one lol
VM

Out of the old Mutatin' figures, I only own Rocksteady, Bebop, Splinter, Mikey & Don. I don't own the others either because I could never find them, or because they came out when I stopped buying TMNT toys (the last new, normal figure I ever got was Halfcourt, which was in the last quasi-normal wave of figures).

So will I be buying these new ones? Yes & No. I'll buy the Shredder & multiples of the Foot Soldier (I loves me huge amounts of troop figures

), but probably only get Leo & Raph of the mutation ones.

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Originally Posted by Dinny

The Foot Ninja is almost exactly the same as the old 1, besides, colour...and...posture...
And Shredder looks like a short, fat dwarf

::nods:: I looked at the old mutatin' Foot Soldier on the tmnt website & the new is basically the exact same thing, except this one doesn't have the turtle-shell guards on it's wrists ( I don't think).

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Originally Posted by Shellfox

Well I give them points for altering the shredder and Foot toys but they need to add something to the Turtles, atleast new accerories cause those look like the weapons that have come with the other Turtles toys, they could at least give us the Mutating weapons that went with them

Hee-hee, I remember those.

Say, didn't Raph's sai's mutate into forks or something?

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Originally Posted by E-money

What is this crap? Are they serious? Well, time for history to repeat it's self!?!?!

I think it's already repeating itself, what with TMNT being back on TV & in the toy stores again.

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Originally Posted by E-money

Not only are they using the same damn parts of the old figures but this is just a damn waist of money. They probably think all of the TMNT collectors are gonna buy this knowing they will buy anything.

I'm a TMNT collector & I don't buy everything they make. I've yet to buy those Sports Gear turtles, & my latest TMNT figure purchase was on friday & it was Casey Jones.

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Originally Posted by E-money

These wont be worth squat. I'm dissapointed actually. I'm having enough trouble in college with no job affording these figures and now I gotta dish out money for something that I already bought full price 10 years ago.

Hey, no one is twisting your arm duder, you don't have to buy anything you don't want to- it is a free country after all. If you already own all of these mutating TMNT figures then don't waste your money. But people like myself, who for some reason or another, missed out on them in the original toyline, we'll be buying them.

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Originally Posted by E-money

Now, I know what your thinking....don't buy these....however, I am trying to get everything from Playmates that I can from TMNT this time.....unlike last.....bah...

-Errol

::nods:: Hey, that's understandable dude. I remember a bunch of figures I never got to get back in the old line & I'm still kicking myself for it. But, since these figures are kinda like resculpted-re-releases of the orignal mutatin' TMNT figures you can probably go without them as you already own them. Remember, you control your buying, not Playmates. They can't control your mind (at least I don't think they can...) so you buy whatever you like. If anything though, I'd buy the new mutatin' Foot Soldier as you can never have enough foot soldiers to beat up on, plus this one can change his head & that's pretty cool.

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Originally Posted by cqb101

I really like the foot ninja/ foot scientist figure but that's about it.....

Oh, is that what the head is from? So, the scientists are the foot soldiers too?? Curse you playmates and your trickery!

-Snailman

The other form looks like the foot scientists from "darkness on the edge of town" who were not(as far as we know) robots.

*Stone Ill* · 10-01-2003, 01:27 PM

Maybe, JUST maybe, Shredder mutates into his midget clone!

DISCUSS!

*Kid Icarus* · 10-01-2003, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Snailman

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Originally Posted by Shellfox

Well I give them points for altering the shredder and Foot toys but they need to add something to the Turtles, atleast new accerories cause those look like the weapons that have come with the other Turtles toys, they could at least give us the Mutating weapons that went with them

Hee-hee, I remember those.

Say, didn't Raph's sai's mutate into forks or something?

-Snailman

Raphs sais turned in to forks
Leos katanas turned in to knives
Mikeys kunchaku turned in to jump ropes
and Donnies bo's turned in to pogo-sticks.

E-money · 10-01-2003, 02:43 PM

I do agree with your to some extent but nothing is more satifying than having every Playmates TMNT toy that they make in this new season, hangin on your wall. Thats what I'm looking for.

-Errol

*Mr. Snackpants* · 10-01-2003, 03:21 PM

The turtle look cool, in the young, baby form. The regular one is fat

Shredder and the foot soldier are awful.

lethrhd · 10-01-2003, 03:38 PM

So how much do you think they'll go for?

*Kid Icarus* · 10-01-2003, 04:19 PM

well, if i remember right, the old ones were around 10 bucks, so i'm guessing anywhere from ten to fifteen bucks.

i wonder what the packaging will be for these... if they'll use boxes or cards.

malignant · 10-01-2003, 04:30 PM

I still have a couple of the old ones packaged and the stickers still on them......mine were 7 bucks from walmart..ha..

they wont be that exspensive i bet.

lethrhd · 10-01-2003, 04:56 PM

cool, I thought they would go for like 20, well thats a relief, so these will be released with the Mega Blocks right?

lhb412 · 10-01-2003, 06:24 PM

It's awesome they're bringing back the mutating figures. I remember how much fun those thinks were, althought with all the new figures coming out I think I'll skip them. I'm not made of money you know!

Althought I'll definetely pick up the foot soldier/ foot scientist figure, IMO it looks really darn cool, expecially since I was dissapointed with the normal foot soldier.

TheCloneRanger · 10-01-2003, 06:54 PM

I only have the mutating Leo from the old line of Turtles, and he didn't hold up as good as most of my toys, so this isn't THAT bad to me. I don't know what's up with the Shredder, because I don't remember the one from before being that odd looking.

I'm sure there's more accessories than what's shown there. If I remember right, I paid $9.99 for any of the mutating figures I have.

Snailman · 10-02-2003, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by cqb101

The other form looks like the foot scientists from "darkness on the edge of town" who were not(as far as we know) robots.

Oh, okay. Was that already shown last season, or is it one of the episodes from the 2nd half of Season 1?

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Originally Posted by Gwgtrunks

Raphs sais turned in to forks
Leos katanas turned in to knives
Mikeys kunchaku turned in to jump ropes
and Donnies bo's turned in to pogo-sticks.

That's right! Heh, I had Don & Mikey, but Don's "Pogo-Bo-Stick" really didn't work to well.

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Originally Posted by E-money

I do agree with your to some extent but nothing is more satifying than having every Playmates TMNT toy that they make in this new season, hangin on your wall. Thats what I'm looking for.

-Errol

::nods:: Oh yeah, having the whole collection would be awesome, but I guess getting to say that doesn't come without a price (litterally in this case as you have to buy the figures). Hopefully the mutatin' ones won't cost like 20 bucks or anything.

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Originally Posted by Gwgtrunks

well, if i remember right, the old ones were around 10 bucks, so i'm guessing anywhere from ten to fifteen bucks.

i wonder what the packaging will be for these... if they'll use boxes or cards.

Hmmm...I dunno, maybe they'd still be 10 bucks or so? I mean, the original TMNT figures sold for $3.99 at Toys-R-Us & $5.99 at Kay-Bee Toys. Now, they sell for about $5.99-to-$6.99 depending on where you go (I still think it's cool to walk into KB toys & buy a brand new TMNT figure for the same price it cost for one about 10 years ago

).

If they use boxes, would that up the price any?

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Originally Posted by malignant

I still have a couple of the old ones packaged and the stickers still on them......mine were 7 bucks from walmart..ha..

they wont be that exspensive i bet.

7 bucks at Wal-Mart? ::thinks:: Okay..so if they were 7 bucks at Wal-Mart back then, they maybe they were 8 bucks at TRU, & maybe 10 at Kay-Bee?

So maybe they will be 10 bucks nowadays then. ::shrugs:: Guess we wait until they come out. I guess.

-Snailman

EZweasel · 10-02-2003, 12:28 AM

well i boughta re-issue of the mutatin footsolder off ebay and he was on a card that time around so its possible to put them on cards. they rent that big. i think they will just be 5.83 just like all the other ones i bought.

*cqb101* · 10-02-2003, 04:49 AM

Darkness on the edge of town was like the fifth or sixth epiosde of season 1......

*Stone Ill* · 10-02-2003, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by cqb101

Darkness on the edge of town was like the fifth or sixth epiosde of season 1......

I thought it was seventh!

*Discuss!*

**Barkworm** · 10-02-2003, 09:44 AM

No, it was the sixth.

*Jephael* · 10-02-2003, 09:49 AM

You're right, Barkworm. That was the 6th ep! I know because I got the first 7 episodes on one tape in chronilogical order.

Snailman · 10-02-2003, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by EZweasel

well i boughta re-issue of the mutatin footsolder off ebay and he was on a card that time around so its possible to put them on cards. they rent that big. i think they will just be 5.83 just like all the other ones i bought.

::nods:: Yeah, that's right. Alot of things that used to be sold in boxes back in the day are now being sold MOC. My guess is it's easier (& less expensive) to sell toys on blister cards then inside boxes. I remember seeing the re-issued mutatin' foot soldier too, it was for the TMNT' toyline's 10th Anniversary if I'm not mistaken. They re-released alot of the older figures for that thing, but none of the different mutant animal secondary characters.

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Originally Posted by cqb101

Darkness on the edge of town was like the fifth or sixth epiosde of season 1......

Oh, okay. If it was one of those episodes then I must have seen it. Guess I just don't remember that far back.

-Snailman

*Stone Ill* · 10-02-2003, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by barkworm

No, it was the sixth.

I was just trying to start some contraversey. Way to rain on my parade, ya jerk.

10-01-2003, 12:59 PM	#21
Eye of Sarnath Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NY Posts: 1,590	I wonder where I've seen those before... looks at his TMNT mutating figures from the old line Oh yeah, so that's where. Seriously, you can tell they just put the new TMNT heads on the old figures. I don't see why mutating figures are needed, but I guess it's better than more sports TMNT. __________________ "When I was real small I heard about this thing called the decline of civilization... and I decided that it was something I would like to become involved in." -George Carlin

10-01-2003, 02:43 PM	#25
E-money Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 198	Snailman.... I do agree with your to some extent but nothing is more satifying than having every Playmates TMNT toy that they make in this new season, hangin on your wall. Thats what I'm looking for. -Errol

10-01-2003, 04:30 PM	#29
malignant Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 383	I still have a couple of the old ones packaged and the stickers still on them......mine were 7 bucks from walmart..ha.. they wont be that exspensive i bet. __________________ Currently Playing - went back to playing Prince of Persia SOT (Xbox) Mario Kart (DS) Shredder

10-01-2003, 06:54 PM	#32
TheCloneRanger Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kentucky, USA Posts: 356	I only have the mutating Leo from the old line of Turtles, and he didn't hold up as good as most of my toys, so this isn't THAT bad to me. I don't know what's up with the Shredder, because I don't remember the one from before being that odd looking. I'm sure there's more accessories than what's shown there. If I remember right, I paid $9.99 for any of the mutating figures I have. __________________ ~Larry

10-02-2003, 12:28 AM	#34
EZweasel Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 847	well i boughta re-issue of the mutatin footsolder off ebay and he was on a card that time around so its possible to put them on cards. they rent that big. i think they will just be 5.83 just like all the other ones i bought. __________________

10-01-2003, 01:27 PM	#23
Stone Ill Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Burlington, Ontario Posts: 2,397	Maybe, JUST maybe, Shredder mutates into his midget clone! DISCUSS!

10-01-2003, 03:21 PM	#26
Mr. Snackpants Keep cool my babies! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mount Pleasant Posts: 2,239	The turtle look cool, in the young, baby form. The regular one is fat Shredder and the foot soldier are awful.

10-01-2003, 03:38 PM	#27
lethrhd Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 358	So how much do you think they'll go for?

10-01-2003, 04:19 PM	#28
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	well, if i remember right, the old ones were around 10 bucks, so i'm guessing anywhere from ten to fifteen bucks. i wonder what the packaging will be for these... if they'll use boxes or cards.

10-01-2003, 04:56 PM	#30
lethrhd Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 358	cool, I thought they would go for like 20, well thats a relief, so these will be released with the Mega Blocks right?

10-01-2003, 06:24 PM	#31
lhb412 Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 246	It's awesome they're bringing back the mutating figures. I remember how much fun those thinks were, althought with all the new figures coming out I think I'll skip them. I'm not made of money you know! Althought I'll definetely pick up the foot soldier/ foot scientist figure, IMO it looks really darn cool, expecially since I was dissapointed with the normal foot soldier.

10-02-2003, 04:49 AM	#35
cqb101 Cinephile Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Salem, MA Posts: 8,489	Darkness on the edge of town was like the fifth or sixth epiosde of season 1...... __________________ Facebook

10-02-2003, 09:44 AM	#37
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,733	No, it was the sixth. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

10-02-2003, 09:49 AM	#38
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	You're right, Barkworm. That was the 6th ep! I know because I got the first 7 episodes on one tape in chronilogical order. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988