Let's talk vintage!!! - Page 5

jestergoblin · 04-26-2005, 05:52 AM

I have both a Winged Warrior Don and a Sumo Raph. Winged Warrior Don is easily in my top five figures of the whole 1988-1998 TMNT Toy line. He's the closest thing to another Slash we ever got.

As for the sumo figure, I think they're stupid.

greensborohill · 04-26-2005, 09:40 AM

were there two versions of the movie star turtles? I have one set with distinct spots and one set w/o.

Master Leo · 05-24-2005, 04:29 PM

Ive always tried to figure out WHAT they were thinking with some of teh figures. I mean, what was the point of the military spin off? And some of the other spin offs where QUITE out there. Where these comic spins? Cartoon spins? Although if they were cartoon spin offs i would have seen the epsidoes as a kid, or even now.

BaldMonk · 05-25-2005, 04:34 AM

The Spin-Offs were usually tributes. Such as Tributes to the Military, Universal Monsters etc. Some of them were VERY stupid tho... such as the Talking Turtles... Man... I bought all 4 thinking they'd be awesome... man, was I ever wrong.

*tmntman* · 05-25-2005, 11:29 AM

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Ive always tried to figure out WHAT they were thinking with some of teh figures. I mean, what was the point of the military spin off? And some of the other spin offs where QUITE out there. Where these comic spins? Cartoon spins? Although if they were cartoon spin offs i would have seen the epsidoes as a kid, or even now

At first the theme figures were just that, a theme that would give Playmates an excuse to make more figures. But a lot of the later figures were designed to play off of other action figure lines that Playmates aquired.

Universial Studios Monsters : Monster Force

Turtle Trolls: Stone Protectors

Star Trek : Star Trek (obviously)

Dino Figures: Primal Rage

Muta Force Turtles: Exo Squad

Coil Force Turtles: Ronin Warriors

And then there were a couple of lines that were based off of the Japanese Manga and OVA versions of the TMNT.

Supermutants, Metal Mutants and Mutant Masters

OA · 05-25-2005, 06:14 PM

And the Bodacious Birthday Turtles...?!?!?! j/k

willdawizz · 05-26-2005, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by tmntman

At first the theme figures were just that, a theme that would give Playmates an excuse to make more figures. But a lot of the later figures were designed to play off of other action figure lines that Playmates aquired.

Universial Studios Monsters : Monster Force

Turtle Trolls: Stone Protectors

Star Trek : Star Trek (obviously)

Dino Figures: Primal Rage

Muta Force Turtles: Exo Squad

Coil Force Turtles: Ronin Warriors

And then there were a couple of lines that were based off of the Japanese Manga and OVA versions of the TMNT.

Supermutants, Metal Mutants and Mutant Masters

yea supermutants metal mutants and mutant masters are one of my favorites..

Master Leo · 06-03-2005, 09:35 AM

I can see why they would want to cross them over with other lines of figs, obviously to make more $ but still, did it not seem weird to them to have army turtles etc?

Are these the turtles that are now the rarest to find among collectors?

What ARE the rarest TMNT figs?

willdawizz · 06-03-2005, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Master Leo

I can see why they would want to cross them over with other lines of figs, obviously to make more $ but still, did it not seem weird to them to have army turtles etc?

Are these the turtles that are now the rarest to find among collectors?

What ARE the rarest TMNT figs?

u mean the mutant military? i got mint in package set of all 4 for 16 lol

evil_henchmen · 06-30-2005, 04:21 PM

Let's get this thread going again.

Silent FOx · 09-13-2005, 04:19 PM

is ebay the best place to look for these? I really wanna build my collection back up

aramconbrat · 11-25-2005, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Silent FOx

is ebay the best place to look for these? I really wanna build my collection back up

Ebay is the best place to look for "lots" to get the collection growing fast. By buying lots, I have ending up with tons of figures for my collection, and over 400 doubles/triples that I have safely boxed away

*BigApple3AM* · 11-26-2005, 10:51 AM

I'd never buy loose turtles off eBay, you never know where those guys have been. I'm actually the point where I have all my loose turtles from when I was a kid, and I played with them so much as a kid, that I don't even care about loose anymore. My original loose figures are in a big plastic tub in the basement, save for 2 or 3 which are on my desk, and my original 1988 turtles which are on a shelf in my basement. I only buy moc now, especially since it's so freakin cheap. The majority of moc turtle figures stay under a $10 price tag. Only the rarest get any $$ whatsoever, and even their price tags have gone down recently.

Rarest Original TMNT figures ---- price they used to fetch ---- current price
Shogun Triceraton $400 $125
Scratch $300 $100
Undercover Leonardo $125 $80
Shogun Shoate $100 $50
Undercover Mike/Raph $100 $50
Undercover Don $80 $40
Hotspot $50 $25

There's probably a few other rare turtle figures, but those are the only ones I can remember as those were the ones I used to watch more often than not. I think the overall rarest figure is probably the rahzar with fur, as I've never even seen one, most definitely wasn't sold at retail, but there could be production samples out there.

I always thought the bodacious birthday turtles were a great idea. What better toy to get someone for their birthday party than a ninja turtle in birthday suits.... err that didn't come out right.

aramconbrat · 11-26-2005, 08:38 PM

There are also (for rare figures)

Warrior Rocksteady
Warrior Chrome Dome
Warrior Metalhead

Not sure how much they run loose... Warrior Metalhead isn't that expensive but isn't always an easy find!

*BigApple3AM* · 11-26-2005, 10:07 PM

My prices were for moc, loose would be much less, loose scratch goes for like $18.

*VaughnMichael* · 11-26-2005, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Master Leo

I can see why they would want to cross them over with other lines of figs, obviously to make more $ but still, did it not seem weird to them to have army turtles etc?

Are these the turtles that are now the rarest to find among collectors?

What ARE the rarest TMNT figs?

they made those army turtles during the gulf war.....thats why they look the way they do also...
-putrescent

*BigApple3AM* · 11-26-2005, 10:19 PM

As a kid I loved those variants, so if they started doing birthday turtles with the new line I probably wouldn't get upset. I am upset with the variants of the new line for a different reason. They're so bland, in the old line the variants were new sculpts, in this line the variants are retools and in most cases just extra armor here or there. A cheap way to keep costs down I guess, but it does effect the quality of the overall product by doing that more often than making new sculpt figures. You'll notice a lack of interest in the line and eventually it'll go downhill instead of staying fresh.

METALHEAD · 03-05-2006, 05:24 PM

i found a vintage leo in the flea market, a lil bits of scarps but in good condition.

*tmntman* · 03-05-2006, 06:01 PM

I'd forgotten to post about my strange find. About two weeks ago I stopped at an auto parts store here to grab some antifreeze. Since there was a Savers store next door, I took a quick look. They had two carded Movie III Princess Mitsus. For some reason I went ahead and bought both. And as a surprise bonus, they were 1/2 price. I got both for $3.

commentor · 04-28-2006, 03:03 PM

For any of you that have the smaller krang android body or for those of you that might know. Did the krang body come packaged two ways meaning I have found pictures that have one with what I would call a collectors card then one that has a little krang walker or do thay both have the walker and it's just behind the card. Does the blue walker have moving parts or is it a solid pieces? Which one came out first? Also is krang just pink and a solid piece.

Thanks for any help or answers.

04-26-2005, 09:40 AM	#82
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05-25-2005, 04:34 AM	#84
BaldMonk Thug Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 98	The Spin-Offs were usually tributes. Such as Tributes to the Military, Universal Monsters etc. Some of them were VERY stupid tho... such as the Talking Turtles... Man... I bought all 4 thinking they'd be awesome... man, was I ever wrong. __________________ My Gallery

05-25-2005, 06:14 PM	#86
OA Scatter the nuns!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,981	And the Bodacious Birthday Turtles...?!?!?! j/k __________________

09-13-2005, 04:19 PM	#91
Silent FOx Foot Soldier Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 212	is ebay the best place to look for these? I really wanna build my collection back up __________________

03-05-2006, 05:24 PM	#98
METALHEAD Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: san benito texas Posts: 734	Let's talk vintage!!! i found a vintage leo in the flea market, a lil bits of scarps but in good condition.

04-26-2005, 05:52 AM	#81
jestergoblin Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,466	I have both a Winged Warrior Don and a Sumo Raph. Winged Warrior Don is easily in my top five figures of the whole 1988-1998 TMNT Toy line. He's the closest thing to another Slash we ever got. As for the sumo figure, I think they're stupid.

05-24-2005, 04:29 PM	#83
Master Leo Mouser Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8	Ive always tried to figure out WHAT they were thinking with some of teh figures. I mean, what was the point of the military spin off? And some of the other spin offs where QUITE out there. Where these comic spins? Cartoon spins? Although if they were cartoon spin offs i would have seen the epsidoes as a kid, or even now.

06-03-2005, 09:35 AM	#88
Master Leo Mouser Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8	I can see why they would want to cross them over with other lines of figs, obviously to make more $ but still, did it not seem weird to them to have army turtles etc? Are these the turtles that are now the rarest to find among collectors? What ARE the rarest TMNT figs?

06-30-2005, 04:21 PM	#90
evil_henchmen Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 282	Let's get this thread going again.

11-26-2005, 10:51 AM	#93
BigApple3AM Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Supermarket Aisle Posts: 1,635	I'd never buy loose turtles off eBay, you never know where those guys have been. I'm actually the point where I have all my loose turtles from when I was a kid, and I played with them so much as a kid, that I don't even care about loose anymore. My original loose figures are in a big plastic tub in the basement, save for 2 or 3 which are on my desk, and my original 1988 turtles which are on a shelf in my basement. I only buy moc now, especially since it's so freakin cheap. The majority of moc turtle figures stay under a $10 price tag. Only the rarest get any $$ whatsoever, and even their price tags have gone down recently. Rarest Original TMNT figures ---- price they used to fetch ---- current price Shogun Triceraton $400 $125 Scratch $300 $100 Undercover Leonardo $125 $80 Shogun Shoate $100 $50 Undercover Mike/Raph $100 $50 Undercover Don $80 $40 Hotspot $50 $25 There's probably a few other rare turtle figures, but those are the only ones I can remember as those were the ones I used to watch more often than not. I think the overall rarest figure is probably the rahzar with fur, as I've never even seen one, most definitely wasn't sold at retail, but there could be production samples out there. I always thought the bodacious birthday turtles were a great idea. What better toy to get someone for their birthday party than a ninja turtle in birthday suits.... err that didn't come out right.

11-26-2005, 08:38 PM	#94
aramconbrat Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 417	There are also (for rare figures) Warrior Rocksteady Warrior Chrome Dome Warrior Metalhead Not sure how much they run loose... Warrior Metalhead isn't that expensive but isn't always an easy find!

11-26-2005, 10:07 PM	#95
BigApple3AM Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Supermarket Aisle Posts: 1,635	My prices were for moc, loose would be much less, loose scratch goes for like $18.

11-26-2005, 10:19 PM	#97
BigApple3AM Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Supermarket Aisle Posts: 1,635	As a kid I loved those variants, so if they started doing birthday turtles with the new line I probably wouldn't get upset. I am upset with the variants of the new line for a different reason. They're so bland, in the old line the variants were new sculpts, in this line the variants are retools and in most cases just extra armor here or there. A cheap way to keep costs down I guess, but it does effect the quality of the overall product by doing that more often than making new sculpt figures. You'll notice a lack of interest in the line and eventually it'll go downhill instead of staying fresh.

03-05-2006, 06:01 PM	#99
tmntman Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,444	I'd forgotten to post about my strange find. About two weeks ago I stopped at an auto parts store here to grab some antifreeze. Since there was a Savers store next door, I took a quick look. They had two carded Movie III Princess Mitsus. For some reason I went ahead and bought both. And as a surprise bonus, they were 1/2 price. I got both for $3. __________________ Check out my site at http://www.tmnttoys.com/ or follow me on Twitter, @TMNTtoys

04-28-2006, 03:03 PM	#100
commentor Mouser Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 13	A few krang questions For any of you that have the smaller krang android body or for those of you that might know. Did the krang body come packaged two ways meaning I have found pictures that have one with what I would call a collectors card then one that has a little krang walker or do thay both have the walker and it's just behind the card. Does the blue walker have moving parts or is it a solid pieces? Which one came out first? Also is krang just pink and a solid piece. Thanks for any help or answers.