Walmart Playmates fred wolf Mirage repaints the turtles shredder and splinter

[Ninjinister]

$40 really isn't bad for 6 figures though.

[I Crave Pizza No More]

Originally Posted by Ninjinister

$40 really isn't bad for 6 figures though.

6 figures AND an awesome box!

[Coro]

Originally Posted by italianice388

Worth re-stating. Obv everyone is entitled to do whatever they want with their money, but I think we should try to organize and not support this ******** anymore. Fight the collector urge.

But I cant! I have a pokemon level addiction of collecting all TMNT releases. Even these crappy ones.

[italianice388]

Originally Posted by Coro

But I cant! I have a pokemon level addiction of collecting all TMNT releases. Even these crappy ones.

haha, i hear you! well, i hope it brings you some degree of happiness!

[Leo656]

That's the thing, dollar-for-dollar it ain't THAT bad, but... for goodness' sake, they're hardly even TRYING. They worked harder on the packaging than the figures!

I've said many times before that the original Playmates Shredder is probably the single worst officially-licensed action figure I've ever seen... but THIS one just might take that title, thanks to the horrible treatment of the "belt". Sweet sassy-molassy, that's not just half-assed, that's about a quarter-ass job at best.

But I mean, if anybody does get 'em I can't fault them TOO badly. I admit I thought about it. I can just do so many better things with that $40.

[Coro]

Originally Posted by Leo656

That's the thing, dollar-for-dollar it ain't THAT bad, but... for goodness' sake, they're hardly even TRYING. They worked harder on the packaging than the figures!

I've said many times before that the original Playmates Shredder is probably the single worst officially-licensed action figure I've ever seen... but THIS one just might take that title, thanks to the horrible treatment of the "belt". Sweet sassy-molassy, that's not just half-assed, that's about a quarter-ass job at best.

But I mean, if anybody does get 'em I can't fault them TOO badly. I admit I thought about it. I can just do so many better things with that $40.

I am more of a fan of the packaging than anything else. Those cards are amazing. I figure the box on the shelf, with the 4 turts over the top. The other 2 are a joke

[Leo656]

Yeah, I can definitely see a LOT of people buying these for the packaging, and maybe even swapping out the figures for better ones or even some halfway decent customs, just for display purposes.

That packaging is really spiffy, no denying. They deserve much better figures!

[Zachatello00]

Originally Posted by Zulithe

Really makes you wonder if they are interested in staying in business at this point or what exactly their strategy is here?

Perhaps just waiting for Nickelodeon to reveal the next big thing? In the meantime, tossing these out hoping that the re-deco might bring them something for the holiday season? I don't know...

If I'm Playmates, instead of re-issuing figures that no one was interested in, why not re-visit some of the figures collectors/fans actually treasure? Such as the Movie Star Turtles or the Toon turtles? Or even some non-turtles characters like Muckman or Mondo Gecko that Super7 and NECA are cashing in on right now.

I know they re-released a few back a few years ago at Toys R Us, but the ones they chose were odd choices at best. "Oh Look! Pro Pilot Don!"

I know some of the molds were lost in a fire or something, but they can't all of been lost...

[Coro]

Originally Posted by Zachatello00

Perhaps just waiting for Nickelodeon to reveal the next big thing? In the meantime, tossing these out hoping that the re-deco might bring them something for the holiday season? I don't know...

If I'm Playmates, instead of re-issuing figures that no one was interested in, why not re-visit some of the figures collectors/fans actually treasure? Such as the Movie Star Turtles or the Toon turtles? Or even some non-turtles characters like Muckman or Mondo Gecko that Super7 and NECA are cashing in on right now.

I know they re-released a few back a few years ago at Toys R Us, but the ones they chose were odd choices at best. "Oh Look! Pro Pilot Don!"

I know some of the molds were lost in a fire or something, but they can't all of been lost...

This guys is on to something. Re-issue classic and hard to find characters like Scratch or hotshot, on ALMOST classic looking cards. Like add the Nick logo or some crap to differentiate it, but call it a collector collection of the classic figs, with the old school cards, and then make them 25ea and limited runs....then BAM playmates actually doing something.

Panda Khan!
Mondo Gecko
Punk Frogs...
The entire 10 back set...

The elephant guy, slash and metalheads, and samurai Leo, and the monster turtles, cmon Playmates! Play to your strengths!

They just need to get the cards right, and I am pretty sure we would bite for at least 5000 units each. Maybe setup their own website hasbro pulse style and sell direct....CMON now...this isnt a new thing. Make them limited editions and we would swoon.

Get Peter and Kevin to offer rare chase signature ones or some crap. Go McFarlane style for rares....variant the **** out of those old moulds.

[mikey0]

I think the good days of Playmates are behind us. Playmates could, at least, re-release Slash like they did for the 25th Anniversary set.

[italianice388]

Originally Posted by Coro

This guys is on to something. Re-issue classic and hard to find characters like Scratch or hotshot, on ALMOST classic looking cards. Like add the Nick logo or some crap to differentiate it, but call it a collector collection of the classic figs, with the old school cards, and then make them 25ea and limited runs....then BAM playmates actually doing something.

Panda Khan!
Mondo Gecko
Punk Frogs...
The entire 10 back set...

The elephant guy, slash and metalheads, and samurai Leo, and the monster turtles, cmon Playmates! Play to your strengths!

They just need to get the cards right, and I am pretty sure we would bite for at least 5000 units each. Maybe setup their own website hasbro pulse style and sell direct....CMON now...this isnt a new thing. Make them limited editions and we would swoon.

Get Peter and Kevin to offer rare chase signature ones or some crap. Go McFarlane style for rares....variant the **** out of those old moulds.

there are so many good ideas in this post. it's a shame playmates will never see it...they CLEARLY never come here.

[Tuxedo Moroboshi]

Are these only going to be available all bundled together like this? I missed out on Donatello and Raphael the first time they released them, so it'd be great if I could buy just those to go with the Leonardo and Michelangelo that I already own.

[strawberryfields]

Damn. Sold out, and not available anywhere. I would have bought that set in a second. Those repaints are awesome

[Newton Gimmick]

Another example of Playmates being "Lazy", "Stupid", "Don't know what they're doing"... Meanwhile this set sells out and they make a ton of money.

This is a cool set, and at under $7 per fig, this was a quick buy for me. Neat set. And if it's anything like Playmates previous sets the past few years, likely to triple in value in months.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by strawberryfields

Damn. Sold out, and not available anywhere. I would have bought that set in a second. Those repaints are awesome

hopefully more come in

[mikey0]

These are growing on me. I like that Playmates repainted the basic Splinter and Shredder from the original toyline in Mirage Comics colors.

[strawberryfields]

snagged one last night. says it'll be delivered Dec 9th. They only had 3 in stock...

[sdp]

Originally Posted by Newton Gimmick

Another example of Playmates being "Lazy", "Stupid", "Don't know what they're doing"... Meanwhile this set sells out and they make a ton of money.
And if it's anything like Playmates previous sets the past few years, likely to triple in value in months.

This is depressing to read.

[lonewarrior20]

Originally Posted by Coro

This guys is on to something. Re-issue classic and hard to find characters like Scratch or hotshot, on ALMOST classic looking cards. Like add the Nick logo or some crap to differentiate it, but call it a collector collection of the classic figs, with the old school cards, and then make them 25ea and limited runs....then BAM playmates actually doing something.

Panda Khan!
Mondo Gecko
Punk Frogs...
The entire 10 back set...

The elephant guy, slash and metalheads, and samurai Leo, and the monster turtles, cmon Playmates! Play to your strengths!

They just need to get the cards right, and I am pretty sure we would bite for at least 5000 units each. Maybe setup their own website hasbro pulse style and sell direct....CMON now...this isnt a new thing. Make them limited editions and we would swoon.

Get Peter and Kevin to offer rare chase signature ones or some crap. Go McFarlane style for rares....variant the **** out of those old moulds.

i think the problem is trying to find the 30 year old molds that weren't lost or destroyed.

[strawberryfields]

Originally Posted by sdp

This is depressing to read.

I think part of it is that they're producing these in really small numbers. Not a huge demand for playmates stuff these days