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All I need now is Jagwar and Dreadmon and I’m done. I’d be happy with a two pack if they needed to justify the releases after the Guerilla Gorilla experiment. The fact they mention Mighty Mutanimals in the bio of Wingnut and Screwloose gives me hope.
Then I’ll stick with NECAs Archie series and hope they do the Mutanimals and other unique characters, Wrestling Turtles please… |
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I'm just waiting on Usagi at this point. If they don't get to him, I'll be very disappointed.
I'm all in on any NECA Mutanimals though, and I'll cherry-pick the rest of the Archie line. It's Mirage that I'm really excited for. I'll still grab upcoming super7 releases.. just not Turtles ones. There's gotta be more Robin Hood coming down the line. ![]() |
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Question for my fellow international/european collectors. Do you buy your Super7 figures through retailers in your country? How inflated are the prices compared to the US market?
I'm lucky enough to have a retailer here in Sweden who can bring in the Super7 figures, but the latest waves have been way too expensive. For example, Punker Don is a $55 figure in the US, but my retailer is asking about $90. Same for Guerilla Gorilla who is a $75 figure, but my retailer is asking $120. I asked them why they're asking these insane prices, and they replied that Super7's international distribution isn't that great. I'm not interested in paying double prices for these figures just because I live outside the states, so at this point I wonder if maybe it's even cheaper to buy them straight from the US instead? Anyone here in the same boat? Should I stick to my retailer or go for something like BigBadToyStore? |
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Aussie here. We have an online retailer that stocks them, but I usually go with BBTS for the flexibility of Pile of Loot, charging on arrival, and the capacity to cancel if I change my mind.
It's probably more expensive to go BBTS, but since I also order stuff from them that I can't get over here, I like to think it evens out. ![]() Last edited by Otter; 11-06-2022 at 01:38 PM. |
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Channel 6 Newsvan April was actually early 1993. It was made in 1992, but released at the same time as the Toon Turtles subline.
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Stan Sakai is very "friendly" with the Usagi license and is willing to collaborate with most partners. However, he did express bewilderment when Playmates initially unveiled Usagi since it didn't look anything like his portrayal.
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Looks like I'll be switching to Comics and Cocktails now, they have the new wave at £54 (£62 for Scumbug, £72 for Wingnut). So far they are the only UK site I've seen offering wave 9 and I know they are reliable. I can't switch to BBTS as shipping and import costs would kill the line for me. |
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I believe Usagi's figure's development was postponed on account of the Netflix show. But I'm curious then why NECA have teased a second Usagi release in the intervening time. My suspicion is he's already been sculpted, and given his absence from the last two releases, I'm worried that the delay may be indefinite. Last edited by Otter; 11-07-2022 at 04:14 AM. |
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Tangentially to that, I'm curious for the people that have stopped pre-ordering these... do you think the heavy discounts that have been available on earlier waves will continue forward, or do you think retailers will adjust and order substantially lower quantities than before since they can't even seem to shift some of these figures at ~$30 or less? I only ask because, even though the quality of Wave 5 seems to be near-universally regarded as abysmal, I DO want Leatherhead and Krang (Ray, too, for cheap enough), and I'll pay full price if we think that's the best we're ever going to get. |
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I don't get he complaints about wave 5. Ray Fillet and Leatherhead are mostly masterpieces to the originals. Krang's robot chair has loose joints, but that's really the only problem with him. Joints can be tighten/fixed, too!
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I've been browsing through hundreds of comments on some of the largest TMNT facebook groups (e.g. TMNT Party Wagon) and Fwoosh (and monitoring comments on YouTube for channels such as Toy Shiz, Toy Bro and Pixel Dan) and I also don't see near-universal judgement that wave 5 is abysmal. Quite the contrary, actually. I do see 2 or 3 commenters on this group that suggests it but its not nearly a large enough sample size to make such a bold claim. Ray and Leatherhead are generally regarded as masterpieces by nearly everyone outside the technodrome forums. I don't think anyone received a good Krang.
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That said, wave 5 is hard to judge. It went up as wave 2 was hitting and interest was still high so I'd guess retailers ordered reasonable quantities. Maybe not quite as high as the first four waves (which contained the four Turtles, Shredder, B&R, April, Casey, etc) but Krang and Leatherhead are both heavy hitters so definitely bigger quantities than more recent waves. |
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And to be completely fair, my biggest gripe with Ray (that they just weren't able to capture the "spirit" of the original figure) is probably only applicable to me and maybe a select few. I just don't personally care for how neither head gives off that cocky Ray Fillet attitude. To me, he just looks manic, regardless of the portrait you choose. Again, it's hard to say specifically how bad (or good) these are without having them in hand, but the overwhelmingly negative perception of this wave (and, probably more importantly, the videos of people struggling to get these figures to support their own weight) was strong enough to convince me to cancel all my outstanding S7 pre-orders and adopt a "wait-and-see" approach. |
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