Too many turtle varients! Sign of things to come?

LionO · 03-03-2005, 10:22 PM

Seriously, I went toy shopping today, what I saw scared me. First stop my local target. The only secondary character they had was a guardian. Then I was on my way to another target. They had one foot soldier, a couple of guardians and the rest were all turtles! I then went to TRS and not one secondary character. All they had were rows of each of the turtles!!! I couldn't believe it. I'm talkin about a whole entire aisle devoted to TMNT with only the turtles and their sibling action figures, nothing else!

You think they aremilking it little too much than usual with the varients or was today just a bad day for turtle shopping?

*Kazari* · 03-03-2005, 10:23 PM

i am getting annoyed with the variants..i dont even bother to buy those anymore, i buy just the characters from the actual show.

BaldMonk · 03-03-2005, 11:24 PM

Yeah, it's strange... we're not as far ahead as you lot, but was already have quite a few different varients... even the first series of figures are in varient packaging now... they used to have their weapons packaged besides them, but now they're holding them... and Don only has one bo now...

OA · 03-04-2005, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BaldMonk

Yeah, it's strange... we're not as far ahead as you lot, but was already have quite a few different varients... even the first series of figures are in varient packaging now... they used to have their weapons packaged besides them, but now they're holding them... and Don only has one bo now...

Yea, those new packaing variants came out over here a while back....caused those completeist among many headaches...

*cowabunga14* · 03-04-2005, 06:37 PM

I only have two variants. I have two of the Fightin' Gear turtles and those are the variants I have. I don't really care much for the variants. I'm tired of 'em.

*Kazari* · 03-04-2005, 07:11 PM

I have a lot of the varients actually. I have the space hoppin, fighting gear, battle nexus and Ninja Knight turtles.

Lioness-Goddess · 03-07-2005, 05:41 PM

What about those weird flying ones? Those kinda scared me.

marleynaki · 03-07-2005, 05:56 PM

i have the Fightin' Gear and the battle nexus. and i dont like the space hoppin
but i will like have the turtles extrem

*cowabunga14* · 03-07-2005, 06:18 PM

I'm not gonna buy anymore Turtle variants unless I find somethin' I like. The variants make up half of the toy line if ya think about it. Its like Playmates wants to make variants for every wave of figures. I'm glad I only got two of 'em.

Starscream · 03-07-2005, 11:16 PM

All these variants do save me a bit of money though. Transformers isn't exactly a line that's easy on the wallet so the more money I save on TMNT the better.

*Kazari* · 03-07-2005, 11:30 PM

The only thing is that if the sales go down for the figurines because of the variants..they may stop making figurines or less of them.

marleynaki · 03-08-2005, 09:51 AM

i will like see more turtles variantS but this turtles variants:
from the episode : FALLEN ANGEL
from the episode: GOLDEN PUCK

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/naki182/ninjaturtles.png[/IMG]

TheShowstoppa · 03-08-2005, 11:30 AM

Yeah... it would be nice to see TMNT figs in actual street attire. That would be great!

*Kazari* · 03-08-2005, 05:15 PM

YES!! Golden Puck and Fallen Angel!! *dies*

*cowabunga14* · 03-08-2005, 05:28 PM

How would they make the hockey mask for those variants? Casey's hockey mask wouldn't go on the Turtles' face. On those epidsode the Turtles' hackey masks looked like they were the same size as Casey's.

*Kazari* · 03-08-2005, 06:35 PM

Who cares about the masks! they can be molded on top of their heads and just show their faces!!

LionO · 03-08-2005, 09:46 PM

The only varients I'd pick up would be ones from the show. I got Turtle Titan

and I'm actually like that varient! As long as they appeared in the cartoon more than once and the turtles toy versions actually resemble them, I'd pick it up. Other than that...Na

TheCloneRanger · 03-09-2005, 08:54 AM

No, this isn't a sign of things to "come"...this is a sign of things that are here now, and will only get worse from here. Which is why I've officially decided to stop collecting this line.

**Jester** · 03-09-2005, 09:01 AM

the only TMNT varients i have are the kids, and Turtle Titan.
I did get varients with some vehicles....the SWAT set and Raphie's shell cycle..
but i used those varients to make these 2 and make this cartoon....

Look it's 2 of our favorite 5th turtles....

marleynaki · 03-09-2005, 10:16 AM

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Who cares about the masks! they can be molded on top of their heads and just show their faces!!

yes!!!!

03-03-2005, 10:22 PM	#1
LionO Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 166	Too many turtle varients! Sign of things to come? Seriously, I went toy shopping today, what I saw scared me. First stop my local target. The only secondary character they had was a guardian. Then I was on my way to another target. They had one foot soldier, a couple of guardians and the rest were all turtles! I then went to TRS and not one secondary character. All they had were rows of each of the turtles!!! I couldn't believe it. I'm talkin about a whole entire aisle devoted to TMNT with only the turtles and their sibling action figures, nothing else! You think they aremilking it little too much than usual with the varients or was today just a bad day for turtle shopping? __________________ "What made America great was not that every man struggled for his own survival, but that every man accepted individual responsibility for the survival of all." "You are what you experience.You experience what you express.You express what you have to express.You have what you grant yourself."

03-03-2005, 10:23 PM	#2
Kazari Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nexus: Chasing after the Ultimate Ninja Posts: 2,731	i am getting annoyed with the variants..i dont even bother to buy those anymore, i buy just the characters from the actual show. __________________ is an official Drako hater

03-03-2005, 11:24 PM	#3
BaldMonk Thug Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 98	Yeah, it's strange... we're not as far ahead as you lot, but was already have quite a few different varients... even the first series of figures are in varient packaging now... they used to have their weapons packaged besides them, but now they're holding them... and Don only has one bo now... __________________ My Gallery

03-04-2005, 06:37 PM	#5
cowabunga14 Lover of Weird Things Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,014	I only have two variants. I have two of the Fightin' Gear turtles and those are the variants I have. I don't really care much for the variants. I'm tired of 'em. __________________ How can something so beautiful shine on something so dreadful?

03-04-2005, 07:11 PM	#6
Kazari Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nexus: Chasing after the Ultimate Ninja Posts: 2,731	I have a lot of the varients actually. I have the space hoppin, fighting gear, battle nexus and Ninja Knight turtles. __________________ is an official Drako hater

03-07-2005, 05:41 PM	#7
Lioness-Goddess Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York, New York Posts: 408	What about those weird flying ones? Those kinda scared me.

03-07-2005, 05:56 PM	#8
marleynaki Hench Mutant Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 273	i have the Fightin' Gear and the battle nexus. and i dont like the space hoppin but i will like have the turtles extrem

03-07-2005, 06:18 PM	#9
cowabunga14 Lover of Weird Things Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,014	I'm not gonna buy anymore Turtle variants unless I find somethin' I like. The variants make up half of the toy line if ya think about it. Its like Playmates wants to make variants for every wave of figures. I'm glad I only got two of 'em. __________________ How can something so beautiful shine on something so dreadful?

03-07-2005, 11:16 PM	#10
Starscream Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The South Posts: 148	All these variants do save me a bit of money though. Transformers isn't exactly a line that's easy on the wallet so the more money I save on TMNT the better.

03-07-2005, 11:30 PM	#11
Kazari Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nexus: Chasing after the Ultimate Ninja Posts: 2,731	The only thing is that if the sales go down for the figurines because of the variants..they may stop making figurines or less of them. __________________ is an official Drako hater

03-08-2005, 09:51 AM	#12
marleynaki Hench Mutant Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 273	i will like see more turtles variantS but this turtles variants: from the episode : FALLEN ANGEL from the episode: GOLDEN PUCK [IMG] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/naki182/ninjaturtles.png[/IMG]

03-08-2005, 11:30 AM	#13
TheShowstoppa Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 629	Yeah... it would be nice to see TMNT figs in actual street attire. That would be great! __________________ Courtesy of LUCKFF "I don't know what bothers me more; That this actually worked, or that Don carries around a pigeon puppet." - Mikey: Search for Splinter Pt. 1

03-08-2005, 05:15 PM	#14
Kazari Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nexus: Chasing after the Ultimate Ninja Posts: 2,731	YES!! Golden Puck and Fallen Angel!! dies __________________ is an official Drako hater

03-08-2005, 05:28 PM	#15
cowabunga14 Lover of Weird Things Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,014	How would they make the hockey mask for those variants? Casey's hockey mask wouldn't go on the Turtles' face. On those epidsode the Turtles' hackey masks looked like they were the same size as Casey's. __________________ How can something so beautiful shine on something so dreadful?

03-08-2005, 06:35 PM	#16
Kazari Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nexus: Chasing after the Ultimate Ninja Posts: 2,731	Who cares about the masks! they can be molded on top of their heads and just show their faces!! __________________ is an official Drako hater

03-08-2005, 09:46 PM	#17
LionO Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 166	The only varients I'd pick up would be ones from the show. I got Turtle Titan and I'm actually like that varient! As long as they appeared in the cartoon more than once and the turtles toy versions actually resemble them, I'd pick it up. Other than that...Na __________________ "What made America great was not that every man struggled for his own survival, but that every man accepted individual responsibility for the survival of all." "You are what you experience.You experience what you express.You express what you have to express.You have what you grant yourself."

03-09-2005, 08:54 AM	#18
TheCloneRanger Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kentucky, USA Posts: 356	No, this isn't a sign of things to "come"...this is a sign of things that are here now, and will only get worse from here. Which is why I've officially decided to stop collecting this line. __________________ ~Larry

03-09-2005, 09:01 AM	#19
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,300	the only TMNT varients i have are the kids, and Turtle Titan. I did get varients with some vehicles....the SWAT set and Raphie's shell cycle.. but i used those varients to make these 2 and make this cartoon.... Look it's 2 of our favorite 5th turtles.... __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656