Classic TMNT figure look

*Anarchistguy* · 12-03-2002, 07:33 AM

Wouldn't it have been cooler if the Original 1988 TMNT figures looked like
this:

instead of this:

Tell Me what you think

raphael90 · 12-03-2002, 10:02 AM

Maybe...but that's the Leonardo figure you're comparing it to....that was the weakest figure to me (why isn't he angry looking like the other three were?). The other originals were cool in my opinion. But had they been different, I don't know if I'd have gotten them back in the day. Probably...

Newton Gimmick · 12-03-2002, 02:22 PM

I liked the old figures. No one was making figures with that kinda detail in 88 anyway. Granted Playmates never went back and made another good set of turtles til the Movie TNMT, but the original guys were pretty cool for their time.

But the really awesome ones didn't come around til TNM.

Turtle X · 12-03-2002, 02:50 PM

Well I think the 1988 look was fine, Gives them more to work with now.

Greed · 12-03-2002, 02:58 PM

They weren't that bad but they could have been better

~~PWDESAI~~ · 12-03-2002, 04:07 PM

well considering that tmnt was their first action figure line... i think they did damn awesome. Playmates was a doll company b4 it did tmnt

Mondo_Gecko · 12-03-2002, 04:08 PM

really? i didn't know thst. The old toys rock

~~PWDESAI~~ · 12-03-2002, 04:25 PM

yea they were pretty good. TMNT and Simpsons were their only succesful action figure lines. So of course when they get a chance to make new tmnt toys, why not take them up on the offer?

**HorseTechie** · 12-04-2002, 08:51 AM

Yeah.. main reason why I like those Ninja Action figures. But the new cartoon line will look a little more like the original MIrage TMNT (minus the tail).

Though, the real reason why the first Playmates figures looked like they did, was because it was part of the campaign for the 1988 TMNT cartoon series. They went hand n hand like that.

raphael90 · 12-04-2002, 09:10 AM

Yikes....changed it to Raphael?! The first Raphael is cool, my first figure!
The first Leonardo was kinda weak, but the others were cool!

~~Reznorite420~~ · 12-04-2002, 06:27 PM

Speaking of the figures, has anybody seen the packaging for the new TMNT toys yet? IMO, they're awesome...I love how the big head is used on the card backing.

*Jephael* · 12-04-2002, 06:48 PM

Yeah, I thought that was a cool idea! You gotta wonder though how they'll do that with Splinter, Shredder and the other characters considering the fact their heads are all shaped differently.

~~PWDESAI~~ · 12-04-2002, 08:14 PM

they probably won't have their heads then

Greed · 12-04-2002, 08:15 PM

Then what

*Jephael* · 12-04-2002, 09:07 PM

Maybe they'll just have the turtle head be like a dark sillouette with the white eyes still showing.

Mondo_Gecko · 12-04-2002, 09:09 PM

That be soo cool.

Greed · 12-04-2002, 09:26 PM

Cool it would be

12-03-2002, 07:33 AM	#1
Anarchistguy Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canada (This country is too peaceful, Something's up...) Posts: 2,137	Classic TMNT figure look Wouldn't it have been cooler if the Original 1988 TMNT figures looked like this: instead of this: Tell Me what you think

12-03-2002, 10:02 AM	#2
raphael90 Stone Warrior Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ...down in the sewer listening to Skinny Puppy... Posts: 618	figures Maybe...but that's the Leonardo figure you're comparing it to....that was the weakest figure to me (why isn't he angry looking like the other three were?). The other originals were cool in my opinion. But had they been different, I don't know if I'd have gotten them back in the day. Probably... __________________ "Babies? These things haven't even been BORN yet!" -Raphael

12-03-2002, 02:50 PM	#4
Turtle X Thug Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Turtle Island Posts: 69	Well I think the 1988 look was fine, Gives them more to work with now. __________________ *Can We Keep Her......Far Out*

12-03-2002, 02:58 PM	#5
Greed Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chicago, ILL Posts: 931	They weren't that bad but they could have been better __________________ Why? Because they're blacker than the blackest black times infinity. (Formerly known as Slash89, go ahead think back you know me.)

12-04-2002, 09:10 AM	#10
raphael90 Stone Warrior Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ...down in the sewer listening to Skinny Puppy... Posts: 618	figures Yikes....changed it to Raphael?! The first Raphael is cool, my first figure! The first Leonardo was kinda weak, but the others were cool! __________________ "Babies? These things haven't even been BORN yet!" -Raphael

12-03-2002, 02:22 PM	#3
Newton Gimmick Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,154	I liked the old figures. No one was making figures with that kinda detail in 88 anyway. Granted Playmates never went back and made another good set of turtles til the Movie TNMT, but the original guys were pretty cool for their time. But the really awesome ones didn't come around til TNM.

12-03-2002, 04:07 PM	#6
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	well considering that tmnt was their first action figure line... i think they did damn awesome. Playmates was a doll company b4 it did tmnt

12-03-2002, 04:08 PM	#7
Mondo_Gecko Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 670	really? i didn't know thst. The old toys rock

12-03-2002, 04:25 PM	#8
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	yea they were pretty good. TMNT and Simpsons were their only succesful action figure lines. So of course when they get a chance to make new tmnt toys, why not take them up on the offer?

12-04-2002, 08:51 AM	#9
HorseTechie Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,677	Yeah.. main reason why I like those Ninja Action figures. But the new cartoon line will look a little more like the original MIrage TMNT (minus the tail). Though, the real reason why the first Playmates figures looked like they did, was because it was part of the campaign for the 1988 TMNT cartoon series. They went hand n hand like that.

12-04-2002, 06:27 PM	#11
~~Reznorite420~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,851	Speaking of the figures, has anybody seen the packaging for the new TMNT toys yet? IMO, they're awesome...I love how the big head is used on the card backing.

12-04-2002, 06:48 PM	#12
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	Yeah, I thought that was a cool idea! You gotta wonder though how they'll do that with Splinter, Shredder and the other characters considering the fact their heads are all shaped differently. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

12-04-2002, 08:14 PM	#13
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	they probably won't have their heads then

12-04-2002, 08:15 PM	#14
Greed Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chicago, ILL Posts: 931	Then what __________________ Why? Because they're blacker than the blackest black times infinity. (Formerly known as Slash89, go ahead think back you know me.)

12-04-2002, 09:07 PM	#15
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	Maybe they'll just have the turtle head be like a dark sillouette with the white eyes still showing. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

12-04-2002, 09:09 PM	#16
Mondo_Gecko Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 670	That be soo cool.

12-04-2002, 09:26 PM	#17
Greed Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chicago, ILL Posts: 931	Cool it would be __________________ Why? Because they're blacker than the blackest black times infinity. (Formerly known as Slash89, go ahead think back you know me.)