New toys are in stores NOW!!!!

*Skeletoncrew* · 12-17-2002, 01:16 AM

Aaaah! I'm so excited! I visited the toy department at work today and found the new action figures! My store (Wal-mart) is selling them for $5.83 each. There were no Splinters, Shredders, or Footsoldiers, just the turtles. (I suspect that those three are being released a little later, has anyone seen photos of them carded yet?)

We had 4 Leos, 2 Raphs, 2 Dons, and 1 Mike out on the shelf. I suspect that we had put out the contents of a case of 12, so 3 had been sold before I discovered them.

The figures are GREAT! They stand well, they're well articulated, nicely detailed, well packaged, weapons are cool, I am absolutely thrilled with them! I think I'll take a picture of them next to the old figures and upload it to my site. I'll post the link when I do that.

*Skeletoncrew* · 12-17-2002, 02:43 AM

**DarthRaphael** · 12-17-2002, 04:10 AM

You left-coasters always get the toys first!!
We won't see those on the right-coast for 2 to 4 weeks based on how long it takes new TFs to get here.
Maybe Playmayes will have bettter distribution methods than Hasbro.

**Karpo_007** · 12-17-2002, 04:14 AM

I haven't own any toys for quite some time, but those seem pretty cool. Maybe I should consider getting few...

*Nickokapo* · 12-17-2002, 04:16 AM

Nice, they're not really that big compared to the old figures...i might get a few if they come to argentina, i dunno.

**Karpo_007** · 12-17-2002, 04:18 AM

Im not sure if they are going to Finland either... I dont think I go so far as ordering them internationally... But the Leonardo Statue I could.

*Nickokapo* · 12-17-2002, 04:20 AM

If they don't come to argentina, i'm definitely not ordering em.
But if they do and are in stores i might get a couple if they aren't too expensive, maybe i'll score some interesting bootlegs too

there are a lot of those over here...but that'll only happen if the series is a big hit i guess.

**Karpo_007** · 12-17-2002, 04:22 AM

Hopefully that happens. Many things rely on the success of this cartoon and toyline.

*Nickokapo* · 12-17-2002, 04:28 AM

Yeah i hope that happens...the toys themselves look cool enough, they should sell fine

**HorseTechie** · 12-17-2002, 08:00 AM

Hah.. and here I was looking in all the wrong places! TRU and KB Toys don't have them. I did notice on the TMNT Mirage site last night, Dan said the Walmart Arizona has them as well.

But I wonder, does even a redneck city like mine have these yet? I'll have to see toniiiight!

Cherubae · 12-17-2002, 10:37 AM

So did you buy all the toys from the Woodburn Walmart or the Mall205 Walmart

Personally I'll wait for them to come out to Target or one of the other stores before I shop at Walmart.

- Cher

~~PWDESAI~~ · 12-17-2002, 11:26 AM

I just got them an i live in IL, but i got the supersized ones, not the normal sized

Raphael · 12-17-2002, 11:36 AM

Did you not get a carded Mikey then, SC?

*Jephael* · 12-17-2002, 12:26 PM

He probably didn't have enough room for it in the picture there, but I love how he lined up the original action figures right infront of their 21st Century counterparts. That's what I wanna do with mine once I get them!

*Skeletoncrew* · 12-17-2002, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cherubae

So did you buy all the toys from the Woodburn Walmart or the Mall205 Walmart

Personally I'll wait for them to come out to Target or one of the other stores before I shop at Walmart.

- Cher

I work at the ghetto of Wal-marts, Eastport Plaza on 82nd. The only store actually in Portland's city limits. I appreciate your non-patronage.

The only reason I shop there is the discount and the convenience. (I'm too tired after work to go anywhere else.)

*Skeletoncrew* · 12-17-2002, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jephael

He probably didn't have enough room for it in the picture there, but I love how he lined up the original action figures right infront of their 21st Century counterparts. That's what I wanna do with mine once I get them!

Ahem. I'm a she.

I bought two each of Don, Leo, and Raph, but we only had one Michelangelo. Not knowing when I'd find my second one, I didn't want to wait to open the package. I've still got the card though, and the nifty little logo on the front of the package comes right out...I'm thinking about sticking them up on my door or something.

PanMan · 12-17-2002, 01:24 PM

wow those look awesome!!! Can ya take a pic of the back of the card too? they look so much tougher than the originals

oh, and can mike's nunchucks move by the chain or are they stuck like that? thanks

tmntpower2003 · 12-17-2002, 01:39 PM

questions for skeletoncrew,
Are the really poseable?
Is there a place to put there weapons in their belt?
And the most important, do they look like their new cartoon counterparts?

~~PWDESAI~~ · 12-17-2002, 02:01 PM

i can't wait to go pick up the supersized figs at my kb. I have a question to anyone that might now, are the supersized figs folly posable with ball joint legs and arms? cuz the old ones weren't as posable, but the new ones look like they are from the pics, i go tonight at 5 to get my supersized leo, wish me luck that i don't die of total amazement of getting the supersized figs b4 most of teh world

*Skeletoncrew* · 12-17-2002, 03:08 PM

I have taken some more photos showing card backs and turtle backs...but I have to leave for work in a few minutes, so they won't all be uploaded until later.

All of them have places on their belts for weapons. Raph's aren't in a very good place, they're right under his arms.

As you can see, the sai isn't quite in there the way it should be. I couldn't get it to go through the second hole it was supposed to go through.

I feel that they're quite poseable, though their legs are only jointed at the hips.

That's all for now! I'm going to be late for work!

12-17-2002, 01:16 AM	#1
Skeletoncrew Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Bearing in on your spicy brains Posts: 3,275	New toys are in stores NOW!!!! Aaaah! I'm so excited! I visited the toy department at work today and found the new action figures! My store (Wal-mart) is selling them for $5.83 each. There were no Splinters, Shredders, or Footsoldiers, just the turtles. (I suspect that those three are being released a little later, has anyone seen photos of them carded yet?) We had 4 Leos, 2 Raphs, 2 Dons, and 1 Mike out on the shelf. I suspect that we had put out the contents of a case of 12, so 3 had been sold before I discovered them. The figures are GREAT! They stand well, they're well articulated, nicely detailed, well packaged, weapons are cool, I am absolutely thrilled with them! I think I'll take a picture of them next to the old figures and upload it to my site. I'll post the link when I do that. __________________ Adult TMNT fan art and fiction contest Now accepting entries!

12-17-2002, 02:43 AM	#2
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12-17-2002, 04:10 AM	#3
DarthRaphael Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC USA Posts: 913	You left-coasters always get the toys first!! We won't see those on the right-coast for 2 to 4 weeks based on how long it takes new TFs to get here. Maybe Playmayes will have bettter distribution methods than Hasbro. __________________ I edit your posts

12-17-2002, 04:16 AM	#5
Nickokapo Emperor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Argentina Posts: 5,800	Nice, they're not really that big compared to the old figures...i might get a few if they come to argentina, i dunno. __________________

12-17-2002, 04:20 AM	#7
Nickokapo Emperor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Argentina Posts: 5,800	If they don't come to argentina, i'm definitely not ordering em. But if they do and are in stores i might get a couple if they aren't too expensive, maybe i'll score some interesting bootlegs too there are a lot of those over here...but that'll only happen if the series is a big hit i guess. __________________

12-17-2002, 04:14 AM	#4
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	I haven't own any toys for quite some time, but those seem pretty cool. Maybe I should consider getting few...

12-17-2002, 04:18 AM	#6
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	Im not sure if they are going to Finland either... I dont think I go so far as ordering them internationally... But the Leonardo Statue I could.

12-17-2002, 04:22 AM	#8
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	Hopefully that happens. Many things rely on the success of this cartoon and toyline.

12-17-2002, 04:28 AM	#9
Nickokapo Emperor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Argentina Posts: 5,800	Yeah i hope that happens...the toys themselves look cool enough, they should sell fine __________________

12-17-2002, 08:00 AM	#10
HorseTechie Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,677	Hah.. and here I was looking in all the wrong places! TRU and KB Toys don't have them. I did notice on the TMNT Mirage site last night, Dan said the Walmart Arizona has them as well. But I wonder, does even a redneck city like mine have these yet? I'll have to see toniiiight!

12-17-2002, 10:37 AM	#11
Cherubae Foot Soldier Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 169	So did you buy all the toys from the Woodburn Walmart or the Mall205 Walmart Personally I'll wait for them to come out to Target or one of the other stores before I shop at Walmart. - Cher __________________

12-17-2002, 11:26 AM	#12
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	I just got them an i live in IL, but i got the supersized ones, not the normal sized

12-17-2002, 11:36 AM	#13
Raphael Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: England Posts: 143	Did you not get a carded Mikey then, SC?

12-17-2002, 12:26 PM	#14
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,142	He probably didn't have enough room for it in the picture there, but I love how he lined up the original action figures right infront of their 21st Century counterparts. That's what I wanna do with mine once I get them! __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

12-17-2002, 01:24 PM	#17
PanMan Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 728	wow those look awesome!!! Can ya take a pic of the back of the card too? they look so much tougher than the originals oh, and can mike's nunchucks move by the chain or are they stuck like that? thanks __________________ My name is Pan . . . and I am the Man! [February 19, 2005] I believe that The Shredder will appear in the New Cartoon past Season 3

12-17-2002, 01:39 PM	#18
tmntpower2003 Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gotham City Posts: 418	questions for skeletoncrew, Are the really poseable? Is there a place to put there weapons in their belt? And the most important, do they look like their new cartoon counterparts?

12-17-2002, 02:01 PM	#19
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	i can't wait to go pick up the supersized figs at my kb. I have a question to anyone that might now, are the supersized figs folly posable with ball joint legs and arms? cuz the old ones weren't as posable, but the new ones look like they are from the pics, i go tonight at 5 to get my supersized leo, wish me luck that i don't die of total amazement of getting the supersized figs b4 most of teh world

12-17-2002, 03:08 PM	#20
Skeletoncrew Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Bearing in on your spicy brains Posts: 3,275	I have taken some more photos showing card backs and turtle backs...but I have to leave for work in a few minutes, so they won't all be uploaded until later. All of them have places on their belts for weapons. Raph's aren't in a very good place, they're right under his arms. As you can see, the sai isn't quite in there the way it should be. I couldn't get it to go through the second hole it was supposed to go through. I feel that they're quite poseable, though their legs are only jointed at the hips. That's all for now! I'm going to be late for work! __________________ Adult TMNT fan art and fiction contest Now accepting entries!