Old Box Art

*Spitfire* · 10-24-2007, 05:43 PM

Anyone know who did the old box art? It was really great and I bet the line sold well on that alone. What got me amped to ask was I saw an Ebay auction with this

Check out bondage Mikey, poor guy. Pretty morbid for a toy box haha

Alot of the old boxes I never saw because I tossed them out when I was a kid and I don't remember them.

*BigApple3AM* · 10-24-2007, 07:31 PM

Ask Dan, he knows, he told me once but I forgot. It was some marketing group or something. Don't know about individual artists.

I remember the boxes very well even though I threw them away for the most part. One of my favorites was the footski where I think Mikey is getting eaten by the snakes or something. I always thought the center of the vehicle's front, the little sticker, was mikey's remains because of that.

Cool stuff.

*Spitfire* · 10-24-2007, 07:35 PM

That's awesome, I vote we dedicate this thread to posting old school box art. As much of it as we can find. I'm sure some of the members here have some, or can take pictures. I've seen some of them collections.

Nostalgia82 · 10-24-2007, 09:28 PM

Yeah, the box art was amazing! Had its own style and really pushed the sale. I have the Turtle Van and Turtle Cycle that I can take high pics of but I can't post it unless its a lousy thumbnail. I also had the blimp and lair but I have those in storage which I can't get to.

*oldmanwinters* · 10-24-2007, 11:00 PM

Who would have thought Leo and Raph could make a garbage can strapped on a motorbike look so good?

Note that photo is not mine but taken from an ebay seller's collection.

*MrPliggins* · 10-24-2007, 11:04 PM

I loved the original package art as a kid. I think this is one reason I got so into the Turtles. I even saved all of the action figure cardboards after I opened them because of the art.

*VaughnMichael* · 10-24-2007, 11:37 PM

The Box art is/ was amazing if any of you are wondering why we no longer have such cool box art ask Peter Laird he's the one who made it pretty clear that he doesnt like it.
Honeslty I think if they did such a thing these days in stores it would only help the sales of the toys because every other line has generic box art.

*MrPliggins* · 10-25-2007, 06:59 AM

Yeah,, generic art is a way to cut costs too. I remember in the old days, eventually they started using the same brick wall pattern and just created different character art. Then they dumped the brick wall concept altogether.

*BigApple3AM* · 10-25-2007, 10:15 AM

Brick wall pattern? You mean for card art? Like what the entire line was until they switched to the generic turtle cards? I don't think that pattern was a way to cut costs, it was the layout they used. None of the figure cards broke that layout except for deluxe gimmick figures like the wacky action or head dropping.

Now if you're talking like the reissue figures where it was like the turtles climbing around the sewer, THAT is cutting costs.

The only time Playmates used artwork for the new line was the sewer spewer, and it was glorious. Cool box art for a cool toy.

*MrPliggins* · 10-25-2007, 06:39 PM

Yeah, I'm talking about the card art. Shoulda specified. What I meant was, in the first few series...The brick wall was different for each character. A couple years into the toyline, they used the same brick wall drawing, but just overlayed the different characters on the same bricks. Anyways, I never cared much for that art.

You're right, it may not be a way of cutting costs, but may be a way of streamlining the process.

HalfcourtGame · 10-25-2007, 06:45 PM

Here are a few that I have:

The Party Wagon is my personal favorite with a couple of foot soldiers getting dominated

*BigApple3AM* · 10-25-2007, 08:20 PM

The party wagon is my most sought after MISB vehicle. I got really close to getting one for $20 on eBay a few years ago but missed it because I wanted to snipe and get the best deal. D'oh. Congrats on that one.

The art is actually pretty bad in terms of anatomy and stuff. If you look at Leo's arm in the party wagon box for example. I still love it though.

I'll take pics of my vehicles later tonight.

Pliggs: Personally I love the old card art. The vehicle art was always better but they had more room to do cool things. I especially loved when they had the toy you were buying choking a turtle or vice versa at the top.

Edit: PICS!!!

Off topic but interesting:

This screams early 90's:

*Spitfire* · 10-25-2007, 08:46 PM

Killer stuff guys, that Party Wagon picture is awesome. They should put this stuff on T-shirts.

I saw some 2K3 role play weapons called blasters on the official site and the art on those is pretty neat.

Edit: Awesome pictures! I had that turtles power book!

METALHEAD · 10-26-2007, 09:53 PM

oh i just love this thread, i love the old artwork brings back memories

thats the stuff that makes playing the best

OA · 10-26-2007, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ectocooler

This screams early 90's:

I have those skates!!

*Spitfire* · 10-27-2007, 02:34 PM

Do they still fit? Lol Seriously wouldn't it be awesome if stuff like that still fit us. I had a bunch of old TMNT shirts I wish I could wear now.

Slash · 10-27-2007, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ectocooler

This screams early 90's:

And that was when Young Jenna Jameson was innocent! And she looked good in skates!

CudleyCowlick · 10-27-2007, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slash

And that was when Young Jenna Jameson was innocent! And she looked good in skates!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... ROTFLMAO... AHAHAHAHA....

I'd like to throw some of my box art up there, but ever since I moved my enormous vintage MIB/MOC TMNT collection is still sealed in boxes and stacked in the closet. I do need to get it out anyway to make sure everything survived the move, so when I do, I'll finally get some box art pics and maybe even pics of the whole collection since it's long overdue.

I agree with y'all on the awesomeness of it. I never even noticed anything else when I went toy shopping back in the day. I loved how each figure in the early days had the same background, but with the actual character you were getting drawn all over it in several different poses. And as far as anatomical correctness goes, I certainly didn't notice that when I was 8. It was still better than I could do, so I was impressed! I'll bet that's what ticked off Peter Laird about it though.

*Mr._Mutant_Man* · 10-28-2007, 11:17 AM

Looking back that art was amazing, I was just too young to appreciate it at the time. They just don't make them like they used to.

*shuriken* · 10-28-2007, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ectocooler

The party wagon is my most sought after MISB vehicle. I got really close to getting one for $20 on eBay a few years ago but missed it because I wanted to snipe and get the best deal. D'oh. Congrats on that one.

The art is actually pretty bad in terms of anatomy and stuff. If you look at Leo's arm in the party wagon box for example. I still love it though.

I'll take pics of my vehicles later tonight.

Pliggs: Personally I love the old card art. The vehicle art was always better but they had more room to do cool things. I especially loved when they had the toy you were buying choking a turtle or vice versa at the top.

Yeah I stumbled upon the Party wagon in a thrift store that also happened to have Leo's role playing gear. and It was only 3 bucks!!!
Aww man I was so happy. Of course a lot of the accessories were missing, but I really didn't care seeing as I've wanted that since I was like 4. Although I've always wanted the Technodrome, which was the most awsome vehicle/ playset thingy ever.

10-24-2007, 05:43 PM	#1
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	Old Box Art Anyone know who did the old box art? It was really great and I bet the line sold well on that alone. What got me amped to ask was I saw an Ebay auction with this Check out bondage Mikey, poor guy. Pretty morbid for a toy box haha Alot of the old boxes I never saw because I tossed them out when I was a kid and I don't remember them. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

10-24-2007, 07:35 PM	#3
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	That's awesome, I vote we dedicate this thread to posting old school box art. As much of it as we can find. I'm sure some of the members here have some, or can take pictures. I've seen some of them collections. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

10-24-2007, 09:28 PM	#4
Nostalgia82 Thug Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 76	Yeah, the box art was amazing! Had its own style and really pushed the sale. I have the Turtle Van and Turtle Cycle that I can take high pics of but I can't post it unless its a lousy thumbnail. I also had the blimp and lair but I have those in storage which I can't get to. __________________ Check out my Vintage Toy Sale All MOC/MIB of coarse, enjoy http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p235/olisquall/

10-25-2007, 06:45 PM	#11
HalfcourtGame Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tany Posts: 308	Here are a few that I have: The Party Wagon is my personal favorite with a couple of foot soldiers getting dominated __________________ Please Help Me Complete My Collection I need Scratch! MOC or loose complete and Devil Shredder MIB

10-25-2007, 08:20 PM	#12
BigApple3AM Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Supermarket Aisle Posts: 1,635	The party wagon is my most sought after MISB vehicle. I got really close to getting one for $20 on eBay a few years ago but missed it because I wanted to snipe and get the best deal. D'oh. Congrats on that one. The art is actually pretty bad in terms of anatomy and stuff. If you look at Leo's arm in the party wagon box for example. I still love it though. I'll take pics of my vehicles later tonight. Pliggs: Personally I love the old card art. The vehicle art was always better but they had more room to do cool things. I especially loved when they had the toy you were buying choking a turtle or vice versa at the top. Edit: PICS!!! Off topic but interesting: This screams early 90's: Last edited by BigApple3AM; 10-25-2007 at 08:49 PM. Reason: Archiving ancient action-figures is awesome

10-24-2007, 07:31 PM	#2
BigApple3AM Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Supermarket Aisle Posts: 1,635	Ask Dan, he knows, he told me once but I forgot. It was some marketing group or something. Don't know about individual artists. I remember the boxes very well even though I threw them away for the most part. One of my favorites was the footski where I think Mikey is getting eaten by the snakes or something. I always thought the center of the vehicle's front, the little sticker, was mikey's remains because of that. Cool stuff.

10-24-2007, 11:00 PM	#5
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,497	Who would have thought Leo and Raph could make a garbage can strapped on a motorbike look so good? Note that photo is not mine but taken from an ebay seller's collection.

10-24-2007, 11:04 PM	#6
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	I loved the original package art as a kid. I think this is one reason I got so into the Turtles. I even saved all of the action figure cardboards after I opened them because of the art.

10-24-2007, 11:37 PM	#7
VaughnMichael I'm Baaaaaaccck! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,833	The Box art is/ was amazing if any of you are wondering why we no longer have such cool box art ask Peter Laird he's the one who made it pretty clear that he doesnt like it. Honeslty I think if they did such a thing these days in stores it would only help the sales of the toys because every other line has generic box art.

10-25-2007, 06:59 AM	#8
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	Yeah,, generic art is a way to cut costs too. I remember in the old days, eventually they started using the same brick wall pattern and just created different character art. Then they dumped the brick wall concept altogether.

10-25-2007, 10:15 AM	#9
BigApple3AM Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Supermarket Aisle Posts: 1,635	Brick wall pattern? You mean for card art? Like what the entire line was until they switched to the generic turtle cards? I don't think that pattern was a way to cut costs, it was the layout they used. None of the figure cards broke that layout except for deluxe gimmick figures like the wacky action or head dropping. Now if you're talking like the reissue figures where it was like the turtles climbing around the sewer, THAT is cutting costs. The only time Playmates used artwork for the new line was the sewer spewer, and it was glorious. Cool box art for a cool toy.

10-25-2007, 06:39 PM	#10
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	Yeah, I'm talking about the card art. Shoulda specified. What I meant was, in the first few series...The brick wall was different for each character. A couple years into the toyline, they used the same brick wall drawing, but just overlayed the different characters on the same bricks. Anyways, I never cared much for that art. You're right, it may not be a way of cutting costs, but may be a way of streamlining the process.

10-25-2007, 08:46 PM	#13
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	Killer stuff guys, that Party Wagon picture is awesome. They should put this stuff on T-shirts. I saw some 2K3 role play weapons called blasters on the official site and the art on those is pretty neat. Edit: Awesome pictures! I had that turtles power book! __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/ Last edited by Spitfire; 10-25-2007 at 09:31 PM.

10-26-2007, 09:53 PM	#14
METALHEAD Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: san benito texas Posts: 734	oh i just love this thread, i love the old artwork brings back memories thats the stuff that makes playing the best

10-27-2007, 02:34 PM	#16
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	Do they still fit? Lol Seriously wouldn't it be awesome if stuff like that still fit us. I had a bunch of old TMNT shirts I wish I could wear now. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

10-28-2007, 11:17 AM	#19
Mr._Mutant_Man Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,340	Looking back that art was amazing, I was just too young to appreciate it at the time. They just don't make them like they used to.