Mouser's TMNT New Figure Reviews!

Mouser · 02-23-2003, 09:55 AM

Alright, I was able to complete my set of Series 1 figures the other day, and I figuered you guys might be interested in reviews of them.

LEONARDO -

Leo was the first figure I got so I do have a bit of attachment to him. I like his two katanas, but I do have a complaint about them. I'm NOT fond of bendy plastic. I know for safety measures they probably decided against the hard plastic, but the bendy plastic just takes a lot of fun out of the figure because the sword gets all wavy and it's just..bleh. But they do fit into Leo's sheathes nice and I'm okay with that. His suction cup accessories actually WORK, those suckers can stick on things like nobody's business. The ninja stars are okay, but nothing to call home about. I love the paint on all these turtle figures by the way, I love the way playmates made them look "sewery". They've got grime on their chest "plates" and whatnot, and it just comes out great with such superior detail.

4 out of 5 Stars

MICHELANGELO -

Mikey was my second figure and one of my favorite characters. Everything came out as good as Leo's if not better. I haven't really played much with the accessory he came with to tell you much about that, the Nunchucks work great though, they've got enough bend on them to be sheathed on his belt in the back. Love the grin, too.

4 1/2 out of 5 Stars

DONATELLO -

Now this is cool. I'm sorry, but the attachments that can be put on his bo are just a really cool concept and if it gets used in the show, so much the better. Playmates just loaded him with accessories (2 Bos, the attachments, and the stars) and he's just a great figure. I'm usually not too impressed with Don but I really am this time.

4 1/2 out of 5 Stars

RAPHAEL -

Alright, I have a major gripe with this one. They put Raphael's Sai sheathes on his sides. Now this does keep continuity value in place and I appreciate that, but there's a problem. It REALLY restricts his arm movement of you have both Sais sheathed. He looks really weird with them both sheathed and there's just not a whole lot you can do with him when they are, so he gets knocked down a bit for that. I haven't toyed much with his accessory to figure out what's going on with it, either. However I love his face sculpt, it's my favorite out of the turtles. They got his "mad" look just right.

4 out of 5 Stars

FOOT SOLDIER -

I'm not real impressed with him. Accessories are okay (at least the swords aren't as bendy as Leo's), stance is awkward, not to mention the crossbow doesnt actually fire (the arrow just kind of jerks forward a bit when fired since its ATTACHED to the crossbow)...there's just not a whole lot to say other than he's a staple for Foot armies.

3 out of 5 Stars

SPLINTER -

Sculpt is good, but one thing bothers me. His cane breaks off into a SWORD? Why on earth didn't he use this against the mousers in the first episode? TCRI mutagen container is cool, nice to see the bow and arrows back (again, bow doesn't actually fire). Love the tail!

4 out of 5 Stars

SHREDDER -

I love this figure. He just looks so damn foreboding, like "I'm going to jump off this desk and whoop you" or something. He just looks extremely powerful and I love that. His weapons are really cool (the two swords can attach into one, plus the glaive like weapon he posesses looks like it could make turtle soup very fast), the claws on the left hand are nice, and I'm very impressed.

4 1/2 out of 5 Stars

Hope maybe this'll give some insight to those who just want to collect certain figures!

-Mouser

avervisal · 02-23-2003, 12:00 PM

Great review dude...I agree with you on all of them, although I don't like Michaelangelo as much since I can only get him to stand in a weird position.

~~PWDESAI~~ · 02-23-2003, 12:26 PM

I dunno it seems a little biased in favor of mike. Everyone knows mike is the goofiest of them. I'd say It's Leonardo, then raph, then don (because of his stupid dam foot being bent) and then mike because of his retarded face and stupid mold.
Otherwise, great points, I hate the footsoldier a lot more than you do though.

avervisal · 02-23-2003, 12:30 PM

I don't like the foot soldier and mike the most, but still great figures.

Donatello02 · 02-23-2003, 12:35 PM

I personally love the foot soldiers. They look more like ninjas now.

~~PWDESAI~~ · 02-23-2003, 12:42 PM

have you tried having a foot soldier stand on its own?

*cqb101* · 02-23-2003, 01:14 PM

The onlt problem I have with the foot soldiers is that they won't stand....Other wise it's a really neat figure!

Donatello02 · 02-23-2003, 02:17 PM

Yeah I have two and they both stand perfectly. That's odd. Oh well, I love'em and I'm gonna make an army of'em once I get some cash.

*Kid Icarus* · 02-23-2003, 02:30 PM

They really should have made it so Mikeys arm could go down... he looks like some deranged turtle-duck-bird-type-thing with it stuck out.

I think they kinda jipped the Donnie figure. Leo gets to stick to things (i stuck him to the windshield on my way home after i got him donnie and shredder), Raph can slide down a zip line, and Mike gets to repel up things. Whats donnie get? Some lame attachements to his bo.

My foot soldier stands pretty well too, you just have to mess with his feet for a while to get them flat on the surface. If that dosent work you could always get some Sculpy and make a base for him.

I don't like Splinters sclupt that much either. All the other figures look more detailed i guess.... Splinter looks like they dident spend as much time on his main sculpt, and too much time getting the fur detailed.

Donatello02 · 02-23-2003, 02:32 PM

Splinter doesn't look "rat-like" enough.

BigThew · 02-23-2003, 02:34 PM

the dark parts on their chest isn't grime...
it is blackwash to show the detail of the chest

personally i think that Mieky is the Weakest figure of all the turtles..his face sculpt isn't very good and his right arm sucks because it wont move properly

leo, then raph, then don, then mikey..but that is just me

*Duke* · 02-23-2003, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Mouser

Leo was the first figure I got so I do have a bit of attachment to him. I like his two katanas, but I do have a complaint about them. I'm NOT fond of bendy plastic. I know for safety measures they probably decided against the hard plastic, but the bendy plastic just takes a lot of fun out of the figure because the sword gets all wavy and it's just..bleh.

I agree Leo's katanas look great but bendy plastic just sucks.

*cqb101* · 02-23-2003, 04:45 PM

The bendy plastic is really annoying......I don't really care or splinters sculpt either....It just doesn't look like a rat at all.......

mariomania · 02-24-2003, 10:38 AM

Plus,, SPLINTER is the same height as teh turtles,, should have made him shorter! he as not that tall!

*cqb101* · 02-24-2003, 12:47 PM

Yeah he should have been shorter....It even says he's shorter on his card!

Peanut · 02-24-2003, 01:42 PM

I wouldn't complain if I could just get ONE of these figures. No matter who it was.

*Brodie* · 02-24-2003, 01:51 PM

Great reviews.

I haven't had any trouble getting any of the figures to stand, including Donny and the Foot Soldier.

To PWDESAI's remark about Mikey's face: It's Mikey, what do you expect?

*Mr. Snackpants* · 02-24-2003, 05:16 PM

cqb101 Posted: The bendy plastic is really annoying......I don't really care or splinters sculpt either....It just doesn't look like a rat at all.......

Then what does splinter look like? Sure looks like a rat to me.[/quote]

Donatello02 · 02-24-2003, 06:06 PM

Splinter just looks weird. Like a weasil that's been beaten when it was a child. Very odd.

*cqb101* · 02-24-2003, 06:15 PM

Yeah he does kinda resemble a weasel! LOL never saw that until you mention it.....

02-23-2003, 09:55 AM	#1
Mouser New Recruit Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 3	Mouser's TMNT New Figure Reviews! Alright, I was able to complete my set of Series 1 figures the other day, and I figuered you guys might be interested in reviews of them. LEONARDO - Leo was the first figure I got so I do have a bit of attachment to him. I like his two katanas, but I do have a complaint about them. I'm NOT fond of bendy plastic. I know for safety measures they probably decided against the hard plastic, but the bendy plastic just takes a lot of fun out of the figure because the sword gets all wavy and it's just..bleh. But they do fit into Leo's sheathes nice and I'm okay with that. His suction cup accessories actually WORK, those suckers can stick on things like nobody's business. The ninja stars are okay, but nothing to call home about. I love the paint on all these turtle figures by the way, I love the way playmates made them look "sewery". They've got grime on their chest "plates" and whatnot, and it just comes out great with such superior detail. 4 out of 5 Stars MICHELANGELO - Mikey was my second figure and one of my favorite characters. Everything came out as good as Leo's if not better. I haven't really played much with the accessory he came with to tell you much about that, the Nunchucks work great though, they've got enough bend on them to be sheathed on his belt in the back. Love the grin, too. 4 1/2 out of 5 Stars DONATELLO - Now this is cool. I'm sorry, but the attachments that can be put on his bo are just a really cool concept and if it gets used in the show, so much the better. Playmates just loaded him with accessories (2 Bos, the attachments, and the stars) and he's just a great figure. I'm usually not too impressed with Don but I really am this time. 4 1/2 out of 5 Stars RAPHAEL - Alright, I have a major gripe with this one. They put Raphael's Sai sheathes on his sides. Now this does keep continuity value in place and I appreciate that, but there's a problem. It REALLY restricts his arm movement of you have both Sais sheathed. He looks really weird with them both sheathed and there's just not a whole lot you can do with him when they are, so he gets knocked down a bit for that. I haven't toyed much with his accessory to figure out what's going on with it, either. However I love his face sculpt, it's my favorite out of the turtles. They got his "mad" look just right. 4 out of 5 Stars FOOT SOLDIER - I'm not real impressed with him. Accessories are okay (at least the swords aren't as bendy as Leo's), stance is awkward, not to mention the crossbow doesnt actually fire (the arrow just kind of jerks forward a bit when fired since its ATTACHED to the crossbow)...there's just not a whole lot to say other than he's a staple for Foot armies. 3 out of 5 Stars SPLINTER - Sculpt is good, but one thing bothers me. His cane breaks off into a SWORD? Why on earth didn't he use this against the mousers in the first episode? TCRI mutagen container is cool, nice to see the bow and arrows back (again, bow doesn't actually fire). Love the tail! 4 out of 5 Stars SHREDDER - I love this figure. He just looks so damn foreboding, like "I'm going to jump off this desk and whoop you" or something. He just looks extremely powerful and I love that. His weapons are really cool (the two swords can attach into one, plus the glaive like weapon he posesses looks like it could make turtle soup very fast), the claws on the left hand are nice, and I'm very impressed. 4 1/2 out of 5 Stars Hope maybe this'll give some insight to those who just want to collect certain figures! -Mouser

02-23-2003, 12:00 PM	#2
avervisal Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: IL Posts: 452	Great review dude...I agree with you on all of them, although I don't like Michaelangelo as much since I can only get him to stand in a weird position. __________________ Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.

02-23-2003, 12:30 PM	#4
avervisal Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: IL Posts: 452	I don't like the foot soldier and mike the most, but still great figures. __________________ Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.

02-23-2003, 12:35 PM	#5
Donatello02 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 503	I personally love the foot soldiers. They look more like ninjas now. __________________ 'What ninja weapon did Don get? A stickball bat. Hey, you can call it a 'bo'. But you can call it a Ford Tempo too...it's still just a stick.'

02-23-2003, 02:17 PM	#8
Donatello02 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 503	Yeah I have two and they both stand perfectly. That's odd. Oh well, I love'em and I'm gonna make an army of'em once I get some cash. __________________ 'What ninja weapon did Don get? A stickball bat. Hey, you can call it a 'bo'. But you can call it a Ford Tempo too...it's still just a stick.'

02-23-2003, 12:26 PM	#3
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	I dunno it seems a little biased in favor of mike. Everyone knows mike is the goofiest of them. I'd say It's Leonardo, then raph, then don (because of his stupid dam foot being bent) and then mike because of his retarded face and stupid mold. Otherwise, great points, I hate the footsoldier a lot more than you do though.

02-23-2003, 12:42 PM	#6
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	have you tried having a foot soldier stand on its own?

02-23-2003, 01:14 PM	#7
cqb101 Cinephile Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Salem, MA Posts: 8,489	The onlt problem I have with the foot soldiers is that they won't stand....Other wise it's a really neat figure!

02-23-2003, 02:30 PM	#9
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	They really should have made it so Mikeys arm could go down... he looks like some deranged turtle-duck-bird-type-thing with it stuck out. I think they kinda jipped the Donnie figure. Leo gets to stick to things (i stuck him to the windshield on my way home after i got him donnie and shredder), Raph can slide down a zip line, and Mike gets to repel up things. Whats donnie get? Some lame attachements to his bo. My foot soldier stands pretty well too, you just have to mess with his feet for a while to get them flat on the surface. If that dosent work you could always get some Sculpy and make a base for him. I don't like Splinters sclupt that much either. All the other figures look more detailed i guess.... Splinter looks like they dident spend as much time on his main sculpt, and too much time getting the fur detailed.

02-23-2003, 02:32 PM	#10
Donatello02 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 503	Splinter doesn't look "rat-like" enough. __________________ 'What ninja weapon did Don get? A stickball bat. Hey, you can call it a 'bo'. But you can call it a Ford Tempo too...it's still just a stick.'

02-23-2003, 02:34 PM	#11
BigThew Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 574	the dark parts on their chest isn't grime... it is blackwash to show the detail of the chest personally i think that Mieky is the Weakest figure of all the turtles..his face sculpt isn't very good and his right arm sucks because it wont move properly leo, then raph, then don, then mikey..but that is just me

02-23-2003, 04:45 PM	#13
cqb101 Cinephile Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Salem, MA Posts: 8,489	The bendy plastic is really annoying......I don't really care or splinters sculpt either....It just doesn't look like a rat at all.......

02-24-2003, 10:38 AM	#14
mariomania Thug Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 90	Plus,, SPLINTER is the same height as teh turtles,, should have made him shorter! he as not that tall! __________________ A true ninja is a master of himself and his environment. So don't forget, WE"RE TURTLES!!!! ---- Leo TMNT II----

02-24-2003, 12:47 PM	#15
cqb101 Cinephile Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Salem, MA Posts: 8,489	Yeah he should have been shorter....It even says he's shorter on his card!

02-24-2003, 01:42 PM	#16
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	I wouldn't complain if I could just get ONE of these figures. No matter who it was.

02-24-2003, 01:51 PM	#17
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	Great reviews. I haven't had any trouble getting any of the figures to stand, including Donny and the Foot Soldier. To PWDESAI's remark about Mikey's face: It's Mikey, what do you expect? __________________ Stupendous Monster

02-24-2003, 05:16 PM	#18
Mr. Snackpants Keep cool my babies! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mount Pleasant Posts: 2,239	cqb101 Posted: The bendy plastic is really annoying......I don't really care or splinters sculpt either....It just doesn't look like a rat at all....... Then what does splinter look like? Sure looks like a rat to me.[/quote]

02-24-2003, 06:06 PM	#19
Donatello02 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 503	Splinter just looks weird. Like a weasil that's been beaten when it was a child. Very odd. __________________ 'What ninja weapon did Don get? A stickball bat. Hey, you can call it a 'bo'. But you can call it a Ford Tempo too...it's still just a stick.'

02-24-2003, 06:15 PM	#20
cqb101 Cinephile Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Salem, MA Posts: 8,489	Yeah he does kinda resemble a weasel! LOL never saw that until you mention it..... __________________ Facebook