'Sup guys.

Forneus · 12-13-2012, 08:20 AM

Oh boy, what did I get myself into haha. This is going to be fairly long winded but whatever! It needs to be said. The story has to be told. Like everybody else here, I spent my childhood and early teen years as a TMNT fan. One of my grandest Christmas memories, is spending the night at an uncle's house with most of the family in tow and getting to open up a second, even bigger set of presents than what I already had recieved...including a metric ton of Turtles toys! So good.

But I suppose I was never a super fan. Make no mistake, I am a collector and the part of me, who wanted to hoard these toys lived on...to focus on something else. I wandered away! For years, my like of Turtles found itself expressed through 1) Rewatches of the original movie, once every year or so. 2) Plowing through the arcade game on XBox Live once in a blue moon.

But then, oh dear, something happened. Nick's TMNT 2012 popped up to say hello. I had seen the designs. I had read the interviews. I was...aghast. It looked rather horrid didn't it? Shredder slayed me, haha! Such a terrible design...Later in early October, a friend of mine dropped the bomb so to speak...asked me what I thought about the premiere. Oldschool fan just like I was. "I skipped this thing. Looks awful" Said I was wrong. Oh really? Let's find out then...Oh boy. Safe to say, I'm am now a grown man, literally going crazy for a show, whose a follow-up to the very same thing he watched as a child. Perfect, wouldn't you say?

Anyway, my reason to register here, is a bit of a funny one. With Christmas times ahead, and a wallet full of that good ol' Christmas monies, I ventured onwards to local stores to find ideas and entertain myself. I eventually ended up in a toy aisle where three persons where standing. A cute mom with red and blonde hair. A daddy with his backwards cap on, and a little boy...holding two figures. In his left hand was Nick's Leonardo...in his right, Nick's Michelangelo. One quick look up and I realize with absolute horror that the one Leonardo left was in the kid's hand. The two other figures on the wall, were another Mickey and a lonely Foot Soldier. Oh snap. Wait, why was I angry? It's not like I actually wanted it...right?

To be fair, I do buy figures from time to time. I am a collector after all. But Turtles never crossed my mind...until that very moment. I needed that freaking Leonardo right there. He was the only one left! Don't you understand?! So there I was, grinding my teeth at what appears to be a 5 years old while his parents are oblivious to my internal storm. I desperately tried to see if there were any other figures but, what was left was mostly the larger playsets and these bigs talkative ones. No I wanted the smaller ones first!

Then the sound of wheels on the ground. An employee, casually rolled up a cart filled to the brim with pink boxes and other girly toys. He looks at the Turtle wall, then plunges into the stacks to slowly pull out figures one by one and place them in the metal spike jutting out, ready to welcome the new arrivals. One by one, each of the figures were added...except Leonardo. I was fully ready to actually engage conversation with the kid and try to convince him that Mickey was the greatest turtle ever. But no, I didn't do that. That would have been low. I walked off, dejected. A bit nervous because of a freaking toy. This story has went on long enough so let me cut to the chase: I returned about 30 minutes later to find no trace of Michelangelo OR Leonardo. Oh well, I said. "I'm better off this way, because if I actually had found that Leo, I would have probably gotten the full set..." My eyes caught a glimpse of a green and purple box nearer to the floor than the other toys were placed. They dropped it on a lower stall instead of placing it back on the wall! Kid ended up with Mickey and left the Leo there! AWWW YEAH!

Got them all. All of the figures. No regrets. I distinctively remember seeing a Metalhead and a Dogpound on one of my previous ventures there, but didn't buy them since, you know...I've been searching for these two plus Fish Face since then, and finally gathered the courage I guess to mingle here. So there's my story and here I am. Happy to be here and discuss. So, hello!

Jay $tarkiller · 12-13-2012, 08:27 AM

Intense storyline

Welcome to the board, buddy

*Oculus Orbus* · 12-13-2012, 09:43 AM

Hey man, welcome to The Technodrome! Enjoy yor stay.

*Luzmagica* · 12-13-2012, 10:12 AM

Welcome to the Drome!!!!

Nice introduction! So intense !!

....My diagnosis: you have a severe case of Fever Turtle Fan Collector !!!
Welcome to the best place to share the fever!!!!!!

*Slade* · 12-13-2012, 01:24 PM

Somehow, I felt your pain on that one. Welcome to the Drome.

*TheCanadiandrome* · 12-13-2012, 01:57 PM

welcome aboard!

*Mzx10484* · 12-13-2012, 02:38 PM

Wish you all the best for your stay !!!!!! Regards from germany !!

FoxZerro · 12-13-2012, 02:44 PM

I know for a fact I've been there in that exact moment and it is a weird exhilaration of ignorance of youth and wisdom of age. The kid in you wants that one toy you've been looking for so bad, but the adult in you tells you they'll be others just let the kid have it. It was a rush the first time I felt it, but it was nothing compared to the time when a little kid hit the toy aisle looking for a figure and I had the last one in stock in my hand and gave it to him. The sheer joy at that moment in that child's face was awesome because it reminded me of all the times I had found exactly what I was looking for as a child after hopelessly searching for so long.

Thank you for sharing your story and for allowing me to relive these feelings of tortured agony and sheer ecstacy... but above all Forneus:

Welcome to the 'Drome!

Forneus · 12-13-2012, 03:05 PM

Thanks for all the warm welcomes guys. It means alot! I'll definitely be sticking around quite a bit.

*TurtleTitan97* · 12-13-2012, 05:44 PM

Welcome to the drome.

*Lethal Lullaby* · 12-13-2012, 06:22 PM

Sup, Welcome to the Drome.

*Zany Orange Dude* · 12-15-2012, 10:43 AM

Welcome aboard!

*Roland* · 12-15-2012, 03:28 PM

Welcome to the drome Forneus!

OrokuYoshiFilms · 12-19-2012, 07:49 AM

You had me at "AWWW YEAH!"....welcome aboard. I'm new myself.

*gobo* · 12-19-2012, 11:22 PM

Word, wordy.

tuffchicky · 12-20-2012, 08:46 PM

hello and welcome to the drome enjoy!!!

LH · 12-20-2012, 09:47 PM

Hello Forneus, welcome to The Technodrome!

prez · 12-23-2012, 12:18 AM

Glad you decided to join the forums, good luck finding those toys!

12-13-2012, 08:20 AM	#1
Forneus Thug Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 77	'Sup guys. Oh boy, what did I get myself into haha. This is going to be fairly long winded but whatever! It needs to be said. The story has to be told. Like everybody else here, I spent my childhood and early teen years as a TMNT fan. One of my grandest Christmas memories, is spending the night at an uncle's house with most of the family in tow and getting to open up a second, even bigger set of presents than what I already had recieved...including a metric ton of Turtles toys! So good. But I suppose I was never a super fan. Make no mistake, I am a collector and the part of me, who wanted to hoard these toys lived on...to focus on something else. I wandered away! For years, my like of Turtles found itself expressed through 1) Rewatches of the original movie, once every year or so. 2) Plowing through the arcade game on XBox Live once in a blue moon. But then, oh dear, something happened. Nick's TMNT 2012 popped up to say hello. I had seen the designs. I had read the interviews. I was...aghast. It looked rather horrid didn't it? Shredder slayed me, haha! Such a terrible design...Later in early October, a friend of mine dropped the bomb so to speak...asked me what I thought about the premiere. Oldschool fan just like I was. "I skipped this thing. Looks awful" Said I was wrong. Oh really? Let's find out then...Oh boy. Safe to say, I'm am now a grown man, literally going crazy for a show, whose a follow-up to the very same thing he watched as a child. Perfect, wouldn't you say? Anyway, my reason to register here, is a bit of a funny one. With Christmas times ahead, and a wallet full of that good ol' Christmas monies, I ventured onwards to local stores to find ideas and entertain myself. I eventually ended up in a toy aisle where three persons where standing. A cute mom with red and blonde hair. A daddy with his backwards cap on, and a little boy...holding two figures. In his left hand was Nick's Leonardo...in his right, Nick's Michelangelo. One quick look up and I realize with absolute horror that the one Leonardo left was in the kid's hand. The two other figures on the wall, were another Mickey and a lonely Foot Soldier. Oh snap. Wait, why was I angry? It's not like I actually wanted it...right? To be fair, I do buy figures from time to time. I am a collector after all. But Turtles never crossed my mind...until that very moment. I needed that freaking Leonardo right there. He was the only one left! Don't you understand?! So there I was, grinding my teeth at what appears to be a 5 years old while his parents are oblivious to my internal storm. I desperately tried to see if there were any other figures but, what was left was mostly the larger playsets and these bigs talkative ones. No I wanted the smaller ones first! Then the sound of wheels on the ground. An employee, casually rolled up a cart filled to the brim with pink boxes and other girly toys. He looks at the Turtle wall, then plunges into the stacks to slowly pull out figures one by one and place them in the metal spike jutting out, ready to welcome the new arrivals. One by one, each of the figures were added...except Leonardo. I was fully ready to actually engage conversation with the kid and try to convince him that Mickey was the greatest turtle ever. But no, I didn't do that. That would have been low. I walked off, dejected. A bit nervous because of a freaking toy. This story has went on long enough so let me cut to the chase: I returned about 30 minutes later to find no trace of Michelangelo OR Leonardo. Oh well, I said. "I'm better off this way, because if I actually had found that Leo, I would have probably gotten the full set..." My eyes caught a glimpse of a green and purple box nearer to the floor than the other toys were placed. They dropped it on a lower stall instead of placing it back on the wall! Kid ended up with Mickey and left the Leo there! AWWW YEAH! Got them all. All of the figures. No regrets. I distinctively remember seeing a Metalhead and a Dogpound on one of my previous ventures there, but didn't buy them since, you know...I've been searching for these two plus Fish Face since then, and finally gathered the courage I guess to mingle here. So there's my story and here I am. Happy to be here and discuss. So, hello!

12-13-2012, 08:27 AM	#2
Jay $tarkiller Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 915	Intense storyline Welcome to the board, buddy __________________

12-13-2012, 10:12 AM	#4
Luzmagica A Magic Light Dudette! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Spain. Posts: 3,878	Welcome to the Drome!!!! Nice introduction! So intense !! ....My diagnosis: you have a severe case of Fever Turtle Fan Collector !!! Welcome to the best place to share the fever!!!!!! __________________

12-13-2012, 01:24 PM	#5
Slade god status Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Louisiana Posts: 3,291	Somehow, I felt your pain on that one. Welcome to the Drome. __________________ Do not concern yourself with what I've already done: rather tremble at the thought of what I am about to do. Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth. http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=48140

12-13-2012, 01:57 PM	#6
TheCanadiandrome Big, Bad & Bold Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Inside the Technodrome; Shredderville; Saskatchewan Posts: 19,719	welcome aboard! __________________ Add me: PSN/XBL; Nintendo Network ID: BDS-3.1.6; Switch FC: SW-3378-5206-8020 TMNT Fan Club: http://sot.ag/4jZR0 Visit My Wish List: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=30904 My Collection: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=40276

12-13-2012, 09:43 AM	#3
Oculus Orbus Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 1,535	Hey man, welcome to The Technodrome! Enjoy yor stay.

12-13-2012, 02:38 PM	#7
Mzx10484 WEM Super Starfinder 200 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 2,085	Wish you all the best for your stay !!!!!! Regards from germany !!

12-13-2012, 02:44 PM	#8
FoxZerro Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 574	I know for a fact I've been there in that exact moment and it is a weird exhilaration of ignorance of youth and wisdom of age. The kid in you wants that one toy you've been looking for so bad, but the adult in you tells you they'll be others just let the kid have it. It was a rush the first time I felt it, but it was nothing compared to the time when a little kid hit the toy aisle looking for a figure and I had the last one in stock in my hand and gave it to him. The sheer joy at that moment in that child's face was awesome because it reminded me of all the times I had found exactly what I was looking for as a child after hopelessly searching for so long. Thank you for sharing your story and for allowing me to relive these feelings of tortured agony and sheer ecstacy... but above all Forneus: Welcome to the 'Drome!

12-13-2012, 03:05 PM	#9
Forneus Thug Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 77	Thanks for all the warm welcomes guys. It means alot! I'll definitely be sticking around quite a bit. __________________ "The sun is a wondrous body. Like a magnificent father. If only I could be so grossly incandescent"

12-13-2012, 05:44 PM	#10
TurtleTitan97 Space Cowboy Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Speed Force Posts: 7,043	Welcome to the drome. __________________

12-13-2012, 06:22 PM	#11
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12-15-2012, 10:43 AM	#12
Zany Orange Dude The Little Nerdy Teacher Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: At my desk reading comics and writing lesson plans Posts: 2,292	Welcome aboard! __________________

12-15-2012, 03:28 PM	#13
Roland is Laughing Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Africa Posts: 2,384	Welcome to the drome Forneus! __________________ My fan art here on the drome! My fan art Spoiler:

12-19-2012, 07:49 AM	#14
OrokuYoshiFilms Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: The Mutant Module Posts: 908	You had me at "AWWW YEAH!"....welcome aboard. I'm new myself.

12-19-2012, 11:22 PM	#15
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12-20-2012, 08:46 PM	#16
tuffchicky Thug Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: York, Pa Posts: 61	hello and welcome to the drome enjoy!!!

12-20-2012, 09:47 PM	#17
LH Leatherhead Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,705	Hello Forneus, welcome to The Technodrome!

12-23-2012, 12:18 AM	#18
prez Random Punk Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Arkansas Posts: 28	Glad you decided to join the forums, good luck finding those toys!