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Tomart’s Action Figure Digest #xx :: pg.20, 21 SDCC ’03 TMNT 2k3, Wave 2 peek (( xx 2003 ))

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I was alerted that the “Environmental Playsets” were part of a series of TOMB RAIDER, LAURA CROFT toys by Playmates – – so apparently they did see some kind of release.

–>> SDCC ’03 would be my first of the California Cons and Playmates had a nice medium-sized presence to help celebrate of the then, still very new 4kids TMNT T.V. show. Michael Dooney himself was on hand much of the time at Playmates’ booth to sign autographs and sketch. Toy giveaways were were done sporadically and this was my first “official” exposure to the TMNT at a convention post previous independent TURTLE MEDIA convention appearances. Most of my personal photos from this Con & particular were accidentally deleted. However this two page spread highlights the most interesting releases of the second wave of the TMNT-2k3 toy line that were on display. Of note are two deluxe boxed sets that were never sent into production. They were incredibly impressive in person. But they were not to see the manufactured time of day and have gone into the PLAYMATES archives for good. The figures however are merely “battle damaged” repaints.

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“Battle Damaged” repaints of the basic Foot Soldier & Donatello on a cool, dirty NYC building rooftop base.

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Repaints of the standard Casey & Raph from waves 1 & 2 of the TMNT – 2k3 line. Casey’s bike and the killer “alley way” base were entirely new.

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Here’s the first aggregation for NYC TOYFAIR 2015 ::

TNI:: More info in the TMNT MEGA BLOKS DEAL
TNI’s Toy Fair 2015: Playmates Toys TMNT Showroom Product Images
TNI’s Toy Fair 2015: Playmates Toys Nickelodeon TMNT Basic Figures, Vehicles & Playset Press Images
TOYARK::

Bandai Godzilla, Sprukits and More at Toy Fair 2015; TMNT added to the cool SPRUKITS lineup.. Bandai’s popular MODEL / ACTION FIGURE kits. Great news for fig customizes and model fans !! Sadly no pix yet, but you can imagine how fun this announcement is !!
As mentioned yesterday

Funko Pop! Vinyls, { TMNT } Fabrikations, Mystery Minis and Hikari and More at Toy Fair 2015
** FIGURES.COM’s wonderful, ORGANIZED show gallery !!
More as it develops !! Stay tooned !! !!

~ t

ACTION FIGURE NEWS & TOY REVIEW : “PLAYMATES TREKS ON INTO 1997” pgs. 6 & 7 (( 1997 ))

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Enough with a blast from Toy Fair’s past; we’re not just yet at Toy Fair 2015 and there’s already some striking images in the RELATED NOTES via Toy Ark. Starting off with the uber-limited and expensive; but beautiful ( pending your point of view ) PRIME 1 Studio offerings from Japan starting off with peeks of production sample shots of the next two brothers in P1’s TMNT ’14 movie series.. ::

Prime 1 Studio Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Leonardo Statue
Prime 1 Studio Teases TMNT 2014 Michelangelo Statue
..and – errrmm.. THEN THERE’S THIS GUY that was recently teased !!
Finally in toys, ART ASYLUM and Diamond Select are far from done with the Teens in 2015 with a peek at the next jaw-dropping selection of Teens and villains in NICK TURTLES Minimates Wave 2 !! !!
**NICK TV :: The #NinjaTurtles are going on a quest unlike no other during Sunday’s new episode at 11am/10c! (( TODAY !! ))
Places like Kotaku’s back to griping about things ::

All the Ways The New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Made No Sense

..thus proving that they CAN once in awhile (when the F@*%in’ want to) credit their sources in their articles – – and in other cases not so much, if at all .. >:O. Damned boneheads .

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Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ; MINIMATES :: MUTAGEN MICHELANGELO / ..KMART Exclusive (( 2014 ))

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Information courtesy of ** TOYARK

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“An update from the folks at*** Diamond Select Toys reveals that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Minimates are now available at Kmart stores. Toys “R” Us, Comic and Specialty shops will be getting theirs soon. Remember, the TMNT Minimates are individually blind bagged and the exclusive look to be be 1 per case. Here’s the entire breakdown, including the specific store exclusives:

Leonardo
Michelangelo
Donatello
Raphael
April O’Neil (Comic Shop and Toys “R” Us Exclusive)
Shredder
Foot Soldier
Footbot
Mutagen Michelangelo (Kmart Exclusive)
Kraang (Kmart Exclusive)
Mutagen Raphael (Comic shop Exclusive)
Mutagen Leonardo (Toys “R” Us Exclusive)

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Related notes:: Welp, the last quarter of the year blew by pretty, and here we are ( love it or hate it ) on the big HARD-COPY release day of one of the most talked about movie in the TMNT film pantheon – and even just as far as comic-book films from the past few years.

I’ll try to break down as many of the North American releases as i can as far as basic editions and the exclusive editions that are just do darn popular with the major blockbusters nowadays with the major retailers.

The basic retail versions on the Kmart site i think will represent the same basic offerings and similar pricing structure at other retailers as well as at Kmart. Keep an eye on this post is i learn of any major changes to exclusives offered or any additional exclusives that may be present that i have not listed here yet. I hope this list will help you narrow down your choices, and pick the best viewing option, price and premium content that’s right for you and your family. :

This incredibly popular art was made specifically made for B & N and you prolly recognize it from in-store displays promoting TMNT products around the time of the release of the film this past August. The clincher is that i am unclear if this was / IS a Pre-order/online exclusive or if the Poster will be available for pick-up if purchased in-store. I beleive it’s the prior and you had / have to order it on the site. I hope i’m wrong. There is no info on B & N’s website at moment about this. I will look into this and update accordingly, but any info anyone can share will be appreciated. I presume, soon – we will see these posters at auction from 3rd part sellers on places like ebay. Again i will look into this.

The Amazon Exclusive; Raphael statue Gift Set (Blu-ray 3D + DVD + Digital HD) should be ordered soon, if you with for a Christmas time delivery. The site still lists this set at $69.99.

TOYS R’ US is offering TMNT Earbuds along side the masks in their combo-pack exclusives.

Again i’ll keep this list updated as time progresses and i learn of new offers, premiums and exclusives in North America.

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MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL :: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; COLLECTIBLE FIGURINES { FAMILY DOLLAR EXCLUSIVE } (( 2014 ))

–>> Hope everyone had a good holiday !! Welcome to the Winter Holiday season and the rest of your Cyber week !!

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approx. 2 1/2″ – 3″ scale, FAMILY DOLLAR EXCLUSIVE MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL :: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; COLLECTIBLE FIGURINES viii / RAPHAEL (( 2014 ))

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Related notes; and there’s lots of ’em !! ::

**Ernie Reyes, Jr. Speaks with wikiDeeks about his role as the Gurkha on NCIS: Los Angeles. earmier this year.

Comic Book Men: Episode 407; – special scene with Smith & his Crew With Eastman ::

[youtube:http://youtu.be/95nB87Yeswg]

**TMNT nominated for TOY OF THE YEAR , VOTE NOW !!
MORE and more, these lil’ guys are makin’ the rounds online and in brick & mortar like Kmart,Comic Shops & TRU. **Toyark :: TMNT Minimates Now Available at Kmart, Everywhere Else Soon.
**Toy WIZ :: Good News, NECA’s SCALERS ( little chord buddies in the shapes of your fave movie, T.V. & comic icons : Batman, Freddy Krueger, Gollum from LOTR, Pacific Rim, ALIENS ,Predator , Gremlins’ GIZMO, GODZILLA, Rocket Racoon, et. al. you name it they got it.) have the TMNT climbing all over your chords in 2015. Up for pre-order now !! This is great; it also marks the return of NECA to the TMNT licenced property !!
**It’s really easy this holiday to order the GAME STOP Exclusive “LOYAL SUBJECTS X TMNT” NES inspired Vinyl toys; order in-store or here – shipping & store pick-up is free !!
** POP SECRET MUTANT MICROWAVE SWEEPSTAKES **
**TMNTMaster :: Our #Nicktoons channel is stuffing your stocking w/ the first two seasons of the 2003 #TMNT series starting Dec 22 – 28 at 8pm ET!
** THE SEWER DEN’s ‘ 24 DAYS OF TURTLE ‘- starts !! **

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“NINJA TURTLES” Movie :: SHREDDER { tOKKustom MOVIE MANIAC } (( 2014 ))

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–>> Neither movie accurate nor inaccurate;Varner Studio’s 2014 MOVIE shredder represents earlier ILM designs for Saki’s armor. One of the more talked about elements of the new film, thankfully this Shredder would reflect ‘somewhat’ more traditional incarnations of the character – if not an amalgam of many earlier incarnations.

Like VARNER’s Foot Soldier in the line, the final look of the manufactured figure may not represent the final look of the characters depicted onscreen, however with some effort and modification ( and imagination ) one CAN amazing things with these toys to better reflect the images in the actual film.

Presented here is a Shredder not entirely accurate to the film, but perhaps a blend of those earlier designs Varner Studios worked off off for the villain and a color scheme & wash similar to the effect of the final version of the Samurai inspired armor. Along with some original elements Tokka added to enhance the toy.

The studded cape of the figure is not present in the live-action portions of the film. However the illustrated / animated intro during Splinter’s voice-over features Shredder flanked by some armed Foot Soldiers. That image DOES feature a studded cape on Saki. From a certain point of view: the figure in reality emulates the early concept work for Saki, Eric Sacks mentions in the movie “upgrades” to the armor Shredder dons in the live-action. Retconning these facts in the movie, the figure hypothetically could be featuring an earlier version of Shredder’s armor PRE- the upgrades made by Eric Sacks and his crew.