Nickelodeon “HISTORY OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES” FEATURING LEONARDO – 2k3 LEONARDO (( 2015 ))

Nickelodeon "HISTORY OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" FEATURING LEONARDO - TMNT 2k3 LEONARDO i (( 2015 ))

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–>> Onto part 5 of GGM’s History – set breakdown.  Here, the box art reproduces the initial ’03 card backer art of Leo ( also used on other Playmates and non- products ). That art was used for quite some time. It really matched the look of that first wave Leo. You may still find it here and there on some items like BLUE BUNNY frozen ice cream Ninja Turtle products.

Nickelodeon "HISTORY OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" FEATURING LEONARDO - TMNT 2k3 LEONARDO ii (( 2015 ))A slightly early, surprise release for the 2002 holiday season at Wal-mart stores ( perhaps others ) of just the Teens to get kids hyped on the then NEW upcoming relaunch Turtles show brought the original intro of this sculpt.

Nickelodeon "HISTORY OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" FEATURING LEONARDO - TMNT 2k3 LEONARDO iii / ..with Original '03 Leonardo (( 2015 ))

Arguably, that original wave of TMNT ’03 figures was some of the strongest product PLAYMATES ever produced. With the Teens and supporting cast featuring newer articulation not seen in TMNT toys before, great detailing and washes on the paint schemes, and notable actual paint on the weapons themselves — Playmates & 4kids wanted fans to know that these Teens meant business !!

 

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In the budget cutting age of Playmates with minimal, weird, questionable, or NO paint decos on retail figures – this guy translates “OK” in this set.

 

Nickelodeon "HISTORY OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" FEATURING LEONARDO - TMNT 2k3 LEONARDO iv / ..with Original '03 Leonardo (( 2015 ))

Another stabilization modification is made to the left leg this time on the toy giving his foot and lower leg a slightly less ‘bent’ stance compared to the original. The newer stance is a bit more rounded and stable and looks cool. The belt, scabbard, & swords go unpainted this time so no real details except for the sculpt itself. The body gets only the basic paint and NO paint washes or detailing. The plastron chest-piece on the ’02 toy is a bit softer and you can actually press it in a little bit. The chest-piece on this reproduction is entirely solid. Non-pliable whatsoever. This repro is still pretty adequate a representation of the ’03 figure.

 

 

Nickelodeon "HISTORY OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" FEATURING LEONARDO - TMNT 2k3 LEONARDO v / ..with Original '03 Leonardo (( 2015 ))Threaded feed again on the repro, and his unpainted swords also seem a tad smaller than the original releases.  The updated copyright info is transferred from his left to right foot.

Nickelodeon "HISTORY OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" FEATURING LEONARDO - TMNT 2k3 LEONARDO vi / ..with Original '03 Leonardo (( 2015 )) .. for fun, we get a visit from my favouriie ’03 era LEONARDO, MYSTIC FURY LEO !!

..with MYSTIC FURE LEO '05..and the original ’06 F.F. Leo steps up to visit the set !!

.. with F.F. LEO '06

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Related toy bits ::

Loyal subjects W.2- Foot peek

TLS x TMNT2 – Wave 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series inspired Action Vinyls.  Includes more accessories, killer poseability, the best villains, our lovable heroes and extremely hard to find chase figures!  These Action Vinyls stand 3.25′ tall but pack a mean punch!

Shipping first week of March, 2016.

Designed by Joe Allard for TLS

© Viacom 2016

White Foot Soldier ::

Playmates Toys :: HSH_Triceraton_RoboRaptor_pu1

 

..on the comic front —
..I’ve not aggregated on the comic front in a few months, and i will try to change that in coming posts. Part of this is due to Tokka’s personal issues with comic companies that has interfered with life/ career issues rather drastically. Posting IDW related news items did become a sticking point.

However as to not let bias come into play while posting on GGM, i’ll have to get over this. This was an important decision ( made long ago ) to make on relaying the news as UN-biased as possible to let the fans draw their own conclusions on issues and matters at hand in regards to books, films, media, whatnot.

There’s one “lost” post not published in regards to Ryan Brown’s return to at least some semblance of comic work with the Lavigne penciled cover and Ryan  inked **TMNT Adventures Archives Vol.10.

While i cannot promise what i will propose here will happen, i will try. Within’ publishing the lost post, i will gently request a Q & A with Ryan of some sorts. For years now i am infrequently bombarded with questions i cannot always answer i.e. : The collapse of Ryan Brown’s “THE SELECTED” Mutanimals Revision / spin-off comic, The cult favourite WILD WEST C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa, his creations : Mondo Gecko, Leatherhead, and Slash and general input on Ciro and Nick’s ( and possibly IDW’s ) direction with the original SPIN-OFF team of Turtles –  the MIGHTY MUTANIMALS.

Ryan’s very reserved and may not be up to this. So i cannot promise sh**.

But he’s a legendary TMNT creator and writer who gets MINIMAL credit and goes heavily under-appreciated in many fan circles. I also cannot guarantee that will change. But his fans DO want to hear from him. And perhaps a short Question and Answer session may be in order.

We’ll see, bare with me as i look into this.

 

~ t

 

tOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS ‘Katana Lobotomy’ LEONARDO (( 2015 ))

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–>> Original & basic, limited edition 8″ JUMBO LEO vinyl figure from Nickelodeon’s booth at SDCC 2015. A SCALED-UP version of the original 3″ vinyl LEO. This particular design is based off the skateboard painting Tokka did in turn based off Joe Allard’s illustrative design for the vinyl character itself. tOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO iv / Original L.S. TMNT 8" JUMBO LEONARDO box

The broken deck piece was also given to Allard as a gift in California in July 2015 in regards and honor to all his stellar hard-work for Loyal Subjects.

t2z - the tOkKA bootlegz :: DIS-LOYAL SUBJECT LEO itOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO v / Original L.S. TMNT 8" JUMBO LEONARDO box

tOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO x / ..box☠ ☠ ** View LARGE On Black ** tOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO xi / ..box

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All decor on the jumbo fig exaggerates the original deck image even more. The katanas are able to enter Leo’s frontal lobe with relative ease. Also an abdomen “seppuku” wound allows for the inserten and extration of the swords. 4 Ninja-Star “Shuriken  open-wounds” allow for the stars to be inserted and removed into the back of his noggin. left ankle, right arm, and the upper-back of his shell -just above his scabbard.

tOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO vii / Custom in L.S. TMNT 8" JUMBO LEONARDO boxtOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO ix

tOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO xii / ..turns

The hole in the back of the shell for the scabbard has been “roughened-up” to add a little more restraint so that the piece doesn’t fall out as easily. ~ t

tOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO xiii / ..sword head wound

tOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO xv / ..sword head woundtOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO xvi / ..sword chest wound

tOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO xvii / ..shuriken woundstOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO xviii / ..shuriken wounds

tOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO xix / ..scabbardtOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO xx / ..Seppuku

tOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO xxi / ..with standard 3" LEONARDO; GAMESTOP NES color varianttOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO xxiii / ..detailtOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO xxv / ..downtowntOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO xxxi / ..sepukkutOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO xxxii / ..sepukkutOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO xxxiii / ..sepukku

tOkKustom :: LOYAL SUBJECTS 'Katana Lobotomy' LEONARDO xxxiv / .. "I'm OK !!"“Don’t Worry, Kids – – I’m OK !! !! “

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HSHELLHEROESbannRelated notes ::

  • TMT Vetrans of the night

GEEK TYRANT :: “TMNT: VETRANS OF THE NIGHT”; the acclaimed ‘older Turtles’ Turtles fan film is getting much praise, including kudos from Kevin Eastman himself.

“Take a Turtle-y awesome trip back to the Time of Dinosaurs with Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past! Join Leo, Donnie, Raph, and Mikey as they make new dino-sized allies, battle aliens from the future trying to rule the galaxy, save the day, and get back home! Dinobunga!”

 

The Triceratons have destroyed present day Earth! Help the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles travel back in time, battle alien space creatures from beyond the known Universe and save Earth in this furiously-fast puzzle fighter game for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch!

** CONQUER THE “EARTH DAY” :: Acme Superstore‎; BOSS KRANG Art Exhibit – LONGWOOD, FL .. APRIL 25, 2015 **

#TMNT / TOKKA - ECKS  :: THE ARISTO - KRAANG

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“I AM SURROUNDED BY INCOMPETENCE !! !! !!” -Kraang Subprime

 

–>> With KRAANG SUBPRIME’s umm.. “defeat rate”, and as much KRAANG-TECH the Green Teens have trashed, he prolly should look into Electronic Recycling this Earth Day, cuz if he doesn’t do something to clean up the MAJOR mess from all his Trashed Mechas, there ain’t gonna be an Earth to conquer !! !!

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  ** Join Subprime and all his evil brainy Allies @ Acme Superstore’s ‎ ; BOSS KRANG Art Exhibit – LONGWOOD, FL .. APRIL 25, 2015 **

 

 

BOSS KRANG show 15

**Acme Superstore‎; BOSS KRANG Art Exhibit

– Longwood, Florida **

 

It’s coming, the show we’ve been needing to see in the states! BOSS KRANG is an art exhibit devoted entirely to that mush-mush brain from Dimension X, Krang!

Artist submissions are arriving from across the globe and we’re gearing up to have a wonderful show. There’s still time to submit and all inquiries need only send an e-mail to enzogarza@acme-superstore.com for further information.

The BOSS KRANG exhibit will begin April 25th and run two months. For those not able to attend the exhibit, be sure to join up anyways to ensure you catch all the updates and fantastic art on display! As well, joining the event will be the only way to be entered in to BOSS KRANG contests and access to the exhibit zine we’ll be producing for the show.

Be sure to check out our inspiration to do a Krang themed show with Espacio Moebius’ KRANG LSD exhibit. Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Espacio Moebius put on an amazing show- **SRC

A multitude of exceptionally talented artist contributed to a most stellar show. Many of which will be showcased in the BOSS KRANG exhibit as well!

 

BOSS KRAANG article

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SLAMMED with TMNT news this month n’ week. GAW !!  ::

LSubjects-Istagram-Bebop Peek LSubjects-Istagram-RAPH SINEMovie bits::

.. comic bites, next news ROUND-UP.  KEEP IT GREEN, TEAM  — as well as the Earth !! !!

~ t

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LEE’S TOY REVIEW #xx, pg. 36 / “TOY FAIR 2004” , ‘TMNT – 2k3 Peek’ (( March 2004 ))

LEE'S TOY REVIEW #xx, pg. 36 / "TOY FAIR 2004" , 'TMNT - 2k3 Peek'  (( March 2004 ))

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–>> A handful of unproduced prototypes, or at least drastically altered figures to the extent of their final manufactured form appear on this spread. A rare look at a few of them.

LEE'S TOY REVIEW #xx, pg. 37 / "TOY FAIR 2004" , 'TMNT - 2k3 Peek'  (( March 2004 ))

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LEE'S TOY REVIEW #xx, pg. 36 / "TOY FAIR 2004" , 'TMNT - 2k3 Peek' - "QUARRY" early prototype (( March 2004 ))

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–>> The paint on Quarry’s prototype is pretty cool, this is similar to an effect of what was finally produced OVER a year later than when it was originally to be released. I recall a “spitting” action feature announced for this toy. That was not realized on the final figure. I’m not sure if i recall an actual prototype showing that feature. This photo doesn’t seem to show it at all. The proto’s visual is much better ascetically than the final figure.

 

LEE'S TOY REVIEW #xx, pg. 37 / "TOY FAIR 2004" , 'TMNT - 2k3 Peek' - "FOOT MYSTICS" unproduced prototypes  (( March 2004 ))

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 Obviously the same sculpt, only the FOOT FIRE MYSTIC was made for whatever reason.

The more ambitious customizer could hypothetically obtain 3 more Fire Mystic toys and repaint them accordingly. These guys eventually would “manifest” in the MIRAGE comic books.

LEE'S TOY REVIEW #xx, pg. 37 / "TOY FAIR 2004" , 'TMNT - 2k3 Peek' - "SPACE HOPPIN' RAPHAEL" early prototype  (( March 2004 ))

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This EARLY prototype of the ‘Space Hoppin’ Raph’ toy is a more accurate to what appeared in the TMNT 2k3 T.V. show than what was actually manufactured and put into stores. These were the Teens’ stolen TRICERATON space suits in the show, you can see the suit’s “tail” in the back of the toy. The actual manufactured Space Hoppers

 

LEE'S TOY REVIEW #xx, pg. 37 / "TOY FAIR 2004" , 'TMNT - 2k3 Peek' - Unproduced Mouser 6-pack  (( March 2004 ))

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 No single carded 6-pack of April’s little robot “friends” was produced for this line. However multiple Mousers would come packed in one of the S.W.A.T. multi-figure/vehicle packs in the mid-aughts.

The Nick TMNT line does have a Multi-pack of Mousers.

 

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NY TOYFAIR ’15 COVERAGE continues, oi !!  ::

COWABUNGA CORNER :: TMNT-Colorforms-travel90COLORFORMS RETURN WITH TMNT ,interview !! 

More from Pixel-DAN & Playmates  !! ::

Teenage Mutant Half Shell Heroes Figures and Vehicles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles T-Machines Cars and Playsets

TOY ARK ::

Finally, special thank you to new ally of GGM, the WHITEFOOTSOLDIER ::

LoyalSUBJECTSxTMNTw2 peek

~ t

TIN BOX Co. :: “TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES” Retro Style Mailbox Tin (( 2015 ))

TIN BOX Co. :: "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" Retro Style Mailbox Tin i (( 2015 ))

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approx W: 6″ H: 4 1/2″ Inside 3 1/2″

–>> This appears to be a Walmart exclusive tin.
Includes 2 sticker sheets.

TIN BOX Co. :: "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" Retro Style Mailbox Tin ii (( 2015 ))

TIN BOX Co. :: "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" Retro Style Mailbox Tin iii (( 2015 ))

TIN BOX Co. :: "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" Retro Style Mailbox Tin iv (( 2015 ))

TIN BOX Co. :: "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" Retro Style Mailbox Tin v (( 2015 ))

TIN BOX Co. :: "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" Retro Style Mailbox Tin vi (( 2015 ))

TIN BOX Co. :: "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" Retro Style Mailbox Tin vii (( 2015 ))

TIN BOX Co. :: "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" Retro Style Mailbox Tin viii / ..stickers (( 2015 ))

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TIN BOX Co. :: "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" Retro Style Mailbox Tin ix (( 2015 ))

TIN BOX Co. :: "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" Retro Style Mailbox Tin x (( 2015 ))

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TMNT FANCLUB  EXCLUSIVE Valentine Day fun ::

KRAANG-V Cards

Mikey-pizza V-card teet

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Related notes::

 

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