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Tomart’s Action Figure Digest #xx :: pgs.26, 27 TOY FAIR ’97, PLAYMATES “NINJA TURTLES: THE NEXT MUTATION” (( April 1997 ))

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–>> Here’s some more Ghosts come to haunt the sewers from Toy Fair’s past !!

This artwork and early N.M. logo was being used by Mirage and Saban early on in the development of the live-action show. I recall seeing it multiple times on the official TMNT website.

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This has been rescanned at a higher rez, and broken down to hi-light a better look at the prototypes and such presented within’ the magazine spread.

There’s a bit going on here including early prototypes of Venus and Dragon Lord, logos, and a very “DARTH VADER” – like, early Shredder prototype that’s quite pointy.

Pink-bandanas on Venus and a really cool paint job on DRAGON SKULL a.k.a The Dragon Lord.

The very comic-book, “DOONEY STYLED” Elite Guard in this line was the first “Shredder Elite Ninja” ever to be sculpted into a toy.

The Elite Guards don’t look like this in the show at all as they do on the fig.

It’s not mentioned much, but the story was supposed to go in that after Venus defeated Shredder and the N.Y. Foot Clan was disbanded, the Shredder’s Elite were to join Dragon Lord’s “THE RANK” army in lieu of the absence of the FOOT. Hopefully when Oroku Saki was to return, they would have rejoined him once again betraying their new Dragon master.

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Connotations between “SHREDDER” and “Darth Vader” drove me nuts growing up – i heard it many times. But it’s pretty hard not to think of the Dark Lord with this early proto and SHARP version of Saki. The final figure looks immensely cool, one of my all time favourites.

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Venus’s proto included pupils and a pink coloured banadana and wrappings.

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One of my favourites from the Teens’ Rouges Gallery. One has to presume that the Dragon Lord’s final facial look was not ready by the time he went to sculpt. The masked version would be the only version EVER to be manufactured and the same sculpt is used on his TURTLEFLAGE deluxe figure. He never wore the mask in the show, as you may recall. A “sculpted dragon-head” was promised for a future figure, maybe it was even sculpted at one point. But who knows. Again, the line went away after the second wave.

The cool paint wash on this highlights the sculpt a bit better on the prototype than on the manufactured figure. You can even see the upper “GREEN” portion of his face just a bit peaking above the face mask. The final figure just makes it look like he’s wearing a full, white head mask.

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The Biker , MEGA MOTORIN’ “Elite Guard” looks suspiciously like he’s wearing similar looking garb to the Rank Warriors. And none of the villains on the show ACTUALLY get a souped up ride like the cool red n’ purple, stealthy lookin’ speedster. Raph’s bike looks kinda similar to how it looks in the live show.

The big fat Mutant Marauder would be rereleased in the TMNT 2003 line tho’ it was redecorated a bit and didn’t feature in the animated show.

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Early “T. Thrashers” protos include a pink-bandana Venus again, and she is wearing a top which actually looks cool on her.

For whatever reason, her final DLX Thrasher toy removed the top ( *GASP* ) and e’rythang just all umm — hangs OUT free-flowin’ in the breeze at the skate park.

Tomart's Action Figure Digest #xx :: pgs.26, 27 TOY FAIR '97, PLAYMATES "NINJA TURTLES: THE NEXT MUTATION / ..early 'THUNDER THRASHERS' "pink bandana & tank top" 'BLACKTOP BOARDIN' VENUS" Venus (( April 1997 ))

..and there’s your buddy wandering his way thru’ the Toy Fair’s very own sewer system.

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N.Y. Toy Fair ’15 has wound down, but the hunt is just beginning for the collectors, kids, moms n’ dads EVERYWHERE !! ::

With Baxter-Fly, Turflytle, and Karai Serpent slithering onto Ebay; as per the pattern every quarter new toys invade stores – and as ol’ Tokkie always warns:: .. stay calm and bide your time as you hunt the pegs at your favourite brick & mortar store or online retailer. Avoid ebay at first if at all possible to maximize your spending power. The prices for figs at first on ebay are absolutely insane ..and are only for the most desperate.
Toy Ark :: ..on the higher end of the hunt – –
PRIME 1’s Donatello Statue

Back at Wonder Festival 2015, Prime 1 Studio showcased all four of their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Statues. Now we get a close up look at the Donatello Statue. **Prime 1 Studio has posted some official photos and some info for the upcoming release…-

Check out the full gallery on **TOY ARK and click ***Prime 1 Studio here for release info.

FLICKERING MYTH:: While we’re on topic with the movies .. UK Home Media release of the TMNT film brings an ..

Interview – William Fichtner talks Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, not playing Shredder and returning for the sequel
We have one more “GHOST” from Mutations & Toy Fair’s distant history set to publish for this time ’round. I’ll try to get to that in 24 or so. Plus i’ll try to squeeze in Rich’s Comic news. Stay Mean, Lean – and Turnip Green, my young friends !!

~ t

Sheng Yuan TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: “SHREDDER” LEGO Bootleg Minifigure Set (( 2014 ))

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–>> What, the Kraang are cloning LEGOs now ?? Examining one of the infamous bootleg TMNT LEGO ( BootLEGO ) products – Sheng Yuan’s version of the Teens legendary enemy; The Shredder. Bootlegs are always of questionable quality; quality-control in general is out the window. This being my first Brick-toy related knockoff; i shall say that S.Y.’s is of "passable" quality. Not the high-standards of a LEGO mini-figure however. Still for a knockoff; at first it might fool the casual collector that this was an actual LEGO Shredder. But with bolder black-outlines on the chest and leg parts, slight face variations on the head, and NO official LEGO brand markings on items like Shredder’s hand claws, the cape is softer than the original release, and the hand claw blades are wider. After a bit – it’s really easy to tell you have a counterfeit.

Bootleg toy collecting is a whole other arena and i only have a handful of fake TMNT products. Online LEGO fakes can sell for pretty inexpensive prices. In this case – – a brick-and-mortar store ( or the like) , i did have to pay 10 bucks for the whole mini-set. That’s even more than many official LEGO polybag offerings. But i did know what i was purchasing. It’s interesting in these cases vintage or modern; one pays MORE money for an unlicensed and unofficial FAKE product than they would for the actual Licensed product.

With ALMOST official looking and colourful packaging these brick toys are ALMOST like the real thing. I can understand tho’; outside the BOOTLEG-NERD in Tokka clamoring for more SIMPLY BECAUSE because these are Sooooo fake – a poorer kid or parent purchasing these at a lower price as a substitute toy. For in some instances Official LEGO products might be TOO expensive.

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Some collectors also collect the knockoff equivalent of various exclusives minis offered by LEGO such as Con-exclusives that post their initial offering at a convention ..their prices will SKY-ROCKET come a third-party seller offering them.
That is if the U.S. Customs or an equivalent agency office doesn’t confiscate them first.

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Bright, colourful and dynamic LEGO graphics almost makes you think this is an actual LEGO box. But that’s the point, the Sheng Yuan logo totally gives it away.

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The randomly packed brochure shows the vast collection of Sheng Yuan’s bootleg-brick empire. Very interesting.

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I presume all the game cards are randomly packed. These are the cards i received with the SHREDDER set. The KRAANG set i received later also came with two different cards.

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Wider and numbered blades on the S.Y. offering.

Slight face variations and bolder lines in the S.Y. mini.

..softer cloth material is used for the knockoff Shredder cape. The official cape is a stiffer material.

H’mmm ..we’ll save this T.C.R.I. reject on the left for a later post.

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Hey, some related notes ::

TOONZONE :: NICKELODEON’S TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES RINGS IN THE NEW YEAR WITH THE RETURN OF ALL-NEW ACTION-PACKED EPISODES BEGINNINSUNDAY, JAN. 11, AT 11:00 A.M. (ET/PT) / ( TODAY .. ~ t )

Season Three Greets Its New Timeslot Sundays at 11:00a.m. (ET/PT)

..and in case you missed it;

TMNT Exec. Producer Ciro Nieli Talks Ninja Turtles, Robot Monkeys, and the United Kingdom

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Catching up to the past few weeks post the home media release of the 2014 Turtles film.. buzz is booming already for 2016 and Dave Green’s ( yeh i got it .. ) TMNT 2 while Paramount’s first release is still all the talk of the town with opinions left ,right ,back ,forth and up and down n’ all around – including the Turtle’s first ever RAZZIE nomination. EEEESH !! ;[+]

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T-MACHINES, hitting stores NOW !! !!

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Nick’s Turtles pop back into North American McDonald’s Happy Meal boxes for a 3rd year this time in the form of battle tops next month. Shredder & a Foot Bot join the line-up as the first villain toys.

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From Rocky Mountain TMNT Comic-magnate ; RICH ::

SALE !! TMNT: The IDW Collection, Vol. 1 HC (IDW)
1st quarter IDW schedule –
January, 2015
07 – TMNT Classics, Vol. 9 TPB; TMNT New Animated Adventures Vol. 4 TPB; TMNT Animated, Vol. 5 TPB
14 – TMNT Adventures, Vol. 9 TPB; TMNT New Animated Adventures #19; TMNT Color Classics, Vol. 3 #1
21 – TMNT #42; TMNT/Ghostbusters #4
28 – TMNT Annual 2012 Deluxe Limited Edition HC
February, 2015
04 – TMNT New Animated Adventures #20; TMNT, Vol. 10: New Mutant Order TPB
11 – TMNT Color Classics, Vol. 3 #2
18 – TMNT #43
25 – TMNT: Mutanimals #1
March, 2015
04 – TMNT New Animated Adventures #21; TMNT: The IDW Collection, Vol. 1 HC
11 – TMNT Color Classics, Vol. 3 #3
18 – TMNT: Mutanimals #2
25 – TMNT #44
May, 2015
02 – FCBD 2015 – TMNT Prelude to Vengeance – FCBD 2015

~ t

PARAMOUNT :: “TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES” ; ‘SHREDDER’ leaked image designs w/ tOkKa EDITS (( 2014 ))

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–>> **Delays of the new Turtles film aren’t true, ***despite Arnett’s & ****Fox’s post baby reshoot of a third of it earlier in the week. Liebesman & Bay’s production also had more surprises today with **JACK ASS star Johnny Knoxville cast to voice Leo and MONK’s Tony Shalhoub cast to voice Splinter. ***Who knows what further surprises are in store, only the NOSE knows.

Tokka’s current obsession, however is the role of Fichtner’s SHREDDER. If you AREN’T or haven’t been following any of the production news and are trying to avoid spoilers for the new TMNT film, i can respect that and invite you to stop reading this posting now. There might be some minor / major spoilers ahead depending on how much you know about the movie beyond the trailer or want to know.

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For fun , i broke down the costume design just a bit and highlighted some of the features of your freakishly favourite fave main-villain **while trying to mentally process potentially other massive spoilers from a very unreliable source ( i wouldn’t check this link unless you REALLY want to cringe ).

“The Shredder in this film is based on his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) incarnation, where he is an alien being inside a human android suit. His spiked armour and his helmet (with a alien face painted on it) point to his alien heritage.” — ** IMDB

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It’s interesting as the mostly peaceful and semi-pacifict Utroms of ol’ TMNT canon in more recent media have become overall a violent species and in some cases outright evil for example as the warring Utroms and Krang of the current IDW comic books.

If you followed 4kids’s spectacular version of TURTLES cartoon show – – the twists and turns in the first couple of seasons had fans on the edge of their seats. About 10 years ago now ( YOWZA !! ) – the concept, as you may recall of Shredder himself being of alien; i.e. of UTROM origin and tying Saki’s history to his bitter enemies the Utroms was a brand new concept at the time. Viewers and fans of the comics were trying to wrap their heads around it all.

Weeks back when the leaked Paramount TMNT production images of the Turtles mock-up designs and these photographs of an actor in Shredder’s suit spread thru’ the interwebs like a nasty virus, — the main focus has been on Teens’ designs.. but the some of the most striking designs arguably may be on Shredder’s suit design itself ( i’m presuming post the release of the first trailer it’s “OK” to post these without retribution of any kind from Paramount,hopefully ).

Aside from speculation early on – indications of another UTROM/Alien version of Shredder ( an alien in an android Battle Exo-suit ) are somewhat clearly made on the Shredder costume’s abdomen.

Hmm.. recalling personally those early 2k3 TMNT season 2 revelation and the heated discussions of fans of the show – – 4kids kept eluding to and building up to the big reveal of the TRUTH of Oroku Saki and the Shredder during Season 1. Some applauded the move, some were stunned & shocked. Some hated it passionately and still do.

So yes, with Fichtner’s version of the iconic character; we’re getting a live-action version of some sort or another of this.

Ch’rell, the UTROM Shredder, proved to be one of the most cut-throat and vicious villains in all of TMNT-lore.

The 2003 show did so much to connect the Utroms to Shredder’s history, some even stated the obvious connotation :: “It’s as if they combined Shredder and Krang from the original series into one character.”

Ch’rell had a downright nasty sovereign-complex, forever plotting, egotistical and megalomaniacle to the very end. Definitely one of the most memorable incarnations of the Shredder ever. Also one of my personal favorites.

IDW’s popular revision of the famous KRANG from the original show echo certain elements of Ch’rell in many regards. The current darker Utrom version of Krang in the comics is very much the definition of a conqueror than ever before. A far cry from the more humorous, whiny, bossy and bubbling Krang so many loved from the classic Turtle show.

Some are stating that this movie’s Shredder isn’t Ch’rell but KRANG himself as the REAL Utrom BIG BAD. This also reflects leaked and supposed dreaded and controversial first drafts of the film plopped online more than a year ago.

The IMDB does seem a little mixed as stating that Krang was the Utrom-Shredder in the 2003 show which he wasn’t. So take all of with a little grain of salt.

What we may be getting in another alien version of Shredder might not only be startling, but it will the very first time we’ve ever seen the Utroms represented in film officially.

Shredder may not only be scary in this movie..

.. he may be downright HORRIFIC.

~ t

Release Date: August 8, 2014
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Screenwriter: Josh Appelbaum, Andrew Nemec, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, John Fusco
Starring: Megan Fox, Alan Ritchson, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, Noel Fisher, Will Arnett, Danny Woodburn, William Fichtner
Genre: Action, Adventure
MPAA Rating: Not Available

Official Websites: www.turtlestrailer.com/, www.facebook.com/TMNT, twitter.com/TMNTmovie

Plot Summary:
The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April O’Neil (Megan Fox) and her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick (Will Arnett) to save the city and unravel Shredder’s diabolical plan.

Workin’ Fan’s Update :: Honda Prepares TMNT MSX125/Grom Edition, William Fichtner + Shredder, THE Movie Turtles ‘Look’, Turtle “LIPS,TMNT TOS, Cereal Geek,PEZ ,et. al.

Thanks to autoevolution & Via mocyclover. ::

It looks like the recently-launched Honda MSX125 or Honda Grom, as it is marketed in some countries brings back both the monkey bike allure and some nostalgic cartoon characters from the 80’s and 90’s. Honda announced 4 new liveries for the Grom, in color schemes representing the 4 main characters from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series.

These amazing bikes will come in the following liveries: Michelangelo (orange), Donatello (purple), Rafaello (red) and Leonardo (blue).

Honda’s TNMT-themed bikes are expected to show up at the Tokyo Auto Salon in mid-January, an event held in the Japanese capital and dedicated to tuning and aftermarket bike and car parts.

Each bike comes with the corresponding character on the side panels and turtle-shell pattern seat.

Unfortunately, there’s no word on whether these awesome Grom machines will remain just a show-off exercise for Honda, or will they make into production, as most of us would love to see things happen.

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Even though we saw quite a few set photos for the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, we still don’t know exactly what the characters will look like since the actors were all wearing motion capture suits. Idle Hands (special thanks to Ruxxon for the link) has now run a report from an unnamed source that saw the first incarnation of action figures for the upcoming film which revealed a slew of details about the character’s designs.

Keep in mind that these designs are for the action figures and may not reflect the characters’ final appearance in the film, but they’ll likely be close.

To start, the source says the four turtles have their respective weapons and are quite “traditional” in their turtle design, though he says they appear to have “less texture” than the turtles from the films in the early ’90s. He also notes that the figures retain the “hunched over” posture that can be seen in the set photos and that each turtle seemingly has a different physique. Raphael reportedly is the most muscular of the bunch followed by Leonardo. Donatello is said to boast a “slimmer, leaner” look while Michaelangelo is said to be the shortest of the bunch. And don’t worry, Idle Hands‘ source says each of the turtles has their respective colored masks.

In their description of Master Splinter, the site’s source says he bears a “very traditional design” with a Fu Manchu style moustache and his hair pulled up in a bun of sorts. They also note that he wears a “slightly tattered samurai outfit with a blue upper half with gold accents, tan lower belted robes and blocky sandals.”

The site’s description of Shredder is where things start to get interesting. Their source notes that the character has “pointy edges coming off of absolutely anything” on his suit and that he is “covered head to toe in metal armor or blades.” They do add that his helmet is “pseudo-traditional, adopting elements of the classic look” though they say they believe “He’ll be the stuff of ridicule for some time.”

It might be a few more months before we get to see the characters in an official capacity, but with Toy Fair 2014 set to begin in February, it may come sooner than later. .. ..

–>> The only thing Tokka can add to that is from MY source ::

The Turtles have “ lips “, based on what source saw themselves of the models. What i was told. That is ALL i really know, take it with a grain of salt.

The only other cinema-related thing i know .. big n’ green that has lips is ::

: Pucker up .. MUAAA ~~~~~ **

.. i’ll stay on this one !!

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TMNT TOS and cartoon related notes ::

I am happy to report that issues 11 and 12 of cereal:geek are on their way to the printers and should be available to purchase before the end of the month! 🙂

For those that pre-ordered the magazines, they will automatically be shipped to you as soon as the ink is dry! 🙂

And if you want to support the magazine further, please pre-order the forthcoming issues – The sooner we can get ’em printed the better! 🙂 — James Eatock

..final note, we have confirmation of the THIRD incarnation of TMNT PEZ dispensers ( due in JULY ) to coincide with the release of Paramount’s TMNT film, but NO new pix just yet. Maybe Toy Fair or related trade shows will revelal summin’ soon. But as it stands, i just don’t know if the new PEZ heads will be based on the new Movie or off of the designs of the NICK T.V. show.

I’m avid about PEZ.. rest assured i’ll stay on this.

~ t

Shredder, Schrader, TinGrin, Metalface, BucketHead…

Well, five minutes after posting the new Movie pics, I find this…

William Fichtner has been added onto the cast of the New Movie as a “Character with Iconic Stature”.

For those not familiar with the name, you’ve seen him in various movies and shows such as SEAL Team Six: The Raid On Osama Bin Laden, Entourage and The Dark Knight.

Considering his acting background, and the recent photos of a seemingly Para-Military style Foot Clan, we may have our Shredder. The Rumor Mill’s been grinding away at stories of a crazed Soldier who’s got the turtles in his sights, and this… may or may not cement that idea in some fans’ minds. I’m very curious to see how the whole origin story is going to play out, if this is the situation.

I want to see more info before I make a judgement, but the speed that things are coming out is awesome. We’ll be getting our answers soon enough…

Source

~ Machias

Tag: William Fichtner

Tomart’s Action Figure Digest #xx :: pgs.26, 27 TOY FAIR ’97, PLAYMATES “NINJA TURTLES: THE NEXT MUTATION” (( April 1997 ))

Interview – William Fichtner talks Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, not playing Shredder and returning for the sequel

Sheng Yuan TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: “SHREDDER” LEGO Bootleg Minifigure Set (( 2014 ))

Season Three Greets Its New Timeslot Sundays at 11:00a.m. (ET/PT)

Comicbook Movie :: Why the TMNT Series Doesn’t Need to Introduce Krang Just Yet

Comicbook.com:: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles And Transformers 4 On Razzies Short List

PARAMOUNT :: “TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES” ; ‘SHREDDER’ leaked image designs w/ tOkKa EDITS (( 2014 ))

Workin’ Fan’s Update :: Honda Prepares TMNT MSX125/Grom Edition, William Fichtner + Shredder, THE Movie Turtles ‘Look’, Turtle “LIPS,TMNT TOS, Cereal Geek,PEZ ,et. al.

**William Fichtner Talks Elysium, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Playing the Villain .. via Parade

Shredder, Schrader, TinGrin, Metalface, BucketHead…

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**William Fichtner Talks Elysium, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Playing the Villain .. via Parade

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