Playmates Toys - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Ninja Elite Official Images & Pre-orders

On 1/19/2023 at 1:01 PM, RobertD said:

Eh. Kids need cheap toys too. It's not like I'd expect parents and gift-givers to be shelling out for Neca or Super7 anything.

And there's new turtles for that. These are "collector oriented". That's why the catch so much criticism. Playmates has been kid oriented forever, but the "classics" line these molds come from has rehashed the same turtles at least 4 times.

Because you didn't buy em the first time around, now they have trenchcoats! Seriously playmates, look at what MOTU origins is doing and take the hint

Eh. Kids need cheap toys too. It's not like I'd expect parents and gift-givers to be shelling out for Neca or Super7 anything.

These are just embarrassing. Its like theyre trying to make their own Chinese knockoffs.

I think that I actually already saw these at Target this past weekend. I didn't pay a ton of attention because I don't actively collect Turtles. The only turtles stuff I have are the four 2-packs from Playmates that I got each for more than 50% off sometime last year. I think I also have the four turtles and a Master Splinter from Playmates from a decade ago or so somewhere packed away. That's it, though. They've always been an afterthought for me so I've never bought the nicer more expensive versions. The NECA stuff looks nice, but are out of my price range.

Amazon.com has the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Ninja Elites Shredder, Undercover Leo, Undercover Mikey and Triceraton figures from Playmates Toys! COWABUNGA!AUTHENTIC: Ninja Elite Mikey stands 6" tall and is authentically detailed, based on the 1990 blockbuster live action movieICONIC FASHION: He comes dressed in disguise with iconic fedora hat and removable fabric trench coat, just like in the film

ACCESSORIES: Mikey comes with his legendary twin nunchuks and is ready for battlePOSEABLE: Figure has 34 points of articulation for realistic Ninja Turtle actionMOVIE PACKAGING: Michelangelo in Disguise comes in a highly collectible window box package with movie logo, colors and branding

I think everyone has said what needs to be said, but ugh.. playmates just stop

That Shredder's head keeps getting smaller and smaller got some shrunken head syndrome

They need to burn these awful molds. Everyone is out there doing TMNT way better than the original company, and they just refuse to stop parading out these awful molds.

11 hours ago, marionlawless said:

When was the last time Playmates released Turtles with an all new sculpt?

The TMNT/Stranger Things crossover 2-packs.

. . . They're not GREAT, but they ARE new sculpts.

The newest figures before that? This Shredder and this Triceraton, both in their original 2-packs with the re-release Classics Collection Turtles.

These are so bad