TMNT Sidekicks
#1
Posted 23 September 2008 - 02:54 AM
I may add the Monster Trapper Companions at a later date and also go for the Sewer Heroes' Companions in all colors...but for now:
If anyone finds any more please let us know!
#2
Posted 25 September 2008 - 11:10 AM
Joe Eyeball is one of the coolest little monsters ever cast in plastic, I think. I love gooey, tentacled, eye-stalked creatures. My favorite as a kid was screwloose, though, and my favorite now is "fly friend"...he has almost a Daddy Roth look to him, and flies are up there in my favorite "bugs" anyhow. Naturally, as a kid I used him more as Baxter's sidekick than Napoleon's.
Many of these are completely new to me, most notably the first four (I didn't realize those came with their own little mutants!) love the insect and the slimy-looking yellow monster.
The cactus and the flower are pretty unique, too.
Edited by scythemantis, 25 September 2008 - 11:14 AM.
#3
Posted 25 September 2008 - 01:14 PM
I remember how the package art always showed the sidekicks with at least a little paint, such as eyes and teeth. A part of me would still like to paint some of mine as they were shown, but another part wants them "pristine" as they came packaged
Joe Eyeball is one of the coolest little monsters ever cast in plastic, I think. I love gooey, tentacled, eye-stalked creatures. My favorite as a kid was screwloose, though, and my favorite now is "fly friend"...he has almost a Daddy Roth look to him, and flies are up there in my favorite "bugs" anyhow. Naturally, as a kid I used him more as Baxter's sidekick than Napoleon's.
Many of these are completely new to me, most notably the first four (I didn't realize those came with their own little mutants!) love the insect and the slimy-looking yellow monster.
The cactus and the flower are pretty unique, too.
I could have guessed that you'd like Joe Eyeball from looking at your awesome artwork! My memory played a trick on me and I actually thought Fly Friend came with Baxter before someone on here stated otherwise - they do make a good pair
I showed a couple of those painted pictures in the info section:
It's pretty cool that someone is hooking me up with images of proto's, one of which being the Kid Kangie hard copy, hand painted by the original sculptor
#4
Posted 25 September 2008 - 11:25 PM
but to be honest, when i first looked at it, the sound that came outta my mouth started with an "F" and ended with a "K" and had a long painfull sound in the middle (somewhere between a sigh and a groan)
i think it was the sound of my spirit packing it in.
everytime i get 1 closer i end up finding out i'm farther away.
anyway, i agree w/ scythe - i think flyboy is very ratfink / nuttymads / wierd-ohs in style - such an awesome sculpt!
and matt since you have such nice pics - you wont be needing the figures anymore right???
i'll take 'em
seriously, i won't mind
#5
Posted 30 September 2008 - 12:18 AM
I think that is the lot now for TMNT Companions other than the Monster Trappers, nobody over on the TMNT forum has told me of any more...if you find any more let me know!
#6
Posted 01 October 2008 - 11:35 AM
Keep up the great work fellas,Keeps this hobby of ours fun.
Always love the information you 2 guys pass on to us collectors.
THANKS A BUNCH
eats
Edited by meatcutta78, 01 October 2008 - 11:38 AM.
#7
Posted 01 October 2008 - 12:59 PM
what about the 6 little worms coming with wyrm
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#8
Posted 01 October 2008 - 01:00 PM
what about the 6 little worms coming with wyrm???
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#9
Posted 01 October 2008 - 01:09 PM
And you are here, with them, as so many specks of sand.
#10
Posted 01 October 2008 - 08:06 PM
***Edit***
I also just noticed another one in my picture. There is a snake in the mid left side. I think it came with Genghis Frog maybe?
Edited by CCVegita, 01 October 2008 - 08:08 PM.
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#12
Posted 06 October 2008 - 04:18 PM
I have the armadillo club, some cockroaches that came with SCUMBUG, and a realistic-looking orange crab that actually came attached to one of the aquatic-themed figures as decoration, but could be easily removed.
#13
Posted 06 October 2008 - 04:39 PM
if i encounter the demons in hell, i will kill them all..
vi veri veniversum vivus vici.
#14
Posted 06 October 2008 - 09:02 PM
didn't rat king come with any rats too? i think the definition of companion should be clarified. small animals meant as weapons or familiars with no real personality shouldn't be considered as a companion, i think.
Were all of Rat King's rats permanently molded to his belt? I don't know, the only accessories i have for mine are that belt and a crossbow. TMNT figures came with like a million accessories sometimes though...
Also let's not forget the dozen or so tiny little things that Mutagen Man came with, that could float around in his translucent body. They are highly collectible!
#15
Posted 06 October 2008 - 09:11 PM
It's amazing how the little toss-in figures have gained in price more than some of the toys themself!
No offense to anyone that collects them, but that's because people are insane. We've been too long without a proper unarticulated minifigure toyline, and i think there's a tendency to try to sort of create one out of bits of other toylines. Like the whole Waterworld thing.
I mean, i DO collect the TMNT and Ghostbusters companion figures myself. But i also collect the TMNT and Ghostbusters toylines. So it's slightly disheartening to see the price and demand go up for what is essentially just an accessory i need to complete my Egon Spengler figure, for example.
For any interested parties, firefox's spellcheck hates the words "unarticulated", "Ghostbuster", and "spellcheck", but not "Egon Spengler". Awesome!
This whole TMNT companion frenzy makes me miss the Earth Toy Mall in Cincinnati. Up until they closed that was where i got the bulk of my TMNT collection, because they always had a ton of carded figures that were rarely more than $4...which is pretty much the only easy way to get the companions too.
#17
Posted 08 October 2008 - 04:47 PM
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#18
Posted 08 October 2008 - 05:56 PM
Yeah, that's a good point. When Fitz and I coined the phrase "companion figure" I think we had in mind actual semi-humanoid figures that could conceivably stand alone. Here's the working definition of the figures we're trying to document:i think the definition of companion should be clarified. small animals meant as weapons or familiars with no real personality shouldn't be considered as a companion, i think.
Currently, Toypedia focuses on miniature figure toy lines that fit the following criteria:
(1) 3" tall or smaller
(2) Mono-colored
(3) No attached stand
(4) Non-articulated
(5) Sci-Fi/Monster Themed
At one point, I'm almost certain I had the term "humanoid" in the definition, but I obviously must have removed it. (Maybe because of the RBT Mordles?)
Personally, I don't generally consider weapons and clothing that are -- for lack of a better word -- organisms to be "companion figures." I think of a companion figure as a toy figure that, as I say above, could stand alone. That is, if you were to see a grouping of these figures, one might think they were a toy line unto themselves. I think Fitz' term "sidekick" probably captures this idea better than the term "companion."
On the other hand, the term "accessory figure" probably would be suitable for the weapons and clothing that happen to be "organisms."
(Jeebus, I'm a geek.)
* And I say "coined the phrase" because shortly after I started using it, I noticed everybody else called them accessory figures.
Edited by Soupie, 08 October 2008 - 05:58 PM.
#19
Posted 06 November 2008 - 05:05 PM
Yeah, that's a good point. When Fitz and I coined the phrase "companion figure" I think we had in mind actual semi-humanoid figures that could conceivably stand alone. Here's the working definition of the figures we're trying to document:i think the definition of companion should be clarified. small animals meant as weapons or familiars with no real personality shouldn't be considered as a companion, i think.
Currently, Toypedia focuses on miniature figure toy lines that fit the following criteria:
(1) 3" tall or smaller
(2) Mono-colored
(3) No attached stand
(4) Non-articulated
(5) Sci-Fi/Monster Themed
At one point, I'm almost certain I had the term "humanoid" in the definition, but I obviously must have removed it. (Maybe because of the RBT Mordles?)
Personally, I don't generally consider weapons and clothing that are -- for lack of a better word -- organisms to be "companion figures." I think of a companion figure as a toy figure that, as I say above, could stand alone. That is, if you were to see a grouping of these figures, one might think they were a toy line unto themselves. I think Fitz' term "sidekick" probably captures this idea better than the term "companion."
On the other hand, the term "accessory figure" probably would be suitable for the weapons and clothing that happen to be "organisms."
(Jeebus, I'm a geek.)
* And I say "coined the phrase" because shortly after I started using it, I noticed everybody else called them accessory figures.
I'd love to see a Ghostbusters companion site!
Beetlejuice figures had some pretty cool sidekicks...
#20
Posted 17 November 2008 - 03:41 PM
The one thing I noticed right away was the color,mine is a clear purple the one you have documented in Toypedia is a clear red/orange color.
I did some research and realized that some of the side kick figures in the UK are of a different color scheme.
It would be cool to have both the US and UK figures documented.
I could post a pic of mine here as soon as I have a free moment.
EDIT:I feel like a huge tool.
I just read your 1st post,seems like I was the only fool who didn't know they came in different colors.
Edited by meatcutta78, 17 November 2008 - 03:46 PM.
#23
Posted 19 November 2008 - 08:11 AM
What belongs to me,will always belong to TOYPEDIA.
If you want better shots lmk,but if you can use these feel free.
eats
Edited by meatcutta78, 19 November 2008 - 08:12 AM.