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[Warsman]

Well today i headed to target to find Muscle ,but none could be found ,but i found TMNT!!!

Shedder:
2 blades that interlock
1 war pike
2 stars

cool looking
arms SUCK!
first off they move up and down like G1 turtles
but at the elbow they are stiff no movment and the other arm they have movement.
wrist do turn tho

knees do not bend
legs move like G1 turtles
quality fair


Don:
2 bos
2 addition parts for bos (ax and blade)
2 stars

unlike G1 turtles no where to place stars on belt so you gotta shove it up his shell
the additions to the bo's make the staff look akward
the belt hold 1 , but i managed the squeeze the 2nd bow in

legs move on 1 axis
arms move on 2
wrist moves on 1
both elbows turn.

overall quality : fair to cowabunga.

next issue of Turtles over time
hoping Foot Solder and Splinter.

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[arforbes]

Shredder looks BADASS!

[Warsman]

don't get me wrong they are made well enough
but not up to par with the rest of the toys i've seen (Heman , Muscle)
at least the weapons are made verywell unlike the Heman stuff ( i feel like i can break the heman stuff where TMNT is a nice rubber like thing)

I was purchasing them to see how far they have come along since 1988~1990's
and they came along pretty well , but Heman has 1~3 more steps ahead in articulation ,but TMNT still has the feel of TMNT where the new heman lost some of the Nos value

[Kinniku Mantaro]

I'm from Michigan too Veers, and yea I've seen them everywhere though they are selling out at Target where I work. I think they look too cool for their own good. Foot Soldiers aren't suppose to look cooler than the turtles.

[Ridureyu]

So... Shredder doesn't look as good in real life?

[Leonardo]

I'm going to have to disagree with you there. They are 100% better than g1 turtles, and crappy toys out today like transformers armada and justice league. Don't get my wrong i love the justice league show, but I bought batman and superman and they SUCK. I'll stick with something that has more than 5 joints of articulation thank you.
Anyways, the tmnt arms have nice ball joints, wrists are movable, elbows are movable, the only thing that I was disappointed with are the legs, but they are still good. The tmnt toys have a lot of play value, especially with things like the sewer playset, and the battle shell to add to the fun. They look incredible as well, much more detail than most toys out (besides motu ). I bought the entire ultimate muscle series 1 deluxe figures, ( i just got paid) and they are cool and posable, but the screws make them look so crappy. The tmnt don't have any screws or such, and the weapons are painted with 2+ colors rather than 1 brown. The only one in the line that could use some help is the foot soldier.
I recommend you buy one turtle, like leonardo or something, and decide for yourself. You probably will be happy that you decided to put down a measly $6 (compared to ultimate muscle's $8, damn that wiped me clean ).

[ToyMan]

sorry, after buying the motu toys, i have a new rule for full-sized action figures - if they don't have articulation at the elbows and knees, i'm not buying them.

well, that is unless they're part of a toy series that i've already invested in. for example, i intend on buying further motu toys. of course, i can see myself breaking this rule for certain properties, but i'm simply not a big enough fan of tmnt to buy 'em if the knees don't bend.

[Tortle]

I'm going to have to disagree with you there. They are 100% better than g1 turtles, and crappy toys out today like transformers armada and justice league.

I agree with Leo. The new Turtles look much better than the old ones. The weapons are a VAST improvement. The articulation is better, too... although 1) the elbow articulation for Raph and Leo is essentially worthless because their arms are too straight, and 2) the shell somewhat limits their movements.

Unfortunately, my major complaint is that the sculpts aren't different enough. I have three of the Turtles (Leo, Raph, and Don), and a lot of the body parts are the same. For example, all of the Turtles have the exact same torso/shell. And Leo and Raph have pretty much the same sculpt, except for their heads and right legs.

But it doesn't bother me too much... I can look past that. They're great toys: they're very durable and playable, look great, and come with awesome accessories! And the shell cycle DOESN'T shoot pizzas! Thank God!

-Nathan

PS - You're right about Armada and Justice League. Armada blows chunks with its crappy robots painted neon colors and mini-cons that look like stick figures. And JL figures are essentially rigid statues. As for the 6.5" Ultimate Muscles... at least the Turtles have joints that are painted the right frickin' color!!!

[ToyMan]

y'know, the only 6.5" american g2 figure that even looks bad because of the mis-matched joints is ramen man, in my opinion.

[Tortle]

y'know, the only 6.5" american g2 figure that even looks bad because of the mis-matched joints is ramen man, in my opinion.

I'm so goddamned disappointed in those Ultimate Muscle figures. All of them, save Warsman, have joints that are colored incorrectly, which makes the figures look like they're dollar store knock-offs. It's not like the color is slightly off... it's totally, 100% dead-wrong, and totally distracting. And the paint application in general is lame, with no shading details to the figures. Sure, they have great articulation, but if they look like they're a rip-off of Kit-Bashed Boba Fett, then what's the point?

They all get an "F-" in my book. Hopefully, Bandai will get its thumb out of its collective arse and make decent figures for the next wave. I mean, COME ON! Getting all the parts to match is like Action Figure 101!!!

I'm just bitter because I was really looking forward to the figures, and was totally disappointed...

-Nathan

[Leonardo]

I know how you feel, i was so hoping hte JLA figures would look cool, and they suck. But tmnt was my main concern, and it turned out better than i expected so that really rocked. As for the knee joints, your loss, but i think knee joints make the figure look worse and harder to stand up straight.

[ToyMan]

As for the knee joints, your loss, but i think knee joints make the figure look worse and harder to stand up straight.

my loss? not really, seeing as i'd be buying a figure that wouldn't satisfy me, and i'd end up feeling as though it wasn't worth my hard earned money. in this situation, "loss" is an entirely subjective concept.

personally, i find that toys without knee (or even ankle) articulation are harder to pose.

i dunno, maybe coming from being a gundam model fan, i expect too much articulation...

[Rokk]

I'm so goddamned disappointed in those Ultimate Muscle figures. All of them, save Warsman, have joints that are colored incorrectly, which makes the figures look like they're dollar store knock-offs. It's not like the color is slightly off... it's totally, 100% dead-wrong, and totally distracting. And the paint application in general is lame, with no shading details to the figures.

Yeah, I was shocked at the cheap paint jobs on the American figures. I had ordered the Japanese figures when they came out. Their paint jobs are great. Then I saw the American figures and was amazed that they didn't just import the figures with the same paint job! What, did Bandai not think us in the States like nice paint jobs? Even thought the Japanese ones were more expensive, I'm glad I got them instead of the American ones.