But as a guy interested in having the figures for the characters, this is exactly the sort of thing I want from Playmates: new "printings" of classic figures, virtually indistinguishable from the originals.
GENERAL TRAAG HEROCLIX FULL
This figure is definitely the star for me, being the closest, full recreation…enough so that it’s actually pretty redundant. Here’s the Super Shredder…the only real difference that I noticed myself is where the original is stamped with a copyright year and the 2021 edition lacks that on its back. I continue to be quite a fan of the shells on the turtles…I’m not sure why, but I really dig ’em!
Not significantly so, and not really noticeable without having them literally, physically side-by-side, but…there ya go. I first thought it was the camera angle but on closer inspection I found that these new versions are indeed slightly larger pieces. The new figures are slightly taller than the originals. These new ones move easily at the joints…but lack that rubbery texture that was so unique and cool about the originals!
The biggest disappointment to me, though, is that Playmates did NOT use the softer/rubbery plastic this time around that they did with the originals. While having them present fits, the exact (or nearly-exact) placement is off. One of the first things to note is that the coloring is slightly off, as are the weird dots marking the character. Starting off, here’s the new Donatello side-by-side with my actual vintage figure that I still have all these years later from the early 1990s! (The vintage one is on the left).
I’m following up now to show the figures out of said packaging, actually opened and loose! That post merely showed off the figures and collector’s box packaging.
GENERAL TRAAG HEROCLIX MOVIE
Several weeks ago, I posted about getting my set of the Retro Movie Star TMNT figures from Target.
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