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SDCC 2015: Playmates Revives Metal Mutants after 20 Years with TMNT Leonardo Exclusive

Playmates has revealed its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles exclusive for San Diego Comic-Con – an 11-inch vac-metal plated Metal Mutants Leonardo. Long-time TMNT fans may recognize the Metal Mutants from 1995, when Playmates released the four turtles and Shredder under that moniker. Playmates gave some hints as to why Leo is bedecked in metal this time around, saying, “There was a previous Metal Mutants line, but that was more about animal spirit armor, not exploring Dimension X.”

No word yet on the price of the exclusive. I imagine we’ll see more Metal Mutants from Playmates at the big show, but wonder if there will be more in the 11-inch size or if Leo will be a one-off.

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Border Patrol: Classic Movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Set

For this edition of Border Patrol, we’ve got just one auction for you – but it’s totally tubular, dude!

Classic movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set by chibay15: You may remember those classic movie TMNT figures that Playmates released a while back. While they’re long gone from retail you can still pick them up if you’re willing to shell out (no pun intended), like for this aftermarket listing of a set of the Turtles on Amazon.
But if you’re going to spend that kind of cash, why not go for this set of the four Turtles that have been customized to match their actual first movie appearance? Cowabunga! Ends Thursday, June 18 at 4:00PM PST.

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Threezero Announces 1/6 Scale Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Leonardo and Michelangelo

Pre-order window opens at 6PM, April 8

I was avoiding the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie reboot – the early reports that they would be aliens, not turtles, coupled with the casting of Megan Fox, really turned me off. I just didn’t want to see Michael Bay trample another childhood memory. But I was stuck on another international flight and had nothing else to watch. And to be fair, I thought the movie was good… good enough. It couldn’t possibly usurp the original for me due to nostalgia alone, but I could see how for today’s kids, these new movie Turtles could fill that spot.

So I’m not sure yet how I feel about these TMNT movie figures coming from threezero. They look fantastic – I haven’t looked at frame grabs from the movie, but they seem highly detailed and accurate. The skin textures and paint work look exquisite on these prototypes. The only question mark is the use of a “skin” over an armature in the arms – in my experience that limits articulation and can sometimes wear over time. We’ll see if I pull the trigger next week, when the pre-order window opens. Stay tuned!

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Toy Fair 2015: Good Smile Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Statues (including Video Fly-by)

It’s been really fun watching these Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles status by James Jean get developed over time. When I first saw the four of them a few shows back, only Leonardo was painted – the rest were still gray in the original casted resin. And each successive time I’ve seen them, another one would show up in full color. Now, with Donatello and Raphael finished, all four turtles are complete… and they look gorgeous!

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Toy Fair 2015: Playmates Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Instapics

The good news is that Playmates’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, buoyed by the success of the Nickelodeon animated series, had the number one SKU in boys’ toys last year. That means a lot more basic and deluxe figures, as well as branching out into new expressions for the brand.

The bad news is that within the mix, the Classics line did not perform to expectations. So for those of you hoping to expand beyond the Turtles, Rocksteady and Bebop, with the Shredder and Krang figures shown in prototype previously, you are out of luck. Classics is on hiatus for now, but could be revisited as the sequel to the TMNT reboot hits screens in 2016.

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