Playmates TMNT Remastered

I don't remember Splinter ever looking like this, with the full plastic robe with sleeves. Is Playmates gaslighting me? Love the turtles, and shredder to a lesser extent, but dang that Splinter is destined for a plastic bin or ebay.
 
That's what I've been reading as well.

As for the set...I may get it? I skipped the pimple-boys entirely cause I couldn't stand how they looked, but now that they're fixed...tempting. Wish Playmates would learn what modern articulation is though.
 
vicious said:
I don't remember Splinter ever looking like this, with the full plastic robe with sleeves. Is Playmates gaslighting me? Love the turtles, and shredder to a lesser extent, but dang that Splinter is destined for a plastic bin or ebay.
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The vintage Splinter figures almost always had soft goods robes. The Wacky Action one dropped the robe all together while the Mutations one went all plastic for obvious reasons. The Splinters of later lines based on other shows went with plastic instead so I guess they’re applying that approach to this remastered version.
 
I think the main difference with Splinter is the sleeves. The original didn't have sleeves, and this line is supposed to be sticking closely to their original toy appearances. I don't think they were going to stick with soft goods, but only the four turtles have been released previously, and they are not examples of this. I haven't seen a clear enough photo of this set to see whether or not Shredder has a soft good cape. I don't have a big preference either way on Splinter, I'll take him with or without sleeves, as long as he has better articulation.
 
Shredder's cape looks like plastic, especially since it's flowing in the box in the same directions as the preview render.

Target exclusive sounds good, anything that's not Hasbro is pretty easy to find on clearance.
 
This box set hasn’t gone up live on target yet. I’ve put in as many search terms as I possibly could and results come up nil


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Looks like people are starting to find the set of 6 Remastered TMNT figures at Target. Some people in AZ have reported finding the 6 pack. Hopefully it goes up on Targets website before long.

Apparently, the set is $54.99 and there are some reviews of the it up on YouTube
 
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Six figures for 55 bucks? That’s a hell of a deal even by Playmates standards.
 
Thanks for sharing! Looks like I am doomed to doing fruitless Target hunts in hope of finding this. To me it looks fantastic although I kind of want a Splinter closer to the vintage toy look.
 
I do not like the proportions on that Shredder. And Splinter sucks.

But THAT is exactly what I wanted for the Turtles when this expression was first announced/leaked. Obviously there are articulation choices I would not have made (swivel ankles, Playmates?). But I hope I can find this set, because I really want to add those to the collection pretty badly.
 
Damien said:
Splinter sucks.

But THAT is exactly what I wanted for the Turtles when this expression was first announced/leaked. Obviously there are articulation choices I would not have made (swivel ankles, Playmates?). But I hope I can find this set, because I really want to add those to the collection pretty badly.
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Agreed.

(Not disagreed on Shredder, but not fully agreed either lol)
 
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