NECA Mirage Comics line

KOs or not, those are, to this day, still my favorite mold of NECA TMNT. That’s where it started, and where I thought it would end for years. I love their goofy proportions and bold colors. And to my knowledge, that was the first Raphael available that could hold his sai with the blade between his fingers. Love love love this set.
 
You could do the middle sai grip with the Playmates movie star figures, but only because the material was so soft. I can't think of any other figure that could do it pre 2008, but I also didn't go deep on the 2003 line.
 
I own the new KO’s and once upon a time owned the original NECA versions, but it’s been so long since I sold them that my memory can’t do a 1:1 comparison. But I will say they are, I think, as good as what I remember the originals being. NECA got a lot better over the recent years, and the originals, while great, did feel a bit fragile and had some paint goofs. I think there is a video on YouTube comparing the new bootlegs to the originals that I found when considering buying them, but not entirely sure.

That said I don’t know how or why the new bootlegs started using the original packaging or suddenly made bases and the extra accessories. Maybe it’s because the last wave of KOs got so bad that a different factory wanted to differentiate themselves as sales declined. Funny enough, for a while the actual good KOs were going for a pretty penny on eBay, since the recent wave at the time were so bad.

I suppose it is possible someone in China found a crate of original product that was lost or stolen, but it seems unlikely. It’s been so long and they could theoretically sell them for more than $20-$30 a pop
 
AgentGreen said:
I own the new KO’s and once upon a time owned the original NECA versions, but it’s been so long since I sold them that my memory can’t do a 1:1 comparison. But I will say they are, I think, as good as what I remember the originals being. NECA got a lot better over the recent years, and the originals, while great, did feel a bit fragile and had some paint goofs. I think there is a video on YouTube comparing the new bootlegs to the originals that I found when considering buying them, but not entirely sure.

That said I don’t know how or why the new bootlegs started using the original packaging or suddenly made bases and the extra accessories. Maybe it’s because the last wave of KOs got so bad that a different factory wanted to differentiate themselves as sales declined. Funny enough, for a while the actual good KOs were going for a pretty penny on eBay, since the recent wave at the time were so bad.

I suppose it is possible someone in China found a crate of original product that was lost or stolen, but it seems unlikely. It’s been so long and they could theoretically sell them for more than $20-$30 a pop
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The earliest NECA figure I own is the 1989 7 inch Batman that came out as Toys R Us exclusive in 2014 I think. It’s definitely better quality than these Turtles.

They actually kind of remind me of 2005/2006-ish Marvel Legends in terms of quality.


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NECA was barely doing articulation when those Turtles were announced. They mostly did movie figures that were practically statues. I still have the original Beetlejuice figure (black and white that they reissued), Slimer from Ghostbusters. They did other horror figures and Alien, Predator, etc. The articulation levels of the TMNT were unheard of from this company. I thought the articulation on these guys was more than suitable, considering where and when they were coming from.
 
I looked more closely at some of the authentic packaged ones on eBay. It looks like they had more twist ties, one at the waist and then some around the arms. The knock-offs only had the base with a twist tie. The figures were just in the tray without being secured.


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