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Well, it's Friday... really, really early Friday morning and I'm getting ready to head out into the world of people. But, I've got a few moment to spare, so I figured this is a good time to quickly have a chat about this item.
Truly one of those "WTF Did I Buy???" items, the woman stumbled upon this when she was browsing for TMNT related birthday gifts for an actual child. Released by Mega Bloks (who did a whole line of TMNT stuff that I never bought.. my bad), this particular entry is Michaelangelo from the Eastman and Laird's Collectors Series. Upon completing a bit of research, it seems these figures were sold as SDCC exclusives or something like. Featuring a predominately Black and White motiff, each figure set includes one of the Turtles along with their signature weapon, a ninja star (which sadly, my 2 year old managed to flick to the winds so hopefully I can track that down), and what is best described as NYC Sanitation System Art Deco themed base and backdrop. The box proudly proclaims 42 pieces in the set... what they don't tell you is that the number takes every single segment of the figure into account as well.
Oh well.
The actual figure itself is tiny, and is effectively the size of a Lego figure (so about an inch tall), and is aesthetically the way you'd see the Turtles (in this case, Mikey) in the original comics, where they all wore the same colour eye masks, and basically existed as a revenge force on the part of Splinter to get back at the Foot for their attempted assassination on him. That particularly plot device didn't quite make it into the version where Uncle Phil, rest his soul, voiced Shredder. There really isn't much to say about the materials and build - it's plastic, and seems decently assembled. It's Mega Bloks... a competitor to Lego, so while it's not as good as the original, it's still at the end of the day designed so that children can play with it. Given the size of the figure, the deco isn't actually too bad and is generally quite even applied across the figure. I do realize it's probably all just a body decal or something, but it's small enough that honestly, steady hands when putting it on is all I'd ask for. Detailing on the face didn't make it out as crisp as the renders, sadly, but it's good enough that you can see they tried.
Articulation on the figure is surprisingly robust given the small size, which includes rotating ankles, knees, swivel and rotating hips, shoulders, elbows, rotating wrists, and a ball jointed head. You're not going to get Figma level posing here, but for something this tiny, it's actually pretty impressive. Not sure how this compares to all the other Mega Bloks figures, but it certainly blows away any of the Lego characters I played with as a child.
Oh one more note - the shell is metal, which really makes this guy top heavy. You're gonna want to keep that base around for easy posing.
And that, folks, was the Eastman and Laird's Collector Series Mega Bloks Michealangelo. I don't know what MSRP on these figures was, but for $10 - $15 USD it's a neat little toy (mine was $16 CAD) to complement your main troops. I don't know if I'd go all out and hunt down each and every last one of them, but if you stumble up on them, I'd highly recommend you add it to your hoard.
DSC_1092
Well, it's Friday... really, really early Friday morning and I'm getting ready to head out into the world of people. But, I've got a few moment to spare, so I figured this is a good time to quickly have a chat about this item.
Truly one of those "WTF Did I Buy???" items, the woman stumbled upon this when she was browsing for TMNT related birthday gifts for an actual child. Released by Mega Bloks (who did a whole line of TMNT stuff that I never bought.. my bad), this particular entry is Michaelangelo from the Eastman and Laird's Collectors Series. Upon completing a bit of research, it seems these figures were sold as SDCC exclusives or something like. Featuring a predominately Black and White motiff, each figure set includes one of the Turtles along with their signature weapon, a ninja star (which sadly, my 2 year old managed to flick to the winds so hopefully I can track that down), and what is best described as NYC Sanitation System Art Deco themed base and backdrop. The box proudly proclaims 42 pieces in the set... what they don't tell you is that the number takes every single segment of the figure into account as well.
Oh well.
The actual figure itself is tiny, and is effectively the size of a Lego figure (so about an inch tall), and is aesthetically the way you'd see the Turtles (in this case, Mikey) in the original comics, where they all wore the same colour eye masks, and basically existed as a revenge force on the part of Splinter to get back at the Foot for their attempted assassination on him. That particularly plot device didn't quite make it into the version where Uncle Phil, rest his soul, voiced Shredder. There really isn't much to say about the materials and build - it's plastic, and seems decently assembled. It's Mega Bloks... a competitor to Lego, so while it's not as good as the original, it's still at the end of the day designed so that children can play with it. Given the size of the figure, the deco isn't actually too bad and is generally quite even applied across the figure. I do realize it's probably all just a body decal or something, but it's small enough that honestly, steady hands when putting it on is all I'd ask for. Detailing on the face didn't make it out as crisp as the renders, sadly, but it's good enough that you can see they tried.
Articulation on the figure is surprisingly robust given the small size, which includes rotating ankles, knees, swivel and rotating hips, shoulders, elbows, rotating wrists, and a ball jointed head. You're not going to get Figma level posing here, but for something this tiny, it's actually pretty impressive. Not sure how this compares to all the other Mega Bloks figures, but it certainly blows away any of the Lego characters I played with as a child.
Oh one more note - the shell is metal, which really makes this guy top heavy. You're gonna want to keep that base around for easy posing.
And that, folks, was the Eastman and Laird's Collector Series Mega Bloks Michealangelo. I don't know what MSRP on these figures was, but for $10 - $15 USD it's a neat little toy (mine was $16 CAD) to complement your main troops. I don't know if I'd go all out and hunt down each and every last one of them, but if you stumble up on them, I'd highly recommend you add it to your hoard.