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Dr Who - Daleks were mutated descendents of the Kaleds of the planet Skaro. They fought the Time Lords in the Last Great Time War, resulting in the almost total destruction of both races. Regarded by the Doctor as his greatest enemy, the Daleks were hated and feared throughout time and space.
This one is from the recent episode where the Doctor and Amy are called to London during World War II by Winston Churchill. To the Doctor's horror he finds the Daleks posing as a manmade "secret weapon" that Churchill calls "ironsides" and hopes will win him the war.
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IHTV reveals why the medical world is finally taking Zinc seriously in the fight against the Common Cold. Although it was commonly thought that there was no cure, many believed in the power of zinc to stave it off. Recent studies prove they may be right. Also, Gonorrhea is mutating! It has acquired human DNA! Will giant gonorrhea-human hybrids attack New York? Maybe not, but researchers are watching and wondering what this STD has up its sleeve.
In this film, the "Eloi-like" humans live underground and the "Mutates" are out in the open. Falling into this post-apocalyptic world are four astronauts who have broken the speed of light in their 1990-era spaceship. But you gotta love the costumes. Nothing says "outer space" like these hip-hugging toreador two-piece numbers and high-cut mini-skirts!
While not especially well known, World Without End (WWE) is actually a pretty good sci-fi movie. Keep in mind that it's the 50s, so special effects and sets will be minimal. Nonetheless, WWE could easily have been a Star Trek episode 10 years later. Swap out Hugh Marlowe and the other three for Kirk, Spock, Scotty and McCoy and you'd have a solid Trek episode. WWE features reasonable acting, a good pace and some still-relevant social commentary. The look at post-apocalypse earth didn't break any new ground, but overall effect is quite watchable.
Synopsis
"Man's first trip into space" is a rocket carrying four men, sent to orbit Mars. On the way back, they encounter a "time displacement" that accelerates them to near the speed of light. They're rocket crash lands on a snowy, mountainous world. The four get out and explore the earth-like world. It turns out to be earth, but hundreds of years in the future. They're attacked by a giant spider (dog size) and grossly disfigured cavemen. When they seek shelter in a cave, they find a steel door to an advanced civilization living underground. The undergrounder men are milk-toast, the women are all tall 20-somethings in short skirts. The men refuse to help the 50s men fix their ship, half out of spinelessness at having to face the mutated cavemen (radiation sickness descendants) but half out of stirred up intrigue by one of the underworlders who is jealous. Hugh Marlow is stealing his girl. The intrigue man is discovered for who he is, exposed by a non-mutated girl (20ish) from the surface. The underworlders agree to help the 50s men make weapons to face the cavemen. They make a bazooka. (?!) With their trusty bazooka, they corner the mutates in a cave. Hugh Marlow challenges the leader to hand to hand combat. He wins and the mutates disband. Buoyed by such a victory, the underworlders come up and start building houses on the surface. Mankind resumes its place. The end.
The pacing is good and the plot full of things going on: a trip to Mars, a crash landing, attack by mutant cavemen, a secret underworld civilization, murder intrigue and cavemen vs. a bazooka. (sakes!) The scenario is intriguing enough to carry over the weak parts. This is a good look into the psyche of 50s atomic angst and bunker mentality.
WWE is built upon the assumption that Cold War would eventually turn "hot" and be as bad (or worse) than imagined. Amid WWE's social commentaries, is the resignation that nuclear war would happen and it would wipe out all that mankind had built, turning men back into savages.
The model rocket in WWE is the same one used in Flight to Mars ('51). It was a cool 50s style rocket. It was fun to see it going back to Mars.
While this plot device would become common to the point of cliche in later years, it was pretty novel at this point. Time displacement was a background feature in The Twonky to explain how the mischievous future robot got to 1953. WWE may be the first sci-fi movie to feature time travel by humans.
The 1952 movie Captive Women (more speculative fiction than sci-fi), looked at America many generations after the much-expected nuclear war. They have many similarities. The normal people live underground. The mutants rule the surface. Among the mutates, there are some which have become normal again. The normals are weak and somewhat corrupt, though they have great women. In the end, the underworlders and the surface dwellers reunite.
The "normals" who lived underground are like the logical extension of 50s bunker survivalists. H.G. Wells even touched on this in his 1898 novel "War of the Worlds" when his artilleryman character (on Putney Hill) expounded on his plan to live (with others) in the sewers and tunnels under London, learning science, keeping civilization alive. The underworlders are a likely result of what the artilleryman's dream would have turned into.
Totally incongruous for the story line, though of great interest to teen male movie goers, the women of the future are all 20-somethings with great figures and go around dressed in low-cut dresses with very short skirts. Their attire is much like that of the martian women in Flight to Mars and as spoofed by Abbott and Costello in their ...Go to Mars romp in '53.
One of the social commentary messages in WWE is that people are becoming complacent and weak. The "pioneers" are the standard of tough self-reliance. Men of the 50s were already getting soft. By 2508, the men were all cowardly milk-toast. Being safe and comfortable was all that mattered to them. Our four men from 1957 re-ignite the pioneer spark in the under world men.
Bottom line? WWE is a good tale. While not as much high-art as Forbidden Planet, it has enough plot and thought to entertain even viewers who aren't already 50s sci-fi fans.
About:
Human beings continuously mutate. Over the last few years, this transformation has taken place at incredibly high speeds, mostly thanks to the wide and ubiquitous availability of digital networks and devices.
This changed the ways in which we work, learn, relate, consume, communicate, love.
"Enlarge Your Consciousness in 4 Days 4 Free!" uses people’s real time emotional expressions on social networks to animate a physical installation.
The emotions of millions of users on social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and FourSquare are harvested in real time (using open available APIs and techniques such as Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning) and used to give life to physical manifestations and info-aesthetic visualizations.
The project is the result of a wonderful collaboration between Salvatore Iaconesi / Oriana Persico (Art is Open Source) and Lara Mezzapelle / Giacomo Deriu.
"Enlarge Your Consciousness in 4 Days 4 Free!" was officially launched at BT’F Contemporary Art Gallery Friday, January 27th 2012, as an official initiative of Arte Fiera OFF.
Credits:
Concept & realisation: Oriana Persico & Salvatore Iaconesi, Lara Mezzapelle & Giacomo Deriu
Curated by: Marco Aion Mangani & Alice Zannoni
Produced by: Miria Baccolini - BT'F Gallery
Site:
More info at:
www.btfgallery.com/exhibitions/mezzapelle-deriu-persico-i...
The English countryside is menaced by huge, mutated insects in this 1950s creature flick based on a novel by Rene Ray.
Originally, this movie was titled "The Strange World" or "The Strange World of Planet X" when it was released in the UK in 1957. When it was released in America in late 1958, it was marketed with the title "Cosmic Monsters" (CM). Since the British film industry did not use promotional posters as actively as the American film industry did, it's the American poster shown at left. By whichever title, the film itself is a nice example of British B sci-fi. CM is yet another recasting of the Klaatu trope, but with a British entry into the big bug sub-genre. In some areas, (England, perhaps?) The Strange World of Planet X double billed with another British sci-fi starring Forrest Tucker, The Trollenberg Terror.
Synopsis
The opening narrator sets the tone of the cautionary tale. Man has advanced in many areas, but there is so much that remains unknown. At a country laboratory, men fire up a room-sized machine. It overloads, sparks, and injures one of them. The overload blows out TVs in the area and stops clocks. Wilson, a government man, sends a Cartwright to check on Dr. Laird's work because it has national defense implications. Wilson gives the Cartwright two bars of metal for Laird to experiment upon. Gil and Cartwright privately discuss the potential of a projected beam weapon. Laird is prickly about doing only 'pure research' in high-energy magnetic fields. The injured worker is replaced with a pretty French woman scientist. They fire up the machine again, with one of Cartwright's bars in the 'oven'. At full power, Cartwright's briefcase flies across the room. Gil shuts down the machine to save Michele. The metal bar now crumbles. The machine's overload also caused lightning storms and caused a 'meteor' to fall. A tramp in the woods sits up with a burned face. Turns out that Laird's magnetic field machine warped the earth's magnetic field, allowing deadly cosmic rays to get through. The tramp becomes a deranged killer. Local insects have mutated into giants. A mysterious stranger eventually explains that he came to warn us not to continue the experiments. The giant bugs eventually attack, killing some individuals. Soldiers arrive and attack the bugs. Gil and the stranger rescue Michele from a giant spider's web. Laird is about to fire up his machine again. With the earthmen's permission, the stranger summons a flying saucer which blows up the lab. The earth is saved. The End.
The blend of a typically British Klaatu-like alien, and the big-bug sub-genre, can't help but be fun. The pacing is good. The big bug shots are not Bert I. Gordon's work, but interesting in their own right.
The Cold War is a background element, in that the British government wants Dr. Laird's research to become a projected beam weapon for neutralizing hostile aircraft. Late 50s audiences knew who that was. The bulk of the movie, however, is more the typical cautionary tale about the dangers of science.
The trope of the benevolent messenger had "legs", as they say. It is best remembered in Klaatu of The Day The Earth Stood Still, but reappeared many times. We saw it reworked in an earlier British B film, Stranger From Venus ('54), and will see it again in early 1959 in Cosmic Man. Mr. Smith in CM is much like the man from Venus in '54 and Rennie's Klaatu in being the model of benign civility.
Another trope within CM, almost a parallel plot line, is the selfish obsession of Dr. Laird to continue his work, even to the point of killing Wilson for trying to stop him. In this, there is a typically British understated message about the dangers of hubris in science.
There is a great cultural "tip of the iceberg" line in CM. It may have been totally lost on American audiences. Early in the movie, Murray, the security man, is talking with Wilson, the government man, about all the hoopla (flying saucer stories) in the press about Laird's work. Wilson says, "You may have to find some chaps with snow on their boots, if you know what I mean." Do you? It would be easy to blow by that line, but it's actually full of meaning.
In the early days of World War One, British public opinion rankled at the lack of any British attack on Germany. Rumors arose about Russian soldiers traveling in closed trains from sea ports in Scotland to the channel coast. "Eyewitnesses" said they figured they were Russian soldiers because they saw snow on their boots. The implication was that Britain was actually "doing something" to stop Germany by transporting Russians (who were allies) to the front lines. The rumors were false, of course. It was suspected that the government and press cooked up the stories (or fed them) to deflect criticism over government inaction. Hence, the notion that Murray might need to use the flying saucer stories to cover up the real defense project truth. How many Americans would have gotten that?
Bottom line? CM is breaks no new ground in sci-fi, but is a very watchable remake of the TDESS plot, with some interesting variations. It is also a rare British example of the big-bug sub-genre. For fans of 50s sci-fi, it is well worth the time.48
This here painting I did around the year of 1960.
That's what it feels like anyway. I don't remember it so it has to be waaay back. Like when I still was swimming around in the womb.
I was quite the artist don't you think? ;) Been honing them drawings skills all my life!
I think this is supposed to be Mickey Mouse, apart from the ribbon on his head (yes, the ears, but it looks like a ribbon) and the green trousers and orange sweater. Sooo 90's.
Unreal! Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Peanut M&Ms package containing one pink jewel with an actual nipple on it.
Larger for your viewing pleasure.
The English countryside is menaced by huge, mutated insects in this 1950s creature flick based on a novel by Rene Ray.
Originally, this movie was titled "The Strange World" or "The Strange World of Planet X" when it was released in the UK in 1957. When it was released in America in late 1958, it was marketed with the title "Cosmic Monsters" (CM). Since the British film industry did not use promotional posters as actively as the American film industry did, it's the American poster shown at left. By whichever title, the film itself is a nice example of British B sci-fi. CM is yet another recasting of the Klaatu trope, but with a British entry into the big bug sub-genre. In some areas, (England, perhaps?) The Strange World of Planet X double billed with another British sci-fi starring Forrest Tucker, The Trollenberg Terror.
Synopsis
The opening narrator sets the tone of the cautionary tale. Man has advanced in many areas, but there is so much that remains unknown. At a country laboratory, men fire up a room-sized machine. It overloads, sparks, and injures one of them. The overload blows out TVs in the area and stops clocks. Wilson, a government man, sends a Cartwright to check on Dr. Laird's work because it has national defense implications. Wilson gives the Cartwright two bars of metal for Laird to experiment upon. Gil and Cartwright privately discuss the potential of a projected beam weapon. Laird is prickly about doing only 'pure research' in high-energy magnetic fields. The injured worker is replaced with a pretty French woman scientist. They fire up the machine again, with one of Cartwright's bars in the 'oven'. At full power, Cartwright's briefcase flies across the room. Gil shuts down the machine to save Michele. The metal bar now crumbles. The machine's overload also caused lightning storms and caused a 'meteor' to fall. A tramp in the woods sits up with a burned face. Turns out that Laird's magnetic field machine warped the earth's magnetic field, allowing deadly cosmic rays to get through. The tramp becomes a deranged killer. Local insects have mutated into giants. A mysterious stranger eventually explains that he came to warn us not to continue the experiments. The giant bugs eventually attack, killing some individuals. Soldiers arrive and attack the bugs. Gil and the stranger rescue Michele from a giant spider's web. Laird is about to fire up his machine again. With the earthmen's permission, the stranger summons a flying saucer which blows up the lab. The earth is saved. The End.
The blend of a typically British Klaatu-like alien, and the big-bug sub-genre, can't help but be fun. The pacing is good. The big bug shots are not Bert I. Gordon's work, but interesting in their own right.
The Cold War is a background element, in that the British government wants Dr. Laird's research to become a projected beam weapon for neutralizing hostile aircraft. Late 50s audiences knew who that was. The bulk of the movie, however, is more the typical cautionary tale about the dangers of science.
The trope of the benevolent messenger had "legs", as they say. It is best remembered in Klaatu of The Day The Earth Stood Still, but reappeared many times. We saw it reworked in an earlier British B film, Stranger From Venus ('54), and will see it again in early 1959 in Cosmic Man. Mr. Smith in CM is much like the man from Venus in '54 and Rennie's Klaatu in being the model of benign civility.
Another trope within CM, almost a parallel plot line, is the selfish obsession of Dr. Laird to continue his work, even to the point of killing Wilson for trying to stop him. In this, there is a typically British understated message about the dangers of hubris in science.
There is a great cultural "tip of the iceberg" line in CM. It may have been totally lost on American audiences. Early in the movie, Murray, the security man, is talking with Wilson, the government man, about all the hoopla (flying saucer stories) in the press about Laird's work. Wilson says, "You may have to find some chaps with snow on their boots, if you know what I mean." Do you? It would be easy to blow by that line, but it's actually full of meaning.
In the early days of World War One, British public opinion rankled at the lack of any British attack on Germany. Rumors arose about Russian soldiers traveling in closed trains from sea ports in Scotland to the channel coast. "Eyewitnesses" said they figured they were Russian soldiers because they saw snow on their boots. The implication was that Britain was actually "doing something" to stop Germany by transporting Russians (who were allies) to the front lines. The rumors were false, of course. It was suspected that the government and press cooked up the stories (or fed them) to deflect criticism over government inaction. Hence, the notion that Murray might need to use the flying saucer stories to cover up the real defense project truth. How many Americans would have gotten that?
Bottom line? CM is breaks no new ground in sci-fi, but is a very watchable remake of the TDESS plot, with some interesting variations. It is also a rare British example of the big-bug sub-genre. For fans of 50s sci-fi, it is well worth the time.48
Yet another mutated Blemmyae, Blemzinger doesn't have a head!
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The English countryside is menaced by huge, mutated insects in this 1950s creature flick based on a novel by Rene Ray.
Originally, this movie was titled "The Strange World" or "The Strange World of Planet X" when it was released in the UK in 1957. When it was released in America in late 1958, it was marketed with the title "Cosmic Monsters" (CM). Since the British film industry did not use promotional posters as actively as the American film industry did, it's the American poster shown at left. By whichever title, the film itself is a nice example of British B sci-fi. CM is yet another recasting of the Klaatu trope, but with a British entry into the big bug sub-genre. In some areas, (England, perhaps?) The Strange World of Planet X double billed with another British sci-fi starring Forrest Tucker, The Trollenberg Terror.
Synopsis
The opening narrator sets the tone of the cautionary tale. Man has advanced in many areas, but there is so much that remains unknown. At a country laboratory, men fire up a room-sized machine. It overloads, sparks, and injures one of them. The overload blows out TVs in the area and stops clocks. Wilson, a government man, sends a Cartwright to check on Dr. Laird's work because it has national defense implications. Wilson gives the Cartwright two bars of metal for Laird to experiment upon. Gil and Cartwright privately discuss the potential of a projected beam weapon. Laird is prickly about doing only 'pure research' in high-energy magnetic fields. The injured worker is replaced with a pretty French woman scientist. They fire up the machine again, with one of Cartwright's bars in the 'oven'. At full power, Cartwright's briefcase flies across the room. Gil shuts down the machine to save Michele. The metal bar now crumbles. The machine's overload also caused lightning storms and caused a 'meteor' to fall. A tramp in the woods sits up with a burned face. Turns out that Laird's magnetic field machine warped the earth's magnetic field, allowing deadly cosmic rays to get through. The tramp becomes a deranged killer. Local insects have mutated into giants. A mysterious stranger eventually explains that he came to warn us not to continue the experiments. The giant bugs eventually attack, killing some individuals. Soldiers arrive and attack the bugs. Gil and the stranger rescue Michele from a giant spider's web. Laird is about to fire up his machine again. With the earthmen's permission, the stranger summons a flying saucer which blows up the lab. The earth is saved. The End.
The blend of a typically British Klaatu-like alien, and the big-bug sub-genre, can't help but be fun. The pacing is good. The big bug shots are not Bert I. Gordon's work, but interesting in their own right.
The Cold War is a background element, in that the British government wants Dr. Laird's research to become a projected beam weapon for neutralizing hostile aircraft. Late 50s audiences knew who that was. The bulk of the movie, however, is more the typical cautionary tale about the dangers of science.
The trope of the benevolent messenger had "legs", as they say. It is best remembered in Klaatu of The Day The Earth Stood Still, but reappeared many times. We saw it reworked in an earlier British B film, Stranger From Venus ('54), and will see it again in early 1959 in Cosmic Man. Mr. Smith in CM is much like the man from Venus in '54 and Rennie's Klaatu in being the model of benign civility.
Another trope within CM, almost a parallel plot line, is the selfish obsession of Dr. Laird to continue his work, even to the point of killing Wilson for trying to stop him. In this, there is a typically British understated message about the dangers of hubris in science.
There is a great cultural "tip of the iceberg" line in CM. It may have been totally lost on American audiences. Early in the movie, Murray, the security man, is talking with Wilson, the government man, about all the hoopla (flying saucer stories) in the press about Laird's work. Wilson says, "You may have to find some chaps with snow on their boots, if you know what I mean." Do you? It would be easy to blow by that line, but it's actually full of meaning.
In the early days of World War One, British public opinion rankled at the lack of any British attack on Germany. Rumors arose about Russian soldiers traveling in closed trains from sea ports in Scotland to the channel coast. "Eyewitnesses" said they figured they were Russian soldiers because they saw snow on their boots. The implication was that Britain was actually "doing something" to stop Germany by transporting Russians (who were allies) to the front lines. The rumors were false, of course. It was suspected that the government and press cooked up the stories (or fed them) to deflect criticism over government inaction. Hence, the notion that Murray might need to use the flying saucer stories to cover up the real defense project truth. How many Americans would have gotten that?
Bottom line? CM is breaks no new ground in sci-fi, but is a very watchable remake of the TDESS plot, with some interesting variations. It is also a rare British example of the big-bug sub-genre. For fans of 50s sci-fi, it is well worth the time.48
This is the poster-cover created for "Enlarge Your Consciousness in 4 Days 4 Free"
About:
Human beings continuously mutate. Over the last few years, this transformation has taken place at incredibly high speeds, mostly thanks to the wide and ubiquitous availability of digital networks and devices.
This changed the ways in which we work, learn, relate, consume, communicate, love.
Enlarge Your Consciousness in 4 Days 4 Free uses people’s real time emotional expressions on social networks to animate a physical installation.
The emotions of millions of users on social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and FourSquare are harvested in real time (using open available APIs and techniques such as Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning) and used to give life to physical manifestations and info-aesthetic visualizations.
The project is the result of a wonderful collaboration between Salvatore Iaconesi / Oriana Persico (Art is Open Source) and Lara Mezzapelle / Giacomo Deriu.
"Enlarge Your Consciousness in 4 Days 4 Free!" was officially launched at BT’F Contemporary Art Gallery Friday, January 27th 2012, as an official initiative of Arte Fiera OFF.
Credits:
Concept & realisation: Oriana Persico & Salvatore Iaconesi, Lara Mezzapelle & Giacomo Deriu
Curated by: Marco Aion Mangani & Alice Zannoni
Produced by: Miria Baccolini - BT'F Gallery
Site:
More info at:
www.btfgallery.com/exhibitions/mezzapelle-deriu-persico-i...
Lets take it from the top, one more time.
The year is 1990, and a little movie about the mutating pet of a Ninjitsu master and four pet turtles that would become his Renaissance artist named disciples was made, and its name was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Taking elements from the animated series, but having a darker story line more in line with its comic source material, the movie itself was a great success, spawning two sequels, one of which we don't really talk about. The movie enters into the annals of pop culture history and is reflected upon fondly by my generation, with nothing else to report about other than news about the Blu-Ray release. Then, in 2016, a little company named NECA announces not only do they have the license to make movie TMNT figures, but that they are releasing quarter scale figures of the four brothers. These figures do not disappoint, and other than the joints, pretty much look like shrunken down life size rubber suits, down to the replication of the actual texture of the rubber itself. A bit of a pain to get a hold of, but yours truly was able to snag a Donatello, and he could have gotten a Michaelangelo too when he was off on a work trip to Vancouver, but opted not to because he was a bit big and bulky to carry on the plane.
Some time in 2017, it is announced, to the joy of countless people, that NECA would go ahead and release these same figures in the very popular 6 inch scale... unfortunately, due to a licensing snafu with Nickelodeon, much like with the quarter scale figures, obtaining these outside the United States would be very difficult. To make matters worse, these figures end up being Gamestop exclusives that basically never made it to the store shelves because they sold out. For a while, scalpers were able to take advantage of this imbalance in the Force, and sell for many times MSRP to hungry fans across the globe.
Then, a miracle happened. A breakthrough in licensing was reached with Nickelodeon which allowed for the sale of a second batch of these TMNT figures (along with their animated counterparts) to be sold outside the US. The world rejoiced, and scalpers everywhere drank themselves into oblivion, questioning their life choices... and that brings us to NOW.
I recently picked up my preorder set from EB Games. Because the brothers were all sold individually, I was able to justify spending the money for the full set, so yes, my movie Turtles are not Raph-less.
As mentioned above, these figures are generally scaled down versions of their "full size" quarter scale counterparts. Overall, NECA did a pretty good job at their job, though much like most early Arcade to Home conversions, there are some things that had to be done in order to make the game work on reduced hardware. The smaller figures are not as detailed as the larger ones from a sculpt and paint perspective: no surprises here, having a smaller area to work with means some of the finer details wouldn't even show up on a 6 inch figure. Some of the materials have changed, most notably being the bandanas which are now all rubber rather than having cloth at the back of the heads, though NECA does make up for this by having a separate attachment so you're able to have the cloth flow in the opposite direction. One of the less obvious things is that to my eyes, it appears that the proportions of the figure are slightly different, and overall more slim. Perhaps this change was made due to existing tooling, or perhaps it was a cost reduction thing.
I'm going to do a comparison with the quarter scale Donatello I own at some point in time, but not today - been working on photo taking pretty much all day and figured it was time to write.
So each figure comes in a box that has the classic 1990 movie poster on the front, and on the back is a small blurb about the Turtle in the box, some product shots of the quarter scale release, and a small group photo of the quarter scale figures replicating the pose on the back of the old VHS box. Each Turtle comes with the figure, the aforementioned bandana rear pieces of different flowing of the cloth, their trademark weapon, a slice of pizza, and for lack of better terms, a pair of posing hands. As with the animated Turtles, the parts are all interchangeable between the Turtles themselves. Having no second pack in figure to concern myself with, I was free to open the figures in the order of my choice, and as expected, I chose Mikey as my go guy.
Mikey looks a human shaped turtle, which is no surprise given the fact actors wore these suits.. no fancy CGI here, kids. One of the nice things about the movie Turtles is that not only do they have their trademark colours, but their faces are actually different to, which further helps to differentiate between them. While we're on the subject of differences, each Turtle also has a slightly different belt/weapon harness they wear, and even the waist belts all have different buckles, undoubtedly modeled after the real suits themselves, and different markings on the bodies as well. Mikey's nunchucks are actually fitted with a length of wire rather than loos chains, and can be used to hold the weapons in various airborne poses, though I worry about the eventual snapping due to wear and tear.
Mikey (and each of the other Turtles) is significantly taller than its animated counterpart.
Articulation wise, you're looking at the following. pivoting and rotating ankles, double jointed knees, hips, mid torso ball joint (limited due to the shell and the chest armour), rotating and pivoting shoulders, double jointed elbows, rotating and pivoting wrists, and ball jointed head. Much like the mid torso joint, the elbows and knees are limited in range of motion due to outfit pieces, specifically the knee and elbow pads themselves. Furthermore, the shell does make each Turtle a bit top heavy, so be aware of this while posing. Overall, what you're normally able to hit with a NECA figure, you can do so here as well. As with other NECAs, the more subtle poses are going to require a figure outside of this price point.
From a paint perspective, the figures aren't as crisp looking as their quarter scale counterparts, but to be honest, those figures are on another level, even more so when you consider their very acceptable MSRP. The green to yellow shading that was present on the quarter scale figures has made it intact to these ones, and varies form Turtle to Turtle. and overall adds some depth to the the figures, specifically the faces. Each turtle has a set of freckles and markings that again, seemed to have made the transition between quarter scale to this 6 inch scale.The eyes don't pop as much on these small figures, not just due to size of eyes, but it seems the while they used isn't as vibrant either. But don't let these nagging words deter you - each of the Turtles is beautifully done, and its because I have a quarter inch figure that I am able to even talk about what's changed. Otherwise, paint apps are pretty smooth, with the exception of super fine details like the belt buckles. On the whole, though, better than most of the other NECA figures you'll run into.
Sculpting wise, as mentioned earlier, these figures seem slimmer to me. Otherwise, the texture of the rubber parts has transferred over nicely, as has the vast majority of the magic that made the quarter scale figures appear to be perfect replicas of the life size rubber suits. Minor flashing issues do exist, but nothing extreme when taking into account the price point of these figures. If anything, they're actually a bit cleaner. Joints are nice and stiff and are able to hold vast majority of the poses you'll want to put it in.
In conclusion, these are the best 6 inch figures NECA has made IMHO, even with articulation restrictions. They would be the best NECA has made period if it wasn't for the quarter scale entries. If you're a TMNT fan, do not hesitate - just do it.
COWABUNGA!
Fotografía sacada con el reflejo de las gotas en la ventana, con ISO alto: 1600, se ve así por que luego le aplique un presets en Lightroom.
Photography extracted with the reflection of the drops in the window, with high ISO: 1600, one sees like that for that then it applies a presets to him in Lightroom.
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Humanity is not the only adversary in the Acid Rain World. Animals, mutated by radiation into larger and more aggressive creatures, are fighting for survival as well.
Slept in, finally. Lots. It was wonderful.
Our plans for the day basically started as "get up, grab breakfast, run a couple errands, hang some shelves in the apartment." That mutated into "enjoy the heck out of running errands and wandering about in the city."
Step 1: haircut. I've been needing a haircut for a few weeks, but haven't managed to make the time to do it. Since I got to the city I've been going to Premium Barber Shop, which runs me about twice as much as the old-school barber in San Diego that I used to go to, but is well worth the price. I don't think I've ever felt like someone has paid that much attention to cutting my hair. Clean, professional, attentive, friendly, and they take their time doing it. I'm consistently wowed by the fact that I come out of there without feeling like I just got my haircut (I'm not covered in trimmed hair and itchy, and the cut itself is nicely layered).
Step 2: bagels. It isn't as close to our new place as Brooklyn Bagels was to our temporary apartment, but Ess-A-Bagel is within reasonable walking distance and might be even better. (I'm still leaning toward Brooklyn, Victoria is a convert.) Ess-A-Bagel is horribly crowded, slow moving lines for bagels and sandwiches, but the (under advertised) line for "bagels to go" is usually almost empty. So we grab a couple bagels and a tub of cream cheese and head back to the apartment (we like our coffee best anyway.) Delicious.
Step 3: Errands. The strap of my Andrew Marc messenger bag is fraying a bit. In the city I find I basically need a bag with me all the time (it usually carries my camera and random things like tic-tacs, a CF card, and an umbrella because the weather reports here suck). And I love my bag. So finding somewhere to get it repaired is kind of high on my list. We tried the shoe-shine/luggage repair place next door to our apartment building, but they weren't really helpful. Then I emailed the designer and described the situation. They have a repair facility in NJ, but also suggested that they had a sample sale going on in Manhattan this weekend and to ask for the "TLC manager" there and see what they could do. So we walked down to Penn Plaza and found the sample sale (boy are those things not well advertised) and asked what they could do (which wasn't quite as much or as cheap as I had hoped.) And since we were there already we browsed the coats and such. Yes, I know I just got a new coat like two weeks ago, but I've also been wanting something like a Pea Coat (the wikipedia article on that was more interesting than I expected, actually). We browsed around a bit, found some things that were nice but too pricy (even when 70% off), but then . . . in the racks of "One Of A Kind" which I believe has to mean "prototypes, mock-ups, etc" Victoria found a coat for me that she fell in love with instantly. "Yep, that's your coat." And then moments later, we found its mate. I don't quite know the odds of finding two one-of-a-kind coats that happen to fit the two of us well/perfectly, but we decided it just couldn't be ignored. And then Victoria found a tiny rip in the back of mine. We mentioned it to one of the workers, who took it in the back to see if there was anything similar, and then came out saying, "Nope, that's one of a kind, and we don't sell damaged goods." So for a moment it looked like our perfect destined matching coats weren't going to happen (a real tragedy). But we chatted with the managers and such for a while, and wound up not only getting both coats, but getting a further discount on them. (Far more than enough to offset the cost of getting mine stitched up by a professional.) So net result: epic win. I'm sure the coats will feature here soon.
Step 4: Wallpaper (fail) - Our further errands were all strung around at just close enough to not really make a subway ride necessary (especially on a nice sunny day), so we just kept walking, down into Chelsea, down into the Village, down into SoHo. By the time we made it to the next big stop, looking for a particular wallpaper that we're thinking about for the backsplash in the kitchen, the place had just closed for the night. But along the way we did manage to buy a cool pair of shoes for me ($10), a fresh loaf of bread for later, and stop off to look at any number of random cool things. And take a walk on the High Line, which is always nice.
So then, having now walked about 5 miles on our "errands" outing, we caught a train down to the Seaport in the Financial District, were we had a beautiful, relaxing, and hugely delicious dinner at an italian joint I read some reviews on recently.
It's been so many weeks since we've had a day of "normal" stuff around town that I had kind of forgotten how wonderful (really almost vacation-y) things can be just doing day-to-day stuff here.
Also, all of the walking (and the healthier lunches at work) is really doing me well, I've lost 10 or 15 pounds since moving to the city. So that's a big win.
hooray for ionizing radiation! one of my hair follicles mutated. ^_^
see the rest of that hair on my arm, it's very fine and short, while this one is incredibly long already. :D
if i manage to go over 5.3 inches, i can beat the current world record and become famous... ROFL!
Africa on the Square Trafalgar Square London Oct 15 2016 Kasai Masai with Nickens Nkoso Congo Band from DRC and Diamond Mutate from the Cameroon
Lets take it from the top, one more time.
The year is 1990, and a little movie about the mutating pet of a Ninjitsu master and four pet turtles that would become his Renaissance artist named disciples was made, and its name was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Taking elements from the animated series, but having a darker story line more in line with its comic source material, the movie itself was a great success, spawning two sequels, one of which we don't really talk about. The movie enters into the annals of pop culture history and is reflected upon fondly by my generation, with nothing else to report about other than news about the Blu-Ray release. Then, in 2016, a little company named NECA announces not only do they have the license to make movie TMNT figures, but that they are releasing quarter scale figures of the four brothers. These figures do not disappoint, and other than the joints, pretty much look like shrunken down life size rubber suits, down to the replication of the actual texture of the rubber itself. A bit of a pain to get a hold of, but yours truly was able to snag a Donatello, and he could have gotten a Michaelangelo too when he was off on a work trip to Vancouver, but opted not to because he was a bit big and bulky to carry on the plane.
Some time in 2017, it is announced, to the joy of countless people, that NECA would go ahead and release these same figures in the very popular 6 inch scale... unfortunately, due to a licensing snafu with Nickelodeon, much like with the quarter scale figures, obtaining these outside the United States would be very difficult. To make matters worse, these figures end up being Gamestop exclusives that basically never made it to the store shelves because they sold out. For a while, scalpers were able to take advantage of this imbalance in the Force, and sell for many times MSRP to hungry fans across the globe.
Then, a miracle happened. A breakthrough in licensing was reached with Nickelodeon which allowed for the sale of a second batch of these TMNT figures (along with their animated counterparts) to be sold outside the US. The world rejoiced, and scalpers everywhere drank themselves into oblivion, questioning their life choices... and that brings us to NOW.
I recently picked up my preorder set from EB Games. Because the brothers were all sold individually, I was able to justify spending the money for the full set, so yes, my movie Turtles are not Raph-less.
As mentioned above, these figures are generally scaled down versions of their "full size" quarter scale counterparts. Overall, NECA did a pretty good job at their job, though much like most early Arcade to Home conversions, there are some things that had to be done in order to make the game work on reduced hardware. The smaller figures are not as detailed as the larger ones from a sculpt and paint perspective: no surprises here, having a smaller area to work with means some of the finer details wouldn't even show up on a 6 inch figure. Some of the materials have changed, most notably being the bandanas which are now all rubber rather than having cloth at the back of the heads, though NECA does make up for this by having a separate attachment so you're able to have the cloth flow in the opposite direction. One of the less obvious things is that to my eyes, it appears that the proportions of the figure are slightly different, and overall more slim. Perhaps this change was made due to existing tooling, or perhaps it was a cost reduction thing.
I'm going to do a comparison with the quarter scale Donatello I own at some point in time, but not today - been working on photo taking pretty much all day and figured it was time to write.
So each figure comes in a box that has the classic 1990 movie poster on the front, and on the back is a small blurb about the Turtle in the box, some product shots of the quarter scale release, and a small group photo of the quarter scale figures replicating the pose on the back of the old VHS box. Each Turtle comes with the figure, the aforementioned bandana rear pieces of different flowing of the cloth, their trademark weapon, a slice of pizza, and for lack of better terms, a pair of posing hands. As with the animated Turtles, the parts are all interchangeable between the Turtles themselves. Having no second pack in figure to concern myself with, I was free to open the figures in the order of my choice, and as expected, I chose Mikey as my go guy.
Mikey looks a human shaped turtle, which is no surprise given the fact actors wore these suits.. no fancy CGI here, kids. One of the nice things about the movie Turtles is that not only do they have their trademark colours, but their faces are actually different to, which further helps to differentiate between them. While we're on the subject of differences, each Turtle also has a slightly different belt/weapon harness they wear, and even the waist belts all have different buckles, undoubtedly modeled after the real suits themselves, and different markings on the bodies as well. Mikey's nunchucks are actually fitted with a length of wire rather than loos chains, and can be used to hold the weapons in various airborne poses, though I worry about the eventual snapping due to wear and tear.
Mikey (and each of the other Turtles) is significantly taller than its animated counterpart.
Articulation wise, you're looking at the following. pivoting and rotating ankles, double jointed knees, hips, mid torso ball joint (limited due to the shell and the chest armour), rotating and pivoting shoulders, double jointed elbows, rotating and pivoting wrists, and ball jointed head. Much like the mid torso joint, the elbows and knees are limited in range of motion due to outfit pieces, specifically the knee and elbow pads themselves. Furthermore, the shell does make each Turtle a bit top heavy, so be aware of this while posing. Overall, what you're normally able to hit with a NECA figure, you can do so here as well. As with other NECAs, the more subtle poses are going to require a figure outside of this price point.
From a paint perspective, the figures aren't as crisp looking as their quarter scale counterparts, but to be honest, those figures are on another level, even more so when you consider their very acceptable MSRP. The green to yellow shading that was present on the quarter scale figures has made it intact to these ones, and varies form Turtle to Turtle. and overall adds some depth to the the figures, specifically the faces. Each turtle has a set of freckles and markings that again, seemed to have made the transition between quarter scale to this 6 inch scale.The eyes don't pop as much on these small figures, not just due to size of eyes, but it seems the while they used isn't as vibrant either. But don't let these nagging words deter you - each of the Turtles is beautifully done, and its because I have a quarter inch figure that I am able to even talk about what's changed. Otherwise, paint apps are pretty smooth, with the exception of super fine details like the belt buckles. On the whole, though, better than most of the other NECA figures you'll run into.
Sculpting wise, as mentioned earlier, these figures seem slimmer to me. Otherwise, the texture of the rubber parts has transferred over nicely, as has the vast majority of the magic that made the quarter scale figures appear to be perfect replicas of the life size rubber suits. Minor flashing issues do exist, but nothing extreme when taking into account the price point of these figures. If anything, they're actually a bit cleaner. Joints are nice and stiff and are able to hold vast majority of the poses you'll want to put it in.
In conclusion, these are the best 6 inch figures NECA has made IMHO, even with articulation restrictions. They would be the best NECA has made period if it wasn't for the quarter scale entries. If you're a TMNT fan, do not hesitate - just do it.
COWABUNGA!
Lets take it from the top, one more time.
The year is 1990, and a little movie about the mutating pet of a Ninjitsu master and four pet turtles that would become his Renaissance artist named disciples was made, and its name was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Taking elements from the animated series, but having a darker story line more in line with its comic source material, the movie itself was a great success, spawning two sequels, one of which we don't really talk about. The movie enters into the annals of pop culture history and is reflected upon fondly by my generation, with nothing else to report about other than news about the Blu-Ray release. Then, in 2016, a little company named NECA announces not only do they have the license to make movie TMNT figures, but that they are releasing quarter scale figures of the four brothers. These figures do not disappoint, and other than the joints, pretty much look like shrunken down life size rubber suits, down to the replication of the actual texture of the rubber itself. A bit of a pain to get a hold of, but yours truly was able to snag a Donatello, and he could have gotten a Michaelangelo too when he was off on a work trip to Vancouver, but opted not to because he was a bit big and bulky to carry on the plane.
Some time in 2017, it is announced, to the joy of countless people, that NECA would go ahead and release these same figures in the very popular 6 inch scale... unfortunately, due to a licensing snafu with Nickelodeon, much like with the quarter scale figures, obtaining these outside the United States would be very difficult. To make matters worse, these figures end up being Gamestop exclusives that basically never made it to the store shelves because they sold out. For a while, scalpers were able to take advantage of this imbalance in the Force, and sell for many times MSRP to hungry fans across the globe.
Then, a miracle happened. A breakthrough in licensing was reached with Nickelodeon which allowed for the sale of a second batch of these TMNT figures (along with their animated counterparts) to be sold outside the US. The world rejoiced, and scalpers everywhere drank themselves into oblivion, questioning their life choices... and that brings us to NOW.
I recently picked up my preorder set from EB Games. Because the brothers were all sold individually, I was able to justify spending the money for the full set, so yes, my movie Turtles are not Raph-less.
As mentioned above, these figures are generally scaled down versions of their "full size" quarter scale counterparts. Overall, NECA did a pretty good job at their job, though much like most early Arcade to Home conversions, there are some things that had to be done in order to make the game work on reduced hardware. The smaller figures are not as detailed as the larger ones from a sculpt and paint perspective: no surprises here, having a smaller area to work with means some of the finer details wouldn't even show up on a 6 inch figure. Some of the materials have changed, most notably being the bandanas which are now all rubber rather than having cloth at the back of the heads, though NECA does make up for this by having a separate attachment so you're able to have the cloth flow in the opposite direction. One of the less obvious things is that to my eyes, it appears that the proportions of the figure are slightly different, and overall more slim. Perhaps this change was made due to existing tooling, or perhaps it was a cost reduction thing.
I'm going to do a comparison with the quarter scale Donatello I own at some point in time, but not today - been working on photo taking pretty much all day and figured it was time to write.
So each figure comes in a box that has the classic 1990 movie poster on the front, and on the back is a small blurb about the Turtle in the box, some product shots of the quarter scale release, and a small group photo of the quarter scale figures replicating the pose on the back of the old VHS box. Each Turtle comes with the figure, the aforementioned bandana rear pieces of different flowing of the cloth, their trademark weapon, a slice of pizza, and for lack of better terms, a pair of posing hands. As with the animated Turtles, the parts are all interchangeable between the Turtles themselves. Having no second pack in figure to concern myself with, I was free to open the figures in the order of my choice, and as expected, I chose Mikey as my go guy.
Mikey looks a human shaped turtle, which is no surprise given the fact actors wore these suits.. no fancy CGI here, kids. One of the nice things about the movie Turtles is that not only do they have their trademark colours, but their faces are actually different to, which further helps to differentiate between them. While we're on the subject of differences, each Turtle also has a slightly different belt/weapon harness they wear, and even the waist belts all have different buckles, undoubtedly modeled after the real suits themselves, and different markings on the bodies as well. Mikey's nunchucks are actually fitted with a length of wire rather than loos chains, and can be used to hold the weapons in various airborne poses, though I worry about the eventual snapping due to wear and tear.
Mikey (and each of the other Turtles) is significantly taller than its animated counterpart.
Articulation wise, you're looking at the following. pivoting and rotating ankles, double jointed knees, hips, mid torso ball joint (limited due to the shell and the chest armour), rotating and pivoting shoulders, double jointed elbows, rotating and pivoting wrists, and ball jointed head. Much like the mid torso joint, the elbows and knees are limited in range of motion due to outfit pieces, specifically the knee and elbow pads themselves. Furthermore, the shell does make each Turtle a bit top heavy, so be aware of this while posing. Overall, what you're normally able to hit with a NECA figure, you can do so here as well. As with other NECAs, the more subtle poses are going to require a figure outside of this price point.
From a paint perspective, the figures aren't as crisp looking as their quarter scale counterparts, but to be honest, those figures are on another level, even more so when you consider their very acceptable MSRP. The green to yellow shading that was present on the quarter scale figures has made it intact to these ones, and varies form Turtle to Turtle. and overall adds some depth to the the figures, specifically the faces. Each turtle has a set of freckles and markings that again, seemed to have made the transition between quarter scale to this 6 inch scale.The eyes don't pop as much on these small figures, not just due to size of eyes, but it seems the while they used isn't as vibrant either. But don't let these nagging words deter you - each of the Turtles is beautifully done, and its because I have a quarter inch figure that I am able to even talk about what's changed. Otherwise, paint apps are pretty smooth, with the exception of super fine details like the belt buckles. On the whole, though, better than most of the other NECA figures you'll run into.
Sculpting wise, as mentioned earlier, these figures seem slimmer to me. Otherwise, the texture of the rubber parts has transferred over nicely, as has the vast majority of the magic that made the quarter scale figures appear to be perfect replicas of the life size rubber suits. Minor flashing issues do exist, but nothing extreme when taking into account the price point of these figures. If anything, they're actually a bit cleaner. Joints are nice and stiff and are able to hold vast majority of the poses you'll want to put it in.
In conclusion, these are the best 6 inch figures NECA has made IMHO, even with articulation restrictions. They would be the best NECA has made period if it wasn't for the quarter scale entries. If you're a TMNT fan, do not hesitate - just do it.
COWABUNGA!
Lets take it from the top, one more time.
The year is 1990, and a little movie about the mutating pet of a Ninjitsu master and four pet turtles that would become his Renaissance artist named disciples was made, and its name was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Taking elements from the animated series, but having a darker story line more in line with its comic source material, the movie itself was a great success, spawning two sequels, one of which we don't really talk about. The movie enters into the annals of pop culture history and is reflected upon fondly by my generation, with nothing else to report about other than news about the Blu-Ray release. Then, in 2016, a little company named NECA announces not only do they have the license to make movie TMNT figures, but that they are releasing quarter scale figures of the four brothers. These figures do not disappoint, and other than the joints, pretty much look like shrunken down life size rubber suits, down to the replication of the actual texture of the rubber itself. A bit of a pain to get a hold of, but yours truly was able to snag a Donatello, and he could have gotten a Michaelangelo too when he was off on a work trip to Vancouver, but opted not to because he was a bit big and bulky to carry on the plane.
Some time in 2017, it is announced, to the joy of countless people, that NECA would go ahead and release these same figures in the very popular 6 inch scale... unfortunately, due to a licensing snafu with Nickelodeon, much like with the quarter scale figures, obtaining these outside the United States would be very difficult. To make matters worse, these figures end up being Gamestop exclusives that basically never made it to the store shelves because they sold out. For a while, scalpers were able to take advantage of this imbalance in the Force, and sell for many times MSRP to hungry fans across the globe.
Then, a miracle happened. A breakthrough in licensing was reached with Nickelodeon which allowed for the sale of a second batch of these TMNT figures (along with their animated counterparts) to be sold outside the US. The world rejoiced, and scalpers everywhere drank themselves into oblivion, questioning their life choices... and that brings us to NOW.
I recently picked up my preorder set from EB Games. Because the brothers were all sold individually, I was able to justify spending the money for the full set, so yes, my movie Turtles are not Raph-less.
As mentioned above, these figures are generally scaled down versions of their "full size" quarter scale counterparts. Overall, NECA did a pretty good job at their job, though much like most early Arcade to Home conversions, there are some things that had to be done in order to make the game work on reduced hardware. The smaller figures are not as detailed as the larger ones from a sculpt and paint perspective: no surprises here, having a smaller area to work with means some of the finer details wouldn't even show up on a 6 inch figure. Some of the materials have changed, most notably being the bandanas which are now all rubber rather than having cloth at the back of the heads, though NECA does make up for this by having a separate attachment so you're able to have the cloth flow in the opposite direction. One of the less obvious things is that to my eyes, it appears that the proportions of the figure are slightly different, and overall more slim. Perhaps this change was made due to existing tooling, or perhaps it was a cost reduction thing.
I'm going to do a comparison with the quarter scale Donatello I own at some point in time, but not today - been working on photo taking pretty much all day and figured it was time to write.
So each figure comes in a box that has the classic 1990 movie poster on the front, and on the back is a small blurb about the Turtle in the box, some product shots of the quarter scale release, and a small group photo of the quarter scale figures replicating the pose on the back of the old VHS box. Each Turtle comes with the figure, the aforementioned bandana rear pieces of different flowing of the cloth, their trademark weapon, a slice of pizza, and for lack of better terms, a pair of posing hands. As with the animated Turtles, the parts are all interchangeable between the Turtles themselves. Having no second pack in figure to concern myself with, I was free to open the figures in the order of my choice, and as expected, I chose Mikey as my go guy.
Mikey looks a human shaped turtle, which is no surprise given the fact actors wore these suits.. no fancy CGI here, kids. One of the nice things about the movie Turtles is that not only do they have their trademark colours, but their faces are actually different to, which further helps to differentiate between them. While we're on the subject of differences, each Turtle also has a slightly different belt/weapon harness they wear, and even the waist belts all have different buckles, undoubtedly modeled after the real suits themselves, and different markings on the bodies as well. Mikey's nunchucks are actually fitted with a length of wire rather than loos chains, and can be used to hold the weapons in various airborne poses, though I worry about the eventual snapping due to wear and tear.
Mikey (and each of the other Turtles) is significantly taller than its animated counterpart.
Articulation wise, you're looking at the following. pivoting and rotating ankles, double jointed knees, hips, mid torso ball joint (limited due to the shell and the chest armour), rotating and pivoting shoulders, double jointed elbows, rotating and pivoting wrists, and ball jointed head. Much like the mid torso joint, the elbows and knees are limited in range of motion due to outfit pieces, specifically the knee and elbow pads themselves. Furthermore, the shell does make each Turtle a bit top heavy, so be aware of this while posing. Overall, what you're normally able to hit with a NECA figure, you can do so here as well. As with other NECAs, the more subtle poses are going to require a figure outside of this price point.
From a paint perspective, the figures aren't as crisp looking as their quarter scale counterparts, but to be honest, those figures are on another level, even more so when you consider their very acceptable MSRP. The green to yellow shading that was present on the quarter scale figures has made it intact to these ones, and varies form Turtle to Turtle. and overall adds some depth to the the figures, specifically the faces. Each turtle has a set of freckles and markings that again, seemed to have made the transition between quarter scale to this 6 inch scale.The eyes don't pop as much on these small figures, not just due to size of eyes, but it seems the while they used isn't as vibrant either. But don't let these nagging words deter you - each of the Turtles is beautifully done, and its because I have a quarter inch figure that I am able to even talk about what's changed. Otherwise, paint apps are pretty smooth, with the exception of super fine details like the belt buckles. On the whole, though, better than most of the other NECA figures you'll run into.
Sculpting wise, as mentioned earlier, these figures seem slimmer to me. Otherwise, the texture of the rubber parts has transferred over nicely, as has the vast majority of the magic that made the quarter scale figures appear to be perfect replicas of the life size rubber suits. Minor flashing issues do exist, but nothing extreme when taking into account the price point of these figures. If anything, they're actually a bit cleaner. Joints are nice and stiff and are able to hold vast majority of the poses you'll want to put it in.
In conclusion, these are the best 6 inch figures NECA has made IMHO, even with articulation restrictions. They would be the best NECA has made period if it wasn't for the quarter scale entries. If you're a TMNT fan, do not hesitate - just do it.
COWABUNGA!
Lets take it from the top, one more time.
The year is 1990, and a little movie about the mutating pet of a Ninjitsu master and four pet turtles that would become his Renaissance artist named disciples was made, and its name was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Taking elements from the animated series, but having a darker story line more in line with its comic source material, the movie itself was a great success, spawning two sequels, one of which we don't really talk about. The movie enters into the annals of pop culture history and is reflected upon fondly by my generation, with nothing else to report about other than news about the Blu-Ray release. Then, in 2016, a little company named NECA announces not only do they have the license to make movie TMNT figures, but that they are releasing quarter scale figures of the four brothers. These figures do not disappoint, and other than the joints, pretty much look like shrunken down life size rubber suits, down to the replication of the actual texture of the rubber itself. A bit of a pain to get a hold of, but yours truly was able to snag a Donatello, and he could have gotten a Michaelangelo too when he was off on a work trip to Vancouver, but opted not to because he was a bit big and bulky to carry on the plane.
Some time in 2017, it is announced, to the joy of countless people, that NECA would go ahead and release these same figures in the very popular 6 inch scale... unfortunately, due to a licensing snafu with Nickelodeon, much like with the quarter scale figures, obtaining these outside the United States would be very difficult. To make matters worse, these figures end up being Gamestop exclusives that basically never made it to the store shelves because they sold out. For a while, scalpers were able to take advantage of this imbalance in the Force, and sell for many times MSRP to hungry fans across the globe.
Then, a miracle happened. A breakthrough in licensing was reached with Nickelodeon which allowed for the sale of a second batch of these TMNT figures (along with their animated counterparts) to be sold outside the US. The world rejoiced, and scalpers everywhere drank themselves into oblivion, questioning their life choices... and that brings us to NOW.
I recently picked up my preorder set from EB Games. Because the brothers were all sold individually, I was able to justify spending the money for the full set, so yes, my movie Turtles are not Raph-less.
As mentioned above, these figures are generally scaled down versions of their "full size" quarter scale counterparts. Overall, NECA did a pretty good job at their job, though much like most early Arcade to Home conversions, there are some things that had to be done in order to make the game work on reduced hardware. The smaller figures are not as detailed as the larger ones from a sculpt and paint perspective: no surprises here, having a smaller area to work with means some of the finer details wouldn't even show up on a 6 inch figure. Some of the materials have changed, most notably being the bandanas which are now all rubber rather than having cloth at the back of the heads, though NECA does make up for this by having a separate attachment so you're able to have the cloth flow in the opposite direction. One of the less obvious things is that to my eyes, it appears that the proportions of the figure are slightly different, and overall more slim. Perhaps this change was made due to existing tooling, or perhaps it was a cost reduction thing.
I'm going to do a comparison with the quarter scale Donatello I own at some point in time, but not today - been working on photo taking pretty much all day and figured it was time to write.
So each figure comes in a box that has the classic 1990 movie poster on the front, and on the back is a small blurb about the Turtle in the box, some product shots of the quarter scale release, and a small group photo of the quarter scale figures replicating the pose on the back of the old VHS box. Each Turtle comes with the figure, the aforementioned bandana rear pieces of different flowing of the cloth, their trademark weapon, a slice of pizza, and for lack of better terms, a pair of posing hands. As with the animated Turtles, the parts are all interchangeable between the Turtles themselves. Having no second pack in figure to concern myself with, I was free to open the figures in the order of my choice, and as expected, I chose Mikey as my go guy.
Mikey looks a human shaped turtle, which is no surprise given the fact actors wore these suits.. no fancy CGI here, kids. One of the nice things about the movie Turtles is that not only do they have their trademark colours, but their faces are actually different to, which further helps to differentiate between them. While we're on the subject of differences, each Turtle also has a slightly different belt/weapon harness they wear, and even the waist belts all have different buckles, undoubtedly modeled after the real suits themselves, and different markings on the bodies as well. Mikey's nunchucks are actually fitted with a length of wire rather than loos chains, and can be used to hold the weapons in various airborne poses, though I worry about the eventual snapping due to wear and tear.
Mikey (and each of the other Turtles) is significantly taller than its animated counterpart.
Articulation wise, you're looking at the following. pivoting and rotating ankles, double jointed knees, hips, mid torso ball joint (limited due to the shell and the chest armour), rotating and pivoting shoulders, double jointed elbows, rotating and pivoting wrists, and ball jointed head. Much like the mid torso joint, the elbows and knees are limited in range of motion due to outfit pieces, specifically the knee and elbow pads themselves. Furthermore, the shell does make each Turtle a bit top heavy, so be aware of this while posing. Overall, what you're normally able to hit with a NECA figure, you can do so here as well. As with other NECAs, the more subtle poses are going to require a figure outside of this price point.
From a paint perspective, the figures aren't as crisp looking as their quarter scale counterparts, but to be honest, those figures are on another level, even more so when you consider their very acceptable MSRP. The green to yellow shading that was present on the quarter scale figures has made it intact to these ones, and varies form Turtle to Turtle. and overall adds some depth to the the figures, specifically the faces. Each turtle has a set of freckles and markings that again, seemed to have made the transition between quarter scale to this 6 inch scale.The eyes don't pop as much on these small figures, not just due to size of eyes, but it seems the while they used isn't as vibrant either. But don't let these nagging words deter you - each of the Turtles is beautifully done, and its because I have a quarter inch figure that I am able to even talk about what's changed. Otherwise, paint apps are pretty smooth, with the exception of super fine details like the belt buckles. On the whole, though, better than most of the other NECA figures you'll run into.
Sculpting wise, as mentioned earlier, these figures seem slimmer to me. Otherwise, the texture of the rubber parts has transferred over nicely, as has the vast majority of the magic that made the quarter scale figures appear to be perfect replicas of the life size rubber suits. Minor flashing issues do exist, but nothing extreme when taking into account the price point of these figures. If anything, they're actually a bit cleaner. Joints are nice and stiff and are able to hold vast majority of the poses you'll want to put it in.
In conclusion, these are the best 6 inch figures NECA has made IMHO, even with articulation restrictions. They would be the best NECA has made period if it wasn't for the quarter scale entries. If you're a TMNT fan, do not hesitate - just do it.
COWABUNGA!
The pathology of evil that crucified Christ two thousand years ago has mutated and taken a different seductive form in every generation. Since the attack on the World Trade Center complex in 2001, the evil of terrorism has lurked around every corner, under every rock, and behind every closed door.
Before 9/11, I pleaded with US leaders in high places to protect the World Trade Center. Why? I had been convinced for decades that it would be the target of the first attack on our soil. It wasn’t my analysis, but that of Isser Harel, head of Mossad, the Israeli intelligence organization. We had dinner on September 12, 1979, and I asked him if terrorism would ever come to America. He replied that it would, and the target would be America’s tallest building. The failed attempt in 1993 to bring the towers down was a fulfillment of Harel’s prophecy. Since then, I have held numerous meetings with both US and Israeli leaders about the strategies terrorists use to achieve maximum damage, and what can be done to thwart such attacks.
Evil had mutated, and because of that mutation, the unthinkable happened again on Monday, April 15, when one or more terrorists struck at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. It seems an unlikely target, and yet it did exactly what the perpetrator designed it to do: Kill the innocent, wreak havoc, and spread fear. Mission accomplished.
Now, law enforcement—FBI, ATF, Homeland Security—has been left with the task of trying to put the pieces together to determine who left at least two explosive devices planted at the finish line of the event.
Was it domestic terrorism? Was it international terrorism? Was it North Korea whose leader promised some kind of attack? Was it, as former CIA director James Woolsey told me in an interview several years ago, an Iranian-trained Hezbollah cell operating in the United States?
It has long been known that terrorists are crossing the border into the United States from Mexico and Canada, from where the 9/11 terrorists in large numbers entered the US. They seek only to inflict pain and retribution on “The Great Satan.”
On Tuesday, even President Obama used the “t” word when he said, “This was a heinous and cowardly act, and, given what we now know about what took place, the FBI is investigating it as an act of terrorism. And anytime bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. What we don't know yet is who carried out this attack—or why—whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization—foreign or domestic—or was the act of a malevolent individual.”
The FBI's Boston Field Office Special Agent-in-Charge Richard DesLauriers vowed that investigators would go to the ends of the earth if necessary to find the individual or individuals responsible for the explosions in Boston. While no one has taken direct responsibility for Monday’s assault, the Pakistani Taliban was quick to deny any role in the bombings.
Of course, what we do know is that Iran has threatened that if the US continues to put pressure via sanctions and threats of an attack on its nuclear facilities, it would launch a wave of suicide bombers into the US. There is always the slim possibility there is a connection between Iran and one or more of its proxies and the heinous attack in Boston.
What terrorists of any ilk do not seem to comprehend is that while the act of terrorism struck fear in the hearts of some, others responded not by running away from the scene, but by running into the midst of the horror to help the wounded and dying. While evil may mutate and replicate, humanity multiplies and responds with heroic compassion.
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Lets take it from the top, one more time.
The year is 1990, and a little movie about the mutating pet of a Ninjitsu master and four pet turtles that would become his Renaissance artist named disciples was made, and its name was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Taking elements from the animated series, but having a darker story line more in line with its comic source material, the movie itself was a great success, spawning two sequels, one of which we don't really talk about. The movie enters into the annals of pop culture history and is reflected upon fondly by my generation, with nothing else to report about other than news about the Blu-Ray release. Then, in 2016, a little company named NECA announces not only do they have the license to make movie TMNT figures, but that they are releasing quarter scale figures of the four brothers. These figures do not disappoint, and other than the joints, pretty much look like shrunken down life size rubber suits, down to the replication of the actual texture of the rubber itself. A bit of a pain to get a hold of, but yours truly was able to snag a Donatello, and he could have gotten a Michaelangelo too when he was off on a work trip to Vancouver, but opted not to because he was a bit big and bulky to carry on the plane.
Some time in 2017, it is announced, to the joy of countless people, that NECA would go ahead and release these same figures in the very popular 6 inch scale... unfortunately, due to a licensing snafu with Nickelodeon, much like with the quarter scale figures, obtaining these outside the United States would be very difficult. To make matters worse, these figures end up being Gamestop exclusives that basically never made it to the store shelves because they sold out. For a while, scalpers were able to take advantage of this imbalance in the Force, and sell for many times MSRP to hungry fans across the globe.
Then, a miracle happened. A breakthrough in licensing was reached with Nickelodeon which allowed for the sale of a second batch of these TMNT figures (along with their animated counterparts) to be sold outside the US. The world rejoiced, and scalpers everywhere drank themselves into oblivion, questioning their life choices... and that brings us to NOW.
I recently picked up my preorder set from EB Games. Because the brothers were all sold individually, I was able to justify spending the money for the full set, so yes, my movie Turtles are not Raph-less.
As mentioned above, these figures are generally scaled down versions of their "full size" quarter scale counterparts. Overall, NECA did a pretty good job at their job, though much like most early Arcade to Home conversions, there are some things that had to be done in order to make the game work on reduced hardware. The smaller figures are not as detailed as the larger ones from a sculpt and paint perspective: no surprises here, having a smaller area to work with means some of the finer details wouldn't even show up on a 6 inch figure. Some of the materials have changed, most notably being the bandanas which are now all rubber rather than having cloth at the back of the heads, though NECA does make up for this by having a separate attachment so you're able to have the cloth flow in the opposite direction. One of the less obvious things is that to my eyes, it appears that the proportions of the figure are slightly different, and overall more slim. Perhaps this change was made due to existing tooling, or perhaps it was a cost reduction thing.
I'm going to do a comparison with the quarter scale Donatello I own at some point in time, but not today - been working on photo taking pretty much all day and figured it was time to write.
So each figure comes in a box that has the classic 1990 movie poster on the front, and on the back is a small blurb about the Turtle in the box, some product shots of the quarter scale release, and a small group photo of the quarter scale figures replicating the pose on the back of the old VHS box. Each Turtle comes with the figure, the aforementioned bandana rear pieces of different flowing of the cloth, their trademark weapon, a slice of pizza, and for lack of better terms, a pair of posing hands. As with the animated Turtles, the parts are all interchangeable between the Turtles themselves. Having no second pack in figure to concern myself with, I was free to open the figures in the order of my choice, and as expected, I chose Mikey as my go guy.
Mikey looks a human shaped turtle, which is no surprise given the fact actors wore these suits.. no fancy CGI here, kids. One of the nice things about the movie Turtles is that not only do they have their trademark colours, but their faces are actually different to, which further helps to differentiate between them. While we're on the subject of differences, each Turtle also has a slightly different belt/weapon harness they wear, and even the waist belts all have different buckles, undoubtedly modeled after the real suits themselves, and different markings on the bodies as well. Mikey's nunchucks are actually fitted with a length of wire rather than loos chains, and can be used to hold the weapons in various airborne poses, though I worry about the eventual snapping due to wear and tear.
Mikey (and each of the other Turtles) is significantly taller than its animated counterpart.
Articulation wise, you're looking at the following. pivoting and rotating ankles, double jointed knees, hips, mid torso ball joint (limited due to the shell and the chest armour), rotating and pivoting shoulders, double jointed elbows, rotating and pivoting wrists, and ball jointed head. Much like the mid torso joint, the elbows and knees are limited in range of motion due to outfit pieces, specifically the knee and elbow pads themselves. Furthermore, the shell does make each Turtle a bit top heavy, so be aware of this while posing. Overall, what you're normally able to hit with a NECA figure, you can do so here as well. As with other NECAs, the more subtle poses are going to require a figure outside of this price point.
From a paint perspective, the figures aren't as crisp looking as their quarter scale counterparts, but to be honest, those figures are on another level, even more so when you consider their very acceptable MSRP. The green to yellow shading that was present on the quarter scale figures has made it intact to these ones, and varies form Turtle to Turtle. and overall adds some depth to the the figures, specifically the faces. Each turtle has a set of freckles and markings that again, seemed to have made the transition between quarter scale to this 6 inch scale.The eyes don't pop as much on these small figures, not just due to size of eyes, but it seems the while they used isn't as vibrant either. But don't let these nagging words deter you - each of the Turtles is beautifully done, and its because I have a quarter inch figure that I am able to even talk about what's changed. Otherwise, paint apps are pretty smooth, with the exception of super fine details like the belt buckles. On the whole, though, better than most of the other NECA figures you'll run into.
Sculpting wise, as mentioned earlier, these figures seem slimmer to me. Otherwise, the texture of the rubber parts has transferred over nicely, as has the vast majority of the magic that made the quarter scale figures appear to be perfect replicas of the life size rubber suits. Minor flashing issues do exist, but nothing extreme when taking into account the price point of these figures. If anything, they're actually a bit cleaner. Joints are nice and stiff and are able to hold vast majority of the poses you'll want to put it in.
In conclusion, these are the best 6 inch figures NECA has made IMHO, even with articulation restrictions. They would be the best NECA has made period if it wasn't for the quarter scale entries. If you're a TMNT fan, do not hesitate - just do it.
COWABUNGA!
Lets take it from the top, one more time.
The year is 1990, and a little movie about the mutating pet of a Ninjitsu master and four pet turtles that would become his Renaissance artist named disciples was made, and its name was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Taking elements from the animated series, but having a darker story line more in line with its comic source material, the movie itself was a great success, spawning two sequels, one of which we don't really talk about. The movie enters into the annals of pop culture history and is reflected upon fondly by my generation, with nothing else to report about other than news about the Blu-Ray release. Then, in 2016, a little company named NECA announces not only do they have the license to make movie TMNT figures, but that they are releasing quarter scale figures of the four brothers. These figures do not disappoint, and other than the joints, pretty much look like shrunken down life size rubber suits, down to the replication of the actual texture of the rubber itself. A bit of a pain to get a hold of, but yours truly was able to snag a Donatello, and he could have gotten a Michaelangelo too when he was off on a work trip to Vancouver, but opted not to because he was a bit big and bulky to carry on the plane.
Some time in 2017, it is announced, to the joy of countless people, that NECA would go ahead and release these same figures in the very popular 6 inch scale... unfortunately, due to a licensing snafu with Nickelodeon, much like with the quarter scale figures, obtaining these outside the United States would be very difficult. To make matters worse, these figures end up being Gamestop exclusives that basically never made it to the store shelves because they sold out. For a while, scalpers were able to take advantage of this imbalance in the Force, and sell for many times MSRP to hungry fans across the globe.
Then, a miracle happened. A breakthrough in licensing was reached with Nickelodeon which allowed for the sale of a second batch of these TMNT figures (along with their animated counterparts) to be sold outside the US. The world rejoiced, and scalpers everywhere drank themselves into oblivion, questioning their life choices... and that brings us to NOW.
I recently picked up my preorder set from EB Games. Because the brothers were all sold individually, I was able to justify spending the money for the full set, so yes, my movie Turtles are not Raph-less.
As mentioned above, these figures are generally scaled down versions of their "full size" quarter scale counterparts. Overall, NECA did a pretty good job at their job, though much like most early Arcade to Home conversions, there are some things that had to be done in order to make the game work on reduced hardware. The smaller figures are not as detailed as the larger ones from a sculpt and paint perspective: no surprises here, having a smaller area to work with means some of the finer details wouldn't even show up on a 6 inch figure. Some of the materials have changed, most notably being the bandanas which are now all rubber rather than having cloth at the back of the heads, though NECA does make up for this by having a separate attachment so you're able to have the cloth flow in the opposite direction. One of the less obvious things is that to my eyes, it appears that the proportions of the figure are slightly different, and overall more slim. Perhaps this change was made due to existing tooling, or perhaps it was a cost reduction thing.
I'm going to do a comparison with the quarter scale Donatello I own at some point in time, but not today - been working on photo taking pretty much all day and figured it was time to write.
So each figure comes in a box that has the classic 1990 movie poster on the front, and on the back is a small blurb about the Turtle in the box, some product shots of the quarter scale release, and a small group photo of the quarter scale figures replicating the pose on the back of the old VHS box. Each Turtle comes with the figure, the aforementioned bandana rear pieces of different flowing of the cloth, their trademark weapon, a slice of pizza, and for lack of better terms, a pair of posing hands. As with the animated Turtles, the parts are all interchangeable between the Turtles themselves. Having no second pack in figure to concern myself with, I was free to open the figures in the order of my choice, and as expected, I chose Mikey as my go guy.
Mikey looks a human shaped turtle, which is no surprise given the fact actors wore these suits.. no fancy CGI here, kids. One of the nice things about the movie Turtles is that not only do they have their trademark colours, but their faces are actually different to, which further helps to differentiate between them. While we're on the subject of differences, each Turtle also has a slightly different belt/weapon harness they wear, and even the waist belts all have different buckles, undoubtedly modeled after the real suits themselves, and different markings on the bodies as well. Mikey's nunchucks are actually fitted with a length of wire rather than loos chains, and can be used to hold the weapons in various airborne poses, though I worry about the eventual snapping due to wear and tear.
Mikey (and each of the other Turtles) is significantly taller than its animated counterpart.
Articulation wise, you're looking at the following. pivoting and rotating ankles, double jointed knees, hips, mid torso ball joint (limited due to the shell and the chest armour), rotating and pivoting shoulders, double jointed elbows, rotating and pivoting wrists, and ball jointed head. Much like the mid torso joint, the elbows and knees are limited in range of motion due to outfit pieces, specifically the knee and elbow pads themselves. Furthermore, the shell does make each Turtle a bit top heavy, so be aware of this while posing. Overall, what you're normally able to hit with a NECA figure, you can do so here as well. As with other NECAs, the more subtle poses are going to require a figure outside of this price point.
From a paint perspective, the figures aren't as crisp looking as their quarter scale counterparts, but to be honest, those figures are on another level, even more so when you consider their very acceptable MSRP. The green to yellow shading that was present on the quarter scale figures has made it intact to these ones, and varies form Turtle to Turtle. and overall adds some depth to the the figures, specifically the faces. Each turtle has a set of freckles and markings that again, seemed to have made the transition between quarter scale to this 6 inch scale.The eyes don't pop as much on these small figures, not just due to size of eyes, but it seems the while they used isn't as vibrant either. But don't let these nagging words deter you - each of the Turtles is beautifully done, and its because I have a quarter inch figure that I am able to even talk about what's changed. Otherwise, paint apps are pretty smooth, with the exception of super fine details like the belt buckles. On the whole, though, better than most of the other NECA figures you'll run into.
Sculpting wise, as mentioned earlier, these figures seem slimmer to me. Otherwise, the texture of the rubber parts has transferred over nicely, as has the vast majority of the magic that made the quarter scale figures appear to be perfect replicas of the life size rubber suits. Minor flashing issues do exist, but nothing extreme when taking into account the price point of these figures. If anything, they're actually a bit cleaner. Joints are nice and stiff and are able to hold vast majority of the poses you'll want to put it in.
In conclusion, these are the best 6 inch figures NECA has made IMHO, even with articulation restrictions. They would be the best NECA has made period if it wasn't for the quarter scale entries. If you're a TMNT fan, do not hesitate - just do it.
COWABUNGA!
Lets take it from the top, one more time.
The year is 1990, and a little movie about the mutating pet of a Ninjitsu master and four pet turtles that would become his Renaissance artist named disciples was made, and its name was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Taking elements from the animated series, but having a darker story line more in line with its comic source material, the movie itself was a great success, spawning two sequels, one of which we don't really talk about. The movie enters into the annals of pop culture history and is reflected upon fondly by my generation, with nothing else to report about other than news about the Blu-Ray release. Then, in 2016, a little company named NECA announces not only do they have the license to make movie TMNT figures, but that they are releasing quarter scale figures of the four brothers. These figures do not disappoint, and other than the joints, pretty much look like shrunken down life size rubber suits, down to the replication of the actual texture of the rubber itself. A bit of a pain to get a hold of, but yours truly was able to snag a Donatello, and he could have gotten a Michaelangelo too when he was off on a work trip to Vancouver, but opted not to because he was a bit big and bulky to carry on the plane.
Some time in 2017, it is announced, to the joy of countless people, that NECA would go ahead and release these same figures in the very popular 6 inch scale... unfortunately, due to a licensing snafu with Nickelodeon, much like with the quarter scale figures, obtaining these outside the United States would be very difficult. To make matters worse, these figures end up being Gamestop exclusives that basically never made it to the store shelves because they sold out. For a while, scalpers were able to take advantage of this imbalance in the Force, and sell for many times MSRP to hungry fans across the globe.
Then, a miracle happened. A breakthrough in licensing was reached with Nickelodeon which allowed for the sale of a second batch of these TMNT figures (along with their animated counterparts) to be sold outside the US. The world rejoiced, and scalpers everywhere drank themselves into oblivion, questioning their life choices... and that brings us to NOW.
I recently picked up my preorder set from EB Games. Because the brothers were all sold individually, I was able to justify spending the money for the full set, so yes, my movie Turtles are not Raph-less.
As mentioned above, these figures are generally scaled down versions of their "full size" quarter scale counterparts. Overall, NECA did a pretty good job at their job, though much like most early Arcade to Home conversions, there are some things that had to be done in order to make the game work on reduced hardware. The smaller figures are not as detailed as the larger ones from a sculpt and paint perspective: no surprises here, having a smaller area to work with means some of the finer details wouldn't even show up on a 6 inch figure. Some of the materials have changed, most notably being the bandanas which are now all rubber rather than having cloth at the back of the heads, though NECA does make up for this by having a separate attachment so you're able to have the cloth flow in the opposite direction. One of the less obvious things is that to my eyes, it appears that the proportions of the figure are slightly different, and overall more slim. Perhaps this change was made due to existing tooling, or perhaps it was a cost reduction thing.
I'm going to do a comparison with the quarter scale Donatello I own at some point in time, but not today - been working on photo taking pretty much all day and figured it was time to write.
So each figure comes in a box that has the classic 1990 movie poster on the front, and on the back is a small blurb about the Turtle in the box, some product shots of the quarter scale release, and a small group photo of the quarter scale figures replicating the pose on the back of the old VHS box. Each Turtle comes with the figure, the aforementioned bandana rear pieces of different flowing of the cloth, their trademark weapon, a slice of pizza, and for lack of better terms, a pair of posing hands. As with the animated Turtles, the parts are all interchangeable between the Turtles themselves. Having no second pack in figure to concern myself with, I was free to open the figures in the order of my choice, and as expected, I chose Mikey as my go guy.
Mikey looks a human shaped turtle, which is no surprise given the fact actors wore these suits.. no fancy CGI here, kids. One of the nice things about the movie Turtles is that not only do they have their trademark colours, but their faces are actually different to, which further helps to differentiate between them. While we're on the subject of differences, each Turtle also has a slightly different belt/weapon harness they wear, and even the waist belts all have different buckles, undoubtedly modeled after the real suits themselves, and different markings on the bodies as well. Mikey's nunchucks are actually fitted with a length of wire rather than loos chains, and can be used to hold the weapons in various airborne poses, though I worry about the eventual snapping due to wear and tear.
Mikey (and each of the other Turtles) is significantly taller than its animated counterpart.
Articulation wise, you're looking at the following. pivoting and rotating ankles, double jointed knees, hips, mid torso ball joint (limited due to the shell and the chest armour), rotating and pivoting shoulders, double jointed elbows, rotating and pivoting wrists, and ball jointed head. Much like the mid torso joint, the elbows and knees are limited in range of motion due to outfit pieces, specifically the knee and elbow pads themselves. Furthermore, the shell does make each Turtle a bit top heavy, so be aware of this while posing. Overall, what you're normally able to hit with a NECA figure, you can do so here as well. As with other NECAs, the more subtle poses are going to require a figure outside of this price point.
From a paint perspective, the figures aren't as crisp looking as their quarter scale counterparts, but to be honest, those figures are on another level, even more so when you consider their very acceptable MSRP. The green to yellow shading that was present on the quarter scale figures has made it intact to these ones, and varies form Turtle to Turtle. and overall adds some depth to the the figures, specifically the faces. Each turtle has a set of freckles and markings that again, seemed to have made the transition between quarter scale to this 6 inch scale.The eyes don't pop as much on these small figures, not just due to size of eyes, but it seems the while they used isn't as vibrant either. But don't let these nagging words deter you - each of the Turtles is beautifully done, and its because I have a quarter inch figure that I am able to even talk about what's changed. Otherwise, paint apps are pretty smooth, with the exception of super fine details like the belt buckles. On the whole, though, better than most of the other NECA figures you'll run into.
Sculpting wise, as mentioned earlier, these figures seem slimmer to me. Otherwise, the texture of the rubber parts has transferred over nicely, as has the vast majority of the magic that made the quarter scale figures appear to be perfect replicas of the life size rubber suits. Minor flashing issues do exist, but nothing extreme when taking into account the price point of these figures. If anything, they're actually a bit cleaner. Joints are nice and stiff and are able to hold vast majority of the poses you'll want to put it in.
In conclusion, these are the best 6 inch figures NECA has made IMHO, even with articulation restrictions. They would be the best NECA has made period if it wasn't for the quarter scale entries. If you're a TMNT fan, do not hesitate - just do it.
COWABUNGA!
Lets take it from the top, one more time.
The year is 1990, and a little movie about the mutating pet of a Ninjitsu master and four pet turtles that would become his Renaissance artist named disciples was made, and its name was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Taking elements from the animated series, but having a darker story line more in line with its comic source material, the movie itself was a great success, spawning two sequels, one of which we don't really talk about. The movie enters into the annals of pop culture history and is reflected upon fondly by my generation, with nothing else to report about other than news about the Blu-Ray release. Then, in 2016, a little company named NECA announces not only do they have the license to make movie TMNT figures, but that they are releasing quarter scale figures of the four brothers. These figures do not disappoint, and other than the joints, pretty much look like shrunken down life size rubber suits, down to the replication of the actual texture of the rubber itself. A bit of a pain to get a hold of, but yours truly was able to snag a Donatello, and he could have gotten a Michaelangelo too when he was off on a work trip to Vancouver, but opted not to because he was a bit big and bulky to carry on the plane.
Some time in 2017, it is announced, to the joy of countless people, that NECA would go ahead and release these same figures in the very popular 6 inch scale... unfortunately, due to a licensing snafu with Nickelodeon, much like with the quarter scale figures, obtaining these outside the United States would be very difficult. To make matters worse, these figures end up being Gamestop exclusives that basically never made it to the store shelves because they sold out. For a while, scalpers were able to take advantage of this imbalance in the Force, and sell for many times MSRP to hungry fans across the globe.
Then, a miracle happened. A breakthrough in licensing was reached with Nickelodeon which allowed for the sale of a second batch of these TMNT figures (along with their animated counterparts) to be sold outside the US. The world rejoiced, and scalpers everywhere drank themselves into oblivion, questioning their life choices... and that brings us to NOW.
I recently picked up my preorder set from EB Games. Because the brothers were all sold individually, I was able to justify spending the money for the full set, so yes, my movie Turtles are not Raph-less.
As mentioned above, these figures are generally scaled down versions of their "full size" quarter scale counterparts. Overall, NECA did a pretty good job at their job, though much like most early Arcade to Home conversions, there are some things that had to be done in order to make the game work on reduced hardware. The smaller figures are not as detailed as the larger ones from a sculpt and paint perspective: no surprises here, having a smaller area to work with means some of the finer details wouldn't even show up on a 6 inch figure. Some of the materials have changed, most notably being the bandanas which are now all rubber rather than having cloth at the back of the heads, though NECA does make up for this by having a separate attachment so you're able to have the cloth flow in the opposite direction. One of the less obvious things is that to my eyes, it appears that the proportions of the figure are slightly different, and overall more slim. Perhaps this change was made due to existing tooling, or perhaps it was a cost reduction thing.
I'm going to do a comparison with the quarter scale Donatello I own at some point in time, but not today - been working on photo taking pretty much all day and figured it was time to write.
So each figure comes in a box that has the classic 1990 movie poster on the front, and on the back is a small blurb about the Turtle in the box, some product shots of the quarter scale release, and a small group photo of the quarter scale figures replicating the pose on the back of the old VHS box. Each Turtle comes with the figure, the aforementioned bandana rear pieces of different flowing of the cloth, their trademark weapon, a slice of pizza, and for lack of better terms, a pair of posing hands. As with the animated Turtles, the parts are all interchangeable between the Turtles themselves. Having no second pack in figure to concern myself with, I was free to open the figures in the order of my choice, and as expected, I chose Mikey as my go guy.
Mikey looks a human shaped turtle, which is no surprise given the fact actors wore these suits.. no fancy CGI here, kids. One of the nice things about the movie Turtles is that not only do they have their trademark colours, but their faces are actually different to, which further helps to differentiate between them. While we're on the subject of differences, each Turtle also has a slightly different belt/weapon harness they wear, and even the waist belts all have different buckles, undoubtedly modeled after the real suits themselves, and different markings on the bodies as well. Mikey's nunchucks are actually fitted with a length of wire rather than loos chains, and can be used to hold the weapons in various airborne poses, though I worry about the eventual snapping due to wear and tear.
Mikey (and each of the other Turtles) is significantly taller than its animated counterpart.
Articulation wise, you're looking at the following. pivoting and rotating ankles, double jointed knees, hips, mid torso ball joint (limited due to the shell and the chest armour), rotating and pivoting shoulders, double jointed elbows, rotating and pivoting wrists, and ball jointed head. Much like the mid torso joint, the elbows and knees are limited in range of motion due to outfit pieces, specifically the knee and elbow pads themselves. Furthermore, the shell does make each Turtle a bit top heavy, so be aware of this while posing. Overall, what you're normally able to hit with a NECA figure, you can do so here as well. As with other NECAs, the more subtle poses are going to require a figure outside of this price point.
From a paint perspective, the figures aren't as crisp looking as their quarter scale counterparts, but to be honest, those figures are on another level, even more so when you consider their very acceptable MSRP. The green to yellow shading that was present on the quarter scale figures has made it intact to these ones, and varies form Turtle to Turtle. and overall adds some depth to the the figures, specifically the faces. Each turtle has a set of freckles and markings that again, seemed to have made the transition between quarter scale to this 6 inch scale.The eyes don't pop as much on these small figures, not just due to size of eyes, but it seems the while they used isn't as vibrant either. But don't let these nagging words deter you - each of the Turtles is beautifully done, and its because I have a quarter inch figure that I am able to even talk about what's changed. Otherwise, paint apps are pretty smooth, with the exception of super fine details like the belt buckles. On the whole, though, better than most of the other NECA figures you'll run into.
Sculpting wise, as mentioned earlier, these figures seem slimmer to me. Otherwise, the texture of the rubber parts has transferred over nicely, as has the vast majority of the magic that made the quarter scale figures appear to be perfect replicas of the life size rubber suits. Minor flashing issues do exist, but nothing extreme when taking into account the price point of these figures. If anything, they're actually a bit cleaner. Joints are nice and stiff and are able to hold vast majority of the poses you'll want to put it in.
In conclusion, these are the best 6 inch figures NECA has made IMHO, even with articulation restrictions. They would be the best NECA has made period if it wasn't for the quarter scale entries. If you're a TMNT fan, do not hesitate - just do it.
COWABUNGA!
Lets take it from the top, one more time.
The year is 1990, and a little movie about the mutating pet of a Ninjitsu master and four pet turtles that would become his Renaissance artist named disciples was made, and its name was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Taking elements from the animated series, but having a darker story line more in line with its comic source material, the movie itself was a great success, spawning two sequels, one of which we don't really talk about. The movie enters into the annals of pop culture history and is reflected upon fondly by my generation, with nothing else to report about other than news about the Blu-Ray release. Then, in 2016, a little company named NECA announces not only do they have the license to make movie TMNT figures, but that they are releasing quarter scale figures of the four brothers. These figures do not disappoint, and other than the joints, pretty much look like shrunken down life size rubber suits, down to the replication of the actual texture of the rubber itself. A bit of a pain to get a hold of, but yours truly was able to snag a Donatello, and he could have gotten a Michaelangelo too when he was off on a work trip to Vancouver, but opted not to because he was a bit big and bulky to carry on the plane.
Some time in 2017, it is announced, to the joy of countless people, that NECA would go ahead and release these same figures in the very popular 6 inch scale... unfortunately, due to a licensing snafu with Nickelodeon, much like with the quarter scale figures, obtaining these outside the United States would be very difficult. To make matters worse, these figures end up being Gamestop exclusives that basically never made it to the store shelves because they sold out. For a while, scalpers were able to take advantage of this imbalance in the Force, and sell for many times MSRP to hungry fans across the globe.
Then, a miracle happened. A breakthrough in licensing was reached with Nickelodeon which allowed for the sale of a second batch of these TMNT figures (along with their animated counterparts) to be sold outside the US. The world rejoiced, and scalpers everywhere drank themselves into oblivion, questioning their life choices... and that brings us to NOW.
I recently picked up my preorder set from EB Games. Because the brothers were all sold individually, I was able to justify spending the money for the full set, so yes, my movie Turtles are not Raph-less.
As mentioned above, these figures are generally scaled down versions of their "full size" quarter scale counterparts. Overall, NECA did a pretty good job at their job, though much like most early Arcade to Home conversions, there are some things that had to be done in order to make the game work on reduced hardware. The smaller figures are not as detailed as the larger ones from a sculpt and paint perspective: no surprises here, having a smaller area to work with means some of the finer details wouldn't even show up on a 6 inch figure. Some of the materials have changed, most notably being the bandanas which are now all rubber rather than having cloth at the back of the heads, though NECA does make up for this by having a separate attachment so you're able to have the cloth flow in the opposite direction. One of the less obvious things is that to my eyes, it appears that the proportions of the figure are slightly different, and overall more slim. Perhaps this change was made due to existing tooling, or perhaps it was a cost reduction thing.
I'm going to do a comparison with the quarter scale Donatello I own at some point in time, but not today - been working on photo taking pretty much all day and figured it was time to write.
So each figure comes in a box that has the classic 1990 movie poster on the front, and on the back is a small blurb about the Turtle in the box, some product shots of the quarter scale release, and a small group photo of the quarter scale figures replicating the pose on the back of the old VHS box. Each Turtle comes with the figure, the aforementioned bandana rear pieces of different flowing of the cloth, their trademark weapon, a slice of pizza, and for lack of better terms, a pair of posing hands. As with the animated Turtles, the parts are all interchangeable between the Turtles themselves. Having no second pack in figure to concern myself with, I was free to open the figures in the order of my choice, and as expected, I chose Mikey as my go guy.
Mikey looks a human shaped turtle, which is no surprise given the fact actors wore these suits.. no fancy CGI here, kids. One of the nice things about the movie Turtles is that not only do they have their trademark colours, but their faces are actually different to, which further helps to differentiate between them. While we're on the subject of differences, each Turtle also has a slightly different belt/weapon harness they wear, and even the waist belts all have different buckles, undoubtedly modeled after the real suits themselves, and different markings on the bodies as well. Mikey's nunchucks are actually fitted with a length of wire rather than loos chains, and can be used to hold the weapons in various airborne poses, though I worry about the eventual snapping due to wear and tear.
Mikey (and each of the other Turtles) is significantly taller than its animated counterpart.
Articulation wise, you're looking at the following. pivoting and rotating ankles, double jointed knees, hips, mid torso ball joint (limited due to the shell and the chest armour), rotating and pivoting shoulders, double jointed elbows, rotating and pivoting wrists, and ball jointed head. Much like the mid torso joint, the elbows and knees are limited in range of motion due to outfit pieces, specifically the knee and elbow pads themselves. Furthermore, the shell does make each Turtle a bit top heavy, so be aware of this while posing. Overall, what you're normally able to hit with a NECA figure, you can do so here as well. As with other NECAs, the more subtle poses are going to require a figure outside of this price point.
From a paint perspective, the figures aren't as crisp looking as their quarter scale counterparts, but to be honest, those figures are on another level, even more so when you consider their very acceptable MSRP. The green to yellow shading that was present on the quarter scale figures has made it intact to these ones, and varies form Turtle to Turtle. and overall adds some depth to the the figures, specifically the faces. Each turtle has a set of freckles and markings that again, seemed to have made the transition between quarter scale to this 6 inch scale.The eyes don't pop as much on these small figures, not just due to size of eyes, but it seems the while they used isn't as vibrant either. But don't let these nagging words deter you - each of the Turtles is beautifully done, and its because I have a quarter inch figure that I am able to even talk about what's changed. Otherwise, paint apps are pretty smooth, with the exception of super fine details like the belt buckles. On the whole, though, better than most of the other NECA figures you'll run into.
Sculpting wise, as mentioned earlier, these figures seem slimmer to me. Otherwise, the texture of the rubber parts has transferred over nicely, as has the vast majority of the magic that made the quarter scale figures appear to be perfect replicas of the life size rubber suits. Minor flashing issues do exist, but nothing extreme when taking into account the price point of these figures. If anything, they're actually a bit cleaner. Joints are nice and stiff and are able to hold vast majority of the poses you'll want to put it in.
In conclusion, these are the best 6 inch figures NECA has made IMHO, even with articulation restrictions. They would be the best NECA has made period if it wasn't for the quarter scale entries. If you're a TMNT fan, do not hesitate - just do it.
COWABUNGA!
Lets take it from the top, one more time.
The year is 1990, and a little movie about the mutating pet of a Ninjitsu master and four pet turtles that would become his Renaissance artist named disciples was made, and its name was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Taking elements from the animated series, but having a darker story line more in line with its comic source material, the movie itself was a great success, spawning two sequels, one of which we don't really talk about. The movie enters into the annals of pop culture history and is reflected upon fondly by my generation, with nothing else to report about other than news about the Blu-Ray release. Then, in 2016, a little company named NECA announces not only do they have the license to make movie TMNT figures, but that they are releasing quarter scale figures of the four brothers. These figures do not disappoint, and other than the joints, pretty much look like shrunken down life size rubber suits, down to the replication of the actual texture of the rubber itself. A bit of a pain to get a hold of, but yours truly was able to snag a Donatello, and he could have gotten a Michaelangelo too when he was off on a work trip to Vancouver, but opted not to because he was a bit big and bulky to carry on the plane.
Some time in 2017, it is announced, to the joy of countless people, that NECA would go ahead and release these same figures in the very popular 6 inch scale... unfortunately, due to a licensing snafu with Nickelodeon, much like with the quarter scale figures, obtaining these outside the United States would be very difficult. To make matters worse, these figures end up being Gamestop exclusives that basically never made it to the store shelves because they sold out. For a while, scalpers were able to take advantage of this imbalance in the Force, and sell for many times MSRP to hungry fans across the globe.
Then, a miracle happened. A breakthrough in licensing was reached with Nickelodeon which allowed for the sale of a second batch of these TMNT figures (along with their animated counterparts) to be sold outside the US. The world rejoiced, and scalpers everywhere drank themselves into oblivion, questioning their life choices... and that brings us to NOW.
I recently picked up my preorder set from EB Games. Because the brothers were all sold individually, I was able to justify spending the money for the full set, so yes, my movie Turtles are not Raph-less.
As mentioned above, these figures are generally scaled down versions of their "full size" quarter scale counterparts. Overall, NECA did a pretty good job at their job, though much like most early Arcade to Home conversions, there are some things that had to be done in order to make the game work on reduced hardware. The smaller figures are not as detailed as the larger ones from a sculpt and paint perspective: no surprises here, having a smaller area to work with means some of the finer details wouldn't even show up on a 6 inch figure. Some of the materials have changed, most notably being the bandanas which are now all rubber rather than having cloth at the back of the heads, though NECA does make up for this by having a separate attachment so you're able to have the cloth flow in the opposite direction. One of the less obvious things is that to my eyes, it appears that the proportions of the figure are slightly different, and overall more slim. Perhaps this change was made due to existing tooling, or perhaps it was a cost reduction thing.
I'm going to do a comparison with the quarter scale Donatello I own at some point in time, but not today - been working on photo taking pretty much all day and figured it was time to write.
So each figure comes in a box that has the classic 1990 movie poster on the front, and on the back is a small blurb about the Turtle in the box, some product shots of the quarter scale release, and a small group photo of the quarter scale figures replicating the pose on the back of the old VHS box. Each Turtle comes with the figure, the aforementioned bandana rear pieces of different flowing of the cloth, their trademark weapon, a slice of pizza, and for lack of better terms, a pair of posing hands. As with the animated Turtles, the parts are all interchangeable between the Turtles themselves. Having no second pack in figure to concern myself with, I was free to open the figures in the order of my choice, and as expected, I chose Mikey as my go guy.
Mikey looks a human shaped turtle, which is no surprise given the fact actors wore these suits.. no fancy CGI here, kids. One of the nice things about the movie Turtles is that not only do they have their trademark colours, but their faces are actually different to, which further helps to differentiate between them. While we're on the subject of differences, each Turtle also has a slightly different belt/weapon harness they wear, and even the waist belts all have different buckles, undoubtedly modeled after the real suits themselves, and different markings on the bodies as well. Mikey's nunchucks are actually fitted with a length of wire rather than loos chains, and can be used to hold the weapons in various airborne poses, though I worry about the eventual snapping due to wear and tear.
Mikey (and each of the other Turtles) is significantly taller than its animated counterpart.
Articulation wise, you're looking at the following. pivoting and rotating ankles, double jointed knees, hips, mid torso ball joint (limited due to the shell and the chest armour), rotating and pivoting shoulders, double jointed elbows, rotating and pivoting wrists, and ball jointed head. Much like the mid torso joint, the elbows and knees are limited in range of motion due to outfit pieces, specifically the knee and elbow pads themselves. Furthermore, the shell does make each Turtle a bit top heavy, so be aware of this while posing. Overall, what you're normally able to hit with a NECA figure, you can do so here as well. As with other NECAs, the more subtle poses are going to require a figure outside of this price point.
From a paint perspective, the figures aren't as crisp looking as their quarter scale counterparts, but to be honest, those figures are on another level, even more so when you consider their very acceptable MSRP. The green to yellow shading that was present on the quarter scale figures has made it intact to these ones, and varies form Turtle to Turtle. and overall adds some depth to the the figures, specifically the faces. Each turtle has a set of freckles and markings that again, seemed to have made the transition between quarter scale to this 6 inch scale.The eyes don't pop as much on these small figures, not just due to size of eyes, but it seems the while they used isn't as vibrant either. But don't let these nagging words deter you - each of the Turtles is beautifully done, and its because I have a quarter inch figure that I am able to even talk about what's changed. Otherwise, paint apps are pretty smooth, with the exception of super fine details like the belt buckles. On the whole, though, better than most of the other NECA figures you'll run into.
Sculpting wise, as mentioned earlier, these figures seem slimmer to me. Otherwise, the texture of the rubber parts has transferred over nicely, as has the vast majority of the magic that made the quarter scale figures appear to be perfect replicas of the life size rubber suits. Minor flashing issues do exist, but nothing extreme when taking into account the price point of these figures. If anything, they're actually a bit cleaner. Joints are nice and stiff and are able to hold vast majority of the poses you'll want to put it in.
In conclusion, these are the best 6 inch figures NECA has made IMHO, even with articulation restrictions. They would be the best NECA has made period if it wasn't for the quarter scale entries. If you're a TMNT fan, do not hesitate - just do it.
COWABUNGA!
Lets take it from the top, one more time.
The year is 1990, and a little movie about the mutating pet of a Ninjitsu master and four pet turtles that would become his Renaissance artist named disciples was made, and its name was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Taking elements from the animated series, but having a darker story line more in line with its comic source material, the movie itself was a great success, spawning two sequels, one of which we don't really talk about. The movie enters into the annals of pop culture history and is reflected upon fondly by my generation, with nothing else to report about other than news about the Blu-Ray release. Then, in 2016, a little company named NECA announces not only do they have the license to make movie TMNT figures, but that they are releasing quarter scale figures of the four brothers. These figures do not disappoint, and other than the joints, pretty much look like shrunken down life size rubber suits, down to the replication of the actual texture of the rubber itself. A bit of a pain to get a hold of, but yours truly was able to snag a Donatello, and he could have gotten a Michaelangelo too when he was off on a work trip to Vancouver, but opted not to because he was a bit big and bulky to carry on the plane.
Some time in 2017, it is announced, to the joy of countless people, that NECA would go ahead and release these same figures in the very popular 6 inch scale... unfortunately, due to a licensing snafu with Nickelodeon, much like with the quarter scale figures, obtaining these outside the United States would be very difficult. To make matters worse, these figures end up being Gamestop exclusives that basically never made it to the store shelves because they sold out. For a while, scalpers were able to take advantage of this imbalance in the Force, and sell for many times MSRP to hungry fans across the globe.
Then, a miracle happened. A breakthrough in licensing was reached with Nickelodeon which allowed for the sale of a second batch of these TMNT figures (along with their animated counterparts) to be sold outside the US. The world rejoiced, and scalpers everywhere drank themselves into oblivion, questioning their life choices... and that brings us to NOW.
I recently picked up my preorder set from EB Games. Because the brothers were all sold individually, I was able to justify spending the money for the full set, so yes, my movie Turtles are not Raph-less.
As mentioned above, these figures are generally scaled down versions of their "full size" quarter scale counterparts. Overall, NECA did a pretty good job at their job, though much like most early Arcade to Home conversions, there are some things that had to be done in order to make the game work on reduced hardware. The smaller figures are not as detailed as the larger ones from a sculpt and paint perspective: no surprises here, having a smaller area to work with means some of the finer details wouldn't even show up on a 6 inch figure. Some of the materials have changed, most notably being the bandanas which are now all rubber rather than having cloth at the back of the heads, though NECA does make up for this by having a separate attachment so you're able to have the cloth flow in the opposite direction. One of the less obvious things is that to my eyes, it appears that the proportions of the figure are slightly different, and overall more slim. Perhaps this change was made due to existing tooling, or perhaps it was a cost reduction thing.
I'm going to do a comparison with the quarter scale Donatello I own at some point in time, but not today - been working on photo taking pretty much all day and figured it was time to write.
So each figure comes in a box that has the classic 1990 movie poster on the front, and on the back is a small blurb about the Turtle in the box, some product shots of the quarter scale release, and a small group photo of the quarter scale figures replicating the pose on the back of the old VHS box. Each Turtle comes with the figure, the aforementioned bandana rear pieces of different flowing of the cloth, their trademark weapon, a slice of pizza, and for lack of better terms, a pair of posing hands. As with the animated Turtles, the parts are all interchangeable between the Turtles themselves. Having no second pack in figure to concern myself with, I was free to open the figures in the order of my choice, and as expected, I chose Mikey as my go guy.
Mikey looks a human shaped turtle, which is no surprise given the fact actors wore these suits.. no fancy CGI here, kids. One of the nice things about the movie Turtles is that not only do they have their trademark colours, but their faces are actually different to, which further helps to differentiate between them. While we're on the subject of differences, each Turtle also has a slightly different belt/weapon harness they wear, and even the waist belts all have different buckles, undoubtedly modeled after the real suits themselves, and different markings on the bodies as well. Mikey's nunchucks are actually fitted with a length of wire rather than loos chains, and can be used to hold the weapons in various airborne poses, though I worry about the eventual snapping due to wear and tear.
Mikey (and each of the other Turtles) is significantly taller than its animated counterpart.
Articulation wise, you're looking at the following. pivoting and rotating ankles, double jointed knees, hips, mid torso ball joint (limited due to the shell and the chest armour), rotating and pivoting shoulders, double jointed elbows, rotating and pivoting wrists, and ball jointed head. Much like the mid torso joint, the elbows and knees are limited in range of motion due to outfit pieces, specifically the knee and elbow pads themselves. Furthermore, the shell does make each Turtle a bit top heavy, so be aware of this while posing. Overall, what you're normally able to hit with a NECA figure, you can do so here as well. As with other NECAs, the more subtle poses are going to require a figure outside of this price point.
From a paint perspective, the figures aren't as crisp looking as their quarter scale counterparts, but to be honest, those figures are on another level, even more so when you consider their very acceptable MSRP. The green to yellow shading that was present on the quarter scale figures has made it intact to these ones, and varies form Turtle to Turtle. and overall adds some depth to the the figures, specifically the faces. Each turtle has a set of freckles and markings that again, seemed to have made the transition between quarter scale to this 6 inch scale.The eyes don't pop as much on these small figures, not just due to size of eyes, but it seems the while they used isn't as vibrant either. But don't let these nagging words deter you - each of the Turtles is beautifully done, and its because I have a quarter inch figure that I am able to even talk about what's changed. Otherwise, paint apps are pretty smooth, with the exception of super fine details like the belt buckles. On the whole, though, better than most of the other NECA figures you'll run into.
Sculpting wise, as mentioned earlier, these figures seem slimmer to me. Otherwise, the texture of the rubber parts has transferred over nicely, as has the vast majority of the magic that made the quarter scale figures appear to be perfect replicas of the life size rubber suits. Minor flashing issues do exist, but nothing extreme when taking into account the price point of these figures. If anything, they're actually a bit cleaner. Joints are nice and stiff and are able to hold vast majority of the poses you'll want to put it in.
In conclusion, these are the best 6 inch figures NECA has made IMHO, even with articulation restrictions. They would be the best NECA has made period if it wasn't for the quarter scale entries. If you're a TMNT fan, do not hesitate - just do it.
COWABUNGA!
Lets take it from the top, one more time.
The year is 1990, and a little movie about the mutating pet of a Ninjitsu master and four pet turtles that would become his Renaissance artist named disciples was made, and its name was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Taking elements from the animated series, but having a darker story line more in line with its comic source material, the movie itself was a great success, spawning two sequels, one of which we don't really talk about. The movie enters into the annals of pop culture history and is reflected upon fondly by my generation, with nothing else to report about other than news about the Blu-Ray release. Then, in 2016, a little company named NECA announces not only do they have the license to make movie TMNT figures, but that they are releasing quarter scale figures of the four brothers. These figures do not disappoint, and other than the joints, pretty much look like shrunken down life size rubber suits, down to the replication of the actual texture of the rubber itself. A bit of a pain to get a hold of, but yours truly was able to snag a Donatello, and he could have gotten a Michaelangelo too when he was off on a work trip to Vancouver, but opted not to because he was a bit big and bulky to carry on the plane.
Some time in 2017, it is announced, to the joy of countless people, that NECA would go ahead and release these same figures in the very popular 6 inch scale... unfortunately, due to a licensing snafu with Nickelodeon, much like with the quarter scale figures, obtaining these outside the United States would be very difficult. To make matters worse, these figures end up being Gamestop exclusives that basically never made it to the store shelves because they sold out. For a while, scalpers were able to take advantage of this imbalance in the Force, and sell for many times MSRP to hungry fans across the globe.
Then, a miracle happened. A breakthrough in licensing was reached with Nickelodeon which allowed for the sale of a second batch of these TMNT figures (along with their animated counterparts) to be sold outside the US. The world rejoiced, and scalpers everywhere drank themselves into oblivion, questioning their life choices... and that brings us to NOW.
I recently picked up my preorder set from EB Games. Because the brothers were all sold individually, I was able to justify spending the money for the full set, so yes, my movie Turtles are not Raph-less.
As mentioned above, these figures are generally scaled down versions of their "full size" quarter scale counterparts. Overall, NECA did a pretty good job at their job, though much like most early Arcade to Home conversions, there are some things that had to be done in order to make the game work on reduced hardware. The smaller figures are not as detailed as the larger ones from a sculpt and paint perspective: no surprises here, having a smaller area to work with means some of the finer details wouldn't even show up on a 6 inch figure. Some of the materials have changed, most notably being the bandanas which are now all rubber rather than having cloth at the back of the heads, though NECA does make up for this by having a separate attachment so you're able to have the cloth flow in the opposite direction. One of the less obvious things is that to my eyes, it appears that the proportions of the figure are slightly different, and overall more slim. Perhaps this change was made due to existing tooling, or perhaps it was a cost reduction thing.
I'm going to do a comparison with the quarter scale Donatello I own at some point in time, but not today - been working on photo taking pretty much all day and figured it was time to write.
So each figure comes in a box that has the classic 1990 movie poster on the front, and on the back is a small blurb about the Turtle in the box, some product shots of the quarter scale release, and a small group photo of the quarter scale figures replicating the pose on the back of the old VHS box. Each Turtle comes with the figure, the aforementioned bandana rear pieces of different flowing of the cloth, their trademark weapon, a slice of pizza, and for lack of better terms, a pair of posing hands. As with the animated Turtles, the parts are all interchangeable between the Turtles themselves. Having no second pack in figure to concern myself with, I was free to open the figures in the order of my choice, and as expected, I chose Mikey as my go guy.
Mikey looks a human shaped turtle, which is no surprise given the fact actors wore these suits.. no fancy CGI here, kids. One of the nice things about the movie Turtles is that not only do they have their trademark colours, but their faces are actually different to, which further helps to differentiate between them. While we're on the subject of differences, each Turtle also has a slightly different belt/weapon harness they wear, and even the waist belts all have different buckles, undoubtedly modeled after the real suits themselves, and different markings on the bodies as well. Mikey's nunchucks are actually fitted with a length of wire rather than loos chains, and can be used to hold the weapons in various airborne poses, though I worry about the eventual snapping due to wear and tear.
Mikey (and each of the other Turtles) is significantly taller than its animated counterpart.
Articulation wise, you're looking at the following. pivoting and rotating ankles, double jointed knees, hips, mid torso ball joint (limited due to the shell and the chest armour), rotating and pivoting shoulders, double jointed elbows, rotating and pivoting wrists, and ball jointed head. Much like the mid torso joint, the elbows and knees are limited in range of motion due to outfit pieces, specifically the knee and elbow pads themselves. Furthermore, the shell does make each Turtle a bit top heavy, so be aware of this while posing. Overall, what you're normally able to hit with a NECA figure, you can do so here as well. As with other NECAs, the more subtle poses are going to require a figure outside of this price point.
From a paint perspective, the figures aren't as crisp looking as their quarter scale counterparts, but to be honest, those figures are on another level, even more so when you consider their very acceptable MSRP. The green to yellow shading that was present on the quarter scale figures has made it intact to these ones, and varies form Turtle to Turtle. and overall adds some depth to the the figures, specifically the faces. Each turtle has a set of freckles and markings that again, seemed to have made the transition between quarter scale to this 6 inch scale.The eyes don't pop as much on these small figures, not just due to size of eyes, but it seems the while they used isn't as vibrant either. But don't let these nagging words deter you - each of the Turtles is beautifully done, and its because I have a quarter inch figure that I am able to even talk about what's changed. Otherwise, paint apps are pretty smooth, with the exception of super fine details like the belt buckles. On the whole, though, better than most of the other NECA figures you'll run into.
Sculpting wise, as mentioned earlier, these figures seem slimmer to me. Otherwise, the texture of the rubber parts has transferred over nicely, as has the vast majority of the magic that made the quarter scale figures appear to be perfect replicas of the life size rubber suits. Minor flashing issues do exist, but nothing extreme when taking into account the price point of these figures. If anything, they're actually a bit cleaner. Joints are nice and stiff and are able to hold vast majority of the poses you'll want to put it in.
In conclusion, these are the best 6 inch figures NECA has made IMHO, even with articulation restrictions. They would be the best NECA has made period if it wasn't for the quarter scale entries. If you're a TMNT fan, do not hesitate - just do it.
COWABUNGA!
Lets take it from the top, one more time.
The year is 1990, and a little movie about the mutating pet of a Ninjitsu master and four pet turtles that would become his Renaissance artist named disciples was made, and its name was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Taking elements from the animated series, but having a darker story line more in line with its comic source material, the movie itself was a great success, spawning two sequels, one of which we don't really talk about. The movie enters into the annals of pop culture history and is reflected upon fondly by my generation, with nothing else to report about other than news about the Blu-Ray release. Then, in 2016, a little company named NECA announces not only do they have the license to make movie TMNT figures, but that they are releasing quarter scale figures of the four brothers. These figures do not disappoint, and other than the joints, pretty much look like shrunken down life size rubber suits, down to the replication of the actual texture of the rubber itself. A bit of a pain to get a hold of, but yours truly was able to snag a Donatello, and he could have gotten a Michaelangelo too when he was off on a work trip to Vancouver, but opted not to because he was a bit big and bulky to carry on the plane.
Some time in 2017, it is announced, to the joy of countless people, that NECA would go ahead and release these same figures in the very popular 6 inch scale... unfortunately, due to a licensing snafu with Nickelodeon, much like with the quarter scale figures, obtaining these outside the United States would be very difficult. To make matters worse, these figures end up being Gamestop exclusives that basically never made it to the store shelves because they sold out. For a while, scalpers were able to take advantage of this imbalance in the Force, and sell for many times MSRP to hungry fans across the globe.
Then, a miracle happened. A breakthrough in licensing was reached with Nickelodeon which allowed for the sale of a second batch of these TMNT figures (along with their animated counterparts) to be sold outside the US. The world rejoiced, and scalpers everywhere drank themselves into oblivion, questioning their life choices... and that brings us to NOW.
I recently picked up my preorder set from EB Games. Because the brothers were all sold individually, I was able to justify spending the money for the full set, so yes, my movie Turtles are not Raph-less.
As mentioned above, these figures are generally scaled down versions of their "full size" quarter scale counterparts. Overall, NECA did a pretty good job at their job, though much like most early Arcade to Home conversions, there are some things that had to be done in order to make the game work on reduced hardware. The smaller figures are not as detailed as the larger ones from a sculpt and paint perspective: no surprises here, having a smaller area to work with means some of the finer details wouldn't even show up on a 6 inch figure. Some of the materials have changed, most notably being the bandanas which are now all rubber rather than having cloth at the back of the heads, though NECA does make up for this by having a separate attachment so you're able to have the cloth flow in the opposite direction. One of the less obvious things is that to my eyes, it appears that the proportions of the figure are slightly different, and overall more slim. Perhaps this change was made due to existing tooling, or perhaps it was a cost reduction thing.
I'm going to do a comparison with the quarter scale Donatello I own at some point in time, but not today - been working on photo taking pretty much all day and figured it was time to write.
So each figure comes in a box that has the classic 1990 movie poster on the front, and on the back is a small blurb about the Turtle in the box, some product shots of the quarter scale release, and a small group photo of the quarter scale figures replicating the pose on the back of the old VHS box. Each Turtle comes with the figure, the aforementioned bandana rear pieces of different flowing of the cloth, their trademark weapon, a slice of pizza, and for lack of better terms, a pair of posing hands. As with the animated Turtles, the parts are all interchangeable between the Turtles themselves. Having no second pack in figure to concern myself with, I was free to open the figures in the order of my choice, and as expected, I chose Mikey as my go guy.
Mikey looks a human shaped turtle, which is no surprise given the fact actors wore these suits.. no fancy CGI here, kids. One of the nice things about the movie Turtles is that not only do they have their trademark colours, but their faces are actually different to, which further helps to differentiate between them. While we're on the subject of differences, each Turtle also has a slightly different belt/weapon harness they wear, and even the waist belts all have different buckles, undoubtedly modeled after the real suits themselves, and different markings on the bodies as well. Mikey's nunchucks are actually fitted with a length of wire rather than loos chains, and can be used to hold the weapons in various airborne poses, though I worry about the eventual snapping due to wear and tear.
Mikey (and each of the other Turtles) is significantly taller than its animated counterpart.
Articulation wise, you're looking at the following. pivoting and rotating ankles, double jointed knees, hips, mid torso ball joint (limited due to the shell and the chest armour), rotating and pivoting shoulders, double jointed elbows, rotating and pivoting wrists, and ball jointed head. Much like the mid torso joint, the elbows and knees are limited in range of motion due to outfit pieces, specifically the knee and elbow pads themselves. Furthermore, the shell does make each Turtle a bit top heavy, so be aware of this while posing. Overall, what you're normally able to hit with a NECA figure, you can do so here as well. As with other NECAs, the more subtle poses are going to require a figure outside of this price point.
From a paint perspective, the figures aren't as crisp looking as their quarter scale counterparts, but to be honest, those figures are on another level, even more so when you consider their very acceptable MSRP. The green to yellow shading that was present on the quarter scale figures has made it intact to these ones, and varies form Turtle to Turtle. and overall adds some depth to the the figures, specifically the faces. Each turtle has a set of freckles and markings that again, seemed to have made the transition between quarter scale to this 6 inch scale.The eyes don't pop as much on these small figures, not just due to size of eyes, but it seems the while they used isn't as vibrant either. But don't let these nagging words deter you - each of the Turtles is beautifully done, and its because I have a quarter inch figure that I am able to even talk about what's changed. Otherwise, paint apps are pretty smooth, with the exception of super fine details like the belt buckles. On the whole, though, better than most of the other NECA figures you'll run into.
Sculpting wise, as mentioned earlier, these figures seem slimmer to me. Otherwise, the texture of the rubber parts has transferred over nicely, as has the vast majority of the magic that made the quarter scale figures appear to be perfect replicas of the life size rubber suits. Minor flashing issues do exist, but nothing extreme when taking into account the price point of these figures. If anything, they're actually a bit cleaner. Joints are nice and stiff and are able to hold vast majority of the poses you'll want to put it in.
In conclusion, these are the best 6 inch figures NECA has made IMHO, even with articulation restrictions. They would be the best NECA has made period if it wasn't for the quarter scale entries. If you're a TMNT fan, do not hesitate - just do it.
COWABUNGA!
Mutate Britain exhibition. 'A multimedia pile up of artistic endeavour celebrating the evolution of artistic spirit', Mutoid Waste take over the 5 floors of Behind The Shutters gallery for 5 weeks. Paintings, prints, live art performances, sculptures, film and more.
Lets take it from the top, one more time.
The year is 1990, and a little movie about the mutating pet of a Ninjitsu master and four pet turtles that would become his Renaissance artist named disciples was made, and its name was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Taking elements from the animated series, but having a darker story line more in line with its comic source material, the movie itself was a great success, spawning two sequels, one of which we don't really talk about. The movie enters into the annals of pop culture history and is reflected upon fondly by my generation, with nothing else to report about other than news about the Blu-Ray release. Then, in 2016, a little company named NECA announces not only do they have the license to make movie TMNT figures, but that they are releasing quarter scale figures of the four brothers. These figures do not disappoint, and other than the joints, pretty much look like shrunken down life size rubber suits, down to the replication of the actual texture of the rubber itself. A bit of a pain to get a hold of, but yours truly was able to snag a Donatello, and he could have gotten a Michaelangelo too when he was off on a work trip to Vancouver, but opted not to because he was a bit big and bulky to carry on the plane.
Some time in 2017, it is announced, to the joy of countless people, that NECA would go ahead and release these same figures in the very popular 6 inch scale... unfortunately, due to a licensing snafu with Nickelodeon, much like with the quarter scale figures, obtaining these outside the United States would be very difficult. To make matters worse, these figures end up being Gamestop exclusives that basically never made it to the store shelves because they sold out. For a while, scalpers were able to take advantage of this imbalance in the Force, and sell for many times MSRP to hungry fans across the globe.
Then, a miracle happened. A breakthrough in licensing was reached with Nickelodeon which allowed for the sale of a second batch of these TMNT figures (along with their animated counterparts) to be sold outside the US. The world rejoiced, and scalpers everywhere drank themselves into oblivion, questioning their life choices... and that brings us to NOW.
I recently picked up my preorder set from EB Games. Because the brothers were all sold individually, I was able to justify spending the money for the full set, so yes, my movie Turtles are not Raph-less.
As mentioned above, these figures are generally scaled down versions of their "full size" quarter scale counterparts. Overall, NECA did a pretty good job at their job, though much like most early Arcade to Home conversions, there are some things that had to be done in order to make the game work on reduced hardware. The smaller figures are not as detailed as the larger ones from a sculpt and paint perspective: no surprises here, having a smaller area to work with means some of the finer details wouldn't even show up on a 6 inch figure. Some of the materials have changed, most notably being the bandanas which are now all rubber rather than having cloth at the back of the heads, though NECA does make up for this by having a separate attachment so you're able to have the cloth flow in the opposite direction. One of the less obvious things is that to my eyes, it appears that the proportions of the figure are slightly different, and overall more slim. Perhaps this change was made due to existing tooling, or perhaps it was a cost reduction thing.
I'm going to do a comparison with the quarter scale Donatello I own at some point in time, but not today - been working on photo taking pretty much all day and figured it was time to write.
So each figure comes in a box that has the classic 1990 movie poster on the front, and on the back is a small blurb about the Turtle in the box, some product shots of the quarter scale release, and a small group photo of the quarter scale figures replicating the pose on the back of the old VHS box. Each Turtle comes with the figure, the aforementioned bandana rear pieces of different flowing of the cloth, their trademark weapon, a slice of pizza, and for lack of better terms, a pair of posing hands. As with the animated Turtles, the parts are all interchangeable between the Turtles themselves. Having no second pack in figure to concern myself with, I was free to open the figures in the order of my choice, and as expected, I chose Mikey as my go guy.
Mikey looks a human shaped turtle, which is no surprise given the fact actors wore these suits.. no fancy CGI here, kids. One of the nice things about the movie Turtles is that not only do they have their trademark colours, but their faces are actually different to, which further helps to differentiate between them. While we're on the subject of differences, each Turtle also has a slightly different belt/weapon harness they wear, and even the waist belts all have different buckles, undoubtedly modeled after the real suits themselves, and different markings on the bodies as well. Mikey's nunchucks are actually fitted with a length of wire rather than loos chains, and can be used to hold the weapons in various airborne poses, though I worry about the eventual snapping due to wear and tear.
Mikey (and each of the other Turtles) is significantly taller than its animated counterpart.
Articulation wise, you're looking at the following. pivoting and rotating ankles, double jointed knees, hips, mid torso ball joint (limited due to the shell and the chest armour), rotating and pivoting shoulders, double jointed elbows, rotating and pivoting wrists, and ball jointed head. Much like the mid torso joint, the elbows and knees are limited in range of motion due to outfit pieces, specifically the knee and elbow pads themselves. Furthermore, the shell does make each Turtle a bit top heavy, so be aware of this while posing. Overall, what you're normally able to hit with a NECA figure, you can do so here as well. As with other NECAs, the more subtle poses are going to require a figure outside of this price point.
From a paint perspective, the figures aren't as crisp looking as their quarter scale counterparts, but to be honest, those figures are on another level, even more so when you consider their very acceptable MSRP. The green to yellow shading that was present on the quarter scale figures has made it intact to these ones, and varies form Turtle to Turtle. and overall adds some depth to the the figures, specifically the faces. Each turtle has a set of freckles and markings that again, seemed to have made the transition between quarter scale to this 6 inch scale.The eyes don't pop as much on these small figures, not just due to size of eyes, but it seems the while they used isn't as vibrant either. But don't let these nagging words deter you - each of the Turtles is beautifully done, and its because I have a quarter inch figure that I am able to even talk about what's changed. Otherwise, paint apps are pretty smooth, with the exception of super fine details like the belt buckles. On the whole, though, better than most of the other NECA figures you'll run into.
Sculpting wise, as mentioned earlier, these figures seem slimmer to me. Otherwise, the texture of the rubber parts has transferred over nicely, as has the vast majority of the magic that made the quarter scale figures appear to be perfect replicas of the life size rubber suits. Minor flashing issues do exist, but nothing extreme when taking into account the price point of these figures. If anything, they're actually a bit cleaner. Joints are nice and stiff and are able to hold vast majority of the poses you'll want to put it in.
In conclusion, these are the best 6 inch figures NECA has made IMHO, even with articulation restrictions. They would be the best NECA has made period if it wasn't for the quarter scale entries. If you're a TMNT fan, do not hesitate - just do it.
COWABUNGA!
Hi All,
Just a quickie to advertise an exhibit I'm taking part in in London with the Mutoid Waste Co.
Pictures of exploration mutation I've taken will be hanging from Friday the 28th of NOVEMBER so any explorer in the area or near Hoxton is welcome to drop by and get wasted.
Theres also shit loads of great stuff happening on the other floors in the gallery like burlesque shows and bitten off chewed up aircraft pieces that have been re-worked.:mrgreen:
A link to the Time Out write up
www.timeout.com/london/alternative-nightlife/event/122920...;]http://www.timeout.com/london/alternative-nightlife/event/122920/Mutate-Britain.html
And another link with more detail about the shows and map location for the Gallery www.qype.co.uk/events/239070-Mutate-Britain-Behind-The-Sh...;]http://www.qype.co.uk/events/239070-Mutate-Britain-Behind-The-Shutters-Gallery-London
pAYno~~~
Lets take it from the top, one more time.
The year is 1990, and a little movie about the mutating pet of a Ninjitsu master and four pet turtles that would become his Renaissance artist named disciples was made, and its name was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Taking elements from the animated series, but having a darker story line more in line with its comic source material, the movie itself was a great success, spawning two sequels, one of which we don't really talk about. The movie enters into the annals of pop culture history and is reflected upon fondly by my generation, with nothing else to report about other than news about the Blu-Ray release. Then, in 2016, a little company named NECA announces not only do they have the license to make movie TMNT figures, but that they are releasing quarter scale figures of the four brothers. These figures do not disappoint, and other than the joints, pretty much look like shrunken down life size rubber suits, down to the replication of the actual texture of the rubber itself. A bit of a pain to get a hold of, but yours truly was able to snag a Donatello, and he could have gotten a Michaelangelo too when he was off on a work trip to Vancouver, but opted not to because he was a bit big and bulky to carry on the plane.
Some time in 2017, it is announced, to the joy of countless people, that NECA would go ahead and release these same figures in the very popular 6 inch scale... unfortunately, due to a licensing snafu with Nickelodeon, much like with the quarter scale figures, obtaining these outside the United States would be very difficult. To make matters worse, these figures end up being Gamestop exclusives that basically never made it to the store shelves because they sold out. For a while, scalpers were able to take advantage of this imbalance in the Force, and sell for many times MSRP to hungry fans across the globe.
Then, a miracle happened. A breakthrough in licensing was reached with Nickelodeon which allowed for the sale of a second batch of these TMNT figures (along with their animated counterparts) to be sold outside the US. The world rejoiced, and scalpers everywhere drank themselves into oblivion, questioning their life choices... and that brings us to NOW.
I recently picked up my preorder set from EB Games. Because the brothers were all sold individually, I was able to justify spending the money for the full set, so yes, my movie Turtles are not Raph-less.
As mentioned above, these figures are generally scaled down versions of their "full size" quarter scale counterparts. Overall, NECA did a pretty good job at their job, though much like most early Arcade to Home conversions, there are some things that had to be done in order to make the game work on reduced hardware. The smaller figures are not as detailed as the larger ones from a sculpt and paint perspective: no surprises here, having a smaller area to work with means some of the finer details wouldn't even show up on a 6 inch figure. Some of the materials have changed, most notably being the bandanas which are now all rubber rather than having cloth at the back of the heads, though NECA does make up for this by having a separate attachment so you're able to have the cloth flow in the opposite direction. One of the less obvious things is that to my eyes, it appears that the proportions of the figure are slightly different, and overall more slim. Perhaps this change was made due to existing tooling, or perhaps it was a cost reduction thing.
I'm going to do a comparison with the quarter scale Donatello I own at some point in time, but not today - been working on photo taking pretty much all day and figured it was time to write.
So each figure comes in a box that has the classic 1990 movie poster on the front, and on the back is a small blurb about the Turtle in the box, some product shots of the quarter scale release, and a small group photo of the quarter scale figures replicating the pose on the back of the old VHS box. Each Turtle comes with the figure, the aforementioned bandana rear pieces of different flowing of the cloth, their trademark weapon, a slice of pizza, and for lack of better terms, a pair of posing hands. As with the animated Turtles, the parts are all interchangeable between the Turtles themselves. Having no second pack in figure to concern myself with, I was free to open the figures in the order of my choice, and as expected, I chose Mikey as my go guy.
Mikey looks a human shaped turtle, which is no surprise given the fact actors wore these suits.. no fancy CGI here, kids. One of the nice things about the movie Turtles is that not only do they have their trademark colours, but their faces are actually different to, which further helps to differentiate between them. While we're on the subject of differences, each Turtle also has a slightly different belt/weapon harness they wear, and even the waist belts all have different buckles, undoubtedly modeled after the real suits themselves, and different markings on the bodies as well. Mikey's nunchucks are actually fitted with a length of wire rather than loos chains, and can be used to hold the weapons in various airborne poses, though I worry about the eventual snapping due to wear and tear.
Mikey (and each of the other Turtles) is significantly taller than its animated counterpart.
Articulation wise, you're looking at the following. pivoting and rotating ankles, double jointed knees, hips, mid torso ball joint (limited due to the shell and the chest armour), rotating and pivoting shoulders, double jointed elbows, rotating and pivoting wrists, and ball jointed head. Much like the mid torso joint, the elbows and knees are limited in range of motion due to outfit pieces, specifically the knee and elbow pads themselves. Furthermore, the shell does make each Turtle a bit top heavy, so be aware of this while posing. Overall, what you're normally able to hit with a NECA figure, you can do so here as well. As with other NECAs, the more subtle poses are going to require a figure outside of this price point.
From a paint perspective, the figures aren't as crisp looking as their quarter scale counterparts, but to be honest, those figures are on another level, even more so when you consider their very acceptable MSRP. The green to yellow shading that was present on the quarter scale figures has made it intact to these ones, and varies form Turtle to Turtle. and overall adds some depth to the the figures, specifically the faces. Each turtle has a set of freckles and markings that again, seemed to have made the transition between quarter scale to this 6 inch scale.The eyes don't pop as much on these small figures, not just due to size of eyes, but it seems the while they used isn't as vibrant either. But don't let these nagging words deter you - each of the Turtles is beautifully done, and its because I have a quarter inch figure that I am able to even talk about what's changed. Otherwise, paint apps are pretty smooth, with the exception of super fine details like the belt buckles. On the whole, though, better than most of the other NECA figures you'll run into.
Sculpting wise, as mentioned earlier, these figures seem slimmer to me. Otherwise, the texture of the rubber parts has transferred over nicely, as has the vast majority of the magic that made the quarter scale figures appear to be perfect replicas of the life size rubber suits. Minor flashing issues do exist, but nothing extreme when taking into account the price point of these figures. If anything, they're actually a bit cleaner. Joints are nice and stiff and are able to hold vast majority of the poses you'll want to put it in.
In conclusion, these are the best 6 inch figures NECA has made IMHO, even with articulation restrictions. They would be the best NECA has made period if it wasn't for the quarter scale entries. If you're a TMNT fan, do not hesitate - just do it.
COWABUNGA!