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Wednesday 22nd July 1987. In The Midland Railway Centre’s car park at Butterley. It is a pity that the rest of the locomotive was cut up but there are several working Deltics to be seen round the UK.
The sun rising over Bristol silhouettes the imposing facade of Bristol cathedral, where a homeless person shelters in the shadows of the arched porch, while the statue of Raja Rahman Roy stands proudly in the foreground.
The Custom Design Triton fiberglass pool by Viking Pools is 30'x14' with a depth of 3'7" to 6'. The nook that is cut out on the side is perfect for planters or even a spa. This Triton was finished in our Pebble Beach Crystite finish.
The Atlanta commission of Singer Vehicle Design's reimagined classic Porsche 911. This hand-built fully custom beauty is a drivable work of art. Comes with the price tage to mach along with exclusivity.
Taken at June 2018 Caffeine & Octane
T - type, circa 1960 and still going strong. Carl Zeiss Tessar 75mm F3.5 Lanthanum glass taking lens. Bought this second-hand when my Bronica SQA kit was stolen. Although not as contrasty as the Bronica glass, it does a decent job and is a real pleasure to use. Recent pic. Take a look at what Lee Miller did with an earlier one of these if you have any doubts!
This is the 5th generation of the famous Cadillac DeVille, built between 1965 and 1970. I made this foto at Classic Remise Düsseldorf in summer 2014
This is the 5th generation of the famous Cadillac DeVille, built between 1965 and 1970. I made this foto at Classic Remise Düsseldorf in summer 2014
This Trabbi is a symbol for GDR (DDR, East-Germany). I took the foto in the 80's in the western part of Germany, when the wall was still closed.
A design based on a fictitional mens club. Original illustration from a scratchboard drawing I did years back.
Design is for sale.
Text is editable.
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I couldn't find any large Creative Commons "for any use" shots of the product-design classic "Xbox 360 Controller for Windows", so here there are...
Developed in the late 70s or early 80s by myself on original Ilford photobase paper. You can see the nice big grain!
The Atlanta commission of Singer Vehicle Design's reimagined classic Porsche 911. This hand-built fully custom beauty is a drivable work of art. Comes with the price tage to mach along with exclusivity.
Taken at June 2018 Caffeine & Octane
Nike Air Force 1 Low '07 QS, Men’s Size 12, City Pride Toronto, Game Royal, Blue, Sail, Football Grey, Mystic Green, AH8462- 401, UPC 00193147634907, 2019 City Pride pack, 2019, MLB’s Toronto Blue Jays, baseball theme, baseball-esque stitching on the tongue, classic leather upper, Green sock liner, Nike Swoosh on the sides, special-edition Air Force 1 colorway, bright blue on nylon ankle heel area, green insole, tongue features red baseball stitching, Polyester textile tongue, encapsulated Air Sole unit, Perforated toe box for ventilation, Padded collar, Foam midsole, Nike Air unit for lightweight cushioning, Pivot points in the forefoot, Non-marking rubber outsole for durable traction, iconic AF-1 silhouette
Ashford Chart Leacon Depot Open Day on Sunday 7th June 1992. There were two Deltics on show – D9000 Royal Scots Grey and D9016 Gordon Highlander. D9016 is on the right.
These have been sitting on the bench for far too long. We've been playing with resin in combination with other materials. In this case, we mixed pearl nacre into the resin which gives it a wonderful shimmering effect, and then cut frames from bone to contain it. The resin was inlaid with engraved brass shields. Backed with ebony. 1.25 in (30mm) high.
At the corner of a bustling San Francisco intersection stands this striking Spanish Colonial Revival-style home, distinguished by its pale blue façade and red-tiled roof. Built during the early 20th century, the house captures the charm of the era’s Mediterranean-inspired architecture. Rounded arch windows framed with wrought iron detailing and carefully placed balconies evoke a timeless elegance. The stucco exterior, a hallmark of this style, pairs seamlessly with the terracotta roofing, blending historic craftsmanship with the surrounding greenery.
The home’s corner lot placement ensures it remains highly visible, with its carefully manicured landscaping offering a soft contrast to the bold architectural elements. Noteworthy details include the scalloped garden wall and decorative wrought iron gates, both of which serve as subtle nods to traditional Spanish design. The nearby tree-lined streets and adjacent Golden Gate Park add a serene backdrop to the scene. While the architect behind this property remains unknown, the structure speaks to a period when Spanish Revival flourished in San Francisco, particularly in neighborhoods influenced by early 20th-century trends in design and urban development.
Tuesday 4th October 2005 at Reading Station and 43139 at the head of a west bound service.
This locomotive is named Driver Stan Martin 25 June 1950 - 6 November 2004. Stan Martin died when the driver of the train involved in the Ufton Nervet Rail Crash (also known as the Berkshire Rail Crash) when it hit a car parked on a level crossing. As well as Stan Martin the driver of the car and 5 passengers on the train were killed. About half of the 200 passengers on the train were injured, 12 of them seriously and 11 people had to be cut free from the wreckage. The subsequent inquest found that the accident was caused by the driver of the car who stopped his car there to commit suicide.
I couldn't find any large Creative Commons "for any use" shots of the product-design classic "Xbox 360 Controller for Windows", so here there are...
Friday 16th July 1992 at Eastleigh and an unidentified HST on an Intercity Cross Country service powers through the station.
Monday 21st September 1987. 43126 has been rubbed down and prepared for painting but first is on a solo test run from the works.
I couldn't find any large Creative Commons "for any use" shots of the product-design classic "Xbox 360 Controller for Windows", so here there are...
Pearl District Loft, Portland, Oregon – Residential: Interior Design, Staging, Photography, Marketing – Alane Golden.
Nike Blazer Low 77 Vintage Soccer, Men’s Size 10, White, Green, DJ6193-100, UPC: 00194958366278, 2022, Soccer-Themed, Leather upper, suede and synthetic details, Woven Nike Brand Tab, Leather panels at the heels, thick midfoot Swooshes and midsoles, exposed tongues, shaggy grass-like Green suede Nike Swoosh logos, Exposed foam tongue, large Nike Swoosh Detailing, rubber outsole, textured vulcanized rubber sole, impact resistance, Zoom Air insoles, nylon tongue, herringbone traction pattern, White midsoles, Foam Midsole, classic design, Red Deals Online eBay store,
The Esclice Mobile Home is a project of modern architecture with classic roman style. The project was designed by Toms Martins Kokins Hermansons. Home interior design was created by Janis Rauza, and design furniture designed by MINT Light Living.
Amazing Use of Limited Space... freshomedaily.com/?p=38608
#Classic-Design, #Classic-Interior-Design, #Classic-Roman-Style
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!
I couldn't find any large Creative Commons "for any use" shots of the product-design classic "Xbox 360 Controller for Windows", so here there are...
Stanier’s masterpiece design was the “Black Five” Class of mixed traffic 4-6-0s for the London Midland and Scottish Railway. This example was built by private contractor Armstrong Whitworth in 1936 and survived in service until 1968.
This photograph was taken on on the day of an Ian Allan (publishers) sponsored excursion to Derby and Derby Works from London St. Pancras. Kettering Depot was very close to Kettering Station and I was able to take this shot from the train when we stopped there for a while before enjoying a very fast run back to St Pancras Station at the end of our day out.
A Crewe Works Open Day during what I thought was 1980 but I'm now told was June 1981. Crewe was building Class 43, HST Power Cars at this time. This one looks like it is about ready to be released into service.
Sunday 9th October 1988 was a damp day for an otherwise excellent Bescot Open Day. Former LMSR 44932 was working a demonstration freight train which was actually a train of track engineers’ ballast wagons.
This locomotive was built by the London Midland & Scottish Railway at the former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Works at Horwich in 1945. It survived in service until the end of steam on British Railways in August 1968. It is preserved at the Midland Railway Centre.
I couldn't find any large Creative Commons "for any use" shots of the product-design classic "Xbox 360 Controller for Windows", so here there are...
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!