Either way, there’s room to grow and other games as well to pick from should they cross-over with the cartoon line so expect at least a few more waves. Bebop and Rocksteady also appeared in the home version of the game, but in pirate attire that basically would necessitate all new figures from what was already released. In the case of Baxter, his cartoon figure wouldn’t be in-scale with his much larger video game depiction so it’s unknown if NECA would do a different sculpt, or if they’d just use a larger mold based on the same figure. Other characters that cross-over with the other lines include Tokka, Rahzar, Metalhead, Krang, and Baxter. Additionally, NECA unveiled multi-colored Foot Soldiers as well which was a given.
#TMNT SLASH MOVIE#
He’s in his normal form from the arcade game, but since NECA showed off a Super Shredder for its movie line recently at Toy Fair, don’t be surprised if a video game version follows. Shredder appears to have some new tooling to give his spikes some added menace and he comes with new effects pieces. They’re all basically repaints of existing figures (though in the case of Leatherhead, a soon to be released figure) from the cartoon line. Again though, it’s hardly essential and realistically I would have just picked one and then forgot about the other.Īs for the future of the line, we know wave 2 will comprise of Raph, Mikey, Leatherhead, and Shredder. Slash’s bandana just sticks straight out, but one that jutted out to the side would have been pretty cool. More realistically, additional bandana tails might have been fun like NECA does with the movie figures. He does seem a bit light on the accessory front, considering the other figures all come with giant surfboards, but really what else could he have? An alternate head depicting his pained expression would have been neat, I suppose. Even after that, the knee still doesn’t want to bend much so I backed off, not wanting to damage my new toy.
#TMNT SLASH FREE#
My figure was mostly free and easy out of the package, though his right elbow and knee required a bit of hot water to loosen. About the only thing he can’t do is mimic his pose from the game in which he’s doubled-over in pain. He can stand well enough, but it isn’t a bad idea to add an optional stand to the display for more dynamic posing and peace of mind. He has a nice weight to him, though his shell adds additional bulk making him a bit heavy in the rear. None of the additions made to the sculpt impact that at all allowing for Slash to be a pretty expressive character. Since Slash has the same body as the other turtle characters, he has the same range of motion as well. While they were of varying quality and some were more popular than others, it’s hard to argue that the one that has endured over the years as a particular favorite has been Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (alternatively known on the Super Nintendo as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time). Anyone who had a love for the Turtles and a game console probably had at least one video game based on the property. As a way of saying “Thanks,” to those businesses, NECA wanted to include them on this newfound TMNT craze and devoted a new line of product just for them: the Turtles in Time line.īack in the late 80s and early 90s, the TMNT could be found in arcades and home consoles about as often as they were on broadcast television or movie theaters. No, it was smaller, collector-oriented shops and online vendors that first carried NECA product and helped the company become what it is today. NECA would be the first to admit though that it wasn’t places like GameStop and Target that supported and grew the business when it got started. Target would sell two-packs of figures based on the classic 87 cartoon while GameStop was handed single-packed figures based on the 1990 movie (a deal that is expiring soon and shifting to Wal-Mart). NECA quickly secured distribution arrangements with Target and GameStop.
#TMNT SLASH LICENSE#
With the expansion of the license it meant NECA could move from small batch, convention exclusives and market its product direct to consumers via more conventional means. And if everyone is making money, then everyone is probably happy.
Either way, I like to think this is all a result of NECA just making a product that could not be ignored. We don’t know if Nickelodeon found a loophole to exploit with the master license that has been held by Playmates since the mid 80s or if the company had to sign off on it. Ever since NECA forced the hand of Nickelodeon to grant them an expanded license for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the toy company has been killing it with its releases.
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