You know the Adult Collector TMNT line by Playmates with the 6 inch Turtles? The ones that have Stranger things, Street Fighter and Karate Kid figures?
Yes? Well, how about releasing Vehicles and Playsets for those? Think about it:
A Vintage styled Party Wagon made slightly larger to fit those Turtles. Added bonus if it fits Playmates, it fits both NECA and Super7.
If the Modern rerelease of the vintage party wagon is $40, a $65 Classics scale party wagon seems reasonable.
A Classics scaled Turtle Blimp at $75-80 seems reasonable as well. It also beats Super7 as the Playmates Blimp would be inflatable and less than a car payment. Master License dick swingin'!
A $65 slightly larger thanClassics scale Foot Cruiser!? Bitch, if you rerelease it a year or two later in Neutrino colors, You'll make me double dip.
$45 for a Classics scaled Footski. My Rat Kongs from NECA and Super7 would love Playmates so much...
$120 Classics Scale Technodrome... Seriously, instead of whining about NECA and Super7, Playmates should take advantage of the Existence of them in order to get Money from the collectors of those lines with items that complement the collections.
Let's pick some key vehicles/playsets and figure out a release plan...
2-3 items per year 2 big ticket items, 1 smaller item.
Year 1: 3 items (April, July, October)
Item 1: Ninja Newsvan with Classics April.
First it gives the Classics line, its own April.
Second, it's "testing the waters" with a variant that Super7 or NECA owners won't have at an affordable price. It's easier to drop $80 on the newsvan WITH April than $300 or $450 without an April.
Item 2: Footski
It's a smaller item with Army building potential.
Item 3: Foot Cruiser:
Again, this one I to entice the NECA and Super7 collectors to get a vehicle that their lines don't have at an accessible price.
YEAR 2: 2 Items: (April, October)
Item 1: Technodrome
If there is A DEFINITIVE TMNT Playset needed for a 1987 TMNT inspired line is the Technodrome. It's both a vehicle and a playset... and won't be $800 with shipping to the US...
Item 2: Turtle Blimp
Playmates is giving me a stink eye right now because of me not showing repaint potential
I'll get there. I'm just doing the items that are meant to entice the NECA and Super7 collectors as well as the Classics collectors.
Year 3: Here come the Repaints:
3 Items: (April, July, October)
Item 1: Neutrino Cruiser
It's a mostly repainted Foot Cruiser with a few tweaks to make it feel special.
Item 2: Rattus Rex Footski
A "deluxe" footski in Grey as a nod to the Toon, but it's name is a nod to Turtles in Time and the extra rat accessories are to make a Rat King Army... to differentiate this Footski from the first one one of the Spear projectiles could have a rat attached to it parodying the Antman arrow. A pair of rats parodying the Titanic scene could be attached to the flagpole.Also, I'd like to see a rat floating on a bagel.
Item 3: Party Wagon:
You knew it was coming
Now Classics has their Party Wagon and those who missed out on NECA and Super7's can have theirs.
Year 4: 2 items: (April, October)
Item 1: Mutant Module:
Just as long as it's big enough to fit Super7 Rocksteady and Bebop it's a win!
Item 2: Knucklehead:
As long as a NECA or Super7 Foot Soldier can fit, let it be.
Year 5: 3 items:
Item 1: OOZEY with Classics Pizzaface:
A larger Oozey with plastic parts with stickers replacing the vintage cardboard sign with a "Classics scale Pizzaface". Guessing $65 for the figure and playset.
Item 2: Cheapskate 2pack:
Should be cheap with Army building potential. About $30
Item 3: Turtle Tenderizer:
Unreleased vehicle that has had 2 different videogame appearances.
Make it big enough for Super7 Bebop be able to drive it. Also if planned correctly, the top could be swapped for the shelltop redeco
Year 6: 2 Items:
Item 1: Sewer Playset:
Essentially a scaled up Vintage Playset. Should connect to the Technodrome
Item 2: Shelltop 4×4:
Repaint for the bottom part of the Turtke Tenderizer with a new top.
Final Year: Here come the New Characters: for this gimmick is adding new characters that NECA and Super7 may or may have not thought of making...
Item 1: Cheapskate 2:
A pair of Cheapskate 2 with new Classics Zach and Caitlyn. The idea is that the biggest tmnt fans/sidekicks made their own unlicensed vehicles to fight crime/get in trouble.
Item 2: Ninja Cycle with Classics Karai:
This would be an upscaled Grey Ninja News Cycle nbut with a Classics Karai. (Later on, an April redeco could be released.)
Item 3: Ninja Pizza:
A modified 2012 Anchovy Alley Playset, larger scale and more "80s". Also it should be able to "combine with the 80s styled Lair". Should be about $70 since it includes Mutated Carter.
Item 4: Channel 6:
A literal redeco of the Monster Action Tower with a few accessories added to make it look like Channel 6. This time there is no figure Or need to resize this. since this mother is huge... and made for 6" figures... $150?
But the main problem is that I have customer/fan mentality and not a bean counter mentality. This sounds great for the fans, but not for the corporate folks.
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