We know that Playmates, is screwing Super7 by flexing their Master License Muscle. Thus ending the vintage line.
Well how about they try using the Murakami Wolf Swanson cartoon as-
NECA ALREADY DOES THAT
Let me finish. Using the 87 toon Universe as a base but doing what Mattel did in the early 2000s...
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"NOBODY LIKES ANIME HYPERDETAIL, MY CLASSICIZER IS TO MAKE THINGS LOOK VINTAGE, NOT MODERN!"-A disgruntled Mattel ex-employee. |
Yes... essentially take the MOTUC Approach in reverse. Also they're compatible with the previous TMNT line.
For example:
Shredder:
3 heads:
Based on the 1990 movie
Secret of the Ooze helmet
Unmasked Oroku Saki
(Bonus Super7 buy all wave BS items)
Worm Colony head and open hands)
His body would be Normal Shredder in toon colors, but his bladed armor parts would be more ornate. He would have a soft goods cape, tunic, and belt.
Hands:
Fists, c grips, dramatic, kancho hands, pointing fingers.
Weapons:
Katana
Termite grenade
Evil communicator
Halberd
Field reporter April:
This one will have a bit of complicated engineering with swappable arms and torsos.
Heads:
80s Cartoon Based:
New "Karen haircut"
New 2012 inspired ponytail
(Bonus Super7 buy all wave BS items)
Perm based on 1990 movie
Torsos:
Teal tanktop with Eastlaird University Logo on front (Nod to TMNT Creators and referencing the red sky seasons)
Traditional jumpsuit torso
Arms:
Jumpsuit sleeve arms
Brown jacket arms
Sleeveless arms
Hands:
Standard hands
Accessories:
Microphone
Camera
Taser
Turtle comm
This would lead to the first Variant:
Newsroom April (not to be released in same wave as April)
This variant would be a nod to movie April and the Playmates Ravishing figure.
The sculpt will be April in lingerie with sculpted stockings.
Her skirt and sleeveless blouse would be soft goods.
She'd get a new blazer overlay and reuse the jacket alternate arms.
The Lingerie body has some reuse potential. Since torsos will most likely be two parts. Some underwear combinations can be made for other figures. (Irma, Tiffany)
For heads, most would be 80s toon based and a compatible with the other April.
Angry
Smiling
Blindfolded
Karen angry
Karen blindfolded
Standard hands
Accesories:
Microphone
Handcuffs
Futuristic binding harness
Turtle Comm
Pepper sorey bottle holding hand
Pepper spray bottle with spray effect.
(S7BS accessory:)
90s movie head with blindfold
Napoleon Bonafrog:
Heavily based on the Cartoon, but the shirt has printed details inspired by the vintage toy.
Heads:
Neutral
Screaming
Hands would be Standard hands
Accessories:
3 whips (with Interchangeable tips):
Fugu Mace tip
Snakefang tip
Just da tip (normal whip tip
The whips would be Coiled up
Mid lash
Fully stretched
Morningstar
(S7BS accessory)
Vintage toy inspired head "Mid colossus transformation" they'd call it.
Obviously the Turtles would earn a revisit.
That means that they would share skintones... but I would make some toyetic changes:
The bandoliers would reflect their personalities:
Leonardo being the most traditional, his gear would look like the traditional gear
Donatello, being more tech inclined, would have a utility belt with pouches and compartments.
Raphael being the tough guy his bandolier would be made out of modified power lifter belts
Michelangelo would be wearing an anime cosplay styled bandolier.
For heads:
Leo:
Neutral
Angry
Meditating
Mirage red
(S7BS) Mirage head screaming
Don:
Concentration
Angry
Cocky
Mirage red
(S7BS) Mirage snarling
Raph:
Angry
Cocky
Screaming
Laughing
(S7 BS) bloodied up
Mike:
Happy
Cocky
Determined
Mirage red
(S7BS) Mirage Angry
Using Shredder's revenge, the Konami games, the Cartoon, and even Archie stuff combined in a "MOTUC inspired Universe" credit to Mister disgruntled for combining continuation to sell toys... but the $65 tag will be problematic.