Oct 17, 2024

BBTs showed a new Thundercats exclusive

 It's Blackface Mumm-Ra.


Well, it's celebrating the 25th anniversary of big bad toy store. But at the same time it's kinda lame.

I feel that a black with red Accents Mon*Star with the toy depowered head included would've been a better exclusive.

A Mumm-Ra Red and black Fake Lion-O using the Deluxe Lion-O body could've been better.

Ayo, Nefty where are the TMNT Repaints?

Really, you had to ask? You sure you want to go down that rabbit hole? In the words of Super Mario, "Let's a Go!"

BBTS Genghis Frog:
Same old Genghis but his clothes are red and black, same thing with his weapons.

BBTS Foot Ninja:
Foot Soldiers with Shredder's rack weaponry, but decked in BBTS red black and white:
(Black masks red Foot white eyes red shirts, pants with black wraps and white belt and armguards.)

BBTS Shredder:
A W10 Shredder repaint with silver blades, red torso and pants, black belt and wraps. Black capes. "Vintage" head has red mouth mask with silver helmet. The second head is all silver.

BBTS Wingnut and Screwloose:
Wingnut and screwloose in black and red. Red cowl and black clothes for Wingnut black shirt red pants for Screwloose. Black accessories.

Those are unique colorway exclusives.
BBTS could've easily gone with specific character variant/fix:

Tygra 2.0:
Basically a Visible repaint of invisible Tygra.

Spitting image Panthro:
Ultimates Panthro in a slightly more brownish grey, since it's the burnt Hammerhand Disguised as Panthro.

Yes this also could apply to other lines as well... yes, you know I'm gonna do TMNT.

Toon Inspired Rocksteady:
Same w3 Rocksteady but with yellow tanktop and olive pants and brown boots.

"Noir" Donatello:
A Not Quite Don the Undercover Turtle:
Don body, UC Raph heads in Don colors
Foot Soldier knife
UC Raph luggage, Gun in black
Don Bo staff in black
Grey trenchcoat

Intergalactic Donatello:
Donatello should have been the turtle wearing the astronaut suit and not Raphael. So we fix that with a Space Cadet Raph repaint minus sai.
The outfit would be mainly red with black accents as a nod to BBTS, but with the purple Donatello pads and bandana.Bandana.

BBTS Red and Black Slam Dunkin Don:
It's so fucking obvious that it slapped me in the face.

But we don't know the limitations of the deal...

Oct 15, 2024

Theoretical Mirage Ultimates I'd like Super7 to do:

 As expected the Mirage celebration was a ReAction Repaint series. Disappointing, but predictable.

We kinda got a Mirage Casey. Also a weird 2k3/Mirage Hybrid Karai. So they won't be mentioned here:

Buuuut I'll try to make a decent Ultimates list:
Obviously the turtles are needed, but I won't mention them. 

Splinter:
New head, tan sleeved kimono.
For accessories:
Walking stick (w1 toon version)
Wakizashi
Empty Ooze canister
Art book

Shredder:
The only reusable bits here are the arms and legs...
New heads, new torso with sculpted tunic (reusable with foot ninja), new crotch new shoulder, wrist, and shin blades. New hands with dual blades on them.

For accessories:
Alternate Oroku Saki head
Katana
Thermite grenade
Toy Rack weapons

Foot Ninja:
Reusing the Shredder body with New shoulders, new forearmguards, the Foot soldier boots and new heads. New human Foot Ninja and with Bandana.

Accessories:
Shredder Rack weapons
Naginata
Pair of kunai

TMNT#2 April:
New heads (one Mirage Accurate hairdo the other being a better Toon head), New Torso and crotch, similar to w3 April, but slightly elongated to give April the waist she lost with her W3 figure and make her as tall as Ninja April. 

Accessories:
Hands 
2 Mirage Repaint Mousers 

Mousers:
A 10-pack of Mousers repainted in Mirage colors.

TMNT#11 April:
April based on the cover of TMNT#11
She'd be all new except the hands.
Neck peg should be compatible with TMNT#2 April (this is for the Deluxe repaints)

Accessories: 
Unmasked Casey head for Ultimates w10 Casey
Casey mask
Missing Casey hands

The Deluxe April figures EXPLAINED:
Since TMNT#11 April is Dark skinned and TMNT#2 April is light skinned, the Deluxe figures switch the skin tones. You prefer dark skin April get Ultimates TMNT#11 April and Delixe TMNT#2 April. If the opposite is true, then get Ultimates TMNT#2 April and Delixe TMNT#11.

Baxter:
I've done plenty of Mirage Baxter recipes. I still stand that his legs could be reused on Vernon.

Accessories:
2 Mousers
Mouser controller
Rextab building model.

Skonk:
The first non-variant on this list
He's mostly new parts but some could have potential reuse with Spuds

Accessories:
Rifle
Knife

Spuds:
Reusing Skonk's lower body, a new torso, head and arms.

For accessories:
Uzi
Sliced Uzi

I got to be honest here, the CRAP members are better suited for Deluxe figures than actual Ultimates even if they being "all new" betray the idea of Deluxe figures. BUT it's easier to sell obscure characters at a lower price than the Ultimates prices... not to mention that a $20 Upgrade pack would give me a chance to sneakily "upgrade the deluxe" to an "ultimate".

Renet:
She needs to have big boobs, this is Renet, afterall. Now she would require some Engineering tricks, because I want Renet to have her outfit glow in the dark, but I want her flesh parts being flesh colored.
The Prototype  April apparently was designed to have her skin be molded and attached to the molded yellow torso. So hear me out:
Using GITD Blue Plastic, as seem with Foot Soldier and Normal Plastic for her arms, legs, hooded head faceplate, and unhooded head

Hooded head, torso, crotch, plastic cape, hands slip on gloves, "crown", Time Scepter should be in blue GITD plastic. The boots, shoulder pauldrons, and knife should be in white GIYD plastic.
The clocks and details on her "crown" should be painted in GITD White (green glow) and gold paints. In order to have daylight color contrast and in the dark as well.
The faceplate for the hooded head, the unhooded head,  torso overlayarms, and legs should be in normal color plastic.

Savanti Romero:
He'd be Bebop Sized.
Two heads: one with an evil grin, the other screaming.
Obviously he's 100%new tooling. 
Colorwise, It's "Mirage inspired, but not Mirage Accurate. His pink flesh should be a grayish pink. The horns should be a mustardish color. His furry legs should be Toy April Brown hair colored. The hooves would be shiny dark blue.
His clothes, dark orange red with Glossy yellow for the accents.

Accessories:
Corrupted GITD Time Scepter in GITD Green
Renet's Time scepter in GITD Green
GITD blue and green Energy blasts that plug to Specialized hands
Energy swirls for the time scepter.

Rat King:
Repaint with a piece if wood as accessory is a bit lame, but accurate.

Bonus:
Naked April from The Birds The Bees and the Turtles:
I'll let you figure this one out.