Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin is a popular "dark future" tale where only a Turtle outlived the rest of the Hamato Clan. Unlike most TMNT comic book arcs, this one earned a figure. Normally, TMNT toys are relegated to cartoons and videogames... Rarely does the comic book series get releases and when they do, they're mostly based on the first few Mirage Issues. Before anyone mentions the Jim Lee TMNT, that's why I said MOSTLY based on the first few Mirage issues.
This first Figure is from Playmates. It looks great for Playmates standards, but a bit lacking for a $30 figure. Especially for a 4.5 inch figure. This is borderline Super7 price gouging.
It's kinda sad, that Playmates only put this higher effort on a one-off exclusive. If only they would put this level of effort on their normal stuff.
On the other hand we have NECA's Last Ronin figure
Now, I'm Not sure what scale he is in. Is he 1:12 like past comic figures or the cartoon/videogame figures? Or is he 1:10 like the Movie figures? I suppose his price tag will be in the mid 30s range. But NECA isn't pushing the envelope here. What you see is the Standard NECA flair.
Obviously, the NECA version is the superior version. To be fair, NECA is targeting the Adult Collectors, while Playmates still makes Child-Friendly toys. With that said, I must commend Playmates for their efforts. I believe that Playmates could be a contender if they put that level of effort on their main products. You can have Child-Friendly toys AND be appealing to the Adult Collectors. Playmates needs to learn that.
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