Nov 29, 2024

TMNT logical Variants: an Ultimates! rant:

 I'm trying to squeeze out a few rants until Advent Calendar starts and take it easy until Late Dec. With D&D wave 1, TMNT Wave 11, and other stuff I can begin making some ICFTTC for early 2025 and begin that year's Advent Calendar. (The Technodrome will make it if Amazon sends it)

But, this is about sensible and logical variants. That means no Neon Talking Super Street Shell Luge Leonardo kind of variants. 

The Turtles themselves:
There is a rumor that Super7 might implement the double jointed elbows/knees on the "Vintage inspired" line. If so, then the lazy solution is TMNT 2.0 New Articulation, same vintage Belts, but new Accessories:
Personally I'd use, action effects for the weapons.
Twirling nunchucks, sword slashes, twirling Bo staff, and Twirling Sai effect/hands (in Raph's case)
Longer cord on Mikey's grappling hook, adding the Turtle Comm, etc.

Other kind of variants they could do:
"Toon Inspired" TMNT:
Remember the GITD OOZE Variants S7 made?
Let's use those as a template. All Turtles share the same green color, have Bandana matching belt colors with silver buckles.
For accessories:
Signature weapons, Turtle Comm open/closed
Ooze canister with neon pink/purple Ooze.

Character specific accessories:
Leonardo: W10 meditating head, pointing hands
Donatello:
Retro Portable console (Shredder's Revenge) hands to use Said console, coffee mug from Splinter 
Raphael:
Pizza on tray minus 1 slice, slice with hole to put on slice.
Michelangelo: 
Determined head (intro shuriken deflecting scene). Twirling nunchucks.

"Mirage inspired":
These would require a bit more work. New belts and maybe new heads. Note that I said Inspired, and not Mirage Accurate. 
Have the Turtles be in Toy colors with buckleless brown belts and using the wraps from WANDERING Leonardo in brown and all Turtles sporting the red bandanas. 

That's just keeping them vanilla. We could add "Bay Turtles" in vintage inspired bodies. Hell, I'd take an April and Casey like that.

Splinter:
Most sensible variants would require a new head and Kimono/Kendogi variations.

Hamato Yoshi:
Here we can go for a Dual Universe figure:
Shirtless body with Foot Soldier legs and bare feet.

Accessories:
Bow and Arrow
Sewer Samurai Leo sword and scabbard
Soft goods Kendogi and Hakama in toon colors
Caged Pet rat
Art book
Sushi tray

Shredder:
Other than the Shredder clones, he's reduced to recolors...

Maybe an Oroku Saki reusing the body from the aforementioned Hamato Yoshi, but without bare feet and adding a few Oroku Saki heads.
(Toon Inspired and Mirage inspired.  As a bonus, an Oroku Nagi Head could be added.)

Karai:
There is only one obvious variant:
Shredder Armor Karai:
Unlike NECA that uses Mirage Colors, I'd use wave 10 Shredder colors. Hear me out. Karai would have a shirt, for obvious reasons. I wouldn't mind a Free the nipple Karai, but Nickelodeon would mind. So new torso with shirt, Shredder blades and new head. I would try to Echo the Shredder palette:
Purple cape and bands, black pants and belt, silver or blue blades, and her new shirt and "diaper" would be red, as a nod to Karai.

Leatherhead:
No matter how you slice it he'd require a $65+ body for his variants. Let's dace it, some folks would.enjoy a slightly bulkier and longer Leatherhead and a Toon variant with Playmates level details would rock.

April:
We need an April 2.0 as the first April is shorter than Ninja April. A new taller April would correct that, not to mention a proper Toon Accurate head  to use for her and a retooled vintage toy head. 

Anchorwoman April: 
Would be a nod to the Ravishing April AND give us the possibility to make a Black April.
Combine the upper body of this April with the lower body of April 2.0 and a new African American head and Boom. Black April would count as the second Mirage April. 

Casey:
There's plenty of other sports that have gear for Casey to use. Then there's the Image comics Casey variant (American Flag Mask) a Casey with an Unmasked option. Sadly NECA's already working on the 9-5 Casey.

But there aren't that many characters that could be Variant worthy.  No one is screaming for Scratch variants... but more people would prefer Genghis redecos with new weapons as Attila and Rasputin. Why isn't S7 exploiting this?


Nov 28, 2024

Yet another I want Pizzaface rant:

 Happy Turkey Day, 'Muricans!
I want Pizzaface. The end.
I've talked how to Deplaymatesize him before:
-Soft goods hat
-soft goods/plastic hybrid Apron with knife sheath. 
-Obviously more painted details on body and accessories would be a great help. 
-Enhancing texture on existing sculpt, Like jean texture on his jeans. 
-taking the Pizza cutter peg leg and:
Making the cutter leg "functional" and using the pizza box as a pseudo stand.
- sacrifice the Ninja Pizza shield to appease Playmates.
-to replace the shield we add more disgusting pizzas
-heads:
Prototype head with the madball siamese twin biting main head.

 Head based by the Jim Lawson art.

Shredder's Revenge styled head. (Just like Bishie Rat King)

 -Extra Legs: a Metal Pizza Peel could be used as an alternate leg in addition to the Mega cutter and cleaver legs. I would even add a rolling pin DESPITE NO PIZZA CHEF WORTH THEIR SALT WOULD HAVE ONE. Then again Pizzaface is NOT a good chef.

He'll, the vintage toy's plastic apron could be converted into a removable belt and have a second soft goods apron "to appease Playmates".

Honestly, I'm curious to see what the fourhorsemen did woth their Pizzaface. 

In any case gobble gobble!

 

Nov 25, 2024

Muck you Fattel... fucking Raid Shadow Legends

 It's more logical than Fortnite, but it's fucking Raid: Shadow Legends! Why Mattel Why!?


I understand not whoring yourselves to Fortnite. 


Just look at how they massacred Kratos.

But Raid: Shadow Legends, Fuuuuuuck! Just thinking of the idea makes me want to puke. Actual He-Man game? Nah, Raid Shadow Legends and Roblox has us covered. Hasbro releases Transformers, GI Joe, My Little Pony games for actual consoles. Mattel: Roblox and Raid Shadow Legends. The last He-Man appearance in a console game was back 8 years ago with the Toy Chest game.

MOTU themed Retro 2D beat'em-up game when?

Nov 24, 2024

Better "exclusive" ideas than GTID it! A Super7 Ultimates rant

 With all these nonsensical GITD variants that Super7 is making, well... I guess it's time they should stop being lazy about it. 

If they have to do Redecos, then PURPOSEFUL Redecos are the way to go.

Let's use Shredder as an example:
Mirage Redeco
Toon Redeco
Arcade Redeco
Mirage Clone Redeco
Spaghetti Redeco (Call it Shinobi Shredder) 

Foot Soldiers could get a different Redeco
Like say a Mirage inspired palette with grey mask magenta shirt, grey pants and brown pads.
Game inspired palettes with game based weapons:
Blue mask, grey shirt and purple pants as a nod to the throwing weapons Foot Soldiers with Kunai, Shuriken, daggers, etc.

Grey mask blue shirt ans purple pants as a nod to the Sword fielders

Etc.

Point is that more thoughtful exclusive redecos can be a better alternative than a halfassed GITD it.

If new accessories can be made, then do so.
This would apply to the Metalheadized Turtles.

These are examples of "Lazy" figures they could make. Even Toon or Mirage Turtle variants require new belts and buckles while reusing everything else.

But let's try something new: 
New interesting variants.

These are "easy" variants that require some new pieces, but aren't 100% new tools.

For example:
Incognito Slash:
For all intents and purposes this is an "undercover Slash" but not using that name, so Playmates doesn't feel like Super7 is copying the Undercover Turtles wave and adding other characters.

New body parts:
-New Head with Bowler hat.
-New shoulders/biceps without the armor (whatever piece has the armor attached.) This is important as Slash needs to be able to wear a Trenchcoat.
-new elbow pads without the spike. (Add a skull to be edgy, instead) again, for coat wearong reasons.

Add a new soft goods trenchcoat with a comically large hole on the back that doesn't hide his spiked shell.

The rest of the body is a repainted Slash.

For the accessories, Super7 could have some fun and make something special.

-A roided out bat (reference to the José Canseco Bat line from the movie) 
-Reuse the UC Raph suitcase with different tampos
-a Dimension X Blaster (remaking Traag pieces)
-some weird cobbled up alien spy equipment.

A New Rocksteady variant requiring new head and legs to make a First Blood inspired Rocksteady woth new dramatic hands, trigger hands and a new rifle. Toss in a soft goods Poncho and the rest of Rocksteady's normal weapons. 

Pig out Eating champion Bebop:
New heads
New accessories
Dramatic hands:

Take Bebop with two new heads, chewing head 
Open mouth head with tongue hanging to the side.

Accessories:
New Pig Out Championship belt
NewSoft goods bib
New Spare rack of ribs
New Hotdog 
New burger
New chicken bucket with drumsticks
New sauce gun
New soda pitcher

(Most of these accessories could be resold in addition to all the pizzas in an accessory pack)

Point is that Super7 can step up their exclusive game... invisible Tygra, invisible Sheila are logical redecos.

Nov 23, 2024

NECA Fucked up big time

 NECA fucked up big time.


They sent multiple Sewer lair sets to some people. Well, mistakes happen, but NECA Fucked up. They sent the wrong amount of playsets to people. Now they're DEMANDING people to send them back, lest they be banned from buying straight from NECA. 

This sucks for NECA, but the law is not on their side here. According to the US Federal Trade Commission:


The people who received EXTRA Lairs don't have to pay for them or send them back.

So, no matter how you slice it, NECA fucked up.
Full disclosure: I did not order anything from NECA Since Toon April (cumming this Advent Calendar). I passed on the Sewer lair for being ridiculously expensive.

Unfortunately for NECA, they have to take the loss right now and refund or goto the factory to makea special order to fulfill the orders of the collectors who missed out and take a hit on their mistake. If NECA Follows through with their threat, they could be charged with Fraud and THAT would royally screw them over. 

It would be awesome if folks who got unordered sets were to send them back on order to help fellow collectors not be screwed. Sadly, the law doesn't require them to. So NECA:


More MOTU Movie news. Race swap ahead

 Duncan's actor looks more like a Deller, than a Duncan. Now don't get me wrong, the actor in question is a REALLY GREAT ACTOR. My issue is that Duncan's white. The actor is black. It's fucking Knuckles... yes so we have Community Evil Lyn, Riverdale Teela, possibly alleged pedophile but confirmed cult leader as Skeletor, and Crappy The Craft Sequel He-Man. Now we add Man-at-Knuckles.

The writer of Paranorman is writing it. I hope they scrap the Adam on Earth Bullshit. It has the director of Bumblebee... this duo doesn't seem bad... but I smell a Stinkor and I ain't talking about the MOTU Skunk villain. While horribly muscat, Mr. Elba is the only non-awful choice following this film's casting.

Nov 22, 2024

Found a way how Capcom could bring back Darkstalkers

 Remember X-Men vs Street Fighter? We'll, that's the way to bring Back Darkstalkers... but I'm not saying lump them with Marvel... instead, put the Darkstalkers against another brand that has dealt with Supernatural AND Aliens... but also known for Fighting... and as a last bonus, having some sort of collaboration with Capcom.


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, of course! Think about it. They battle Aliens, monsters, and tons of freaky stuff. Not to mention some of the Characters are already body horror stories.
These Turtles won't be the 87 toon Turtles, but the visuak inspiration should be the Playmates Toyline. Canonically a new continuity borrowing elements from previous continuitiesm
Also, Makai's influence on the TMNT can be justified with the Ooze. (And the horrible Mirage April is a living Cartoon could Justify how she can Survive in Makai.)

Anakaris
BB Hood
Bishamon
Dimitri
Donovan
Felicia
Hsienko
Huitzil
Jon Talbain
Jedah
Lilith
Morrigan
Lord Raptor
Pyron
Q-Bee
Rikuo
Sasquatch
Viktor

That's 18 characters: Let's pick 18 TMNT Characters:

Leonardo
Donatello
Raphael
Michelangelo
Splinter
Casey
April
Mona Lisa
Ace Duck
Shredder
Rocksteady
Bebop
Krang (android body)
Rat King
Baxter Stockman
Anthrax
Scratch
Pizzaface

Of course more folks can be added via DLC not to mention NEW Darkstalkers... then there's the outfits like Makai influenced Turtles, or Mutated Darkstalkers 

Nov 21, 2024

Revisiting Rat King: An Ultimates rant

 While we wait for Wave 11 to ship, I found a cute Pic of the TMNT Valentine cards involving Rat King:

The Blue Coloring is not the reason. It's useful, but not it. The Toon/Mirage hybrid head is helpful but not the motivator. It'ssomething the Playmatesfigure did not have. The Toon Bandolier is A better motivator. Can you say Variant and not Redeco? Here we have an excuse to use the canceled Wave 10 Body... or at least the Torso.  So now we have a "variant" Rat King Body now the important part is the soda can Bandolier. We now have an excuse to have it. This is something the Playmates figure did not have. And that's important because we need to trade things that Playmates had for things they didn't have in order to get things they had, but had to be sacrificed to appease Playmates.

Sounds complicated, but it's not. I'm trading bodyparts in order to get a Crossbow and a NEW Snake belt for him. The Belt and Crossbow won't be Vintage ACCURATE. They will be INSPIRED by it though... to Appease Playmates.

Before we talk the figure itself, let's talk the accessories:

Pop Bandolier:
Dark Grey bandolier with 3 Soda Cans preferably removable. Cans should be ersatz of Pepsi, Coke, and RC 80s cans.

Crossbow:
A Deer hunting Crossbow in Brown, Dark Greens and blues. (To fit both Rat Kings)
Now each Bow requires Arrows. Lazy solution would be reuse the existing Arrows. Also, since it's a Crossbow, it doesn't need to be functional. It should still require real string though.
The Crossbow should have a place where the Nock on the Arrows "clip to" and a small recess to "plug" a feather for display purposes.

Special Arrow:
One of the arrows should have a rat clinging to it. Nod to Antman and a modified reference to the Vintage figure.

Snake belt:
Instead of the Vintage rattler, this new Snake should be a Python... to be different. Add the same stuff as the vintage belt, but a Quiver instead of the cat. If Super7 plays it smart, they could make the belt so the W11 Cat thing can be slipped on the quiver area and boom! "Closet to Vintage belt.

Loose Rats from canceled w10 figure:
Nothing much to say here.

Now unto the figure itself:

Heads:
-New Head combining the Pretty Boy face with the Vintage hairdo. 
-New Vintage head with the Pretty Boy hairdo.
-New Valentine card head.

The idea is to give something "different" all heads have the Green Bandages on the head (to swap with the older Rat King) Also. It's a way to have a sculpt that can tell a story. Both head styles are a transition to the third head.

Body:
As stated, using the arms and legs from the w11 RK with the canceled w10 torso. Now for the coloring, torso and arms should be a faded Navy blue the legs should be a faded purplish blue. (Works as a nod to Tournament Fighters.)

Arm bandages should be white. Leg bandages should be grey. The Neck piece should be green to match the previous RK. The stitches should be black as a nod to the canceled w10 RK.

I wonder if we can get a footski from Playmates.


Nov 20, 2024

Shenmue news... a new hope for 3?

 Shenmue 3... what can I say about it? It's the only link I have with Cam Clarke. Shame that IMDB doesn't count kickstsrter backers as special thanks. 


But I an in there. Of Course, Liquid is in a different section (actual VA) While I'm in the Idiot who threw $100 at Shenmue3. 

Well, just like QWOP: Amazon Prime Edition, Sony's Exclusivity ended for Shenmue 3. Now Inin games has the Publishing Rights for Shenmue 3.

Apparently, Inin games has shown interest in Shenmue and have been collaborating with Suzuki on another project. But this means Shenmue3 could make it to the Switch 2 and XBOX consoles now. My biggest fear is an enhanced edition, like it happened to Bully where XBox and Wii got better versions than PS2.

But this could also mean: 
Shenmue 4... but let's not get our hopes too high just yet.

Nov 19, 2024

Super7 is throwing everything to see what sticks.

 In a world where toy companies make faux retro toys with modern articulation. Super7's copying Funko. Remember the MOTU Kombat figures? Funko had made Thundercats as well.


Well, look what Super7 just announced:


At $30 per figure, Bryan Flynn can take these Funko Savage World knockoffs and shove them up his... you know the rest. At $30 these fuckers should have MOTU Origins level of articulation and more accessories. Wait... they fixed the shipping to Puerto Rico!? Motherfuckers!! But wait until tmnt 2k3 wave 2 gets announced and they manage to screw up the shipping to PR by forcing FedEx.

In any case, these exist for those who missed out on the Savage World Funko Thundercats. I However will skip them. Aside the articulated Cringer from the Adam and Cringer two pack and 200X He-Man and Skeletor, I aint buying no more origins... (unless Glimmer is show)


Yet another "Vintage TMNT" wave speculation.

 We know that the next TMNT Ultimates wave is 2k3 based with Shredder (no idea if it's a Ch'rell Shredder or a Season 1 Shredder) Foot Ninja, Casey, and Splinter. I fear the next 2k3 wave will toss April, Bishop, Baxter, and Hun just to fuck me over. But with Super7 Preorder outrageous shipping Prices to PR, I can't split my waves between BBTS and Super7. But we're here for VINTAGE TMNT, not 2k3...

Super7's "new ruling" requires 
  • 1 new vintage character modified to not be "Too Playmates-esque"
  • 1 classic Turtle Variant (ie: Sports, Music, disguised, etc.)
  • 1 Redeco (ie: Mirage, Toon, Videogame)
  • 1 New variant* (ie Wanderer Leo)
  • 1 New Character* "Vintageized" (ie Karai)
* USUALLY THESE ARE AN EITHER/OR, but Super7 can be a bit of a dick at times and throw 5 figures in a wave with an oversized figure or two on it.

So, as always I'm going to make various lists:

What I'd Like:
What I'd Expect:
What Super7 would do if they want to be a dick towards me:

What I'd Like:
Vintage Character modified to not be too Playmates-esque:
Irma:
She'd be using the Playmates sculpt for the most part. By that I mean Head and feet. All her clothes will be soft goods. 
  • Toy yellow sweater 
  • Toon cyan sweater (replaces the purple sweater)
  • Toy green vest
  • Toy red skirt with petticoat
  • Toon purple skirt
She'd be packed in toon outfit.
The reason for the soft goods clothes is threefold:
  • Preserves most of the articulation 
  • Allows display options
  • Can have a powered up Muramasa Irma look inspired by Mutant Turtles Gaiden.
Since we have to "deplaymatesize" her, the accessories won't be " Vintage accurate.

Heads:
Playmates-esque Irma head
Toon styled Irma head
Muramasa powered head (no glasses, SSJ styled Irma)

Special hands:
Hand holding small can of pepper spray.

Accessories:
Press pass
Purse
Backpack
Laptop 
Katana 

Now you're thinking: "why not Pizzaface?" 
Kyle hates Pizzaface and while I love Pizzaface, Irma has more potential usage than PF.

Classic Turtle Variant:
Don the Undercover Turtle:
I need to complete the Disguised Quartet.
He needs to have a sculpted coat for "Vintage accuracy" but to deplaymatesize him, here's my list of changes:
Removable Knife
The buttons on the Epaulets and belt buckle are silver instead of copper.
More muted brown on the hat and a slightly more olive tint on the coat.

Heads:
UC Raph heads in Don colors.

Special hands:
Brass knuckle hands

Accessories:
Briefcase
Pizza
Slice
Modified UC Raph Gun with pluggable bang sign
Groucho Mask
Toon inspired mask
Collapsible bo staff

Redeco:
Toon Rocksteady:
Same Rocksteady we got in cartoon repaint with a new bandolier with a sheath for the knife.

This one is sleeping explanatory.

New Variant:
Traditional Ninja Michelangelo:
This will be the first of the Traditional Ninja suit "wave". Essentially is Michelangelo dressed like a traditional Ninja... Clad in bright Orange, because Michelangelo.
Heads:
Fully masked (hood and facemsask)
Wearing only the hood
Wearing a Hyottoko mask

Accessories:
Ninjato with scabbard from Sewer Samurai Leo
Kama nunchuck 
Kunai
Shuriken
Flute/blowgun
Exploding smoke bomb 
Sansetsukon

Eh, it's an easy and obvious  Variant, seeing Ninja April... it suits Kyle's bland tastes and it's totally not me wanting to make La Blue Girl references with Michelangelo playing Nin-Nin.

"New" Character never before in the line:
Attila the Frog:
Repaint of Genghis with new alternate head
New necklace

Accessories:
Blowfish mace
Bludgeoning beach umbrella
Message in a Molotov

It's mostly a redeco, but as a new character I can make him as Playmates-esque as possible, since he's not an existing figure.

What I'd Expect:

New vintage figure:
Traag:
The sculpt would be close to Playmates, but his paint job would be closer to the cardart than The vintage figure. Switch the position and pose of the creepy crawlies. Namely mirror flip the animals. That still keeps the Varner look, but it's not "straight up Playmates" . Painting the animals on his back would also ensure the deplaymatesized look for him. 

Heads: 
A more Toon inspired head
Vintage styled head

Accessories
The same as the vintage figure slightly modified. Mainly changing the grips, adding triggers.
Adding the Rocket Launcher and shield from Shredder's Revenge.

Mainly because he's the last 1989 figure they can legally do. Honestly I'd wish for a Shredder's Revenge Traag, but Vintage Purists would eat me alive

Classic Turtle Variant
Raph Green Teen Beret:
To Deplaymatesize this figure, we start by making the Uniform Olive Drab in color with forest camo pattern. 
The knife on his hip is usable, as well as the gun on his hip. (M1911)
Heads:
Normal head
Eyepatch head (nod to the comics and Big Boss)

Accessories:
Bulldog buddy in slightly different pose
Longer American Flag staff
Modifying the plunger rifle into a plunger bayonet
Replacing the whip cream gun with a Hot Sauce Blaster

It's a bit of a dickish move starting a different variant group, but I can see Super7 doing this to avoid Heavy Metal Raph or Don the Undercover Turtle.

Redeco:
Mirage April:
W3 April outfit in blue with brown boots. Replacing all the reporter stuff with 2 Mousers. One good, one busted.
Heads:
Toon head
Vintage head
Perm head for eventual AA repaint.

Lazy redeco that allows for additional dipping.

New Variant:
Bruce Lee Michelangelo:
You know Super7's Game of Death Bruce Lee?
That but with Michelangelo.

It's obvious, low hanging branch and I'm willing to bet that this was the main idea behind the Martial Arts movie wave.

"New character":
Carter Dawson: (human form)
While most of his body is new has reuse potential for further figures.

Heads:
Normal Carter
Partial transformation 
Bike helmet
Special hands, mid transformation

Accessories
Necklace
Rack weapons
1 of each tmnt weapon

Super7 superdickery list:

New Vintage figure:
Groundchuck:
Visually based on the Toy but Guerrilla Gorilla sized. Maybe some color elements from the Toon. Slightly modified Cyber parts to deplaymatesize him.
Heads:
Normal
Horn missile firing head. (Detachable right horn with alternate missile firing effect.)

Accessories:
Cattle Prod
Dart blaster
Pipe from TMNT3

The idea to make him big is to purposely make him more expensive. (He can easily be a $65 figure)

Classic Turtle Variant:
Oroku Saki: (still counts since Mutatin Shredder is an Oroku Saki figure)
The inspiration will be the Mutatin figure, but not just that. I will add stuff for double dipping

The body would be a modified Shredder body:
Meaning no neck overlay, no spiked armor on his body.

Heads:
Oroku Saki head
Mutatin Shredder helmet
Tatsu head

Soft goods clothes:
Dark blue kimono 
Dark grey hakama
Dark grey sleeveless gi
Belt

Accessories:
Slip on bladed vambraces
Strap on bicep and shin bladed armor (Think MOTUC MAA)
Katana
War fan
Kunai

Double dipping on a $65 figure with too many soft goods that increase price. While Tatsu would sell on his own, this dickish technique forces double dipping now and making triple dipping with a "movie star Tatsu" with parts to make Hyperstone Tatsu.

Redeco:
Mirage Leonardo:
Literally same Vanilla w2 Leonardo with less Accessories, but in Raph skin tone and red bandana with brown belt and pads. Not even a new belt, just w2 in brown.

New Variant
This will be a part of a tribute to 80s Action Heroes from TV. (Leonardo being Sonny Crockett, Raphael being BA Barracus, Mikey being Michael Knight, and Don being MacGyver.
Donatello: The thinking Hero:
An Obvious nod to MacGyver.
Donatello in a leather Jacket, Jeans

Heads:
Normal Don
MacGyver Mullet Head

Accessories:
Potato cannon (as Mac doesn't do guns and prefers non lethal approaches)
Roll of duct tape
Swiss army knife
Acid stopping chocolate bar

It's a weird Playmates-esque crossover but may have too much imagination for Kyle. Yes, Kyle is my new nemesis for kidnapping Pizzaface and making the new figures more 2k3-esque than 1987-esque.
"New character"
Savanti Romero:
I see him on a MOTUC sized body.
I'd give him non canonical accessories aside the time Scepter to round him up.

The reason he's here is because it gives me a false hope for Renet.


Nov 16, 2024

Disappointment: Age caught up with Mike

 I thuthpect money wath involved here ath Mike forgot how to punch half the fight. He wath thtiffer than a teenager dithcovering internet porn.

If I could describe this match as a video game, Mike Tyson, dropped the controller half the fight.  Disappointment cannot describe this match. Paul, while decent (render unto Caesar and all that), he made a circus out of boxing.

And I mean, Apollo Creed versus Ivan Drago kind of circus. This basically was a race swapped Rocky Balboa, Abridged. 

Despite not being a fan of the parasite currently residing in Dorado, Jake Paul did a decent job. 

At least Mike wasn't KO'd.

This is Much more exciting than the actual match.

Nov 15, 2024

Todd McFarlane is smoking some crack

 He's asking $250 for a small diorama and 2 figures based on Joaquin Phoenix and Robert De Niro.

At most, that's worth $150. 
  • $50 for both figure and I'm taking into account the extra accessories.
  • $60 for the Diorama piece.
  • $40 for the "extra stuff" that isn't needed.
If this had the "life sized props" removed, we'd be able to save a ton... Not to mention that by this time next year we may see these on clearance at Ross, Marshall's, Burlington, TJMaxx, etc.

But FOMO will get a lot of folks out there.

Mike Tyson is fighting Jake Paul

 Tonight is the fight of the Millennium:

Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul... on one hand we have Mike Tyson, legendary boxer who can't beat Glass Joe.

On the other we have a YouTuber and public nuisance, Jake Paul.

I don't have any horses on this race, but I hope Tython kickth Jake Paul'th athth tho hard that he leaveth Puerto Rico forever. 



Nov 14, 2024

Joey Gladstone has cancer.

 Dave Coulier, known mostly as Joey from Full House, has Cancer. Stage 3 Non Hodgkin Lymphoma. I fucking hate Cancer,  but the news aren't entirely grim, as it hasn't spread out and it has a high level of survivability. 

But it's not all Doom and Gloom for Coulier, as he's expecting a Grandchild this March.  That's some great news that help motivate him with his Chemotherapy.

My best wishes to him and his family.

Saget, Just make sure Dave stays with us a little bit... you can take Aunt Becky with ya so you can host Wake Up San Francisco in the afterlife...

The Amazon Live Action Lara Croft is...

 Sansa Stark... the former Jonas Brother wife is now Lara Croft.  Or closing negotiations if we want to get technical. 

Honestly, I don't know how to feel about this choice. I mean, she's a decent actress but I don't see Lara Croft when I look at Sophie Turner. I see Barbara Gordon instead of Lara Croft. And by Barbara Gordon, I mean Oracle era Barbara Gordon, not a Batgirl era Babs. 

In any case I'm worried, since this series has the stench of Dial of Destiny with Indy's replacement helming the project.

I mean, they can't screw it up worse than the animated series, right??


We'll find out in 2025-2026... probably.

Silverhawks: an Ultimates rant

 Super7 has very little to stretch out Silverhawks. We have:
Quicksilver
Bluegrass
Steelheart
Steelwill
Stargazer
Copper Kidd
Hot wing

Monstar both forms
Buzzsaw
Windhammer
Mo-Lec-U-Lar
Mumbo Jumbo

We're missing:
Condor
Moonstryker
Flashback

Hardware
Yes man
Melodia
Time Stopper
Pokerface
 
So we probably we'll see toy redeco waves intertwined, which will make people lose interest.

Same problem We're reaching with Thundercats. But Silverhawks has a silver lining: the line-up isn't as big as Thundercats and there are canonical variants.
Tracksuit variants
The Silverhawks back when they had no metal but were real... would that prolong the line, or will the $55 price tag that could potentially increase scare off customers... that is the question. Or will Seymour and Zeke save the day, if you know what I mean? 

Only time will tell. Guess 2025 is where the next Silverhawks wave is at.

That is also a problem, since the last wave was a repaint. When there are these huge gaps among waves, people become disillusioned. Me, personally, after getting Copper Kidd, it's Melodia and I'm out. Maybe getting Hardware to more or less have a semi rounded Mob. (I have a Windhammer and a Buzzsaw whose right arm keeps falling off.)

Nov 13, 2024

Rocksteady and Bebop Variants: The Rant

 Boredom struck again, so let's try to make this dumbass duo into variants. Talking the Super7 preexisting variants, let's see what we get!

Disguised
Sports
Music
Undercover
Martial Arts
Glow in the Dark
Toon, because they weren't in Mirage.

Disguised:

Crooked Cop Rocksteady
Essentially Rocksteady dressed as a police officer: peaked hat, short sleeved uniform, utility belt, shoes.
Heads:
Chewing gum (mouth partially open on one side with gum being stretched between the upper and lower teeth.
Neutral.

Accessories:
Handgun
Nightstand
Riot shield
Turtle sized cuffs
Shotgun

Porkypine Christmas Bebop:
Bebop dressed like a Christmas tree.
Buddy would be covered in green "fur" think Grizzlor. Sporting some "tinsel" bandoliers with grenades painted like Christmas balls sculpted on them. Reuse Bebop's standard arms brown repaint of Bebop's legs with Christmas Presents as feet.

Heads:
Standard Bebop head with his glasses painted like a candy cane
Open mouth with tongue out nod to Wacky Action.

Accessories:
Popcorn whip
Candy cane Hookswords
Fake snow blaster with fake snow effect

5 tree toppers that clip on to Bebop's Mohawk
-Ninja Star
-Angel April
-Technodrome Eyeball
-Palm tree
-Santa 

Sports:

Polo Jockey Bebop:
Bebop dressed as a Polo Jockey sporting Foot Clan colors:
Head:
Normal Bebop head without Mohawk. His hair would be parted to the sides to allow the helmet to be removable.

Accessories:
Polo Mallet
Gyiddyup Boomstick horse. 

Olympic Wrestler Rocksteady:
Rocksteady dressed as an Olympic Wrestler.
The outfit should mimic Rocksteady toon colors.
Heads:
With wrestling headgear
Without headgear

Accessories:
-Olympic Medals 
-Literal Ankle Lock (Padlock that can be locked in a Turtle's ankle)
-Wrong Wrestling Style Steel Chair
-wig (styled after Kurt Angle Circa 1996 SUMMER OLYMPICS (works only on the gearless head.)

Music:

New Wave Rocksteady:
Essentially Rocksteady dressed in an Outfit that looks like Boy George made love with a Flock of Seagulls and Devo vomited all over it.
Bold colors androgynous clothing, big shoulderpads.

Heads:
A Boy George Tribute head
Bowie Tribute head (goblin king wig with Ziggy Stardust inspired makeup but using the Foot insignia instead of the lightning bolt)

Accessories:
Whip it Microphone 
Red Balloons keytar blaster

 Classical Bebop:
Bebop dressed as an orchestra member for a classical music concerto with ill-fitting clothes.

Heads:
Head without glasses and his hair styled as a powdered wig bleached into an almost white pink.
Same but with Near white Mohawk

Accessories:
Punker Don flute staff repainted
Slamming Cello with Bow
Loose way too small Dickey (Think Elmer Fudd in a Corny Concerto).
Concerto stool shield (it acts as a stool for Bebop to play Cello but it can be gripped like his garbage can shield and used as a weapon)

Undercover:
Essentially Rocksteady and Bebop with Trenchcoats

Undercover Bebop:
Sporting a soft goods GREY trenchcoat on the standard Bebop Body. The Body would be painted in a Manhattan Project inspired palette. (Dark grey Denim Jacket with gold chain, shells, knee brace with white and gold sneakers.

Heads:
Head with Grey hat and gold glasses.
Bald head and gold glasses  with a plug in hole for some attachments:

Attachments:
Chained ball with real chain. About Bebop's head chain length
Sculpted Twirling chain
Sculpted slamming chain
Silenced pistol
Video camera
Switchblade

Undercover Rocksteady:
Essentially vanilla Rocksteady painted in Manhattan project inspired palette. (Grey shirt, snow camo pants, white helmet.) The soft goods coat should be black as well as his fedora.
Heads:
Helmet head
Fedora head

Accessories:
Attache case to fit Sniper rifle parts
3 part Sniper Rifle
speargun
Custom Rhinoculars with the lenses partially covered to reduce glare.

Martial Arts:

Kung Fu Bebop:
Picture Bebop with a braided ponytail wearing a Chinese martial arts outfit like Bruce Lee's the Warrior figure by Super7. The only caveats are the "jacket is sleeveless and reversible. One side is red, the other is black.  (In box would be black)

Heads:
Braided ponytail with Mohawk
Braided ponytail with his hair down

Accessories:
Flying claws (Yes it's another Kung pow reference)
Pair of Chui (this is a Ranma reference)
Oversized Asian umbrella (another Ranma reference
Wanderer backpack with loops for the Chui and Umbrella. A tiger stripped bandana is tied to one of the backpack straps.
Soft goods poncho

Kumite Rocksteady:
This is Essentially a love letter to JCVD but taking most inspiration from Bloodsport and Kickboxer. Rocksteady wearing yellow short shorts with a brown sash tied on his waist. A tiger striped bandana is tied on his right shin.
Heads:
Neutral head
Crazed screaming head
Teeth Gritting head

Special hands:
Pointing finger
Cheater dust throwing hand with dust effect

Accessories:
Broken Bottle
Pair of Bamboo stakes

Glow in the Dark redecos:

Bebop:
Bebop in white GITD Plastic
Neon Pink hair, glasses chains, vest, shoes.
His pants are still black as well as the shells. Turtle bones are pink

Accessories:
Bebop weapons in GITD White

Rocksteady:
Rocksteady in blue GITD plastic.
His shirt would be in non glowing dark blue the camo print would take inspiration from Van Damme's Guile. For the non glowing colors.

Accessories:
Rocksteady weapons in GITD Blue

Mirage  Toon Repaints:

Rocksteady:
It's Rocksteady in toon colors.
Heads:
With Helmet
Without Helmet

Accessories:
Rocksteady weapons
New bandolier with sheath for his knife on the back

Bebop:
Bebop painted like his toon Counterpart
Heads
Vintage toy head in toon colors
Vintage head with toon styled glasses

Accessories:
Bebop weapons
Triceraton blaster (nod to arcade game)


Honestly, Music and Martial Arts movie were a bit of a pain in the ass for me...
 Mission accomplished.

Nov 11, 2024

DanDaDan is so weird... I love it!

 DanDaDan is a weird Anime and I'm loving it!


But at the same time it's hard to explain. If I told you it was an anime of a semi popular girl who believes in ghosts who befriends a Nerd who believes in aliens, but they discover both are real, does nothing to you. If I add a dick eating ghost that sounds like Rita Repulsa, and Horny Aliens that want to have sex with Earth girls... 

It's a Rom Com with a dash of Creepy Horror and Shonen anime fights... One could say it's Ranma½'s spiritual creepy successor... from a certain point of view.

Now I have to tackle Burrito and Dragon Ball Super...

But seriously, Turbo Granny is Rita Repulsa... in the English dub...
She also wants to eat dicks.

Nov 9, 2024

Shredder Variants: The Rant

 Just as I did April, I'm doing Shredder... not in that way, you sickos.

First let's tackle the existing S7 variants for the TMNT Characters
Disguised
Sports
Music
Undercover
Martial Arts Movies
GITD
Mirage 

This one is tough...

Disguised:
Executive Shredder
It's Shredder in a business suit in Shredder colors: black suit, purple tie and blue shirt.
Heads:
-Unmasked Oroku Saki head
-Unmasked but Wearing face mask like sick Japanese folks usually do.
-Shredder head

Specialized arms and hands:
Alternate arms without the blazer. These bare shirt arms sport the forearm blades
Bladed Fists and c-grips

Accessories:
Alternate business suit in "cape mode" (see yami yugi as reference)
Removable spiked shinguards.
Ninjato

This is a nod to Oroku Saki's "day job" where he's the leader of a criminal organization.

Sports:
I've already mentioned as Kendo Shredder, which is the most logical option.
Hockey Shredder:
Shredder dressed as a goalie with spiked hockey pads and a Shredder themed full head goalie mask.
No alt heads

Special hands
Goalie mitt
Accessories:
Hockey stick
Pucks
Disc shaped mines

There a non Kendo Shredder.

Music:
I so want to do a Coming out of their Shells Shredder here.

Metal Shredder:
Essentially a KISS-ified version of Shredder's outfit and adding Elements from the Coming out of their Shells suit.
Heads:
Normal Shredder
Coming out of their Shells inspired.
Special hands:
Guitar playing hands
Accessories: 
Soft goods cape similar to Mumm-Ra 
Flying V guitar sword (similar to classic rocker Leo)
Ooze blasting keytar
Escrima Drumsticks

Undercover:
This one is a bit of a toughie, since it feels too similar to Disguised Shredder...

Undercover Shredder:
Taking the Premise of Undercover Turtles and applying it to Shredder is a bit harder. I cannot just put a trenchcoat over a vanilla Shredder body.

Buuut something "inspired" by Wacky Action Shredder is doable. The inspiration lies on the removable shoulderpads. The figure will have interchangeable shoulderpads and wristguards.
Heads:
Fedora Shredder head 
New Shredder head 

Accessories 
Wakizashi
Soft goods trenchcoat with loop inside it for wakizashi
Soft goods tunic
Soft goods Shredder belt
Bladed shoulderpads
Non bladed shoulderpads
Bladed wristbands
Non bladed wristguards

Martial arts movie:
This one is the toughest so far, because I'm trying to avoid Ninjas. So...

Rogue Environmentalist Shredder:
A Steven Seagal outfit from On Deadly Ground would be a nice flip on the switch. 
Heads: 
Oroku Saki with a Seagal wig
Shredder head.

He would need no Accessories because Seagal uses his body to fight... but I wouldn't say no to the claymores and the Soda bottle Silenced pistol.

GITD  redeco:
Super easy to do:
Shredder clone:
Main Shredder body in GITD Blue including torso, arms, and hands. Only the belts and wraps are painted black. The rest of his body is GITD Blue.
His bladed armor and Helmet are GITD white. That includes his head being GITD white with the flesh painted black. His eyes and facemask would be GITD White. 

Accessories:
Rack weapons in GITD White
Handful of worm colony  in GITD blue.
GITD Blue plastic cape

This figure would act as a Mirage inspired variant AND GTID redeco.

Mirage Redeco:
Rooftop Battle Shredder.
Essentially W10 Shredder with Mirage Maroon pants with interchangeable soft goods maroon tunics. One new, one battle damaged. The torso would be painted with battle damage.
Heads:
Shredder head
Oroku Saki head
Battle damaged Saki head (repaint of normal Saki head
Gold and silver Shredder head

Accessories:
Soft goods grey cape
Rack weapons

This figure is a nod to OG Movie Shredder as well as Mirage, in order to differentiate it from NECA.

Yeah, we CAN do ONE MORE Shredder Variant:

Toon Shredder:
Character will NOT be Toon Accurate, nor Playmates Accurate: it also won't be a redeco.
We start with the Shredder body painted I. Toon colors from the waist down and the wraps on his arms. We add a Grey soft goods tunic, purple soft goods cape, and black belt. We also add an extra Magenta soft goods tunic
Heads:
Normal Shredder
Toon Oroku Saki head
Eye of Sarnath head

Special hands:
One firing electricity
One firing blue flames
Accessories:
Katana
Ooze canister from w10
Ooze canister from Mousers pack with purple Ooze

This Toon Shredder also has nods to the Arcade game.

Puerto Rico Comic Con 2025 revealed a YUUUUUUGE Surprise.

 A guest that will most likely cancel his appearance. He appeared in Back to the Future 2... 

Yup... the Protagonist of The Good Son... the movie were Macaulay Culkin is the bad guy.

I hear he is as tall as the hobbitses. I mean, I'd rather have the Fat Hobbitses from Encino Man who was also a Ninja Turtle...

But as Miguel from Cobra Kai and Chun Li have taught me... anything bigger than a CW villain or a My Little Pony is very likely to cancel... 
Before anyone mentions Negasonic Teenage Warhead, I'll remind you she was Lucifer's daughter, which makes her a "Netflix tv show level" star.

Gimme Quinton Flynn, David Hayter, Corey Marshall, Paul Eiding, Chris Barnes, Rino Romano, Brian Tochi... I'm forgetting someone.

Yeah, Jimmy Flinders would be cool. But how long until Frodo cancels...

Haley Joel Osment saw Sacerglow.

 As in the Evil Ghost of Skeletor and Kevin Smith's Bastardization of MOTU's Hades. Tony Todd has passed away.

People think of Candyman when they hear his name... Me? The Aforementioned Scareglow, Spider-Man's Venom (the PS5 game), Darkseid on a few DC Projects, he was in Platoon too! Like he's been in a shifting of horror stuff AND kid friendly stuff, showing his range as an actor.

He was 69 (Heh heh) when he passed. My condolences to friends and Family. No cause of Death was revealed when I found the article.


Nov 8, 2024

Fans are making custom SF heads for Jada's USFIIT line and they're GLORIOUS

 By SF I mean the best Live Action Feature Length Movie... the one with the coke fiend from Brussels, Mulan, Australia's best export outside of Steve Irwin and ways to die, and The Man, the myth, the legend...


Raúl Juliá.

While the USFIIT Body is not Screen Accurate, I'd KILL for heads for the entire USFIIT cast inspired by the Movie...  

Including  Ernie Reyes Sr. As Akuma!!!
He was Akuma in the videogame adaptation. And yes, he's Keno's dad in real life. That's why Keno is Ernie Reyes Jr. 

Since likeness deals may be too much of a hassle for Jada, third party heads seems like the only option.


 

Nov 6, 2024

A Snake Eater fact that just blew my mind...

 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater was released 20 years ago. Well... Today I found this out:

Paz, Snake, and Liquid are Siblings! What the fuck?

The Voice of EVA, Suzetta Miñet has voiced the mom of a character played by Tara Strong...
If you're thinking Ariel, you're  correct!

Captain America and He-Man are Siblings with Twiligjt Sparkle, because they share a mom with The Little Mermaid... the Good one, not the blackwashed one that was also bad, not because of the blackwashing.

Holy fuck! EVA is Ariel...
My brain can't even... welp! Looks like Imma watch Disney Plus for a while now...

Creating new TMNT characters another rant part 2?

 Back I am. I still need to make more figures for the subfactions I mentioned...

So I did:
Generic heroes and villains, Neutrinos, fake turtles for both sides... 

So that means, Foot and Krang's Rock Army should be tackled ASAP...

Krang's Rock Army:
Granitor, Traag, and army building stone warriors would be part of this, BUT 
They are preexisting characters. I'm talking about adding new characters here.

Basaltion:
As his name implies, his rocky torso should be Basalt pillar inspired, particularly on his back.
I'm thinking a young Charlton Heston vibes for his face. 
Heads:
Normal head with removable helmet
Planet of the Apes ending inspired head
Accessories:
Regulation stone soldier gun
Regulation stone soldier knife
Regulation stone soldier rifle
Gorilla skull baton 

A stone soldier who became notorious for his excessive use of violence, especially towards non-rock primates, hominids in particular.
Yes, it's a nod to Charlton Heston and Planet of the apes. 

Shaleah:
An abnormal Stone soldier as it has a mostly smooth female looking body minus the bits that have flaked off to give her a rock appearance close to her source rock, Shale.  Visually, she should resemble Brigitte Nielsen Circa Rocky 4.
On her back she should have a baby Red Dragon with a yellow crest (nod to Ivan Drago). I'm assuming that s7 Traag might be 8-9 inches in height. She should be about 8 inches tall. A one piece swimsuit style leotard and boots would be her clothing. The leotard is torn off in "safe spots" but her "rocky mountains" must be covered in cloth.
Heads:
Neutral
Angry 
Prone position

Accessories:
Huge Sniper rifle with attache case (some assembly required)
The gun should be 16 inches long when fully assembled.
Regulation stone soldier gun
Regulation stone soldier knife
Hammer
Sickle
2 Throwing flakes 

Prefers to fight from afar due to her fragile nature. But she can still fight up close if necessary. Born from a bad batch of stone soldiers, Sheila had to prove herself worthy in the Rock Warrior culture.

Pabblitz:
The body should be roughly MOTUC sized and similar built, but rounded rocky... like most pebbles. Only sporting black trunks and boots. The face should have a The Rock Caricature vibe kind of thing. Not current Dwayne Johnson, but Fannypack staircase meme as main inspiration.
Heads:
Normal expression
Screaming slightly deranged and doing the people's eyebrow.
Accessories:
Egyptian styled sword
Egyptian styled shield with Krang as a Pharaoh emblazoned on it.
Oversized gun
Grenade launcher

A more streamlined stone warriors as he was made from river pebbles. Like Shaleah, he is always at odds with the other stone soldiers, since hesseen as tiny (a nod to Kevin Hart)

That does it for Krang's stone soldiers... let's do the feet now.

Shredder loyalists:
This will be a small group of characters made for Tatsu (assuming the Sega Genesis Tatsu gets made.) Also, I'm assuming "Mirage Foot Ninja" and "Mirage Shredder Elite Guard" got made as well.

Kawasu:
He'd reuse the Foot Ninja arms and legs with Tatsu's Torso. New soft goods tunic with the Kanji for wind on the back.
Heads:
Unmasked head.
Foot ninja head
Tengu head

Accessories:
Fuuma shuriken
2 wakizashi
2 kunai

The idea is to have a somewhat traditional Ninja to act as Tatsu's  second in command. His personality is to be Stoic as a rock, but once he let's loose he's like a hurricane.

Boei:
This one requires a MOTUC styled body. If 4 armed Shredder hasn't  been made, then we could use this dude to premake the legs. Using Wacky Action Shredder as inspiration for the sculpt, but switching the bladed shinguards to non bladed versions. The hanging loincloth on the back should be painted in tiger pattern. His torso is bare and only covered by the straw cape. His arms are bare and sport foot Clan armguards.

Heads:
Unmasked
Foot ninja mask
Namahage mask

Accessories:
Oni club
Straw cape
Oversized chef's knife

The idea is to have a "brute" character
Hence the usage of the MOTUC body, which is bigger and stronger than the TMNT bucks. While Tatsu is a self professed "oni", boei was made a Namahage to avoid confusion 

Damasu:
The body is a Foot Soldier body with Foot ninja arms. (The hunched pose is a necessity)
Heads:
Unmasked head
Foot ninja head
Kappa mask

Accessories:
Naginata
Kusarifundo
Ninjato

Damasu was given the Kappa mask, due to his depravity and deceitful nature. While skilled in combat he can get distracted easily due to his lecherous nature. Kōgeki being the usual target of his inappropriate behavior. But whenever She's in trouble he jumps to the fray like a perverted knight.

Kōgeki:
The only female of the group, would reuse a lot of parts from Karai. The only new parts would be crotch and torso overlay. (Pieces could be reused on Aska or Jennika)
Heads:
Unmasked head
Foot ninja head
Komainu head

Accessories:
Pair of Kama
SF Matador styled claws
Pair of Kunai

As a female on Tatsu's elite unit, Kōgeki has had to prove herself. Despite disliking Damasu's advances, they make a formidable team.

That's it for the Shredder Loyalist Foot Clan faction.

Let me take a break and do Channel 6 crew.
This is assuming we got Vernon, Burne, and Irma. 

Alonzo Gennaio:
Picture a Tony Danza Lookalike with a Thick well kept Mustache. Wearing a blazer shirt with tie, slacks and dress shoes. The only thing breaking his immaculate look is a piece of TP stuck to his right shoe. (Removable accessory that plugs to underfoot hole.)
Heads:
Smug well kept head
Disheveled head (5 o clock shadow messed up hair)

Accessories:
Oversized shaving Razor
Taut Leather shield
Channel 6 pass
Microphone 
Bludgeoning mirror

Channel 6's morning anchor. A bit arrogant, but usually well meaning. As a former war correspondent he suffers from PTSD and that can wreck his usual calm demeanor.

Anna Mayweather:
Channel 6's Meteorologist. She should look like a Brunette Dom Mommy. Her outfits are varied.
The sculpted outfit is a sleeveless dark blue blouse with a bit more visible cleavage than vanilla April, neon green tights and thigh high black boots. For some reason my brain is thinking of Tiffani Thiessen as a reference for her face.

Heads:
Ponytail Head (Think Lara Croft)
Hairbun head (Think Sarah Palin)
Loose hair Head

Soft goods Outfits:
-Blue short sleeved jumper with belt. (Think a cross between Mirage April and Toon April)
-yellow rain poncho 
- red turtleneck dress with stylish Black belt.

Accessories:
Umbrella with hidden sword 
Microphone with telescoping billyclub (1 is collapsed, the other is exrended.)
Channel 6 pass
Removable glasses
Desert Eagle

Miss Mayweather is a firecracker. She has been in various disasters during her career as weathergirl. From Hurricanes down in Florida to Blizzards all the way in Alaska. She's no pushover and knows her way around guns, bows, and swords. Her domineering personality is what keeps her single, despite being a 19 in the 1 to 10 scale. 

Dylan Tachwedd:
Scrappy guy in his early twenties strawberry blond hair and freckles. Sporting a Channel 6 Jumpsuit in Welsh green with red and white accents he wears the jumpsuit as pants with the top tied at his waist. Sporting a coffee stained Channel 6 T-shirt. On his head a Channel 6 cap in bright greencontrasts with his reddish hair.

Heads:
Cap head with rotating cap.
Capless head neutral expression
Capless head with black eyw swollen cheek and bandaid on nose.

Special hands:
Left writing hand
Right Martial arts "come on! hand
Accessories:
Channel 6 pass
Camera
Nunchuck
Tonfa
Tray with coffee cups
Notepad

An intern who ends up doing all the jobs too dirty for Irma. He is always willing to prove himself and also moonlights as a member of his neighborhood watch, so he often goes to work battered and bruised. Extremely optimistic but oblivious when dealing with women. 

Julia LaMarche:
You know the "Mom, I want X!" "But we got X at home." Meme? We'll, Julia is the "We got April O'Neil at home." And that's part of her shtick. From the Neck Down, she's a replica of the Playmates April II figure, but in the Orange and Blue Accents of the OG April Repaint. Same skintone as April and Same neck ball joints as Vanilla April. (So you can swap heads)
Heads:
Ashen Blonde April II sculpt
Ashen Blonde Judith Hoag as April inspired sculpt.

Accessories:
Ninja April Camera
Removable belt with holster for gun
Gun
Microphone whip
Channel 6 pass

When April left Channel 6 to temporarily become a freelance reporter, Julia jumped at the chance. An expert manipulator, she had most male employees wrapped around her pinky finger. She's prone to using every dirty trick in the book to get what she wants... the truth and for April to disappear in a Sewer or something that stops her from ever returning to Channel 6.

Yes all the folks here have months names...

Now let's do Karai's followers. Again, this is assuming we got Foot Ninja, Shredder's Elite, and Female Foot Assassin.

Kaminari:
Basically a Foot ninja body with New bandoliers to hold dual katanas. New puffy sleeved Ninja arms.
Heads:
Foot Ninja Mask
Unmasked head with long dyed blond hair with black roots. Think a more Japanese looking Raiden (MGS2)

Accessories:
Pair of high tech katanas
Kunai with chain
Gitd Lightning effect for blades.

A not so subtle nod to Tmnt and the relationship with Konami. A force to be reckoned with, but as the team's rookie, he's a bit naive.

Orochi:
Using the Shredder Elite head and Foot Ninja body, we add a new Bandolier that holds various pouches (meant to have Caltrops, kunai, and other throwing weapons.) He also sports a soft goods poncho

Heads:
Shredder Elite head
Unmasked head (Think a more Japanese looking Big Boss Without eyepatch.)

Accessories:
Katana
Kusarigama
Sansetsukon
Pair of jitte

Originally a squad mate of Oroku Nagi, the man now known as Orochi abandoned his name when he failed to protect Nagi. Now he is giving his everything to protect Oroku Karai, even if it means fighting against the Shredder.

Katsuguchi:
Foot Ninja body with arms painted as sleeves torso has a bandolier that has a peg on the back to plug in the fuel tanks with new armguards with hidden Flame throwers.

Heads:
Foot Ninja Bandana head with the fire Kanji to both sides of the Foot Insignia.
Unmasked head with half his face covered in burn scars.

Accessories:
Flame effects for his flamethrower
Flame effects for his sword
Sword
Shuriken
Flaming kunai (kunai with Flame scroll tied to its end)
Kama sword

To say he's  a hothead, it's an understatement. After being burned as a child, he grew obsessed with fire and has become a bit of a fire freak... (nudge nudge wink wink.)

Amerikajin:
By the name, you can guess he's a Dudikoff. But it's a She...
Reusing the Karai body with New crotchpiece and torso overlay that looks like a half zipped up Ninja hoodie.

Heads:
Female Foot ninja head
Blonde bobcut 
Traditional Ninja hood and mask

Weapons:
Shuriken
Ninjato
Cat claws
Silenced UZI
Silenced M1911

Born in Yokosuka and Raised in America, Washi Washington, daughter of an American Soldier and a Foot Kunoichi, learned the ancient Ninja arts by her mother until she was taken to Japan for officially becoming a Foot Ninja. Karai took an interest in the young hafu as many within the clan shunned her for being "a mongrel". Now she loyally serves Karai.

Krang's Bounty Hunters and Mercenaries:
Not an official faction Per se, but a group of characters that have been hired by Krang for missions where he doesn't trust Shredder to fulfill them. 

Sabertooth Tony:
It's a Sabertooth Tiger with literal sabers as his canines that can detach and be used as actual swords. He is also dressed as a New York Made Man, capisci?  
Heads:
"Vintage" styled Head with cheek gaps to hold his sabers.
New "gums" head without sabers.
New Saber head with holes to plug in soft plastic teeth for display purposes. 

Accessories:
Soft pluggable saber teeth for head 3.
2 sabers
Reuse Ace Duck's Tommy gun 
Plate of Spaghetti with meatballs.

A former Mobster crossed paths with Shredder after a gang war. Using the DNA of a Sabretooth Tiger, Shredder turned this made man into a made cat. Krang took advantage of this and unleashed him on Dimension X in order to subdue the Neutrinos.

Terrorpin:
It's a Robotic Turtle think something like a robotic Tokka crossed with Mecha Godzilla.
The Bottom half of its backshell has rocket boosters and the top half has razor sharp spikes. The hands have the capability to transform into weapons.
Heads:
Neutral head 
Mouth laser firing head
Accessories:
Mouth laser charging energy effect
Laser sword hands
Jet thrust effects
Missile finger firing hands with plug in missiles.
Clear stand with firing finger missile effects

Rocksteady and Bebop were watching too many Kaiju movies when Krang noticed the Monsters and decided to make a Robot inspired by the Kaiju to fight the Turtles. Bebop and Rocksteady tried to add improvements and the Kaiju ended up being normal person sized.

Pounder:
A Silver back Gorilla with robotic arms. Had he been made in the 80s-90s he'd have springloaded pinball launcher styled arm pistons for his pounding action. The robotics would extend to the shoulder blades, spine and crotch. The "backpack" piece on his back houses the brain of a serial killer who beat his targets to a pulp.

Heads: 
Neutral
Angry

Accessories:
Knuckle dusters
Push knives
Laser blasters

An experiment by the late Professor Victor von Verrückt. Pounder is a Silverback Gorilla enhanced by Cybernetics and the brain of a serial killer.

R:
An anthropomorphic Velociraptor. I don't mean a big Utahraptor, no I'm talking or a Vintage TMNT figure sized Raptor... when the Raptor is standing hunched over like his dinosaur Counterpart. While standing like a human, it should be roughly Ninja April's height. His legs should be thick and muscular in comparison to the slim muscular arms.
For his clothing a feathered Jacket with silver pauldrons various bandoliers with pouches adorn his chest under the jacket. He also sports red knee length pants and metal shinguards.
Heads:
Normal head with articulated jaw 
Plumed Battle helmet head 

Weapons:
Pair of sickle blasters (Handgun sized blaster with a bladed handguard)
Pair of karambit styled raptor blades
Tail axe

Essentially something similar to Triceratons, but based on the infamous Raptors. I even added references to the changes on Raptors based on scientific findings.

The All New Mind-blowing Mutanimals:
The OG Mutanimals were supposed to die, so having a new team kinda makes sense, especially since the Vintage line never had officially presented the Mutanimals. 

Hip Hopp:
Essentially a Rapper Rabbit with gold plated teeth a backwards Baseball cap with the ears popping out of the adjustment hole wearing g a wife beater and cargo pants with sneakers made for his rabbit feet. Sporting lots of chains and rings all blinged out
Heads:
Neutral
Angry
Smoking carrot

Special hands:
West Coast hand sign hands.

Accessories:
Mic Nunchaku
Dual tec 9 in orange and green
Boom box
Gold plated Baseball Bat
Wineglass with carrot juice.

The rabbit should be brown, so it doesn't seem like a blatant gangsta Bugs Bunny reference. It's a gangbanging rapper rabbit.

Quack Shot!:
A Sharpshooter Duck who wears a gaudy cowboy suit similar to the Gaudy suit Marty wore in BTTF3. 
Heads:
Determined
Nervous

Special hands:
Juggling hands with presculpted juggling effect and revolvers being juggled.

Accessories:
Ten gallon hat
Cowboy belt with 3 revolver holsters
3 revolvers (from Raph UC Turtle)
Removables soft goods poncho and metal plate armor.

The duck should be colored like a Mallard (green head, brown body).  Yes, he's meant to be a Daffy reference. The character came after the crack shot punny name.

Hot Wings:
An anthropomorphic American Buffalo with a winged jetpack. Wearing an airforce field Uniform custom made for his American Buffalo body all the way to the custom Bufflao Boots.
Heads:
Neutral expression
Crazy High speed flying

Accessories:
Beretta
M249
STINGER Missile Launcher (I swear it's not a Metal Gear Solid reference.)
Six winged Jetpack

A bit of Buffalo Soldier and Buffalo Wings were the inspiration for the character. He's a man tuened into a buffalo.

Whaleiam:
Anthropomorphic Orca dressed like a fisherman. Orange wader overalls, blue tanktop with hole for fin. 
No alt heads just articulated jaw.

Accessories:
Harpoon gun
Oversized trident 
Oversized spear with rope

A whaler named William Freed vaught an Orca that had an Ooze canister wedged on its teeth and, the Hunter became his own prey. He joined the new Mutanimals to atone for his past sins.

There you have it. More new character ideas