REVIEW: NECA’S ULTIMATE APRIL O’NEIL

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NECA’S ULTIMATE APRIL O’NEIL

It’s Wednesday, you know what that means… ToyFarce reviews!

This week, we’re checking the Ultimate April O’Neil from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 90’s movie by NECA! This figure was available for pre-order for a limited time on NECA’s website, and was hyped by actress Judith Hoag herself before that, in her “April’s Takeover” during the month of April, with some very cool vignettes letting us have a peek behind the curtains. There were 2 versions of the figure, a standard version (seen in this review) and a limited edition that came with an extra yellow jacket and press pass, signed by the actress. The limited one sold out in minutes.

Shipper goodness! (Was there really a person that had to write down *by hand* numbers on 33,000 boxes?)

OH YES! A new NECA pillow case! (as seen in a previous article)

Front

Back

The box comes with a lenticular print, that changes when you move

Window

April comes with an extra head, extra hands, a channel 3 microphone, her purse, a sai, a pile of pizza boxes and a stand. This figure is STUNNING. The likeness is insane, the hair is 100% 90’s, the outfit and accessories are great, this is a homerun for NECA.

Look at that stunning figure

The likeness, the hair, the outfit… *chef kiss*

“This has been April O'Neil, Channel 3 Eyewitness News.”

WHAT ARE THOOOOOSE?!

Now, I guess I (knee)d to address the elephant in the room: the knees. It was such a jour(knee) to get that figure made, and most of it is amazing, except… those knees. We all wished this figure could be perfect, so we could all live in harmo(knee), but (knee)dless to say, it came up short only because of those knees... It’s actually the only issue with the figure. Between the Sentinel and that, September has officially been the “BOTCHED-KNEES MONTH”. (I wanted to make more leg jokes, but they’re a bit cor-knee).

“Are we done? - Err…Yes, ma’am.”

“Wait a minute…”

“That’s the lady from the TV!”

“You’re the lady from the TV!”

“You dropped this…”

“Do you have any turtle wax?”

The band, getting ready to welcome Danny

The LootCrate exclusive Danny figure is on its way, even though there has been no updates on the tracking number for 2 weeks (RR Donnelley, anyone?).

More news at 11:00… April O'Neil, Channel 3 Eyewitness News.

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JULY 2021, THE WORST MONTH EVER FOR SCALPERS!

BREAKING NEWS:

JULY 2021, THE WORST MONTH EVER FOR SCALPERS!

“We may never recover financially from this!” said an anonymous scalper (sporting a blond mullet and a t-shirt with a tiger on it).

The S.C.A.L.P. industry held an emergency meeting this week after suffering devastating blows the entire month. They had an international conference call to try to figure out what their next move should be.

“I hereby declare July 2021 was “Anti-Scalper month” for the history books. Companies have been decimating our ebay prices!”

“Between NECA releasing their exclusive sets on their own website, Target re-issueing all the G.I.Joe Classified Series figures for everyone to order, and now people are making fun of us by LITTERALY scalping Space Jam 2 Lebron James figures, and selling their heads on ebay… we are a joke, now! I heard a Japanese magazine even fired a guy who tweeted about his support for us!” (See previous article: https://www.toyfarce.com/news/hobby-japan-blues-a-tale-of-consequences ). “This can’t go on! We need to find a way to continue making a living out of buying the things that people want and selling them at a higher price!”

“-How about getting a normal job? (the crowd boos) - No, not that!”

Inspired by a quote from @papa_schmitty

More news at 11:00… Scalpin' ain't easy!

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REVIEW: NECA SDCC 2020 EXCLUSIVE TMNT MUSICAL MUTAGEN TOUR SET!

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NECA SDCC 2020 TMNT MUSICAL MUTAGEN TOUR SET!

It’s Wednesday, you know what that means… ToyFarce reviews!

This week, on monday, NECA did their Comic Con Panel and announced a ton of new stuff, including this year’s SDCC Exclusives (A huge set with the TMNT reporter team!! Flash Gordon and Ming in retro packaging!!). I felt it was maybe time to review LAST YEAR’s SDCC Exclusive, which had been sitting on my pile for months. Finally! When the first promo pics of this set came out last year, it was so outrageous, ridiculous and weird that I knew I 100% wanted it. After ordering it on the NECA store seconds after pre-orders were open, getting my order cancelled 2 months later, randomly, by NECA, and then asking a good friend to hook me up if he saw one while they were at Target, I finally got my hands on one earlier this year. Was it worth the wait? SHELL YEAH!

The packaging with the outer sleeve, with bonus face mask!

The packaging without the outer sleeve looks like a flight case from a concert, which is awesome!

Inside the flight case (Leonardo’s face is CREEPY AF).

ALRIGHT PEOPLE! WE ARE THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES! YEAAAAAH!

MIKEY!

DONNIE!

LEO!

RAPH!

The 4 turtles come with a sleeveless jean jacket (in case you weren’t sure they were from the 90’s), their instruments and extra hands. A few things in this set are really strange though, like the shoes! Turtles in shoes! ARGH!

My reaction when seeing the shoes: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Their feet wouldn’t fit in those!

The faces, also, might cause you to feel really bad on the inside and you’re not sure why.

Nightmare fuel

“ I WILL EAT YOUR SOUL”

We’re gonna rock this city, guys!

SCREAM FOR ME, NEW YORK CITYYYYYY!!

WE LOVE YOU, PEOPLE! AH YEAH!

From their cover of Genesis “I can’t dance” cover

Bedazzled eye patches too!

This part is for the ladies. A smooth and silky evening to you all. Find safe haven in a bath tub of my jazz (- Duke Silver)

What? Could it be… ?

Trumpet Spawn joined Raph for a duet!

Thank you, New York City! It’s been a blast! Now is the part where we go backstage and you clap, and we come back and play the songs that we were going to play because they were on our setlist anyway!

Oh, yeah… figures can’t bow, they fall forward. My bad.

COWABUNGA, DUDES!

Michaelangelos

Donatellos

Leonardos

Raphaels

This is a fantastic set, and a perfect exclusive, in the sense that if you want it, it’s great, but if you don’t want it, it’s an exclusive, you can just pass on it (unless you’re an idiot completist like myself and want to have everything. One day, there will be a cure, I swear!).

More news at 11:00… WE’RE COMING OUT OF OUR SHELLS!

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COLLECTOR’S TIP: YOUR CAR IN THE SUN? PERFECT FOR YOUR ACTION FIGURES JOINTS!

COLLECTOR’S TIP:

YOUR CAR IN THE SUN? PERFECT FOR YOUR ACTION FIGURES JOINTS!

Earlier this year, we introduced to you the Figure Sauna™ (article here: https://www.toyfarce.com/news/introducing-the-figure-sauna ). Now that we’re well into the summer, and that the heatwaves keep coming at us, an ingenious collector found a new solution to joint stiffness in action figures using only on thing: your automobile!

Pictures you can feel. You could probably crack an egg on those cars and cook it: ROAD SNACK!

Special thanks to @cr33pynj for this tip (or “the other Dave” as he was introduced to us): The last time Dave bought a NECA figure, he noticed that after leaving it in his car that had been under a scorching sun for hours, the figure came out right off the box without a single articulation issue. All the joints were ready for movement, and there was no need to use the traditional “boiling water” or “hair dryer” trick.

Soon, we will see this kind of note, but there will be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles two-pack instead.

DISCLAIMER: Do not leave your toy in the car for more than 10-15 minutes. Usually, the car ride home from the superstore/comic book store should be enough to loosen the joints (suspiciously). It has not been tested yet, but leaving a NECA figure for hours in a car under a scorching sun could do permanent damage to your figure.

“What a great place to display my cute soft squishy animals collection! - Oh nooooo.”

Rubber duck in solid and in liquid form.

Are you excited for NECA’s Comic Con Panel later today? What are you hoping the most for? Let us know in the comments!

More news at 11:00… And don’t forget to drink a lot of water!

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REVIEW: NECA’S TMNT ACCESSORY SET!

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NECA’S TMNT ACCESSORY SET!

It’s Wednesday, you know what that means… ToyFarce reviews!

This week, we’re looking at the NECA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Accessory set. The set was announced in September 2020, and was available for pre-order on the NECA store for an entire week (from Sept 4 to Sept 11, 2020), for $49,99 (and is now available only via secondary market or scalpers). It’s a nice set that adds some cool accessories for your TMNT figures, along with extra heads, and baby turtles!

Front

Back

Text

(*inhales…*) A street sign, 4 alternative heads (one for each turtles), a manhole cover, a pizza box along with pizza slices, a TV with April on it, a straight nunchaku with a hand to hold it, a jar of turtle wax, a mutagen canister, a bag of corn chips and a bag of pork rinds, Michaelangelo’s stuffed panda, Shredder’s damaged helmet, a newspaper, a skateboard and the baby turtles!

Some people have a ‘Home Sweet Home’ door mat, the turtles have this

Hey, that’s home!

Look guys, April is on TV!

*The turtles coo* Those baby turtles are actually articulated, and can move their arms and head.

The new heads are a nice addition. Some of the original facial expressions on those figures were a bit too serious (Donatello looks like he’s constipated), so having smiling faces is great, as is getting a serious face for Michaelangelo. Also great for decapitation pictures!

Leonardo

Donatello

Raphael

Michaelangelo

Worst. Unmasking. Ever.

Pork rinds? - Pork rinds!

Heeeeeeey!

Turtle wax!

Such a weird fashion statement…

See? It’s worse!

Wise man says “Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza!”

It dices, it slices!

Cowabunga, dudes.

The next offerings from NECA for the TMNT 90 movie line should be either the Loot Crate Danny or the April O’Neil figure. Both are earmarked for August, so we’ll see who gets here first!

More news at 11:00… Cowabunga!

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AMIDST SILVERHAWKS PAINT CONTROVERSY, SUPER7 ANNOUNCES NEXT WAVE OF ULTIMATE TMNT!

BREAKING NEWS:

AMIDST SILVERHAWKS PAINT CONTROVERSY, SUPER7 ANNOUNCES NEXT WAVE OF ULTIMATE TMNT!!

A few days ago, Super7 unveiled the first pictures of the digital sculpts of the Silverhawks figures… and inevitably, people started to complain! (That could actually be another article, and just end there). From the pictures of the digital scuplts (read that again, digital sculpts. Not even actual figures yet), the paint didn’t look as shiny as the figures used to be in our collective memories… Oh noooo!

“WHAT? Those are not shiny enough!”

In the late 80’s, the figures used “vac-metal” (or vacuum metallizing) and were oh-so-shiny, and that is how people are remembering them. On the new Super7 figures digital sculpt pictures (once again, not even prototype pics, just digital), the colors seemed more matte, rather than very shiny. Collectors will not be able to use their Silverhawks figures as mirrors to look if they have something stuck between their teeth. Such a shame!

(For more info about the Super7 Silverhawks line and colors, check out the excellent interview of Brian Flynn by the great Pixel Dan that came out during the weekend. It’s amazingly informative! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFMZHnva640 )

“I won’t be able to enjoy my reflection in these! Gosh darn!”

ToyFarce did some digging, and found out about what the next wave of Ultimate TMNT will be, and you’ll never guess who the characters are! (#3 will shock you… sorry, old clickbaits habits).

The plan is for the next wave of TMNT Ultimates to include Chrome Dome, Robotic Bebop, Robotic Rocksteady and a Robotic Foot Soldier! All those figures which were vac-metal back then too! No digital sculpt pictures yet to see if they have a shine to them, but we’ll keep you posted as soon as we hear more.

Chrome Dome, Robotic Foot Soldier, Robotic Bebop and Robotic Rocksteady… SO SHINY!

There are also early rumors that the next wave could be inspired by the Metal Mutants wave from the early 90’s!

Shiny rumors!

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More news at 11:00… in vac-metal!

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REVIEW: NECA’S “TMNT 2: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE” TOKKA AND RAHZAR

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NECA’S “TMNT 2: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE” TOKKA AND RAHZAR!

It’s Wednesday. You know what that means… ToyFarce review!

This week, we’re taking a break from the McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse Year 1 reviews again (I’m a bit behind on my toy photography!), and we’ll review NECA’s most anticipated release from last year: the Tokka and Rahzar 2-pack from “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II - The Secret of the Ooze”!

First off, I have to mention the amazing bubble-wrap sarcophagus thingy that NECA packed the set with. This thing is beautiful and I haven’t dared to throw it away yet. It’s the best protection I’ve ever witnessed.

This set was “made-to-order”, in the sense that it was an exclusive for the NECA Store, and NECA opened pre-orders on their site for a limited time only (a week or two), and once that time was over, there was no way of getting that set at retail anymore (only secondary market and scalpers, unfortunately). As you can see on the shipping box, it seems they made 11810, so that’s still a pretty good run for those figures.

The box itself is quite big, which is not surprising, considering the size of the figures. They come with a ton of accessories, such as extra hands, a shield, a metal pipe and a wooden bar, an extinguisher, and lots of little easter eggs from the movie.

And now, let’s crack open those bad boys (I always wanted to say that). The “sleeve” inside the box has a barnyard print on it, just like in that scene when they come out of one to attack the turtles, so it’s pretty nice to be able to use it for some pictures as well.

Tokka is a #BEAST. He’s covered in spikes, and his shell is very, very pointy. Seriously. That thing is a weapon. I’m scared it will fall down from a shelf and impale a cat or something. He has a pretty ok “NECA”-set of articulations, even if he can’t do a lot due to his size and weight/balance. The best part is that his face has articulations on the mouth, the nose and the eyebrows (really!). So you can make him look mad, sad,…

Weaponized toy

Mad Tokka is mad

Surprise Tokka!

“DO YOU SMELL WHAT THE TOKK IS COOKING?”

Rahzar is also a #BEAST. He has chains, the parts of his ‘armor’ are loose and move around when you move him. His face is not as articulated as his partner, unfortunately, as you can only open/close his mouth.

Chains!

“GROAR"!”

Both figures look great, with tons of nice little details and the paint job is spot-on. Now it’s time to shamelessly re-enact scenes from the movie!

“Come forward! Attack me if you will. When this is over, you will call me ‘Master’!”

“Mama? MAMA!!!”

“BABIES! THEY’RE BABIES!!”

“TOKKA! RAHZAR!”

“ROAAAAR!”

“Hey, didn’t we see those guys at Wrestlemania?”

“Well, you know what they say! The bigger they are…”

“OUCH…the more bones they break.”

“Alright, you overgrown ugly excuse for a turtle!”

“BONK"!”

“You know…maybe that “ugly” crack was a little bit out of line, huh?”

“Why did I let you talk me into this??”

“Nom noms?”

“Oh-ho… No, they found the cubes! - I told you it wasn’t gonna work!”

“Whooooaaaa!”

“Major spin cycle!”

“CRASH!”

“Now I know what a postal package feels like…”

If you missed out on them, I would say that they are definitely worth tracking down. With a bit of patience and a good amount of luck, you could probably find them at a decent price down the line. No words from NECA on if they will ever re-issue them, but it does seem very unlikely, considering how they were some sort of experiment with the “made-to-order” concept.

“ROOOAAAAAAR!”

More news at 11:00… THEY’RE BABIES!

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MIB COLLECTORS! WONDERING WHAT THE BACK OF YOUR FIGURES LOOKS LIKE? SAY NO MORE! - NECA TMNT 1990 MOVIE EDITION

HELPFUL NEWS:

MIB COLLECTORS! WONDERING WHAT THE BACK OF YOUR FIGURES LOOKS LIKE? SAY NO MORE! - NECA TMNT 1990 MOVIE EDITION

To all the MIB/MOC/MISB collectors out there that always wondered what the back of their action figures would look like, Toyfarce has got your back… LITERALLY!

This week, we will focus on one of the hottest items of the last few years, the NECA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from the 1990 movie line! If you kept them sealed, but still would like to know what’s behind them, here is a gallery for you!

LEONARDO

RAPHAEL

DONATELLO

MICHELANGELO

SPLINTER

SHREDDER

FOOT SOLDIER (MELEE WEAPONS)

FOOT SOLDIER (BLADED WEAPONS)

CASEY JONES AND RAPHAEL (IN DISGUISE) - (aka ULTIMATE FLASHER RAPH)

SUPER SHREDDER

TOKKA AND RAHZAR

There you go, the mystery is now solved!

MIB/MOC collectors, let us know if there are any toy lines that you would like to see the back of! We will try to get it for you, so you can be sure to never open those figures and enjoy them!

More news at 11:00… mint in sealed box!

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“ANOTHER COLLECTOR GOT THAT TOY BEFORE ME AND NOW, MY DAY IS RUINED!”

COLLECTOR NEWS:

“ANOTHER COLLECTOR GOT THAT TOY BEFORE ME AND NOW, MY DAY IS RUINED!”

“How is that fair that *I* pre-ordered this DAY ONE, and *I* still haven’t gotten it, while other people are finding it in store?”

“From now on, I will boycott that brand! How dare they?”

“THIS IS LITERALLY THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!”

We have all seen those posts. Multiple times a week, in fact. It seems that a lot of collectors feel entitled that they should get toys before others, because they pre-ordered an item and have a wonderful personality.

There are several reasons why someone would get a product before someone else: Location, quality of the post service, plain luck, etc… Yet, some collectors still don’t seem to grasp the concept that pre-order does not mean “guaranteed to get it first”...

Of course, ToyFarce completely understands being excited and impatient. We are also waiting for our NECA Tokka and Rahzar two-pack, and our Kickstarter Spawn figures. But just like everybody else, we just have to be patient.

In the example of the Kickstarter Spawn: “Yeah, but some people in Hong Kong and China are starting to get them, and I have to wait weeks before I get mine because it’s on a boat!”… So what? What is wrong with waiting? Is it the fear of being less validated and getting less “likes” because other people will have posted pictures before yours arrived? No need to worry about that, most people will have blocked you by the time you receive yours because of the constant complaining anyway ^^

Here is a lesson about patience, self-control and delayed gratification brought to you by Loki himself, Tom Hiddleston, and the Cookie Monster:

We hope that this will help!

More news at 11:00… BUT DID ANYONE GET THEIR TRACKING INFO YET?

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REVIEW: GAMESTOP EXCLUSIVE DC COLLECTIBLES BATMAN VS TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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GAMESTOP EXCLUSIVE DC COLLECTIBLES BATMAN VS TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

With the post system being what it is these days during the holiday season, during a global pandemic, I have not received any of the new toys that are in transit, so today, we’ll have a look at older stuff, like the Gamestop Exclusive DC Collectibles (it was still ‘Collectibles’ at the time!) Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures (those pictures were taken in early 2020).

It was first a comic book crossover event, that was actually pretty good (2 sequels have come out since), and DC made an animated movie out of the first story. Those figures have the design of the animated movie.

Here are some packaging shots:

(The 'Robin & Raphaël' box was smashed during transport, so I just opened that one right away to make sure the figures were fine, so no photos of that box. The figures were fine!)

First, let’s check the leaders of their respective families: The Batman and Leonardo.

“Dude, you’re dressed like a bat!”

“You are literally a turtle.”

“Fair enough. Let’s fight crime!”

Now for the rebel of their families: Robin (Damian Wayne) and Raphaël.

“Oh, you put the hood on? Things are getting serious!”

“COME AT US, BRO!”

Then, they paired the tech savvy ones together, with Batgirl coming along with Donatello.

“You got any games on that?”

“Nevermind. Time to fight!”

Michaelangelo, or Mikey, the goofiest of the Ninja Turtles, was somehow paired with Alfred, the serious yet snarky butler. Odd pairing, but it works for me!

“Master Michaelangelo, may I ask you not to use your skateboard inside the manor, please…”

“Come on, I just waxed the floors…”

PS: Alfred has NO CHILL.

Finally, the baddies, Shredder and Ras’al’Ghul came in the same set, which makes a lot of sense.

“Soon, the turtles will be defeated!”

“And the detective will see how much smarter than him I am!”

“What is this thing anyway? Mu-ta-gen?”

Those figures are pretty awesome. I like the fabric they used for the cape, it allows for nice movement and display. The “cell shading” effect on the figures is a nice touch, and makes them look better than other versions of the characters. Some people didn’t like the design of the animated movie and would have prefered it to be closer to the comic book, but they still look awesome on a shelf. Growing up watching the TMNT cartoon and Batman the Animated Series, this was a no-brainer for me anyway.

A great representation, whether you are a fan of the Bat-Family…

… or the Ninja Turtles family!

“Group shot!”

“Now for the best part… PIZZA TIME!"

“Mmmmh… Pizza.”

Bonus: SDCC 2019 Exclusive Mikey as Batman

“I am vengeance, I am the night…”

“I AM MIKEY!”

“Pizza?”

More news at 11:00… COWABUNGA!

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