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REVIEW: NECA’S ULTIMATE APRIL O’NEIL
This week, we’re checking the Ultimate April O’Neil from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 90’s movie by NECA!
TOYFARCE REVIEWS:
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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REVIEW: NECA SDCC 2020 EXCLUSIVE TMNT MUSICAL MUTAGEN TOUR SET!
This week, on monday, NECA did their Comic Con Panel and announced a ton of new stuff, including this year’s SDCC Exclusives. I felt it was maybe time to review LAST YEAR’s SDCC Exclusive!
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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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REVIEW: NECA’S TMNT ACCESSORY SET!
This week, we’re looking at the NECA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Accessory set.
TOYFARCE REVIEWS:
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
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(*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!
A few days ago, Super7 unveiled the first pictures of the digital sculpts of the Silverhawks figures… and inevitably, people started to complain!
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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AFTER TRADING CARDS, TARGET TO STOP SELLING FOOD ALTOGETHER, UNTIL PEOPLE LEARN TO BEHAVE!
Earlier this week, we have learned that Target will stop selling trading cards (Pokémon, NBA, NFL, MLB) nationwide, starting from today (May 14th, 2021).
BREAKING NEWS:
AFTER TRADING CARDS, TARGET TO STOP SELLING FOOD ALTOGETHER, UNTIL PEOPLE LEARN TO BEHAVE!
Earlier this week, we have learned that Target will stop selling trading cards (Pokémon, NBA, NFL, MLB) nationwide, starting from today (May 14th, 2021). The whole trading card collecting has been booming lately, with cards going up in value exponentially. Collectors, along with non-collectors who want to make a quick buck (aka scalpers) have been going to the stores at opening hour and litteraly fighting over trading card packs. Here are a couple of pics that have been seen in various stores:
The decision came after several incidents were reported over the last few months, as adult people were actually fighting over trading cards (See also: GI Joe Classified Series Cobra Island figures / Major Bludd / NECA Turtles in Disguise 4-pack, etc…). An incident in Wisconsin went a bit too far, guns were involved, and the Target employees were tired of having people ask about them all the time (once again, see also: GI Joe Classified Series Cobra Island figures / Major Bludd / NECA Turtles in Disguise 4-pack, etc…).
“I’m definitely gonna get some Pokémon cards today! I feel lucky!”
Somehow, they didn’t bat an eye when the entire country was fighting over toilet paper, but that’s none of our business… (insert Kermit sipping tea meme). There were videos on the internet of litteral fights over toilet paper for months, but that did not make them stop selling toilet paper…
“Hey! It’s limited to 1 per family!”
ToyFarce heard that after reading the comments online about that decision, Target is planning to stop selling anything in the store, whether it is food, clothes, toys, etc… until people learn to behave appropriately.
A representant of Target sent the following statement:
“They’re just cards, for f***’s sake! That’s it, we’re shutting it all down. You all can go to your room and think about what you did!”
The following picture is (obviously) a meme, but we really wish it were true:
Have you ever witnessed some of those fights over trading cards (or toys)? Or did you have a successful hunt and found your Cobra Island or NECA TMNT figures? Let us know in the comments!
More news at 11:00… See also: GI Joe Classified Series Cobra Island figures / Major Bludd / NECA Turtles in Disguise 4-pack, etc…
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REVIEW: NECA’S “TMNT 2: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE” TOKKA AND RAHZAR
This week, 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”!
TOYFARCE REVIEWS:
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
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!
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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"TIME AND ENERGY", A NEW TAX FROM UNASSUMED SCALPERS ?!
"Price for this figure is $70, for time and energy". This is the type of offer that a collector can usually read for a figure that cost $29,99 at retail.
BREAKING NEWS:
"TIME AND ENERGY", A NEW TAX FROM UNASSUMED SCALPERS ?!
"Price for this figure is $70, for time and energy". This is the type of offer that a collector can usually read for a figure that cost $29,99 at retail. Those offers generally come with a disclaimer saying that they are not scalpers.
What is "time and energy", you ask? It's the time and energy used by a person driving to the supermarket, where they were going to because they needed groceries anyway, and they happened to stumble upon one of the popular toys that everybody wants, by accident.
ToyFarce News asked mathemacians and experts to try to uncover the truth behind this "time and energy" tax that so many have been adding to inflate their prices, and this is the answer that was given to us, unanimously:
"Time and energy means nothing, they're just scalpers".
We hope that it helped fellow collectors to understand the intricacies behind it.
More news at 11:00... + time and energy
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REVIEW: NECA'S ULTIMATE FLASHER RAPHAEL AND CASEY JONES 2-PACK !
After months of requests by at least 2 people (!), ToyFarce News has decided to start doing some reviews!
TOYFARCE REVIEWS:
REVIEW: NECA'S ULTIMATE FLASHER RAPHAEL AND CASEY JONES 2-PACK !
After months of requests by at least 2 people (!), ToyFarce News has decided to start doing some reviews! In order not to limit ourselves, it will be a mix of old and news toys. We will try to do reviews as often as possible, in addition to our news article. The very first review is about the coveted set from NECA, the "Ultimate Flasher Raphael and Casey Jones" 2-pack!
ToyFarce News got very lucky and managed to get one of those set from the Neca store, the day it was released on their website, at the end of June. However, thanks to the global pandemic and the post system being generally crappy, the set didn't arrive until early August. That means the SDCC exclusive ones might not reach us until later sept/oct... Oh well.
This is a very nice set with tons of accessories. Casey Jones comes with multiple weapons and set of hands, and Flasher Raph' comes with extra sets of hands, bandanas, weapons, a pizza slice, and a fedora, to the delight of a certain part of the internet community!
Now, the mandatory "same poses than on the back of the packaging" because I have no imagination:
All in all, it's an amazing set, and I hope that all the collectors who want it will get it one way or another, after NECA solve their distribution issues. Rating: Awesome /10
What do you think about this set? Let us know in the comments! Also, let us know if you would like to see more reviews!
More news at 11:00... NO, RAPH, STOP !!
"CRAPPY SET" THAT "NOBODY ASKED FOR" MYSTERIOUSLY SELLING OUT EVERYWHERE ?
We are now a month later, and the set has been out for a couple of weeks, and mysteriously, it seems that a lot of people are having a hard time finding it.
