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Write a Review link for that item. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Classic Cartoon (Neca)I'll be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of the Neutrinos from the TMNT cartoon. Sure, they had cool designs, but their annoying voices and lingo were off-putting to me. Still, they were pretty important in the five-episode pilot season and continued to pop up from time to time, and that's why I wanted them to get the NECA treatment. My wish was granted a few months ago when they became the toon line's first three-pack. Before we get on with this review, I just want to clarify: Zak is the blue one, Dask is the yellow one, and Kala is the green one. Now that that's out of the way, all three figures are sculpted by Paul Harding, who's been doing a lot of Turtle stuff recently. Everyone is really spot-on, from the funky clothes to out-of-this-world hairstyles. I'm impressed by how well Zak's hair was replicated. The height is slightly varied on each figure, but all stand around the 5 1/4" mark. The paint work is really nice as well, down to even giving Zak painted and sculpted eyes under his glasses. There are a few fuzzy edges, though, and the hands aren't all that perfect, either. All three teens have the same points of articulation, allowing for plenty of poses to be taken. The ball-jointed head and neck combo allows them to look all around, but Zak's neck doesn't want to move all that much. The swivel/hinge joints at the shoulders, elbows, and wrists are nice, and I was surprised by how well the wrists moved, but the elbows are a little tight, and the boys don't have much bend in theirs due to the sleeves. There's also a ball-jointed chest, ball-socket hips, swivel thighs, double-hinged knees, and swivel/hinge ankles. The knees are pretty tight, so be mindful of that. Since these are small figures, I'd treat the joints with care, though I haven't had too much issues with them. Since this is a $75 three-pack, expect a good chunk of accessories to be included. Zak and Dask get three sets of hands - open, gripping, and closed - and Kala also gets open and closed hands, but instead of a left grip, she gets a peace-sign right. The hands are a pretty tight fit, but popping them out isn't too hard. The Neutrinos each get a hoverboard (blue for Zak, purple for Dask, and orange for Kala) with foot pegs, and a ball-stand for each of them to display them hovering. There's also a small clear stand for each Neutrino to keep them upright, but Kala's the only one who really needs it. Aside from all the character-specific accessories, a couple devices are included as well, with two trackers, a radar dish, some weird flashlight-like thing, and a square device made by Donatello that, if I recall correctly, gave him a signal from Dimension X that allowed their channels to play on the Turtles' TV. Two "slug" figures are also included: baby Tribble and the Grybyx. These two guys have the same great sculpt and paint work as the teens, and are also slightly articulated; both get ball-jointed heads, and Tribble gets swivel/hinge shoulders. It's nice to finally get a long-awaited set of characters in the line, and even nicer they're done this well. The sculpts and accessories are amazing, though less tight joints and cleaner paint would've been good. For characters I'm not that fond of, the Neutrinos make great figures. - 1/15/23   by RMaster007 |
| 4-Pack |  | Submission Order |  | Accessory Pack |
| Donatello (Dark Turtle) | | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Classic Cartoon Series | | Mighty Hog and Rhino-Man |
| 4-Pack | | Written by RMaster007 | | Accessory Pack |
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