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Write a Review link for that item. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 1990 Movie (Neca)After doing plenty of figures from the first two Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies, it was inevitable NECA do the third movie next. Granted, it's considered the weakest of the New Line trilogy, and I agree, but I'd be lying if I didn't say it was a guilty pleasure. I was more than happy to hear the "samurai" turtles would be getting a four-pack, and I made sure to pre-order mine from NECA directly once the chance arrived. The packaging is much like the past movie four-packs, recreating the VHS box art with the included figures. That part's a slip cover over the open-window box underneath, and it gives you a good view of what's inside, along with neat interior art and plenty of photos on the back of both it and the cover. There's a bit of tape and plastic strips to remove, but it's all easy to get out. Unlike the last movie turtles, these ones are sculpted by Brodie Perkins instead of Jason Frailey and Trevor Zammit, and he did a very good job with them, especially knowing these are considered inferior to the first two movie suits. The heads look pretty accurate to the film, and there's a bit of variety to them; Leonardo and Raphael have stoic expressions, while Donatello and Michelangelo are happy. The expressions fit the characters, and the paint and texture is good, aside from a bit of paint bleed. The helmets are nicely detailed and painted as well, and are separated pieces from the heads, clipping onto the mask knots. Standing 6 1/2" without the helmets, all four turtles share the same body, with only Leonardo's being different due to the scabbards in the back. These outfits have a lot of detail, and it's all carried over well into plastic. Sure, Leonardo's the only one with proper weapon holsters, but the rest of the weapons can be tucked into the rope belts with ease. The outfits don't have too much colors, but the paint is pretty good for the most part, with few noticeable issues. There's also a good blend of sculpt with articulation here, with much of it being hidden to the naked eye. The robes are separate soft-goods pieces with posable wires inside them. Most of them are easy to get on with the helmets removed, but Leo's is a little trickier because you have to slide the top and bottom of the scabbards through notches in it. Once you get them on the figures, though, they look great. The articulation is similar to the other movie turtles, with a few differences. All four turtles get a barbell head and waist, swivel/hinge shoulders, elbows, wrists, and ankles, ball-jointed hips, swivel thighs, and double swivel/hinge knees. But that's not all; these turts also come with "butterfly" joints for the shoulders, allowing you to move the arms further forward and back on the body. I've heard a few complaints about tight joints, mostly on the ankles with a couple reported as breaking there. While I had a few tight joints, they freed up with no hot water needed, but I would work them carefully to reduce risk of damage. There's a good number of accessories included with this set, giving you various ways to display them. Aside from the removable helmets and robes, there's also the face masks for each one, and they slide on easily when you get the mask ties out of the way (Raph's is the darker brown, while Mikey's is lighter). There's also five extra pairs of hands: closed, pointing, relaxed, splayed, and tight grip, the last of which works for most of the weapons. The signature weapons are all here - katanas, bo staff, sai, and nunchucks - along with a pair of sabers, both of which are different sculpts. The time scepter is also here, of course, with three different versions: normal, broken, and "homemade." That isn't all these turtles get; a set of alternate heads is included. These heads give the turtles angrier, in-battle expressions, but the style on them seems to be closer to the first two movie suits than the third movie. Sculpted by Jason Frailey, they look great, but are smaller than the regular heads. However, they swap onto the bodies easily, and the masks and helmets fit on them well. These are also meant to be used with the first and second movie turtle figures, but keep in mind with the first movie turtles, the barbell joint will come out of the neck rather than the head, so you'll need to heat up the heads and pop the joints out of them to use these new heads. Sure, the third turtle movie is the weakest, but these figures are plenty of fun. With great sculpts and paint, and some nice accessories, there's a lot of ways to display these on the shelf. I'm sure we'll get more figures from this movie soon, but NECA's still focused on Secret of the Ooze for right now. I guess they'll do more of movie three once SOTO is done with, and after the third is exhausted, who knows? Maybe we'll get some new figures based off the 2007 film. - 8/14/23   by RMaster007 |
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