>>11041003I'm not sure if the turtles are necessarily meant to be stylized. They're not 1:1 to Mirage per se- but the looks of the turtles shifted so much even early on with just Eastman and Laird it'd just generally trying to capture the look.
As far as articulation- it's both a license issue and likely to keep them under a specific price since they can use pegs instead of a jointing system. They're still not cheap, but for an indie company like Mezco it's less costly than other offerings.