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I've wanted to start collecting TMNT figures based on the 2007 movie for a while, but I hadn't because they're pretty difficult to find. Even ebay yields slim pickings most of the time. I've finally managed to obtain some of them, and friends, these are hands-down the best TMNT figures Playmates has ever released (save maybe the original '87s).
The sculpting is great, and they're nice and big, unlike most of Playmates' other efforts. At just over 5½ inches, they scale perfectly with the NECA and Figuarts TMNT lines. And believe it or not, I did an apples-to-apples comparison with the original TMNT 2012 Playmates wave, and they even have those figures beat in terms of articulation. They have all the same articulation as the 2012 turtles, with an additional bicep swivel to boot.
Here's the problem though. I won't deny that the NECA and Figuarts beat these figures handily in terms of both articulation and sculpt. And it's not as though these figures are the more economical option, since like I mentioned they're pretty hard to find secondhand. So you kind of have to be a really hardcore TMNT fan to even want to track these down in the first place. But if you are such a fan, I would highly suggest them. They're the best TMNT figures Playmates ever made.
