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Write a Review link for that item. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Classic Cartoon (Neca)You think with how long NECA's TMNT toon line has been going on, they'd go back and reissue a few of the older figures, but nope, barely any of them got that treatment. I assume it has to do with the fact that they're Target exclusives, but still, they at least reissue the movie figures every now and then. NECA has gone a step above and upgraded some of the earlier figures, such as April and Slash, and Shredder now gets the 2.0 treatment. The box art is once again done by Aaron Hazouri, and the concept here is unique. Shredder's got himself a "Turtle Booers Club," with a couple of other villains as members (including Mr. Ogg; potential figure tease?). The text on the back, rather than a character description, is written through Shredder hosting another club meeting. It's pretty funny, and you may just hear James Avery (or any of Shredder's dozen other voice actors) reading it. Notably, the Nickelodeon logo is no longer on all sides of the box, instead just putting the new splat logo on the bottom, and it makes the VHS-styled aesthetic more convincing, since those were long before Nick owned the franchise. There are a few ties in the tray for everything, but it's not as much as Panda Khan thankfully. The first toon Shredder from NECA was released back in 2017 (though sculpted in 2016), so it's obvious a redone sculpt to fit the rest of the line was necessary. The old Shredder had a pretty good head sculpt, but this one's a big improvement, thanks to both the redone eyes and more accurate helmet color, and generally matches the cartoon a lot more. Oroku Saki also finally gets an uncovered portrait, alongside one with just the helmet and not the mask, and the likeness on both is great, as is the paint. The helmet crest on the maskless head bears the Eye of Sarnath, which played a part early on in Season 2, and the crests between both helmets are swappable, allowing for a few different looks. NECA sure seems to like their interchangeable parts nowadays; just look at the Elvis Stitch hitting Target now. Shredhead stands 6 7/8" tall right up to the tip of the helmet, and he's sculpted by Tomasz Rozejowski (with Jay Kushwara handling the articulation), who also did his Archie counterpart. Because of that, toon Shredder shares a bit of tooling with comic Shredder, but not a whole lot. The old toon Shredder was built off the one included in the Arcade Foot Clan four-pack, and NECA was too lazy at the time to really make the sculpt accurate to the show, such as on the armor and straps. Since this one isn't built off any previous figure, it allowed for him to be more accurate to how he looked on-screen, in addition to being a little bigger and more muscular. Having this new version of Shredder makes me wonder why I ever thought the older one looked good, let alone screen-accurate. The paint is excellent as well, with clean work and lines, and very little in the way of slip-ups. There's no cel shading with him either, arguably a better look for this line. The elbows and knees are pinless joints as with a few other recent TMNT figures, creating a better aesthetic. Speaking of joints, this Shredder moves no differently from his Archie counterpart. He has a barbell head and chest, swivel/hinge shoulders, wrists, and ankles, ball-jointed hips, double-hinged elbows and knees, and swivel biceps, forearms, waist, thighs, and shins. The joints move very well, with nothing too tight or too loose, and they blend in with the sculpt just fine. The forearm joints are a good inclusion, and important for characters wearing stuff on them for a more natural look when posing. Having the chest joint on the outside of the shirt rather than the inside works better, though I would've liked some more range out of it. The heads fit on the joint rather tightly, but I was able to swap them with no need for heat. The accessories for Shredder are all new here, and come from various specific episodes. He has extra hands, of course, including a pair of fists, a pair of vertically-hinged gripping hands, a pair of relaxed hands, and a left hand designed to hold the smaller extras. Said small extras include a floppy disk (called a "graphics disk" on the box) and a small wad of "Shredder bucks" from the episode "Shredderville." Also from Season 3 is the Medi-Laser, coming from "Beneath These Streets." This blaster-like weapon matches how it looked in the show, even having a removable "Directional Control Module" in the back. Also included are a photo of his mom (from the aptly-named "Shredder's Mom"), the Kojima brothers' diary (from "My Brother, the Bad Guy"), an amulet, specifically the one Shredder wore to make him immune to the effects of the Mesmerizer from "Super Bebop and Mighty Rocksteady," and a chef's hat. I'm not sure what episode the hat came from, but it fits all three heads, thanks to the removable helmet crests. I would've liked a proper weapon or two for him, but I can always borrow some from the Ultimate Foot Soldier. For its time, the original toon Shredder was a fairly good figure, but this is the upgrade he needed for a long while. The sculpt and paint are a huge improvement, and while I think he could use a few more accessories, I'm sure fans of the show will appreciate all the deep-cut extras. I'm not sure if NECA is looking into remaking previous figures, but I would like Ultimate releases of Baxter and Leatherhead, with the former having his fly arms in the correct spots. - 5/7/25   by RMaster007 |
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| Panda Khan (Crouching Panda, Hidden Turtles) | | Written by RMaster007 | | Pamela Voorhees |
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