[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by evilekim

I get that some of you get frustrated, but damn! You guys haven’t even given the NECA Walmart partnership a chance.

Believe me...I want to believe the partnership will work. Given though how many times Walmart has shit the bed on their own exclusives, and NECA'S own somewhat spotty record, it's hard to keep the faith. Look at how poorly Walmart has handled Mattel's, Hasbro's, and most recently McFarlane's exclusives. (Did anyone actually find that Spawn in stores? What a shit show that was.) Why should we believe Neca will be handled any differently?

Neca has done a lot better with Target than it has in the past with their distribution woes. Outside the Bebop and Rocksteady debacle, (which I thankfully found in that first released batch, but have only seen them once since then...) I have had no issue finding what I'm looking for when it's been released. I think a large part of the problem is in their store ambassador programs...they are responsible for the upkeep of those aisles one way or another, so either those folks are not doing their job, or alternatively,
they are, and Neca is not doing theirs.

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Originally Posted by Black Arbor

Maybe because we saw the possibilities of a NECA/Wal-Mart partnership back when they had boxed Robocop and Endoskeletons for sale... Oh, sorry, I mean when they were SUPPOSED to have them for sale, and none of the 10 stores I checked had ANY. Wal-Mart has a horrible track record here, so forgive us for being skeptical!

Oh...you mean those Godzilla 2014, Robocop, and Terminator figures they were sticking in the sports card section next to the Pokemon cards, impulse items and all that blind bag nonsense? Seemed like a good spot to put them. Right where people would look for them...eh Walmart?

[Seymour Gutz]

I live in the Northwest corner of CT. I have seen exactly 3 TMNT 2 packs in Targets around here and the were all the same shitty recolored turtles. There isn't a single NECA TMNT Figure that I own that I didn't have to pay a scalper for. Honestly I am done with "hunting" for these things. I'll keep what I have and pay scalpers for the 2 or 3 other figures I've been looking forward to but Super 7 can have my money. I'd rather be patient for great figures that I didn't have to "hunt" down or pay someone 2-3 times the cost. Super 7 knows how to get the products people want directly into their hands and for that I'll pay a bit more for it gladly. Unlike NECA, I've never had to give a Super 7 figure a bath, worry about a limb snapping off, the count stands a 2 bebops and a Donatello, or use my wife's blow dryer to use the articulation on a figure. The hunt isn't fun for this line. Neca should wake up and realize that whenever they post anything the vast majority of replies are from people who can't find these things which should signal to them that something is wrong. Personally, between the QC issues and that inaccessibility, I hope they lose the license and super 7 can take over all of it.

[urrutiap]

new NECA Metalhead looks way too clunky and chubby. Plus the vacuum cleaner hand attachment thingy like I said its dumb. the old Playmates figure had the best weapon attachment which was the nunchuck attachment and backpack

[Black Arbor]

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Originally Posted by urrutiap

new NECA Metalhead looks way too clunky and chubby. Plus the vacuum cleaner hand attachment thingy like I said its dumb. the old Playmates figure had the best weapon attachment which was the nunchuck attachment and backpack

Yeah yeah we all know your opinion, this is based off the cartoon, not the Playmates figure. You want the nunchuks, wait for Super7 to make Metalhead.

[dukefett]

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Originally Posted by JerpJerp

I've never heard of Robotkingdom...I looked it up and someone said in a forum it is a China based company.

I tried clicking the 'about us' section on their site and it kept taking me back to the home page. Not a single piece of information about the location, or, proper contact information.

Every other link worked on the site...shady.

WHY WOULD THEY BE THE ONLY ONE WITH A PRE-ORDER???? HMMMMMMM....

Robot Kingdom has been around for a long time. Everything gets distributed in Asia too, I haven't checked lately but they usually always have SDCC exclusives there from Hasbro. And they do all Transformers also obviously.

[evilekim]

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Originally Posted by JerpJerp

I've never heard of Robotkingdom...I looked it up and someone said in a forum it is a China based company.

I tried clicking the 'about us' section on their site and it kept taking me back to the home page. Not a single piece of information about the location, or, proper contact information.

Every other link worked on the site...shady.

WHY WOULD THEY BE THE ONLY ONE WITH A PRE-ORDER???? HMMMMMMM....

Relax, you can order here too if you don’t want ti try Walmart.
https://www.popcultcha.com.au/teenag...re-2-pack.html

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Originally Posted by Black Arbor

Maybe because we saw the possibilities of a NECA/Wal-Mart partnership back when they had boxed Robocop and Endoskeletons for sale... Oh, sorry, I mean when they were SUPPOSED to have them for sale, and none of the 10 stores I checked had ANY. Wal-Mart has a horrible track record here, so forgive us for being skeptical!

How many years ago was that?! 5-6? lol Those were in the self checkout lines, and were very limited. I saw them but they were just rereleases. I do wish I bought that Ronocop.

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Originally Posted by Black Arbor

Yeah yeah we all know your opinion, this is based off the cartoon, not the Playmates figure. You want the nunchuks, wait for Super7 to make Metalhead.

For real! Just wait until 2024, Super7 will have you taken care of lol

[RicksNerdLife]

Removed - Toyark Staff

RobotKingdom is highly reputable.

[Joe Moore]

Enough with the insults and snipping back and forth. If people can't discuss toy news without resorting to insults, then don't post at all.

[JerpJerp]

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Originally Posted by evilekim

Relax, you can order here too if you don’t want ti try Walmart.
https://www.popcultcha.com.au/teenag...re-2-pack.html
l

The site looks reputable. Address, all contacts, thorough information. Easy to calculate total cost without ill-defined international shipping costs, like a lot of Japan sites. I feel comfortable ordering from them. But it's in Australia.

Total cost for undercover & casey: $82 (tax+shipping included)
It's pretty much eBay. Not only that, if there is a QC issue, return shipping could be expensive.

The cartoon turtles 2-pack base cost is $85...total cost: $105....more than ebay.

Basically you could have just told us it was eBay prices. That was a goose chase.

Bro, you're talking so much crap. To say Super7 is charging people $25 extra for each of their TMNT figures because of the consumer direct model, is BOGUS.
AT MOST, it's an added $5-10 dollars. That other $15-20 is on the product. The quality and quantity, of the plastic, paint, details and extra accessories....

Bigger figures, more paint and details...


Come on.....

They are both awesome for what they are but don't shit on Super7 for no reason.

One thing you're right about, I feel bad complaining about the NECA TMNT shortages. I'm really trying to be patient and understanding. But it's crazy. They tweet about everything going to be there, and then it ain't. They retweet all these people with their finds.
I'm calling and visiting the stores for months because they keep making it seem like it's right there, just go get it.

Maybe things will change with the coming figures. Now that the toys have proven so desirable maybe they can prepare better in the future. I really hope the best and I don't want to give up quite yet.
If it's like this for every figure...god help us all.

I'm okay with expressing my frustrations at this point because it's honest feedback. They can use that information, or not use it at all.

I think a lot of the talk on here ends up effecting more of the toy world than you think. All the normal people out there can benefit from our criticisms too.

[ludovicotek]

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Originally Posted by JerpJerp

Come on.....

They are both awesome for what they are but don't shit on Super7 for no reason.

Hey, Jerp, gotta tell you man, your perspective is refreshing. You consistently keep a positive attitude. There's a lot of people on here who complain like crazy, which is fine (everybody is entitled to share their opinions and multiple perspectives are valuable to hear). But at the end of the day, we're talking about toys. I never understand the hate that some people express over a hobby that is supposed to bring us joy.

You're a good dude.

[Captainkrabs]

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Originally Posted by OriginalFire

Where r u from

France!

[JerpJerp]

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Originally Posted by ludovicotek

....consistently keep a positive attitude.

Damn that means a lot to me coming from you Ludo. You’ve been on the ark from 2009 with 4000+ posts. Respect! You the man!!! That’s what I’m talking about. You and the other guys/gals here helped shaped the toys I was buying without me even knowing for a long time.
Respect to Joe too for laying the smack down on us. It’s so hard to control ourselves sometimes because we love toys so much...

[Joe Moore]

TMNT Metalhead Final Packaging Photos from NECA - The Toyark - News

[Comedian]

The box is quite appealing. To bad neca can’t do some more re-issues and box them like this. Maybe be-bop and rocksteady could get a deluxe treatment for the massive amount of collectors that can’t find these.

[Joe Moore]

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Originally Posted by Comedian

The box is quite appealing. To bad neca can’t do some more re-issues and box them like this. Maybe be-bop and rocksteady could get a deluxe treatment for the massive amount of collectors that can’t find these.

They did say they will be producing and shipping Bebop and Rocksteady throughout the rest of the year. Thought I had one at pretty much cost, but turned out the guy supplying the figure was a scammer.

[Omega]

Figure looks amazing, but that little red switch on the back scared the hell out of me lol.

[Comedian]

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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

They did say they will be producing and shipping Bebop and Rocksteady throughout the rest of the year. Thought I had one at pretty much cost, but turned out the guy supplying the figure was a scammer.

I didn’t know neca was doing them for the rest of the year, I thought just that March run and that was it. That’s good news. I so bad want to collect them, but you know my stance on these. I hope I can obtain them.

Sucks about the scammer. To the bottom of the flames with them.

[JerpJerp]

Looks good but why get excited. I’m literally killing my excitement to make sure I don’t get disappointed. Cowabutthole.

[OriginalFire]

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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

They did say they will be producing and shipping Bebop and Rocksteady throughout the rest of the year. Thought I had one at pretty much cost, but turned out the guy supplying the figure was a scammer.

Sorry bout the scammer. What is the source of the news that they will be shipping them all year and will they be shipping them to Canada?

[applefirebird]

Does anyone have the placeholder for metalhead? Does Target website have it?