[Crazy Jetty]

Thread inspired by the news that the TMNT Secret Sewer Lair has been moved to being a store exclusive, and some of the discussion about it.

It's as simple as the title. Are playsets important?

I've always felt they are. If there is a location that's important to the characters, then to me, having a playset is just as important.
The quasi generic types like this hypothetical "Spiderman City Brawl" that's a random city corner, with break apart light posts don't mean much.
But I always felt Batman needs a Batcave.
The Turtles need their home.
Also, not every toyline can make use of vehicles (Like Spiderman), but a well thought out playset/lair can apply to any toyline.
I mean, the worst thing for Star Trek, is not to have a bridge set. The Enterprise is as much a character as Kirk, or Picard. And the Bridge itself has always been her face.

As a kid, anytime something didn't have a playset, I always tried to make one. (I made a control room backdrop for the Technodrome out of a big piece of cardboard with huge hole cut out for the dimentional portal, for Shredder and Krang)

I say kudos to Mattel for making quasi-playset Justice Hall facade as a C&C..