[evilekim]

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Originally Posted by dCon

do you mean Shredder and Splinter probably?
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I think TimothyR said it best. They need to have articulation! I still never get why ppl would rather have "clean lines" then mobility. Personally I never even notice a difference other then one figure can't move, one can. I'll take the one that can move around any day.

Other thing is price. It is probably that much partly because of the die cast in their legs. Which through a picture you can't really see where the extra cost goes. But in hand that die cast helps you balance the figure and keep its center of balance through practically any pose. Plus the added heft feel feels nice. HOWEVER, about the cons. Its not the accessories, because you can always add stuff to the figure in that way, but the deco SHOULD be alot darker green. It makes me hope that Tamashii Nations doesn't have a 4 pack in store for later with darker green advertised as "more cartoon accurate" or something. Would piss alot of ppl off though so im not sure shfiguarts would do that or not. They do color deco changes in their ShMonsterarts linr5





They did good figures no doubt, but I'm guessing the plastic and joints are no where near as good, judging by my (dont get me wrong, AWESOME) Alien Predator Rocky and Gremlins figures. They have that rubbery knee that Hasbro legends/Black Series has, and the quality is no where near ShFiguarts. On top of that I asked Randy if he can use die cast in his action figures, and he said no. PLUS ..
CARTOON TURTLES? Neca hasn't done them yet

I could see why you'd be concerned with the NECA plastic vs SH, but NECA went a much different route with the TMNT line. These are much more durable than any NECA figure I have owned(and I own a ton) Look at Shredder's blades for example. They went with a softer material as opposed to hard plastic to avoid any breakage with the blades.

As far as SH goes, let's not forget the old failed lines and ones to come. Take the Alien and Predator lines. They were terrible! My Big Chap only looks good with Walking Dead figures(5" scale)and he wasn't nearly worth the $60 I paid. For the record, he has no diecast parts. Look at what's to come..TDK trilogy figures, featuring quite possibly the worst Heath Ledger Joker ever sculpted. Let's face it, SH is hit or miss. The price is the only thing that's consistent.

Back to the turtles, the toe articulation is not needed IMO. Had they simply ditched some articulation(toes included)they wouldn't have needed to use diecast. The old NECA Mirage turtles would keep standing in an earthquake lol
SH needs to really think about how they're going to sculpt Shredder's armor. If not done right, some people are gonna be really upset if old Shred-head takes a shelf dive.