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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Two questions:

1. Why are they doing these two when Shredder, April, and Splinter have not had figures first?

2. Does Playmates actually plan to sell the Classics line in physical stores?

1. I have a thought, Rocksteady and Bebop can share parts thus keeping the cost down. I believe the four turtles are all the same parts minus the head. Correct me if I am wrong on that.

But looking forward to Shredder April and Splinter too. I am still a little put off by there faces. Not nearly as cartoony as the classics figures. I am wondering if different people have sculpted the toys. I wasn't completely satisfied with the turtles faces. I feel that the classic representations are more of the artwork subjected to t-shirts, sweatshirts, beach towels and other licensing not either the cartoon or the toy line.








And now Bebop and Rocksteady almost look like more realistic representations. They look neither like the cartoon or original toys. So I think I might sit this one out and wait for Gentle Giant to approach it in 2044.



2. When the Turtles debuted in August they were pretty common at Toysrus,Target and Walmart. But around october they all went and I have yet to see them at a store restock yet. Maybe Playmates is trying to hone in on the nickelodeon line. Why compete with your own product?
I think us collectors are now expected to venture the internet to purchase toys more often than not.
I am pretty sure 40-50% of my toy collection is purchased through a online retailer or Ebay.
Just think of the massive amount of online toy retailer exclusives for even big brands like Transformers and Star Wars. So I could totally see the TMNT classics being a little more elusive in physical retail.