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Write a Review link for that item. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Super7) (Super7)First they did the regular turtles, then they did the "Disguise" sub-line variants, so what was Super7's next step? Rock 'N Rollin' Turtles. The originals had the turtles each representing a different genre of rock (and one of them rap), and since Super7 loves their music figures, it's not much of a surprise they'd do them. What was surprising was that instead of Undercover Don, S7 jumped right to Punker Don. Was it because they were already doing a turtle in a trenchcoat (Raphael) or they just found the punk getup more visually appealing? I guess we'll never know. Donatello must've been working on a hair growth formula, or at least a wig, because this version of him's sporting a rockin' mohawk. The original prototype for the figure (read Rad Plastic to see it) had a thinner and wilder mohawk, but was changed to a thicker look so it'd be easier to sculpt. The mohawk here is nicely detailed, but it's a shame it's not neon orange anymore. The rest of the head is great, with the "exposed teeth on one side of the mouth" expression common to vintage turtles, albeit not as wide open as before, and an earring on the side of his mask for some reason. The skin tone is closer to the Ultimate Slam Dunkin' Don than regular Don, but a bit darker. The heads and hands from each aren't designed to work with one another, and that's a shame (you can fit some parts on, but they're not the best fit). If you do want to change how Donnie looks on the shelf, there's two extra unique heads for him. One head has a screaming/singing expression, with goggles over his mask. The paint on this head, as well as the default one, is pretty clean, with silver accents where applicable. It also makes me wish Super7 did these as two-piece heads like we've seen with the NECA Toon Turtles, so you can further change up his looks. The third head has his tongue sticking out through his teeth, a squinted right eye, and spiky purple hair in place of his mohawk. It's a nice, unique look Super7 came up with themselves, but it suffers from the weakest paint, especially with the center spike having a brown mark on it. Still, it's nice to have all this variety. This bad-but-actually-good boy is a little taller than usual for Turtles in this line due to the mohawk, which brings him up to about 6 1/2". His outfit is lifted over completely from the original figure, with his leather jacket, metallic glove, ripped jeans, hi-tops, and turtle head chain, now on an actual metal chain. There are a few changes to the look, such as the jacket hanging straight down, and the chain running down his left arm being omitted for articulation reasons, but nevertheless is an accurate recreation. The jacket overlaying the torso is soft plastic separate from the body, including the carapace exposed through the tears. Some of the ridges of the shell can be made out through the back of the jeans, and there's no rips there, so you'll have to wonder how human-sized turtles find clothes for them. The paint on the body is good, aside from some uneven edges, and the paint chipping off the left elbow joint to expose black plastic underneath. And what reason did S7 have to paint over a black joint rather than using a brown joint? The standard articulation is present, with a barbell head, swivel/hinge shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, and ankles, swivel biceps and thighs, and ball-jointed waist. Something I noticed with this figure, as well as Robotic Bebop, was that the joints feel tighter and more reinforced, like they're ratcheted. It's only the hinges that feel ratcheted, but the shoulder swivels are also tight enough for them to stay up. It'll take some work and a bit of heat to get some of the joints moving, but once they do they'll move well. On the negative side, the swivels for the left wrist and both hips feel pretty loose, so it can impact posing quite a bit. C'mon S7, you were this close to making a figure with perfect joint support. The original Punker Don's arsenal is carried over from the original, including a long flute that doubles as a bo staff, a keytar, and a record disc (one instead of two). The accessories look great, but I am a little bothered by the lack of color on the keytar. These are supposed to be resized upgrades of the original figures, and certainly Super7 can give accessories more paint than Playmates ever would with their Turtles. The punk turtle does get a few new extras, with a mic stand with a hinged microphone, a tuning fork, and a chain. He can't hold the chain, but it is designed to drape over the shoulder, just like the old figure. Sort of. There's also a couple different pairs of hands, so in addition to gripping hands, there's also fists, pointing hands, and a pair designed to play/hold the keytar. The wider left grip can also hold the mic stand if you so desire. I'll admit, I would've been happier if we got Undercover Don first, but I'll keep my fingers crossed he joins this line eventually. For now, this figure is pretty cool and admittedly a much more unique-looking variant. Just some better paint and joint tolerances here and there and he'd be a perfect figure. We've already got 3/4 of the Rock 'N Rollin' Turtles, and it's very likely Heavy Metal Raph will be in the next vintage wave, and after that? Probably some sport Turtles, but I would love to get Adventurers or Universal Monster variants. - 12/31/24   by RMaster007 |
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| Robotic Bebop | | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Super7) Series | | Guerrilla Gorilla |
| Robotic Bebop | | Written by RMaster007 | | Helena Shaw (Dial of Destiny) |
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