Category Archives: Playmates

A video from Toy Fair in 1994

Posted on October 9, 2012 by OAFE

In today's review of Skeleton Warriors: Baron Dark, yo said that the line came out at Toy Fair '94. Well here, straight from Playmates' showroom, is that presentation: You can keep watching to see some other forgotten toylines, but the … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #73

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Two big things happened this week - my friend and colleague took me to a collector store in his home town and Toys R Us slapped me in the face with a load of new arrivals. The collector store was … Continue reading →

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SDCC 2012 Panels - Behind the Plastic

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Every year Dan "Julius Marx" Pickett hosts a panel titled "Behind the Plastic" featuring a veritable "who's who" of Action Figure makers which it makes it one of my most anticipated panels of the Con. By this point, everyone has … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #65

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Rustin Parr

A couple weeks back I had the pleasure of spending some time in the greater Boston area. Not only did this mean the chance for some choice hunting across new-to-me grounds, but the ability to do so in a Pack … Continue reading →

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Stop-motion TMNT

Posted on March 20, 2012 by OAFE

Last week the world champion of cluelessness, Michael Bay, said that in his reboot TMNT movie, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would not actually be mutant turtles, but rather an alien race. Naturally, this has the fans freaking right the … Continue reading →

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ATFC '12 - Day 2: Playmates

Posted on February 12, 2012 by OAFE

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>ATFC '12 - Day 1: Hasbro TMNT 35th Anniversary addendum We want this, NECA! Let them fight. Illusion is the ultimate weapon

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Creepy realistic Ninja Turtles

Posted on February 7, 2012 by OAFE

With the news that Playmates is going to be showing off new TMNT figures at Toy Fair next week, how about getting in the spirit with some cool fan art? <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Haulathon already? Flippin' Through Previews - … Continue reading →

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The Cardback Quandry

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Rustin Parr

Every figure has one, most of the time they are specific to the toy and can certainly be a hot-button design issue, but what do you do with them? <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Soon Forget: the Tomb Raider/TMNT connection (Part … Continue reading →

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Taxidermy

Posted on October 25, 2011 by OAFE

Here's something a little bit weird we found recently: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>BST AXN Jennika addendum Rustin's Spoils of the Week #165 Soon Forget: TMNT Jagwar ATFC '16 - Day 2: Funko The TMNT creations of Ryan Brown

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A lost Star Trek: The Next Generation episode

Posted on May 24, 2011 by OAFE

Okay, not really, but here: Setting this story on stardate 46543.2 means it took place sometime between "Face of the Enemy" (46519.1) and "

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