Tag Archives: TMNT

TMNT: Armaggon addendum

Posted on November 27, 2025 by OAFE

As we've said before, when Playmates opted to license the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for toys, they swiftly recognized that having only four characters would not a good toyline make, so they solicited more ideas from Mirage. That's how we … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Classic Krang

Posted on July 11, 2025 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is Playmates' TMNT Krang. With NECA nipping at their heels, Playmates introduced the TMNT Classics line, an attempt to … Continue reading →

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The evolution of Panda Khan

Posted on May 15, 2025 by OAFE

In the late '70s, Dave Garcia was in an art class, and made an oil painting of a panda. He promised it to his girlfriend, Monica Sharp, but it ended up being bought at the school art show, so he … Continue reading →

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Doom Arachnotron addendum

Posted on May 7, 2025 by OAFE

As in today's review, here's the not-Krang alien brain from Invaders from Mars: You can see how it influenced the vintage Spider Mastermind and, by extension, the Arachnotrons. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin's Spoils of the Week #205 Creepy realistic … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #235

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Rustin Parr

Here's another "flashback" spoils to late 2020/early 2021, where I tried to kickstart using all the lockdown time productively only to fall back in to the constant and bottomless pit of personal, social and global despair. A couple years on, … Continue reading →

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Our pick for winner of the weekend?

Posted on March 2, 2025 by OAFE

NECA's "what if Bebop and Rocksteady had appeared in the 1990 movie" figures: They have the look of vintage '90s animatronics, and fit the Henson style perfectly. Such an idea! <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>The Cardback Quandry Rustin's Spoils of … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 15, 2025 by OAFE

(via) <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>ATFC '14 - Day 1: Hasbro - My Little Pony Who drives Laura Palmer? The type of face men recognize better than women Transformers BotBots Nail Byter review BotCon Souvenir Set #2 - Autotrooper review

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #234

Posted on January 16, 2025 by Rustin Parr

I set aside a couple of boxes of preorders and deliveries at the end of October and just tripped over them, so thank you Samhain for that belated trick resulting in this timely treat! <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Spider-Man Marvel … Continue reading →

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BST AXN Jennika addendum

Posted on December 12, 2024 by OAFE

As mentioned in today's review, here's a comparison of how Jennika looks for real, and how she'd look with more vibrant colors: So you tell us, is that better or worse? <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin's Spoils of the Week … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Muta-Party Wagon

Posted on October 15, 2024 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is Playmates' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Muta-Party Wagon. Party Wallop was not the first attempt at turning the Turtle … Continue reading →

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