{"id":36668,"date":"2022-04-07T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T04:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=36668"},"modified":"2022-04-07T06:50:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T10:50:04","slug":"tmnt-ultimates-mondo-gecko-addendum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2022\/04\/tmnt-ultimates-mondo-gecko-addendum\/","title":{"rendered":"TMNT Ultimates: Mondo Gecko addendum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, yo reviewed the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ultimates<\/i> Mondo Gecko<\/a> from Super7.<\/p>\n

The character was created by Mirage Studios' own Ryan Brown (yep, him again) and refined by Anaglyph Sculpture's David Arshawsky, who gave him a definite \"Big Daddy Roth\" vibe that didn't quite translate to the final sculpt - which was also by Arshawsky, so we can assume it's a case of Playmates wanting it to be different.<\/p>\n

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Anaglyph Sculpture did a lot<\/b> of work for Playmates back in the day, and not just literally sculpting the toys. In the case of Mondo Gecko, they also did the first paint master, which was way<\/b> more intricate than what we eventually got:<\/p>\n

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Yeah, there was no way that was ever making it out the door from Playmates.<\/p>\n

It would have been interesting if Super7 had adapted that look for their toy, but perhaps that was just too much of a departure from what we used to know. But even just copying the shoes and engine block would have made Super7's toy better.<\/p>\n

Anyway, as a bonus, here's Nate Baertsch's concept art (since the Four Horsemen are doing the sculpting for Super7, and Nate's their go-to artist):<\/p>\n

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It looks less like the toy than the toy does, but it's still cool.<\/p>\n

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:<\/i><\/H5>