Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ultimates: The Whole Shell - Super7 Review
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Michael looks at the Super7 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ultimates line, and there's a lot more to say about that, so enjoy the ride...
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I'm pretty sure the "Ultimates" label means they should make everyone who's interested in these style of figures happy. Meaning if you want to completely recreate the vintage figures with the older style heads and plastic colored weapons, you can do that. If you want the more upgraded figures with newer head sculpts and painted weapons, you can do that too. I happen to prefer the playmates heads with updated weapons. That explains the redundancies in the accessories.
I got pretty much the same figures you did, minus April and Baxter, plus Slash, Mutagen Man, and Muckman. That's really all I wanted and am overall happy with them, other than feeling like some of the joints on the turtles are sketchy. They are overpriced, but the toys are why I love ninja turtles, so these appealed to me more than Neca's animated figures.
You did a great job of quickly running through these figures' positives and negatives.
This guy gets it
I actually hope Super 7 would make open shell Turtles 🐢 to put more weapons in his shell
I've always appreciated the serious and thorough evaluation of whatever line is featured on RB. Fun to watch.
They cost 69.99 at nickelodeon Park at mall of America, I just got bebop yesterday.
There is an answer as to why so many of the human characters are awkwardly hunched over in the playmates toy line. According to a documentary on the toys I saw, the dictate from playmates was that the figures had to not exceed a 5-in or so height in packaging, and since shredder was so much taller than the turtles they opted for him and the soldiers to have a sort of strange hunched over position. Even April is standing with her knees weirdly bent a bit to keep her short. I also have the April from the super seven line, but that's likely to be the only one I ever pick up because yeah these are far far too expensive for the average collector who dabbles in other lines
Totally agree! The baddies out shine the good guys. Grab Muckman when he’s on sale you won’t regret it. I know you don’t like stuff sculpted on that wasn’t on the cartoon. But he’s so impressive. Also l always get a laugh out of your voices for the figures. Take care.
Muckman is awesome! If you get a chance to put some slime into his head and trash can, you will not be disappointed. I got some great pics with mine.
@@ThePhenomf4 great idea!
I'll never 4get going to Kmart in my hometown on my 6th birthday and buying master splinter with the 5 dollar bill my grandfather gave me for my birthday. I opened the figure in the backseat and his arm fell off. It was the only 1 in the store and I cried because I knew he was headed back to the store. I never saw another splinter on the store racks after that. Man this video brings me back. I was a huuuge GI JOE and Turtles fan growing up. I started collecting action figures again 2 years ago and have been lucky enuff to find sum great deals at Walmart and gamestops to start recollecting my childhood. I found a Michaelangelo figure at Walmart a couple months ago it was in the electronic section of the store and not the toy aisle. It was sitting on a price on a shelf that said 7$. he was the only 1 in the store and I took it to the electronic checkout and it rang up for 23$. I told the guy it was sitting on a 7$ price tag and since he wasn't able to find any other figures to price reference he was awesome and sold it to me for 7 bucks. It's a decent figure I haven't taken him outta the box. I don't even know what company manufactured the toyline but I can tell by looking at it that it's definitely different than any turtle figure I've ever seen. Even the color of Mikey is a strange off colored green. Anyway great channel very insightful. I wanted to start collecting again for years but was embarrassed to start seeing's how I'm almost 40. You and a few other RUclips collectors made me realize collecting figures isn't nerdy it's extremely cool.
Krang’s on sale on Big Bad Toy Store!
*haters* “man Michael only makes videos to hate on stuff!
*michale* makes a nuanced 20 min video to list genuine pros and cons.
Great video! I’ll add the best figure they made in the line is Muckman. So good I bought an additional one to display at work
I'm in the UK and I've just purchased 11 of the playmates TMNT reissues. Very happy with those. Super 7's TMNT Ultimates have caught my eye. Despite the issues they are decent updates. I'm deliberating getting into buying them due to the price. My wallet is shouting 'don't do it!
TMNT was my first toy franchise as a kid, and Michael’s 2-part review of that line was my introduction to RetroBlasting.
Was anyone else admiring Michael’s DVD collection during Pandermonium?
I just bought 7 of the figures today. I got a deal but the figures are nice!
great review man. i put my turtles in the same pose according to the game poster.
Very nice review.
I will stick with the retro figures. They are cheaper and take up less space.
A respectable look at an uneven line. If the prices were lower, and the QC better, I'd be tempted to pick up at least the hero Turtles. If only Super7 was as detail-minded and quality focused as you are when you produce these (always entertaining) videos.
And the ending was #chefskiss. "OMG, it's like Retroblasting's greatest hits! Next thing you know he'll do another Freeze Chamber video!"
Where did you get those short risers from ? They are awesome. I wanna get them for my turtles ahaha
Thanks!
the krang is actually in my top 4 of these. worth every penny
And yet a lot of folks seem to give Super7 a pass just because of how the smaller figures by The Loyal Subjects in their BST AXN line turned out...bah, humbug. I've had no faith in Super7 ever since their run on Masters of the Universe Classics, and I don't trust their runs on G.I.★Joe: A Real American Hero, The Transformers, or Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, either. If I want overpriced stuff, I'll go after NECA or S.H.Figuarts.
BRUH!! The impressions of original Skeletor & 87 Mikey were _*ON POINT*_!! 😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽 Considered me subscribed!!
I seriously doubt the added weapons rack in the original solid color added much of anything to the cost of the figure. It's just a nice feature they added in for that nostalgia factor. Also, if you paid full retail price for all of those then you paid too much. They end up getting much cheaper on Amazon.
Ultimate Mutagen Man was my first and last Super7 figure. I pre-ordered it instantly assuming that it would be watertight, because why wouldn't it be? Now I know that everything Super7 makes has at least one baffling design decision and it all ends up on clearance online at some point. I guess their business model is to simply make one of everything under the sun and hope they can fool everyone once.
Random thoughts:
Yep, I had that poster too. I wish I still had it!
Vintage Shredder is one of the worst pre-posed action figures ever created. Even nostalgia can't save him.
I never knew you could hide April's gun in the camcorder. Mind blown!
Spot-on Skeletor voice!
Pander-monium, LOL.
Listen I hate that original price but I just found my raph for only 30 bucks so I had to pick it up
One thing I'll give Hasbro, their ninja turtles have some good joints for stiffness and posing. Another thing? you get two figures for about the price of one Ultimate.
I think Super7's idea to continue making Masters of the Universe Classics for multiple lines isn't terrible but they just don't know how to make solid action figures. The plastic is too shiny now and they have started just mixing cartoon and vintage toy looks. Thundercats started more like MOTU Classics with enhanced version of characters and more realistic looks. Now it's half-designed animation looks
Taking chronology into account, they'd be 'Middle aged Mutant Ninja Turtles.' by now.
The price tag is the only reason I haven't gotten any Ultimates.
God, nothing about Super7 over the years has excited me or convinced me to buy from them. Their MOTU line seems to be their biggest hit but I'm not a MOTU collector so that's out the window. Their TMNT stuff seems to be mostly well liked but something about the figures themselves just...lack. The molds are OK as suped up versions of the Playmates line but for the money they run for it's just not worth it. It's an inferior product. The paint apps are basic and sloppy looking as hell.
Like this video and many others have said...half the price is for the freakin' packaging. These would be appealing if they were, at MOST $30.
It seems almost every review of a Super7 fig or line comes with a HEAP of disappointment and caveats. No idea how they remain popular to be honest when they over-price the hell out of their stuff and constantly deliver subpar quality.
I feel Playmates hovered over Super7 shoulder while making these TMNT waves tellin Brian “can’t get anything right” Flynn to “not F this up”.
While Super7 continues to pump out QC filled overpriced properties, good luck to those who are in on their Thundertank and Silverhawks line y’all must be a glutton for punishment.
I normally like extra accessories, but super 7 went overboard with it.
If I ever do decide to cheat on my wife someday, there may be a tiny slim chance that she would forgive me. However, if I shell out half a grand on Turtle figures, I'll be selling them the next day for alimony
Splinter looks like a let down.
Let’s go!! 😊
I liked spice girls video...
So did I
These figures are very cheap looking compared to the Neca ones. Neca FTW
Buying NECA is a disaster waiting to happen
Ok, you nitpick toooo much, but you are rigth on the box and accesory excess
That's where you're wrong. He doesn't nitpick enough, but you have to keep the video a length where people still want to watch it.
There are a lot of brainless toy channels out there for you. No reason to fixate on my thought process. I invite you to either stay and appreciate the ride or get on your horse and find another shanty town to throw rocks at.
@@retroblasting Hey I think you are not reading my comnet the right way. I said that you nitpick too much becuase YO SAID THAT in the video and I was saying is truth, that you do it, but that you are rigth in doing so and especially in thath point. No need to talk that way to a fan, sorry if that is a problem to you. Bye
Great watch, as always. Super 7 makes such… “interesting” choices with their stuff.
I’m not the biggest Turtles fan, but I can 100% understand trying to find that perfect sweet spot of a uniform style of collection and just hoping they all make sense when put on display. Great to see Bebop and Rocksteady get some height and bulk with the line.
Side Note: I grabbed dinner while watching this. Wife ordered pizza, so something about poetry and rhyming.
I always enjoy the creativity and quality that goes into an RB video. You guys go beyond the obvious and make it fun too. I am sure it's alot of extra work. Thank you!
Krang needs to be in his humanoid body. As mentioned elsewhere, there would be some other great side characters from the first season to add, but this is a pretty comprehensive collection. I'd have loved a swappable Baxter Stockman head that was his original human face too...for comic effect if nothing else...great vid as ALWAYS Michael!
They'll be making a Krang's android body...and I guarantee it'll be _at least_ $80...probably a hundred.
The worst thing about being a TMNT fan is being torn between what you grew up on and the more realistic variants that are offered now! Slash is my favorite and I always felt the playmates original was too small but super 7 got it right! The neca comic version is nice too but I hate the lack of detail on his shell and the color they chose for his armor!
If you go to entertainment earth kranng is on sale for 38 and use discount code Kyle you save another 10 percent. Just so you know
From what I understand, the redundant weapons were a result from “input” they received from the collector community.
This video sums up what I thought about my Super7 TMNT collection. Glad that I got most of my figures on sale, but they are still just okay for what I paid. Awesome work and looking forward to the next video!
I know I’m late to the party, but regarding whether or not the excessive packaging is adding to the 50$ price tag… they are not. My local Best Buy has a couple of the Ultimates for sale, and they’re all the same price as they are online. If I had to guess, that massive price tag has a lot more with some of the more superfluous additions like the extra heads and uncolored accessories.
50$ EACH!!?? Ouch!
A lot of them have gone down to $39
Why is my favorite, Michelangelo, more expensive than most others on Amazon
Yeah, not very radical
Price for quality
The more recent releases are now $55 each. Lmao.
Another great figure review :)
That Shredder is a massive improvement.
The old pose bothered me even as a kid :)
The whole design bothered me as a kid. The shirtless look was just odd, especially after the majority of kids I knew lost or ruined the soft goods cape.
@@Tim85-y2q
I was a picky figure collector even as a kid.
You know how bad I wanted a Shredder fig?
I would've picked almost any oddball TMNT figure over Shredder based on the design!
@@tperson8347 The Super Shredder figure eventually became my main Shredder figure as kid.
@@Tim85-y2q
That's a much better figure :)
Also a great looking Secret of the Ooze movie figure
I appreciate these reviews. Great mix of pros and cons, well articulated.
Super7 Ultimates TMNT is my favorite Turtles toy line so far. The size scaling is great. It fixes things like Shredders eyes being on his helmet and I love that the Turtles themselves have alternate 2003 style heads. I'd love to see character designs from that series incorporated into the line much as MOTU Classics had all eras incorporated into the line.
That's interesting you prefer them over the toon or movie NECA ones. I guess that just comes down to preferring the Playmates styling. I have a handful, but the only Super7 stuff I like is ReAction figures (which most ppl hate), and ThunderCats. I'd be over the moon if Mattel got the license back, or NECA...but if you want ThunderCats, that's the only option. At least they've overall gotten a bit better with releases like Monkian and Vultureman.
@@Chalor. Yeah I hate ReAction toys too. I was never a massive fan of the 80s cartoon, it was the playmates toys, movies and comics that fueled my TMNT fandom as a kid then the 2003 cartoon became my go to TMNT.
Re: "why the foot clan were crawling around on their knuckles" I worked for years with Scott Hensey, the original sculptor on the line, who said Shredder and the Foot Soldier were made standing upright before word came down that the turtles would be 3.75". Instead of resculpting the characters he just squished them down into a crouching position to match the new height of the line. You can see it when they're next to other figures like Casey Jones that if they stood up they'd tower over him haha
I mean, the turtles are teenagers, them being shorter than most of the villains, who are adults, would make sense
Wow after all these years I know why they made gorilla foot soilders I can die happy
Im just going to come out and say that those figures look no more than $20. I can understand wanting turtles that hit nostalgia but $50 for a figure thats value just by looking at it decreases is bad. Yea they look decent all together but not for the price of $50 each. Super7 is scamming off that price lol
Another excellent video essay, and one I've been anticipating! I've been on the fence with Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady, but think I'm going to make the jump on them after all. My thanks for all the work you do!
I love the TMNT, but I gotta be an adult and save my money 🤣 thank God I got my 1988 collection back from eBay
That Silverhawks photo of the actual toys is pretty upsetting. 11:00
great review. you keep it real. no shilling like so many others.
50 dollars 💵 what the …
The little extra ending Easter egg was awesome!
If only NECA would do toy accurate figures
Who is your favourite ninja turtle?
Michelangelo
These have never been $55 figures in my opinion. $35 $40 tops. Especially with all the QC issues and lack of articulation. They look nice. But at $55 I’ve yet to buy one and I doubt I ever will. Step it up Super7. Great video!
To much package and not so good painting for the price...
Agree! & yes these ultimates are great but packaging is too much and the accessories could be less. I’m army building hands because of this . At $45 I was hesitant but I got the first 4 waves. But at $55 I’m out. Especially at their size. These are shelf killers …
I think they’re massively overpriced. I bought Mikey just because he’s my favorite and it’s very disappointing and bland. The head paint is also awful and scary looking. I had to repaint the whole thing to enjoy it. But these feel like jazzware quality figures.
Good to know, was going to buy him off of Amazon, but I think I'll just save up for a legit neca mirage Michelangelo
Nice! well done as always. My god... the packaging lol. These are surprisingly decent and not a bad upgrade from the originals. I like that they kept the white E+L white eyes. I dont think Turtle figures look right with pupils.
Dude that Kesey jones waist is unforgivable that’s disgusting
To me, part of "ultimate" is that you get the options to make whatever your preferred display with these is, so to me, including the redundant accessories fits very well with the theme of the line.
I was looking forward to this video for weeks, and it did not disappoint. Great job. April does seem to get the short end of the stick no matter what company makes her,. NECA's made the head too big (or the body too small in some peoples view) and you mentioned Super7's flaws well. I do love these figures though, despite the 10 year old articulation style.
It's the body. She legitimately looks child sized. In many episodes the turtles come up to her shoulders.
Take a gooood look at donnie's pose it looks simple at a glance ,then realize what his right arm is doing
Also mikey can do the pose it's just really hard on the tolerances, but it can be easily faked with the second set of chucks
It does seem needless and odd to include the old, colorless accessories with what are evidently upgraded reboots of the original Playmates figs. Nevertheless, they do make for a pretty handsome display.
Another great video, Michael. Like always, looking forward to your next one!
you're 100% correct dude!!!!
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There's a new shredder coming out in silver
Unfortunately QC issues have plagued this line. Thought about jumping in, but not only has Super7 tremendously increased the retail price of new waves, preorder delays are a headache now and their value in the after market has tanked.
Best to stick with NECA if you want to get into the TMNT adult figure game.
Rock N’ Roll is right, it’s been a crazy wonderful year at RB! Some people make videos that are just brain snacks, here you are with full course meals! Oh and even a hilarious dessert at the end! Come to think of it, even Melinda got her own video this year too! Happy Holidays RB!
He-Man and TMNT collectors will be stuck in an endless search for the perfect set of figures as they continually get refined, rerefined, and rereleased. They're both two series I'm grateful I can watch with passing interest, otherwise they'd become money pits for perfectionists. Hopefully you found some joy in these though.
Not perfect, but I like the Look of this figures. I should have bought these, but now I need to decide: Do I want an Ultimate Turtles-Figure or a New car. Price is the same. 😑
Yeah...🤔...I do reckon that these are some rather reasonable points...💯✔️ Overall, it's a phenomenal line by Super7...🤘🏼
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I feel like if you want highly articulated modern figures based on the 80s Turtles, you've already got the very extensive NECA line, the much more expensive and incredibly articulated SH Figurarts and the not as good but much more affordable BST AXN from Loyal Subjects - plus, if you're REALLY on a tight budget there's those superarticulated Playmates Turtles that the company keeps re-releasting every couple of years. Four options that between them cover pretty much any requirement or budget.
Super 7 don't really bring anything to the party besides a slavish love for the vintage Playmates figures. Their figures are expensive but they're not as detailed and well sculpted as NECA's, and they're almost 3 times the price of the Loyal Subjects figures yet they have less articulation. I just don't see where they fit into the market.
I know it's not really your thing, but I'm glad to see you reviewing modern toys. Super7 especially seems the perfect fit for you to review.
These figures just occupy a strange place. They're not quite modern and not quite vintage, with an added dose of weirdness. The accessory sprew is just... pointless, and I've yet to see anyone actually use them. They seem to just stay in the boxes or get shoved into an accessory draw. The articulation is incredibly limited for a premium, modern action figure, too, so they're kind of hard to slot into a modern action figure collection. And the QC... Super7's QC makes Hasbro's look good. It just makes them feel overpriced.
For me, usually, Super7 a company I only go to if nobody else has a license they have. So, ThunderCats and SilverHawks. The only reason I've been considering these for the past year or so is because they can pass for the 2003 Turtles. But Super7's design philosophy just feels outdated and sometimes even strange.
The reason for Super 7 prices is they have to pay a license fee to create the Playmates figs and they are not in big retail spaces . With that said I don't like the $55 price just wait for sales. I bought mines for like $30 & think they have drop even more for some.
I hate how modern figures come with so much tiny plastic crap accessories, extra hands and stuff.
Sometimes less is more.
I love the idw sculpts for the turtles.. I just can't bring myself to pay the price
Ugh.... the original shredder was the worst! Super7 finally did some justice!
Great and very fair review! It's a bummer the 4 Horsemen have stopped doing sculpt work for Super7 now (or so I've been told). I agree with basically every point made, but I don't think it's a great video just for that. Script was great here!
at least Lot of WWE wrestler don’t have many issues my Ilyimate Warrior Zia looking hood The Face not a big deal gor me
Did you ever consider the S.H. Figuarts Ninja Turtles based on the 1987 cartoon?
I've never done a lot of Figuarts due to the import costs.
This is how I like my reviews: tell me what's good, tell me what's bad, tell me what surprised you, tell me what didn't. Good stuff and nice bit at the end.
Great video as always, wish there'd be a new Retroblasting video every day. Those Bebop and Rocksteady figures look great, but I only collect Joe - maybe I'll get a vintage pair to join the Dreadnoks? Also enjoyed the brief cameo from one of my favourite films, Sneakers
Cool TMNT toys
No worth the price, specially for the Party Wagon. Neca is doing a better job for less $
Kinda of hating my dude
Ohhhh.... You thought you were gonna drop that on a channel that gives a f**k.... OOPS.
Great video man. Totally agree with 100% of what you said
The Krang figures themelves are great, but the walker is a brittle, wobbly mess.
Why is Leo’s belt black in this video? I thought it came with a grey belt
12:06 As pointless as the weapons racks are I like that Casey’s is shaped like a Hockey goal with a lil net on the edges
The old playmates heads look too small for the ultimate bodies (in my opinion)
I'm so glad my casey didn't come with that janky misaligned waist.
I bought a lot of these recently pretty cheap glad I held off on most of