Got my Mike! Love these figures and have been buying since the first image of Leo. I love the size of these figures, but hate that others are so large. The Leatherhead I feel is a great size but Bebop might be too big for my tastes. I had a Shredder from BST AXN and his scale felt pretty good. Can’t wait to see Raph and the female turtle looks amazing.
I got mine the other day as well. He's really cool and I like him more than the Donatello figure I got last year with the articulation improvements. I'm still kicking myself for not getting Spring. I'm hoping that maybe they'll take another pass at him or I can pick him up on the secondary market eventually.
I'm also really excited to see their new designs because these seem to be improving with every release.
I'm still kicking myself for not getting Spring. I'm hoping that maybe they'll take another pass at him or I can pick him up on the secondary market eventually.
He has said Leo's gonna get a re-do since it's the one most people missed out on. It always translates as "new shape" so I assume a new sculpt to match the later figures. Could be a while though at the rate these things get revealed and released. I totally agree that the releases just keep getting better.
Received my 5k order for Michelangelo. It's a great figure, they just keep getting better. Stoked that they replaced the standard joint with the insert joint style, the legs move so much smoother this way.
I can't wait for Wukong and Azure lion. I wish the releases were quicker but they're always worth the wait - this is by far my favorite sculptor/designer/company making toys right now. I can't quite pinpoint it but something about the aesthetic just hits the spot for me. If they update the Spring and Autumn I'll double dip.
Received my 5k order for Michelangelo. It's a great figure, they just keep getting better. Stoked that they replaced the standard joint with the insert joint style, the legs move so much smoother this way.
I can't wait for Wukong and Azure lion. I wish the releases were quicker but they're always worth the wait - this is by far my favorite sculptor/designer/company making toys right now. I can't quite pinpoint it but something about the aesthetic just hits the spot for me. If they update the Spring and Autumn I'll double dip.
Jeez, did I write this? 🙂
I can't wait for Wukong and Azure lion.
Creator put up a long unboxing video of Wukong on his Bilibili today, so hopefully we're within a couple months of getting him here now!
5K has Summer/Mikey up for in-stock ordering now:
Finally got around to opening my Mikey. The love for this figure is deserved and real. His "ninja" look is wild, and I love the facemask headsculpt. He's spent more time in the ninja look than in his Mikey look. The wrist crossbows, the backpack, the shoulder and neck piece...it's all just so much fun. Donnie came in his box in his samurai look and I switched him over to Donnie and never looked back. He does have his scarf on, but that's really it. He was Donnie from day one. I'm not sure if I can do the same for Mikey.
Now, question - how are folks feeling about the yellow eyes? I was surprised by how yellow they are on the Mikey head, and am considering doing some light white paint passes on them to reduce the punchiness. I never really noticed it on Donnie.
Now, question - how are folks feeling about the yellow eyes? I was surprised by how yellow they are on the Mikey head, and am considering doing some light white paint passes on them to reduce the punchiness. I never really noticed it on Donnie.
Mikey is very yellow overall in his paint choice, almost to the point of looking out of place positioned next to the other two. So far Mikey is my favorite as he does have the best articulation and a plethora of accessories akin to his personality. I do wish he had more expressive heads though that weren't just the samurai motif. I'm sure they'll do another head pack with him and Raph. For some reason now I'm assuming Raph will be a kelly green and Mikey will look really bright by comparison. Overall the figures are great. They're so small on the shelf that I'm not going to bother doing paint touch ups since they aren't noticeable far away. I wish they made a smaller Splinter that was more brown because then I'd pick that up. Hopefully they don't do any Foot Soldiers so I don't have to debate army building 60 dollar figures as I just paid for the 4 Lingjihun turtles and am limiting myself to just the 4 boys of that line also. These smaller ones I have more room for variety, and I dislike the aesthetics on the TMNY faces for the JoyToy line, which fortunately I can skip.
Posting this in the Fury and JoyToy threads:
https://twitter.com/preterniadotcom/status/1886961694037172364
Posting this in the Fury and JoyToy threads:
https://twitter.com/preterniadotcom/status/1886961694037172364
Unfortunate, but I figure I'll get whatever I'm due at some point. Basically I'm only in for the Rage Toys Bebop, and the 4 Lingjihun TMNT bros. Haven't seen a Raph displayed yet for Fury/Rage Toys, and Bebop can sit, as I'm not eagerly anticipating it. If anything I'd assume a lot of these companies just will ship to Japan and then on from there or some other post.
5K posted on Instagram that they're in the clear for now, since they ship stuff to their US warehouse via UPS, FedEx, and DHL.
Anybody know where AlieExpress operates from and who their shipping partners are? I ordered my first thing with them and it’s en route. Can’t tell whether or not it will get held up.
Ali is basically shipper dependent, right? If it's going to USPS then it might be impacted. As was already pointed out, a slightly bigger outfit like 5k can receive it via another carrier into a US warehouse, then ship via USPS. If the package is being received by USPS while this is going on, then it will probably sit. I suppose the good news is this administration has been shown to back down pretty quick, but who knows how willing China is to play games? And the end goal isn't apparent either other than some vague notion of US industry stepping up to fill the void.
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