Playmates Classic Original Sketch Turtles

These sketch turtles are looking pretty neat.

https://twitter.com/vaughnmichael13/status/1770526959199563885?s=46&t=pEMDfwxSsfbeiKK_HSMl8Q

Yeah man, they're looking awesome.  I'm still nervous to find out the price but Target toys are almost always available cheaper eventually through some Circle promos.  I just wish each turtle had kneepads and belts.  I know they're correct as is but I've been looking at turtles with colored knees and belts since 1988.

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These sketch turtles are looking pretty neat.

 

https://twitter.com/vaughnmichael13/status/1770526959199563885?s=46&t=pEMDfwxSsfbeiKK_HSMl8Q

Looking forward to these

I am personally holding out until NECA reveals their version. I hope they are easy to find. Did come across a set, but passed hoping they'd have wilder release in June.

Wasn't the sneak peek of NECA's the actual "first sketch," though?

Either way, I want them all, so I'm definitely hoping they're all easy to obtain. I definitely don't have this $60 right now, but it would be cool to be able to grab one at a time.

I found Donatello at Target tonight.  He was tagged $14.99 but rang up $10 and change.  I'm undecided on whether I'll keep it or return it as I'm on a budget but he looks pretty good!  Very goofy, and it's nice to have something completely different that's not just another iteration on something we've already got.

@mikeysee It's kinda odd that only Leo has kneepads.   Is that how they were originally sketched?

I've been checking daily for these. Are people finding them with the mainstream TMNT stuff in the aisle, or somewhere else like an endcap or the NECA section?

@normdapito Found these in the Neca section after calling 3 Target stores in my area only one had them so far

It's Target, so they could wind up anywhere, but I have seen people sharing pics of them with the other Playmates figures.

$44 is great. $60...eh...

Found these guys at Target today. They rang up as $10.50 a piece and I even had some NECA money because I still do their ambassador thing. They're pretty neat and they display well. Pretty standard stuff as far as articulation goes from Playmates with perhaps better than average paint for them. The only thing I don't like is the hollow feet which looks cheap, but at least it makes them easy to stand. Mikey should definitely come with a spinning nunchaku accessory though since that's how he was illustrated originally, but otherwise hard to quibble with ten dollar figures.

Anyone have the DCPI for these?  Do they all share the same code?

@ashtalon they seem to. Only number listed on my receipt is 087269186. Toy Shiz has a video review up on YouTube where he pauses on the barcode if you need it.

So what's the deal with these?  Were they ever even officially revealed?  Did Target shadow drop them on accident?  When I found Donnie he rang up as a generic TMNT figure, and trying to go to the product page through my online receipt gets me a "product not found" page.