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So this is kind of the OPPOSITE of what happened with my KiryuGodzilla figure. I knew going in that these were bootlegs when I got them, because after loving TMNT my whole life I wanted to get my hands on the movie star figures that I never got as a kid. Welllllll the problem was that these guys go for insanely jacked prices these days, even loose out of box, but thanks to the 2014 reboot movie (and believe there's little I have to be thankful for with that film), some opportunistic people in China said, "Hey! Here's an idea! Let's bootleg TMNT toys from 20 years ago and sell them at the time the new movie comes out! Stupid people will buy them off us thinking it's the new toys, and nostalgic fans who don't like the new movie will buy them off us to revel in childhood joy!"
I fall into the latter camp.
While these are cheaper made than the original toys from 1991, they're still pretty darn great for bootleg toys. The paint is pretty solid, the weapons are COLORED (the originals were always brown or basic colors), and for $30 for the whole set (plus Splinter and a Foot Soldier, not pictured), they're a much more affordable option than trying to hunt down the originals which have been out of production now for two decades. The only drawback is that they're not made of the rubbery vinyl of the original toys which was really neat, but hey who am I to be nitpicky, these are honestly really nice reproductions, and they're still all over Ebay from various Hong Kong sellers.
I fully endorse buying legit figures, naturally, of anything that's currently in production like the Nick Turtles, but if you don't feel like paying super bloated prices on toys that have been out of production for over 20 years, these are honestly not bad, especially if you're into customizing.

Description
So this is kind of the OPPOSITE of what happened with my KiryuGodzilla figure. I knew going in that these were bootlegs when I got them, because after loving TMNT my whole life I wanted to get my hands on the movie star figures that I never got as a kid. Welllllll the problem was that these guys go for insanely jacked prices these days, even loose out of box, but thanks to the 2014 reboot movie (and believe there's little I have to be thankful for with that film), some opportunistic people in China said, "Hey! Here's an idea! Let's bootleg TMNT toys from 20 years ago and sell them at the time the new movie comes out! Stupid people will buy them off us thinking it's the new toys, and nostalgic fans who don't like the new movie will buy them off us to revel in childhood joy!"
I fall into the latter camp.
While these are cheaper made than the original toys from 1991, they're still pretty darn great for bootleg toys. The paint is pretty solid, the weapons are COLORED (the originals were always brown or basic colors), and for $30 for the whole set (plus Splinter and a Foot Soldier, not pictured), they're a much more affordable option than trying to hunt down the originals which have been out of production now for two decades. The only drawback is that they're not made of the rubbery vinyl of the original toys which was really neat, but hey who am I to be nitpicky, these are honestly really nice reproductions, and they're still all over Ebay from various Hong Kong sellers.
I fully endorse buying legit figures, naturally, of anything that's currently in production like the Nick Turtles, but if you don't feel like paying super bloated prices on toys that have been out of production for over 20 years, these are honestly not bad, especially if you're into customizing.