This review is going to be short and sweet. Not because the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Dogpound toy is a bad figure, there’s honestly just not much to talk about. Dude’s a big, hulking, mutated dog. And I love that about him.
As you can see, Dogpound’s head is technically articulated. It rotates like a clock. It seems stupid to bother with it, but it is better than nothing. As we haven’t seen Dogpound in the new cartoon yet, it’s hard to gauge if the headsculpt is accurate, but judging by the back of the art it seems to be a tad off.
Dougpound is limited in articulation, but he does have some great shoulder joints that allow for plenty of movement and rotation. No elbow articulation, but he does have some wrist/forearm swivels. Most of the toy is hard plastic, but the spikes on his arms and back feel like a type of softer rubber.
I regret that I didn’t have a Thor figure for this picture.
The biggest thing to note, and I felt this as soon as I picked him up at the store, is that Dogpound is HEAVY. I’d say he easily weighs as much as two of the Turtles put together. He’s huge too. Hulking. So big that his back spikes and tail come unattached so that he can fit in the package. Dogpound’s got some great hip articulation, but again lacks some knee joints. But I really don’t think that knee joints are even necessary for Dogpound. He’s so big and bulky I think balancing him in anything other than straigh up would be a nightmare. Dogpound is also able to swivel at the waist.
Unfortunately my Dogpound has some poor paint apps in some places. The purple and white look feathered where they touch on the legs and feat, and my otherwise pearly-white tail has a splotch of purple on it. Not to mention the back spikes being all white, when the fur there is obviously supposed to be brown. A big white patch just looks bad.
Like I said before, I wouldn’t consider Dogpound a “good” figure by normal means of articulation, but he’s got some qualities that keep him from being a bad figure, and then the size and stature of him is what puts him over the top and worth buying. The paint apps seem to be a bit off, but once again, and I’ve said this ever since the line first started, these are only $8 toys. While I wouldn’t pay ebay prices for Dogpound, definitely make sure you pick him up when you see him at retail.
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I think I'm gonna pass on him. The lack of paint on the arm spikes and back fur/strap really hurt. The design/size doesn't do enough for me to overlook that. Thanks for the review!
No problem! Maybe you'll change your mind when he appears in the show?
I love the art style of the new show, but with a style like this the figures on some of the bigger characters can suffer because they have to be so bulky. At least that's how I feel. It's almost like a guy like Dogpound comes out looking like a slightly larger and better articulated Happy Meal toy. The other side of that is with the way his character is designed it would probably just look stupid to have a fully articulated figure and it definitely wouldn't cost $8. The poor paint apps are a little disappointing too, seeing as how it doesn't look like his paint was that complicated to apply in the first place.
Yep, I totally agree about the full articulation. I just don't think the tiny legs could hold up the rest of the weight in stances without a stand.
Do you think the spikes will take paint?
Or are they too rubbery?
To be honest, I'm not a customizer, so I'm not sure. I know for a fact though that it is a little rubbery. Not completely soft, but it's not hard plastic either.
I find it disappointing they omitted so much detail, wonder if all the budget went to Metalhead and the turtles…
Great review! I don't care for the look of this guy too much
I love the shoulder articulation, but it seems really odd not to be able move the elbows. Fail on that I think.
I picked him up today, he’s pretty cool, the only thing I didn’t care for, (besides what you mention here) is he and metalhead have hollow feet. in fact doggpound’s legs from the knee down are hollow. If I didn’t get these guys for 8ish bucks at Wally World I’d be pretty upset.
There is just something about his design that I don't really care for. Not sure what it is. Ultimately, it was the lack of painted details that made me pass on him. I don't mind touching up a figure here or there, but this guy just needed more additional paint apps than I am willing to attempt.
I say that now, but let's see how he is in the show. I may end up falling in love with the character and picking him up anyway.
the toy looks like a shiba inu, which buys some points on its own.
perhaps the CG model's face was changed a bit to reflect whoever the voice actor will be?
I always loved those dogs!
we'll see in the show, I guess. Looking forward to seeing him in action. He's supposed to be a formal martial arts master, so he might be a lot more agile than we think!