I’VE FOUND THEM. Yes, I’ve found the latest figures in Playmates 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line, Metalhead, Dogpound, and Fishface at a Walmart in central Indiana. Metalhead has probably been the fan’s most wanted figure since the prototype was shown this past year at NY ToyFair, and he’s a good one.
Starting with Metalhead’s head, it’s on a ball-joint, and actually seems to have a little more movement than the regular 4 Turtles. I was just expecting a swivel to be honest; real pleased with this.
The shoulders and arms are probably the worst part about this figure unfortunately. The shoulders are on a swivel-joint only, and the shell gets protrudes in the way when if you try to move the arms backwards past the lateral position. There isn’t any articulation in the elbows at all, which is a big bummer, and the missile plugs into the right hand. It’s pointless accessory. Doesn’t even fire. Stupid. Wrist Swivels. Oh the wrist swivels. They really save the arms from being complete shit, and making them doable.
Metalhead’s torso looks fantastic, and the yellow really pops all around the figure. The back of the shell is also pretty neat, seeing as how it’s a NYC manhole cover. Height wise, Metalhead is just a hair shorter than Mikey.
I am really shocked at the amount of lower body articulation in Metalhead. The hips are fantastic and actually seem to have a little more movement than the 4 Turtles due to the front of the shell not obstructing forward movement. Knee articulation is stellar, and again seems to be a little more prevalent than the 4 Turtles. Metalhead’s also got an ankle swivel, and while it’s not a huge deal, it is nice to see Playmates is paying attention to some details, even though they’re missing on some of the other points of articulation.
Overall, Metalhead is definitely a figure every TMNT fans needs to own, and for only $8-$9 (take note, Hasbro), you better believe you need to get this. Sure, there are some faults with some lack of articulation, but the rest of the figure is very redeeming. Plus, Metalhead’s just a badass character. A robotic Turtle? Can’t wait to see him in the show!
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A. How did I not know about this site before?!?!
B. I am bitterly jealous.
C. Great photos!
Bummer about the arm articulation, but he's a robot; I can justify it by telling myself there were limits to how well Donatello could get him to move.
Thanks for the kind words!
Yea, I can't wait to see how Donatello gets this guy going in the show.
I will pick this up when I find it, but I wish he had light piping like the original figure. That figure was just all kinds of sweetness.
Light piping is nice, but I'd love to see a customizer put some LED's in the eyes.
This is so awesome, I can't wait to get my hands on this guy, and I can't wait until we get to see him on the show. I wonder if he will talk?
I’m glad Metalhead ends up with fairly decent articulation overall. After the 2k3 line, I was really worried he would only move at the big five.
Yea, to be honest I wasn't expecting much out of this figure. The biggest thing for me is in the knees and hips. I can live without the elbow articulation, but THOSE KNEES!
I love the updates to the pre-established characters, but this (aside from the turtles) is probably my favorite so far. I haven’t seen any images of him from the actual show so I don’t know what kind of finish he’s got, but I’d love to see a shiny metallic version similar to the original Metalhead from the 80′s toy line.
When you say the fire missle doesn't shoot do you mean it locks into place or that is just one of those ones that you flick and it goes flying as opposed to being on a spring?
There's no spring inside. The missile just slides into place and stays put.
Great review, can’t wait until the Turtles start to show up in the UK!
I want him bad.
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This is a great looking figure!
Man, the package design on this line is so cool!! Yeah I gotta have this guy! Especially cause he's Michelangelo, which is my favorite! And I love the man hole shell! Nice touch! Great reviews on all these figures too! Thanks!
The more I look at this, even with lack of a ton of articulation, this figure could still be displayed in some really awesome ways! IF you took him out of the box!
I ended up being a little disappointed in some of the changes that were made from the early sculpt shown before (at SDCC?). The biggest difference being the head, which I thought had more personality before.
Nevertheless he is still a great looking figure and a must-own for TMNT fans. I was hoping he would come with a blaster/flamethrower that could be swapped out for his left hand.
Now bring on Slash and Casey Jones!
I found one of these guys the other day. I passed on him due to the fact that I thought he only had 5 points of articulation. Now that I know that he has a bit more, I'll have to go out and find him again. I know that someone wrote earlier that they could do without the elbow joint. I agree. The one thing that is making me second guess this action figure is the shoulder joint. I'm kind of bummed that we couldn't have gotten a ball swivel joint there. I feel it would boost the over all- BA'ness of this action figure.
Has anyone else noticed that the back of his card has a miss print on it: