Mirage-style 1988 TMNT Repaints
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Mirage-style 1988 TMNT Repaints

"Why are they all in red?" Well... The original, black-and-white TMNT comics by Mirage Studios are my favorite version of the Turtles, but I think the hand-painted color volumes released…
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April O’Neil (and Mousers) Repaint
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April O’Neil (and Mousers) Repaint

While most people know April O'Neil as the yellow jumpsuit-clad news reporter from the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, she actually started out as a jumpsuit-clad lab assistant for…
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Leatherhead custom repaint
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Leatherhead custom repaint

There's nothing really wrong with the original Leatherhead toy, I just thought that for a gator from the Florida swamp, he didn't seem murky enough. So I tried to keep…
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Rocksteady Custom Toy
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Rocksteady Custom Toy

While I kinda love the original Bebop action figure, the 1988 Rocksteady toy has, for a long time, disappointed me. His legs make him feel like he's too skinny for…
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Atomic Monsoon #82: Crossover Madness!
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Atomic Monsoon #82: Crossover Madness!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Hz70BTgDYt7FPUhNdKmOO?si=d5bc7e2b122442e8 Andy & Steph talk about their favorite crossover episodes. What happens when the Ninja Turtles meet the Power Rangers? WHAT'S So The Suite Life of Hannah Montana? Scooby-Doo met…
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Tokka & Rahzar Custom Toys
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Tokka & Rahzar Custom Toys

Tokka's the snapping turtle, Rahzar's the wolf, and they were created for the 2nd TMNT movie, The Secret of the Ooze, released in 1991, because Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird…
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Synthwave TMNT
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Synthwave TMNT

When trying new things, it's pretty common to want to relate them to other things you're familiar with. During the Synthwave Experiment of 2017, I tried combining a photo of…
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Bebop repaint
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Bebop repaint

I’ve always liked this figure, ever since its initial release in 1988. However, the factory paint application is pretty disappointing. I guess that’s a common theme in all of the…
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Slice & Dice Shredder repaint
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Slice & Dice Shredder repaint

The original Slice ‘n’ Dice Shredder figure is a hot pink and electric blue rendition of the baddest of the bad in the TMNT world. The original color scheme. It’s…
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2012 Shredder
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2012 Shredder

I’ve always preferred Shredder (and the Foot Clan in general) in the red and brown color scheme from the First Publishing color graphic novels (the first time the TMNT appeared…
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All the Undercover Turtles
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All the Undercover Turtles

Now they'll never know who we are, dudes! It bothered me as a kid that Playmates would make one of the Ninja Turtles in a particular style, but not all…
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Don, the Undertaker Turtle
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Don, the Undertaker Turtle

Rest...In...Pizza A friend mis-read “Don, the Undercover Turtle,” replacing “cover” with “taker.” Well as it turned out, I had an extra one of these figures, so I was able to…
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