And they're NOT PLASTIC! 

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They’re not plastic, dad!!

Hey i can help you with that bandana, im a professional model builder and painter. All you need to do is pin it in place. get yourself a paper clip and a drill bit that is ether the same size or slightly larger than the paper clips diameter. If you have a small manual hand drill awesome but if not, you can use the drill bit by itself. Drill a hole into the bandana first, about a quarter of a inch deep. Then cut a streaight section of the the paper clip to about half a inch length rod. add a thin amount of super glue to one end of the paper clip and insert it. Wait for it to dry, then once its ready, just add a small bit of paint to the paper thats sticking out from the bandana (this will make more sense in a moment) take the bandana with the newley inserted clip and try to line it up center and touch the painted tip to the head and pull it away, it should leave a perfecly centered dot which shows you were to drill the next hole, if you skip this step you could potentially drill the hole off-center to the bandana so i recommend doing this. Then once youve got both holes lined up simply add a thin layer of glue and insert the pinned bandana, the pin will rrally make it extra strong and it will never break again. You could also take a little sand paper to the clip to create more surface area for the glue to grip on to.

Still stings they never put out that damn shredder

If you read the manual is specifically says don't twist bandana.

Yeah so that "white coating" on the figures is the plastic materials that they use for the figures slowly seeping out overtime. Usually happens when they are kept in storage in an environment that is too susceptible to temperature changes, can also happen just due to age alone though. I recently purchased an Original S H Figuarts Android 18 that had the powder effect on them but it was a very easy fix. Simply put the figure inside its box and sit it on top of a lamp shade with a light bulb shining onto it (needs to be an incandescent bulb so it produces enough heat). After a couple of hours there will be no sign of the powder left as it will of all evaporated back into the figure! Great review as always and I can't wait to see what you add to your collection next!

Die cast legs and the smooth joints and articulation make these the best set of classic 80s toon turtles imo. But if you want the whole cast of characters, and the swappable expressions, NECA definitely won there.

Snort the powder and gain ninja abilities Johnny.

I was not going to buy this set but you changed my mind. Nostalgia hitting pretty hard right now.

These are great figures! I personally think they eclipse most other SHF figures in how solid and precise they are. I'm really glad I picked them up before they sold out everywhere. And yeah...wish the line would have lasted a bit longer. The aesthetic is a bit silly...but TMNT is silliness itself, so, I guess it works!

These are for sure the best style guide/promo art Turtles but it's kinda hard to find an authentic set nowadays

I love these!!! Probably my favorite TMNT line.

These are fantastic. They retailed for 60 but back in the day I got them for 30-35 each on sale at Barnes and Noble!

When NECA released their cartoon sdcc set, (with the villains)... I actually passed on them to buy Leo, and Mikey from Bluefins booth at comic con. Awesome figures, I ended up buy Raph and Don from BBTS when they carried them.

Was lucky enough to pickup the Leonardo a few months back. Loved it! Bit of a happy-sad moment. Sad because the seller didn't have the rest, and happy because I didn't have any more cash. Definitely working my way towards acquiring the other 3...

YEESS!! He did it!! He reviewed them!! I'm so happy! (Sad Abt Mikey, though. Sorry man) But I NEEDED this review!! Thank You Nostalgia Unboxed. Now somebody please get him a Mezco Set!

Love this set of turtles. There's an extra articulation point the shell moves up and down to give more range on head and legs. If they came with an angry, goofy and stoic head sculpts they have been better received

These have been my personal favorite interpretation of the 1987 animated series. They are amazing quality and can get some of those awesome poses. Super happy to have them in my collection and I’d rebuy them in a heartbeat. Great video!

Your posing skills are A+ I bought these figures when they first came out & I was so disappointed when the line was discontinued. There were images of Shredder but it was never released for sale

I had those. Sold them. They were nice, but I didnt think they are the best out. I did like how the lower part (I believe) of the legs were actually metal, which were excellent for posing. And how it was impossible to see the difference in paint color between the plastic to metal. I also liked how the shells slide up and down for better posablity for the neck and head.

Figuarts used to come with diecast feet in the beginning. They stopped for a while and brought it back for the turtles

These are the only TMNT I have ever used in my cartoon display. Wish they got discontinued before the shredder came out

I have the SH,NECA,SUPER 7,best axn and a few other lines and so far. Yes. So far. This SH. Are the best

These are probably my favorite figures of the 80s turtles, its a shame Bandai never released more characters. I remember the Shredder they showed off but never released.

The only turtles that can pose better than these are the 2012 series figures from Revoltech. They've kinda become grail pieces for a lot of tmnt collectors.

The power is left over from the assembly process. It's to allow the joints to pop in easily, and it keeps it from scraping into the plastic.

I would love this level of articulation on the original b&w, red masked versions but these look awesome as well.

The powder is probably to keep moisture off of them. It keeps the metal from corrosion and the soft plastic/rubber from cracking. I know most silicone figures have powder to keep moisture off the silicone and to keep it from sticking to everything

Back in the beginning of my "Best Turtle search" I leaned heavier to these over the NECA but availability was of course the deciding factor. 🐢🐢🐢🐢

Now I’m convinced I have to buy stocks in S.h.Figuarts!! Thanks Johnathan! Also JoyToy 1/18 scale TMNT release looks promising!!

I still wish they would revive this line, if only for the shredder they showed off at shows for a while

These are pretty impressive! Awesome poses as always

I remember I had a TMNT toy that the head went in... That was my favourite. I miss it..

These guys look amazing. Wish they kept going with the line.

"This is going to be a long one on my end" - Johnny 😏😉 lol

man, i never wouldve expected to hear someone getting figures from crowemag toys, i used to go there alot whenevr i'd save up enough to buy something expensive

It's not mentioned in the review but the shells are on a ball joint and they can be moved in any direction, which is pretty unique. Also, take a look at the pics of the prototypes. If you google NYCC 2015 Figuarts TMNT, you'll see that they originally had a different color scheme which matched the "merchandise" style turtles 100% (way better than NECA's bright green turtles). I think that was perfection: the combination of this "merchandise" sculpt with the proper "merchandise" coloring. But then Bandai decided to change the coloring before the actual release, so now we have these "merchandise" sculpt turtles with the '87 cartoon coloring. They're still my favorite though, hands down. And Donnie's bo staff was never painted in the "merchandise"/promo/style guide pictures, so the all brown bo staff is accurate.

Fab review Dr. Phil... I mean Jonathan LOL!

Hey, for the Michelangelo you can get a "jewelers drill" bit. I think Amazon has them. Not sure if with the drill bit you can pull out the peg like a cork on a wine bottle. But you can fix the bandana by cutting a piece of a paper clip gluing it in the peg and doing the same on the bandana. I did that for my FF7 Daytona, the handle broke and its been good ever since.

“Let’s move on.. I’m sad” had me rolling on the floor. I bought a knock of version of this set for under $100 for all four. My Mikey’s arm fell apart at the shoulder articulation. I’m sure the real ones are better but I hated them lol.

You can fix the bandana part that's stuck in there with a really small wood screw - the ones with the pointy tip. Just screw it into the part that's stuck and pull.

Now on to the main guy - Donnie. No one was thinking Donnie dude.

I used to have a Ali Express Sh TMNT Mikey, and the box was flimsy and I had to repaint a derp eye, but that was a high quality figure! and the bandanna did not break.

Holy smokes I have these all mint and sealed! There are bootleged versions so be careful!

The poses and lighting set up is a step above everyone else. Good job.

They had prototype shredder on display before they canceled the line

Leo’s sword belt holder doesn’t work correctly. The swords sit too loose in then and they just slide down until the hilt contacts them. So the sword blades hang down to his knees.

The powder substance is like token powder they put it in the joints so they don't lock up and have the problem that Neca is infamous for.

Glad to see none Neca tmnt on your channel ❤

And about the bandana pieces that you broke don't worry this is what I did because. They fall very easily. And they are easy to loose. I bought 2 kinds of small magnets. Small cilíndricas. To slide inside the head piece where the bandana should be And another. Small circular flat one I cured if the part that you broke and glued it and then you can remove them easy and you don't have to worry about falling off

Those are great figures. I remember getting those for $35 each a few years ago directly from Bluefin! Got super lucky.

This turtles are fire!

I have some figures that seem like they constantly leech plasticizer out of them, most of them are that semi rubbery plastic material. The worst offenders are the super articulated Playmates movie TMNT from about 10 years ago, even after I wash them off, a few months later they have a white powdery coating on them again.

Nostalgia unboxed is the only person I know who can turn a video to at should be 60 minutes into a 14 minute video

I didn’t grow up with this version of the turtles. That’s why I think the revoltech turtles are better, but these are still pretty cool

My SHF Street Fighter figs had that white powdery shit all over them too. Thought it was dust, but guess not. No idea what caused it.

That is a lot of molds made for this one set. Surprised it didn't cost more originally.

TMNT is my favorite tv show to watch

I know that it probably would've been diminishing returns for Bandai to do more TMNT figures, but they certainly would've been better than NECA.

I have this exact set. Bought them a couple of years ago. Brand new in the box and have never opened them.

I kinda agree. But these are one of the best and most pose able tmnt figures, looking very much like the 80's cartoons promo's. Still wondering why there is not even one company that proceeded in this style and line. Would love to see shredder or Splinter. If a company would pick this up or it somehow gets a miraculous continuation in this style a line, it would be one of the best.

These look like better versions of the bst axn 80s turtles, which isnt hard to pull off. Neca is still undefeated in 80s toon likeness

I was so sad when Bandai canceled the line after showing the shredder at toy shows. then Neca started... whew

These aren’t my favorite figures but I think they are the best. The metal legs are surprisingly awesome.

I wish for the Vegita height edit you measured the hair with the increasing pitch sound but then lowered the line to exclude his hair and lowered the pitch sound. Vegita would hate that.

Yeah they are definitely based on the licensed merchandise designs (party supplies, pjs, shirts, ect) and not the show designs

I'm glad you did this review because I bought these about 4-5 years ago and haven't opened them yet. I am shocked that they have Die Cast parts!! Once again, you can't go wrong with Japanese toys!

I got all 4 of them! I love them and was suprised they were not selling out. I got sad they didn't continue the line. I saw 2 cons: the 4 look exactly the same. Skin colour and all (i guess like in the cartoon?) And the lack of accessories to justify buying all 4. Always missed the action nunchucks. Anyways, a fan and happy to owe them all.

The fact that the peg and hole for the bandana was square, didn't make it obvious that you couldn't spin it?!

I never fot my hands on these because I refuse to get shafted by those re sell prices. That being said, i want s.f. figuarts to make "tales from the tmnt" figures. I jusy wanna see goldfin with all the articulation. I honestly think since that show looks like anime, it definitely would fit the s.h figuart brand

Donatello should’ve came with a Turtle-com and maybe some other small gadget

Did you make that custom soft goods April outfit Johnny?

These are definitely awesome, but not the best iteration of the turtles in my opinion. The original Mirage NECA turtles and Mezco turtles are my favorites!

Well, sometimes in the factories, if it’s a Friday night, a little bit of booger sugar may fall in the packaging assembly line

They look like more refined, better Articulated versions of the BST classic Turtles. Which is my personal favorite Turtle line right now👍

If I were to only own one set of turtles I’d probably choose these. They’re not perfect, but I don’t think anyone has made a perfect, toon, set of turtles. These ones remind me a lot of the look of the show’s second intro. I think the expressions are influenced by a lot of the style guide stuff, though the color of the skin and shell don’t line up with the style guide stuff. I kind of wish Donnie’s big, cheesy, smile was the default head in all four, or they just included a third head across the board. Fun figures though. I love how Bandai did the plastron and weapon storage and even the shell is on a ball hinge. I wish more companies would copy some of the stuff Bandai did here, but so far it’s just The Loyal Subjects who are doing so and their stuff doesn’t impress me.

The cool thing about figuarts is they really took input from fans. These looked very different in their first iteration.

If I'm buying anything from one of the cartoons from when I was a child that is one of the most nostalgic for me I will not be buying it used

SH should have continued to line. Shredder splinter and April etc. Would have been great

Jhon breaking a toy in a unboxing??? Who would tell?

They’re so adorably pudgy 😊

Great review of a top-notch Turtle set from an impeccable Xctn Fig company. I also conquer with yur decision to embrace the NECA Toon Line. 👍😎👍

Probably a soak in some very hot water and you might be able to get that bandana stump out of Michelangelo’s noggin with tweezers. Also, that powder could be dust from displaying them by the previous owner. Hopefully just regular dust.

Honestly these look like the first figures that loyal subjects bst axn TMNT figures which were not good but I do still like them cuz I mean they are TMNT and im all about that life lol

Wow! I am surprised you uploaded this a day back, as these figures are so old now 😃 Congrats on these!

My favorite set of Turtles goes to Revoltech. These come in at no. 2. Following them is NECA's movie Turtles.

I wish they kept going with these. The metal in them seemed weird but i see what they tried to do.

For me the neca cartoon turtles are the best. Great review.

This is nice, but I am hoping the 2003 aren’t going to fully 7 inches tall, because I got the Ronin that figure doesn’t seem like 7 inches tall. I really like those Turtles, I sold mine because I wanted those ones. This are great too, I mean it like you pay 200 dollars for 4 turtles everywhere you go.

From a toys design and materials using and quality control perspective, this is way ahead of neca’s any set. Like when Sam saw bumblebee first time: it must be Japanese.

The white stuff is rubber, when the shell rubs against the plastic chest it flakes, i have the android 18 figuarts vest does this.

I still want to know how BST AXN got these molds and then bastardized them into those initial bricks of figures.

Most articulated tmnt figures IMHO is still Revoltech tmnt. But this Shf joints are hard to find now great set nonetheless brings me back to those days😊

I was going to get one but when I saw that bandana snap….. never mind.

Nice review. I was collecting these as they came out. I remember SHF showing a prototype of a Shredder. It could have been a render. Obviously, it never came out. I actually preferred these over Neca at the time. It's just that I knew SHF was never going anywhere near as deep as Neca.

I’m content with the Neca ones, but if they re-release then, I might grab Leo just out of curiosity. At least they’re not in style guide colors. I never understood the green shells on those.

this is next on my list for turtles probably gonna sell my sealed style guide set to pay for it

Not sure if you got the bandana out, but try wall tack (like you use for posters) that may help to remove it!

I like thease a lot more than the Neca ones who look dirty

Awesome video! I might actually buy these guys now! Wondering where you got the soft goods jumpsuit for that April O’Neil figure?! ❤