Loyal Subject BST AXN Comic Heroes IDW Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Review! (Exclusive)

TURTLES!
They aren't perfect but Loyal Subject really made a lot of improvements on their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures! Looking forward to seeing more from them! We need more IDW COMIC TURTLES!!!
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[@noserainTV]

glad to hear there is improvement from the previous turtle figures they've done. This is the first set of figures i've purchased from TLS so in that context, overall these are pretty neat. especially because they are the IDW versions. I wasn't overly impressed by the quality, in terms of what i'd expect from action figures in 2023, but seeing as they are wanting to constantly improve, I'd imagine we'll be seeing better things from them. My main QC issues derive from the functionality of the figure design and choice of material used for certain things. 1. anyone planning to buy these, some of the problems I've had are the the hinge joint on the upper bicep connecting into the butterfly/shoulder is tight and the male pieces of the butterfly piece adhering to inside of the figure are too shallow, so with that combination, when trying to bend his upper arm, the entire arm comes out for my Leo. 2. Be careful with Leo's scabbards - the scabbard on top looks like it's just glued on and any pressure on it will make it snap off. 3. Be careful when placing Leo's katanas in his hands. the katanas are very hard plastic, making them fragile. and the hands are very hard as well and don't allow the katanas to go in easily. be careful where you put the pressure because you can snap the katana at the base of the hilt. Hope this helps! Great review, Wade.

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

Lots of great points homie! Thanks for watching and adding some info!

[@raypaz2947]

I concur with OP. The sculpting is great. They keep on that they are good. The quality of the plastics and the joints especially at the double elbow. That needs to be made of a more tough plastic that is durable for constant moving since we all Like to fuss around and pose our figures. Some of the paint apps need to be checked over as they make some mistakes and leave stains on parts. I also feel like the neck and head joint needs to be better so you can move the head better. It’s not like these are cheap figs. $20. They can do better. I hope they fix these issues because I can see the potential they have as a company. Plus if they can bring that price down a dollar or two.

[@papersackstudios2801]

Man that Ralph looks great but once I realized the eye was misprinted on both heads my heart sank

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

I didn’t notice. I’m gonna pretend you didn’t say that Ahhah

[@brococheda9303]

@@UnparalleledUniverse Try finding their customer service email and ask them to send a replacement part, that's what I do whenever I have issues with figures

[@BriarShinn]

The IDW Shredder is going to be insane!

[@jchesh7617]

That I cannot wait for. I'm debating on a second Leo and turning him into Foot Chunnin Leo.

[@MauroRaptor86]

​@@jchesh7617don't. Foot clan Leo is already in the leaked list

[@jchesh7617]

@@MauroRaptor86 no shit?? Saves me a leo then lol

[@BriarShinn]

@@MauroRaptor86 Who all was in the leaked list?

[@BriarShinn]

@@MauroRaptor86 Heck yeah Rat King is on it!! Thank you!

[@zephyrleapold6796]

These are actually my current favorite true 6in scale articulated TMNT. Think they fit in perfect with other great 6in lines. Other companies were either too tall or too cartoonish, or stylized.

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

I agree, in regards to scale, they work best with 6 inch lines.

[@zayisweird78]

The additional weapon with Mikey is the “Kusarigama chain”, the additional weapon with Raph are called “Tonfa”, and the additional weapons with Leo are called the “Tanto” and “Wakizashi” 👍🏾

[@lparker9810]

Yes finally someone knows what a Kusrisagma chain is

[@thefatman69dude]

My only gripe is mikeys color. I wish he was more green. He kind of really sticks out between them. If he was maybe more green and only slightly blueish it would look better to me. I love them tho don't get me wrong. Just wish he had a different color scheme

[@tfrye1227]

With some blue tacky you can use Mikey’s finger point hand to recreate the spin trick scene from the 90s movie!

[@miKeYdOEsNtLiKeiT508]

Man theres so many unique versions of characters and new ones in the idw run... im really hoping they can do this iteration justice

[@raymondcampuzano5907]

Best review on these figs out there! Thanx man! Really needed to see this before going through on my purchase for them

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

Thanks!!! Yeah man, they’re nice figures but they are far from perfect. I think the thing that bothers me the most is how tight some of the joints are but aside from that (and the gripes I mentioned in the video) I’m happy with them!

[@JackTheFenris]

Big Bro I don't know if it's the lighting, but they look great on your channel everywhere else I've seen them I didn't like them so kudos to you sir!

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

haha thanks! I always do my best to make sure figures look good.

[@RedF0X85]

Your review sold me on these, had to pick them up. Really looking forward to that IDW shredder they showed off as well!

[@toylips]

Dude these look great. I wish I had come up on those with the wash, as I think you're totally right on about it elevating figures that have it, but for now I'm the sucker who's still got the regular ones on pre-order. Thanks for putting this together! Glad Comic Con was a good time. 🤙🎉

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

hey nothing wrong with the standard ones! thanks man! yeah, SDCC was awesome.

[@ragart9007]

I think big bad toy store still has some in stock

[@Average_Purple]

6:52 i believe those are where the nunchucks are supposed to be stored in the comics, but the nunchucks are so big they had to put the holsters in the back.

[@MauroRaptor86]

Yep. Iirc Raph's sais are stored on the front, too

[@Average_Purple]

@@MauroRaptor86 the sais should be a bit smaller aswell but atleast they worked around it rather than leaving it looking clunky infront

[@chrisjordan8109]

Usagi would be interesting in this style, thanks for the review these look better than I thought

[@marcusyee2211]

10:13 I think those short swords are tantos and 15:14 are tonfas Dope review btw, these look like an improvement from their past figures.

[@zayisweird78]

One of the swords is called Tanto, the other is called Wakizashi, and the one with Mikey is the Kusarigama

[@raypaz2947]

@@zayisweird78dude that’s crazy that you know that stuff

[@zayisweird78]

@@raypaz2947 i fucking loved the 2012 series growing up and seeing the use the alternate weapons sometimes made me curious so I looked them up

[@CaptainMcKayRandom]

Appreciate the in-depth look! I didn’t make SDCC but I did order the standard release versions of these guys. I’ll miss out on some of the paint wash but I still think I’ll enjoy the figures either way. Nice video here!

[@TheSalemCrow]

Buy some black shoe polish for $5 and do it yourself. Much cheaper than these figures.

[@CaptainRockoBD]

You can do your own paint wash super easily bro.

[@AlphaProto]

That Ralph's eye is not placed right. They printed onto the mask wrong. Got to be careful with that quality control. Aside from the PS4 game, I am not familiar with the IDW turtles. The unique designs for each turtle interest me. BST AXN making turtles figures that NECA, and Playmates is ignoring is a good idea. Their prices have always been reasonable, but when given a choice between NECA and BST AXN versions, I go with NECA. I may give the figures a wash myself. If they release more IDW characters(Slash, Bebop, Rocksteady, footsoldiers) I may be interested in collecting these.

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

yeah man! I didn't notice the imperfection on the eye while filming the review. I think I can touch it up though.

[@franciscobarriossaenzdetej3170]

The loyal subjects Krang Suit is actually pretty nice. Nice details, nice materials, and great accessories. Sadly some of the other designs feel too generic, specially "the Cartoon Style" turtles like the one you have. They have great ideas like selling Bebop and Rocksteady with a Human Head as a pre mutation form or slash with some nice accessories. Yeah, the IDW style looks like their best work out of everything they made.

[@DingusDung]

I'm kind of upset that the paint wash is comic-con exclusive, but I'll take what I can get.

[@andrewcolantuono3339]

They look great but man it's disappoint to see that all the close-ups of the heads show paint app QC issues. From far in a display it's fine but I'd definitely notice it when removing them from their packaging.

[@ralphyfirebird4662]

Man, I do hope we'll see these guys for sale at retailers. These look great. Awesome review man

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

Thanks!

[@miKeYdOEsNtLiKeiT508]

Oh i also think the standard release of these are going to look great.. mikey seems to translate a lot better color wise at least from the images i seen

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

I might end up getting the retail ones too. I like the wash on these but it would be fun to get the other ones and experiment on them a bit.

[@raypaz2947]

@@UnparalleledUniverseyeah man. If you do experiment on them please film it and post it. I would like to mess with these too. I want to keep these SDCC 2023 in box and use the standard version to pose and play with. Thanks Wade.

[@guatobean2869]

The Raph and Sai pose he does in the IDW comics is a must, they are big and goofy but in his hand where he palms them just looks so good!! Gotta warm up the hands though. Just got these and they are even more gorgeous in hand aaaand they pose like crazy! The wash is a must on these. Hopefully we get Shredder, Loner Raph, and the Deviations version. It would knock it out of the park beyond belief!! Imagine a Slash figure!! Done!

[@garousoul1885]

I am finding very difficult to fit the Sai in the extra gripping hands. Is there a trick or special instruction?

[@guatobean2869]

@garousoul1885 hot water should do the trick. I put them in hot water for about 10 seconds. Should be pretty bendable then. It still take some pressure but should work.

[@wwe682]

These guys are great I swear. I got the regular versions and I know the sdcc washed versions are cool but I already NECA Mirage Turtles with the colored headbands that has the same color

[@aliuniversal4100]

I hope they keep improving. I bought their napoleon dynamite figure from the bst line and it was so bad i swore off the line

[@DanB.0]

The exclusives look good but the regular ones, in my opinion, are not that cool. Mikey's color is to hate it or love it haha they can be improved in the articulation but the look is not bad I enjoyed the size comparisons and the pic with the moon in the back was awesome!

[@actionfiguresquad4657]

You sold me on them. Really great review man.

[@oreomega2545]

Got these in the other day and they’re fine. I like them overall but they’re not quite as good as a lot of reviewers have been saying they are imo. I get that’s it’s exciting to finally have IDW turtles in figure form but things like the heavy and inconsistent paint job (heavier wash on some, missing paint in areas, etc) inconsistent joints tolerances (the shoulders are super tight and I’ve found stress marks and chewed up plastic on them from posing and using the butterflies and one or both of the legs tend to be floppy) and inconsistencies in the articulation (double jointed arms and legs but no neck hinge is crazy) hold this set of figures back from being truly amazing. There’s a lot to love about them but I’d argue there’s just as much annoying-bad things here too.

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

For me a big part of why I was hyped about these was the signs of improvement. These figures are far from perfect but there is a lot to enjoy. I agree with a lot of what you mentioned but overall buying, playing and reviewing these figures has been a positive experience, loyal subjects still has a long way to go but they are headed in the right direction. I hope I was clear in my review. In the “overall..at the end of the day…” section I tried to be a clear as possible- cool figures, some problems, lot of potential

[@oreomega2545]

@@UnparalleledUniverse for sure, not trying to say you were being disingenuous or unclear about the issues; but I do think you were going a a little easy on these guys compared to some other reviews you’ve done. For me, I just don’t think the potential for the line elevates these figures from good to great. I’m judging them based off what we have more so than what we might get if that makes sense

[@MauroRaptor86]

Finally. I was really looking forward to your review

[@juansanchez209]

I’m VERY conflicted on this set. I absolutely love the IDW Ninja Turtles and I think they’re the best version ever of the Turtles and their universe (yes, even better than OG Mirage or Last Ronin). And I also think that the paint work on these figures is great! However, I can’t stand Loyal Subjects’ (IMO) dumb 5-inch scale. In theory it should work for the Turtles since they’re supposed to be smaller than adult humans, but the proportions absolutely give away that these are 5-inch figures as opposed to intentionally short 6-inch figures. I also think that this articulation is not only some of the ugliest I’ve ever seen, but it’s also not even all that functional. Overall I genuinely think these are pretty mediocre figures but I still want them because of my affinity for the source material

[@craigcharlesworth1538]

Yes, yes, yes. I have the '87 Turtles from Loyal Subjects and considering they cost half what a NECA figure would and probably a third of a Super 7 figure, they're basically fine if you're on a budget and just want a set of the four turtles. The articulation isn't great but it's good enough, there's a good spread of accessories even if some of them are a bit gummy and don't fit the figures hands well. So yeah, IF you just want the four Turtles and there's absolutely no chance you can afford a better set... these will do. They'll look good enough alongside your Marvel Legends, DCUC or Black Series figures. But as soon as you want to go beyond the four turtles, forget it. All the humanoid characters are THE SAME SIZE as the Turtles, even ones like Shredder who should be 2 feet taller. So at that point the whole scale thing falls apart. The NECA Shredder would scale okay with these, but there's such a visible difference in quality between TLS and NECA that you couldn't really put them together. Plus if you can afford NECA figures, you should probably just buy those in the first place.

[@theselectguy]

Aw i wanna get one and have fun throwing wash on them all!! Looks good!!!

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

Look forward to seeing it sir!

[@davidbkills2197]

Everyone of these I buy just pops all apart when I go to pose it my foot clan, OG turtle and the punk turtles.

[@brucechmiel7964]

Don’s googles are a reference to Ray’s gear from Ghostbusters. I do wish that he came with a Naginata blade that can slide on top of his staff.

[@oscrmc8496]

TMNT multiverse shelf is going to look great

[@haunterdreamss]

😮 oh yeah Been waiting on this review hahah

[@mbtoober]

They seem pretty cool, with so many different versions of these characters every fan can find something they like. However, I ABSOLUTELY dislike the drastically different color on Michaelangelo 😢 it just doesn’t make sense to me. Overall a nice set though. 🐢 💥💪🏽

[@oneofcoryXkenshinsamurai]

Are you going to get Play Mates TMNT orginal movie figuures?

[@CattyMintgum]

man these figures are beautiful such a shame they can't release these properly painted versions at retail.

[@HeroHqHobbyHour]

I need these! I wanna make a Diorama for them!

[@somarriba333]

My only nitpick is Mikey is too bright. Other than that, THIS is what a live action Ninja Turtles should look like.

[@HIGHZENBERG0735]

Bro why no one still put out decent tmnt 2012 figures like I've got the 3 inch ones they're not it and it's impossible to get the revolted ones so why they being ignored???

[@hrududery]

As this video goes on, I want them more and more. OOOOOOF

[@Deeman505]

These figures are awsome!! how much are they?!

[@quintonbrooks7536]

Good review micky looks blue on camera

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

Thanks!

[@CaptainRockoBD]

Do you read IDW? Mikey has some pretty angry serious moments in that lol.

[@TicTonic96]

I hope to see more IDW characters from loyal subjects

[@Darksim007]

Wait till he notices Raphs right eye paint is off center lol

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

Yeah I didn’t realize it during the video 😭. The alternate head distracted me

[@oreomega2545]

Damn look who learned what idw turtles were finally 💯

[@turtwig104]

Dude if the Arms were pinless I’d grab them all. But the half pinned half pinless thing is pissing me off.

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

half pinned usually pisses me off too but with a figure has mostly new sculpting, I can forgive it.

[@e-motions2653]

Where do u find these

[@bryanramos7443]

Jesus, i need an alopex figure

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

Thank would be dope for sure!

[@Lwars2]

I have many tmnt figs and i need these too, where can i find them?

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

I think you can get them from BigBagToyStore.

[@RamonCuriel-qc5vk]

Raph's eyes are not lined up correctly

[@adrianpalacios864]

Raphs eyes are just making it so hard to like i hope most figures dont have that default

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

Yeah it’s pretty wack. I didn’t even notice until people pointed out in the comments haha

[@JmotionPictures7059]

I fear that the IDW shredder is gonna have really bad torso articulation so I really hope they pull through in that aspect

[@brojynks]

Raphs eyes were messed up. He looks like the one character from goonies that kept yelling "Baby Ruth!" I hope my pre-ordered Raph doesnt have that type of quality issue. I really hope they release Venus and Jennika. Bringing out more heads upgrades would be nice too

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

Yeah man, I didn’t even notice the error until people brought it up in the comments. Dang it

[@brojynks]

@@UnparalleledUniverse time for a little custom work.

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

Maybe!

[@BrianHallmond]

The unique shapes are definitely a win. They're individuals not robots. I bought them all because of this. Same sculpts with one slight colour change is disrespectful cash grabby.

[@stevenmatthews9746]

I love them but I just think Mikey is a tad too bright, works in the comic but as a set he stands out way too much for me. Still will grab these though, might get the black and white ones.

[@FrankW1029]

if you look at the old one, it looks like they took a 3D scan of the SHF turtles and just made them smaller. all the sculpt were nearly identical. glad they moved away from that.

[@envy-15545]

Man did raph have a stronk?

[@Dominator0203]

Are they for playing or poses cause I need mikey

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

a little bit of both, I would say.

[@Dominator0203]

@@UnparalleledUniverse where can you get the Mikey

[@lparker9810]

​@@Dominator0203amazon

[@jcboom4382]

you can easily paint wash the normal ones. cost like 8 bucks

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

Thats true!

[@andrepaul3483]

Bummer Loyal Subjects didn't put the same effort on their Buffy figs. Because both the Buffy & Angel figs they made looks whack.

[@mitts006]

Ok I saw Leo and preorder him as soon as I could. Then I learned it was by that company and it scared me. I also have that raph and he seemed cheap and can't hold his weapons. Lost them they felt flimsy.

[@radarlovedr]

The figures are cheaply made. I purchased the box sets of the comic style. Two turtles and two foot soldiers in one box and the other two turtles with shredder and a “leader for soldier” in the other. But right out the box the arm joint snapped on the foot soldier. All the other figures are super delicate and the joints are tight. I’m afraid to pose any of them.

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

I don’t think they are cheaply made but I do think they need to fix the joints. I agree that some of the joints are waaay to tight.

[@metamorphomisk]

The wash is a bit too much IMO. Reminds me of customs where people go way too heavy on the dark wash

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

its a little heavy but I dig it.

[@prestonart1548]

Why is Michelangelo blue??

[@Luckykougga]

Thats what im saying , im fine with him being more of light shade of green but thats just freaking blue

[@lparker9810]

HES NOT BLUE HES TEAL!!!

[@mikemeeks1334]

Really cool 👍

[@SadFaceCat]

Those figures are so good 😂

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

shooot. I like them!

[@matthewsheehan546]

Almost perfect for me...but that color on Mikey .....uuuuggghh whhyyy

[@lparker9810]

HES TEAL

[@brianbaum9809]

Yeah Ralph miss printed eyes kept bothering me watching the video

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

It bugs me now but I didn’t even notice it haha. A lot to cover over the four of them so I missed that but yeah, super wack

[@Dale1688]

You can’t really compare the two. One set is clearly now cartoonish. Also they have elbow pads which hinder articulation whereas the others don’t.

[@IAMTHESTARMAN]

I prefer the retail non-black washed versions. The black wash in these are so spotty and random. Really sloppy. Just one look at Mikey’s snout.

[@JPEG2099]

Ok let’s be honest for a second and let’s point out the obvious here. Articulation 3/10 Quality 7/10. Loose joints, poor articulation, quality control is not in sight.

[@christoose4557]

Leonardo is the superior ninja turtle!!!

[@gmon78]

Why is Michaelangelo blue?

[@lparker9810]

he is NOT blue he's teal

[@gmon78]

@@lparker9810 kinda looks blue to me man but never mind, relax😁

[@lparker9810]

@@gmon78 maybe you were in the wrong lighting

[@lparker9810]

Or it's just this guy's lighting

[@gmon78]

@@lparker9810 Could be I guess. That or my crap TV!

[@mightyt-rex5634]

why is mikey blue

[@lparker9810]

Teal, he's teal idiots

[@hiddeneaf404]

Raph uses tonfas.

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

ah ok, Thanks!!

[@dawwe8869]

Eyy

[@bctan2291]

i think Loyal Subjects is not very good in applying wash, it looks uneven

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

I think it looks good but when you get in close, it looks a little messy.

[@traviswilcox3472]

Excellent review. Not a fan of the IDW turtle designs especially the odd faces. Don’t care for when characters that are proven popular for years & they change them for the sake of change. Sure, you get unique sculpts for each one but that’s not true TMNT. Mikey’s coloring is plain bad, that teal color isn’t working. On the plus side, it’s great that this toy company is improving when certain other bigger companies are slacking.

[@Icegaze88]

I wish Mikey’s skin color wasn’t that ugly turquoise and looked more like the olive green of his bros. Otherwise, fantastic set. Probably my 3rd favorite behind Neca 2008 mirage style TMNT and Mezco’s.

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

I dont mind his color. I like that it makes him stand out a little bit.

[@dcb6729]

That Mikey though..... 🟦😬

[@lparker9810]

Of course most people think he's blue, no he's not blue, he's just teal

[@lparker9810]

Which makes sense because in the IDW comics Mikey skin is teal

[@dcb6729]

​@@lparker9810It's ugly. ☹️

[@lparker9810]

@@dcb6729 no its not

[@dcb6729]

@@lparker9810 Mikey should be green not extremely Bluish. 😒

[@unimaginative_artist]

Mikey is like blue thats weird for sure not digging that at all

[@lparker9810]

Again, heS teal not blue silly

[@sylvander4972]

is it just me or do mike look blue? or atleast tooo blue xD?

[@lparker9810]

(pin this comment) im going to let all of you know mikeys NOT blue, hes teal, im tired of everyone saying hes blue!!!

[@teddoichiban]

Leonardo is best turtle just to let you know.

[@lparker9810]

Haha opinons

[@magomechanico]

I don't like there faces on the figures

[@gahdzilluh6674]

These figs look super mid imo

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

I can’t remember, is mid bad? Is it like good, not great?

[@lparker9810]

​@@UnparalleledUniverseit means bad

[@lparker9810]

It's really not but, your opinion and I respect it

[@TGIAlistor]

these aren't good

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

I disagree

[@TGIAlistor]

@@UnparalleledUniverse and that’s ok, I’m just being honest g.

[@UnparalleledUniverse]

All good!

[@TGIAlistor]

@@UnparalleledUniverse its def somethin bout the colors, I'm all for given em different shades of green but i hate how these ones look, look at Micky he's straight up apart of the blue man group. and the faces just don't do it for me, but more power to yah if u fuck wit em.

[@lparker9810]

​@@TGIAlistorHES TEAL