Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ultimates: The Whole Shell - Super7 Review

[@WillyMandingoWinchester]

The worst thing about being a TMNT fan is being torn between what you grew up on and the more realistic variants that are offered now! Slash is my favorite and I always felt the playmates original was too small but super 7 got it right! The neca comic version is nice too but I hate the lack of detail on his shell and the color they chose for his armor!

[@kaltech04]

I'm pretty sure the "Ultimates" label means they should make everyone who's interested in these style of figures happy. Meaning if you want to completely recreate the vintage figures with the older style heads and plastic colored weapons, you can do that. If you want the more upgraded figures with newer head sculpts and painted weapons, you can do that too. I happen to prefer the playmates heads with updated weapons. That explains the redundancies in the accessories. I got pretty much the same figures you did, minus April and Baxter, plus Slash, Mutagen Man, and Muckman. That's really all I wanted and am overall happy with them, other than feeling like some of the joints on the turtles are sketchy. They are overpriced, but the toys are why I love ninja turtles, so these appealed to me more than Neca's animated figures. You did a great job of quickly running through these figures' positives and negatives.

[@kiko6217]

This guy gets it

[@knightwalker317]

I actually hope Super 7 would make open shell Turtles 🐢 to put more weapons in his shell

[@kenbest76]

From what I understand, the redundant weapons were a result from “input” they received from the collector community.

[@DCT-tt8ib]

I know I’m late to the party, but regarding whether or not the excessive packaging is adding to the 50$ price tag… they are not. My local Best Buy has a couple of the Ultimates for sale, and they’re all the same price as they are online. If I had to guess, that massive price tag has a lot more with some of the more superfluous additions like the extra heads and uncolored accessories.

[@toddsmith9598]

I always enjoy the creativity and quality that goes into an RB video. You guys go beyond the obvious and make it fun too. I am sure it's alot of extra work. Thank you!

[@hgc7000]

Great watch, as always. Super 7 makes such… “interesting” choices with their stuff. I’m not the biggest Turtles fan, but I can 100% understand trying to find that perfect sweet spot of a uniform style of collection and just hoping they all make sense when put on display. Great to see Bebop and Rocksteady get some height and bulk with the line. Side Note: I grabbed dinner while watching this. Wife ordered pizza, so something about poetry and rhyming.

[@matthewboggs9382]

I appreciate these reviews. Great mix of pros and cons, well articulated.

[@leftylion816]

This video sums up what I thought about my Super7 TMNT collection. Glad that I got most of my figures on sale, but they are still just okay for what I paid. Awesome work and looking forward to the next video!

[@gwildor8543]

The little extra ending Easter egg was awesome!

[@JurassicRod]

Super7 Ultimates TMNT is my favorite Turtles toy line so far. The size scaling is great. It fixes things like Shredders eyes being on his helmet and I love that the Turtles themselves have alternate 2003 style heads. I'd love to see character designs from that series incorporated into the line much as MOTU Classics had all eras incorporated into the line.

[@Chalor.]

That's interesting you prefer them over the toon or movie NECA ones. I guess that just comes down to preferring the Playmates styling. I have a handful, but the only Super7 stuff I like is ReAction figures (which most ppl hate), and ThunderCats. I'd be over the moon if Mattel got the license back, or NECA...but if you want ThunderCats, that's the only option. At least they've overall gotten a bit better with releases like Monkian and Vultureman.

[@JurassicRod]

@@Chalor. Yeah I hate ReAction toys too. I was never a massive fan of the 80s cartoon, it was the playmates toys, movies and comics that fueled my TMNT fandom as a kid then the 2003 cartoon became my go to TMNT.

[@Tim85-y2q]

To me, part of "ultimate" is that you get the options to make whatever your preferred display with these is, so to me, including the redundant accessories fits very well with the theme of the line.

[@gbpackers5578]

50$ EACH!!?? Ouch!

[@mealwheels3562]

A lot of them have gone down to $39

[@Bralore125]

Why is my favorite, Michelangelo, more expensive than most others on Amazon

[@BrochachoDaBoi]

Yeah, not very radical

[@DoodleZoo]

Price for quality

[@keepupmcgee5099]

The more recent releases are now $55 each. Lmao.

[@k-dawgbroadcasting5444]

Krang needs to be in his humanoid body. As mentioned elsewhere, there would be some other great side characters from the first season to add, but this is a pretty comprehensive collection. I'd have loved a swappable Baxter Stockman head that was his original human face too...for comic effect if nothing else...great vid as ALWAYS Michael!

[@Chalor.]

They'll be making a Krang's android body...and I guarantee it'll be _at least_ $80...probably a hundred.

[@TheChadTI]

I've always appreciated the serious and thorough evaluation of whatever line is featured on RB. Fun to watch.

[@TheClockworkCount]

Another excellent video essay, and one I've been anticipating! I've been on the fence with Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady, but think I'm going to make the jump on them after all. My thanks for all the work you do!

[@kieronball8962]

Excellent review video, Michael. A comprehensive dissection of the Super7 TMNT Ultimates toyline, that fairly points out the good, the bad and the ugly.

[@ashaman55]

If you go to entertainment earth kranng is on sale for 38 and use discount code Kyle you save another 10 percent. Just so you know

[@tperson8347]

Another great figure review :) That Shredder is a massive improvement. The old pose bothered me even as a kid :)

[@Tim85-y2q]

The whole design bothered me as a kid. The shirtless look was just odd, especially after the majority of kids I knew lost or ruined the soft goods cape.

[@tperson8347]

@@Tim85-y2q I was a picky figure collector even as a kid. You know how bad I wanted a Shredder fig? I would've picked almost any oddball TMNT figure over Shredder based on the design!

[@Tim85-y2q]

@@tperson8347 The Super Shredder figure eventually became my main Shredder figure as kid.

[@tperson8347]

@@Tim85-y2q That's a much better figure :) Also a great looking Secret of the Ooze movie figure

[@TheStagAndArrow]

Re: "why the foot clan were crawling around on their knuckles" I worked for years with Scott Hensey, the original sculptor on the line, who said Shredder and the Foot Soldier were made standing upright before word came down that the turtles would be 3.75". Instead of resculpting the characters he just squished them down into a crouching position to match the new height of the line. You can see it when they're next to other figures like Casey Jones that if they stood up they'd tower over him haha

[@dunkanbulk14]

I mean, the turtles are teenagers, them being shorter than most of the villains, who are adults, would make sense

[@vrokyoto]

Wow after all these years I know why they made gorilla foot soilders I can die happy

[@antonkoo1155]

Who is your favourite ninja turtle?

[@Bralore125]

Michelangelo

[@valerobots]

great review. you keep it real. no shilling like so many others.

[@jesseperry9602]

Michael, your voice work on Rock N Roll, Skeletor, and Mikey was spot on! Quality work there!

[@woopy2024]

50 dollars 💵 what the …

[@BobHansenJokes]

This is how I like my reviews: tell me what's good, tell me what's bad, tell me what surprised you, tell me what didn't. Good stuff and nice bit at the end.

[@user-c0br4k4in0m3rcy]

THERE IS A KHAMA! (Kama, kahma? Idk)

[@Bralore125]

Kama, Kama, Kama, Kama, Kama, chameleon

[@jareddavidmanifold313]

I'll never 4get going to Kmart in my hometown on my 6th birthday and buying master splinter with the 5 dollar bill my grandfather gave me for my birthday. I opened the figure in the backseat and his arm fell off. It was the only 1 in the store and I cried because I knew he was headed back to the store. I never saw another splinter on the store racks after that. Man this video brings me back. I was a huuuge GI JOE and Turtles fan growing up. I started collecting action figures again 2 years ago and have been lucky enuff to find sum great deals at Walmart and gamestops to start recollecting my childhood. I found a Michaelangelo figure at Walmart a couple months ago it was in the electronic section of the store and not the toy aisle. It was sitting on a price on a shelf that said 7$. he was the only 1 in the store and I took it to the electronic checkout and it rang up for 23$. I told the guy it was sitting on a 7$ price tag and since he wasn't able to find any other figures to price reference he was awesome and sold it to me for 7 bucks. It's a decent figure I haven't taken him outta the box. I don't even know what company manufactured the toyline but I can tell by looking at it that it's definitely different than any turtle figure I've ever seen. Even the color of Mikey is a strange off colored green. Anyway great channel very insightful. I wanted to start collecting again for years but was embarrassed to start seeing's how I'm almost 40. You and a few other KZbin collectors made me realize collecting figures isn't nerdy it's extremely cool.

[@myronaustin]

AWESOME VIDEO!!! 💯🔥🔥🔥 And the stinger at the end? PRICELESS!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@kaijukidsam]

There is an answer as to why so many of the human characters are awkwardly hunched over in the playmates toy line. According to a documentary on the toys I saw, the dictate from playmates was that the figures had to not exceed a 5-in or so height in packaging, and since shredder was so much taller than the turtles they opted for him and the soldiers to have a sort of strange hunched over position. Even April is standing with her knees weirdly bent a bit to keep her short. I also have the April from the super seven line, but that's likely to be the only one I ever pick up because yeah these are far far too expensive for the average collector who dabbles in other lines

[@afterwit3620]

Thorough and thoughtfully presented. Thanks as always for the quality of your work! Also, kudos for the inclusion of the Sneakers clip. Love that film.

[@AL-ws5yi]

It’s satisfying to find what you’re looking for. Nice collection.

[@razrentals8897]

That Silverhawks photo of the actual toys is pretty upsetting. 11:00

[@christianbrix4311]

Great video as always, wish there'd be a new Retroblasting video every day. Those Bebop and Rocksteady figures look great, but I only collect Joe - maybe I'll get a vintage pair to join the Dreadnoks? Also enjoyed the brief cameo from one of my favourite films, Sneakers

[@thisone81]

Take a gooood look at donnie's pose it looks simple at a glance ,then realize what his right arm is doing

[@thisone81]

Also mikey can do the pose it's just really hard on the tolerances, but it can be easily faked with the second set of chucks

[@wolfy762]

Nice! well done as always. My god... the packaging lol. These are surprisingly decent and not a bad upgrade from the originals. I like that they kept the white E+L white eyes. I dont think Turtle figures look right with pupils.

[@impossiblepie]

Awesome review Michael! Also wanted to say that end skip was awesome! Lol

[@himgod6495]

They cost 69.99 at nickelodeon Park at mall of America, I just got bebop yesterday.

[@dkutch8776]

"because, of course they did," just seems like a very fitting phrase to sum up this line, which there is about as much to love about it as there are qualities that cause us to scratch our heads.

[@vadoraid2517]

Agree! & yes these ultimates are great but packaging is too much and the accessories could be less. I’m army building hands because of this . At $45 I was hesitant but I got the first 4 waves. But at $55 I’m out. Especially at their size. These are shelf killers …

[@cypherian2]

Rock N’ Roll is right, it’s been a crazy wonderful year at RB! Some people make videos that are just brain snacks, here you are with full course meals! Oh and even a hilarious dessert at the end! Come to think of it, even Melinda got her own video this year too! Happy Holidays RB!

[@spacemanspiralcatzero]

Always such honest reviews. The mirage turtles are my all time favs, so until those get a better version I’ll stick with the first round of Neca figs.

[@jamessaltzburg9549]

Thanks for the throwback closure I loved it

[@FakeWoodTable]

These have never been $55 figures in my opinion. $35 $40 tops. Especially with all the QC issues and lack of articulation. They look nice. But at $55 I’ve yet to buy one and I doubt I ever will. Step it up Super7. Great video!

[@raymondjones5909]

There's a new shredder coming out in silver

[@grayfox6518]

He-Man and TMNT collectors will be stuck in an endless search for the perfect set of figures as they continually get refined, rerefined, and rereleased. They're both two series I'm grateful I can watch with passing interest, otherwise they'd become money pits for perfectionists. Hopefully you found some joy in these though.

[@waffletoast7833]

If only NECA would do toy accurate figures

[@feridradoncic2237]

Cool TMNT toys

[@derektwentyone2670]

It does seem needless and odd to include the old, colorless accessories with what are evidently upgraded reboots of the original Playmates figs. Nevertheless, they do make for a pretty handsome display. Another great video, Michael. Like always, looking forward to your next one!

[@drewrappo]

you're 100% correct dude!!!!

[@darrellwallace4182]

This was not only super informative, but the ending with skeletor g.i. joe and teenage mutant ninja turtle was HILARIOUS!!! LOVED IT!

[@JEDITOYMASTERS]

Quality content as usual. Thanks Michael!!!

[@chrisstory563]

LOL, Mike, that ending was a trip man.

[@saxonjulin7482]

Great video! I’ll add the best figure they made in the line is Muckman. So good I bought an additional one to display at work

[@jfw60]

As always an excellent cogent discussion.

[@JSteplyk]

TMNT was my first toy franchise as a kid, and Michael’s 2-part review of that line was my introduction to RetroBlasting. Was anyone else admiring Michael’s DVD collection during Pandermonium?

[@09jesseb]

I got a shredder for $8

[@Bralore125]

From where and how!?

[@GrimmysReviews]

I was looking forward to this video for weeks, and it did not disappoint. Great job. April does seem to get the short end of the stick no matter what company makes her,. NECA's made the head too big (or the body too small in some peoples view) and you mentioned Super7's flaws well. I do love these figures though, despite the 10 year old articulation style.

[@TheMattTrakker]

It's the body. She legitimately looks child sized. In many episodes the turtles come up to her shoulders.

[@3Y3ECE]

I am learning how to airbrush, and the old school weapon sprue allows me to try painting them my own way, so they will have two sets of differently colored weapons. It's fun, but I do dioramas anyhow, so the 'extra packaging' and accessories help me flesh out details in those mostrosities. I had so many of the original ninja turtles, and I'm trying to be patient for Usagi Yojimbo but it needs to happen soon... Good, objective video. I appreciated it.

[@ohitsthatguy8079]

Great video as usual RB!

[@Toygains]

Totally agree! The baddies out shine the good guys. Grab Muckman when he’s on sale you won’t regret it. I know you don’t like stuff sculpted on that wasn’t on the cartoon. But he’s so impressive. Also l always get a laugh out of your voices for the figures. Take care.

[@ThePhenomf4]

Muckman is awesome! If you get a chance to put some slime into his head and trash can, you will not be disappointed. I got some great pics with mine.

[@Toygains]

@@ThePhenomf4 great idea!

[@classicretros23]

The reason for Super 7 prices is they have to pay a license fee to create the Playmates figs and they are not in big retail spaces . With that said I don't like the $55 price just wait for sales. I bought mines for like $30 & think they have drop even more for some.

[@duckpartain9462]

12:06 As pointless as the weapons racks are I like that Casey’s is shaped like a Hockey goal with a lil net on the edges

[@jeffmorris508]

The ending to the video was awesome.

[@snazzy1995]

Where did you get those short risers from ? They are awesome. I wanna get them for my turtles ahaha

[@gpw6287]

I'm in the UK and I've just purchased 11 of the playmates TMNT reissues. Very happy with those. Super 7's TMNT Ultimates have caught my eye. Despite the issues they are decent updates. I'm deliberating getting into buying them due to the price. My wallet is shouting 'don't do it!

[@ianhowe338]

I collected the the first four waves, plus the variant wave. I even got an extra figure of each of the turtles so I could display them and still have the collection in their boxes. Then, I cleared some shelf space. I was going to put the four Super 7 turtles where I had been displaying the Revoltech versions from the 2010 Nickelodeon animated series. I opened Leo… Manischewitz, was I disheartened! The figure is decent, but the “groin-al” region where the ball joints attach to the shell is so loose the figure keeps wanting to do a split. He’s barely posable. I honestly like my NECA Turtles in Time figures better. I haven’t even had the heart to test out the other three. Maybe it was just bad luck. Eventually, I’ll find out. Since then, I’ve only bought a couple that are of sentimental/nostalgia value (like that anthropomorphic duck pilot(?) and samurai Leonardo). By the time I found out that the quality control was not perfect, I had already purchased four or five waves of ThunderCats, Ren and Stimpy, a couple different Toxic Crusader figures (I think one glows), and the first wave of Transformers. I’d also pre-ordered the GI Joe waves that are live, the Animaniacs, The Simpson’s, The Power Rangers, and SilverHawks. Plus, the upcoming waves of the lines I’d already started collecting. I’ve since cancelled all my BBTS Super 7 pre-orders. I’ll still give one figure a try from each line; like Snake Eyes. But I’m only giving them a few more chances. I understand manufacturing isn’t going to be 100%. If it turns out that Leonardo was an aberration, I’ll just replace him. There doesn’t seem to be a real hurry, as Super7 stuff doesn’t seem to sell out at BBTS. There’s really no reason to pre-order, especially since they can’t seem to hit their release dates. I’m not as annoyed about that as some. I don’t really care if they have supply chain issues. Hasbro misses the mark regularly and they’re Hasbro. All I care about is that the figures are made well whenever they do finally arrive. I really want to like this company and to support them. Updating classic toy lines and reintroducing them. Great idea in principle. There’s so many I’d love to see get the Super7 treatment. Visionaries, MASK, DC Super Powers, re-release the MOTU figures I missed… But I’m just not sure I trust them. Like, I’ve always liked the ReAction line. I love classic toys, I love collecting stuff; so a toy line as large and diverse as ReAction makes perfect sense. I like the retro 5 point articulation… But the cool thing about limiting the articulation should be that you can charge less, right? Right?? Alas, they’re like $17.99 each. I mean, I get it: expensive licenses, but almost $20?? And even then, I’d consider them, but they insist on using the flimsiest card stock on the planet for the figure’s backing cards. For $17.99 there’s no excuse for the figures to come direct from BBTS with warped cards. I’ve tried a few (Jem, Glow in the Dark He-Man, glow in the dark Snake Eyes and Firefy); not one had an acceptable backer. Again, quality control.

[@_The_Worst_]

Yeah...🤔...I do reckon that these are some rather reasonable points...💯✔️ Overall, it's a phenomenal line by Super7...🤘🏼

[@popculturehero]

I just got both of the mutagen man variants and metalhead. I don't know about going deeper on the line. They look great but their a lot of work to set up properly, and there is the worry their just going to topple over and fall apart since the joints are so loose.

[@The_Rage_Kage]

I bought all 4 of the Turtles earlier this year, and they might be the only Super 7 TMNT figures I'm gonna get. Maybe Beebop and Rocksteady, but I never liked the Playmates design for the rest of the characters. Probably just find the right figures to kitbash and customize Shredder, April, Casey and Splinter. I'd like to see Super 7 make like a Turtle Accessory Pack with different original style heads, Communicators, a better Bow Staff etc. to kind of fully round out the Turtles better, but knowing Super 7 it would probably be like 50-60 bucks for less plastic than a Vintage Series Star Wars toy.

[@AlphaProto]

Very nice review. I will stick with the retro figures. They are cheaper and take up less space.

[@louierich99]

I love the TMNT, but I gotta be an adult and save my money 🤣 thank God I got my 1988 collection back from eBay

[@SickestToyz]

Great video man. Totally agree with 100% of what you said

[@andrewlperu]

the krang is actually in my top 4 of these. worth every penny

[@patrickholt8782]

*haters* “man Michael only makes videos to hate on stuff! *michale* makes a nuanced 20 min video to list genuine pros and cons.

[@oansun]

Great and very fair review! It's a bummer the 4 Horsemen have stopped doing sculpt work for Super7 now (or so I've been told). I agree with basically every point made, but I don't think it's a great video just for that. Script was great here!

[@miKeYdOEsNtLiKeiT508]

I love the idw sculpts for the turtles.. I just can't bring myself to pay the price

[@kalobhunt9001]

I think my favorite and only line I would collect of super 7 would be the thundercats they look amazing

[@BowserTheThird]

Krang’s on sale on Big Bad Toy Store!

[@hugomonstah]

great review man. i put my turtles in the same pose according to the game poster.

[@twotonedearly]

Super 7 TMNT did have my attention (though I got the NECA animated TMNT four pack earlier this year). some of the later figures Super 7 did came out looking amazing (Muckman & Joe Eyeball, Scratch and Jailbird, Mutagen Man, Slash, Mondo Gecko, and Krang). Still waiting to see if they do Krang's android body, Chrome Dome, Tokka, Rahzar, Usagi Yojimbo, Zak the Neutrino, Wingnut & Screwloose, and Hotspot)

[@thesecatsarecrazy]

Zak and Wingnut and Screwloose were announced for Wave 9.

[@PitstainHobbies]

Excellent review as always and they do look really nice, I know you don't partake in 1/6 scale stuff but the Mondo Turtles are a very nice idealized Eastman and Liard example and also include alternate heads with all red masks.

[@tylerrichlen3286]

Yeah, I stuck with NECA and Playmates for my turtle collection. I got two things from Super 7 and they are neat but they don't wow me, especially at that price point. I was excited for the silverhawks until I saw the poor QC they had and the wild drop in detail and paint apps. I sure hope the party wagon is going to end up ok at its price point when it finally hits.

[@octaneplusultra-z1c]

So I have a question can you do a retro blast video on the reissued g1 optimus prime because there's a problem with the legs on the reissued one after transforming it a lot of times the legs don't stay in place in robot mode

[@the7percentsolution]

I seriously doubt the added weapons rack in the original solid color added much of anything to the cost of the figure. It's just a nice feature they added in for that nostalgia factor. Also, if you paid full retail price for all of those then you paid too much. They end up getting much cheaper on Amazon.

[@kicksndcars6029]

I bought a lot of these recently pretty cheap glad I held off on most of

[@ArticulatedNinja]

That ending skit def. had me laughing and the voice acting was good, another classic in the books thanks

[@UnboxingArt]

Great video and you hit pretty much every point to make about super 7 figs lol

[@Aurochhunter]

Taking chronology into account, they'd be 'Middle aged Mutant Ninja Turtles.' by now.

[@kevinthomas4239]

Do you know if Zelu1984 is offering those custom heads for sale?

[@retroblasting]

He doesn't. He did that for his own collection

[@luckystrike8547]

God, I love this channel!

[@AnointedFlow]

What do you think about the 2003 release?

[@craigcharlesworth1538]

I feel like if you want highly articulated modern figures based on the 80s Turtles, you've already got the very extensive NECA line, the much more expensive and incredibly articulated SH Figurarts and the not as good but much more affordable BST AXN from Loyal Subjects - plus, if you're REALLY on a tight budget there's those superarticulated Playmates Turtles that the company keeps re-releasting every couple of years. Four options that between them cover pretty much any requirement or budget. Super 7 don't really bring anything to the party besides a slavish love for the vintage Playmates figures. Their figures are expensive but they're not as detailed and well sculpted as NECA's, and they're almost 3 times the price of the Loyal Subjects figures yet they have less articulation. I just don't see where they fit into the market.

[@austincapps6877]

Why is Leo’s belt black in this video? I thought it came with a grey belt

[@GT_rising24]

I got the raphael it's pretty neat imo

[@KasumiKenshirou]

It's weird they didn't include a unmasked head for Casey Jones. I don't think he ever took the mask off in the 80s cartoon, so I guess that's why they omitted it.

[@Buffyfan04]

I like Super7's design upgrades, but in the long run, never felt compelled to purchase them - since I'm more interested in the vintage originals.

[@Fuzzy_Barbarian]

I know it's not really your thing, but I'm glad to see you reviewing modern toys. Super7 especially seems the perfect fit for you to review. These figures just occupy a strange place. They're not quite modern and not quite vintage, with an added dose of weirdness. The accessory sprew is just... pointless, and I've yet to see anyone actually use them. They seem to just stay in the boxes or get shoved into an accessory draw. The articulation is incredibly limited for a premium, modern action figure, too, so they're kind of hard to slot into a modern action figure collection. And the QC... Super7's QC makes Hasbro's look good. It just makes them feel overpriced. For me, usually, Super7 a company I only go to if nobody else has a license they have. So, ThunderCats and SilverHawks. The only reason I've been considering these for the past year or so is because they can pass for the 2003 Turtles. But Super7's design philosophy just feels outdated and sometimes even strange.

[@blacknismo1978]

Great video. I do have to say I am surprised that you grabbed these Super 7 ultimates. I do like them myself but I am with you on the price but I only grab the characters I remember having/ played with

[@Seeker_Blade]

I really like this line, but like you, I’m only getting core characters. Thankfully I got each of mine for around $30 thanks to Amazon

[@jamievaughn1485]

Although I do collect a lot of Super 7 figures, I also collect MOTU origins and it amazes me that those figures are $18 and look amazing. I’d love to see Super 7 drop all that packaging and send me my figures in a bag if it shaved off $15 for each figure lol.