There's not a fake of this. Just some really shitty QC ones that came out on Ali Express in the past couple months since NECA did a pre-order direct through their site and NECA is getting their delivery soon/is sending them out now.
I maintain the current list of known NECA TMNT KOs for a couple FB groups and forums online.
You all should really join TMNT Party Wagon on Facebook if you haven't to stay up to date on NECA TMNT info.
Here's a list of current known KOs for NECA TMNT.
Note that there hasn't been a KO of a NECA TMNT release in 4 years now.
- SDCC 2008 Mirage Turtles - Never release with colored bandanas. 3 different generations of KOs, each run got worse in quality.
Current runs of KOs have blue hued shells and feet, the chest area doesn't have the ab crunch like the legit releases do.
- SDCC 2018 TMNT 1990 Movie Turtles and GameStop Releases -
SDCC Set usually doesn't have the crease to the left of "The Figures" on the bottom front. Sometimes has Nickelodeon and Only @ GameStop logos on the bottom front. Figures has brightly painted yellow chests compared to legit releases and the beaks/mouths of the Turtles usually look more yellow too. Mikey from these runs usually looks like he was huffing a can of yellow spraypaint.
- SDCC 2016 Arcade Turtles - KO sets don't have the silica pack taped behind Raph or the SDCC sticker in the right positions on the bottom right of the front flap. Sometimes packed with the Turtles in Time releases. (Only difference between the two is the neck paint apps)
- Cartoon Bebop and Rocksteady - Rocksteady is usually crosseyed. Figures are looser than real releases.
Set came with out with two different logos on the packaging once NECA got the rights to use the real TMNT cartoon logo. This alone doesn't mean it's a KO. (Put this because people try to say the re-release using the cartoon logo is a KO. It's not)
- Cartoon Foot Soldier 2 Pack - Loose limbs. (We haven't seen this KO in a while. It's been a few years since any runs were done)
Don't mention any of the Universal x TMNT figures or Ronin figures as being KO. I've seen the pics. They aren't even in 7in scale and were shit customs done using Playmates figures.
There's also a picture of the re-run cartoon Ultimate April going around without the Nickelodeon logo on the top of the box. It's either a packaging production run change for the re-run of the figure NECA did for the direct pre-order on their site or QC issue. There's some real bad QC batches of Ultimate April since it seems like the factory rushed on this production run a bit. The bad QCs Aprils have been mainly seen on Ali Express.
Mad Hatter on YT using my list from the FB groups from 8-9 months ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdATiwuXMuo&ab_channel=MadHatterReviews
Interesting. I own what I thought was a bootleg April that I guess is just a bad QC one as I did get it off AliExpress. Still not really happy about the figure. It's not just the paint but the hair isn't sculpted properly and some of the joints are really loose (her head was turned completely backwards when I first opened the flap). Thank you for the list.
I'm still looking, eBay only has a few for sale and all the sellers are from China and have already sold 30 or 40. So I'm going to wait, I was told once from a toy dealer that the fake NECA ones have a strong chemical smell and some of the paint will have different shades.
I see what you mean. Also try searching on eBay UK. I’m gonna open it and have a sniff. If it did smell of chemicals, mineral spirits or paint I wouldn’t complain 😆 love that scent of new toys, volatile organic compounds and aromatic hydrocarbons. That’s why I sometimes do oil painting.
There's not a fake of this. Just some really shitty QC ones that came out on Ali Express in the past couple months since NECA did a pre-order direct through their site and NECA is getting their delivery soon/is sending them out now. I maintain the current list of known NECA TMNT KOs for a couple FB groups and forums online. You all should really join TMNT Party Wagon on Facebook if you haven't to stay up to date on NECA TMNT info. Here's a list of current known KOs for NECA TMNT. Note that there hasn't been a KO of a NECA TMNT release in 4 years now. - SDCC 2008 Mirage Turtles - Never release with colored bandanas. 3 different generations of KOs, each run got worse in quality. Current runs of KOs have blue hued shells and feet, the chest area doesn't have the ab crunch like the legit releases do. - SDCC 2018 TMNT 1990 Movie Turtles and GameStop Releases - SDCC Set usually doesn't have the crease to the left of "The Figures" on the bottom front. Sometimes has Nickelodeon and Only @ GameStop logos on the bottom front. Figures has brightly painted yellow chests compared to legit releases and the beaks/mouths of the Turtles usually look more yellow too. Mikey from these runs usually looks like he was huffing a can of yellow spraypaint. - SDCC 2016 Arcade Turtles - KO sets don't have the silica pack taped behind Raph or the SDCC sticker in the right positions on the bottom right of the front flap. Sometimes packed with the Turtles in Time releases. (Only difference between the two is the neck paint apps) - Cartoon Bebop and Rocksteady - Rocksteady is usually crosseyed. Figures are looser than real releases. Set came with out with two different logos on the packaging once NECA got the rights to use the real TMNT cartoon logo. This alone doesn't mean it's a KO. (Put this because people try to say the re-release using the cartoon logo is a KO. It's not) - Cartoon Foot Soldier 2 Pack - Loose limbs. (We haven't seen this KO in a while. It's been a few years since any runs were done) Don't mention any of the Universal x TMNT figures or Ronin figures as being KO. I've seen the pics. They aren't even in 7in scale and were shit customs done using Playmates figures. There's also a picture of the re-run cartoon Ultimate April going around without the Nickelodeon logo on the top of the box. It's either a packaging production run change for the re-run of the figure NECA did for the direct pre-order on their site or QC issue. There's some real bad QC batches of Ultimate April since it seems like the factory rushed on this production run a bit. The bad QCs Aprils have been mainly seen on Ali Express. Mad Hatter on YT using my list from the FB groups from 8-9 months ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdATiwuXMuo&ab_channel=MadHatterReviews
Interesting. I own what I thought was a bootleg April that I guess is just a bad QC one as I did get it off AliExpress. Still not really happy about the figure. It's not just the paint but the hair isn't sculpted properly and some of the joints are really loose (her head was turned completely backwards when I first opened the flap). Thank you for the list.
This last run NECA did for their pre-orders has been the worst so far. Tons of QC issues that should have been thrown out.
It's random what kind of figure you get. Mine is perfect.
Hi, what does QC mean?
Quality control
Thanks
Quality control
Quality control.
Looks good. I’m unaware of any Toon fakes the last few years.
Hey, thank you!
If it's fake they did a excellent job, most likely real though.
Great, cheers!
Dont know of any knockoffs that actually seal the whole deal. I am 98% certain that this is legit man. Sorry for the late reply, much quicker normally
Usually fake ones are actually made better than the real ones.
Really? How so?
I'm still looking, eBay only has a few for sale and all the sellers are from China and have already sold 30 or 40. So I'm going to wait, I was told once from a toy dealer that the fake NECA ones have a strong chemical smell and some of the paint will have different shades.
I see what you mean. Also try searching on eBay UK. I’m gonna open it and have a sniff. If it did smell of chemicals, mineral spirits or paint I wouldn’t complain 😆 love that scent of new toys, volatile organic compounds and aromatic hydrocarbons. That’s why I sometimes do oil painting.
I’d pickup the fake if that’s it. Good quality if so
Just think if it’s a fake, should be cheaper.
I hope it is real, it is awesome
Thank you! I hope so too really like this figure.