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TMNT X GIJOE - Dial-Tone x Donnie/ GIJoe Classified - Dial-Tone

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Let's have a little fun with this one.I recently picked up a Classified Dial-Tone to get a nice A.I. shot of him alongside TMNT X GIJoe Dial-Tone x Donnie. Then I thought, why not just review both figures in one post. The tale of the tape. Who did Dial-Tone better. Let's see!  I'm giving the nod to Playmates as far as packaging goes. Both the TMNT and GIJoe logos are iconic. However, having them displayed together on one box is insanely cool!  🐢  File cards have been a staple of GIJoe so why Hasbro decided to ommit that from their Classified line is beyond me.  Hasbro's Dial-Tone wins hands-down when it comes to accessories. Their Dial-Tone comes with that iconic backpack, machine gun, hand held satellite, pocket knife and a smart phone device. Oh yeah, his hat's removable,too. Playmates gave Dial-Tone Donnie a backpack and scramblin' staff. ⭐  Aesthetically, DT Donnie doesn't d...
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TMNT X GIJOE - Shipwreck x Mikey

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This one's an odd pairing. Playmates chose to go with Shipwreck as Michelangelo's GIJoe alter ego. It looks good, I guess, but I probably would have gone with Quick Kick because of the nunchaku or Bazooka because of his goofiness in the cartoon. Either way it's still a great figure.  Mikey comes with some cool accessories. I love that they chose to go with a pigeon ( Pete) instead of a parrot for obvious reasons.  It's great when toy companies go the extra mile with the little things like using actual metal chains for Michelangelo's anchor ended nunchaku. Love that! Once again and sticking with the kid/ninja friendly anti - ballistics theme, Michelangelo comes with gag pistol complete with pizza flag on the end of the barrel.  The creative team must've had a blast designing this line. They get a lot right and very little gets lost in translation. Check out Mikey's...
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TMNT X GIJOE - Roadblock x Raph

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Impractical, improbable, surreal, zany or cray-cray? One word (wait, cray-cray might be two words 🤔) isn't enough to describe this TMNT/GIJoe crossover line from Playmates. I mean, Transformers and GI Joe made sense. The whole M.A.S.K., Action Man, ROM, and Visionaries thing worked well together, but the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?" I can't wait to hear the backstory for this one. And if my opening paragraph sounds a little off-kilter, it's because these figures make my brain hurt 🤕 But it hurts so good 😁    This particular combo works well. Raphael's green body sculpt blends in nicely with Roadblock's military gear. The turtle shell helmet, while  faithful to both franchises , does fit kind of loose on Raph's head.  Much like Leonardo's Ooze-y that dispenses ooze instead of bullets, Raph's gatlin gun shoots ninja stars. Twist the dial on the back to activate the spinning barrel action feature. Al...
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TMNT X GIJOE - Snake Eyes x Leo

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I didn't know what to make of Playmates and their decision to do a TMNT/GIJoe mash- up. I think Buzz's post on them was what sealed the deal for me. If you haven't checked out his YouTube channel, Pegwarmers, you should. Lots of great content. Pegwarmers Man, just when you think there's nothing else out there worthy of spending your money on, we get a Leonardo/Snake Eyes hybrid. WTF!?! How do you NOT want to add this entire line to your collection.  Take a look at all of this awesomeness! Michelangelo as Shipwreck, Donatello as Dialtone! Destro Krang! So great 😃  My box came a little banged up but I wasn't planning on hanging on to it anyway. I did, however, cut out the file card. That's automatic.  Not only does Playmates pay homage to Snake Eyes with the addition of the Arashikage tat on Leonardo's arm but they also went as far as including ...
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