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News Credits: 332 · Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:21 pm

Concluding Turtles week is the GIANT Sewer Lair Playset

http://insidepulse.com/2012/09/10/chucks-reviews-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-sewer-lair-playset/

Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:56 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Concluding Turtles week is the GIANT Sewer Lair Playset

http://insidepulse.com/2012/09/10/chucks-reviews-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-sewer-lair-playset/

can it be disassembled and be put back in its box after done displaying or playing with it?

News Credits: 332 · Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:05 pm

SpacerAM2 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Concluding Turtles week is the GIANT Sewer Lair Playset

http://insidepulse.com/2012/09/10/chucks-reviews-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-sewer-lair-playset/

can it be disassembled and be put back in its box after done displaying or playing with it?

Yes but I don't recommend doing often. There were already stress marks on the pegs and one peg had broken off. This was assembled once before it was shipped to me.

Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:36 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
SpacerAM2 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Concluding Turtles week is the GIANT Sewer Lair Playset

http://insidepulse.com/2012/09/10/chucks-reviews-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-sewer-lair-playset/

can it be disassembled and be put back in its box after done displaying or playing with it?

Yes but I don't recommend doing often. There were already stress marks on the pegs and one peg had broken off. This was assembled once before it was shipped to me.

boy that is unfortunate. how about using the blowdryer on the stress marks that usually does the trick ,and regluing that broken peg with epoxy or superglue? i was thinking of getting it but that can be a problem. especially if one wants to make some space later in the room for other toy displaying stuff or don't want it to collect dust over the course of time by trying to keep it mint. very quick response! like your review! i just finished watching it! it is the best playset i have seen in a long time. thanks!

News Credits: 332 · Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:03 pm

SpacerAM2 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
SpacerAM2 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Concluding Turtles week is the GIANT Sewer Lair Playset

http://insidepulse.com/2012/09/10/chucks-reviews-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-sewer-lair-playset/

can it be disassembled and be put back in its box after done displaying or playing with it?

Yes but I don't recommend doing often. There were already stress marks on the pegs and one peg had broken off. This was assembled once before it was shipped to me.

boy that is unfortunate. how about using the blowdryer on the stress marks that usually does the trick ,and regluing that broken peg with epoxy or superglue? i was thinking of getting it but that can be a problem. especially if one wants to make some space later in the room for other toy displaying stuff or don't want it to collect dust over the course of time by trying to keep it mint. very quick response! like your review! i just finished watching it! it is the best playset i have seen in a long time. thanks!

Those are all good ideas. If you would want to keep it together I could recommend using an acrylic display case but that could take up more space.

Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:13 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
SpacerAM2 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
SpacerAM2 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Concluding Turtles week is the GIANT Sewer Lair Playset

http://insidepulse.com/2012/09/10/chucks-reviews-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-sewer-lair-playset/

can it be disassembled and be put back in its box after done displaying or playing with it?

Yes but I don't recommend doing often. There were already stress marks on the pegs and one peg had broken off. This was assembled once before it was shipped to me.

boy that is unfortunate. how about using the blowdryer on the stress marks that usually does the trick ,and regluing that broken peg with epoxy or superglue? i was thinking of getting it but that can be a problem. especially if one wants to make some space later in the room for other toy displaying stuff or don't want it to collect dust over the course of time by trying to keep it mint. very quick response! like your review! i just finished watching it! it is the best playset i have seen in a long time. thanks!

Those are all good ideas. If you would want to keep it together I could recommend using an acrylic display case but that could take up more space.

an acrylic display case? hmmmmm, interesting idea. thanks!

Wed Sep 12, 2012 9:04 pm

this is pretty useful! it helps setting the turtle sewer playset up step by step. especially if either of us miss something along the way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg4U2H6spLo

Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:02 pm

TMNT being my second favorite cartoon as a kid (behind TF, duh!) i recently picked up all 4 turtles and Shredder.

Not a big fan of how Nickelodeon updated April O'niel as a bratty little kid (we all remember the sexy vixen she used to be), or how they changed Splinter's back story (although an ex-human as a ninja master is more believable than a rat who practiced moves in his cage).

The best part is, they less than 8 bucks each at Wally World, and at that price you can do some awesome army building with the Foot Clan soldier figures. I will probably pick up the Turtle van also, and hope this line is successful enough to give us more members, like that Baxter (?) guy who got mutated into a fly, and my all time favorite, the Rat King.

Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:18 pm

giggitty giggitty! just discovered the TRU excluse 11" versions and ordered Mikey and Don...totally psyched and dont even mind the missing elbow joint!

Best of all...act fast and the are BOGO 1/2 at the TRU store...(but I only bought two at a time after discovering that adding all 4 to my cart only resulted in getting the discount on 1 of them...)

The only thing I dont really like is the preview I saw of how they are turning the Rat King into an Undertaker-like character...and I always preferred the mutant fly Baxter Stockman over the wanna-be cyborg version.

Still, the 4 turtles are totally awesome figs...nice quality plastic, good articulation...a ny old school turtles fans need to pick these up for the Nostalgia Awesome factor!

Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:15 pm

Looks like Metalhead, Fishface, and Dogpound are on there way!

Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:19 pm

I love the new TMNT toys, they're very cool!
I also got the classics collection, but they were very expensive! I found Don and Mikey in Cali when I was there for about 20 bucks each, but they didn't have Leo and Raph, so my Wife ordered them for me online, but they were about 40 bucks each, I never saw them out in stores here in VA!

I'm actually doing some customizations to my new TMNT, not the classics though, I'll love as is..., I'm changing the plastic chains with metal chains and total repaints on all 4, I'll make sure to post pics when I'm done with this project! :grin:

what you guys think?

Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:35 pm

I love the chains! How are you doing those?

Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:50 pm

Iron Prime wrote:I love the chains! How are you doing those?

you'll be amazed at how easy it is...
I got the chains and eye pins from michaels, they have all kinds, just choose whichever style you like, this is the closest I could get to resemble the plastic ones.

1) cut the plastic chains
2) cut the eye pins down to a quarter inch or half inch
3) heat up the eye pins and stick them in the plastic, it'll go in like butter!, no need to drill.
4) cut your chain to the length you want
5) open the "eye" on the eye pins and stick the chain through it!

there you go!, you got a cool set of weapons!

I think the painting part is going to be a pain... since the arm joints are very tight, you need to sand them down in order for the paint not to come off when you move their arms...

but we'll see, I'll post the pics when they're all set!

Wed Oct 10, 2012 2:24 pm

Wow!

That does sound pretty easy!

How sturdy do they feel? I'd like to do this to both mine and my son's - but he is six so his see more "battle". :grin:

Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:54 pm

Iron Prime wrote:Wow!
That does sound pretty easy!

How sturdy do they feel? I'd like to do this to both mine and my son's - but he is six so his see more "battle".

The chains aren't going anywhere... the heat of the eye pin and the plastic will make it tough to come out once it cools down (after a few seconds), could be a fun project between you and your son... ;)^

Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:52 pm

Awesome! Thanks!

Sun Oct 21, 2012 2:51 am

I put chains on mine too. Did you add them on Donatello's triple staff as well?

Sun Oct 21, 2012 8:45 pm

Found Metalhead, Fishface, and Dogpound! Still no time for chains - hoping to do that soon...

Tue Oct 23, 2012 1:57 pm

Evil_the_Nub wrote:I put chains on mine too. Did you add them on Donatello's triple staff as well?

not yet, but I will get to him next, I'm still working on Michaelangelo...

this is what I got so far, I'm done with him but still got some small details to finish up on the weapons, this is my first shot at customazing TMNT hopefully next time I'll do better...

this is Mikey with unpainted Don!

Tue Oct 23, 2012 2:00 pm

Iron Prime wrote:Found Metalhead, Fishface, and Dogpound! Still no time for chains - hoping to do that soon...

I think Metalhead looks very cool... it'll be fun to paint him! he's not as cool as the original though, but still cool

Sun Oct 28, 2012 12:09 pm

are the eyes of my classics raphael fine?

Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:55 am

SpacerAM2 wrote:are the eyes of my classics raphael fine?

well if you're trying to make it seem like he's looking to the side, he seems fine to me..., but if straight? Raph has some issues!

Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:42 pm

Grimlock Shakur wrote:
SpacerAM2 wrote:are the eyes of my classics raphael fine?

well if you're trying to make it seem like he's looking to the side, he seems fine to me..., but if straight? Raph has some issues!

here's more looks! is it that bad? there were two raphs in toys r us and i thought this was the better one.

Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:56 pm

here's the eyes of the other turtles. man they are hard as hell to find in department stores. i've only seen them once at toy r us for $19.99. neither walmart or target has them in their department stores. and i know it would of been cheaper on either of those two for $14.99 - $14.97. looks like they won't put them at their department stores. even though they have them on online ,and they probably charge for shipping and handling. i'd rather pay store tax than shipping and handling.