Playmates Just Outsmarted All of Us… With Ninja Turtles?!

Playmates Just Outsmarted All of Us… With Ninja Turtles?!
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Would Playmates really re-release the same exact Ninja Turtles we all hated last year… and expect us to buy them again?
Spoiler alert: They did. But this time… they might’ve fixed everything.

In this Toy Attics exclusive review, we take a deep dive into the new remastered (remastered) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 6-pack from Playmates Toys—available now at Target. These figures are a follow-up to the controversial 2023 release that added strange facial dimples and incorrect paint apps to the otherwise beloved 1988-style sculpts.

Fans were not happy. But this time?

✨ No dimples.
✨ Correct color schemes.
✨ Original faces are back.
✨ More articulation.
✨ AND a surprise feature no one’s talking about…

They fit inside the new Technodrome.

You read that right. One of the biggest complaints about Playmates’ scaled-down reissue of the Technodrome was that the figures didn’t fit inside properly. But the new articulation and slimmer builds of these remastered figures seem perfectly designed to solve that issue.

So now we’re asking: Was this all part of a genius marketing plan to sell us the same toys twice? Or did Playmates just quietly listen to fans, fix what was broken… and give us the TMNT collection we’ve been waiting for?

We compare:

🐢 The 2023 Remastered Turtles (w/ dimples)

🐢 The new 2024 Remastered Turtles (no dimples, fixed faces)

🧀 The new Shredder and Splinter figures

💥 The reissued Technodrome

Plus, we break down what’s missing (like the rooftop stand and weapons) and what’s improved.

This video isn’t just a review. It’s a discussion about toy collecting, nostalgia, smart marketing, and the way small changes can make a big difference. Whether you're a hardcore TMNT fan or a casual collector, you’ll want to see what’s really going on here.

🧠 Is Playmates outplaying us? Or are they finally giving collectors what we’ve asked for?

🎥 Watch till the end for the full breakdown — and the biggest overlooked improvement of all.

⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 – Would Playmates Really Do This Again?
00:13 – The Big Change Nobody Noticed
00:44 – Intro + New Setup
01:20 – Dimplegate Returns: 2023 vs 2024
02:26 – Comparing Paint, Faces, and Articulation
03:34 – The Raph Green Debate
05:05 – What You Don’t Get in the 6-Pack
06:35 – Shredder Review (Fruit Roll-Up Cape?)
08:39 – Splinter Review (Slimmer, Smarter, Better)
11:16 – The Face Swap Controversy
14:02 – Was This Brilliant Marketing or Coincidence?
17:11 – The Technodrome Problem… SOLVED?
19:21 – Do They Actually Fit Inside Now?
20:01 – Final Thoughts + What Comes Next

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