I've been adding to my TMNT collection again, and I went for the Battle Shell series of the bodacious brothers. The reasons for this is that I like the little extra weapons but I really like the fact that these guys look so cartoon accurate!
The back of the packaging has a small clear area to see the weapons stored in the shell.
The weapons that Leonardo comes with are, unsurprisingly, his katana blades
Which are nicely sculpted but are one solid colour. The grey that's used isn't too bad though, it's light and kind of silvery. They also sit nicely is the sheaths on Leonardo's shell.
The other weapons that Leo comes with are a small dagger, a throwing blade and two throwing stars.
Again, these are the same solid silver/grey colour, but are nicely sculpted and are neat little weapons. Leonardo holds all of these weapons nicely.
Leonardo is a great colour of green, again, very cartoon accurate, and he has the cool whited out eyes and a great exciting dynamic look on his face.
His bandana is also different to the other turtles (you'll see those in future reviews!), their shells are all the same but the hinge is actually smaller than you'd think and doesn't really distract from the look.
Honestly, from the front I don't even really notice the hinge, it's most obvious when his arms are right up, but I can live with that for such a nice looking Leonardo.
Articulation wise, Leo is really pretty great. His head turns left to right and up and down a little, his shoulder moves up and down and has a joint that moves up and down. His elbow has a single joint and swivels, and his wrist moves around. His legs move up and down and swivel at the hip, his knees bend 90 degrees and also swivel. His feet are flat so there's very little in the way of balance issues so you can get this guy in some good poses!
I'm really impressed with this guy, and I'm glad I went for this more cartoony looking Leonardo. Stay tuned for a look at the other turtles and their most deadly enemy!
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