Turtles of Grayskull Skele-Shredder

 I just bought this Turtles of Grayskull Skele-Shredder of Mattel Creations and felt like $45.00 was a little steep initially, but what a package! While the box is made of cardboard, it's plenty sturdy enough to display confidently in your collection, and it looks fantastic!

The top lifts to expose Skele-Shredder, but I was able to unhook the tabs inside to completely remove it for better lighting inside. It's elaborately illustrated inside and out! The throne has foot pegs to hold your figure in place, and pegs to stow the extra heads that come with the figure...

Like the Masters of the Universe Origins, Turtles of Grayskull has its own line of mini comics:

This deluxe figure comes with four different heads- to my surprise the gold helmeted head on the throne also fits the figure. I have yet to open any of my mainline Turtles of Grayskull figures, so I don't know if the gold head or any of the others have been used.

The far-out Skeletor head included inspired me to take advantage of the Origins interchangeable parts feature and make my own, alternative version of the Evil Lord of Destruction ...!

Below, Skele-Shredder with my Skel-Knight, 

possibly my favorite from the Battle for Eternia set...

Below, Skele-Shredder with some of my other Turtles of Grayskull: Splinter-Skull, 2-Bopsteady, Mouse-Jaw, Sla'ker and Krang! He makes a great addition to my collection and is a fun figure on his own. You'll see more Turtles of Grayskull here at the Super-DuperToyBox in future posts!

And finally, Skele-Shredder atop my flocked Panthor with some favorite Skeletors of mine:

Screeech 2-pk Skeletor, Skel-Knight, and the MOTU x Stranger Things Skeletor.

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Funko POP Turtles of Grayskull Skeletor & Shredder

 I rarely buy a Funko POP vinyl and had eyed Skeletor and Shredder before, but when I saw them on sale for $4.64 each, I had to scoop them up. I have most of the first three waves or so of the Mattel Turtles of Grayskull figures boxed up in storage, including these versions of Skeletor and Shredder. I need to bust them out at some point. I was glad these POPS were straight-up vinyl as opposed to bobble heads- their extraordinary helmets and metallic silver parts make them quite the pair!

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Playmates TMNT Figures & Turtle Party Wagon

 There aren't a great deal of posts on the Super-DuperToyBox about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles because I had moved on from toys before Playmates dropped their first TMNT figures back in 1987. While I don't have the kind of nostalgia for them as I do for Masters of the Universe or Mego figures, these reissued retro figures are fun and fit in with some of the other more "toyetic" items in my collection. Check out the video:

I picked up some more contemporary TMNT figures at a discount outlet a couple years ago from a 2012 line of toys also produced by Playmates. These newer figures have better articulation and detail, but there's no deying the charm of the retro-styled figures...

There were a handful of figures released with the "Movie Star" sub-branding last year, including a Super-Shredder that looked almost identical to his '90s counterpart. I felt it was important to have at least one villain for the Turtles to battle, and this Shredder fits in great...

Having the Party Wagon to go with the Turtles really makes the whole thing fun though! Be sure to check out the video to see the spring-action Foot Tenderizer and Whacko Bombs in action. It seats six figures comfortably!

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