Shred-head puts his pants back on & Stephan’s Note to NECA
..the Full Saki, Long Thong Saki-chan ..
the puns could go on, but regarding the ‘Thonged’ or “PANTLESS” <b>Shredder</b> from the current TMNT 25 reissue line ,my friend <i>Steph</i> posed a fun question to <i>Playmates’</i> customer service.
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Courtsey of <a href=”http://theturtlevan.blogspot.com” target=”blank”>Stephan</a> ::
“Gooooood Afternoon Paula,You may or may not know by now that I publish a Ninja Turtle blog http://www.theturtlevan.com that focuses on TMNT toys and current events.
Recently we have noticed that the prototype shot of shredder on the back of the 25th anniversary boxes seems to be…missing his pants. A number of people in the community are curious if this error was corrected before the manufacturing of the final product (assuming said manufacturing has begun). So I was wondering if you could confirm the status of this error in the final product. Either way, people are excited. Some people are even planning on purchasing the shredder reissue BECAUSE they hope that the error is present 
Thanks!
Stephan ..
So She Sent Me:
<b>Hi Stephan, sorry about the picture on the back. You guys don’t miss a thing, the figures will of course have the black pants on them. This may be happy news or sad news depending on who you are…but sorry kids, Shredder will have his pants on.</b>
“No Paula, we don’t
Thank You to Paula for being a good sport! And sorry pantless supporters…Shredder will be putting on his pants before coming to town. ”
..more from Steph regarding NECA’s several months of silence regarding future NECA/TMNT figures. .. :
My Letter To NECA
Good Afternoon,
My name is Stephan Reese, I own and run http://www.theturtlevan.com, a blog focused on TMNT toys and current events.
Many, many people in the turtles fandom are curious as to what happened to NECA’s TMNT line. You all seemed to have dropped off the face of the planet months ago.
Not only have you reportedly not responded to a great number of fan inquiries…but you have also allegidly ceased all communication with Mirage.
Many of us assume that the reason NECA vanished is due to the…less than savory business decision on Playmates part to release comic related turtles toys after the huge success of the NECA TMNT first wave. And now you’re “taking your football and going home”…while leaving a large portion of your fanbase in the dirt.
The purpose of this letter is to allow you to set the record straight as to the current status of the NECA TMNT toy line BEFORE New York Comic Con. Otherwise a number of fans are going to be asking you in person…which will undoubtedly be a more uncomfortable scenario.
What this letter is NOT is any kind of threat or accusation. We as a community love your toys, and would like them to continue. We wait eagerly each day for even a whisper from the NECA camp. So please, for the sake of the fans, take a moment to give us some answers.
Yours,
Stephan Reese
http://www.theturtlevan.com
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- Posted in action figures, tmnt on January 23rd, 2009