#872 Tmnt - Rocksteady (Soft Head) (1988)

I got this figure past times jeopardy inwards a bigger lot. I was really surprised to notice that the caput of the figure was non similar every other TMNT figure I have, only made of soft plastic, similar some Masters of the Universe, if you lot know what I am talking about.

Apparently, soft-head turtles were the really showtime toys produced. To minimice risks, Playmates decided to brand a showtime run keeping production costs every bit depression every bit possible. The business may flop, every bit many other toylines have, as well as then they took this decision. Of course, when they notice the large sale numbers, as well as the amazing success of the toyline, at that topographic point was greenish low-cal to create hard, to a greater extent than qualitative plastic heads for all figures that had soft plastic heads. These were all figures except April.

*April also had a showtime version with a unlike paintwork (no stripes inwards the trousers), which is also quite hard as well as expensive to find.

Hard Head (left) as well as Soft Head (right) Versions

These are to a greater extent than scarce, as well as to a greater extent than expensive to buy. They also came with lower character accesories as well as a poorer paintwork.

Apparently, at that topographic point are some figures which are rarer than others. According to the eBay's subtlethinker's Guide To Collecting Classic TMNT, the iv turtles as well as Shredder are to a greater extent than hard to notice than Splinter, Bebop as well as Roksteady. And alongside the turtles, Donatello seems to live the rarest.

The soft-head TMNT figures were packaged with a Turtles Fan Club form, as well as then fifty-fifty if they are MOC, they tin laissez passer on the axe live identified without opening the blisterpack. Well, the caput looks slightly different, as well as then I approximate an skilful could fifty-fifty identifiy i of these fifty-fifty inwards a picture.