true that... Maybe a toy that carries and drops several bombs is too politically incorrect or something? - Maybe the original glider toy can somehow fit the new vinyl balloon part so that if you busted your old one you could buy the new blimp use the new vinyl imflatible part and toss the crap rapelling system type glider, and use the classic glider along with the old toy bombs? Maybe 3D print an adapter if needed??
Should have been all original. Even if it cost a little more. 40-45. The balloon is most of the toy and that can’t cost more than$5 to make in China. If I walk into Walmart one day and it’s just there, sitting on a shelf, I’ll get it. but I’m not going out of my way to get one. and I’m sure as hell not paying a re-seller online.
I'll never forget when I first got my turtle blimp for Christmas back in 89. . It was gift wrap under the tree n every day I'll would go to the tree to just look at it... I was counting down the days, the hours , the mins n seconds til Christmas came . When I finally got to open it n played with it I think I played for 14 hours straight the first time..lol... good memories...
I'm happy that they are trying to recreate the box art as well. I really need to try this one down. I'm still hoping for a TMNT sewer. A NECA one would be awesome
I got because it said that it had mounts. I’m disappointed it the false advertisement, I had planned to hang it up in my game room now I’m trying to figure out away to hang it.
Man that glider is so disappointing, I liked the rereleased party bus cause a few stickers is an easy fix. But that glider doesnt even evoke anything of one that could be seperated and played with separately. That was part of the love for the original design just like in the show.
hopefully someone will bless us with a 3D printed fix to this glider design. it needs it or it's a no sale. But I love that the blimp is printed correctly. The original I got for x-mas when I was 5 yrs old was molded together like mismatched wallpaper.
I actually ordered this and now I cancelled because I really love the look of the original glider without the blimp. I don't care about losing the bombs but the glider just doesn't feel right to me so... thx for this!!!
So it’s just the 2012 version but recolored to look like the vintage one? Well that’s kind of lame. Kind of giving false-hope to the fans who want to get the vintage one easier. Although I’ve heard this and the latest Party Wagon reissue has been quite tricky to find in stores lately. So I doubt this reissue would help that much. I wonder if there’s a way to customize this to be more like the vintage one. Like with 3D printing parts for it or something.
These TMNT Walmart Releases are hard to come by. I found Raph and the Party Wagon in store, got lucky online with Mikey and Leo, but had to get Don from ebay to finally complete the set. I'm keeping them mosc because of the awesome artwork like the very first 1988 releases, the figures themselves aren't that good quality wise, even the Party Wagon seems to be made of thinner plastic. I do have all the originals which I'm very happy with and these 2021 releases are for the box and cardart in my collection. I am hunting for this new Blimp, if I run into it online or in stores I'll get it but no resellers pricing on this one for me.
I live in the middle of Missouri and walked into Walmart around 9:30pm and saw with them all still in their shipping boxes on a pallet waiting to be opened to be put on the shelves. I walked out with all 4 turtles and the party wagon. I also ordered Michaelangelo online a few days before and when it arrived it was Raph in the packaging so I picked up both Mikey and a fresh Raph while in Walmart. I was very lucky that evening!
Just got it for my collection got the 1988 fingers and the party wagon now this blimp even though it’s not the original looks good on my collection not even opening it ❤
Did your blimp come with the mounting supports loops on top? Mine did not have these although the instructions and picture on the box did have them. Disappointed I couldn't hang it from the ceiling for my kid. (sorry just watched the whole review. I can't believe they advertise the mounting support, but don't actually have them on there. Would have made this purchase much better.)
Man....i got this for Xmas when i was a kid! I never forgot the box art...I still have the Tmnt Glider and Blimp...but the box is long gone. Now i can buy it again for Nostalgia! I hope they release the Technodrome again!!!!
Most people that would buy one would also like to have it hanging from the ceiling in their game room. I guess you can loop fishing line around it, but that is bogus. No thanks.
I've managed to find everything except for Raph and the Blimp...the search continues! And yes, that "glider" is awful as it won't work on its own like the original. Poor choice, I think, but I'm sold anyway...
Interestingly enough, I found the 2012 Turtle Blimp at GoodWill for $4 about 2 months ago. It was only missing one clip to hold the Turtles and I found a replacement part and now its complete. So since this one is basically the same but using the OG Blimp, I'm going to pass. The box art is awesome but for me its not worth it. It's disappointing considering how close the go the Turtle Van that was just reissued. I don't understand why they went this route. It's not really a reissue if its not the same or super close to the original.
2021 Playmates is lazy and greedy. They lost or broke the mold for Movie Star Splinter, so they just re-painted 1988 Splinter with limited colors. 1988 Bebop's legs and shoes now are plain black-ONE color!
That is pretty cool, I do wish it had to hangers on top, to display from the ceiling. When someone has as many items as you to display, that’s gonna take up a good chunk of space, LOL. Now I’m hungry for some pizza, TTYL
@@cooltoy I wonder what Playmate's explanation is for blantant false advertisement. If you're going to call out that the toy has "mounting support", then the toy should have the mounting supports. smh
Pretty cool 😎 did you have this when it came out in 1989? You could make a net in green,kinda like the ones they use for soccer balls and hang it on your ceiling With thin threads,something barely visible if you know what I mean..Or even fishing line that’s almost invisible That’s how I had my ghost rider on he’s bike …
Never had the original blimp as a kid, had so many other turtle vehicles and accessories, but never had this one. Several of my friends growing up had it, so I played with theirs when the chance came. I'm probably going to rig up something with fishing line.
@@cooltoy for some reason around here in Texas, Mike was the hard one to find, I could regularly get all the other 3, but not the nunchucks master himself - then recently he was abundantly available, Party Wagons too...... starting to think that it's a region thing and if you happen to be in different areas of the USA you'll be able to find what's short in one area is plenty in another... good luck fellow TMNT fans!
@@dumpsterfire7916 for the $35 price point I was ok with the changes, having the minty box with old school style artwork was a fair enough trade for me
Where do they typically stock any of these in the Walmarts. Is it usually on the same aisle that the MOTU figures get put out on. I’ve never once seen any of these rereleases in store. I set a brickseek alert for the party wagon at least a month back maybe two, and have never got a single notification about it. Is there a particular day that is better for restocks than others?
Yep you’ll find these on the toy aisle, not all Walmarts carry the turtles stuff though unfortunately. My local stores typically stock the toy aisles on wednesdays
Nostalgia is a potent drug, these Toy companies know this, and seek to earn some easy money reproducing products they know were very popular 25-30 years ago.
I know right!?!? In the 1990's you could get the big sized leaders for that same price or less ( weren't they maybe $20? ) and now you're spending that much on Cheetor? - Inflation is one thing, but this goes beyond, FAR beyond that! WM is charging $50 for the leaders and they ought to be ashamed, but they're not... WTF
My Eighteen Favorite Classic Toys of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 1. April O'Neil (1988) 2. Party Wagon (1989) 3. Footcruiser (1989) 4. April O'Neil (1990) 5. Panda Khan (1990) 6. Ray Fillet (1990) 7. Groundchuck (1991) 8. Dirtbag (1991) 9. April (1992) 10. April the Ninja Newscatcher (1992) 11. April the Ravishing Reporter (1992) 12. Mona Lisa (1992) 13. Bride of Frankenstein April (1994) 14. Channel 6 News Van (1993) 15. Hot Spot (1993) 16. April O'Neil (1992) 17. Mutatin' April (1993) 18. Shogun April (1994)
TMNT Classic Turtle Blimp (walmart): bit.ly/3AU6YfC
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Leonardo: bit.ly/3hZ73XU
Raphael: bit.ly/3hYvDYJ
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Where you able to find it in store ? I saw nothing at my Walmart
oh i hope they make The Turtlecom and Turtle Communicator
Wish they had just done a full reissue of the original. No one asked for the 2012 glider
true that... Maybe a toy that carries and drops several bombs is too politically incorrect or something? - Maybe the original glider toy can somehow fit the new vinyl balloon part so that if you busted your old one you could buy the new blimp use the new vinyl imflatible part and toss the crap rapelling system type glider, and use the classic glider along with the old toy bombs? Maybe 3D print an adapter if needed??
Praying they rerelease the Turtle Sewer playset and Technodrome
You and me both!
Should have been all original. Even if it cost a little more. 40-45. The balloon is most of the toy and that can’t cost more than$5 to make in China. If I walk into Walmart one day and it’s just there, sitting on a shelf, I’ll get it. but I’m not going out of my way to get one. and I’m sure as hell not paying a re-seller online.
I'll never forget when I first got my turtle blimp for Christmas back in 89. . It was gift wrap under the tree n every day I'll would go to the tree to just look at it... I was counting down the days, the hours , the mins n seconds til Christmas came . When I finally got to open it n played with it I think I played for 14 hours straight the first time..lol... good memories...
I'm happy that they are trying to recreate the box art as well. I really need to try this one down. I'm still hoping for a TMNT sewer. A NECA one would be awesome
I've got my fingers crossed for a sewer playset as well!
I got because it said that it had mounts. I’m disappointed it the false advertisement, I had planned to hang it up in my game room now I’m trying to figure out away to hang it.
Man that glider is so disappointing, I liked the rereleased party bus cause a few stickers is an easy fix. But that glider doesnt even evoke anything of one that could be seperated and played with separately. That was part of the love for the original design just like in the show.
hopefully someone will bless us with a 3D printed fix to this glider design. it needs it or it's a no sale. But I love that the blimp is printed correctly. The original I got for x-mas when I was 5 yrs old was molded together like mismatched wallpaper.
I actually ordered this and now I cancelled because I really love the look of the original glider without the blimp. I don't care about losing the bombs but the glider just doesn't feel right to me so... thx for this!!!
So it’s just the 2012 version but recolored to look like the vintage one? Well that’s kind of lame. Kind of giving false-hope to the fans who want to get the vintage one easier. Although I’ve heard this and the latest Party Wagon reissue has been quite tricky to find in stores lately. So I doubt this reissue would help that much.
I wonder if there’s a way to customize this to be more like the vintage one. Like with 3D printing parts for it or something.
These TMNT Walmart Releases are hard to come by. I found Raph and the Party Wagon in store, got lucky online with Mikey and Leo, but had to get Don from ebay to finally complete the set. I'm keeping them mosc because of the awesome artwork like the very first 1988 releases, the figures themselves aren't that good quality wise, even the Party Wagon seems to be made of thinner plastic.
I do have all the originals which I'm very happy with and these 2021 releases are for the box and cardart in my collection.
I am hunting for this new Blimp, if I run into it online or in stores I'll get it but no resellers pricing on this one for me.
They're pegwarming here. I'm sorry you had to go to eBay for Donnie. He's everywhere now.
I haven't seen a single party wagon in stores. I've given up. I don't want the blimp but I have zero hope in finding that either.
I haven't seen a retro carded TMNT figure yet and I toy hunt at least twice a week. I live in Austin, Texas
I live in the middle of Missouri and walked into Walmart around 9:30pm and saw with them all still in their shipping boxes on a pallet waiting to be opened to be put on the shelves. I walked out with all 4 turtles and the party wagon. I also ordered Michaelangelo online a few days before and when it arrived it was Raph in the packaging so I picked up both Mikey and a fresh Raph while in Walmart. I was very lucky that evening!
You could easily purchase the original front landing gear from the 88 Blimp and attach it to this. That’s what I’ll be doing
Just got it for my collection got the 1988 fingers and the party wagon now this blimp even though it’s not the original looks good on my collection not even opening it ❤
Would this blimp attach to a vintage glider?
Awesome review!! No mounting holes really kills the affect
Did your blimp come with the mounting supports loops on top? Mine did not have these although the instructions and picture on the box did have them. Disappointed I couldn't hang it from the ceiling for my kid. (sorry just watched the whole review. I can't believe they advertise the mounting support, but don't actually have them on there. Would have made this purchase much better.)
Can you attach the balloon part of the new blimp to the old glider?
Wondering this also
Great review. I wanted one until you said it's not a true reproduction. What a shame it's not.
Great video! Just received mine today from a recent restock. Looking forward to finding a way to hang it in my office.
Glad to hear you were able to snag one 👍
Hope I find one!
Happy hunting 👍
Man....i got this for Xmas when i was a kid! I never forgot the box art...I still have the Tmnt Glider and Blimp...but the box is long gone. Now i can buy it again for Nostalgia! I hope they release the Technodrome again!!!!
Is the blimp balloon part different from the original?
Most people that would buy one would also like to have it hanging from the ceiling in their game room. I guess you can loop fishing line around it, but that is bogus. No thanks.
Why is there no mounting support like on the box
why didn't hey just reissue the same toy....
Because they want it to be distinguishable from the original toy to prevent resellers from trying to sell new toys as vintage products
I've managed to find everything except for Raph and the Blimp...the search continues! And yes, that "glider" is awful as it won't work on its own like the original. Poor choice, I think, but I'm sold anyway...
happy hunting, hope you can find the missing items.
Wait...no bombs??? I knew this was too good to be true!! Ill still buy it though just to have the box art!
About three weeks ago my little brother bought me a carded Raphael doll from Walmart he works there great to have a man inside
Interestingly enough, I found the 2012 Turtle Blimp at GoodWill for $4 about 2 months ago. It was only missing one clip to hold the Turtles and I found a replacement part and now its complete. So since this one is basically the same but using the OG Blimp, I'm going to pass. The box art is awesome but for me its not worth it. It's disappointing considering how close the go the Turtle Van that was just reissued. I don't understand why they went this route. It's not really a reissue if its not the same or super close to the original.
2021 Playmates is lazy and greedy. They lost or broke the mold for Movie Star Splinter, so they just re-painted 1988 Splinter with limited colors. 1988 Bebop's legs and shoes now are plain black-ONE color!
That is pretty cool, I do wish it had to hangers on top, to display from the ceiling. When someone has as many items as you to display, that’s gonna take up a good chunk of space, LOL. Now I’m hungry for some pizza, TTYL
I bought it even though I really wanted the original glider.
I hope they do the Footcruiser next. Very fond memories of that toy.
I made a custom 3d printed neca turtle van for the neca figures if you are interested in checking it out
where can I check this out at?
Always wanted to put helium in it lol
Glad I’m not the only one!
@@cooltoy do it. Make a great video.
Great idea..as a kid i never thought of that!
More disappointed in the lack of mounting supports than I am of the different glider. Anyone have ideas on how to hang this thing?
If someone figures something out I’d love to know, as I fully intended to hang this from my ceiling
Probably gonna have to run multiple fishing lines underneath the inflated part in some type of a criss cross pattern then balance it accordingly.
@@cooltoy I wonder what Playmate's explanation is for blantant false advertisement. If you're going to call out that the toy has "mounting support", then the toy should have the mounting supports. smh
I didn't know that I wanted this.. but i do. lol
Fortunately it’s not too pricey
@@cooltoy I never had all 4 Turtles either.. and why I still want them at 42 y/o I can't justify.. but umm.. they're "collectable"! 😁😂
always swerving someone with these retro TMNT toys by changing them in some lil way those Movie Star ones are trash
That movie star splinter reissue they did over the summer, was special....to say the least
@@cooltoy Especially CHEAP you meant to type!
We're getting closer and closer to a reissue of the technodrome
Pretty cool 😎 did you have this when it came out in 1989?
You could make a net in green,kinda like the ones they use for soccer balls and hang it on your ceiling
With thin threads,something barely visible if you know what I mean..Or even fishing line that’s almost invisible
That’s how I had my ghost rider on he’s bike …
Never had the original blimp as a kid, had so many other turtle vehicles and accessories, but never had this one. Several of my friends growing up had it, so I played with theirs when the chance came. I'm probably going to rig up something with fishing line.
WHAT!?! This should've been used on the show more.
Very nice I used to have the old one
Found all 4 turtles but no party wagon
That’s an achievement in itself, Donatello in particular has been very hard to find in stores
Ive been seeing the figures randomely and was wondering why they re-released them. Now I know!
@@cooltoy for some reason around here in Texas, Mike was the hard one to find, I could regularly get all the other 3, but not the nunchucks master himself - then recently he was abundantly available, Party Wagons too...... starting to think that it's a region thing and if you happen to be in different areas of the USA you'll be able to find what's short in one area is plenty in another... good luck fellow TMNT fans!
gotta have this 1
That's pretty dope, not gonna lie. I'm kinda jealous lol... Definitely going on a hunt tomorrow
Good luck on the hunt, hope you find one!
Didn't realize they switched out the glider. Don't know how I feel about that honestly. But like you said, still happy with the artwork
@@dumpsterfire7916 for the $35 price point I was ok with the changes, having the minty box with old school style artwork was a fair enough trade for me
Woow ya sacaron reedición del tortu globo ? De lujo
why don’t i know about these 😭. looks awesome.
Don't feel bad, there was zero marketing or information released by Playmates about this release.
Where do they typically stock any of these in the Walmarts. Is it usually on the same aisle that the MOTU figures get put out on. I’ve never once seen any of these rereleases in store. I set a brickseek alert for the party wagon at least a month back maybe two, and have never got a single notification about it. Is there a particular day that is better for restocks than others?
Yep you’ll find these on the toy aisle, not all Walmarts carry the turtles stuff though unfortunately. My local stores typically stock the toy aisles on wednesdays
What's with all the reissues? I saw oldschool Power Rangers and rencently saw Beast Wars! Beast Wars figures were like $30 tho!
Nostalgia is a potent drug, these Toy companies know this, and seek to earn some easy money reproducing products they know were very popular 25-30 years ago.
I know right!?!? In the 1990's you could get the big sized leaders for that same price or less ( weren't they maybe $20? ) and now you're spending that much on Cheetor? - Inflation is one thing, but this goes beyond, FAR beyond that! WM is charging $50 for the leaders and they ought to be ashamed, but they're not... WTF
Hello. I just bought this Blimp. Can I inflate it with helium?
Do you think the classics 6 inch can fit with this toy ?
Awesome vid an Tmnt toy! 👍👍😲
Thank you very much!
@@cooltoy Your welcome! 👍🤟
I've given up on finding the party wagon, I have no hope whatsoever that ill find the blimp.
I’ll have to use fishing line to hang from my celling..🧐
I may go that route as well
I don't know if that's new or that's the old one
Turtlecopter is still my fav
Very nice
As I remember the original did not hold air
My Eighteen Favorite Classic Toys of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 1. April O'Neil (1988) 2. Party Wagon (1989) 3. Footcruiser (1989) 4. April O'Neil (1990) 5. Panda Khan (1990) 6. Ray Fillet (1990) 7. Groundchuck (1991) 8. Dirtbag (1991) 9. April (1992) 10. April the Ninja Newscatcher (1992) 11. April the Ravishing Reporter (1992) 12. Mona Lisa (1992) 13. Bride of Frankenstein April (1994) 14. Channel 6 News Van (1993) 15. Hot Spot (1993) 16. April O'Neil (1992) 17. Mutatin' April (1993) 18. Shogun April (1994)
Great 👍🏼 content! Thank You
Glad you liked it!
It is GONE. I would love to find one if anyone has a link.
It’s a Walmart exclusive item. Online at Walmart, second hand on eBay, and in store at Walmart are your only buying options in the states.
Does it hold air well?
So far so good, haven’t had to add any more air to mine since I inflated it the first try.
@@cooltoy terrific!! I need to grab one of these
Impressive
never seen this in any walmart and i go to 3 of them
Awesome! 🤟🏻🤟🏻✅✅
Turtle parachute?
damn ... that look awesome! ♥
I was very excited to add this to my collection!
Never had one
No way!!!
Turtle power talk
heroes in a half shell talk
Argghhhhh!! - Why exclusive to Walmart! New York City does not have a Walmart! 😂
I guess it's time to go to walmart
So fkn bad ass
😃👍🏾👍🏾