…thanks to the masters at NECA. The toy company (makers of great lines such as Ghostbusters, God of War, and many others), who’ve managed to combine excellent sculpting, paint-apps and articulation, have unveiled the first painted prototype of Leonardo from the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line.

Accorting to Randy Falk, NECA’s Director of Product Development :

This is the final sculpt but not the final deco. The paint applications have been revised to better re-create the 3-D translation of the original 2-D artwork. I think when you see the final images and get to see all 4 turtles complete with their unique head sculpts, accessories, and bases you will be very very happy.

NECA secured the rights to the comic book likenesses of the characters — making these the first comic-accurate Turtles figures ever — and are working closely with Peter Laird on the designs.

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