- Monday, August 21, 2017 2:23 PM
- DisneyDan
Hello everyone,
Since Playmates Toys have held the license to the TMNT they have always produced some sort of miniature versions of the characters in one way or another, with their most recent line being based around the current (and soon ending) series that is airing on Nickelodeon.
There are actually a good number of products in this range, with varying degrees of interactivity, detail and accessories, but I was mostly interested in the four "core" TMNT play sets. There are four play sets that are based on each turtle, which open up to reveal a scene inside.
I'll share photos of all the sets first, then review them altogether at the end. Let's begin this review with Donnie's Lab. This set retails for around $20 (retailers vary), and
can be purchased on Amazon, here.
The set still in the packaging:
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Donnie1.jpg)
The contents of the packaging before putting the set together:
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Donnie2.jpg)
The completed set:
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Donnie3.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Donnie4.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Donnie5.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Donnie6.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Donnie7.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Donnie8.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Donnie9.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Donnie10.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Donnie11.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Donnie12.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Donnie13.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Donnie14.jpg)
Next we have Leo's Dojo, which retails for around $20 (retailers vary), and
can be purchased on Amazon, here.
The set still in the packaging:
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo1.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo2.jpg)
The contents of the packaging before putting the set together:
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo3.jpg)
The completed set:
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo1_1.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo2_1.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo3_1.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo4.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo5.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo6.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo7.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo8.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo9.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo10.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo11.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo12.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo13.jpg)
Next we have Mikey's Skate Park, which retails for around $20 (retailers vary), and
can be purchased on Amazon, here.
The set still in the packaging:
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo1_2.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo2_2.jpg)
The contents of the packaging before putting the set together:
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo3_2.jpg)
The completed set:
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo1_3.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo2_3.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo3_3.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo4_1.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo5_1.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo6_1.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo7_1.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo8_1.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo9_1.jpg)
Finally we have Raph's Rooftop, which retails for around $20 (retailers vary), and
can be purchased on Amazon, here.
The set still in the packaging:
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo1_4.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo2_4.jpg)
The contents of the packaging before putting the set together:
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo3_4.jpg)
The completed set:
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo4_2.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo5_2.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo6_2.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo7_2.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo8_2.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo9_2.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo10_1.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo11_1.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo12_1.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants Leo13_1.jpg)
I have to say, I really love these! They are pretty cool. I can't honestly say which one I like the most! I really love the slide in Mikey's Skate Park, and the cage in Raph's Rooftop is pretty neat. I also really like the manhole cover that opens up into a slide in the Leo set. I just wish that the Shredder figure had not been a "training dummy", but instead had been Shredder himself. Each set has a cannon that fires, and turntables to places the figures on in combat. There are some hidden compartments, too, such as the tube that spins around in the Raph set, and under Donnie's workstation in his set.
I will admit, one thing that grated me about these sets was the fact that there were stickers to place. Anyone who has followed my blog for a long time will know my loathing for toys where you have to place stickers yourself. It's SUCH a pain! You can never get them dead accurate, and it bothers me that they might end up off centre, or if you try to peel it off to correct it, you end up ruining it! What's even stranger in the the case of these sets is that some stickers were already placed - they really couldn't just do all of them?!
Each set has a door on the top of the shell that opens up, through which there is a sewer tunnel that can be extended and connected to another set, as per the photos below.
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants door2.jpg)
![](http://www.twolostboys.com/assets/img/upload/f625/Micro Mutants door1.jpg)
If you have any questions or comments, you can leave them in the Disqus section below.
Have a great day everyone,
Dan.