I have, however, picked up quite a few over the years from secondary sources, and my collection has recently grown by leaps and bounds. Since I get so many from garage sales or the swap meet, they are usually incomplete - missing weapons or a belt here and there, and I am generally fine with that fact as long as the figure itself is in good shape.
But one specific character has tempted me for a while, and an incomplete version just wouldn't do. So I went to eBay recently and for a very good price (cheaper than most current toys on shelves now) I grabbed him mint-on-card and immediately tore him open when he arrived!
Who is this mystery TMNT I speak of? Without further ado...I present...Wingnut!
A face only a mother could love.
Wingnut is so freaking cool! Get a good look at this crazy not-Batman! Wingnut came in under my radar (ha ha) when released in 1990; a time when my collecting jones was focused full-force on toys from the recently released Batman movie. But Wingnut is a Batman parody! How did it take me so long to discover him?!?!
When I did recently start looking at TMNT characters and learned about Wingnut's existence, finding him wasn't too difficult. He pops up all the time at the swap meet. However he always, and I mean always, appears sans wings.Now, a belt, or a gun, or even his sidekick I can miss, but a bat ain't shat without his wings!
So I finally went the eBay route and got one complete, and I am stoked at my newest not-Batman figure!
Speaking of his sidekick, here's the mosquito Screwloose. Wingnut and Screwloose are, according to their bio, previous residents of the planet Huanu. Huanu was destroyed by Krang. Wingnut and Screwloose somehow escaped the destruction and ended up on Earth to fight the good fight.I've even stumbled onto a loose Screwloose (ha ha) at the swap meet before, but passed on him at the time, not having a winged Wingnut (the wordplay just writes itself.) That's the type of collector I am.
But now, thanks to eBay, I can finally stop looking (which means I will probably find a complete Wingnut as early as this weekend.)A complete Wingnut comes with two removable "Plasma-Propelled Bat Wings," a "Utility Bat Belt," a "Blood-Burstin' Bat Bomb," a "Bat Gun," and his sidekick Screwloose.
Cool, I used to have this one. I must have lost the wings pretty fast, because I didn't even remember that he came with any!
ReplyDeleteI can see why you'd want a complete one. So many great accessories, and they add so much to the toy. Nice pick up!
ReplyDeleteI remember this one my younger cousin had him at one point.
ReplyDeleteOh, dude. I have this one. Wow. It's in a big 'ol of box TMNT figures I got back in the 80's. Wow. I always like this one and some sewer rat looking dude (but I can't remember his name). There was a toxic waste guy as well. I think I'll have to dig those out now.
ReplyDeleteHa! I remember this character! It hadn't occurred to me that he was a Batman parody before now. Seeing him now...of course, he is.
ReplyDeleteGreat find! You're probably right about running into a another complete one locally very soon. My life seems to work that way, too. :)
Mario: he don't mean a thing if he ain't got those wings! ;)
ReplyDeleteDoc: Thanks! I agree, this guy is defined in large part by his accessories as they play on the Batman parody theme.
jboy: cool!
Oran: Dig up that box!
Brian: toy collecting is a strange and fickle mistress!
Awesome toy! I have him from my original TMNT collection, the bomb is gone, but the rest is all there. Although have no idea where Screwloose is... I have to start looking for him in my old toy boxes, Wingnut is in my TMNT display.
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