Another late-comer to the MOTU toyline was Rattlor. A part of the Snake Men sub-sect, Rattlor was a minion of the snake skinned
King Hiss.
Rattlor has a really cool and surprisingly detailed design. Unlike many MOTU figures there are no re-used parts, he's an entirely unique sculpt from head to toe. Also, unlike some other Snake Men, Rattlor actually has a snake tail!
Each of the Snake Men had a snake themed action feature. Sometimes these action features were relevant to the species of snake the individual Snake Man represented, as in the case of
Kobra Khan.
Rattlor actually has two action features. First, he has beads inside his hollow body, so he 'rattles' like a real rattlesnake when you shake him!
Second, if you push a button hidden on his back behind his tail...
KA-CHA! Rattlor's head springs out for an evil Snake Man strike!
Push his head back in and it locks into place for more surprise striking fun.
It also helps Rattlor get onto roller coasters.
Another sweet swap meet find was this NECA manufactured Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
Released back in 2008, this series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figures recreated the original comic book look of the four turtles.
Originally they all had red masks. Actually, they were all in black and white - at least inside the comics - in that case I guess this guy represents one of the early covers.
Unfortunately he is missing all his accessories. The only way I knew he was Leonardo is that his belt has a gap in back to hold his sword sheaths (also missing.)
But he only cost me $2, so I'm fine with the missing accessories. Otherwise Leonardo is in perfect condition and displays quite well.
Here's a nice red masked 'evolution' line-up - an original 1988 soft-headed Raphael, a Raphael from 2003, and NECA's Leo. Too cool!
