No, it's not a fight between two Mortal Kombat ninja--although in 1994, it could have totally been possible. It's our final Toy Fair Flashback for the year, and I think this one is a doozy. Well, I am partial to catalog diorama shots. The shot impresses not only for the…
Because you wanted more, here's another Toy Fair catalog page from the 90s. This time it's the Drug Elimination Force, a sub-line that I think had some pretty cool figure offerings. Bulletproof and Mutt are faves of mine, and the Headhunters are incredibly nice. The light up weapons are super…
If you take Dojo and T’Jbang out of the equation, the coloring on the other 4 is pretty solid and makes for a decent subset. But, the blue and yellow kind of throws off the entire ensemble. Knowing that Hasbro compared figures for how they’d look on the shelves, it’s odd that 2 figures are basically colored the same and that they clash so greatly with the other 4 figures.
If these guys had normal construction, I think Slice, Dice and Stormshadow would all be fairly popular figures. Especially after the exposure Slice and Dice got in the comic. So much untapped potential.
I picked up Slice and Dice the day after Christmas at Toys R Us the year they were first released. I saw them on the shelf that day and that was my first exposure to Ninja Force. Those two instantly become two of my all time favorites, especially Dice.
Never really understood why Nunchuck wore sneakers. That still bothers me to this day. Love how him and Slice are defying gravity in every possible way.
Ah, they goofed with Nunchuck and Storm Shadow’s weapons allotment.
If you take Dojo and T’Jbang out of the equation, the coloring on the other 4 is pretty solid and makes for a decent subset. But, the blue and yellow kind of throws off the entire ensemble. Knowing that Hasbro compared figures for how they’d look on the shelves, it’s odd that 2 figures are basically colored the same and that they clash so greatly with the other 4 figures.
If these guys had normal construction, I think Slice, Dice and Stormshadow would all be fairly popular figures. Especially after the exposure Slice and Dice got in the comic. So much untapped potential.
”Watch Out Cobra-Ninja Force is on the move to cut you down to size!”
Yeah, it is kind of amazing how much T’jbang and Dojo stick out when they’re hanging out with the rest of the original Ninja Force figures.
So; Slice and Dice were good guys in this photo?
“Hey, did you shoot the Ninja Force figures for the catalog?” “Uhh, yeah, give me about 5 minutes.”
Oooooh, Ninjas, ninjas, ninjas! C’mon, Sal, the Tigers are playing…TONITE!
I picked up Slice and Dice the day after Christmas at Toys R Us the year they were first released. I saw them on the shelf that day and that was my first exposure to Ninja Force. Those two instantly become two of my all time favorites, especially Dice.
Never really understood why Nunchuck wore sneakers. That still bothers me to this day. Love how him and Slice are defying gravity in every possible way.