The First "Turtle" (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Custom Statue / Bust
Custom #:56143
Name:The First "Turtle"
Custom Type:Statue / Bust
Toy Series:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Creator:Kevlar Palsh  
Date Added:December 4, 2013
Base Figure:Scratch built
Height:9.00 inches
Hi Realm! So I picked up a copy of Kevin Eastman's Artobiography book and came across an image I never saw before. It was the first ever ninja turlte drawing he made. It was so odd and freaky. I loved it and had to make a custom of it. This sculpture was made completely from scratch using sculpey, styrene, and apoxie sculpt. Hope you guys like it and thanks for checking it out!

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marz161 -
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
what the hell...I love your stuff but didn't have seen this one till now.I know that drawing and the likeness of this custom is truly incredible.looks a little bit like you have given it to mondo and they're selling casts from this...I'm breathless,you are really a sculpting master!
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Kevlar Palsh -
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
THANKS! I did this sculpt and almost one year later Mondo announced theirs. Right after I did it Kevin Eastman commented on it. He said he wanted it. Seeing mondo doing it was like a pat on the back and kick in the balls at the same time.
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marz161 -
Thursday, March 22, 2018
you give it to eastman...?! the greatest honor...but I also feel with you...do you think he has given it to the company and the mondos are really inspired by yours? in this case it could be called a betrayal unpleasant...
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Kevlar Palsh -
Monday, April 9, 2018
I didn't give it to him. By the time he asked I had already sold it to a collector. No question after he saw it he reached out to Mondo to do their version together. What can I do? It was his design after all. I was paid really well for mine though. No complaints. I'm honored I put some wheels in motion for a mass produced version.
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marz161 -
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
yeah,you're right...his design.I just thought it would be very sad if he took it and made a mass production out of without given part of the profit to you...the mondo's are even another scale,right? however,I love yours and eastmans work see you!
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bootleg buster toys -
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
AWESOME NINJA TURTLE FIGURE ...
This will kick Michael Bay's ass soon
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TurtlesinTime -
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Very awesome sculpt! It looks exactly like Kevin Eastman's sketch in 3D form!
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Kevlar Palsh -
Friday, December 20, 2013
I started taking customizing serious and joined this site almost exactly one year ago. Being in the "most talked about customs" section of this site couldnt make me feel any better at the end of this looong year. It's quite the milestone! Thank YOU all so much for that!! Figurerealm helped me tap some creative depths I didn't even knew I really had. Heres to a NEW YEAR of producing more! 2014 here we gooooooooooo.
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The Watcher -
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
This is just awesome.
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Brain Cloud -
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Skills!
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fastfreddie -
Friday, December 13, 2013
This deserves the glass case treatment! Looks exactly like the art! Standing ovation for this!
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toyslinger -
Friday, December 13, 2013
FREAKING AWSOME!!
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loosecollector -
Thursday, December 12, 2013
WOW! Jumped straight out of the page bro. VERY impressive work!
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Kevlar Palsh -
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Thanks Loosecollector!
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Rabid_Ewok -
Monday, December 9, 2013
Amazing work on both the turtle and Splinter.
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FireStride -
Monday, December 9, 2013
museum worthy!
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panchopantera -
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Real nice. It's like he walked right off the page.
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toyguru -
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Cool.
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christinacxxx -
Friday, December 6, 2013
the craftsmanship that went into this is amazing,its already been said but he looks like he just pulled himself off that piece of paper ,bravo
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Kevlar Palsh -
Saturday, December 7, 2013
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toyguru -
Saturday, December 7, 2013
You're a fine piece of craftsmanship too Christina.
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christinacxxx -
Saturday, December 7, 2013
oh angelo caramello you devil hahaha
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ProtocolTenCustoms -
Friday, December 6, 2013
Art, just pure art!!! AMAZING WORK!
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Gonard -
Friday, December 6, 2013
Wow certainly a fantastic piece you've made, I really love everything about this!
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Miss Hiss -
Thursday, December 5, 2013
HOLY.COW
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JeddTheJedi -
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Crazy-creative, bona fide piece of art! Someone has to show this to Kevin Eastman; I'm sure he'd heartily approve!
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Kevlar Palsh -
Saturday, December 7, 2013
I tagged him on FB but he didn't give me any feedback.
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pulpyfiction -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Dude this is epic, the effort put into detail here is great! Bloody awesome!
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phineas curmudgeon -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
That's beautiful. Excellent job capturing the likeness.
Eastman should see that, that's how good it is. Get it on Toycutter's site.
~phin
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Davey Blaze Customs -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
I absolutely Love these!!! Is this sculpture for sale? If so, shoot me an IM! Terrific work. Love how you think outside the box, Kevlar! Bravo!!!
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Kevlar Palsh -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Davey, thank you thank you. Your compliment is wind in my sails.
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braleefun -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Awesome job. The detail is amazing
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Super Darth Castro -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
DUDE THIS IS THE COOLEST THING EVER!
I was wondering when someone was going to make this into a figure! KUDOS!
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massprime -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Looks like he popped right off the page! Kinda like the A Ha "Take On Me"video. lol.
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Kevlar Palsh -
Thursday, December 5, 2013
HA! Thanks! That was the idea!
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G Brand -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Gorgeous work of art!
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Kevlar Palsh -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
G Brand, thank you. That means a lot coming from you man!
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REBNOR -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
What a fantastic idea! Great job!!!! Looks incredible!!
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pock63 -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
I absolutely love it!!! If you were to cast this I would buy one off you in a heartbeat!!!
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timone317 -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Incredible...beyond old school. This is really something else.
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Patraw -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Beautiful piece; that's one of the best TMNT customs I've seen in a long time, and the fact that it's something so unusual, yet historically important, is just icing on the cake. Well done!
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Kevlar Palsh -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
THANK YOU! Exactly Patraw! I feel the design is too important to half A-$$. I would have never forgave myself if I fumbled this one.
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KirkyMonster1983 -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Perfect!!!
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VicVeinz -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
True artist strikes again...amazing work!!
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Kevlar Palsh -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Bro, thank you!
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NickyHavok1 -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Phenomenal
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Redmist -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
DAYUM! Impressive!
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Nsp -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
work of art awesome piece
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NeCrollector -
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
PURE....GENIUS!!! A MASTERPIECE!!!!
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Kevlar Palsh -
Thursday, December 5, 2013
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