NECA's TMNT Turtle Van Vs. UA's 3rd Party, Who Wins?

I agree, the UA "feels" more like the one in the cartoon, while the NECA one is probably technically more accurate. I do wish the color of the UA van was mire accurate though. Its too deep of a yellow.

As an owner of both vehicle i was surprised on how accurate you have reviewed this down to how close they are and how UA edging the Neca Van by a tiny bit… great job

I have the UA van and the Neca one on order. I will probably keep booth and use the Neca one as just a display and the UA one for when I want to play and mess around with a van. Fantastic comparison video and I can't wait to see how the Super 7 turns out.

I have the NECA version on the way. I love the color and over all look of the NECA van better but it looks so small compared to the UA version. Having been spoiled with the Thundertank, the NECA Turtle Van looks dinky. I still love it and am glad to have it but UA killed it with the size. Thanks for the review.

I'm so glad you did this, while I passed on the UA Van (mainly due to space). I wanted to see this comparison.

As someone who bought both, I can say that you cannot go wrong, one way or the other. For my money, I’ll lean towards NECA, but this is in no way a detractor from the UA version. Keep up the great work!

Wow, you took the words right out of my mouth! You are 100% right on for me.

I gotta agree with you there on each category. I didn't get the Neca van because the original design was ugly and then they waited until after the fact with the preorder window way past closed to fix it. Either way I had a lot of fun with my UA van even with the lack of paint and light up tail lights. It's also pretty sturdy and definitely draws attention on the shelf too.

Still waiting on my NECA van to ship, but I've got the UA van and I really like it. Super7 kind of priced me out on theirs...I got the Thundertank previously, but I just can't do too many things at that high of a price range. Going to be sticking to NECA for my primary TMNT fix.

I would have gone with the UA version but it had sold out already, so when NECA dropped their preorder, it was a no brainer for me. Honestly, I like the way the NECA one came out, matches closely to how the van looked in the TMNT Arcade game!

Completely agree. The UA feels better to handle, the type of plastic is more resilient and it is a lot more fun than NECAs.

There are at least two versions by Playmates. Maybe throw in a couple of LEGO and Mega Bloks versions. There's probably a Matchbox/Hot Wheels version too. Throw them all together and have a big competition.

As someone who collects almost exclusively 3rd Party Transformers it is no surprise that the non-official van is so good. This was a great comparison and if I were buying one I think I'd grab the Underground Arsenal one for sure. It's size is so much better. Be interesting to see another comparison when Super 7's van comes out as so far that one looks amazing too. Bottom line, if you are a TMNT fan, what a time to be alive lol.

I totally agree! I definitely like the Underground Arsenal van better! My UA van feels more sturdy, it fits both Neca & Super7 figures, and I like the shape of the UA van better. The UA van is so sturdy I let me 6 year son play with it all the time with his Neca TMNT figures. To me the only thing the Underground Arsenal van is lacking is paint, which I really want to try doing myself.

I'm having difficulty finding an online store that has this van. Would you happen to know where to get it? Impossibly a cheaper price, but a good price at the same time?

After getting both of these I agree the UA is the better one. Neca's maybe looks better but between it having their typical brittle plastic and questionable design decisions like the door hinges its no contest for me, the UA one feels much more like a real toy, something you could actually give a kid and not get back in a pile of pieces; I know these are adult collectibles but I don't enjoy being afraid to handle parts of a toy. I expect the S7 one may beat it out as the thundertank is pretty rugged, but for now the UA is my favorite of the two.

is the Neca van still obtainable? Hard to find anywhere

UA all the way. Better priced, better quality, better sculpt.

Nice to see these side by side. Turtles is not my jam -- but some of my Turtles-fan friends/fam who have no idea toy tube is a thing have been asking about the difference.

UA is my top number 1 favorite Turtle Van.. Neca stands 2nd place.. But i''ll get both.