1/6 1/6 Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien - Collectible Figure

[Anthrapoid]

I'm not going to wade through 1000+ posts, so this might have come up before...
Has anyone seen this on eBay?
I bought one for $33, and it's great. The photos don't do it justice at all. I was a bit reluctant, but I'm really glad I got it.
I wanted the original rooted hair that was planned by HT, and this delivers very nicely.

Pros:
This is NOT a recast- it's a total resculpt, and a closer likeness than HT.
It's the same colored vinyl material as HT, not resin.
The paint apps look very professional and are more accurate than HT.
The photos below show shiny hair, but that's just caused by the lighting; the hair is not shiny in-hand.
The eBay description says it was given too much hair on purpose, to allow for clipping and styling.
Most specialty upgrade heads cost around $80 to $90... this is $33.

Cons:
The neck socket up inside the head is too small for the HT neck ball... easily fixed.
Once the socket is enlarged and the head is on, the neck is a bit too short... again, easily fixed.
I think the hair length is good as-is, but styling and futzing it will devour your soul and leave you an empty, mindless husk.

(to fix the neck length, I'm going to pull out the socket and add some filler under it, then re-install it so the head sits higher.)

I judged the stock HT head at about a 7, but this one is a 9. Recommended, and well worth the money. REALLY fast free shipping from Hong Kong to the USA too; surprisingly fast.

 

[sixxshooter]

That looks really cool bro.

 

[P.]

I judged the stock HT head at about a 7, but this one is a 9. Recommended, and well worth the money.

alright, i caved in and purchased it, too. thanks for the advertising. i cannot ignore an accuracy advice from a person who manually redid every ED-209 decal for accuracy.

 

[DeadLeaves]

I'm not going to wade through 1000+ posts, so this might have come up before...

No waders required, just a quick tip-toe back 40 posts. Good review, I want to pick one up - but styling doll hair kills me inside, every time.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I'm not going to wade through 1000+ posts, so this might have come up before...

You really should put this in your sig.

 

[Anthrapoid]

alright, i caved in and purchased it, too. thanks for the advertising. i cannot ignore an accuracy advice from a person who manually redid every ED-209 decal for accuracy.

You remembered my work!
Let's have ***. right now.

 

[P.]

yeah i remember. pity it never arrived.

 

[Anthrapoid]

yeah i remember. pity it never arrived.

I remember (I think) you telling me you were in Russia, and there was no way for you to receive mail.
You told me you were going to try to find a different address I could send it to, but I never heard anything...
I can't remember all the details, it was years ago.

 

[P.]

yep, so i preferred to forget about them. i wouldn't have patience to put decals today anyway if they suddenly arrived, became too lazy

 

[slikkerias]

Have we agreed on a female (Phicen) body that fits the height and build of Ripley? [emoji51]

 

[abake]

I doubt any Phicen body fits Weaver's frame...

 

[a-dev]

You'll never get a Phicen body with a small enough chest. Small chested women do not exist according to these companies.

 

[kyekye]

You can do a reduction op. on medium body. Still not perfect, but it helps.

 

[P.]

i don't care about ****s size. which nude body fits Ripley's head skin color?

 

[a-dev]

You can do a reduction op. on medium body. Still not perfect, but it helps.

I did that for a Sarah Connor figure and regretted it. I can see the ugly cuts I made through her vest. Botched ****-job.

 

[kyekye]

I did that for a Sarah Connor figure and regretted it. I can see the ugly cuts I made through her vest. Botched ****-job.

where did you cut? top?
do the op underneath and leave no trace

 

[a-dev]

Underneath. It still resulted in rough edges at the sides when I, erm, flattened them, which a thin vest wasn't enough to hide to my satisfaction.

 

[cubsfan74]

Was checking out FPNYC and saw this for $159.99 (30% off) shipped.

https://www.fpnyc.com/hot-toys-alie...af/4897011180618/toys/action-figures/hot-toys


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[pjam]

I'm not going to wade through 1000+ posts, so this might have come up before...
Has anyone seen this on eBay?
I bought one for $33, and it's great. The photos don't do it justice at all. I was a bit reluctant, but I'm really glad I got it.
I wanted the original rooted hair that was planned by HT, and this delivers very nicely.

Pros:
This is NOT a recast- it's a total resculpt, and a closer likeness than HT.
It's the same colored vinyl material as HT, not resin.
The paint apps look very professional and are more accurate than HT.
The photos below show shiny hair, but that's just caused by the lighting; the hair is not shiny in-hand.
The eBay description says it was given too much hair on purpose, to allow for clipping and styling.
Most specialty upgrade heads cost around $80 to $90... this is $33.

Cons:
The neck socket up inside the head is too small for the HT neck ball... easily fixed.
Once the socket is enlarged and the head is on, the neck is a bit too short... again, easily fixed.
I think the hair length is good as-is, but styling and futzing it will devour your soul and leave you an empty, mindless husk.

(to fix the neck length, I'm going to pull out the socket and add some filler under it, then re-install it so the head sits higher.)

I judged the stock HT head at about a 7, but this one is a 9. Recommended, and well worth the money. REALLY fast free shipping from Hong Kong to the USA too; surprisingly fast.

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Just purchased one on ebay for $33, always wanted OG rooted hair, after styling it, will tie it in back. Wor Gar mentioned this to me but you convinced me to try it.

PS The seller has sold a pantload of these heads.

 

[slikkerias]