Hot Toys - MMS 106 - Alien - BIG CHAP collectible figure

[Predrhone]

That looks Alien to me... it finally gives the right aura... can't wait for some more photos from different angles.

 

[icruise]

I was about to cancel my order for this and then I saw the newest picture. Now I think I'll keep it. I'd probably be satisfied if it looked like that.

 

[a-dev]

I'd like to see a front-on view and shots of the tongue extended. The dome could still stand to be whiter. I know they want to show off detail underneath but I'd rather the dome be coloured correctly and be less translucent. The teeth and 'bite' look improved, but a few different angles would help me say for sure if I'm gonna get this one or not.

 

[Minimodel]

If you don't like rubber, you could always try the "rhythm method."

Sorry, potty humor this morning! But I am really excited about the Big Chap!

Thats what she said...

 

[furystorm]

oh... that did come out wrong

damn, I did it again. what is wrong with me today?

 

[qweqwe]

Honestly, I never liked medicom but Ive gotta say theirs is far more superior to HT's (height and fingers aside)

 

[DPrime]

Looks a lot better to me.

I can live with the seam - it's not going to be displayed like a profile shot, and it IS a toy after all, not a statue. Still, I do hope they lose it... Teeth don't bother me at all.

 

[torque6]

yea, it looks alot better in terms of realism.

 

[abake]

Well, the face looks mucho better now, still not accurate though.
The lips look wrong and they gave the poor thing too many teeth! And the skull does seem to be too far back.

I suppose getting this profile right must be tough, but see how the upper lip almost disappears into the edge of the dome?
I think that is the main reason why it looks off: the face (from the profile) is too long.
See the number of teeth? The extra teeth in the HT figure make the mouth look too wide.
See where the tendons actually connect? (obviously, you can't reproduce the tendons exactly, but the placement and disposition should be possible to replicate.)

Oh, and the extra ribbing on the arms is still there, so I suppose the extra stuff on the lower legs also is there.

Kudos to HT for giving it another shot, but it's still not there. Close, but still not there.

 

[MaulFan]

see how the upper lip almost disappears into the edge of the dome?

Was it always like that or just when the lip pulled back for the mouth opening shots.

 

[a-dev]

I'm inclined to agree with Abake. It still looks off and I see what he means about that profile and the upper 'lip'. Still not feeling this, though to be honest the sheer amount of money I'm spending these days is also factoring into my thinking. I.E. that I am almost hoping for reasons to pass on it.

 

[IrishJedi]

These threads are

 

[CelticPredator]

So are the GI JOE threads.

The mouth still sucks, and that is the most iconic and imporant part of the Alien.

 

[RIDDICK]

Try more, HotToys! You must!!!​

 

[SilentSurfer]

Great pic of the movie prop! Looks like the hose coming off the back of the jaw also needs to come from lower down where the jaw just starts to curve upward.

 

[Devil_666]

Have these new pics been confirmed yet? I haven't seen them anywhere else and haven't seen any word from HT about them!?

 

[PredatorFreak13]

Alright guys, here is my attempt to make it look more like the movie prop.
Before and After

Is there anything I can try to improve on to make it better?

 

[tankman]

Try more, HotToys! You must!!!​

Where are some of you getting these great pics of the Alien? I thought I had some good reference saved over the years. I wish I was doing the Alien sculpt again because I've learned more about this great monster. What I see of the HT Alien is the fact not one area on it is accurate. It's still cool but man what could have been. I will say trying to make this thing accurate is very hard to do. As a huge fan of Alien it's only been in the last few years that pics have come out to really show what it looks like. HT I think just didn't want to put the time in on the sculpting part. They did what most sculptors and companies do. That is there take but it would have been great to get a dead on figure this time. Maybe one day NECA will go 1 6th and get all of it dead on.

 

[Sabres21768]

Alright guys, here is my attempt to make it look more like the movie prop.
Before and After

Is there anything I can try to improve on to make it better?

That looks great!

Man, if HT could pull that off...I'd be in Alien collectible heaven.

And yeah Kyle...NECA should DEFINATELY go 1:6 for ALL versions of the Alien.
We'd love to see you guys tackle the Alien Warrior and Alien3 creature in a larger (or even small for the A3) scale.

 

[tankman]

That looks great!

Man, if HT could pull that off...I'd be in Alien collectible heaven.

And yeah Kyle...NECA should DEFINATELY go 1:6 for ALL versions of the Alien.
We'd love to see you guys tackle the Alien Warrior and Alien3 creature in a larger (or even small for the A3) scale.

That would be great and this stuff sells so well that we might do something like that. I would like to sculpt in the details under the Alien's dome because China made a wreck out of that. All the figures that went the route that we did I think went the wrong way. They all look crappy and it would be better to sculpt it in. I would like very much to do that and tweak a few things. Most of the tweaks would be really small but I just want the figure to look perfect. As a fun I was hoping this HT figure would be accurate but it's about what I thought it would be. An accurate Alien I would buy in a heartbeat but another artist take makes me think well maybe not.