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

[ironwez20]

Yep.

AVP-R completely ruins that theory, but AVP-R ruins everything alien, so I don't think it counts.

yea thanks i was trying to figure that out because those aliens wernt born very long and the had rough heads so that was confusing so i guess avp R was mistaken.

 

[cerebus23]

well the description of the promo labels it a WIP, i would reserve any judgments on the paint and details till we see some more final production ready shots.

the alien from the first film gave me nightmares when i was kid, i really hope they get the silver teeth down and the skull under the dome more accurate because i know i had enough reoccuring dreams of that head shot with the "lips" opening and them teeth exposing with the slime running out and them inner teeth extending. would be awsome to own the thing that haunted my dreams for years.

and pro tip don't let an 9 year old kid watch this movie in the dark lol.

 

[laudanum09]

I don't remember ever seeing the eye sockets underneath the dome in the film, maybe the contrast levels on my TVs have always hid it. So that part has never seemed important to me. What can be seen, frequently and in intimate closeup, is the Alien's mouth - I'm pretty sure the DVD extras go on about this emphasis on the creature's mouth. So thats why the dog alien is a failure to me and likewise this one. The mouth and teeth just have to be right.

you can definitely see the eyes on the movie, it's not very clear but they're there and visible. It's just a personal preference for me though and what you're saying makes much more sense. It'd be much better for everyone I think if they'd just correct the mouth and we can fog up the dome and the eyes wont be an issue but for me the eyes are just what I enjoyed most about the alien and that's first on the list of corrections for me.

I have a feeling that they'll definitely make some tweaks at the least. HT have been getting pretty good about changing things lately and I think what they did with the Connor sculpt is the best example of that.

 

[prefused]

Thanks for putting up the official pics Jeff, the figure looks great. The sculpting and detailing look fantastic, so kudos to Mr. Tsang and the HT team on that. I also really like the paint apps, great work.
However, I do hope HT and Mr. Tsang really do take our comments to heart and improve on the figure to make it more accurate.
Do you think it would be useful to post more reference pics here?

i'd like to see one thread that was ever posted on this message board that directly effected the final look of a mass produced figure from ht.
because i think they could give a ^^^^ what anyone posts here.

back on topic - this figure is lame. it still has the ^^^^ed up mouth that all their aliens have had so far. which tells me the final version will look just as bad.

 

[Dinosoar Daz]

we can fog up the dome.

I envy you your skill. I've never modded any model I've owned and shudder to think of the mess I would make to this $150 baby!
And I have a sneaky suspicion there will be a variant edition complete with fogged dome after we have all bought this edition!!!

 

[DSD]

you can definitely see the eyes on the movie, it's not very clear but they're there and visible.

Really? I've yet to see a still frame of an actual shot in the movie in which the skull or eye sockets are visible. A vague smudge perhaps, but nothing else, and it certainly can't be seen when the film is running.

 

[laudanum09]

yeah, next time you watch the film keep an eye out and you'll catch them a few times. Yes smudges and somewhat vague but you can see them for sure if you keep an eye out. I see the sockets, nostrils and even the shape of the skull here.

 

[Shai]

I thought he looked very good in Pitus video from the con.

 

[DSD]

yeah, next time you watch the film keep an eye out and you'll catch them a few times. Yes smudges and somewhat vague but you can see them for sure if you keep an eye out. I see the sockets, nostrils and even the shape of the skull here.

Hmmm. I'll have to give you that one, as I can just about make out the skull but really - it's more of a smudge unless you know what you're looking for. You can barely see anything really.

The point is that if you sit down and watch the film without pausing it, you won't see the skull, and paused stills that show the skull at all are, well...I've only seen that one so far, and stills that show it as clearly as some of the figures like the Neca one do are precisely zero.

 

[DSD]

I thought he looked very good in Pitus video from the con.

Got a link?

 

[laudanum09]

Yeah DSD, I agree to an extent, I think if you're looking for it without pausing it you can still see them, but yes they are blurry. It's not that big of a deal, it's just something that's absent on any other aliens and so I would really like it if they got that unique feature correct first...but the more I look at it the teeth are really bugging me. Practically I think now that the mouth fix should be a priority. It's strange how there are no shots of the mandibles though. At least we know it's a work in progress and knowing HT they'll improve on some of the elements at least.

 

[Shai]

Got a link?

https://projectpitu.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/hot-toys-alien-big-chap-closer-look/

 

[laudanum09]

wow mouth doesn't look that bad in that vid.

 

[DSD]

It's still pretty bad. He's all gums and no teeth, and if you compare it to the picture you posted we can see just how wrong it is.

It reminds me of this:

The way the chin sticks out and the teeth don't fill out the whole mouth area.

 

[Kuzeh]

A Few new pics from Toy-World @ Ani Com...

 

[Reinhardt]

It's not accurate, but I still love it.

 

[Jmek]

Those shots really accentuate the peg-teeth. The "eye" extrusion should really be a lot further down and closer to the mouth as well. Apart from that spiffy!

 

[Batty]

Pics of the vinyl figure from Toy World-

 

[MaulFan]

Dare I say the skull eyes might be more accurrate on that

 

[Batty]

Dare I say the skull eyes might be more accurrate on that

Yes.

This thing looks pretty big compared to the other figures.