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No, its the entire head I dislike. The mouth, the dome, the shape...I dont like it at all.
Medicom RAH Alien 2008 (Sideshow)
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furystorm
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I want a cloudy dome! Damn, thats one thing I don't like about my giant NECA, so I kept him boxed to maybe move out later on down the line as others come in from Medicom, Hot Toys, and Sideshow.
abake
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I contacted yesasia to ask them if they had any news on the release date of the Medi-alien and they said that "upon checking with the supplier" (their words) they had confirmed the Oct. 31st date.
Odd.
Odd.
shockwave
Super Freak
Odd indeed...
abake
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I think it'll be delayed.
Somehow I feel yesasia.com is not very on top of things...
Somehow I feel yesasia.com is not very on top of things...
shockwave
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Medicom RAH Alien 12"
Hey hey,
I'm new to the forum here, from up in Canada. I'm waiting for my pre-ordered Hot Toys Officer Kane to arrive. I was thinking this badboy looks pretty delicious and I was surprised there wasn't a thread about it yet: https://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=4489&sku=900216
Anybody know anything about it besides what is on the sideshow page?... I'm thinking it would look pretty wicked next to Kane... probably a little out of scale but still, it looks amazing! Does anyone know what the articulation is like on these medicom RAH figures? I'm wondering what to expect, such as finger joints and stuff like that, what kind of poses might it be able to achieve. I've got one on preorder now and want to know what you guys think of it.
Hey hey,
I'm new to the forum here, from up in Canada. I'm waiting for my pre-ordered Hot Toys Officer Kane to arrive. I was thinking this badboy looks pretty delicious and I was surprised there wasn't a thread about it yet: https://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=4489&sku=900216
Anybody know anything about it besides what is on the sideshow page?... I'm thinking it would look pretty wicked next to Kane... probably a little out of scale but still, it looks amazing! Does anyone know what the articulation is like on these medicom RAH figures? I'm wondering what to expect, such as finger joints and stuff like that, what kind of poses might it be able to achieve. I've got one on preorder now and want to know what you guys think of it.
galactiboy
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Re: Medicom RAH Alien 12"
Hard to say how it will turn out... Medicom can really be great, and sometimes down-right crappy. I'm thinking they will do a nice job on this figure, but i would not expect poseable hands (maybe swappable) and fairly restricted posing since the figure appears to be in a full body suit.
Personally I'm waiting for HT to step-up, but getting a little worried they won't.
Here's the link for the thread: Medicom Alien
Hard to say how it will turn out... Medicom can really be great, and sometimes down-right crappy. I'm thinking they will do a nice job on this figure, but i would not expect poseable hands (maybe swappable) and fairly restricted posing since the figure appears to be in a full body suit.
Personally I'm waiting for HT to step-up, but getting a little worried they won't.
Here's the link for the thread: Medicom Alien
galactiboy
OT Preferist
Re: Medicom RAH Alien 12"
No problem, it was a few pages back. Also, there is a search function you can use to help find older topics/threads
No problem, it was a few pages back. Also, there is a search function you can use to help find older topics/threads
galactiboy
OT Preferist
I didn't know you were a Mod Wookster... congrats on herding cats 
alright, I skimmed through the pages and pages of posts about this critter.
All I can say is that I've seen many, many alien toys/figures over the years and this one is easily the most screen accurate that I can remember. The alien design from the first movie is by far my favorite. The others (sequels) are "cool", but lack the creepy factor of the original.
I can't imagine why people don't want screen accuracy, I don't mean to pick a fight but if you want a toy that looks like "how the alien would appear in real life", then just buy this medicom piece, place it in a dark closet, shine a dim light on it and BAM, you have exactly what the alien looked like in the movie. I don't see how giving an alien exaggerated limbs/claws and enormous teeth equals what is seen in the film at all... but yeah, just my opinion. Maybe if you think the alien looks silly when fully visible, then perhaps in reality you really just don't like the alien at all, hmm? heh.
Anyway, back to the toy, it looks gorgeous... but I too am a little disappointed that it won't be in scale to the HT Kane & Dallas, since they're the first alien collectables I've purchased. (and only because their quality is so high!) This toy matches their quality but is just too small, and if you can't do some interesting poses it might not be a *total* winner. Time will tell though... I still think it's phenomenal as a stand alone piece... I just hope the rubber suit won't rip if you try crouch the figure down... and am I the only one who PREFERS the rubber suit to a silly looking molded joint? Afterall, when the actors bent his arm in the movie, there'd surely be a wrinkle in the suit! can't get much more accurate than that, ha!
All I can say is that I've seen many, many alien toys/figures over the years and this one is easily the most screen accurate that I can remember. The alien design from the first movie is by far my favorite. The others (sequels) are "cool", but lack the creepy factor of the original.
I can't imagine why people don't want screen accuracy, I don't mean to pick a fight but if you want a toy that looks like "how the alien would appear in real life", then just buy this medicom piece, place it in a dark closet, shine a dim light on it and BAM, you have exactly what the alien looked like in the movie. I don't see how giving an alien exaggerated limbs/claws and enormous teeth equals what is seen in the film at all... but yeah, just my opinion. Maybe if you think the alien looks silly when fully visible, then perhaps in reality you really just don't like the alien at all, hmm? heh.
Anyway, back to the toy, it looks gorgeous... but I too am a little disappointed that it won't be in scale to the HT Kane & Dallas, since they're the first alien collectables I've purchased. (and only because their quality is so high!) This toy matches their quality but is just too small, and if you can't do some interesting poses it might not be a *total* winner. Time will tell though... I still think it's phenomenal as a stand alone piece... I just hope the rubber suit won't rip if you try crouch the figure down... and am I the only one who PREFERS the rubber suit to a silly looking molded joint? Afterall, when the actors bent his arm in the movie, there'd surely be a wrinkle in the suit! can't get much more accurate than that, ha!
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abake
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Welcome aboard dude!
You can never have too many Alien fans in a forum!
Personally, I think the Medi-alien went a bit too far with the rubber suit idea. There's places where it just makes no sense whatsoever to me. I guess they just wanted to do their own thing and not be reminiscent of the Hot Toys or NECA approach to making the figure.
You can never have too many Alien fans in a forum!
Personally, I think the Medi-alien went a bit too far with the rubber suit idea. There's places where it just makes no sense whatsoever to me. I guess they just wanted to do their own thing and not be reminiscent of the Hot Toys or NECA approach to making the figure.
galactiboy
OT Preferist
I know its a tired statement, but if this was in true or truer 1/6 scale I'd have been all over it. But having a 12" tall Alien be dwarfed by Dallas and Kane is just not right... and personally a deal breaker.
shockwave
Super Freak
Well HT released the Dallas/Kane figs. So they have to release their version of the "Big Chap." Maybe 3rd quarter '09. Most likely they will announce it late Dec or early Jan in their newsletter. I'm guess folks..
Sorry back to Medicom w/the recent pics. The rubber suit does look weird for the ALIEN...
. I don't know....
Sorry back to Medicom w/the recent pics. The rubber suit does look weird for the ALIEN...
. I don't know....
Sabres21768
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Again, I really like this version.
The size thing isn't a problem for me. I've got all different sizes of Aliens in my collection. The accuracy thing doesn't bother me as I've got several accurate versions as well. I actually really enjoy a good artistic take on the Alien.
And I'm not a big fan of poseablility.
My Medicom Alien is going into this position and staying there...
The size thing isn't a problem for me. I've got all different sizes of Aliens in my collection. The accuracy thing doesn't bother me as I've got several accurate versions as well. I actually really enjoy a good artistic take on the Alien.
And I'm not a big fan of poseablility.
My Medicom Alien is going into this position and staying there...
abake
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That is actually a really nice drawing!
As for the poseability of the Medi-alien, I just hope the suit doesn't bunch up too much with simple poses.
As for the poseability of the Medi-alien, I just hope the suit doesn't bunch up too much with simple poses.
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