NECA: Alien Movie Franchise Figures

[Jester]

New photo of two-pack Hudson?

Also, is it just me or are NECA's xenos too tall and lanky to be screen-accurate? I thought the Aliens creatures were played by normal-sized acrobats and stuntmen, not super-gangly, 7-foot-tall Nigerians.

 

[Jmek]

The Aliens were played by stuntman, and 7ft tall puppets that were sculpted to look far thinner than any human. NECA's interpretation is pretty much bang on.

 

[a-dev]

The alien's lower right leg even on the proto there looks like it is predisposed to being bent. Again, WTF.

 

[Jester]

The Aliens were played by stuntman, and 7ft tall puppets that were sculpted to look far thinner than any human. NECA's interpretation is pretty much bang on.

Ah, good to know.

 

[BuGz]

This is one of the puppets built for aliens. It waa taken from the cast from Alien.



Bri

 

[bigbisont]

Well, I guess neca just punted on the idea of giving Hudson his helmet graffiti...or even his helmet cover at all!!!!
Not like it needs a new sculpt. A fudged BDU paint pattern on the helmet instead of the armor paint pattern would have been all they needed (as his cover was pretty faded and dirty).


As for it sitting too high, Hicks' hair has a lot to do with that, but there is a bit more material I think I will try to dremel out. I just am conservative as I am scared to do too much and punch a hole through it.

 

[Lord Freezer]

This is one of the puppets built for aliens. It waa taken from the cast from Alien.

Bri

The puppet has 8 ribs. The stuntmen in costumes and Neca models has 6 ribs.

 

[bigbisont]

The puppet has 8 ribs. The stuntmen in costumes and Neca models has 6 ribs.

Sorry, its so hard to judge intent via only text, but is that simply a "fun fact". Or is it a legit "complaint" supporting the idea that, as 6-ribbed warriors, neca should've made them shorter? (as if the portrayal of a 5'10" equivalent warrior is a good idea )

Regardless...No aliens appear in frame with any human characters showing them to be the same height. It doesnt happen in any of the films. When in frame with human characters, the creatures/warriors are portrayed to be significantly larger. Be it puppet, perspective, camera trick or whatever. The alien character is much bigger, period.

If an actor/stuntman's height in real life is an indictment on the characteristics of a fictional character, then no character who benefited from any form of special effect in sci-fi or fantasy history is safe.

 

[Jester]

Well, I guess neca just punted on the idea of giving Hudson his helmet graffiti...or even his helmet cover at all!!!!
Not like it needs a new sculpt. A fudged BDU paint pattern on the helmet instead of the armor paint pattern would have been all they needed (as his cover was pretty faded and dirty).

Look again. Hudson's helmet has a visibly rough, patterned surface, whereas Hicks's is smooth:

(not my photo, sadly; I don't think these guys are even out in Canada yet)

I'm guessing NECA did, in fact, sculpt a unique helmet for Hudson, but the fact that it has the armour camo pattern rather than the BDU pattern throws observers off.

Regardless...No aliens appear in frame with any human characters showing them to be the same height. It doesnt happen in any of the films. When in frame with human characters, the creatures/warriors are portrayed to be significantly larger. Be it puppet, perspective, camera trick or whatever. The alien character is much bigger, period.

If an actor/stuntman's height in real life is an indictment on the characteristics of a fictional character, then no character who benefited from any form of special effect in sci-fi or fantasy history is safe.

I like the idea of the hive "drones" being smaller than the "Big Chap".

 

[Rotfish]

Top picture: "Have you guys heard this one? It's hi-LAR-ious!"

 

[bigbisont]

Look again. Hudson's helmet has a visibly rough, patterned surface, whereas Hicks's is smooth:...
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I like the idea of the hive "drones" being smaller than the "Big Chap".

Now that you mention it I do see it, but if the production figure has that texture while keeping the hard armor paint job, that would mean Neca took their half @$$ed paint to whole new levels! It would mean they took into account it was different than Hicks', sculpted it different as if it were fabric.... then flushed it all down the toilet by lazily painting it all the same despite their awareness to the contrary.

As for drones, I have no problem with them . Heck I'd welcome a figure of one even though they never appeared in the movie and they only are referenced in Foster's novelization as moving eggs around and boring stuff.

All I am saying is the idea that "the stuntmen were regular sized humans, so the figure of the alien should be short too" is extreme. I don't care how many ribs the latex suit had, it doesn't mean the second movie was about mini-aliens! It means there was a shortage of 7 foot stuntmen capable of jumping around and out of vents! So the movie making crew adjusted...

 

[Jester]

Now that you mention it I do see it, but if the production figure has that texture while keeping the hard armor paint job, that would mean Neca took their half @$$ed paint to whole new levels!

Yeah... I really wish they would have cast Hicks' and Hudson's heads/necks/arms in flesh-tone plastic like Dutch and Rambo...

It would mean they took into account it was different than Hicks', sculpted it different as if it were fabric.... then flushed it all down the toilet by lazily painting it all the same despite their awareness to the contrary.

Well, we are talking about a company that's seemingly going to try and sell the exact same two figures at least three times each, just with different headsculpts...

As for drones, I have no problem with them. Heck I'd welcome a figure of one even though they never appeared in the movie and they only are referenced in Foster's novelization as moving eggs around and boring stuff.

 

[ridetofight]

Now that you mention it I do see it, but if the production figure has that texture while keeping the hard armor paint job, that would mean Neca took their half @$$ed paint to whole new levels! It would mean they took into account it was different than Hicks', sculpted it different as if it were fabric.... then flushed it all down the toilet by lazily painting it all the same despite their awareness to the contrary.QUOTE]

Uuuuugh. I was really hoping the Hudson 2-pack was delayed because they were doing the helmet right - "frog and leaf" helmet cover/8-ball & "game over" calendar. This is a big disappointment. If you're going to do it, just do it right.

 

[Jace Madan]

According to their online calendar, series 2 is shipping out on the 26th. We should hopefully start seeing them by early January.

 

[BetterThanKenobi83]

Seems like they are dropping the ball a bit with this series. Just hope at the next big toy convention we get more news of hopefully original characters from the movie plus maybe a proto of the Alien Queen and maybe even a vehicle if we are lucky.

 

[Jace Madan]

I'm hoping at Toyfair they announce they got the rights to make Ripley figures.

 

[ocielz]

I'm hoping at Toyfair they announce they got the rights to make Ripley figures.

Or show the Queen

 

[Jester]

Or show the Queen

And more of the Sulaco Marines.

 

[Johnny Utah]

I'm looking forward to their Nostromo figures especially Dallas.

 

[nekromantik]

Or show the Queen

If they dont show her then it must mean its been delayed/cancelled!