NECA: Alien Movie Franchise Figures

[KoBE]

Randy said earliest we can expect a marine with the smart gun is 2016. So there, I'm calling it, Vasquez comes out next year

 

[a-dev]

What? The Powerloader is nearly $100! I thought it was going to be in the $60 range like ED-209. Man, that's steep.

Dude, it's worth it I'm sure.

Provided they make it as break-proof as possible. I'm worried about the shoulder and hip joints and those hoses.

 

[Jace Madan]

Yeah, I was a little surprised at the powerloader's price too. The only thing I can think of is it has ALOT of parts to be molded and assembled (it is listed as having like 30 POA) and maybe they will put in the light-up feature like they were talking about.

 

[YankeesFanboy]

Yep. We're in the pipe, 5x5.

This put a smile on my face.

 

[Underworld54]

You're welcome

Nice job!

 

[TBlake]

That new 1/4 scale Alien looks amazing.

 

[ocielz]

EE you mean? They tend to get stuff after BBTS and other places but the prices are great and CS is top notch. If you have patience (I don't but still order from them) you'll find them to be great.

Yeah

I might cancel my Powerloader from BBTS and just get it from TrU. They usually have free shipping after $49 and usually get the items faster.

 

[cplhicks]

When does the Weylan-Yutani Commando come out?

I think those guys are neat.

 

[Jace Madan]

When does the Weylan-Yutani Commando come out?

I think those guys are neat.

I know awhile ago NECA said they were planning on making one, but they haven't officially announced it yet or anything.

 

[Rotfish]

To me the head looks odd, which is why i hoped there were some more photos somewhere. The dome, the front of it, looks out of proportion to the jaws - dome looks too small.

Sean

I don't like it either. At all. Front of the dome looks too sharp as well. The curve at the bottom where the lips begin should be more rounded.

Also MAJOR horse face. I could never stand sculpts like that and this is no exception. Rest of the body looks perfect, but that mouth makes this an easy (and tragic) pass.

To be honest, I don't like any of Kyle's Big Chap sculpts. He would've been better off going with a more rounded dome shape, a head that doesn't stick so high out of the body, and most importantly -- this is the reason why so many of today's Big Chap collectibles lack accuracy -- sculpting the mouth to be closed. With relaxed lips. Not snarling, not completely open, but relaxed.

NO recent Giger Alien sculpt with an open mouth has looked accurate. Not Sideshow's, not Cinemaquette's, not NECA's. Sculpting the mouth like this...

...is what makes Medicom, Marmit, Kenner (the '79 18-inch) and Sano so damn good. Hell, even the problematic MonsterArts figure had a better-looking mug than this.

Not to be pissy, but this is really disappointing. I cannot for the life of me figure out why they have to sculpt the mouths wide open like this. Close the thing and give it those feminine, human-like lips. That's a big component of the design's elegance and it's completely missing from most collectibles from this film.

 

[buzzybean]

I am disappointed there is no news on a Astronaut Lambert. I would love to have all three and find it hard to believe anyone with Kane and Dallas would pass up a Lambert to complete the set. It's a no brainer.

 

[SpaceCrawler]

I don't like it either. At all. Front of the dome looks too sharp as well. The curve at the bottom where the lips begin should be more rounded.

Also MAJOR horse face. I could never stand sculpts like that and this is no exception. Rest of the body looks perfect, but that mouth makes this an easy (and tragic) pass.

To be honest, I don't like any of Kyle's Big Chap sculpts. He would've been better off going with a more rounded dome shape, a head that doesn't stick so high out of the body, and most importantly -- this is the reason why so many of today's Big Chap collectibles lack accuracy -- sculpting the mouth to be closed. With relaxed lips. Not snarling, not completely open, but relaxed.

NO recent Giger Alien sculpt with an open mouth has looked accurate. Not Sideshow's, not Cinemaquette's, not NECA's. Sculpting the mouth like this...

...is what makes Medicom, Marmit, Kenner (the '79 18-inch) and Sano so damn good. Hell, even the problematic MonsterArts figure had a better-looking mug than this.

Not to be pissy, but this is really disappointing. I cannot for the life of me figure out why they have to sculpt the mouths wide open like this. Close the thing and give it those feminine, human-like lips. That's a big component of the design's elegance and it's completely missing from most collectibles from this film.

Yeah, I'm very shocked at the face on the 1/4 scale figure. I hoped it was just a really bad angle or something, but it doesn't seem physically possible that a simple bad camera angle could cause such a pinhead and weird looking face with giant jaws. I'm not sure why it's so hard to capture the Big Chap's likeness- it's not that difficult a thing to sculpt. It seems these guys aren't trying. If this is what the final product looks like then it's almost like some weird bad comic book rendition of it and I'm amazed this could pass as acceptable at NECA.

The body is acceptable but that head/face is almost laughable.

Sean

 

[Rotfish]

It's not a bad angle, unfortunately. All these sculptors seem to want to make the creature roar or snarl and sculpt the mouth open with the cheek tendons fully stretched. Unfortunately, that's a much harder look to nail; only way to make it work is to raise the lips completely:

Otherwise, don't bother. NECA's version, with the mouth sculpted the way it is, looks too awkward with the mouth open -- and even more so when it's closed.

 

[a-dev]

I defer to you guys on '79 Alien accuracy and if you aren't happy with it then neither shall I be and will happily save the money. I already have what I suppose is an inaccurate 1:4 scale version from the last time they issued one, I've no need for another unless it nails it.

 

[abake]

The thing is, the alien's mouth (and face, in general), looks very different depending on the expression and the prop used. Not to mention the difference in look to the original statue. So you really have to choose which look you want to accentuate.
Kyle has always sculpted his alien to look best with the mouth wide open, which pulls the tendons back in the lower jaw, which does make it look a bit awkward when closed.
I suppose it's an artistic decision of his, and it's not a deal breaker for me, even though I do appreciate the nice profile of the Medicom figure.

 

[somiranger]

22 inches! Man that is big. I hope they make dog alien as well in that size. Also If they dont fix the head joint to go all the way back i'm going to pass this time because a dog alien not being able to position him in a way that was portrayed in the movie is useless imo.

 

[Rotfish]

The thing is, the alien's mouth (and face, in general), looks very different depending on the expression and the prop used. Not to mention the difference in look to the original statue. So you really have to choose which look you want to accentuate.
Kyle has always sculpted his alien to look best with the mouth wide open, which pulls the tendons back in the lower jaw, which does make it look a bit awkward when closed.
I suppose it's an artistic decision of his, and it's not a deal breaker for me, even though I do appreciate the nice profile of the Medicom figure.

It doesn't even look right with the mouth open. The front of the dome is all wrong and the jaw itself has a very odd shape to it. Like if the tendons are going to be that stretched, that means the mouth should be wide open. Which means the lower jaw shouldn't be parallel to the upper jaw. The only time they should be parallel is when the mouth is fully closed.

Crappy MS Paint mock-up to show how the jaw should work, together with tendon stretches:

 

[a-dev]

Could interchangeable lower jaws with solid, sculpted tendons work to achieve more than one look successfully?

 

[Rotfish]

Could interchangeable lower jaws with solid, sculpted tendons work to achieve more than one look successfully?

It certainly would. NECA's likely too cheap for that, though.

 

[Jester]

Randy said earliest we can expect a marine with the smart gun is 2016. So there, I'm calling it, Vasquez comes out next year

Just in time for the 30th anniversary...