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NECA: Alien Movie Franchise Figures
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Wonder if there's a way to detach the lips and treat them with some kind of paint remover to get them clear.
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At that point, it'd probably be easier to just make your own. Kinda frustrating. I have no idea where I'd put this thing, but I have it in my mind that I need to get either the Big Chap or the Alien Warrior. I just don't know which. (Hopefully the reality of space limitations will sink in and I'll realize that I can live without either...
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At that point, it'd probably be easier to just make your own. Kinda frustrating. I have no idea where I'd put this thing, but I have it in my mind that I need to get either the Big Chap or the Alien Warrior. I just don't know which. (Hopefully the reality of space limitations will sink in and I'll realize that I can live without either...
...of course you can live without either, but should you?
Same here, space is a issue.
Will get Big Chap though!
Will get Big Chap though!
I think that, given NECA's track record with sculpting, the Warrior will be the biggest home run. Kyle has consistently nailed that design, whereas Big Chap continues to have a good bit of room for improvement.
Still getting both, though.
And a Doggy if they make one.
Still getting both, though.
And a Doggy if they make one.
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I dont know, I think the dog has the best sculptI think that, given NECA's track record with sculpting, the Warrior will be the biggest home run. Kyle has consistently nailed that design, whereas Big Chap continues to have a good bit of room for improvement.
Still getting both, though.
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... open mouth, tongue out and those lips? Not so sure xDFor those who haven't seen this picture! I think it looks pretty well here!!
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Neither am I. I don't think the lips work with an open jaw. It was always stages with the '79 and even the Aliens warrior. You'd see the lips, they'd retract and then the jaw would open when the lips were fully receded. Lips covering the teeth and simultaneously the open jaw just looks weird to me.
Having said that, I agree with Blade3327, I don't think they'll let us down with the Aliens Warrior.
I imagine that it shouldn't be very dificult to cut the lips if you don't like them. When you see the prototipe without lips, you can see the mouth is completely finished so, even if the lips are not removable, I imagine that this is an extra not very dificult to remove.
Is there any chances to ask to someone if it would be possible to do that? When first reviews would come out, we will learn more about this controversial point I believe. There is people who love them, who hate them and people like me that are in the middle! Yeah I can see some pictures from the original film in which I can see the lips but also, with the open jaw, they should be fully receded...totally agree.
Anyway the picture I have post it is from a month ago and may be they have fixed that...we don't know if that lips are in hard or soft material or if there will be some kind of articulation there so...
Have a nice day!
Ah! Do you think we will get more info about the warrior at the NY comic con next month?
face zone shape is still ugly as hell, and the only new thing from previous failed design - that beak - is ridiculous
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Not sure why NECA can't nail the Big Chap likeness after so many opportunities. They keep trying to sculpt the jaws to look a certain way that just isn't accurate. Maybe they're relying too much on the open-mouthed Rambaldi head for reference and when they close the jaws on their sculpt, it looks off. But if that were the case, it would be a lot more spot-on with the mouth open -- which it isn't.
The front of the dome is also wrong. Much too narrow. I wish I were exaggerating, but it honestly looks like the front of HT's dome.
Meanwhile the Alien Warrior and Dog Alien are damn near perfect.
The front of the dome is also wrong. Much too narrow. I wish I were exaggerating, but it honestly looks like the front of HT's dome.
Meanwhile the Alien Warrior and Dog Alien are damn near perfect.
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It is dissapointing. But I honestly cant think of a more accurate big chap figure than Neca. I dont think its too bad honestly its just the teeth that bug me.
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Just showed the alien pic to my significant other.
She instantly asked, "Why does it look like it has a beak?"
Mind you, she knows I'm an Alien collector but cares nothing for them herself. If even she can tell that something is off...well I'll have to skip this one. Hopefully l can score the older version to go along with the Warrior and Dragon in 1/4th scale.
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Except for the Triceratops lips, it's a beautiful sculpt though.
She instantly asked, "Why does it look like it has a beak?"
Mind you, she knows I'm an Alien collector but cares nothing for them herself. If even she can tell that something is off...well I'll have to skip this one. Hopefully l can score the older version to go along with the Warrior and Dragon in 1/4th scale.
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Except for the Triceratops lips, it's a beautiful sculpt though.
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If it meant releasing separate figures with unique very specific heads - no opening/closing jaw feature which seems to be compromising the likeness - each head sculpted to look exactly like one piece of movie reference then I don't know why they won't do that considering they jumped on the opportunity to do so with the Jungle Hunter Predator.
and that's what is so strange about it.
ok, A1 was the first alien made by Kyle, but he should just resculpt him today on a level of his later aliens.
may be he didn't sculpt that head at all?
