NECA: Alien Movie Franchise Figures

[PoeReyMi]

Oh well I already knew where it would go with NECA, I just wanted to bring it to their attention that their LOYAL fans are very concerned with $104.00 figures having this problem just a few weeks after purchase.

Shame they just don't do the right thing and replace these figures instead of making collectors do repair tricks.

In my experience, getting NECA to fix a problem directly is like pulling teeth... unless you purchased directly from their eBay/Amazon store. If it isn't a widespread issue that's gotten lots of coverage (like the brittle joints on those 7" DC figures), they just wash their hands of the problem instead of taking responsibility for awful quality control.

My brother bought me the Keaton Batman 7" figure from Toys"R"Us for my birthday. Right out of the package, the waist/rocket joint snapped. My local store didn't carry the figure, so I couldn't do an exchange. I sent NECA a message via their online contact form. They wrote back to say their replacement stock for that figure was long since depleted, but to send them photos so they could provide tips on how to fix it. I did that, but never heard back. Then I checked their Twitter page and saw that someone had an issue with the same figure just last week (this one with a broken leg) and NECA advised them to send a DM and they would be taken care of. What the hell? I guess if you post on social media (which I don't use) you get preferential treatment? It's crap like this that makes me reconsider supporting their products.

I had bought the boxed 9" Big Chap from TRU back in June. It was the last one in the store, but I noticed the left hand was missing some fingertips when I took it out of the box. Again, customer service just blew me off and recommended I purchase directly from their eBay listing (for $10 more). I ended up returning it for a refund and forgot about it. The store finally received another shipment of the Big Chap last week (now priced $19.99, $3 more than before). Almost all of them had warped domes that weren't glued on properly, but I picked out a decent looking one. When I got it home, I saw it had a loose/broken bicep joint with a 1/8" gap on the right arm. I decided to just superglue it in place instead of driving back to the store and hoping the third time would be the charm. Based on the reviews I've read, I'll consider myself lucky that a single defective joint was the only issue I had with that figure.

 

[VLAGAS]

Should've never started selling this stuff, There's always stock left over..... I make sure of that

 

[BetterThanKenobi83]

Should've never started selling this stuff, There's always stock left over..... I make sure of that

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Wait.....this is what you're selling or what you got that you're keeping ?! Damn those figures must be pretty good prices over in the US lol

By the way, how good is the glow in the dark effect on that warrior ? Pretty good or low quality ?

 

[BetterThanKenobi83]

I really hope we get some confirmation on what is actually going to be included in the Alien 3 creature pack soon. Really want to know what's taken the place of the status pods and facehuggers.

 

[VLAGAS]

Wait.....this is what you're selling or what you got that you're keeping ?! Damn those figures must be pretty good prices over in the US lol

By the way, how good is the glow in the dark effect on that warrior ? Pretty good or low quality ?

This is what i'm keeping, sold the rest which was a little more than twice as much as this. I usually keep / buy 2 of everything so I can have 1 sealed 1 open, but I'm starting to cut down on stuff not from the movies and am only buying 1 to keep sealed.

I'm in the UK prices are actually pretty damn steep £26.00 for 1 figure at retail - $21.99 in the US (let's not go there).

I'll be honest there's no way that I would collect this line if I had to pay those retail prices, sorry but these figures are not worth nearly £30.00 a pop... No way. The only way I can justify / afford to collect these is because I'm a seller, I sell these and am able get trade prices from the UK distributor. It means I have to buy bulk so I sell the extra units at best price possible to fellow fans.


The Glow in Dark Warrior works.... ok. I've only tested it in packaging, but I've left one in direct sunlight for about 10 mins (not the one I kept, I'll admit) and then put it in a pitch black room and the results have been, interesting?

Seriously the one I left in sunlight glowed pretty much the same as one that was just sat in a daylit room. There was only a very minor improvement to the glow. Maybe they aren't reactive to sunlight and need a different type of light source? I don't know but either way I wasn't really impressed with it, the glow is there but not enough to wow you. So I didn't bother keeping an extra one of that or the GITD eggs to open.

Also worth mentioning... the glow mostly only works on the parts of the figure that have been applied / coated with the special glow paint. The rest of the body is just a translucent green plastic material that doesn't really have any glow properties, so once in the dark you'll notice some parts glowing a lot more than others and when the figure doesn't really glow that well in the first place it's not a good thing.

Finally this was tested in like the first 2 hours I had it out of a cardboard box, I don't know if over time it will start to glow more the longer it's out of the dark, but I did have it sitting in direct sunlight for a while to no effect. It's also worth keeping in mind that this was inside the clamshell packaging, so i'd presume it might work better outside of it

It's alright it's neat, even without the glow the green looks cool (Hugely Biased to lime green colors) but for me it's easy to pass on having one open since the glow wasn't as good as I thought it would be.

NB. I'm no gitd expert.

 

[VanZerg]

Hi everyone im back since a long time and i have a question to ya.
I like the stuff from this ArtFx+ Alien figure. I mean this floor/hallway you can build with this pieces.
I can buy this statue at amazon. But it is really expensive. (its about 80 US Dollar) The Statue isnt the Hit for me i have already
5 Neca Statues. Is this realy necessary to build a diorama with it or can i have an cheaper version. Any idea to get an Grid Floor like this for my alien statues?




Thx. greetings from Germany.

 

[Space Jockey]

Hi everyone im back since a long time and i have a question to ya.
I like the stuff from this ArtFx+ Alien figure. I mean this floor/hallway you can build with this pieces.
I can buy this statue at amazon. But it is really expensive. (its about 80 US Dollar) The Statue isnt the Hit for me i have already
5 Neca Statues. Is this realy necessary to build a diorama with it or can i have an cheaper version. Any idea to get an Grid Floor like this for my alien statues?


Thx. greetings from Germany.

I know Willie Goldman over on the Aliens Legacy forum is working on an Aliens colony floor grid in scale with the NECA figures. I don't think it's quite ready yet.

https://forum.alienslegacy.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16226

 

[taylerdurdem]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1421401852...49&var=441213938756&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[FriendlyPiranha]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1421401852...49&var=441213938756&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

I must say this guy's work is remarkable. The acid burned panels and those barrels are insane. I wonder how durable is the material he uses.

 

[theuzi9mm]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1421401852...49&var=441213938756&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

rats no longer available!

 

[Vector]

NECA ‏@NECA_TOYS 3h3 hours ago

NECA Retweeted

we will release a 79 egg and facehugger eventually, it may not be in the carton though

@NECA_TOYS Will you release Alien eggs like you did with the Aliens eggs?

 

[Boba Ben]

Anbody else have problems with the Dog Alien base? I have the grey and brown one, and the base grabber thing cracked on both of them.

 

[Alice]

No problems with the one I have, but it feels pretty brittle.

 

[P.]

i had problems with using it, because it doesn't fit any poses the A3 can take.
so i didn't use it and didn't have problems with it breaking.

we will release a 79 egg and facehugger eventually, it may not be in the carton though

for a second i thought they will release only 79 eggs and facehuggers more, so everyone should hurry.

 

[BetterThanKenobi83]

i had problems with using it, because it doesn't fit any poses the A3 can take.
so i didn't use it and didn't have problems with it breaking.
for a second i thought they will release only 79 eggs and facehuggers more, so everyone should hurry.

Is there a noticeable difference between the Alien and Aliens eggs and facehuggers to warrant another release of an egg pack ?

 

[BetterThanKenobi83]

No problems with the one I have, but it feels pretty brittle.

Alice, is your sig from a behind the scenes of Alien 3 ? Never seen it before is all.

Though its making me wish NECA would make a few cryotubes, one with crash damage like the one in your sig.

 

[P.]

Is there a noticeable difference between the Alien and Aliens eggs and facehuggers to warrant another release of an egg pack ?

errrrr... yep there is a huge difference between A1 and A2 eggs and facehuggers. somewhere between difference between their chestbursters and their grown aliens.
i know it's a lot of betweens and the phrase looks more complicated than it is.
A1 differs from A2 a lot
chestburster from A1 differs from A2 not so much
eggs are in the middle

 

[Alice]

Alice, is your sig from a behind the scenes of Alien 3 ? Never seen it before is all.

Yeah. I was always partial to the sterile whiteness of the opening of Alien 3. Same with the white compression suit at the end of Alien. Was pretty happy when I came across a nice BTS image from the broken tube.

 

[memyselfi]

Not wanting to read more into the tweet,but I hope this means more in the works, and waiting to be announced.

NECA ‏@NECA_TOYS 13h13 hours ago
And aliens all depends on what actors want to take part in licensing


Phil Arnold @PhilArnold80

Any chance of Burke and Gorman?
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[bigbisont]

Not wanting to read more into the tweet,but I hope this means more in the works, and waiting to be announced.

NECA ‏@NECA_TOYS 13h13 hours ago
And aliens all depends on what actors want to take part in licensing


Phil Arnold @PhilArnold80

Any chance of Burke and Gorman?
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I don't think you are reading too much. If you are reading this as very encouraging news, then I think you are right on point.

The theme from them in the past has always been, "humans dont sell, so we arent interested in chasing".
Now that narrative seems to be, "We are definitely interested, we just need to keep chasing and see who comes on board".

That is progress I'll take any day.