NECA: An American Werewolf In London: Kesslerwolf

[Keith-276]

I don't t know if rubber is the correct word to use for the material, but the heads have flexible fur around them, the mouth section is a separate hard plastic. The fur "collar" between the head and body is rubbery material and the hole upper body (forward and rear sections) have a rubbery coating.
This is why I couldn't do any filling work on the where the tops of the legs join onto the body.

 

[Keith-276]

I think if you used Tamiya fine surface primer in aerosol form, or an automotive primer aerosol, then you would probably get away with using most paint types on it though.

 

[screamingmetal]

If you want to paint softer pliable plastic, the key is to paint in many thin coats of paint, slowly building it up.
This guy did a brief tutorial on it, started at the painting part:

 

[DeathComesRipping]

I would buy a fresh kill Jack with dangly neck flesh.

 

[Rogerbee]

I don't t know if rubber is the correct word to use for the material, but the heads have flexible fur around them, the mouth section is a separate hard plastic. The fur "collar" between the head and body is rubbery material and the hole upper body (forward and rear sections) have a rubbery coating.
This is why I couldn't do any filling work on the where the tops of the legs join onto the body.

On al the bits I plan to paint it should be just fine, I will repaint the teeth on the open mouthed head as I'm not keen on the blood.

I think if you used Tamiya fine surface primer in aerosol form, or an automotive primer aerosol, then you would probably get away with using most paint types on it though.

Probably, the only rubbery material I had trouble with was some hair on a DML figure. I repainted the hair on my Credit Collection Cara Dune and that went down just fine.

 

[abake]

Kesslerwolf arrived today, and what an outstanding figure!
I was worried about the blue-ish grey on the paws and face, but in person it looks great. Cameras don't seem to pick all the different tones and washes the figure has, it works impressively well. And I'm happy to say I got a perfect figure!
Except...

For the two right feet...

It took me a while to figure out what was wrong. At first I thought it was just your usual case of warping (when will NECA accept the fact that the damn twisty ties harm the figures more than they protect them?), until I noticed that the fifth nail (I suppose it's actually the "big toe" in dogs and wolves) on both "feet" was on the same side. It's a bit bothersome, but nothing I can do about it. I suppose I could ask for an exchange, but it's such a lottery with NECA figures that I don't think I want to risk it, because otherwise the figure is perfect. Maybe I'll just cut the nail off with an X-Acto and glue it back on the correct side.

But back to singing its praises! What an awesome figure! The articulation is really nice, though I wish the head had a bit more movement, as well as the torso; both seem a bit limited. Paint apps, as I said, are fantastic on mine. The bloody fangs seem especially well done, they don't look like your usual cheap coating of red, but look like actual bloodied teeth mixed with lots of saliva. Very effective.

I was thinking that I might want to order Jack and David, but this seems like a fantastic stand-alone piece. NECA should have included some small stand for the extra head, keeping either boxed is a shame.

I'm really glad I finally ordered this, two right feet and all.

 

[Rogerbee]

Two right feet!? Oof! That's not good! As QC errors go it's a howler! Still, the rest of the figure is good, so that's something. I think it has all the articulation it needs. any more and, if the joints weakened it just wouldn't look good. I may glue the legs on mine if they become bothersome. I'm torn over Jack and David, they're expensive and the Jack accessories don't work as well with out a scene appropriate David to interact with. They could have done Jack and David just as they are in the box and maybe have another pack with them as they were in Picadilly.

 

[abake]

Yeah, the two right feet are indeed a howler...
I inquired about the possibility of a replacement, but it was the last one. They offered to take it up with NECA, so I said yes, but there's no way NECA will send a replacement for a three year old figure.
The good news is it doesn't really affect the figure in any way. As far as I can tell it's only the actual "foot" that is the same. The lower legs (and the upper ones for obvious reasons) are different, as well as the toes. So other than the visual aspect of having the nail on the wrong side, it has no effect on the figure or posabilty.

 

[abake]

And here a couple of pics straight from my trusty iPhone!

 

[Rogerbee]

Mmm, it isn't as bad as I thought. You could cut the claw off and glue it to the other side. As is though, it's not glaring. You'd get away with it on a shelf with other figures beside it. I think the one thing I'd dispute is whether it's in scale with Jack and David. In shots I've seen of it next to them it looks a bit too big.

 

[abake]

Yeah, it's really not bad. However, I'm wondering if it's not the entire lower leg that is somehow mixed up from the knee down...
The right lower leg (the part where the shinbone and calf are) is the one that looks warped, as if it belonged on the left side, whereas the foot itself has the nail on the correct inner side. The left lower leg doesn't look warped, but it looks as if it could fit on the right side, and the nail on the foot would then be correct. Also, only the toes on the left side have a peg-hole.
But I'm not sure if I would risk warming those pieces up to disassemble the legs... I fear they could be loose afterwards. If I did manage to get them off.

 

[Rogerbee]

It's one of those where you think you could leave it, but, knowing the defect is there will constantly bug you. I know on a couple of my Black Series there ws a factory error where lower legs got swapped. It did affect the entire run though and not just one or two. It isn't immediately obvious, but, when you know it's there. Perhaps look on retailers in the coming weeks and see if you can find one heavily discounted....

 

[abake]

I studied a bunch of reviews carefully, and came to the conclusion that the lower legs are ok (you can tell by some detailing on the sculpted fur), so the only problem really is the left foot. I'll take a closer look and decide whether I want to cut the nail/claw off and glue it on the correct side or not.

 

[abake]

It's one of those where you think you could leave it, but, knowing the defect is there will constantly bug you. I know on a couple of my Black Series there ws a factory error where lower legs got swapped. It did affect the entire run though and not just one or two. It isn't immediately obvious, but, when you know it's there. Perhaps look on retailers in the coming weeks and see if you can find one heavily discounted....

Yeah, I've only seen it cheap on AliExpress, but then I'll probably get some crap knockoff anyway. But I will keep an eye out for it on eBay, you never know.

 

[Rogerbee]

I studied a bunch of reviews carefully, and came to the conclusion that the lower legs are ok (you can tell by some detailing on the sculpted fur), so the only problem really is the left foot. I'll take a closer look and decide whether I want to cut the nail/claw off and glue it on the correct side or not.

It's proper going to bug you now, I'd change it.

Yeah, I've only seen it cheap on AliExpress, but then I'll probably get some crap knockoff anyway. But I will keep an eye out for it on eBay, you never know.

What about Big Bad Toy Store, they may have a sale on at some point.

 

[JacktheRipper]

I'm waiting to find one at a deal. I want to try my hand at hairing it.

 

[Rogerbee]

Sounds like quite an undertaking, be cool if you can pull it off.

 

[JacktheRipper]

I was inspired by this guy:

I really like the figure. I don't want to **** it up and have it be my only figure.

 

[Rogerbee]

I'd definitely style it a bit more, but, he's on the right track.

 

[Rogerbee]

Pulled the trigger on Jack and David today. £99.99! That's a lot, but, factor in shipping from other retailers, and it wouldn't be much more anyway. I knew I would get them one day, sooner rather than later as it turned out!