NECA: Predator Movie Franchise Figures

[Rotfish]

i like the Classic, but i'm still on the fence deciding whether to get him. there isn't much point since i'm not getting the other Predators figures. i'm more of a Stan Winston fan than a Predator fan really. so i think i'm just gonna stick to SWS creatures like the P1 and the P2 lost clan. and i'm not gonna bother with the hassle of trying to convert the Classic to a P1. if HT remakes the P1, i'll get that. but i still don't think they will.

no, there were definitely more than 500 Elders made, dude. it was super easy to get. HT was a smaller operation back then but they still made figures in the thousands. and the Elder took forever to sell out anywhere and got put on clearance just like the Lost did. its popularity in the secondary market isn't really due to manufactured rarity. i think it's just because it's a memorable/iconic character and nobody wants to get rid of theirs. plus, 1:6 scale collecting has exploded in just the last couple years and most of those older HT figures are on a crazy demand curve now. you guys might want to jump on that wagon at some point. there's plenty of $$ to be made. just saying.

like i said earlier, it's a quality issue. look at it this way - back in the day, Sideshow was pretty much the only really big high-end figure company. then HT, and Enterbay, and ThreeA, etc turned up. there's more 1:6 collectible companies being created almost every year. so, there's no denying the market for high quality stuff is there. but they know what high-end collectors expect and they meet the demand. if NECA can meet the quality we expect, you get our patronage. if you don't want to play with the big boys, that's fine, there's plenty of other companies for us to choose from now. however, NECA has the advantage of employing some of the best sculptors in the business, hands down. the high-end collectors appreciate that much more than the casual collectors do in your market and you know it. we want what we see in those nice prototype pics, and we're more than willing to pay for that, not the dinky little toys they end up as on the shelf. if you gotta make super limited quantities and sell at high prices to do that, go crazy. we're used to it.

you're preaching to the choir on the Alien thing. i have over 40 HT/Sideshow figures and maybe 15 NECA figures now. i'll go for quality every time if possible. it's just a matter of who makes what.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[Sabres21768]

Love 'em.

I'm so damn glad NECA got the license and is making these.

A dream come true after being a fan for so many years.

Now all they need to do is make the Alien 3 figure...HINT HINT!

 

[greygoose]

Now all they need to do is make the Alien 3 figure and Aliens Queen...HINT HINT!

Indeed Sir.

 

[crazypredator2]

Love 'em.

I'm so damn glad NECA got the license and is making these.

A dream come true after being a fan for so many years.

Now all they need to do is make the Alien 3 figure...HINT HINT!

and don't forget aliens alien queen.

 

[sprig0701]

I'm seriously considering doing another NECA 18" Predator conversion to one of these Lost Hunters.

Just don't know which one yet.

Much more of a challenge to convert it to one of those. You'll have to totally re-hash the armor for one of those. But I feel confident that you'll pull it off well

 

[Lord Freezer]

Now all they need to do is make the Alien 3 figure...HINT HINT!

And the new warrior from Alien resurrection and the Alien Queen from Aliens 12"

Too many predators in circulation ... it is necessary to even the score

 

[sprig0701]

Love 'em.

I'm so damn glad NECA got the license and is making these.

A dream come true after being a fan for so many years.

Now all they need to do is make the Alien 3 figure...HINT HINT!

I'm buying the Lost Clan only, myself. I hope the paint apps hold up well during production.

 

[crazypredator2]

was there anything on twitter about a predators 2 pack, for christmas ? i know about the 1/4 p1 gort predator, but was there any news on the 2 pack, there's a rumor on another broad about this.

 

[tankman]

Love 'em.

I'm so damn glad NECA got the license and is making these.

A dream come true after being a fan for so many years.

Now all they need to do is make the Alien 3 figure...HINT HINT!

I really so hated that movie back when I saw it in 92 and told myself I never wanted anything to do with Alien3. I guess after AVP and the other crap fest Alien3 isn't the worst thing and I'd love to do a very accurate very articulated Alien3 for the fans. Tom Woodruff really wanted us to do it so we'll see. I want the Queen way more but heck while we're at it we should do A3 and A4. I'd love to right a wrong and redo all the McFarlane crap fest Alien stuff including Hicks. That one really pissed me off and just think I was working there at the time. I got to enjoy Sports figures and watch the things I love get S**T on. Alien3 needs a great action figure yes. The Alien stuff has been big for us so hopefully we'll do more more more.

 

[Lord Freezer]

I guess after AVP and the other crap fest Alien3 isn't the worst thing and I'd love to do a very accurate very articulated Alien3 for the fans.

Please do not 'toy appearance' as the pred hound.

 

[prefused]

Please do not 'toy appearance' as the pred hound.

well your choices are figure or statue. if you want a figure, there's gonna be joints. although, xenos are more mechanical looking than the hounds, so the joints might not show up as much. if you don't want joints, you're getting a statue. i'd rather have a figure.

we really do finally need a decent figure from A3. so far, we've got the lame Kenner and McFarlane toys. the weird ass Tsukuda thing. and whatever the hell that HT thing was. we want a serious figure from a serious company.

and tankman, watch the director's cut. it's a good movie. no, seriously, put it in the dvd player and watch it right now. then come back on here and say whether you want a figure from it. everybody else wants it, you might as well get it over with. and yes we want a big one too.

 

[Rotfish]

well your choices are figure or statue. if you want a figure, there's gonna be joints. although, xenos are more mechanical looking than the hounds, so the joints might not show up as much. if you don't want joints, you're getting a statue. i'd rather have a figure.

we really do finally need a decent figure from A3. so far, we've got the lame Kenner and McFarlane toys. the weird ass Tsukuda thing. and whatever the hell that HT thing was. we want a serious figure from a serious company.

and tankman, watch the director's cut. it's a good movie. no, seriously, put it in the dvd player and watch it right now. then come back on here and say whether you want a figure from it. everybody else wants it, you might as well get it over with. and yes we want a big one too.

Sigh... the special edition cut was pretty amazing. I liked A3 even before seeing that, but afterwards it was fantastic. More character development and a surprisingly huge chunk of plot that they cut out? Hell, yes. Every Alien movie needs to be two-and-a-half hours long for redemption.

 

[Sabres21768]

I really so hated that movie back when I saw it in 92 and told myself I never wanted anything to do with Alien3. I guess after AVP and the other crap fest Alien3 isn't the worst thing and I'd love to do a very accurate very articulated Alien3 for the fans. Tom Woodruff really wanted us to do it so we'll see. I want the Queen way more but heck while we're at it we should do A3 and A4. I'd love to right a wrong and redo all the McFarlane crap fest Alien stuff including Hicks. That one really pissed me off and just think I was working there at the time. I got to enjoy Sports figures and watch the things I love get S**T on. Alien3 needs a great action figure yes. The Alien stuff has been big for us so hopefully we'll do more more more.

I agree on all points.

Oh, and just a suggestion...Ox Burster as an accessory for the A3 figure...

And this just in from NECA on Twitter:

"How about a new Predator 2 pack as a follow-up to last years TRU Alien & Predator set? Something in the works speculate away"

 

[crows]

I still think Alien 3 is the worst alien movie, even worst that AVP,
but yeah We Really Need a Queen, really badly!

 

[KoBE]

Are you going to open him up? I'm hoping for no stuck joints. Yeah he does look much improved I think.

Wow, just took my Classic Predator out of the box and tried to flex his right forearm. D'oh! The arm just broke off, wtf?? Does NECA have a replacement program when such a thing happens? I didn't man-handle the arm at all, I just slightly bent it along its natural range of motion and it broke.

 

[crazypredator2]

Wow, just took my Classic Predator out of the box and tried to flex his right forearm. D'oh! The arm just broke off, wtf?? Does NECA have a replacement program when such a thing happens? I didn't man-handle the arm at all, I just slightly bent it along its natural range of motion and it broke.

here we go again, poor qc again, i'm about ready to start collecting statues again.
does your p1 or elder have any molding flaws on the blades and under the chin? and unpainted netting etc?

 

[KoBE]

There is a very minor molding flaw under the chin of the Elder, but it doesn't bother me. Seriously, who would look for that?

The P1's helmet has a seam and a hairline crack running from the center diagonally to the laser sights. This is really nitpicking though, and in the lighting environment I plan to showcase this figure in, no one will ever notice.

I just used some JB Weld to re-attach the severed forearm. Right now it is holding, but due to the tight spot where I had to reglue the joint, I'm not certain that I didn't accidentally glue more than just the joint together. I won't try and move it until tomorrow evening though, so I'm just going to have to worry about that later. Perhaps I can find a tiny metal rod to insert in the joint to hold it together if the glue won't work?

 

[The Rider]

I really so hated that movie back when I saw it in 92 and told myself I never wanted anything to do with Alien3. I guess after AVP and the other crap fest Alien3 isn't the worst thing and I'd love to do a very accurate very articulated Alien3 for the fans. Tom Woodruff really wanted us to do it so we'll see. I want the Queen way more but heck while we're at it we should do A3 and A4. I'd love to right a wrong and redo all the McFarlane crap fest Alien stuff including Hicks. That one really pissed me off and just think I was working there at the time. I got to enjoy Sports figures and watch the things I love get S**T on. Alien3 needs a great action figure yes. The Alien stuff has been big for us so hopefully we'll do more more more.

Make a poll to see what the fans want first.
Queen or Dog Alien.
I would rather have the Queen.
It would be great if this would be really big, with joints that are not seen and a base similar to McFarlane.

In Dog Alien could be the Bambi Burster and the Queen Facehugger will pack as an accessory.

 

[tankman]

Wow, just took my Classic Predator out of the box and tried to flex his right forearm. D'oh! The arm just broke off, wtf?? Does NECA have a replacement program when such a thing happens? I didn't man-handle the arm at all, I just slightly bent it along its natural range of motion and it broke.

No way in hell should that break like that. What about the Elder? It's really in many ways the same figure. I think you can get it replaced yes. Where did the joint break?

 

[KoBE]

Here are some shots I just took of the Classic Predator & Elder, along with the McFarlane Predator for comparison.

--> More pictures of this crew are located on my website, www.thekingofbelgium.com under the Pictures section.