NECA signs on with Valve!!

[Biojex]

Can't wait for Freeman, and the plush headcrab. Combine that w/ Black Mesa's recent release and this is the best time for Half Life fans in years and maybe for years to come! Enjoy these while we wait.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ixFf4ljuCg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lyUNs7eNhs

Not to mention the rumors that a Half-Life 3 announcement is imminent

 

[Orgasmic]

Just picked up the chell version for 2x retail price locally.

I know the customizable 1 is coming and i could've saved 100usd(after shipping) but it just doesn't seem as 'authentic' as the original with the sticker and all. That and im a sucker for rare editions.

Gotta admit tho, i like the variety of portal colors the customizable will have.

 

[Centurion]

Can't wait for Freeman, and the plush headcrab. Combine that w/ Black Mesa's recent release and this is the best time for Half Life fans in years and maybe for years to come! Enjoy these while we wait.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ixFf4ljuCg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lyUNs7eNhs

Nice! Thanks for the vids.

 

[NataN]

It's funny how the Atlus and P-body versions aren't selling very well. this place has had the atlas version for weeks now and it's still not sold out at 149.99 with free shipping.
https://www.superpowercollectibles.com/portal-handheld-device-blue-atlas-version-prop-replica/

something to do with Neca's latest release maybe. After a bit of research I've come to the conclusion the original gun actually had a bar code with the word aperture over it like this prop replica here https://www.deltaattack.com/2010/11/24/portal-gun-is-real/

in portal 2 it has the logo like Neca's portal gun released.

 

[Red Metal]

I think NECA called the 3-in-1 too soon. Just on the heels of the Atlas version, which itself was just on the heels of the SDCC P-Body version. NECA probably could have gotten a few more sales for each, if they announced the 3-in-1 early next year.

I'll tell you one thing that will sell out - the Freeman.

 

[Evil_Ash]

Yeah if it ever hits tru. Still havent seen him. I may just bite the bullet and order a freeman online and hope I get a good paint app. I won't be able to hold off any longer.

 

[Red Metal]

Yeah if it ever hits tru. Still havent seen him. I may just bite the bullet and order a freeman online and hope I get a good paint app. I won't be able to hold off any longer.

The only positive thing about it is that he's the only figure in the case, so finding him at TRU will be easy and finding one with good paint should give you some options.

I found the recent Evil Dead 2 series easy to collect with only two figures per wave.

 

[Evil_Ash]

Well yeah, he'll be easy to find for sure...once TRU actually gets them! Neca shipped these out 17 days ago, still nothing at my TRU. I hate the fact that they get things so late, but they're my only option other than ordering online.

 

[Red Metal]

Well yeah, he'll be easy to find for sure...once TRU actually gets them! Neca shipped these out 17 days ago, still nothing at my TRU. I hate the fact that they get things so late, but they're my only option other than ordering online.

Well, that and TRU is still sitting on loads of Robocop figures that aren't moving - including their own exclusive glow-in-the-dark version. Borderlands figures got an extra re-release added in for the Borderlands 2 game that just came out. Plus, they just got hit with Rocky 4 figures.

I guessing it'll be at least two weeks before I see Gordon in stores.

 

[Evil_Ash]

I agree with the glow in the dark Robos. They've also got loads of Iggy Pop and Iron Maiden Eddie figures that have been on the pegs for like a year. If you aren't selling them, pull them off the peg and put new product up. Common sense. There's a battlestar galactica cylon figure that has been in the same spot for what seems like a year as well. The card and bubble are in horrible shape, all dinged up and ripped at the edges. yet it still stays on the shelf. What store manager wants this crap on their shelf? Theres 3 or 4 Family guy living room sets that have been for what also feels like a year. It amazes me. Granted, I understand the toy business isn't what it used to be, but you're still still receiving new product. For God's sake get rid of all this crap that's been sitting there for years and put out your new stuff. So frustrating.

 

[Red Metal]

Agreed. After a year, anything that hasn't moved should be marked down. I guarantee that my local TRUs haven't moved a single '09 Star Trek movie figure since probably back in '09, so those need to go. Might as well make back some money on them thru clearance. Or they could just stash them in the back and pull them out again for the next Star Trek movie.

But this is also why TRU in general isn't doing very good - I think they're really out of touch with the toy market.

 

[Evil_Ash]

Also, I'm willing to bet they already have at least one case of freemans, 1 case of holster robos and a case of L4D smokers in the back room and they just don't have anywhere to put them on the shelf. In the the last 2-3 weeks, they've put out what looks like 3 cases of the new predator series. Two whole pegs worth and four stacked rows of them laying upward on the shelf below. Really?

 

[Shropt]

I agree completely on the TRU situation. What I believe is that if they got rid of all the crap figures then they would have completely bare shelves except for Star Wars, Avengers, DC, Cars, and Toy Story.

 

[Evil_Ash]

Just came back from a TRU check up. Still MASSIVE amounts of preds and NO new smokers or Freemans. However, they must've put out a case of DR who figures in the same aisle. Really TRU? Really? You'll put out figures of an English show on the BBC that kids know NOTHING about but you cant put out Freeman or smoker. I love it.

 

[CultofSkaro]

Doctor Who is actually becoming pretty big in the US now, from what I gather, and it has universal appeal. And they're bound to sell because DW figures are hard to find in US retail stores from what I gather. Plus, you know, DW figures aren't made by NECA. TRU aren't going to be eager to get more NECA figures in when their current ones aren't selling, regardless of what specific figure lines they are.

Here in the UK, we don't even get NECA figures in TRU, so count yourself lucky.

 

[Evil_Ash]

Kids here in the US don't know who or what Dr who is, I promise you. The only people who actually know about it are around my age, 26 and don't collect 4 inch action figures. Don't get me wrong, its a good show. I don't really care for the new Dr. though. Tenant and Eccelston (or something like that) were better. I just don't see how they can make room for new Dr Who stuff and at the same time, keep the same Iggy pop and the same Harry potter figure that isn't selling on the peg for over a year. Blows my mind. Also, NECA figures fly off the shelves in TRU. The only ones that haven't sold, are the one Harry potter character, the Iggy Pop and the Glow in the Dark Robocop. Everything else sells.

 

[Red Metal]

Yea, I have to agree I was surprised to see the DW figures. I know it's a popular show, but I've never been able to sit thru it though. I can't remember who makes those figures, but I don't think it was a major company that we in the US are familiar with.

With that said, if I were to choose between NECA figures which I know have been selling well for years or an unknown brand selling figures from a not as well known license as Predator, Terminator, etc, I'd go with NECA if I were TRU.

 

[Darth_Calibrate]

Gordon came today, pretty damn quality paint job, the eyes are well done without being "painted outside the lines" common on figures of this price range, so its rather clean in that regard.

accessory's and sculpting are all very well done, the headcrab can fit on gordons head with great ease, and has movable arms too. all the joints are placed well and not noticeable.

the face is down to personal opinion but acceptable for the price, I think it looks like gordon without thinking it looks odd, the glasses are nice little intricate detail too.

the packaging, simple sleek, the valve and hl2 logo is just awesome too.

So in conclusion for the price this has way more quality than expected and a great first representation of the freeman,the only real fault is its not 12"... and made by hot toys.

10/10 value vs quality
9/10 overall, would prefer some guns like a magnum, or the pistol.

 

[CultofSkaro]

It's really odd for me to hear stuff like this. Over here, DW is a huge deal, and its figures are made by Character Options who make loads of licensed toys, and the DW section in most toy stores is pretty big. And in the US, not that many people know about it, but in the UK literally everyone knows about it, and it's aired in a prime Saturday night slot on BBC1 (the main channel in the UK). So it's odd how different it is in the US.

AND you get NECA figures in TRU, that's pretty cool.

 

[Red Metal]

Gordon came today...

A couple questions.

Did you get him locally or online? Is the head painted or did they use the same skin-tone plastic like the recent Rocky figures? Does the packaging spoil or preview any other figures from HL2? Is he accurately scaled with other NECA figures?

Thank you.