XM Studios Alien Hive-Warrior Statue

[Asdf]

I just wnat to step on them whenever I see those things hahahaha.

 

[jaklynfiorhollyw]

Urgh watched the review video. The thing that bothers me is how many people in the comments LOVE it. Like how "perfect" it is.
And how "this is the best statue of an alien"
This is why film accuracy is so incredibly important. Because people will buy this and have no idea about how bad it is.

 

[Asdf]

When I envision Alien, this one def does not come to mind. Simple as that.

 

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[Dundee]

Urgh watched the review video. The thing that bothers me is how many people in the comments LOVE it. Like how "perfect" it is.
And how "this is the best statue of an alien"
This is why film accuracy is so incredibly important. Because people will buy this and have no idea about how bad it is.

Agree it's bizarre most comments are praising it as a top notch alien statue.

Personally for myself, I can trade off a little bit of accuracy for a good amount of asthetics in return (like the cinemaquette pred), but not for ugly concepts with zero asthetics appeal and this one is a perfect example, one ugly mf.

 

[jaklynfiorhollyw]

Agree it's bizarre most comments are praising it as a top notch alien statue.

Personally for myself, I can trade off a little bit of accuracy for a good amount of asthetics in return (like the cinemaquette pred), but not for ugly concepts with zero asthetics appeal and this one is a perfect example, one ugly mf.

The same people loving this are buying the fortnite alien today �� seriously they are.
The Alien deserves so much more respect. Disney/Marvel are just turning it into kids stuff. Urgh so annoying.

 

[Rotfish]

Urgh watched the review video. The thing that bothers me is how many people in the comments LOVE it. Like how "perfect" it is.
And how "this is the best statue of an alien"
This is why film accuracy is so incredibly important. Because people will buy this and have no idea about how bad it is.

The operative word being "an" alien and not "the" alien. As long as it's got a long head and a tail, it works.

The same people loving this are buying the fortnite alien today �� seriously they are.

I don't think kids and young adults buying Fortnite skins would spend thousands of dollars on any Alien statue. This must be for more of the pure art crowd.
I'm not interested in this since it's not from the movies, but I wouldn't say that makes it bad. Just extremely niche and a potential waste of time for the studio. Sideshow's Mythos Alien is now warming up warehouse shelves because most folks don't want to spend $900 on something they don't recognize and this could very well end up the same. Well, maybe it'll sell a little better since XM's quality control is better and the piece is more impressive. And I suppose it's close enough to a generic Alien that a casual fan will accept it over the monkey-like Mythos design.

Then again, casual fans don't spend this kind of cash. Hard to say where this will go. Maybe it'll find its niche market in time like Hot Toys' Samurai Predator did.

The Alien deserves so much more respect.

I agree. Tell that to Ridley Scott.

Disney/Marvel are just turning it into kids stuff. Urgh so annoying.

They haven't done anything with the property yet. Not that I have high hopes. I've kind of accepted my place as a grumpy boomer when it comes to Alien and Predator. The originals are sacred and everything else is whipper-snapper nonsense.

Buuuut if we want good material in the future, the franchise needs to continue. Only way to do that is to raise awareness and the Fortnite skins could be part of that.

I guess wake me when something good comes along. I'll keep marathoning A1-3 in the meantime.

 

[jaklynfiorhollyw]

The operative word being "an" alien and not "the" alien. As long as it's got a long head and a tail, it works.



I don't think kids and young adults buying Fortnite skins would spend thousands of dollars on any Alien statue. This must be for more of the pure art crowd.
I'm not interested in this since it's not from the movies, but I wouldn't say that makes it bad. Just extremely niche and a potential waste of time for the studio. Sideshow's Mythos Alien is now warming up warehouse shelves because most folks don't want to spend $900 on something they don't recognize and this could very well end up the same. Well, maybe it'll sell a little better since XM's quality control is better and the piece is more impressive. And I suppose it's close enough to a generic Alien that a casual fan will accept it over the monkey-like Mythos design.

Then again, casual fans don't spend this kind of cash. Hard to say where this will go. Maybe it'll find its niche market in time like Hot Toys' Samurai Predator did.



I agree. Tell that to Ridley Scott.



They haven't done anything with the property yet. Not that I have high hopes. I've kind of accepted my place as a grumpy boomer when it comes to Alien and Predator. The originals are sacred and everything else is whipper-snapper nonsense.

Buuuut if we want good material in the future, the franchise needs to continue. Only way to do that is to raise awareness and the Fortnite skins could be part of that.

I guess wake me when something good comes along. I'll keep marathoning A1-3 in the meantime.

Well so from what I heard prime1 had to rush some stuff with alienand predator to get them approved before the Disney team came in. That is why the predator skinned body is separated, Disney said no violence and no gore. They had a list of things that the statue studios are not allowed to do. We will see how it pans out, but the two main lines worth any money from fox are Alien and predator. And by the looks of the new Marvel Alien comic book it seems they are applying the marvel/Disney formula to Alien. It's kinda sad that is where it is heading.
Tbh I'm so glad to have these 3 Dog, chap and warrior statues, especially with this rocky time.
I really haven't got time for mythos statues though. There is so much more to do with the Alien license. But it's because corporations don't have talent or taste.

 

[Asdf]

So the later Alien and Pred, will be child friendly I guess

 

[Grumpy Bear]

XM Studios News

"After listening to feedback and wishes from the community, we have decided to release two different colours of our Alien Hive-Warrior. We now have a version in black (Black Variant) and the existing Brown Variant. Pre-orders will open for the Black Variant this Friday, 25th June 6PM (UTC+8) while pre-orders will re-open for Brown Variant.

Collectors who have previously ordered the Brown Variant and wish to change their order to the Black Variant, please email our sales team at [email protected] . Pricing remains the same for both versions at SGD$2,299.

Edition Size for Black Variant: MTO Max 399.
Edition Size for Brown Variant: MTO Max 299."


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[burtial]

I can not for the life of me see them moving 700 of these things at $2,300.

 

[Unknown Hero]

Closer to 1700 usd. Still overpriced compared to what you get from P1.

 

[burtial]

Closer to 1700 usd. Still overpriced compared to what you get from P1.

Great point. I forgot to convert. I still stand by what I said @ $1,700 though.

 

[Grumpy Bear]

XM Studios News

- XM Alien Hive-Warrior Black Variant Supreme Scale Statue -


"XM Studios is excited to present Alien Hive-Warrior! An original take on the Xenomorph, XM worked closely with Simon lee aka Spiderzero (world-renowned sculptor, concept designer and character artist) to co-create the concept design of Alien Hive-Warrior. Drawing inspiration from the original creation, this Alien concept brings to life the dark elegance, biomechanical flow and visceral quality of the Xenomorph. Amilcar Aldana Fong, (illustrator, concept artist and sculptor who worked on the Court of the dead line) sculpted it to live.

The Alien Hive-Warrior emerges from the Hive, enveloped at the base by a pulsing hive entrance pregnant with various stages of the Xenomorph lifecycle - Eggs in stages of ripeness, freshly hatched Facehuggers crawling with single minded focus. It moves steady and silent, displaying an alien flow and dynamism to its movement.

The Alien (also known as Xenomorph or Internecivus raptus is a fictional endoparasitoid extra-terrestrial species that is the eponymous antagonist of the Alien film series."


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[INFECDEAD]

I'd put the black version in solvent and start over...

 

[Unknown Hero]

The paint on the black reminds me of those knockoff SS aliens warrior maquettes on ebay from a couple years back.

 

[Asdf]

Better, but still easy pass.

 

[clutch]

What a mess.