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Vasquez Edition.
Previous thread: >>5627358
Hope Vasquez's body armor & all her equipment/harness could be removable for that end game look.
>>5633916
Hudson and hicks can remove their stuff so Im sure she will be able to as well.
>>5633916
I'm probably going to buy two so I can have her displayed both ways.
>>5633928
That's what I like about Neca figures.
>>5633877
So, why did Randy say to "temper our expectations" on Vasquez, since she looks pretty good, with no real compromises from all we've seen so far?
>>5633953
>I'm probably going to buy two
>>5633973
>not having two brown waifus
You gay son?
>>5633977
>he asked un-ironically on a waifu simulator thread
>>5633981
>waifu simulator thread
>simulator
Gorman pls go
Do you think there will be a Kenner style Bishop?
>>5634200
That would be great. I love that Kenner turned Bishop into an xtreme 90s battle robot.
>>5634218
I would settle for a repainted Robocop body with an altered Lance Henricksen head.
>>5634224
That'd be neat but can they actually mix parts like that?
I don't know enough about how the licensing on the figures works.
>>5634224
Don't forget the Terminator Gatling gun.
>>5634268
Eh, if I get bored and an extra Bishop, I'll do it myself. I figure The Robocop sculpt is just close to this with need for small alterations on the chest.
>>5634268
They've used Dutch's pants and boots on several different figures across different lines now.
I don't see why they couldn't borrow a few pieces from Robocop to make Kenner bishop, they own the molds after all.
>>5633971
It's because it's actually the toy of a white Jewish woman. They just dyed her brown.
This is a meta joke about how Vasquez was played by a white woman, dyed brown.
>>5634430
>google 'Aliens Vasquez'
>first result
Sweet angel of death take me now, I don't want to live in this world any more.
>>5634440
I don't care how long you've been on 4chan or how much tumblr makes you wet yourself in impotent rage, what they did was REALLY objectively fucked up. Even for it's day, it was fucked up.
>>5634470
But that has nothing to do with toy. Take it to a more fitting board.
>>5634470
>progressive nu-male in Neca general
Color me shocked
>>5634474
Fair enough. Honestly, childhood crush ruining racist shit aside, I really really am looking forward to a Vasquez toy. I collected the Kenner Aliens stuff as a kid and I remember seeing that they finally made her and feeling a strange wave of indifference. Kinda too little too late, I guess.
Also no Smart Gun, I mean it was cool that she had a proper pulse rifle, but it just wasn't right.
>>5634484
>TFW you're mistaken for a man
>>5634496
>you will never have rough sex with Vasquez then cuddle her in a hyper sleep pod
Why even live bros?
I picked Hudson couple days ago from a local comic shop but I'm fucking pissed at how the paintjob on the chest was scrapped by the safety tie, also the right knee joint is a little bent outwards.
>>5633928
>can remove their stuff
Only if you cut them, same for Arnie's vest.
>>5634440
>Bloody Disgusting
You got what you asked for, nigga.
>>5634470
WHAAAAAAAAAA! MUH FEELZ.
The same cunts who bitch about "whitewashing" are clamoring for a Black James bond.
>>5634470
If someone can look and play a part well, what is wrong with them playing that role?
>>5634845
>Only if you cut them, same for Arnie's vest.
No, completely wrong. Focused heat from a hairdryer will soften the torso through the soft rubber overlay, then you can pop the arm off at the shoulder.
>>5634897
Nice, I hadn't thought of that because Hudson and Hicks were made back when qc's were more frequent and they somehow feel a bit more fragile than Arnie.
What the fuck is this shit? Fox has confirmed it canon, but it makes no sense.
Ellen Ripley woke up between Alien and Aliens, had another fun alien adventure, went back to sleep, was grabbed by Weyland in Aliens, and didnt remember any of it? Who approves this shit?
>>5635014
Apparently the later ones are worse. The aliens developed some sort of genetic memory that made all them hate her and hunt her and her family whenever they can.
Yeah, I skipped reading those.
>>5635014
>Fox has confirmed it canon, but it makes no sense.
Who gives a fuck what a massive conglomeration "confirms canon?" They don't give a fuck.
>>5635104
Are you the same guy crying about what disney says is canon in star wars?
>>5635273
>japan almost always exclusively casts japs for white characters in movies
>japan has more foreigners by population percentage than america has people with japanese ancestry
The GITS whitewash outrage is such bullshit.
>>5633953
I really wish they'd stop making weapons and accessories out of soft plastic.
Does anyone know if the old McFarlane pulse rifle and motion tracker are compatible with these figures? I seem to remember they were made out of a nice stiff plastic and had separate straps attached with real metal loops.
>>5635436
Those are way too big to fit NECA figures.
>>5635416
>>japan has more foreigners by population percentage than america has people with japanese ancestry
>compare all foreigners to one ethnic group that was tossed into internment camps and treated like shit
Are you retarded? And people were just expecting an asian Motoko, any asian. No one cares about pleasing the japs or whatever ridiculous shit you think is going on, people just want to please their own expectations.
>>5635436
>that pic
what a stupid pose. like, wtf is he doing?
Got a new/old figure today.
She's okay, not a lot of leg articulation because of the way the jumpsuit is sculpted around her waist. Can't stand without a base cause of her high heels. The portal gun is probably the coolest part.
Neca should put LEDs in more figures.
A predator with light-up eyes in the mask would be fucking neato.
>>5635460
Protip: Only whites and ethnic koreans are counted in Japan's foreign population figures. Illegal SEA and brazilians and all seven black people living there are either not counted or not even a percentile worth mentioning. So Japan's white population is vastly greater than America's Japanese population by percentage.
So... you're the retarded one, I guess.
I picked up Ultimate Jason and might pick up Ultimate Freddy soon. Where could I get some generic teenager figures to display with them? Slashers need victims.
>>5636016
Home alone kevin? There are also Scooby-Doo figures out now.
VGA Terminator is out and looks terrible. Why is this the same price as the Ultimate one anyway?
>>5636265
I dont know, I think it looks pretty awesome, personally.
>>5635104
>>5635114
even if he is who gives a shit? he's 100% right.
look up Transformers canon confirmed by Hasbro. the fandom is so autistic they actually believe the old Transformers Prime show AND the new RID show is both in the same universe as the War for Cybertron games, despite there being tons of design and story differences between them. Hasbro is a fucking toy manufacturing company, their priority is to make toys and earn money from said toys, and yet the fandom thinks they give a shit about what makes sense in the canon. The Fallen and Unicron also apparently exist in every cartoon, despite all versions of Unicron being extremely different. They're all the same Unicron though, apparently.
Official canon is shit for anything is shit unless its a story written by one single individual author.
Vasquez looks fucking amazing.
>>5636372
Oh? She did reveal it before neca did though.
I had this exact same argument about a month ago when I posted about Neca's Rambo figures, and how they all fail to capture Stallone's likeness as well as some of Neca's other figures have captured the likeness of their respective characters (Dutch, Ripley, Robert Patrick's T-1000)
My post ended up getting deleted by janitors because of the amount of shitposters who replied in uproar, how dare I post my opinion!
So Kenner Ripley is okay I guess if you already like or don't have the previous release.
Good: the plastic used for the crotch piece is actually an appropriate color this time. The gun is cool but would be better if it had the other harness part. At least Vasquez is getting it.
Bad: the shoulder discs are still the wrong color and painted over, so good luck ever moving them without scratching it all off. Most obnoxious NECA constant. The plastic on the skin also looks way worse. It's real shiny and just doesn't really compare to the original NECA Ripley. This one is painted worse all the way around. She also can't hold the gun very well, as this is just a repaint and they didn't bother giving her a left hand that's actually suitable for gripping the weapon included.
Meh.
>>5636547
I heated up her left hand and reshaped it for gripping, but it's not ideal and a suitable left hand would have been much preferred.
>>5636547
>>5636554
Man what is up with those eyes? Why didn't they just paint them the same way they did the original?
>>5636564
I don't see anything wrong with the eyes. What're you talking about?
>>5636567
They're weirdly painted and cartoony.
Maybe it would've worked better if they hadn't used Sigourney Weaver's headsculpt, but since they did they should've left the eyes the same as the original, in my opinion.
This thread needs more LEDs.
>>5636580
I wonder how it would've looked if they had actually gone with Kenner-style cartoony eyes on the sculpt. Can't really be worse than what they did decide on.
its nice seeing how great everyone gets along in this fanbase. I wonder what the Neca booth is like if a few person make some criticisms and a full blown autism war breaks out other this company :)
>>5636564
>>5636554
>>5636665
Probably would've helped if she was looking straight.
What do you think of the eyes anon?
>>5636671
I think they look bad, but out of the three I had to choose from were still the best. For the record, that is a pretty flattering picture. From any other angle, they do not look good at all. That picture was more to show the difference in plastic and paint between the two.
>>5636665
The eyes ARE bigger. But still looks good to me. Now if my store would get her in...
>>5636682
Ehhhhh not quite? I don't have that figure (funny enough it's because I've never seen one with decently painted eyes), but that plastic is real similar to the Rambo plastic, yeah? If so, I'd say this is somewhere between that and the original Ripley. Definitely not as bad as Rambo, that thing looks super weird.
I think anyone who's been buying NECA for a while is pretty aware of their challenges when it comes to painting faces and eyes. I lucked out on this Bishop today, getting it for $6.90, but the one I left behind looks kinda like the bartender from the last season of American Horror Story. Not a good look.
>>5636682
There's nothing wrong with that plastic.
>no Onibaba
>no Raiju
>no Slattern
>no Karloff
>no Ultimate/18" Crimson Typhoon
>no Brawler Yukon
>>5636708
I'm not sure if I need a Lance Henriksen bukkake figure on my shelf
>>5636749
And I think your opinion sucks bro.
>>5636749
Yeah, that was my problem too, and half a Bishop at full MSRP seems like an even worse deal.
But this is NECA after all and they did just rerelease the ultimate Terminator with less accessories for the same price so who knows what's going on over there.
>>5636753
It'd be a solid purchase if the Queen could actually hold it, but that seems pretty unlikely due to the sculpt
>>5636773
It came with an egg and facehugger. That equals the cost out, whether you want to admit to that or not, that's simply the facts.
>>5636765
Cool, I respect your opinion of my opinion.
>>5636776
I would have been sold on it if she could hold him up using her tail but that's pretty far fetched for a couple of figures.
>>5636778
>It came with an egg and facehugger. That equals the cost out, whether you want to admit to that or not, that's simply the facts.
Except they released a six pack of eggs with three facehuggers with really awesome collectible packaging for the same price as bisected Bishop...
>>5636783
Really awesome packaging? It was an egg carton. That material is fucking dirt cheap.
The egg with the Bishop figure still cost out as a regular figure.
>>5636794
>Really awesome packaging? It was an egg carton.
Precisely.
>The egg with the Bishop figure still cost out as a regular figure.
If you say so. But I don't look at that figure and think 'wow this is a good deal and definitely worth as much as Ripley or an alien warrior'.
>>5636794
The half Bishop is a new torso, head, and an egg and a facehugger.
Regular Bishop was new everything head to toe, an extra hand, and two accessories.
Six eggs and three facehuggers are three pieces of wire and 9 chunks of soft plastic.
All three are approximately the same price depending on retailer.
>>5636800
Kaiyodo made Alien eggs for 200 yen each
>>5636800
It doesn't matter if you think it, that's just how it budgets out. If they saved anything on Bishop it goes towards something else LIKE Ripley, be it a paint app, articulation, an accessory, or the likeness rights.
>>5636803
The eggs and facehuggers don't use likeness rights, are reused over and over again. They're literally saving a ton of money on the egg pack.
>>5636807
>If they saved anything on Bishop it goes towards something else LIKE Ripley, be it a paint app, articulation, an accessory, or the likeness rights.
That doesn't mean it's worth the same amount as anything else. But you're always pretty happy to jump up and applaud them for making more money off of you.
It really doesn't matter though. Something is only worth what someone will pay for it. If anons don't think half a dude and two accessories are worth the same as nine accessories or a full dude with three accessories, then thats how it is. Deal with it.
>>5636810
>The eggs and facehuggers don't use likeness rights, are reused over and over again. They're literally saving a ton of money on the egg pack.
Further proving that half-Bishop at full MSRP is not a deal.
>>5636803
Now that you've listed all of the parts there I definitely don't think bisected Bishop is worth as much as the others.
He's still pegwarming in pretty much every store where I'm from, whereas Ripley and the genocide xenomorphs have been sold out for months.
>>5636805
Those look neat, I don't really collect anything smaller than 6 inch scale though.
>>5636807
>It doesn't matter if you think it, that's just how it budgets out.
Right, I forgot you had access to Neca's financial records.
What's the Xeno gonna be?
https://twitter.com/neca_toys/status/725728595021279233
>>5636819
>6 inch scale
but Neca makes 7 inch toys
>>5636820
What's the theme for wave 9 again?
>>5636824
Yes... and I said I don't collect anything SMALLER than 6 inch scale figures.
I collect Neca, Figma, Figuarts, DCC, Black Series, you name it. Just nothing smaller.
>>5636829
>Figma
but they make 5 inch scale action figures
>>5636819
You don't need financial records to fucking read interviews and listen to how companies reason why you can do this or that.
Fucking go read the 4 horsemen Kickstart and you'll see all sorts of explanations as to why accessories or paint jobs or anything costs out or is feasible without them losing money.
>>5636832
Actually they're non-scaled, but most of them seem to fit in with 1/12 stuff.
>>5636839
but you just said you don't collect anything smaller than six inch yet here you are collecting 5 inch scale figma toys.
>>5634384
I don't think Dutch's pants and boots are covered by copyright.
>>5636843
Okay anon, you win.
What I should have said is I don't collect tiny barely articulated alien figures made by Kaiyodo.
I do own the Revoltech Alien Warrior though, he's pretty cool :^)
>>5636844
It could vary. Mattel used to say that license agreements stopped them from using tooling across different lines, but then turned around and did it anyway so who knows.
What's funny is anyone believing what a businessman tells customers about cost, as if they aren't just telling you whatever sounds best to justify prices. PR is more than Puerto Rico and robot movies.
I just picked up the eggs at the mall for 20 when I bought my son an avp warrior. I wanted them for awhile but 30 on amazon just was a bit too much and even 20 seems alot.
That said I love them on the shelf with the xenos and hope when I can get a queen to put them all together
Welp I pre-ordered Clan Leader and Spike Tail for 50 dollary doos.
>>5637074
>20
Jesus I thought they cost 10?
>>5637074
>even 20 seems alot
Agreed. You know the production costs are like nothing. Seeing wholesale prices on toys tends to put things into perspective.
I had no luck in the BST so I'll try here, if anyone is looking to sell their cherno alpha or coyote tango, I'm looking to buy
Is anyone gonna stop bitching to talk about how they're making the first ever Frost figure?
Not even Kenner made a damn Frost!
>>5637144
Oh wait, I guess it's the second Frost ever.
>>5637139
I hope series 9 gets a retooled warrior.
The warrior was good when it released, but they stepped their game up big time with dog alien and AvP Xeno. I hope they go back and give the warrior that kind of love.
Listening to the Alien: Out of Shadows audio drama.
The story is retarded, but the production is top notch. The girl that does Ripley sounds indistinguishable from Weaver. Plus, Amanda Ripley's voice actor is in also.
>>5637144
Glad I'm finally getting a decent squad of marines together, now we just need Apone.
>>5637139
I got a Cherno off ebay from China, from this seller:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/201526103724?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
It seemed fine. Took a bit to get here, but it wasn't a knock off, or if it is, it's indistinguishable.
Quick anon! It's that time again, try to replicate pic related with your neca alien doge.
>>5635521
He's about to teabag that little FH.
Did Neca ever release their stands they were advertising a few months ago? How are they, same as dog alien/isolation stand?
>>5637188
The warrior has a great design and can do very interesting poses, if anything it needs better production not new joints. Either way, I recall Randy saying they might do an army building set like they did with the apes.
What I really want them to do is some fucking effect pieces, acid splatter that you can atach to your aliens at will; it's so fucking annoying that the only way to get bd aliens is trough the 2 packs.
>>5637284
Post pics pls.
>>5637339
Sure, I'm not sure what I can do for you. My cell phone ain't da greatest as a camera.
>>5637366
The small paint details are there and crisp.
>>5637371
And they move just fine. Only issue is the waist joint tends to drift back to a more neutral position after a few seconds, but I think it might be a bit paint stuck.
>>5637139
Is Cherno and Coyote that rare now?
I got mine sitting on a shelf, collecting dust.
>>5637422
Feels fine, as good as my Striker Eureka. I honestly have no idea what you mean by misaligned stripes, it matches what I see online from reviews from when it first came out.
Honestly I think it's not a boot leg, but just the result of shady Hong Kong deals. But I don't really care either way.
>>5637144
I hope he comes with ammo bags.
Also arent Contra guys supposed to be out by now?
>>5637144
I rather have Frosty.
>>5637520
The length of the red stripes below the turbines is different, so is the width of the black stripes at the top and also some of the circles at the chest vents are misplaced, as I said, besides that it looks like a legit one.
I'm glad yours is good.
>>5637139
>www.ebay.com/itm/Pacific-Rim-Jaeger-Coyote-Tango-MOC-/252366813201
But you can still find Coyote for it's retail price on ebay, just be wary of chink sellers.
>>5633953
>>5637578
Randy said the Contra guys were delayed and he can't talk about why. I think maybe they're getting changed, mostly because they're the wrong fucking colours
>>5637673
that's more than enough time to fix the face sculpt
>>5637823
what's wrong with the face?.
>>5637670
>>5637671
Ehhhh. It looks good and all, but I can't justify spending £20 on a figure with barely 90 degree elbows. Seriously, how hard would it have been to get a better range? NECA know how to do elbows and knees; their Aliens and Predators are proof of that. It's not even like it would need to be double jointed- Figmas only use a single joint and they have superb elbow range.
>>5637840
they obviously don't have the rights and altered it to avoid a lawsuit. I don't see anyone complaining about the innacuries of the predators. just look at the classic kenner spiked tail pred, when the fuck was it striped like a zebra which neca obviously takes liberties with and 'artistis' imagines
>>5637858
forgot image oops =P
>>5637862
well lets tweet the actress and see what she has to say about this, humhp? =P
>>5637866
Why do you always manage to say the stupidest shit?
>>5637860
So Necas spiked tail predator doesn't have a spiked tail?
>>5637887
It does, it's just out of shot. The promo pics for the new Kenner Preds are all wonky, Clan Leader has his tendrils but only one pic shows them
So Frost & Vasquez confirmed. Now we just need Apone and Drake
>>5637919
That is Frost's belt BTW
>>5637860
kenner's pred has like 7 colors across it. if neca tried doing that even neca fantards like me would call that shit out.
>>5637916
I want Wierzbowski & Crowe. They're top tier.
What's with all the sudden love for the Aliens figure line?
Vasquez, Newt, and Frost revealed all in the same week?
Surely they didn't do this just because of 'Alien Day'?
This must have been in the works for months.
If they manage to talk Apone and Drake into giving up their likeness rights that'd be amazing.
>>5637927
>>5637926
Maybe we can get Underwear Ripley
>>5637929
Randy has already shot that idea down multiple times.
I don't blame him, look at that thing.
>>5637843
I don't know why NECA and McFarlane don't just strike up a deal with Kaiyodo or Max Factory to license their joints. The way both companies make figures lends itself to cutting up a sculpt to insert joints, and it would save them the R&D and tooling costs of doing something similar themselves.
>>5637927
>What's with all the sudden love for the Aliens figure line?
One of the upcoming waves is going to be an Aliens wave. 2016 is the 30th Anniversary of Aliens, so they wanted to do more Aliens-centric figures this year.
>>5637932
>I don't know why NECA and McFarlane don't just strike up a deal with Kaiyodo or Max Factory to license their joints.
I don't think you can copyright a joint....
What's ore, those figures usually cost more because of that extra engineering and work that goes into the better articulation If NECA did figma/revoltech/Bandai level articulation, they'd probably end up costing way more than they do, which would defeat the purpose of why NECA does what they do.
>>5637927
They probably already have the full casts' parts sculpted, just waiting for the right time & likeness rights purchase. Example was the odd Windrix figure a few years back, which was based on Apone's sculpt but failed to acquire the rights; so they replaced the head and released it as a "tribute" to that late cancer dude. Pretty sure they still have Apone's sculpted head buried somewhere in their workshop, and probably the rest of the Aliens' cast as well.
>>5637919
So... Aliens wave 9 is going to be Vasquez, Frost, and another yet to be revealed Aliens character?
>>5637940
That was the shittiest figure. I was so pissed when they did that. They didn't even donate the profits to cancer research. They literally just cashed in off a cancer boy.
>>5637947
It will be a xeno. No way they do an all human line.
>>5637951
I would have agreed, but wave 4 was Space suit Dallas, space suit Ripley, and Jumpsuit Ripley.
>>5637949
It's still better than discarding the Apone sculpt in NECA's vault, never to be released forever. At least this figure allows people to mod their own Apone figure or something else.
>>5637954
>no cigar
Why even bother making a custom, holy shit
>>5637959
because he's not smoking a cigar during operation in that outfit?
Hopefully, future Aliens wave releases will have Wierzbowski, Dietrich, Frost, Ferro and Spunkmeyer.
How much longer till we find out what the lootcrate figure is? Its almost 100% going to be the molten dog alien at this point.
>We're are potentially getting a 2nd all human aliens wave
>Prometheus had 2 human characters, with a 3rd cancelled one
>Dutch is still the only human predator character
It just isn't fair.
I dream of the day a company will give me Dutch and his whole squad to pose together.
>>5638068
I doubt it'll be all human. Randy likes to mention on Twitter how they don't sell that well in comparison to Xenos and multiple stores have asked them to ship less humans and more Xenos.
>all these new Colonial marines
>still no AvP2010 Rookie
>>5638068
Didn't micromachines do you the whole team 10 years ago?
>>5638063
The picture on necas instagram makes it look like an egg carton.
Does anyone know what the Alien Day Lootcrate exclusive figure was? It doesn't come in the monthly sub, you had to buy the crate extra for $55 on the 26th
>>5638112
Molten dog alien is more likely.
Some leaks over on the AvP forums were suggesting it was the AvP antartica queen, but for $55 it seems unlikely.
>>5638112
in hopes you aren't that lazy shitposter again, it's not a figure.
>>5638123
>being this salty you missed your chance to order
>>5638131
Oh, you again. here is your (you) since there is nothing else to even debate or discuss with such a flagrant and lazy retard.
>>5638131
>pulling the sour grapes card on Lootcrate
Yes, I'm so jealous of all the high quality items I've missed out on from not being subscribed to Lootcrate.
>>5637949
Cancer boy was one of the sculptor's brother
>>5637953
Ripley is an iconic character who has never had a licensed likeness before, and is able to get even normies in
Newborn and Ripley 8 when.
>>5638329
Not until 2018 at least.
They are on the very bottom of Randy's priority list.
>>5638342
He said 2017 maybe recently, so. I'm guessing AVPR is higher on the list.
>>5638352
Yeah, I think just about everybody would rather have an updated Wolf and Predalien first. Alien Resurrection will be a one wave thing I imagine.
>tfw no chance of Ron Perlman getting a figure
>>5638285
It was still a wave without a Xenomorph.
>>5638401
Looks great.
Is he going to have a removable helmet? Kinda looks like it.
>>5637084
And where can I as a mere human, see wholesale prices?
What the fuck.
>>5638503
That tongue's kind of hot...
>>5638503
Randy has been spending way too much time on /d/
>>5638486
Get a job working for a QC company and you get access to all kinds of interesting info
Honestly though your average retail floor associate could probably get that info too. I know I could when I worked at Walmart ten years ago.
>>5638503
From the comics or something?
I don't know what that is, but its kinda fucking awesome. Will look great next to the prototype Big Chap.
>>5638503
>>5638525
It's another concept alien.
Pretty neat looking in my opinion, much cooler than the white Big Chap.
>comes with flamethrower and handgun
>functional holster for the handgun
>helmet is removable
Fuck yeah. What a time to be an Aliens fan.
>>5638535
>Frost
>Not Apone
aww.
>>5638546
One marine at a time, anon.
I'm hoping for Drake next.
>>5638535
On fire variant figure when?
>>5638503
This has taken a dark and arousing direction.
>>5638503
I don't know if I love this or hate this.... I think I like the paint job but that tongue is stupid as hell... Thankfully it looks like it can be displayed with out it so that's the way it's getting displayed when I get one
I can't wait to make the new Xeno tongue the Prometheus squid.
>>5638503
That tongue is like a facehuggers penis. I wonder if its for getting people pregnant like the facehugger.
>>5638503
Holy shit that's awesome. Pity the base mold is still the same though, there are a few things that could be improved (joint at the base of the neck, articulation for the "headrest" so it can do proper crawling poses without leaving a gaping void on its back etc...). Also that mold seam on the back is super noticeable with those colours.
Still great though. If they do a concept dog alien (with the lips) then we'll have a full team of concept Xenos.
>>5636602
>you will never find a reasonable priced Isaac
>>5638103
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxGWChDwqQY
read these fucking comments
>>5638750
Don't give up hope son.
And if you get the chance, buy the DS1 version instead.
>>5637937
>they'd probably end up costing way more than they do, which would defeat the purpose of why NECA does what they do.
All the anime girls figma make sure needs a lot of engineering every single time right? I guess there are couple challenging figures like SHF Broly, Revoltech Raiden, that requires fancy trickery and engineering, but most of them don't. NECA spend so much time making top tier sculpt and it is a shame for them to have minimum articulation. A customizer with enough time can switch out all the NECA joints with chinese figma joints and get more articulation out of NECA toys, so why can't their inhouse sculptor do that?
![IMG_5211[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/mO9JoIe.jpg "IMG_5211[1].jpg")
So i got a "china Neca Ken"
The arms and the legs feel gummy.
So i guess It is a knock off (i was expecting it)
But at the same time... it isnt that different for other figures...
So it maybe was my imagination?
Or it is a perfectly fine knock off.
>>5638910
>Those thigh swivels
>>5638972
they are not that necesary, you can kind of make the pose with out them.
But if you are lazy, just twist that swivel.
>>5638883
>All the anime girls figma make sure needs a lot of engineering every single time right?
It isn't about whether or not they're tricky. Even though like, Figma puts out same-y looking schoolgirls/boatgirls all the time, they're still generally sculpted from the ground up every time. Not always, obviously, but usually.
Besides, most Japanese companies favor high articulation over sculpt usually On normal looking humans, although they end up being highly articulate, the joints are usually really obvious and show really obviously. Despite the high amount of articulation in, say, the shoulders of a figma, bare shoulders usually look like ass.
NECA tends to meet in the middle as far as sculpt and articulation goes.
>>5638503
Sweet. Another repaint.
>>5639059
I must admit I've had my fill of that alien warrior design, especially after we just got new body with much better articulation.
The rape tongue and color scheme looks cool though.
What am I supposed to do with ten Kenner Ripleys?
>>5638503
I like the concept but I feel like they should have done more to make it look different, like remove those big forearm blades or maybe add a clear dome like the prototype Big Chap's.
A drone shouldn't look as threatening as a warrior.
>>5638623
I agree. The tongue will be cool for making lewd photos with anime sluts but I'll definitely be displaying them without it.
>>5639059
That's how I feel about most of Neca's Aliens. Oh well. Kenner soon.
>>5638503
That's kind of cool, pretty creepy looking.
I've been wanting a Big Chap figure. Is pic related a good one?
I really like aliens, but it's not something I'm obsessed with and will buy every version of, so I just wanted one xenomorph, and am debating on which one to get. I kinda want it to be a definitive one
I just saw the AVP Warrior at TRU, looked really nice. I almost got it but figured I'd ask here. I was also thinking about big chap since he's the original. Also considered getting the Isolation one since I really liked that game.
But factoring in sculpt, articulation, loose joints, warped parts; Which Xenomorph is the best?
>>5639159
>factoring in sculpt, articulation, loose joints, warped parts; Which Xenomorph is the best?
Based on the xenos you listed:
The new AvP Warrior has the best articulation but suffers from a lot of issues with loose hips because of the joint design. Big Chap is probably the best sculpt, but the articulation is kinda meh. Isolation has a really cool design but struggles to stand because of weak ankle joints.
There is no 'best', you kinda just have to pick a flaw you can live with.
>>5639091
That's actually pretty fucking cool.
>>5639059
now with new tongue!
Yeah, a bit disappointed its just a repaint, I might get just the marines.
>>5639176
>its just a repaint
oh but red xenos are a-okay? nah stick it up your butt
>>5639166
Ohh okay, thankyou for the information
>There is no 'best', you kinda just have to pick a flaw you can live with.
When you say this do you mean just out of the 3 I mentioned or all of them? If you had to pick the best one out of all of them which one you you recommend?
>>5637932
>I don't know why NECA and McFarlane don't just strike up a deal with Kaiyodo or Max Factory to license their joints.
McFarlane already uses those types of joints.
>>5637937
>those figures usually cost more because of that extra engineering and work that goes into the better articulation If NECA did figma/revoltech/Bandai level articulation
McFarlane has some of the most bro-prices in the industry and they're already doing those types of joints.
Even their sized up 7" figures are going to cost under $20, so it really shows how little it costs.
now, if only they'd go back to their old hip style joints...
>>5639176
Moan all you want, but repaints are why we're even getting these marines. They're vital to the line surviving.
>tfw you want a action figure of yourself so bad just so you can display your NECA monsters hunting/killing you
just fucking kill me
how many of you have the power loader? thing is tempting as fuck. has it been on sale like ever? I'd be all in at $50-$60
>>5639077
Attempt to scalp to the avail of europeans
I know it's 2 years too late, but I guess the first batch of NECA 2014 Godzillas had no paint detail
Would NECA customer service replace mine with one that actually has the paint its suppose to? Just saw one at TRU and it looked a lot better than the one I have
>>5639204
I have one, bought an extra Ripley to leave in permanently too. It's an amazing piece, but it has so many hoses and pistons that it is best to take care of it and treat it with the kid gloves.
Really smooth display piece though.
>>5639213
Just buy that one and return your old one in the package. As long as you have your receipt they can't say shit. Just say it was the wrong one, or if you want to really have a story, break it and say it broke in the package. Whatever floats your boat.
>>5639186
>When you say this do you mean just out of the 3 I mentioned or all of them?
Pretty much all of them have at least one flaw, nothing really bad though.
>If you had to pick the best one out of all of them which one you you recommend?
I'd probably say the AvP warrior because the articulation and paint is really great, and I like the dark tinted smooth dome.
>>5639204
I think its worth but Im also an alien mark. Not the greatest pic as Im moving everything around.
If you were to find it for 60 Id snap that up asap
>>5639218
how dishonest. why should a fan of Neca products break their things just to scam the retailer and not willingly pay full price for an excellent collectible product?
>>5639225
Because you're a troll and you can't even hide it for 5 minutes.
>>5639218
NOTE: get the TRU protection plan if you do this. I had an ML break on me and they wouldn't replace it. Stores may vary though. Its like 3 bucks.
>>5639224
I've never seen it that low, I was just saying the $100+ i've seen it everywhere is a bit too steep. I really want it though.
>>5639232
I've been waiting to see if it goes on sale as well, but although it hasn't been a hot seller, no one is budging yet.
>>5639229
BULLSHIT.
This is wrong, wrong, wrong! Do not buy the BPP! Do not!
They will replace it, they 100% WILL REPLACE IT. You just have to have your receipt and you can return anything you need that isn't a game.
If they did that to you dude, then you got taken for a fucking ride. BPPs are pushed out the ass because it's a metric, same as batteries and their fucking credit cards. Do NOT let them push you around, if you have a receipt, you can return that shit!
>tfw no Neca Samus with LED visor
It hurts lads.
>>5639248
You're getting Frost and Vasquez, they're the heavy hitter announcements this go.
>>5639193
If they fuck up the kenner xenos I'm gonna be fucking pissed. You can't half ass mantis, gorilla, snake, boar. All that shits gonna be resculpted.
So if newbs wanna buy repaints to fund the good stuff, I'm for it.
>>5639091
i love the colours, reminds me of those blind fishes or axolotl
would definitely get this
>>5639204
Yeah, $100 was too much to ask for it. If I was going to pony up $100, I'd much rather just buy a 1/4 scale Xeno or Predator, or a second queen. $60 would have been the sweet spot for me.
I got my Nerd Block geek box in today. I bought it for the Weird Al Simpsons variant (modern Al).
I'm pretty happy, the box came with some more Weird Al shit, too, a really neat Weird Al book, a shirt, and a couple things (Archer ice tray?) that I could live without. Still, I bought this for the figure, and I got it. So I'm pleased.
>>5638751
>Oh and we get killed by whites more than we kill each other. The KKK and police brutality. Look it up and stop being a jerk.
The KKK and police account for like 1% of black killings. What the fuck is he talking about?
>>5639206
Man I hate Europeans
>>5639095
>That's how I feel about most of Neca's Aliens.
Its had half the waves as Predator has had, and we already have more unique sculpts.
>Oh well. Kenner soon.
Most of the Kenner aliens will probably be repaints with different heads and tails.
>>5639239
Calm down guy, like I said I figured the stores may vary and it sounded suspect. 3 dollars is a drop in the bucket and im not gonna burn those calories trying to get that back.
>>5639367
TRU takes advantage of everyone, so you should never let them have the upper hand. It's disgusting what they get away with, and the BPP system is one of the worst of it. Especially how they hold them over employee's heads.
I passed this up and bought a ledger joker instead. Did I fuck up or is the prototype suit as shitty as I hear?
>>5639466
I don't know who you're hearing it from, but it's a good figure. Joker's good too, so if it's something you wanted, you did fine. But the proto-xeno's a sweet figure in it's own right.
>>5639471
Fuuuck I knew I should have just bought it. I don't know I read on here that the prototype suit had QC problems.
>>5639481
I mean, I have both versions of it, and the only "qc issue" that I could see being a problem is the hoses are sometimes too short on the jaw. So if you turn the head too far one way or another they could snap off.
>>5639466
I still have mine in package. I purchased one, but it's actually missing a spike on it's back in the package. It seems like half the Neca figs I buy are wonky in some way. Either broken joints or parts missing entirely. I kept it only because I thought an error might be valuable down the line.
>>5639491
Well supposedly the leg joints and waist are really loose and I have a similar experience with my 8bit dog alien. I can't pose him without the stand. He's just a floppy fucking mess and yes I'm mad about it.
>>5639502
that's a really bad thought process mate. I doubt that will be more valuable in the near, distant or far future.
Wow, this is the first time I instantly want all 3 figures in a series. Will pre-order without second thought.
>>5639502
>I thought an error might be valuable down the line.
And we've now confirmed that you are, in fact, an idiot.
Frost with removable helmet! NECA finally did it.
>>5639513
They should really use different lighting. that really shows how gritty the paint/sculpt is.
Me and at least one other anon have had problems with the foot of the concept xeno. The toe joint on mine is irreparably bent somehow and the toes are just kinda jammed in and hanging on, which makes it very hard to stand up.
>>5639518
But that's a good thing.
This Aliens: Out of Shadows novel really pisses me off.
It takes place between Alien and Aliens. In it, Ripley finds an Alien nest and immediately regonizes the resin they secrete. In Aliens however, she doesn't recognize the nest or the resin.
And Fox has but this book on the same canon as the films...
>>5639542
lol who cares
>>5639542
Yeah, movie tie in novels generally suck.
>>5639466
So here's mine.
No lose joints, nothing broken (short hoses threat aside), stands, bends, etc, etc. Obviously every figure is going to be different and all that shit.
Thank you
