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02-24-2017, 04:51 PM | #1 |
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02-24-2017, 08:22 PM | #2 |
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They say in the FAQ 9 series of figures with 13 "new" figures... I'm wondering about re-release and stuff thrown into those waves. It's already about $7-$8 more per figure (with shipping) than buying them at retail but if there are repacks in old figures in those 9 series of figures it's just not worth the extra charges to me. (bad enough that plenty of those 13 new will probably be color variants and translucent figures)
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02-24-2017, 10:15 PM | #3 |
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Do people really like Aliens this much to warrant all this crap?
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02-24-2017, 11:42 PM | #4 |
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As cool as all of this sounds, I will never do another subscription thing after dealing with Matty.
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02-24-2017, 11:48 PM | #5 |
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This is a little different. No club fees, and shipping direct from NECA. I've bought from there Ebay store a few times, and usually have items within 3 days. I can understand hesitation after Digital River tho. Those guys seemed like a nightmare.
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02-24-2017, 11:50 PM | #6 |
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Yes and yes. Big fan of Aliens, and like the non-movie stuff they're doing more than the film figures (outside of the Marines).
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02-25-2017, 05:59 AM | #7 |
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Eh, count me in with the people underwhelmed by this. A cartoony kid's dio isn't going to entice me.
I fully acknowledge how silly "cartoony kid's dio" sounds coming from an adult toy collector. Hmm...BTW, is that a new, 100% all-black Big Chap I see, or is that just the lighting in that shot? |
02-25-2017, 11:29 AM | #8 |
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I'm pretty sure that's just the one from the Kenner two pack.
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02-25-2017, 12:27 PM | #9 |
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02-25-2017, 03:34 PM | #10 |
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I certainly won't commit blindly... I buy some of the aliens that NECA produces... but not the color variants or translucent stuff... way to much of a commitment for me when I wouldn't want several of them... and I am not into "cartoony" backdrops...
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02-25-2017, 05:03 PM | #11 |
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I remember going to McDonald's and having the happy meal box fold into one of these. Pretty cool when I was 4 :\
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02-26-2017, 09:09 AM | #12 |
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dang, bill paxton died.
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02-26-2017, 11:39 AM | #13 |
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02-26-2017, 03:04 PM | #14 |
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Sad news. Great actor. Some nice comments from Schwarzenegger:
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03-23-2017, 04:54 AM | #15 |
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06-16-2017, 03:35 AM | #16 |
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Seems that NECA is giving another chance to join on the NECA Store website... Haven't spotted it on their social media though. Anyway, I went ahead and ordered/joined.
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12-29-2017, 12:59 PM | #17 |
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12-29-2017, 01:03 PM | #18 |
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Ha! Oh man- so glad I didn't subscribe. I knew with Neca it would end up just being a re-deco (though I had fears that they might go with the Cougar Alien or Snake or some other option... but being NECA you know they wouldn't waste tooling on a sub figure)
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12-29-2017, 01:08 PM | #19 |
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I'm actually surprised it's a figure at all. I had thought they would do some type of lower cost accessory or add-on to an existing figure.
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12-29-2017, 01:23 PM | #20 |
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I wonder how many people joined? At a few points they reopened the membership so more could join. Thats the kind of thing you do when numbers are low. I have to wonder if had they had a really large membership if it would have been better or this was the plan all along?
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12-29-2017, 01:45 PM | #21 |
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12-29-2017, 02:17 PM | #22 |
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So I just saw the entire world shit on this thing on their Facebook post. Am I the only person who doesn't hate this figure? It's a neat nod to the original Kenner line done in a creative way. Personally I always appreciate it when club/comic con exclusives turn out to be neat but non-essential items. I guarantee you the same people would be throwing a fit if an unreleased character or some other "must have" was the exclusive here.
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12-29-2017, 02:26 PM | #23 |
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I don’t get the anger at all.
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12-29-2017, 02:40 PM | #24 |
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So I just saw the entire world shit on this thing on their Facebook post. Am I the only person who doesn't hate this figure? It's a neat nod to the original Kenner line done in a creative way. Personally I always appreciate it when club/comic con exclusives turn out to be neat but non-essential items. I guarantee you the same people would be throwing a fit if an unreleased character or some other "must have" was the exclusive here.
For what it’s worth, I like the figure. Nice and distinctive paint. |
12-29-2017, 02:42 PM | #25 |
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I think it's crap. I regret participating in the club.
If I'd of known it would be all Kenner stuff I'd never of joined. I get that you don't want to (excuse the pun) alienate the mass market with a restricted release that's a "must have", but even a figure with a new headsculpt, or accessory, or new anything would of been better! Ocassionally NECA has done some repaints that are clever/novel enough to warrant a second purchase (the jungle demon predator for example), but the volume of alien repaints is just too much. I just don't think this is good enough for the "reward" for buying all the club figures, and concept of it is a stretch in any case, the box art inspired, really? I hate to sound like a hater, but I'm just very disappointed. |
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