[Joe Moore]

NECA Aliens Series 4 Info and New Pics

[Dolemite]

Question: They article says these are in NECA's usual 7" range but I saw these on display at NYCC and they they looked to be at least a foot tall apiece. Is it normal for them to display bigger "test" versions at shows or am I just crazy?

[Blanka]

You call yourself a collector and you don't know about one-ups?

[Joe Moore]

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Originally Posted by Blanka

You call yourself a collector and you don't know about one-ups?

Really no need for such an abrasive response. And they were actually 2-ups (2x the size of the production release).

To answer the original question by Dolemite, it's common for companies to create larger scale prototypes to work out details, likeness, articulation, etc. Then they scale that down to the size they plan on releasing them at. Here's an example from a classic Silverhawks 2-up (courtesy of Toyarchive.org).

[Dolemite]

Blanka- obviously I don't know about them or I wouldn't have wasted my time asking. Wow, my second post here...

Oh, and you call yourself a collector and you don't know about 2-ups?

And thank you Joe for clearing that up for me! I had never noticed that at shows before. So, it's just like how comic book art is done at a mich larger scale that what eventually winds up at stores. Gotcha.

[Joe Moore]

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

Obviously I don't know about them or I wouldn't have wasted my time asking.

Wow, my second post here...

Staff Edit - No name calling please

*EDIT* That was obviously directed at Blanka. But thank you Joe for clearing that up for me! I had never noticed that at shows before.

No problem. Most people are happy to clear up confusion or answer questions related to stuff like this. However, please refrain from name calling. Thanks.

[SilverCenturion]

Damn, the figures come with Jonsey and not Jonesy, I really wanted a Jonesy figurine but I'll have to settle for whoever this cat is, probably edited out of the movie.

[Joe Moore]

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Originally Posted by SilverCenturion

Damn, the figures come with Jonsey and not Jonesy, I really wanted a Jonesy figurine but I'll have to settle for whoever this cat is, probably edited out of the movie.

Misspelling on my part. Corrected that.

[Dr Kain]

These will be out in what, August?

[Colder Soldier]

I'm holding out for "hip-hugger" Ripley.

[OGTrilogy]

Well, bummer. Based on the spot-on likenesses on their Arnold figures, I thought Neca would have done a better job with the likenesses on these figures. I'm going to try and hold out for an Aliens version of Ripley anyway.

[Ravenxl7]

The likeness could definitely be better, but I'll still probably get her. Then I can track down a Xenomorph to display next to her.

I doubt they will, and I feel a little creepy saying this, but there's another figure of her based on the first movie that I wouldn't mind seeing... if you get what I mean. Hopefully not as an exclusive.

[Skoob]

^ No, Ravenxl7, I don't think you're going to get THAT Ripley.

The likeness of Dallas is quite good. Not crazy about the pink, but I think it is screen accurate. I look forward to some product reviews.

[Dr Kain]

What is wrong with RIpley? She looks fine to me.

[Satam]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

What is wrong with RIpley? She looks fine to me.

Apparently it's just you and the folks at NECA...or so they're telling everybody. That figure doesn't look like Sigourney Weaver. Neither of them do.

[Dr Kain]

Hicks, Dallas, and Hudson don't look 100% like their actors either.

[Colder Soldier]

I'm hoping Ripley's likeness is better on the actual figure.

It's hard to pinpoint the exact flaw(s) in the figures likeness being that Weaver's beauty is so subtle and delicate. All I can think to fix what I see from the image is lowering and adjusting her hair, and giving her bigger irises.

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Hicks, Dallas, and Hudson don't look 100% like their actors either.

Actually Dallas looks pretty spot on Tom Skerritt to me, and Bishop from series 3 looks like Lance Henriksen, though yes the marines are just an "nth" of a degree off from Michael Biehn and Bill Paxton, but still very damn close.

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Originally Posted by Colder Soldier

I'm hoping Ripley's likeness is better on the actual figure.

It's entirely possible. Look at the solicits from Predator series 12, Viper didn't have a net painted on but for final release it did. There are always possibilities of change from solicit to in hand release, hell sometimes the solicit itself changes like when they fixed Godzilla '84s head.

[Sorrow Bringer]

Ripley doesnt look like sigourney.

[danemorgan]

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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

NECA Aliens Series 4 Info and New Pics

cool pic whats scale it

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by danemorgan

cool pic whats scale it

These are their standard 7" scale, though most human figures measure closer to 6.75" than the full 7".

[Tohnee]

Looking Good!

[Skoob]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

There are always possibilities of change from solicit to in hand release...

Yah. I look forward to insightful review of the final product. If Ripley ends up really looking Ripley-ish, I think I'd like one of these. Whoever came up with the idea of including a small figure of Jonesy has a sense of humour. Isn't this the world's first official screen-accurate 1:12 action figure of a cat?

[dragon]

havnt saw movie in years but I find it odd man is wearing pink jumpsuite woman is white version roles should be reversed ok found picture man is actually wearing pink version in movie

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by dragon

havnt saw movie in years but I find it odd man is wearing pink jumpsuite woman is white version roles should be reversed ok found picture man is actually wearing pink version in movie

Actually I've never thought about it until now, but maybe Dallas is wearing pink because it's an early way to tell the audience that he isn't the main character. When this movie came out I'm pretty sure Tom Skerritt got his name posted up first which led a lot of people to think he was the lead but then it turned out to be Sigourney Weaver and she's the one wearing white. They could very well have planned it that way.