[Tony_Bacala]

NECA Aliens Fireteam Elite Official Images & Pre-Orders

[ghostbogey]

Not bad....
Will check them out ;^)

[Jester]

Can we get some more goddamn Marines already?

[MrMunkeepants]

the Prowler seems more like what I wanted in a Kenner panther homage than the actual panther they made!
I guess it's been a while, $40 and no accessories seems incredibly expensive

[ShabbyBlue]

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Originally Posted by Jester

Can we get some more goddamn Marines already?

That requires likeness approval, and apparently a few of them already declined. We already have Ripley, Newt, Bishop, Hicks, Hudson, Vasquez, and even Paul Reiser's Burke which still amazes me. It's an impressive amount when you compare it to the severe lack of Dutch's crew from Predator.

The actor playing Apone reportedly refused to let them make his figure, so all that's left after that is Gorman, Dietrich, Wierzbowski, Spunkmeyer, and Drake. Of those, I think the only one fans were still really clamoring for was Drake to pair up next to Vasquez. I seem to recall an issue with NECA having trouble getting his likeness rights too.

Meanwhile, I know MANY NECA collectors are still badly wanting Harrigan from Predator 2, along with more from the first Predator film, and sadly likeness rights refusals are blocking all of that as well.

At least we finally got the full crew of the Nostromo from the first Alien film though. Although I'm still hoping they'll do Dallas, Lambert, and Kane in their worker outfits instead of spacesuits.

[Jester]

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Originally Posted by ShabbyBlue

That requires likeness approval...

Not for Marines from the games.

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Originally Posted by ShabbyBlue

The actor playing Apone reportedly refused to let them make his figure, so all that's left after that is Gorman, Dietrich, Wierzbowski, Spunkmeyer, and Drake.

So make Apone without Al Matthews' likeness, like the Hot Toys figure and the NECA Kenner tribute figure.

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Originally Posted by ShabbyBlue

Of those, I think the only one fans were still really clamoring for was Drake to pair up next to Vasquez. I seem to recall an issue with NECA having trouble getting his likeness rights too.

I recall Mark Rolson expressing enthusiasm about the prospect of NECA producing a Drake figure before NECA began claiming licensing problems.

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Originally Posted by ShabbyBlue

Meanwhile, I know MANY NECA collectors are still badly wanting Harrigan from Predator 2, along with more from the first Predator film, and sadly likeness rights refusals are blocking all of that as well.

75-90% of the tooling for any additional Marines (save Ferro, Spunkmeyer and Gorman) already exists, making them easy potential additions to the line, much like these xenomorph kitbashes.

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Originally Posted by ShabbyBlue

At least we finally got the full crew of the Nostromo from the first Alien film though.

I don't care about the crew of the Nostromo.

[Jurassicvania]

Glad to see some more alien. I first doubted the runner was new sculpt, but looks like it and looks good.
I would actually be much more interested in a Worker Joe type synthetic.

[Stranger]

$39.99... for a basic army builder xeno. Here in Canada that's over $50 with taxes. A group of these will cost a fortune.

[CosmicCreature]

Always happy to see more Neca aliens. I really like the design of the red colored one with insect looking carapace.
EE has a deal if you by both its only 69 (35each)and also free shipping if use the code SPRINGFREE22

[combine929]

hoping they will release some game marines and w-y mercs from aliens/avp games

[Loomster]

The only thing that's new in this is the Spitter and Burster teaser but it's a pretty lazy way of revealing them.

[Slackr]

Hmmm,Jester says he does not care about the Nostromo crew. Sounds like a Waylen-Yutani Exec to me. I for one, am like most and would like to see Dallas and the other two in their deck uniforms. If NECAs issue is getting likeness rights, that should already be solved with those three.