[Harbinger]

Just wish they would given us a normal hudson head instead of the power squeezin grimace one. At least no stupid flesh painted....never understood thst.

[suchaname]

I already own the original four and it's not like those had especially great face sculpts IMO, so this'll be one of the few items I skip.

[Dolemite]

So glad they upgraded the original figures and went with flesh-colored skin instead of painted this time. The sculpts look better for it, IMO.

[Skoob]

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Originally Posted by Nitelife

Just wish they would given us a normal hudson head instead of the power squeezin grimace one.

I strongly agree. The grimace reminds me of something else. I mainly want this release for the nice figure of Hicks.

I'm so happy with Vasquez. NECA did a great job.

[WastelandAngel]

As one of those that missed the initial release, this has me sooo happy.

[Skoob]

Anecdotally, I find this very exciting:

What's Michael Biehn Doing Now in 2017 (c/o Gazette Review.com, Jan 2017)

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[Michael Biehn] reprised his role as Corporal Hicks in the game Aliens: Colonial Marines. The retconning his death in Alien 3 brought his character back to the land of the canonically living for future roles in the franchise...the possibilities of him returning to the Alien franchise and revitalizing his career as an action star have never been higher. Rumors of a fifth installment directed by Niel Blonkamp, director of District 9 and Elysium, have been circulating the internet. If these rumors of a soft reboot turn out to be true, we will get a sequel that will rectify the franchise’s mistakes of the past and put Biehn back in the spotlight as one of Hollywood’s greatest under appreciated action stars.

Neill Blomkamp’s 'Alien' Sequel Would Include a 27-Year-Old Newt (Collider.com, 23-Nov-2015)

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Michael Biehn himself confirmed that he’s expected to return as Hicks in the new movie...

Biehn is at least as important as Sigourney Weaver to the pre-wrecked franchise, IMO. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see what a treat it would be to bring Cpl. Hicks back to the big screen. Please, somebody tell me I'm not grasping at straws...

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Skoob

Anecdotally, I find this very exciting:

What's Michael Biehn Doing Now in 2017 (c/o Gazette Review.com, Jan 2017)

Neill Blomkamp’s 'Alien' Sequel Would Include a 27-Year-Old Newt (Collider.com, 23-Nov-2015)

Biehn is at least as important as Sigourney Weaver to the pre-wrecked franchise, IMO. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see what a treat it would be to bring Cpl. Hicks back to the big screen. Please, somebody tell me I'm not grasping at straws...

As much as I'd enjoy Hicks' return let's not say Biehn's as important as Weaver is to the franchise. The Colonial Marines explanation of Hicks surviving is more than a bit convoluted though, it would be better to just flat out ignore 3 and 4 altogether (although as a creature I do like the dog alien).

[Gunathar]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

As much as I'd enjoy Hicks' return let's not say Biehn's as important as Weaver is to the franchise. The Colonial Marines explanation of Hicks surviving is more than a bit convoluted though, it would be better to just flat out ignore 3 and 4 altogether (although as a creature I do like the dog alien).

This. On all points.

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

As much as I'd enjoy Hicks' return let's not say Biehn's as important as Weaver is to the franchise. The Colonial Marines explanation of Hicks surviving is more than a bit convoluted though, it would be better to just flat out ignore 3 and 4 altogether (although as a creature I do like the dog alien).

I think as of ALIENS hicks is just about as important as ripley ( barring whether or not the disavow alien 3 & 4 which honestly they should. ) as he and ripley became a central focus. Whereas alien ripley was one of two survivors ( yes i count jonsey the cat as a survivor ) ripley and hicks both survived the encounter as well as newt and bishop ( plus jonesy was still alive on the Station ).

If i read blokamps interview the game is not going to be cannon after his movie is made........IF it gets made.

[beckmen]

I think the choice to improve the skin plastic might be the thing that pushes me over the edge on this one. The old figures look like they got a horrible spray tan or something.

I wonder when these are shipping out.

[Joe Moore]

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Originally Posted by beckmen

I think the choice to improve the skin plastic might be the thing that pushes me over the edge on this one. The old figures look like they got a horrible spray tan or something.

I wonder when these are shipping out.

They ship out to retailers starting February 21st, and should hit stores about 2 weeks after that.

[djblizzard]

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Originally Posted by Nitelife

I think as of ALIENS hicks is just about as important as ripley ( barring whether or not the disavow alien 3 & 4 which honestly they should. ) as he and ripley became a central focus. Whereas alien ripley was one of two survivors ( yes i count jonsey the cat as a survivor ) ripley and hicks both survived the encounter as well as newt and bishop ( plus jonesy was still alive on the Station ).

If i read blokamps interview the game is not going to be cannon after his movie is made........IF it gets made.

Unfortunately the chances of Neill Blomkamp's film getting made seem pretty slim now. I would have liked to see one last attempt at concluding the Aliens storyline, as well as the return of Hicks (he was always my favorite).

Also, the original treatment for Alien 3, which focused on Hicks and Bishop stranded on a planet of monks, would have been really interesting.

[beckmen]

I think you are confusing two different Alien 3 scripts. There was the Vincent Ward wooden planet one with monks and Ripley; and the William Gibson script that dealt with Hicks and Bishop battling genetically-modified aliens on a space station while Ripley spent almost the entire movie in cryosleep.

As for Blomkamp, last I heard he himself had given up hope that the project would get off the ground. You can thank Ridley Scott for 86ing that one, I don't know why his Prometheus sequel and Aliens 2 couldn't coexist.

[djblizzard]

Interesting, I had only previously read of the scenario I mentioned...didn't realize it was actually two separate scripts. I knew the monks from early drafts became the prisoners in the finished film. I would have liked to see that Hicks/Bishop script get made.

With Blomkamp's film, I thought the same thing. No idea why his and Ridley Scott's couldn't both see a release. I was genuinely excited about it, too. Alien Covenant does look interesting though.

[Scadden]

I for one am upset about this. Last year my wife hunted down the original Hicks and Hudson series as a gift, they where not cheap as they where rare. This is what made them special. (not to mention they had botched paint jobs). Hunting down rare figures on ebay was a thing, and an achievement if you could secure a good deal. But non the less, I will have to get these as I am compelled to buy everything Neca release.

But one does have to ask how this will impact the prices of rare figures? What is the point of collecting figures if later they are re-released?
Will this devalue the original series? and is it okay to have 3 hicks and 3 Hudson figures?
See image attached for a Hudson figure I managed to find for £50 last year,
good reason to get a new version.

[beckmen]

I felt kind of sort of the same way about my ED-209. They said it was going to be somewhat limited, then the market seemed flooded and STILL they are re-releasing it. It's always hard to gauge how rare a toy will become in the long term.

In the end, I am glad they do it. I am getting a second chance for these figures, for the Alien Queen, for that one Dutch figure I opted out of, etc.

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Scadden

What is the point of collecting figures if later they are re-released?

Because the point is to enjoy the figures and not the value which collectors associate them with. If you only collect figures because they may gain value over time then you're in the hobby for the wrong reason.


Regarding the older releases though, no I wouldn't think their prices would be overly affected. Something similar happened with NECA's Pacific Rim line where they re-issued Crimson Typhoon and Striker Eureka in new packaging and the aftermarket prices of the original releases of those two remained stupid high. Hell they did an ultimate Striker Eureka which completely outdid the original and the original still kept its stupid prices on eBay.

[deecee4]

I know I'm grateful that Neca rereleases stuff every so often. Wouldn't have been able to pick up Clubber Lang last year or get the ED-209 later this year if they didn't.

[The Heat]

I agree, if you're in this solely because you want to acquire rare collectibles that other people can't get then you may want to re-evaluate your reason for enjoying this hobby.

[beckmen]

I think NECA used the old MacFarlane sculpt for the motion trackers in this two-pack. I literally can't tell them apart from my MacFarlane one, and actually got them mixed up.

[Gunathar]

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Originally Posted by beckmen

I think NECA used the old MacFarlane sculpt for the motion trackers in this two-pack. I literally can't tell them apart from my MacFarlane one, and actually got them mixed up.

Good thing they didn't use McFarlane's Hicks sculpt. Whoever sculpted that figure sure did not study human anatomy because the head and arms proportions were way off.

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by beckmen

I think NECA used the old MacFarlane sculpt for the motion trackers in this two-pack. I literally can't tell them apart from my MacFarlane one, and actually got them mixed up.

It could be the case as many people who work at NECA used to work at McFarlane but left when McFarlane started focusing on sports figures too much. This is why NECA feels like the true evolution of McFarlane's potential from staction figures to modern collectibles.