[Jester]

Ugh...

[Unhinged1983]

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Originally Posted by Gunathar

Read the original 1991 Aliens vs. Predator comic books by Dark Horse. Great read. Classic!

Thanks, I'll give them a read

[Dolemite]

Machiko looks great! I wonder if the mask is removable or if she comes with an alternate head?

[Gunathar]

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

Machiko looks great! I wonder if the mask is removable or if she comes with an alternate head?

It is removable. How cool is that?

[Dolemite]

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Originally Posted by Gunathar

It is removable. How cool is that?

That's very cool.

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

NECA Predator Series 18 Full Line Up Revealed - The Toyark - News

Holy TESTICLE TUESDAY! I must have this!

[Gunathar]

Machiko masked and unmasked:

[En Sabah Nerd]

Very happy to see a comic faithful Machiko finally happening. I can't say for sure if I'll get one since I'm trying to crack down on space consumption but as a fan of the original comics and their respective sequels I'm still pretty stoked.

Someone on Twitter asked and unfortunately Broken Tusk will apparently not include an unmasked head. This is a real bummer since his freaking name is derived from a facial injury that his mask hides but I do still intend to get this figure. Yeah the colors are strictly comic-based and some of the design is cumbersome looking (like Bearjew mentioned his groin plate) but as the hero Predator from the original and best AVP I am not gonna pass on Dachande.

[scarrviper]

Machiko and Broken tusk both look very impressive, I'll be curious to see how they look when we see the final production samples. Not sure if I'll pick them up since I've never read any of the predator comics, but I'm happy for those who wanted these two to be made. Looks like NECA put a lot of effort into them.

[Joe Moore]

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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

NECA Predator Series 18 Full Line Up Revealed - The Toyark - News

Updated with more photos & details.

[Trivial Psychic]

Machiko looks great, but that face is really rough looking...particularly around the eyes. I hope they clean that up a bit for the final product...

[Gunathar]

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

Machiko looks great, but that face is really rough looking...particularly around the eyes. I hope they clean that up a bit for the final product...

What I hope for is that Machiko is NOT as tall as Broken Tusk or any other Predator. In the comics she has a small frame, even for a human. Predators tower over her.

But I'm nitpicking and am just happy she even gets a proper action figure

[Bearjew]

I will start by saying that I am happy that NECA is giving buyers what they want with comic figures.people have wanted the female for ages.
With that said, am I the only one who thinks this wave is terrible?
It just gets worse with new pictures. Broken tusk looks like they stuck all the left over armor from rejected predator ideas onto an old left over body. Why does he have the Flash bolts on his armor? Why does he have multiple ones? The painted blue/black alien head looks out of place and odd. The groing plate with fpur balls and a random bone stuck on it and tassles, WTF?
Hornhead isn't much better. The colors are bland, and the over sized tusks make him look like the stupid one out of the predator family. It might have work if the mouth had been opened some but like that he just looks like a broken beaver predator. Does anybody else see B.P. Richfield from Dinosaurs when the look at his strange crossed eyes?
Finally Machiko, it isn't that bad but I don't think that the images reflect the quality that we have seen in human figures from the Alien line or even Dutch. Especially if they don't fix her size.

Speaking of Dinosaurs how cool would it be if NECA picked up that line?

[Krunomo]

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Originally Posted by Gunathar

What I hope for is that Machiko is NOT as tall as Broken Tusk or any other Predator. In the comics she has a small frame, even for a human. Predators tower over her.

But I'm nitpicking and am just happy she even gets a proper action figure

It says she is 6.5" which is the same as Vasquez. Makes sense as Janette Goldstein is 5'3" and the average Japanese women is 5'2".

[Gunathar]

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Originally Posted by Bearjew

I will start by saying that I am happy that NECA is giving buyers what they want with comic figures.people have wanted the female for ages.
With that said, am I the only one who thinks this wave is terrible?
It just gets worse with new pictures. Broken tusk looks like they stuck all the left over armor from rejected predator ideas onto an old left over body. Why does he have the Flash bolts on his armor? Why does he have multiple ones? The painted blue/black alien head looks out of place and odd. The groing plate with fpur balls and a random bone stuck on it and tassles, WTF?

NECA excels at respecting the source material. Broken Tusk looks like he stepped out of the 90's Aliens vs. Predator. Compare with the comic books scans below:

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Originally Posted by Bearjew

Hornhead isn't much better. The colors are bland, and the over sized tusks make him look like the stupid one out of the predator family. It might have work if the mouth had been opened some but like that he just looks like a broken beaver predator. Does anybody else see B.P. Richfield from Dinosaurs when the look at his strange crossed eyes?

Here I agree. I am not a fan of this particular Predator's design. Still, NECA honored it very well. If you don't like it, don't buy it.

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Originally Posted by Bearjew

Finally Machiko, it isn't that bad but I don't think that the images reflect the quality that we have seen in human figures from the Alien line or even Dutch. Especially if they don't fix her size.

Krunomo explained it best:

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Originally Posted by Krunomo

It says she is 6.5" which is the same as Vasquez. Makes sense as Janette Goldstein is 5'3" and the average Japanese women is 5'2".

So there you go.

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Originally Posted by Bearjew

Speaking of Dinosaurs how cool would it be if NECA picked up that line?

It wouldn't.

[Gunathar]

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Originally Posted by Krunomo

It says she is 6.5" which is the same as Vasquez. Makes sense as Janette Goldstein is 5'3" and the average Japanese women is 5'2".

NECA keeps in mind the scale, that's reassuring! Thank you for the math Krunomo

[Krunomo]

For those who don't like the lightning bolts on Broken Tusk it may be easy enough to remove or paint over. It doesn't appear to be part of the mould. If that's the only thing that spoils the figure then it's easily fixed.

[Bearjew]

I think the gold alien head in the second comic image looks better than the black used in the figure. The lower leg armor should be bulkier. They may have been better served to use the AVP Predator base since it is larger

[RamenRider]

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Originally Posted by Bearjew

The lower leg armor should be bulkier. They may have been better served to use the AVP Predator base since it is larger

Agreed, this Broken Tusk lacks bulk and the leg armor is definitely not accurate to the comic in shape and size. Looks more like armor they already had and resculpted that instead of making completely new pieces.

I don't think this figure is bad necessarily but not good looking enough for me to buy it. I can easily wait another couple of years for the inevitable new version. Maybe they make an Ultimate version of Broken Tusk someday like they did with Ahab.

[RamenRider]

-Double post-

[Bearjew]

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I don't think this figure is bad necessarily but not good looking enough for me to buy it. I can easily wait another couple of years for the inevitable new version. Maybe they make an Ultimate version of Broken Tusk someday like they did with Ahab.

I am sure that they will make another. The unmasked head is the entire point to the figure so either it will be a SDCC exclusive or the head is still down the road

[Enigma2K2]

Not what you would call a die-hard Predator fan, I know next to nothing about Machiko... and yet, I want her.

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Enigma2K2

Not what you would call a die-hard Predator fan, I know next to nothing about Machiko... and yet, I want her.

Her basic story for anyone that wants to know but isn't curious enough to look it up is that she was a human colonist-type (I believe she was a project manager or something like that) who got recruited into a Predator clan after an Alien hunt went wrong. She's the lead character in the original AVP story and its sequels.

[Bearjew]

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Originally Posted by Enigma2K2

Not what you would call a die-hard Predator fan, I know next to nothing about Machiko... and yet, I want her.

Pervert

[xenofanlv426]

I need to check the ark more often i got into this very late. And if NECA is making human predators does that mean that they are running out of ideas or are they just getting started?