NECA Colonial Marines

[JokersWarPig]

According to this article, it sounds like we shouldn't expect any more Marines for quite awhile: http://www.figures.com/forums/news/49052-tf14-neca-aliens.html

"Colonial Marines fans, you've had a great run with recent releases but don't expect to see any more until at least next year."

So after the Hudson 2-pack, that's it for now.

I'm actually relatively ok with this. By the time I'm done with my customs I'd still need to purchase a few more Aliens, Bishop, and buy some f the new predators. It's one less thing to spend money on. Hopefully we'll see Vaz or Drake next, or even some EU/Video game marines.

[Vark_]

I'm not complaining either, Neca released plenty of USCM recently, so a pause will do no harm and make more room for other figures (cool figures actually according to what Series 3 and 4 will be).

Rumors say the Queen will be released in some sort of a 35th anniversary deluxe box so as the Power loader, and at the same time (summer 2014), so 2 Aliens figures sold separately from the regular Series. Again, this is rumor control, but I read this somewhere.
Along with Weaver's likeness they just tweeted, maybe they will tell some more about Her Highness too at NYTF.


About the USCM next releases, I don't know if they're gonna get some actors likeness (Drake / Vasquez / Apone...) or if it's gonna be random headsculpts like Sgt Windrix (or out of video games), but one thing is certain : without a smart gunner and at least one black or female Marine, their USM line will be fading.

[Corporal Hicks]

I brought Hudson at the weekend - I'm remembering why I don't anymore. He was hard to pose, his arms were very stiff and he just fell over. Boo.

[Vark_]

Finally got my Windrix figure. Better late than never, my shop in France had some shipping issues with the customs.

Well, overall it's a great figure, but this time I encountered some quality issues :

- 2 unpainted spots on the face, that's disappointing (one on the nose, one on the neck), I had to correct this with model kit paint
- both elbow joints were stuck, it means I had to put really great force to make them move (at first I thought they were glued)
- the front end of the flamethrower is badly glued, it's still in good position but the glue spread out... a 5mm blot that is (hopefully this side of the gun is not visible on display)
- the body armor was glued to the body in a weird position, I had to remove it and place it properly

Can't say that I'm disappointed with this figure, it adds a great colonial Marine and a new face to the collection.

[the reverend]

building another commission for neca aliens...36" x16" x14" will have LED's and a "hive" section.
this is a WIP should be ready in about a week or so ...more to come soon.

[the reverend]

[Vark_]

Nice
Do you know if this commisionned diorama is related to their upcoming release of the Queen ?

[the reverend]

Nice
Do you know if this commisionned diorama is related to their upcoming release of the Queen ?

yes it is...thanks.

[bigbisont]

According to this article, it sounds like we shouldn't expect any more Marines for quite awhile: http://www.figures.com/forums/news/49052-tf14-neca-aliens.html

"Colonial Marines fans, you've had a great run with recent releases but don't expect to see any more until at least next year."

So after the Hudson 2-pack, that's it for now.

I'm actually relatively ok with this. By the time I'm done with my customs I'd still need to purchase a few more Aliens, Bishop, and buy some f the new predators. It's one less thing to spend money on. Hopefully we'll see Vaz or Drake next, or even some EU/Video game marines.

I too am OK.   My customs have scratched the itch of more characters.  I may or may not attempt any smart gunners, but for now I am nearly done with my full squad and don't need new NECA figures to live.

They need a lot of refinement (correct graffiti, cleaned up rough edges, fine tuning, etc) but here is my squad:

Crowe and Ski


Apone (ignore the aweful VP70.  That has been resculpted and replaced, but its an old picture)


"Ops Battle" Hicks (again, old photo:  Hair repainted and much better now)


Frost



And tweaked Windrix


Dietrich and "Ops battle" Vaz are currently WIPs, but are under way.

[JokersWarPig]

What heads are you using for Apone and Frost?

[bigbisont]

What heads are you using for Apone and Frost?

Apone is the MacFarlane Candyman only very slightly tweaked.
Frost is a MacFarlane Alfonso Soriano baseball player.

The baseball players are great for a huge variety of faces/heads, but they vary in scale wildly.  Some heads are way too small, some way too big. 

[JokersWarPig]

I've been working on some stuff recently, getting pretty decent with casting and making molds so I figured I'd ask this.
Would anyone be interested in a resin cast of my Smart Gun/Chest Piece/Head Set? They aren't completely screen accurate but they can get the job done.
Casting has become pretty gun for me to do in my spare time, and I figured it might help some people complete their squads. Providing casting them is successful that is.

[SM]

Saw some of these yesterday.

Who dafuq is "Windrix"?

Sounds like something you use to clean glass.

[Xenomrph]

Saw some of these yesterday.

Who dafuq is "Windrix"?

Sounds like something you use to clean glass.

That's Windex.

Kyle Windrix is one of the NECA sculptors who has done a lot of the Alien and Predator figures, Sgt Windrix is a tribute figure for his brother who recently died of cancer. Apparently after the plans to make an Apone figure fell apart, they needed a new figure to fill the slot in the wave roster so they came up with "Sgt Windrix".

[dHunter333]

i guess this is my first post...

here is my colonial marine army