@C.Hicks: Thank you for the News post; and for backing early. Appreciated. A lot.
@Morose: If you mean, you'd like to see Super 7 reissue the original Kenner figure, unmodified, then sure. I'd love to see that, too. Actually, there are a few modifications I'd like to see made to the figure:
1). Ensure that the dome doesn't fall off so easily. Around 90% of all Kenner figures now lack the dome.
2). Make sure that the shoulder spike doesn't break off. (Fixed in Super 7's 2016 'prototype' figure.)
3). Make sure that none of the 4 mouth parts are easily lost or fall out. (Fixed in Super 7's 2016 'prototype' figure.)
Yeah, address those issues in a full authentic 18" reissue of the figure and it would be welcome.
Of course, Gentle Giant's tribute version(s) of the figure fixed these issues already; but at 24 inches tall, their product is a full 25% larger! - and super expensive. lol.
@SizzyBubbles: The book is dedicated to the 1979 Kenner ALIEN action figure and its variants. The figure has been reissued many times in the last 38 years and continues to reappear. You can find a
Gallery on the HIDEOUS PLASTIC website that outlines all the different Kenner derivatives that are documented and investigated further in the book.
I strongly recommend you explore that Gallery! There's a ton of stuff to be found in there.
There's also a
FAQ. If you need to ask me anything about the book, I'm happy to answer.
@Nyarlathotep: NECA won't be covered in this book. Well, not yet, anyway. While this book is intended to be a stand alone item, there is plenty of scope for it to be the first volume in a trilogy. I now have all the infrastructure (website, publisher, legal advice and other 'tools') needed to fulfill the greater Goal of publishing Volumes 2&3 in place. I also have a sketched plan and outline of the content and layout those follow up books will have. Right now, though, I need to fund this volume first.
If I can get this item funded and published then the likelihood of Volumes 2&3 being developed is very high.
VERY high. What's more, every
'ALIEN' action figure over the last 38 years will be documented in Volume 2. Volume 3 is planned to cover all 'AvP' and 'PREDATOR' action figures. As you can imagine, this is an ambitious task. If the first volume is a substantial success then any surplus funds gets allocated to those 2 books so each can enter full development.
As a trilogy, it's a massive undertaking I have set myself to accomplish and the only way to achieve this Goal is to tackle it as a set of Projects, one at a time. So the plan is for 3 books to be published; but this book
must be a success first.
If you're interested in 'ALIEN' action figures, I hope you're prepared to make a pledge. Not only is HIDEOUS PLASTIC an invaluable resource to action figure fans but making this Project a success will lead to so much more.
-Windebiete.