Having teased a Broken Tusk figure in the past, NECA have now unveiled their upcoming Predator Series 18 and it’s all comic focused! We’ll be seeing Broken Tusk and Machiko Noguchi from the very first Aliens vs. Predator comic series (although the Machiko is based on her appearance in AvP: War) and Hornhead from the more recent Life and Death run!
“NECA’s longest running action figure line continues with an entire series dedicated to Dark Horse Comics Predators! Series 18 features three action figure debuts that are some of the most requested by fans: Hornhead, Broken Tusk and our first female Predator, Machiko!
Hornhead made his first appearance in Predator: Life & Death, and is a great companion piece to the Ultimate Ahab Predator, also from the currently running comics. He utilizes the new Ultimate Predator body, and comes with a removable mask and sword accessory that fits in a sheath on his back. Broken Tusk originates in the classic 1990s Aliens vs Predator comics, and his epic story arc also includes Machiko Noguchi, a human colonist who performs the incredible feat of earning his respect and joining his tribe. Broken Tusk utilizes the new Ultimate Predator body and comes with gun and bladed weapon that measures over 12” in length! Machiko has a removable mask, extra interchangeable hands, and rifle accessory.
We’ve paid close attention to detail to make these as accurate to the comics as possible. Hornhead and Broken Tusk stand 8” tall; Machiko stands 6.5” tall. Each has between 25 and 30 points of articulation. Blister card packaging.”
NECA’s Predator Series 18 is currently slated for release in November 2017. Their Series 17 was recently released and should be stores now. NECA also recently announced the figures that would comprise their celebration of Predator’s 30th anniversary!
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Nice! I kind of wish I'd picked up Stalker when I went into Forbidden Planet last year. It's always better to get figures in person rather than online if possible. Still, I managed to nab the Clan Leader instead, so I don't regret my decision.
I remember seeing a couple of Serpents in there too, but that was right when I was reading about all those problems with the heads and NECA sending out a bunch of replacements, so I held off. It's certainly one I'd like to pick up at some point too though.
That's one of the things I don't like about figures like these in general. It feels like half the time if you don't grab them immediately you lose out, and the only way you can get them (outside of getting really lucky) if by paying ridiculously prices on the secondary market (hi there, Gorilla Alien!).
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No sign of 17, though. I saw it once in London last year and never since. Shame because I'd really like the AvP 2010 figure.
its been a long time since we've gotten a new neca alien or predator figure...about 8 months
come on please!
i took pictures of my bone throne today
its a great, detailed, heavy, beautiful piece
there is a story about a predator clan leader that had a crappy chair
he sat it in...broke it...all of his clan laughed
he made them build him a new chair...a great chair
another clan found out and they had to do the same thing!
repeat as needed
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Granted I've got nowhere to put either of them, but that's never stopped me before.
Why they don't just go with some of the multiple other figures we've seen already I don't know, but it could be that we don't see much movement until around September.
And I'm trying to keep my collection more limited these days. I have the lost tribe, some of the super predators and the clan leader. I skipped quite a few and the ones I listed above are the ones that I like for sentimental value (reading those comicbooks for ages and soon will again), if I will buy the new one comes down to if I like the new designs enough.
Realtalk, the new Jurassic World toys are going to bankrupt me - as a fan of the old Kenner JP stuff, the new stuff looks goddamn fantastic.
Oh well, at least it gives us more time to save up some money without figures being released and disappearing into the after market black hole of limited availability and outrageous prices because we didn't pick them up day one!
Predator figures will go on hold when the predator comes out, Alien figures he'll go on hold with the alien 40th anniversary hits
So even when they fix their factory issues we will be feeling the repercussions for years figures that would have already been out and will be massively delayed
But yeah, the delays have been sever. NECA is probably having major issues with their factories in China, so we're gonna have to wait until things are resolved. I'm still waiting for the '86 Ultimate Alien Warrior, Broken Tusk and the Arcade Aliens. Now I'll be lucky to see the Arcade Aliens before the year is out.
Have there really been no Predator releases so far this year? I hadn't realized.
The Predator Bone Throne is said to ship on the 23rd of this month, at least there's that.
Looks incredible but I'll be passing on it.
Broken Tusk and Machiko still aren't out yet. They've been delayed. As of now, we still don't know when will the figures be shipped. This year certainly. Lets just hope it happens in the first half of the year..
The batshit insane "Bad Blood" Predator looks good as well.
The Netherlands by the way.
-Machiko
-Top Knot
-bad blood duo pack
-1718
That's all I "need".
predator 1 figures
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predator 2 figures
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comic and other type of clans, that witchblade is filling in until they release machiko
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kenner preds
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the berserker predator clan
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some other 1 offs shelf...saving room for future preds
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some diorama pieces
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the predator temple pieces while "off duty"
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8 blade fighters (80% off!!! i just coudlnt help myself)
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And yes, the other mask looks to be from cover art, not something you actually see him wearing in the story itself:
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A few more pics of the Ultimate Bad Blood/Ultimate Enforcer two-pack were posted too:
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I think it's 'Predator: 1718', one mask should be from the comic, the other from the cover art, maybe.
And yeah, it's very hard to plan anything with NECA but I love their figures. It's funny, when they announce a figure and say when can we expect it to get released, I already go: so at least a two month delay from their projection, no worries, I can plan my budget for that. And then some get delayed 6 months and I can't ever say I see that coming.
I still love their sculpt, paint, character choices and prices for the Predator and Alien line. The articulation is getting better and better, on some figures it's almost perfect. I really care about the full range of motion. So, I'll wait as much as I have to, but it's really becoming a fun little guessing game I have, when each figure will be out.
Oh shit I didn't even notice that the AvP Arcade Aliens weren't present.
I feel you on not knowing when/if stuff is getting released, for me it makes it hard to budget for it because stuff gets delayed for months, and then all of a sudden BBTS charges my card for the fulfilled preorder.
What saddens me is that no date (yearly quarter) is shown for Broken Tusk and the arcade predators, not to mention that the arcade aliens aren't even shown, nor the ultimate '86 warriors. I know they had some trouble with production in China, but they mentioned before that their best selling lines are Predator and Alien, so I can't say I'm not a bit disappointed with this year's Toy Fair. Mostly because of no new information regarding the long overdue releases. I'll wait gladly, but being in the dark about when can we expect these figures is frustrating.
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There are more pics at Toy Ark's NECA Aliens & Predator Toy Fair gallery: http://news.toyark.com/2018/02/17/toy-fair-2018-gallery-neca-alien-predator-286793
Having said that, I'm still getting AvP Arcade Dutch and Kurosawa.
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The AVP Dutch customs that some people have made look way better... and those arent "professional" work.
Dutch IV was way bulkier:
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They are using a repainted Arnolds body with a new face which creates the "off" feeling.
If they are going with a more realistic look then Arnolds likeness would have made sense.
That's the way Dutch IV looked in AvP Arcade.
That looks a bit...off. Would have liked more bulkiness on the body and Arnolds likeness in the face. But its still a prototype I guess.
I can't wait to get that throne!
I wonder why we haven't seen a Dect. Schaefer figure? That would be cool. What I would love, is Cold War Predators. One can dream.
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From the comments Randy has made on Twitter every now and then it doesn't seem like they're particularly interested in a Harrigan figure, chances are because they figure he would indeed just warm the pegs.
Indeed. It seems like there gets to be a lot tangled up in the legalities around NECA being able to use likenesses. Or if NECA even go for them in the place.