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That's absolutely gorgeous.
Really cool but strange design. 4 arms? and look at those back pipes!
Strange shapes.
Really interesting, I need MOAR.
Beautiful design.
It's ok...
This is the Holy Grale i think:
https://www.sideshowtoy.com/collectibles/alien-gigers-alien-coolprops-903213/
That's far, far too expensive for what it is.
I friggin' love that design! :o
It's like a nightmare fusion of Big Chap, Queen, and Runner. And that face...! Just when you think everything's been done with a design, someone innovates with it again.
Looks like it could be an adolescent Queen with those arms.
Very interesting design and still so menacing.
The combination of the ridged dome and smooth dome is great.
The Alien design will never be done.
This and the "alien king" is among the coolest stuff we have gotten through the years. I mean I can't afford either of those, but they make nice visual additions. Maybe the kind of the stuff a lot of us were hoping for during the wait for the newer movies.
The "Alien King" is trash, this is a masterpiece.
Easy.
In design, it's pretty great. In the title, not so much.
I don't think it's great in either regard.
Duly noted. ::)
It's not a good design, nor a good name.
This "Alien Warrior" is.
^ What constitutes a good design is largely subjective, isn't it?
Everything is if approached from the right angle.
I believe it's the Alien equivalent of a Michael Bay Transformer.
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 24, 2018, 10:35:10 PM
Strange shapes.
Yeah weird in a cool way, like born from the Space Jockey or something.
Just so!
Looks even cooler with 4 legs. Love it. However, Personally, I would consider it something else than a "king"
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Skillful rendering, still don't appreciate the design.
It's an amalgamation that's far too embellished.
Guess it just wasn't made for you then.
Except Jones didn't valiantly hiss at the xenomorph. He watched with contented admiration as it slaughtered Brett.
Quote from: Tubeciy on Sep 27, 2018, 08:48:04 PM
Except Jones didn't valiantly hiss at the xenomorph. He watched with contented admiration as it slaughtered Brett.
Jonesy hissed at the Alien's tail when when it came down for him.
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 26, 2018, 08:15:36 PM
It's not a good design, nor a good name.
This "Alien Warrior" is.
This design is horribly overdone and messy.
It's not perfect- I don't understand why the hip and back protrusions are there,
but I can appreciate that there's an element of not knowing what I'm viewing.
I'd still prefer conceptual and strange work such as this, rather than crested dinosaurs.
Agreed on the crested dinosaurs, but this is to the Alien what Bay's Transformers are to, well, Transformers. Too much, for no reason.
Guys, its just art.
Any REAL ALIEN fan will know this design is more along the lines of what RIDLEY SCOTT wanted for the alien design to be... but they were limited in budget. Throughout the filming of the original film, Ridley kept the rule of quick shots and weird experiments contorting of Bolaji. Remember when the alien could be seen hanging in the cooling tower in the Directors cut? The tail was placed in the front of the actor... quick cuts were used... the weird crabwalk that was cut from the film, all to throw off that this was just an actor in a suit. Back in 1979, most people didn't know the actual shape of the alien until the end of the film!!! This was on purpose as the man-in-suit was the only option.
Also... at the very least this has a more 'biomechanical' Giger influence in the design and I prefer it over the aliens in either Prometheus or Covenant.
Easy with the "real fans" crap,
But I get what you are saying, However, I wouldn't trade this for big chap. or his following descendants.
Still, I can appreciate this as an artistic endeavor.
Easily my favorite alien design since the A3 runner.
Outstanding. If only we could see this in a film somehow.
Quote from: SiL on Sep 28, 2018, 04:22:55 AM
Agreed on the crested dinosaurs, but this is to the Alien what Bay's Transformers are to, well, Transformers. Too much, for no reason.
Do we need a reason now? it is a collectible piece, no an actual design for a movie. You don't like it, we get it. Just don't be so bitter about it. ::)
Quote from: Cenobitey on Sep 28, 2018, 05:49:35 AM
Any REAL ALIEN fan
There is no such thing as real Alien fans. :P
Heh, the "REAL FAN" comment was a joke. ;)
Quote from: Crazy Shrimp on Sep 29, 2018, 04:34:07 AM
Do we need a reason now? it is a collectible piece, no an actual design for a movie. You don't like it, we get it. Just don't be so bitter about it. ::)
Reason from a design perspective? Sure, good designs are generally driven by some sort of reasoning. Slapping shit on a design for the sake of it isn't good design work. As a collectible piece it isn't something I'd like to add to my collection because the design is unappealing to me.
If you like it, sweet, but could we maybe not act like the only worthwhile opinion on a piece of art is a positive one? Art is to be reacted to, positive or negative. I'm not bitter, just communicating my feelings :)
Fair enough ;)
You know it's funny. I actually like the King alien design but don't like this. To me this alien statue seems really messy and not that elegant. The back pipes are too short and fatty, the legs are way to arm like, the head is messy, and the fingers seem to be way too long. Now don't get me wrong, the King alien isn't the most elegant of designs either. However at least it feels proportionate and it does have some fascinating features, such as the skull crest and tail. I own a King alien statue and, to me, its probably my favorite alien collectible.
I know that the Legacy team were trying to go with the alien design from the original storyboard sketches for alien 1979, however this statue just seems way too funky for my taste. Personally my favorite alien designs are the 1979 big chap, the unused HR Giger dog alien, and the Queen (which is partially a Giger creation as her hands are very similar to the hands of the alien in the Monster IV painting.
The design is complicated and messy, in a good way. It wholly displays the ugliness and terror. A perfect antagonist for any character of the Alien universe--Hudson, Ripley, Shaw, take your pick.
And Jones is always a nice touch.
With some alterations this could have been my favourite Alien design.
I'd buy one that was a normal alien + hyper-stylized Jones with a hundred paws.
Now that, that I would buy
New piece coming from the Mythos line
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Nice as always.
I'm sure the cost will be painfully high.
really nice craftmanship, but naaah, not really doing it for me. Either all out or faithful for me.
This new one is somehow pretty close to the first Giger's xeno concepts for the movie, including the Necronom IV.
It's a big mix of them all, even if it seems half-way between these big-eyed pointy-piped xenos and the domed Big Chap we all love. But I dig this design wayyyyy more than the previous 4-armed warrior.
This Mythos line puts some novelty in the franchise, no doubt, and exquisite craftmanship / quality as always with Sideshow, for this I can appreciate the efforts and passion they show. But I don't know about you guys, I'm too much of a "canon" fanboy to actually buy any of these statues ;D.
I would love one of these, but hopefully it's reasonable.
reasonably priced*