Not sure if this has been mentioned previously or not but Randy Falk mentioned in an interview with the Erik Nagel show that NECA are going to be - as I'm sure we all expected - doing figures for The Predator.
So here's a thread to keep track of that!
http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/erockradio/its-erik-nagel?refid=stpr
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/its-erik-nagel-show-podcast/id1084902475?mt=2
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 01, 2017, 01:20:37 PM
Not sure if this has been mentioned previously or not but Randy Stradley mentioned in an interview with the Erik Nagel show that NECA are going to be - as I'm sure we all expected - doing figures for The Predator.
So here's a thread to keep track of that!
http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/erockradio/its-erik-nagel?refid=stpr
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/its-erik-nagel-show-podcast/id1084902475?mt=2
Nice!
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https://mobile.twitter.com/reverendmatty/status/841113310808309760 (https://mobile.twitter.com/reverendmatty/status/841113310808309760)
Quote Finally, @BonafideBlack is immortalized in plastic.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C6w8D0MVwAACJZS.jpg)
Reminds me a bit of good old Uncle Frank.
Quote from: Nyarlathotep on Mar 15, 2017, 11:43:10 PM
Reminds me a bit of good old Uncle Frank.
If I remember right, I think NECA did a figure of him, too. I know they did Julia.
Quote from: Xenomrph on Mar 16, 2017, 12:56:50 AM
Quote from: Nyarlathotep on Mar 15, 2017, 11:43:10 PM
Reminds me a bit of good old Uncle Frank.
If I remember right, I think NECA did a figure of him, too. I know they did Julia.
I looked it up and you were indeed right.
so the first series will likely be The Predator, mutant Pred, Accessory pack.
Cause we all know from them that the human figures dont sell. 8)
hope the new predator and movie are cool.
NECA posted a little teaser today for it:
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Predator (2018) - 7" SCALE ACTION FIGURE - ULTIMATE PREDATOR
Images and information regarding this figure will not be available until the movie release date.
==
Shipping Date: August 2018
http://necaonline.com/2018/02/predator-2018-7-scale-action-figure-ultimate-predator/?utm_campaign=SiteUltThePredator(2018)&utm_source=necaIGFB&utm_medium=social
At least we know official name of hybrid predator...
Isn't Ultimate just the name NECA uses for their newer, more articulated body ?
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 19, 2018, 10:10:19 PM
Isn't Ultimate just the name NECA uses for their newer, more articulated body ?
That's how I read it.
It says" Ultimate Predator". That sounds like name of the character.
They've also got 3 new re-releases coming out called Ultimate Elder, Ultimate Bad Blood and Ultimate Enforcer. They're called ultimate because they're using the new body which NECA just calls ultimate.
Ultimate is a NECA thing, like Hicks said. Has nothing to do with the character itself. It means a decently articulated body with a few accessories and a boxed packaging.
I'm aware what it means ( have massive neca collection), but the way it's writen suggest it might be a name of hybrid. I'm not saying to post it on front page, but to keep it in mind.
It being the name seems...doubtful
It seems the shift in release for the film also pressed back the other figures of the Predator line till later this year.
Quote from: JokersWarPig on Feb 20, 2018, 04:11:19 PM
It being the name seems...doubtful
Agreed, its not the hybrids name.
Quote from: 426Buddy on May 19, 2018, 11:11:49 AM
Quote from: JokersWarPig on Feb 20, 2018, 04:11:19 PM
It being the name seems...doubtful
Agreed, its not the hybrids name.
I'd assume they would call it The Upgrade, and then if they do the doggo and the "hybrids" they would be named accordingly.
Do you guys expect pictures of the toys to show up now both Predator types have been exposed in the trailer?
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jun 10, 2018, 09:50:45 AM
Do you guys expect pictures of the toys to show up now both Predator types have been exposed in the trailer?
Nope. NECA has stated they cannot show the figures until after the movie is released.
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Jun 10, 2018, 10:33:24 AM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jun 10, 2018, 09:50:45 AM
Do you guys expect pictures of the toys to show up now both Predator types have been exposed in the trailer?
Nope. NECA has stated they cannot show the figures until after the movie is released.
So I've read but that statement was released even before the first trailer. Not that it truely matters, they seem to have a firm grip on this franchise.
Unfortunately, that's a monopoly.
https://twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status/1010219793339879424
I guess they want to build some hype for the movie?
I'm glad we'll get to see them early.
Quote from: Kailem on Jun 22, 2018, 05:58:48 PM
https://twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status/1010219793339879424
Called it.
I really wonder how big Chad will be, cause one of the figures are a Deluxe version, probably Chad. Neca already makes their aliens and predators (especially the AVP ones) pretty big, so I wonder how big will Chad be. Neca's alien Queen was also a Deluxe figure, so I'm hoping we get a predator to dwarf all others. That would make some nice variety in predator hight, as far as the figures go.
Has anyone on here ever ordered a Predator figure on Wish?
Kinda worried to try it, but am tempted with all the deals on there
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Never used Wish. Any figurine you're considering in particular? (And why not just get Neca since they look like Neca but probably lack packaging or such)
Were the space jockey figures the same size as predators? The hybrid will probably be bigger
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jun 24, 2018, 09:51:36 AM
Never used Wish. Any figurine you're considering in particular? (And why not just get Neca since they look like Neca but probably lack packaging or such)
I want Jungle Hunter and City Hunter and they're both discontinued
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Quote from: The Wolverine Predator on Jun 23, 2018, 12:38:51 PM
Has anyone on here ever ordered a Predator figure on Wish?
Kinda worried to try it, but am tempted with all the deals on there
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I've seen ads on youtube for Wish but I genuinely don't know what it is. Can someone enlighten me?
Quote from: Xenomrph on Jun 24, 2018, 04:12:19 PM
Quote from: The Wolverine Predator on Jun 23, 2018, 12:38:51 PM
Has anyone on here ever ordered a Predator figure on Wish?
Kinda worried to try it, but am tempted with all the deals on there
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I've seen ads on youtube for Wish but I genuinely don't know what it is. Can someone enlighten me?
It's a website where you can buy things at a discounted price(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180624/bb6ba6625fa8c05ab30fd3fdf380b93d.jpg)
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Are these Chinese knock offs?
I found out the hard way, you gotta be careful when it comes to figures. Especially on sites like Ebay where they say it's NECA, and it looks like NECA, but then in reality it's a pile of crap.
supposedly the first wave of figures will be revealed on tuesday...
Great. I love my NECA preds
Quote from: dHunter333 on Jun 25, 2018, 07:00:28 AM
supposedly the first wave of figures will be revealed on tuesday...
Fingers crossed. Although we mostly know how they will look months before the film, trailer guys never learn...
Quote from: The Wolverine Predator on Jun 24, 2018, 05:20:28 PM
Quote from: Xenomrph on Jun 24, 2018, 04:12:19 PM
Quote from: The Wolverine Predator on Jun 23, 2018, 12:38:51 PM
Has anyone on here ever ordered a Predator figure on Wish?
Kinda worried to try it, but am tempted with all the deals on there
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I've seen ads on youtube for Wish but I genuinely don't know what it is. Can someone enlighten me?
It's a website where you can buy things at a discounted price(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180624/bb6ba6625fa8c05ab30fd3fdf380b93d.jpg)
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I never heard of this site, maybe you should research it a little? However, the deal sounds great. If I haven't misunderstood, all three of those figures for a bit over $20? Sounds too good to be true. Depending on your shipping, maybe it's worth a shot? And if the figures aren't good, then you know to definitely not trust that site.
Not sure, the offer sounds tempting but a little too good to be true. I recommend reading the stores reviews and researching what people say about that site.
Because I live in Europe, I have no easy way of getting Neca figures. I use AliExpress and that's how I got most of my figures. Now, most of them are probably fake, though with some I can't tell. Though I've been lucky and none came broken, even though some are probably fakes, they are high quality fakes, with only the slightly different paint job giving them away while still looking great.
My point is, even if they may be fakes, if you're lucky and the store is reputable, they might be high quality fakes, if fakes at all. I mostly recommend doing a little research first online.
It looks like they ship a lot their stuff from China, im going to guess these are the fake Neca figures.
Yeah they're cheaply made knock offs from Chinese factories that literally fall apart when you open the package.
Quote from: OpenMaw on Jun 25, 2018, 04:12:25 PM
Yeah they're cheaply made knock offs from Chinese factories that literally fall apart when you open the package.
Well that's disappointing
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Hence why I said to just get neca's.
Though they fall apart some times too.
Quote from: 426Buddy on Jun 25, 2018, 04:07:37 PM
It looks like they ship a lot their stuff from China, im going to guess these are the fake Neca figures.
If it's too good to be true, it probably is.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgoFrSvU8AAIS1G.jpg:large)
A little tease. Still waiting on the full gallery to go up.
Looking good! According to Twitter the full gallery is up somewhere but I can't find it.
Real nice
It got took down after it was pointed out.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 26, 2018, 03:30:08 PM
It got took down after it was pointed out.
After what was pointed out?
That it was cheap looking?
It`s up on NECA`s main
http://necaonline.com/2018/06/predator-2018-7-scale-action-figure-ultimate-predator/
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnecaonline.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F02%2FThe-Predator-1--819x1024.jpg&hash=cdb17b5812f5a9c15762c106ae277cfd5a0d3436)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnecaonline.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F02%2FThe-Predator-2--819x1024.jpg&hash=cbb9417508014288f3fcc160d2c2ec490a21e045)
Looks, much, much better there.
Yeah that definitly sells me on the design of captured.
Between the new trailer and this neca figure i'm really pleased with the design and with ADI's work bringing it to the screen.
I'm curious about how he's named "Fugitive," and how his skin looks quite a bit more reddish than what we've seen so far in the trailers.
Neca does it again !!!
Looks like an amazing figure to add to the collection.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgobCI2W0AYG5ZW.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgobCERXcAA-3p1.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgobCIzX4AIqVQb.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgobCEFW4AAYXiA.jpg)
A few more pics from the gallery because why not? :laugh:
I like the reddish tint he has to his colour scheme. It reminds me of cheese and tomato pizza maybe even more than the Jungle Hunter does, so that gets a big thumbs up from me! :laugh: Classic look, but subtly different. And double wrist blades too. I like it.
I like this a lot more than the suit that was on display, I prefer this leaner look to that bulked up look.
I dig it. Looks like they gave em a proper shoulder cannon instead of the mouth one.
Quote from: Ultramorph on Jun 26, 2018, 03:28:10 PM
Looking good! According to Twitter the full gallery is up somewhere but I can't find it.
Facebook has quite the gallery.
I hadn't picked up on the red tinting on this guy in the footage we've seen so far. I wonder if he's actually that red or if NECA had old designs to go from? I do like it though. Still digging this new armour.
He appeared much more grey in trailers
Quote from: JokersWarPig on Jun 26, 2018, 05:06:28 PM
I like this a lot more than the suit that was on display, I prefer this leaner look to that bulked up look.
The display lacked the detail and finish, not to mentiok it had weird color choices.
It was a display commonly seen in game and comic shops, not the full suit on display.
Quote from: Master on Jun 26, 2018, 06:07:06 PM
He appeared much more grey in trailers
Not when he was on the table and in that hand close up. Nor in the still in Empire previous month.
For anyone that collects the figures where is a good place to buy the miniature trees and other things pictured?
Quote from: YTL_Hunter_H2 on Jun 26, 2018, 06:41:01 PM
For anyone that collects the figures where is a good place to buy the miniature trees and other things pictured?
Go to the reptile/fish section of any pet store and you should find some good stuff. That's what I've done in the past.
Quote from: YTL_Hunter_H2 on Jun 26, 2018, 06:41:01 PM
For anyone that collects the figures where is a good place to buy the miniature trees and other things pictured?
Quote from: Master on Mar 20, 2017, 08:42:51 PM
Insted of complaining in The Predator section, I wanted to share new piece with you guys, I`ve just finished lately.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi239.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fff244%2F000Master000%2FDSCN6870.jpg&hash=52b772cc3b0a2964595cd52ef90cd7a471f1b6fe)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi239.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fff244%2F000Master000%2FDSCN6868.jpg&hash=9cc51a2b4b194ab1507f45d490c15005f2264281)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi239.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fff244%2F000Master000%2FDSCN6866.jpg&hash=7ee86fabb12771a97d9ebebf3045caca5d9f3521)
It`s background for my P1 display section and I`m really happy with it! P1 and P2 are finished for time being.
I did it myself. Plants are indeed from pet shop. I can give you directions if you like.
Quote from: Master on Jun 26, 2018, 03:39:45 PM
It`s up on NECA`s main
http://necaonline.com/2018/06/predator-2018-7-scale-action-figure-ultimate-predator/
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(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnecaonline.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F02%2FThe-Predator-2--819x1024.jpg&hash=cbb9417508014288f3fcc160d2c2ec490a21e045)
Oh my god, that figure looks amazing. I'm really loving the design they made for the new predator as well. Damn, I can't wait to get this.
Ty guys I tried a hobby lobby but no luck
Model train stores.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 26, 2018, 06:05:52 PM
I hadn't picked up on the red tinting on this guy in the footage we've seen so far. I wonder if he's actually that red or if NECA had old designs to go from? I do like it though. Still digging this new armour.
Probably the color grading/timing on the film.
Quote from: bobcunk on Jun 27, 2018, 12:49:10 AM
Model train stores.
Oh yeah. That's a great one. Pretty much any hobby place or model kit workshops will have stuff like that too.
I do like a lot about this figure and agree with a lot of your points here. There is good detail there and I am becoming more a fan of the new look of this Predator.
I did have 2 thoughts though: 1) so it looks like this Predator carries no backpack for the shoulder cannon? Just a should cannon on the right shoulder?
2) I wish this figure had a few more accessories/weapons to go a long with it. A new weapon would be ideal, but no shurikens either it seems (already plenty out there).
Quote from: Kailem on Jun 26, 2018, 04:50:08 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgobCI2W0AYG5ZW.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgobCERXcAA-3p1.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgobCIzX4AIqVQb.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgobCEFW4AAYXiA.jpg)
A few more pics from the gallery because why not? :laugh:
I like the reddish tint he has to his colour scheme. It reminds me of cheese and tomato pizza maybe even more than the Jungle Hunter does, so that gets a big thumbs up from me! :laugh: Classic look, but subtly different. And double wrist blades too. I like it.
Perhaps it has no medkit because it's hunting down something different?
But I agree, it's that kind of hardware that really made them interesting, same for wearing skulls, rags and bones for decoration.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 26, 2018, 06:05:52 PM
I hadn't picked up on the red tinting on this guy in the footage we've seen so far. I wonder if he's actually that red or if NECA had old designs to go from? I do like it though. Still digging this new armour.
In the lab scenes it is quite noticable. Just colored lighting.
Why does it always say wh
Quote from: The Wolverine Predator on Jun 24, 2018, 02:43:58 PM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jun 24, 2018, 09:51:36 AM
Never used Wish. Any figurine you're considering in particular? (And why not just get Neca since they look like Neca but probably lack packaging or such)
I want Jungle Hunter and City Hunter and they're both discontinued
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what phone you used.
Quote from: bobcunk on Jun 27, 2018, 07:59:14 PM
Why does it always say whQuote from: The Wolverine Predator on Jun 24, 2018, 02:43:58 PM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jun 24, 2018, 09:51:36 AM
Never used Wish. Any figurine you're considering in particular? (And why not just get Neca since they look like Neca but probably lack packaging or such)
I want Jungle Hunter and City Hunter and they're both discontinued
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what phone you used.
Because it is automatically added, and seemingly he's unwilling or unknowing how to change it.
Quote from: bobcunk on Jun 27, 2018, 07:59:14 PM
Why does it always say whQuote from: The Wolverine Predator on Jun 24, 2018, 02:43:58 PM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jun 24, 2018, 09:51:36 AM
Never used Wish. Any figurine you're considering in particular? (And why not just get Neca since they look like Neca but probably lack packaging or such)
I want Jungle Hunter and City Hunter and they're both discontinued
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what phone you used.
Samsung Galaxy S8
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Quote from: skull-splitter on Jun 27, 2018, 08:23:18 PM
Quote from: bobcunk on Jun 27, 2018, 07:59:14 PM
Why does it always say whQuote from: The Wolverine Predator on Jun 24, 2018, 02:43:58 PM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jun 24, 2018, 09:51:36 AM
Never used Wish. Any figurine you're considering in particular? (And why not just get Neca since they look like Neca but probably lack packaging or such)
I want Jungle Hunter and City Hunter and they're both discontinued
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what phone you used.
Because it is automatically added, and seemingly he's unwilling or unknowing how to change it.
What are you talking about?
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Quote from: Master on Jun 26, 2018, 03:39:45 PM
It`s up on NECA`s main
http://necaonline.com/2018/06/predator-2018-7-scale-action-figure-ultimate-predator/
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Find it weird that they have separate forearms instead of making the gauntlet the separate piece. Given that they kitbash to make later figures I guess we are going to be seeing those forearms again and there's no further use for separate gauntlets
Or the pivot for the wrist is far more prone to breaking.
Quote from: The Wolverine Predator on Jun 28, 2018, 01:26:42 AM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jun 27, 2018, 08:23:18 PM
Quote from: bobcunk on Jun 27, 2018, 07:59:14 PM
Why does it always say whQuote from: The Wolverine Predator on Jun 24, 2018, 02:43:58 PM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jun 24, 2018, 09:51:36 AM
Never used Wish. Any figurine you're considering in particular? (And why not just get Neca since they look like Neca but probably lack packaging or such)
I want Jungle Hunter and City Hunter and they're both discontinued
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what phone you used.
Because it is automatically added, and seemingly he's unwilling or unknowing how to change it.
What are you talking about?
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Read the part slightly above "what phone you used" and you'll have your answer. It's a setting in tapatalk. And tapatalk isn't much needed on such a device if you ask me.
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jun 28, 2018, 08:09:39 AM
Or the pivot for the wrist is far more prone to breaking.
Quote from: The Wolverine Predator on Jun 28, 2018, 01:26:42 AM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jun 27, 2018, 08:23:18 PM
Quote from: bobcunk on Jun 27, 2018, 07:59:14 PM
Why does it always say whQuote from: The Wolverine Predator on Jun 24, 2018, 02:43:58 PM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jun 24, 2018, 09:51:36 AM
Never used Wish. Any figurine you're considering in particular? (And why not just get Neca since they look like Neca but probably lack packaging or such)
I want Jungle Hunter and City Hunter and they're both discontinued
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what phone you used.
Because it is automatically added, and seemingly he's unwilling or unknowing how to change it.
What are you talking about?
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Read the part slightly above "what phone you used" and you'll have your answer. It's a setting in tapatalk. And tapatalk isn't much needed on such a device if you ask me.
I like it because I can keep up with the notifications for this fourm, I already get too many emails and I get lost on where I've read comments, plus it allows me to upload pictures easier
But is it too much hassle to erase that one signature in the settings? ;)
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jun 30, 2018, 01:10:24 PM
But is it too much hassle to erase that one signature in the settings? ;)
I already did, I guess I didn't think it would be a problem for others for that signature...[emoji6]
Any news on the Hybrid/Giant figure?
Quote from: Wweyland on Jun 30, 2018, 03:25:31 PM
Any news on the Hybrid/Giant figure?
Probably not until the Movie comes out
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jun 30, 2018, 01:10:24 PM
But is it too much hassle to erase that one signature in the settings? ;)
Really? It bothered you that much?
Sent from my iPhone is just as distracting ;) don't give it too much thought people...
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jun 30, 2018, 11:48:26 PM
Sent from my iPhone is just as distracting ;) don't give it too much thought people...
Mine doesn't say it though.
At least not that I see.
Let's move on. The staff have no problem with it.
So, I read the Fugitive (Dr. Kimble) will come out around august, the upgrade around october or november, correct?
That's what it says on Neca's site. The possibility is that when the Fugitive was revealed, it's release date info was updated and moved to a closer date, while the Upgrade still not being revealed didn't have change the date. That's what I'm hopping for at least. :laugh: Though knowing it's a "Deluxe" figure type, maybe they needed more time to work on it, so that could be the reason it's getting released later. I really hope it get's released at the same time the movie does.
What I like is that it's gonna be bigger than 10 inches! :o (Randy confirmed that on twitter)
Quote from: Still Collating... on Jul 02, 2018, 12:35:30 PM
What I like is that it's gonna be bigger than 10 inches! :o (Randy confirmed that on twitter)
That's going to look imposing as hell next to my USCM figures
Exactly! The difference is going to be huge. And I like that my predator collection is going to get some height variation.
Will cop 3x of Fugitive Pred ... dopest look on a Pred since UssyFace
Just pre-ordered Chad, I so need a giant predator. ;D
I was kind of amazed how few Alien/Predator related items I could find at Forbidden Planet London today tbh.
I'm super excited for the Fugitive Pred figure. I love the whole scene of him breaking out of the med/exam bay. I'll be trying my hardest to recreate that scene in figure form. I've already started getting stuff together for it.
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jul 05, 2018, 08:02:36 PM
I was kind of amazed how few Alien/Predator related items I could find at Forbidden Planet London today tbh.
When I was down for Covenant there was a fairly decent stock. Just ebbs and flows with current trends, I suppose.
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Jul 06, 2018, 12:53:27 AM
I'm super excited for the Fugitive Pred figure. I love the whole scene of him breaking out of the med/exam bay. I'll be trying my hardest to recreate that scene in figure form. I've already started getting stuff together for it.
Nice! Always look forward to your photos and dioramas.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 06, 2018, 07:12:30 AM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jul 05, 2018, 08:02:36 PM
I was kind of amazed how few Alien/Predator related items I could find at Forbidden Planet London today tbh.
When I was down for Covenant there was a fairly decent stock. Just ebbs and flows with current trends, I suppose.
Yeah. Having a harder and harder time finding them locally, but they just had some leftovers from the kenner Aliens and Dutches by the bucket.
I'll be back though, just found it strange compared to last year.
Actually got my first NECA Alien from the Forbidden Planet in London back in 2011. Have visited it a couple of times since then and agree that theres fewer Alien stuff.
Plenty of Rick and Morty, Star Wars, Dr. Who though.
All of which I like, but I kind of hoped go bring home either Amanda Ripley or the A3 commando.
Now I just have some shirts and a nice comic. Perhaps I'll drop by tomorrow one last time before heading back home again.
Well now...I guess since the
Spoiler
removal of the friendly Predators seen on the APC set pictures
NECA won't be doing any figures of them.
Most certainly. The thing that's interesting to me is that it seems those two were never being considered to be made into figure form. There were no announcements for them by Neca and no preorders made available, whereas the preoders for Ugrade and Fugitive were up long before we knew which predators were being featured in the movie. Now, maybe Neca decided that because the other preds had such a small role, or maybe they were informed long before we were that there would be no other preds?
Had they remained in the movie, NECA would have made them eventually. They're pretty thorough with the Predator series.
I might ask them if they were being sculpted before the reshoots.
Interesting, but maybe wait till the film is released. They are still bound by NDA's and what not.
I'm bummed that we won't be seeing any of the mutant Preds in figure form.
I'd bet money if I had any that lazy Neca will strike again with this film.
Quote from: The Old One on Jul 11, 2018, 01:42:09 AM
I'd bet money if I had any that lazy Neca will strike again with this film.
Elaborate.
Look at the Neomorph joints, look at the Covenant Eggs seam lines and paint job.
Look at any of their Alien domes.
Blade Runner line was.. yikes.
And to think I love most of those figures
They are fantastic for the price point, you wont find better for 25 bucks.
Quote from: 426Buddy on Jul 11, 2018, 11:17:33 PM
They are fantastic for the price point, you wont find better for 25 bucks.
That's only because they have a monopoly on a niche brand, a Play Arts Kai Alien is only double the price of a NECA Alien and the quality is so above and beyond NECA's it's laughable.
There's no worth in anything that 1/2 the time falls apart and is sculpted shoddily with cheap plastic, you'd be better off with nothing in most cases.
Bottom line their Alien work is pathetic no matter how cheap it is.
Heh, only double the price. :laugh:
The only complaint I have with their alien figures up to this point is the domes on the big chaps just suck.
I have three big chaps. Two of them have poorly fitting domes. The Isolation Stompy has a good dome, and the one in my AVP 2 pack has a good dome. The other two just don't sit right, and a lot of the ones I saw in stores don't sit right either.
But that's the only major issue i've ever had with NECA figures.
Quote from: 426Buddy on Jul 12, 2018, 01:47:52 AM
Heh, only double the price. :laugh:
Better to pick the expensive good one rather than the cheap okay one that might fall apart.
If the perfect organism isn't perfect what's even the point.
Oh well,
Personally i think the big chap and alien3 neca figures i have look great and they came at a reasonable cost for a toy. Double the cost is actually a huge difference when you have a family and only a modest income.
Of course I grew up with a nearly complete collection of Kenner figures that I adored. So my standards must be far lower than others.
Quote from: 426Buddy on Jul 12, 2018, 02:37:56 AM
Of course I grew up with a nearly complete collection of Kenner figures that I adored. So my standards must be far lower than others.
Not at all. I have a whole box of the kenner toys. I loved em growing up. Aliens, Marines, Predators. The only shame about them is I wish we had gotten some more movie accurate variants. Like a "Jungle Hunter" repaint of Renegade. And a single carded Alien Warrior from the 2 pack.
I think the sculpt work on the NECA Big Chap is great. It's just the design on that dome is really troublesome. They tend to be coming off on the front and back. I keep hoping they'll do an "ultimate big chap" with improved articulation and redesigned dome that fits on the head. Maybe include two versions of it where one is opaque and another translucent.
Anyway, as to the figures, being able to see "Fugitive" or "Captured" the only thing i'm not liking is that shoulder cannon. That honest just straight up sucks. The reason to have the cannon mounted to the back is so that it's locked to the direction of the torso. Having it on the shoulder armor like that seems like a bad idea from just about every angle. Otherwise I like Captured looks pretty cool.
Neca does have some QC issues but the price/quality ratio is the best I've seen out of any company. Not only that, their QC has been improving and their most recent figures are just great. I have about 20 Neca alien and predator figures and only one ever broke after a massive shelf dive. As of now, their figures have amazing sculpts, great paintjobs, better quality and articulation and a great price. Another giant plus for me, they have the greatest diversity of characters I've seen. From comics to movies to games.
Play Arts Kai has good quality, the articulation on their figures is only sometimes better than Neca's but that's it. IMO the sculpt on the Spitter and Lurker is not to my liking, especially the face, and the rest of the figure is just as good as Neca's. Neca had some really disturbing QC issues in the past, but I haven't heard recently anyone complain about a figure falling apart on it's own or out of the box. If that still happens from time to time, it's a lot less frequent and I hope that their customer service fixes that.
Play Arts Kai have great figures. But they're not worth their price IMO. If Neca continues to improve its standards, I wont have any complaints. Great price, great articulation, great sculpt and so much to choose from. I'd rather have 20 Neca alien and predator figs than 1 or 2 Hot Toys ones or a few Play Arts Kai, just as a personal preference.
As a collector, I appreciate the diversity and and affordability Neca provides. I know its not to everyone's liking and I'm not blind to Neca's faults. I just like being able to army build my xenos over the years with a modest income and choose from a plethora of different characters in their alien and predator lines.
Just look at the Alien in the Hadley's Hope two pack. It's a domed warrior and Neca's best alien to date.
Could this be the Upgrade Predator? Looks huge so I wouldn't doubt it!?Pic taken from NECA's twitter!
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi64.tinypic.com%2Fixc8yb.jpg&hash=e7c73a0af46276b48162d0abd2dd4f53a6a0116b)
Quote from: Still Collating... on Jul 12, 2018, 03:17:36 PM. .
Just look at the Alien in the Hadley's Hope two pack. It's a domed warrior and Neca's best alien to date.
Too bad you have to have Burke to get it.
But honestly, the Lurker has more diverse paint apps on its' head alone that the entirety of a NECA Alien.
The dome translucency is perfect. Not a single seam.
The articulation blows NECAs' out of the water and you'd know that if you ever held one that even the plastic feels like it's made of sterner stuff.
I'll give you an example about the articulation- can a NECA big chap or warrior crawl on all fours in the style of the Covenant Alien or the Runner, or even the Alien warriors in the vents at Hadley's Hope? No?
Well the Lurker can.
It's sad that an Alien figure can't crawl on all fours.
That's where I draw the line- that and misaligned domes.
Yes, Von, I believe that is the Upgrade, and it's one i'm particularly looking forward to, the sculpt looks great so far.
But regarding the Fugitive, i'm sure he has a much more greyed skin tone than the typical yellow tones the figure shows, just look at the recent screenshot from Empire.
Quote from: DarthWall275 on Jul 12, 2018, 05:48:06 PM
Yes, Von, I believe that is the Upgrade, and it's one i'm particularly looking forward to, the sculpt looks great so far.
But regarding the Fugitive, i'm sure he has a much more greyed skin tone than the typical yellow tones the figure shows, just look at the recent screenshot from Empire.
Cool, way cool!
Yes agreed but it seems like neca is opting for the "classic" pigmentatuon. The grey tones could just be due to the lighting in the ship's interior
Quote from: The Old One on Jul 12, 2018, 05:27:15 PM
Quote from: Still Collating... on Jul 12, 2018, 03:17:36 PM. .
Just look at the Alien in the Hadley's Hope two pack. It's a domed warrior and Neca's best alien to date.
Too bad you have to have Burke to get it.
But honestly, the Lurker has more diverse paint apps on its' head alone that the entirety of a NECA Alien.
The dome translucency is perfect. Not a single seam.
The articulation blows NECAs' out of the water and you'd know that if you ever held one that even the plastic feels like it's made of sterner stuff.
I'll give you an example about the articulation- can a NECA big chap or warrior crawl on all fours in the style of the Covenant Alien or the Runner, or even the Alien warriors in the vents at Hadley's Hope? No?
Well the Lurker can.
It's sad that an Alien figure can't crawl on all fours.
That's where I draw the line- that and misaligned domes.
When you look the face head on, it just looks wrong on the Lurker to me at least, not really the shape of Big Chap. The shape of the Neca dome is much more accurate. But I agree that the seams on the dome are poor design and that the translucent dome needs to be less translucent on the Neca one.
The paint apps on which one? On the original Big Chap from Neca? Yep, just a white dome and gloss black body. Not much of a pint job. Other than that one, all other aliens have great paint apps, from the '86 aliens to the dog alien, from the Defiance alien to the domed warrior as the best example to date. And they're getting better, that's my point. The quality is getting better step by step and the prices are still a lot less than the other companies.
Articulation? Don't agree completely. First point, Big Chap never went on all fours so I can't really fault them for that. Second point, Neca's Covenant and Dog aliens can go on all fours, no problem. But I will agree with you, it is very stupid that the alien warriors can't look up enough and go on all fours. The new warrior bodies can do that fine but they still don't have that crucial neck articulation that is so needed. And even though Big Chap never did it, I would like to be able to pose him on all fours. That's still something Neca should fix. I agree that Play Arts Kai fixed the neck and back spine problem marvelously! But that's the only articulation point that they have an upper hand in.
They have single jointed elbows and no finger/toe articulation. Apart from the Big Chap body, all other Neca alien bodies use double jointed elbows. And the updated Big Chap body uses them too (seen on the Blue Kenner tribute Big Chap and will most certainly use on the 40th anniversary Ultimate version) along with the new swivel in the knees. All have toe articulation and now both the AVP bodies and the new alien warrior bodies have finger articulation.
They had weak joints in the past but the domed warrior, Defiance alien and recent preds all have strong sturdy joints. Literally if they improve the neck articulation so that all xenos can go on all fours, I'll have no other complaints.
To each their own, I just don't believe the ever smaller difference in quality between Neca and Play Arts Kai doesn't justify the high prices.
If the prices would be a bit more reasonable and Play Arts Kai releases something like a Praetorian or a Predalien, I really would consider getting that.
& I would consider a NECA Alien worthwhile if they fix the dome the neck and the back spines.
Quote from: The Old One on Jul 12, 2018, 05:27:15 PM
Quote from: Still Collating... on Jul 12, 2018, 03:17:36 PM. .
Just look at the Alien in the Hadley's Hope two pack. It's a domed warrior and Neca's best alien to date.
Too bad you have to have Burke to get it.
But honestly, the Lurker has more diverse paint apps on its' head alone that the entirety of a NECA Alien.
The dome translucency is perfect. Not a single seam.
The articulation blows NECAs' out of the water and you'd know that if you ever held one that even the plastic feels like it's made of sterner stuff.
I'll give you an example about the articulation- can a NECA big chap or warrior crawl on all fours in the style of the Covenant Alien or the Runner, or even the Alien warriors in the vents at Hadley's Hope? No?
Well the Lurker can.
It's sad that an Alien figure can't crawl on all fours.
That's where I draw the line- that and misaligned domes.
Well Neca can usually be found for 25.99 and im not seeing the lurker for less than $76. So there should be a huge difference in qaulity.
So for those that are on a budget, neca figures are simply fantastic. But we've already gone over all this so its going to have to be a case of agree to disagree.
Someone had gotten a NECA Ultimate City Hunter and it came apart right out of the package. NECA refunded his purchase AND sent him another one free.
So, if nothing else, they deliver pretty solid customer service.
I have 2 other major hobbies outside of getting NECA's Aliens/Pred stuff that are a lot more expensive. Their relatively low price and variety are what keeps me collecting/customizing. I've only had two issues with NECA's quality, one crappy paint app and one alien with a broken foot (may have been my fault anyways).
I don't see myself ever paying play arts prices for ANYTHING in that scale.
First version of greyback snapped it's arm straight off trying to bend it. Still haven't glued it back on.
Neca's early figures were sometimes like playing Russian roulette and that was just plain and simply: bad. I'm so glad I didn't start collecting until they made the improvements. Their customer service is really good most of the time, so I'm glad about that. As long as they continue to work on their QC issues and keep the nice prices, I'll be one happy collector.
I hope the Disney deal doesn't give them any trouble in the future... Though Neca has stated that apparently nothing will change in the immediate future.
P.S. Still waiting on Broken Tusk. ;D
Quote from: von on Jul 12, 2018, 04:41:22 PM
Could this be the Upgrade Predator? Looks huge so I wouldn't doubt it!?Pic taken from NECA's twitter!
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi64.tinypic.com%2Fixc8yb.jpg&hash=e7c73a0af46276b48162d0abd2dd4f53a6a0116b)
Is it just me or does that Upgrade sculpt have digitigrade legs?
Nope, you're right.
Didn't notice that! I wonder how that'll look in the movie?
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jul 13, 2018, 01:54:37 PM
First version of greyback snapped it's arm straight off trying to bend it. Still haven't glued it back on.
Series 3 of NECA's predators, Greyback, Dog, & Jungle Hunter were all replaced directly by NECA to any customer who had an issue. There was a problem with the Chinese factory and they were fired when the "recall" started to happen. Series 4 was from a new and different factory as well as the replacements people got for Series 3. Anyone who wrote off NECA's quality based off of a Series 3 release is missing out IMHO. I own over 70 predators, aliens, & terminators and can't complain. Even if I had more money - no one is as accurate in their sculpts, again IMHO.
Quote from: slaysaliens on Jul 15, 2018, 05:29:47 PM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Jul 13, 2018, 01:54:37 PM
First version of greyback snapped it's arm straight off trying to bend it. Still haven't glued it back on.
Series 3 of NECA's predators, Greyback, Dog, & Jungle Hunter were all replaced directly by NECA to any customer who had an issue. There was a problem with the Chinese factory and they were fired when the "recall" started to happen. Series 4 was from a new and different factory as well as the replacements people got for Series 3. Anyone who wrote off NECA's quality based off of a Series 3 release is missing out IMHO. I own over 70 predators, aliens, & terminators and can't complain. Even if I had more money - no one is as accurate in their sculpts, again IMHO.
It's the only figure I have with an issue and I didn't get a replacement back then. My choice since it simply was more trouble getting it sent back and the supplier having to cover.
Still happy with it though, I just need to fix the arm.
NECA Upgrade Pred.
Called it on the digitigrade legs.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi49.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff291%2Fsabres21768%2FAE65EB2F-F025-4645-BE5D-2266E8FC6922.jpeg&hash=a7f21c2d1aa460e6cd1c7951ec814ffc1ba03085)
More pics of Fugitive Predator can be found here:
https://news.toyark.com/2018/07/18/sdcc-2018-neca-aliens-and-predator-display-306893
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Jul 19, 2018, 03:11:14 AM
NECA Upgrade Pred.
Called it on the digitigrade legs.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f291/sabres21768/AE65EB2F-F025-4645-BE5D-2266E8FC6922.jpeg
what could the Assassin Predator be? the Friendlies?
You're looking at it.
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Jul 19, 2018, 03:11:14 AM
NECA Upgrade Pred.
Called it on the digitigrade legs.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f291/sabres21768/AE65EB2F-F025-4645-BE5D-2266E8FC6922.jpeg
A lot leaner and better proportionatiated than the one in the trailer...
Have you noticed he has dual wristblade in style of superpredators from Ps?
Assassin Predator eh?
Lol, they really can't decide on the name. :laugh:
Looking good, he'll be a real beast in size compared to the other Neca predators.
Quote from: von on Jul 19, 2018, 03:31:31 AM
More pics of Fugitive Predator can be found here: it looks like he's just on the ball of his foot in that pose. I hope his feet look and move like feet and not boots. My only company of the first pr3dator was he seemed heavy when jumping on the rocks were I always thought he should move more like a stealthy ninja or something.
https://news.toyark.com/2018/07/18/sdcc-2018-neca-aliens-and-predator-display-306893
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Jul 19, 2018, 03:11:14 AM
NECA Upgrade Pred.
Called it on the digitigrade legs.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f291/sabres21768/AE65EB2F-F025-4645-BE5D-2266E8FC6922.jpeg
what could the Assassin Predator be? the Friendlies?
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Jul 19, 2018, 03:11:14 AM
NECA Upgrade Pred.
Called it on the digitigrade legs.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f291/sabres21768/AE65EB2F-F025-4645-BE5D-2266E8FC6922.jpeg
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlbwHpbFnED/?taken-by=necadios
Awesome shot of that Upgrade! I like the details & the spikes around the head/dreads is a nice armoured touch I think.
Better than what we saw in the trailer, much better. Still not agreeing with the concept, but good looking.
That's one beast of a predator. Love the details! 11", gotta make room for him.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 20, 2018, 07:28:22 AM
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlbwHpbFnED/?taken-by=necadios
Posing this face to face with the scared Hudson figure is going to look great/funny on the shelf :laugh:
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 20, 2018, 07:28:22 AM
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlbwHpbFnED/?taken-by=necadios
Damn, that upgrade/assassin predator looks f**king sick. So does the ultimate fugitive figure.
http://news.toyark.com/2018/07/20/sdcc-2018-gallery-neca-deluxe-assassin-predator-prototype-310221
Loads of new images of the Upgrade via ToyArk.
Would be great to see a size comparison with the Captured Predator.
https://www.figures.com/2018/07/20/sdcc18-neca-unveils-new-predator-assassin/
Seems to be about the height that their Engineer should have been, and I know it's accurate to Ian Whyte's height in comparison to Michael Fassbender's but I think it's a bit of a cheap card to play when it's clear that during the film there's camera trickery going on (LOTR) to make you believe he's about 10ft' tall rather than 7ft' tall. So, I'll always be a little peeved about that, especially because Predator already gets so much stuff- however I will say that it's good to get a size comparison and see the sculpt on both figures, as well as that most of the others not reusing parts are outstanding.
Nice find! The Upgrade is for sure quite a bit taller from the side by side there. I do like the figure design a lot & just hope they execute this Upgrade Predator well in the film too ;D
Quote from: Dino21AvP on Jul 24, 2018, 12:39:57 AM
https://www.figures.com/2018/07/20/sdcc18-neca-unveils-new-predator-assassin/
That is perfect, thanks.
Yes, been searching for a size comparison! Thanks.
Quote from: The Old One on Jul 24, 2018, 01:55:24 AM
Seems to be about the height that their Engineer should have been, and I know it's accurate to Ian Whyte's height in comparison to Michael Fassbender's but I think it's a bit of a cheap card to play when it's clear that during the film there's camera trickery going on (LOTR) to make you believe he's about 10ft' tall rather than 7ft' tall. So, I'll always be a little peeved about that, especially because Predator already gets so much stuff- however I will say that it's good to get a size comparison and see the sculpt on both figures, as well as that most of the others not reusing parts are outstanding.
Agreed, the Neca Engineers really should have been as big as Upgrade. I hope the final product version of Upgrade is as detailed as the model (or close to the level of detail).
I don't have a lot of room around but I have the Predators trio, the AVP trio and a double pack of battle damaged CH and unmasked JH so pretty much out of obligation I'll have to pick up these figures. I still think Fugitive Predator has a pretty silly looking mask but maybe it'll grow on me.
Speaking of film figures can I get an updated Wolf please? Quick google search tells me there's one on the way eventually which is good because he's got one of my favourite designs.
Wolf is also ridiculously expensive on the market.
The OG Wolf figure also hasn't aged that well compared to the modern, super-articulated Predators that NECA cranks out now. An updated version will be a welcome replacement.
Randy has confirmed many times that upgraded Wolf is coming. Probably in 2019 by the end of the year. He showed on Twitter a pic of the articulation plan or even maybe a prototype, can't remember, but it looked awesome.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl1HODcD7uc/?taken-by=sunspotreviewz
Nice! Figure looks pretty good from that shot.
Curious if anyone knows if the legs have ball joints at the hip? Or do the legs just swivel/rotate at the top? I'd assume there are ball joints..
They are ball-jointed
Oh God, it's beautiful.
Hopefully you take him out and behind the plastic there's a naked version like on the operating table.
That'd be neat.
Alright, i'll get one... Sheesh.
Quote from: The Old One on Aug 01, 2018, 04:44:22 PM
Hopefully you take him out and behind the plastic there's a naked version like on the operating table.
That'd be neat.
Take my money, NECA! ;)
NECA showed their release calendar for August and The Predator stuff (I'm assuming both figures?) are listed as coming out the 25th.
Nope, just the Fugitive, which is a bummer... Upgrade isn't even sure to be released by the end of the year as Randy wrote on twitter a few days ago.
Well that blows...but it's understandable I guess.
Quote from: Still Collating... on Aug 02, 2018, 04:20:30 PM
Nope, just the Fugitive, which is a bummer... Upgrade isn't even sure to be released by the end of the year as Randy wrote on twitter a few days ago.
That's about when I expect the UK will get Fugitive.
Damn, too bad. Hopefully you get Upgrade before Covenant 2 is released... :P
Though it's good that you at least get them eventually. My country doesn't get Neca figures at all really, so if I want a genuine Neca figure when it's released, I order from FreshFigures.com and they're great. I'm sad that there aren't many options for international buyers. Amazon isn't really helpful enough, BBTS has big shipping rates to my country and AliExpress is like playing Russian roulette :laugh: though I use it the most because of the pricing.
The day I see a Neca Alien/Predator figure in a store in my country is the day I die of joy.
Have you tried ordering from a Hong Kong dealer on eBay?
If you order from them before the wave goes out of stock everywhere else the chances of it being a bootleg (in my experience) are slim.
Haven't tried that yet, thanks for the idea!
The Fugitive Predator is available now:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Predator-2018-7-Scale-Action-Figure-Ultimate-Fugitive-Predator-NECA-/253804679582?hash=item3b17f0119e (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Predator-2018-7-Scale-Action-Figure-Ultimate-Fugitive-Predator-NECA-/253804679582?hash=item3b17f0119e)
I'll try local suppliers first... but it will make a fine addition to my collection...
Shipping to Poland is similar to the price of the figure itself...
Just placed my order!
This will be my first Neca Predator, its going to put my run down McFarlane Predator to shame lol. :D
i hate how its about $40 shipped to buy off neca's ebay or amazon...i'm currently waiting for it on bbts, sigh i miss toysrus.com
it should be $25.99 or so
Quote from: dHunter333 on Aug 09, 2018, 06:44:17 PM
i hate how its about $40 shipped to buy off neca's ebay or amazon...i'm currently waiting for it on bbts, sigh i miss toysrus.com
it should be $25.99 or so
It does contain extra arms and heads, is considered a deluxe figure. 35-40 is what I can find on retailers in the Netherlands too.
It retails for $25 here
I would like to be able to buy it for retail price not 10 or $15 more
25-30 is what regular figurines from NECA go for here...
I suck at pics but i got my neca Fugitive today. Getting the joints unfrozen was quite a task.
(https://i.imgur.com/6oxyXbh.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/tmuuXUK.jpg)
I like it but in person the armor seems kinda plain. The shoulder cannon is a joke though, so frail and limp. Its almost impossible to position and is begging to break off lol.
(https://i.imgur.com/XPxWJbw.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/aSgkDJf.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/wJXSn4p.jpg)
Looks good. I like the details on the left side of the breastplate - maybe it took some damage from an explosion. Still superhero-ish, but it goes with the "role" I think.
Figure looks pretty good! Might have to cave and pick one up still. Any special armour details on the back of the figure or is it fairly plain?
Quote from: 426Buddy on Aug 13, 2018, 11:38:00 PM
I suck at pics but i got my neca Fugitive today. Getting the joints unfrozen was quite a task.
(https://i.imgur.com/6oxyXbh.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/tmuuXUK.jpg)
I like it but in person the armor seems kinda plain. The shoulder cannon is a joke though, so frail and limp. Its almost impossible to position and is begging to break off lol.
(https://i.imgur.com/XPxWJbw.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/aSgkDJf.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/wJXSn4p.jpg)
Show some face detiles and back of the figure pls.
(https://i.imgur.com/TavKgle.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/vdCbRAd.jpg)
Decent details on the back there! Thanks for the pics 426buddy!
Thanks for sharing, Buddy. Shame I wont be seeing them over here until Christmas time. :'(
Quote from: 426Buddy on Aug 14, 2018, 10:21:38 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/TavKgle.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/vdCbRAd.jpg)
Thanks allot. I must say I do like allot this chain male armour. It reminds me of Scarface predator, best predator desing to the date.
http://news.toyark.com/2018/08/15/behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-assassin-predator-and-fugitive-predator-sculpts-313528#images
Via Jess.
The more I see of Upgrade/Assassin the more I like it. I do wish he had the shoulder plasma castor like all the other Predators, but I guess that's not something he has in the film.
Quote from: 426Buddy on Aug 13, 2018, 11:38:00 PM
I suck at pics but i got my neca Fugitive today. Getting the joints unfrozen was quite a task.
(https://i.imgur.com/6oxyXbh.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/tmuuXUK.jpg)
I like it but in person the armor seems kinda plain. The shoulder cannon is a joke though, so frail and limp. Its almost impossible to position and is begging to break off lol.
(https://i.imgur.com/XPxWJbw.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/aSgkDJf.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/wJXSn4p.jpg)
Where did you order yours from?
Neca released them on ebay, so i snatched one. There is a link a page back I think.
(https://i.imgur.com/p0PIw1W.jpg)
Heh, looks like he's the one getting snatched.
Im suprised by the armor. It looks dull and not metallic like the film. Really it looks good but desperatly needs a new paint job. Very different than the what it looks like in the trailer.
Everybody, this just in! Randy confirmed on Twitter that the Upgrade/Assassin predator is not the Deluxe predator they have up for preorder! I am completely shocked. I just wanted Assassin and it seems I and many people preordered the wrong figure. Damn it, I already paid for it...
We have no idea what it is, I hope it's cool, it better not be the preddog.
I mean what the hell? They could have cleared that up right when they revealed Assassin. Both movie predators they offered had placeholder names. We all expected this was it and it is very misleading when we saw Assassin and Fugitive and no mention of the Deluxe figure.
I'm angry and confused. So: predhound, preds in pants or super deluxe Fugitive?
i personally took that as the deluxe predator is the ultimate fugitive
i came across this picture and thought of this thread
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi49.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff291%2Fsabres21768%2FAE65EB2F-F025-4645-BE5D-2266E8FC6922.jpeg&hash=fc0aaf73aef849c962ec621c01941a36)
deluxe assassin predator
it has to be this guy
randy probably mis understood the question?
i dont know
i welcome any variations on these predators, as far as i can tell though, these are now the only 2 predators (besides some kind of predator dog different from predators) in the movie
if they give us a 2nd fugitive and assassin (upgrade?) i'd love it
Quote from: 426Buddy on Aug 13, 2018, 11:38:00 PM
I suck at pics but i got my neca Fugitive today. Getting the joints unfrozen was quite a task.
(https://i.imgur.com/6oxyXbh.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/tmuuXUK.jpg)
I like it but in person the armor seems kinda plain. The shoulder cannon is a joke though, so frail and limp. Its almost impossible to position and is begging to break off lol.
(https://i.imgur.com/XPxWJbw.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/aSgkDJf.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/wJXSn4p.jpg)
Couldn`t help myself and orederd one from China. It costs 10 bucks more then the one directly from NECA, but the shipping is free. I hope it`ll be here before the movie.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Predator-2018-7-Scale-Action-Figure-Ultimate-Fugitive-Predator-NECA-NEW/283104956324?epid=16022360330&hash=item41ea5ecfa4:g:Fh4AAOSwVP5ba0wS
Hope the figure arrives fast and that it's all okay.
Quote from: dHunter333 on Aug 17, 2018, 12:58:25 AM
i personally took that as the deluxe predator is the ultimate fugitive
i came across this picture and thought of this thread
https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi49.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff291%2Fsabres21768%2FAE65EB2F-F025-4645-BE5D-2266E8FC6922.jpeg&hash=fc0aaf73aef849c962ec621c01941a36
deluxe assassin predator
it has to be this guy
randy probably mis understood the question?
i dont know
i welcome any variations on these predators, as far as i can tell though, these are now the only 2 predators (besides some kind of predator dog different from predators) in the movie
if they give us a 2nd fugitive and assassin (upgrade?) i'd love it
Yeah, now I'm confused even more! It says right there, Deluxe. I really hope Randy just didn't understand the question, because this is very misleading if it is the case. If it's another version of Assassin, I'm all for it, but I'll be pissed off if I found out I bought the predhound by mistake.
I mean, it very clearly stated on their site they had two pred figures for the movie. An Ultimate and a Deluxe figure. Fugitive is an Ultimate and Assassin is Deluxe, so I really don't know what's happening... :laugh:
Mysterious third Predator? Maybe we are all being mislead all the time. Now let the speculation begin.
Sush. I want to have at least one surprise when I go in a month...
The lost art of keeping a secret...
I'm all for an unseen third predator (no preds in camo pants please...) but I really doubt that's going to happen. That would really surprise me. It just doesn't make sense.
But anything is possible...
First look at the "Dutch" figure
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmr14GzD988/?tagged=thepredator
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lol
Nice try. Terminator Genysis Arnold head on Predator Arnold Body but with shirt painted black, next to fugitive.
That scared the s*it out of me!
That is actually pretty cool, its a nice custom.
I like it quite a bit.
I have an extra red polo dutch and and that older terminator...not gonna do this but i could!
lol
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmw_cnZjb7w/?tagged=thepredator
That's pretty cool comic artwork there! Nice find ace3g!
I caved and had to pick up the Fugitive Predator ;D More and more excited for the new film so had to be done lol. Hope people don't mind some more pictures:
(https://i.imgur.com/jKKLbh3.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qQKC9qc.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/DQph9a1.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/JQQAkCX.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/upIrv1Y.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/oEuakfR.jpg)
I'm gutted I'm going to be waiting until the end of the year for mine. :'(
Mine is currently flying/swimming from China. The wait is killing me, as well as bootleg possibility (I hope it`s too early for bootleg though).
Hicks, you aren't able to go through eBay or another online site somehow to order yours?
& Master, did you have to order from China? Could you not order from the United States or anything to avoid the bootleg posssibilty?
Did you get an open shuriken with yours?
Quote from: Master on Aug 24, 2018, 09:27:05 AM
Mine is currently flying/swimming from China. The wait is killing me, as well as bootleg possibility (I hope it`s too early for bootleg though).
The point that it's shipping right away when the figures are being released really decreases the chance of it being a bootleg. The problem is I've seen people on Neca's twitter who ordered directly from their eBay store and some figures came with defects. I hope your figure is perfect, but if it has any problem, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a bootleg.
Quote from: pmaz11 on Aug 24, 2018, 09:50:05 AM
Hicks, you aren't able to go through eBay or another online site somehow to order yours?
& Master, did you have to order from China? Could you not order from the United States or anything to avoid the bootleg posssibilty?
Shipping from USA to Poland cost as much or more then the figure itself. You don`t have this poroblem with China (free shipping).
Quote from: Still Collating... on Aug 24, 2018, 11:37:03 AM
Quote from: Master on Aug 24, 2018, 09:27:05 AM
Mine is currently flying/swimming from China. The wait is killing me, as well as bootleg possibility (I hope it`s too early for bootleg though).
The point that it's shipping right away when the figures are being released really decreases the chance of it being a bootleg. The problem is I've seen people on Neca's twitter who ordered directly from their eBay store and some figures came with defects. I hope your figure is perfect, but if it has any problem, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a bootleg.
I don`t have the luxury to just buy one in local shop, as those are nearly non existant in my country. All my figures, sans two or three, are bought online, with all inconviniences there are.
Quote from: Master on Aug 24, 2018, 11:43:47 AM
Shipping from USA to Poland cost as much or more then the figure itself. You don`t have this poroblem with China (free shipping).
True. That makes a lot of sense so yeah that was probably your best bet right now.
Quote from: 426Buddy on Aug 24, 2018, 11:22:39 AM
Did you get an open shuriken with yours?
I actually had a loose closed and open Shuriken from another figure that I am just using for the Fugitive right now. Bummed he didn't just come with one/more accessories :/ but simple fix and the figure is still really cool! No defects with mine either...However, the joints were all fairly tricky to loosen up without breaking too.
Quote from: Master on Aug 24, 2018, 11:43:47 AM
Quote from: pmaz11 on Aug 24, 2018, 09:50:05 AM
Hicks, you aren't able to go through eBay or another online site somehow to order yours?
& Master, did you have to order from China? Could you not order from the United States or anything to avoid the bootleg posssibilty?
Shipping from USA to Poland cost as much or more then the figure itself. You don`t have this poroblem with China (free shipping).
Quote from: Still Collating... on Aug 24, 2018, 11:37:03 AM
Quote from: Master on Aug 24, 2018, 09:27:05 AM
Mine is currently flying/swimming from China. The wait is killing me, as well as bootleg possibility (I hope it`s too early for bootleg though).
The point that it's shipping right away when the figures are being released really decreases the chance of it being a bootleg. The problem is I've seen people on Neca's twitter who ordered directly from their eBay store and some figures came with defects. I hope your figure is perfect, but if it has any problem, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a bootleg.
I don`t have the luxury to just buy one in local shop, as those are nearly non existant in my country. All my figures, sans two or three, are bought online, with all inconviniences there are.
You could consider buying from a shop in germany or any othe EU based shop. No import duties and better shipment tarrifs.
Yeah, costly as f**k. We do have online figure shops in Poland but there is about three months difference between premiere of the figure and avaliability in shop. But the prices are better too.
Costly as in? As much as the figure? Having figures shipped here in the Netherlands is around €7.50, depending on the order. The bigger the batch, the moee lucrative.
And not even Warsaw has a merchandising shop? Haven't been there yet past the airport, but it seems to be a modern city 🤔
Maybe Warsaw has one. I don`t know, I live very far from Warsaw ;)
Poland is not much larger than the state i live in so you can't be too far ;D
I forgot to add "for European standards" ;)
I live in the Netherlands and have a Polish girlfriend, maybe I can help you out a bit.
Thanks Mate, very nice of you. I'm good for now, but if I ever had a problem to get something I'll let you know. ;)
This is interesting.
https://mobile.twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status/1035276198996332544
I don't see what else can be made beyond the new hounds. The friendly Predators were removed from the film. I don't think NECA would waste resources on them now
Quote from: The Shuriken on Aug 31, 2018, 10:58:19 PM
This interesting.
https://mobile.twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status/1035276198996332544
I don't see what else can be made beyond the new hounds. The friendly Predators were removed from the film. I don't think NECA would waste resources on them now
You don't know NECA
I'm predicting that one (and only one) of these will be a human character.
Can't find the fugitive in the Netherlands, what kind of nonsense is this even :')
My oreder from China was canceled... O actually have some troubles to get my refund :'(
Quote from: Master on Sep 02, 2018, 07:08:18 AM
My oreder from China was canceled... O actually have some troubles to get my refund :'(
Where do you live that you needed to order direct from China?
Quote from: Xenomrph on Sep 02, 2018, 07:59:37 AM
Quote from: Master on Sep 02, 2018, 07:08:18 AM
My oreder from China was canceled... O actually have some troubles to get my refund :'(
Where do you live that you needed to order direct from China?
In Poland. We do have local stores but Fugitive will be avaliable in November/December.
Damn, there must be a way to get your refund, check with the site's customer service or something. You don't get the product you paid for: money back, anything else is outrageous.
Quote from: Still Collating... on Sep 02, 2018, 03:28:34 PM
Damn, there must be a way to get your refund, check with the site's customer service or something. You don't get the product you paid for: money back, anything else is outrageous.
Cool, I'm still waiting. If not, I'll try reporting to customers service.
Quote from: Master on Sep 02, 2018, 09:43:11 AM
Quote from: Xenomrph on Sep 02, 2018, 07:59:37 AM
Quote from: Master on Sep 02, 2018, 07:08:18 AM
My oreder from China was canceled... O actually have some troubles to get my refund :'(
Where do you live that you needed to order direct from China?
In Poland. We do have local stores but Fugitive will be avaliable in November/December.
Same here in the Netherlands, just found one that has the fugitive, october release.
Quote from: skull-splitter on Sep 02, 2018, 08:36:00 PM
Quote from: Master on Sep 02, 2018, 09:43:11 AM
Quote from: Xenomrph on Sep 02, 2018, 07:59:37 AM
Quote from: Master on Sep 02, 2018, 07:08:18 AM
My oreder from China was canceled... O actually have some troubles to get my refund :'(
Where do you live that you needed to order direct from China?
In Poland. We do have local stores but Fugitive will be avaliable in November/December.
Same here in the Netherlands, just found one that has the fugitive, october release.
:(
Quote from: Master on Sep 02, 2018, 09:43:11 AM
Quote from: Xenomrph on Sep 02, 2018, 07:59:37 AM
Quote from: Master on Sep 02, 2018, 07:08:18 AM
My oreder from China was canceled... O actually have some troubles to get my refund :'(
Where do you live that you needed to order direct from China?
In Poland. We do have local stores but Fugitive will be avaliable in November/December.
That's when I'm expecting for the UK too. And I still feel like that might be pushing it a little.
Consider yourself lucky the order from China was cancelled, odds are high it was a bootleg. NEVER, EVER ORDER FROM CHINA. Unless they have like perfect feedback, top rated seller, etc.
He was. And I did that before, no bootleg so far - lucky me!
Quote from: The Shuriken on Sep 03, 2018, 04:13:29 PM
Consider yourself lucky the order from China was cancelled, odds are high it was a bootleg. NEVER, EVER ORDER FROM CHINA. Unless they have like perfect feedback, top rated seller, etc.
Even then I make it a general practice to not order from China unless it's something I don't care about and I'm getting for dirt cheap (iphone charging cable, a phone case, piddly stuff). I rolled the dice and bought an Ultimate Jungle Hunter from China and miraculously it wasn't a bootleg. Or if it is, it's really high quality.
The one time it's actually safe to order "bootlegs" from China is with Masterpiece Transformers, because those cheap Chinese listings usually aren't bootlegs - they're genuine, but were stolen from the genuine factories by factory workers and are being sold "off the record". It's like the cliche of buying a stereo that "fell off the back of a truck" (http://grammarist.com/idiom/fell-off-the-back-of-a-truck/).
Decided to throw on some skull trophies/accessories and a Neca shuriken. Really dig the figure still! Just wanted to add a little more to it and felt like sharing a few pics again if that's cool ;D
(https://i.imgur.com/oJrLk3H.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/WPVX8Z1.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/t6y7Dn8.jpg)
Seeing bare forearms on a Predator is weird, tag your nsfw.
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 06, 2018, 12:15:37 PM
Seeing bare forearms on a Predator is weird, tag your nsfw.
I don't mind it too much actually. I think it would look better on a more tribal predator though.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Sep 03, 2018, 07:29:30 AM
Quote from: Master on Sep 02, 2018, 09:43:11 AM
Quote from: Xenomrph on Sep 02, 2018, 07:59:37 AM
Quote from: Master on Sep 02, 2018, 07:08:18 AM
My oreder from China was canceled... O actually have some troubles to get my refund :'(
Where do you live that you needed to order direct from China?
In Poland. We do have local stores but Fugitive will be avaliable in November/December.
That's when I'm expecting for the UK too. And I still feel like that might be pushing it a little.
Boss, you can order yours from ebay uk. I did that, they are in stock ;)
Well based on the reviews I've read, I think I know what the next figure NECA will be making for The Predator.
Quote from: The Shuriken on Sep 08, 2018, 01:56:35 AM
Well based on the reviews I've read, I think I know what the next figure NECA will be making for The Predator.
I agree. It'll be fun to see.
Yep, that one really took me by surprise. I'm wondering how I'll feel about it when I see it on screen, but hearing the description, I'm already hating it. I'm really thinking of canceling my preorder.
Quote from: Still Collating... on Sep 08, 2018, 05:54:10 PM
Yep, that one really took me by surprise. I'm wondering how I'll feel about it when I see it on screen, but hearing the description, I'm already hating it. I'm really thinking of canceling my preorder.
Please, some of us want to have at least some surprise.
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Sep 08, 2018, 12:05:11 PM
Quote from: The Shuriken on Sep 08, 2018, 01:56:35 AM
Well based on the reviews I've read, I think I know what the next figure NECA will be making for The Predator.
I agree. It'll be fun to see.
Same, looking forward to it already, even if it will be controversial.
Quote from: Master on Sep 08, 2018, 06:07:16 PM
Quote from: Still Collating... on Sep 08, 2018, 05:54:10 PM
Yep, that one really took me by surprise. I'm wondering how I'll feel about it when I see it on screen, but hearing the description, I'm already hating it. I'm really thinking of canceling my preorder.
Please, some of us want to have at least some surprise.
Exactly. Spoilers can piss off.
Quote from: skull-splitter on Sep 08, 2018, 08:19:23 PM
Quote from: Master on Sep 08, 2018, 06:07:16 PM
Quote from: Still Collating... on Sep 08, 2018, 05:54:10 PM
Yep, that one really took me by surprise. I'm wondering how I'll feel about it when I see it on screen, but hearing the description, I'm already hating it. I'm really thinking of canceling my preorder.
Please, some of us want to have at least some surprise.
Exactly. Spoilers can piss off.
Well, since NOBODY mentioned anything specific, and the fact this is a thread about NECA fiigures FROM THE MOVIE, perhaps you shouldn't come in here until you've seen the movie. Hmmmmm 🤔
Or you have some courtesy and just don't talk about it here for a week or two.
Especially you don't talk about specyfic figure, but movie spoilers for the sake of it.
Yeah nah...you're risking spoilers coming in here. You should already know that.
If NECA puts up pics of their next figure they're going in here, just like before.
That is the nature of this thread. Kinda silly to think otherwise.
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Sep 10, 2018, 09:23:47 PM
Yeah nah...you're risking spoilers coming in here. You should already know that.
If NECA puts up pics of their next figure they're going in here, just like before.
That is the nature of this thread. Kinda silly to think otherwise.
Which is different from insinuations. It really isn't that hard.
Quote from: skull-splitter on Sep 11, 2018, 10:21:33 PM
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Sep 10, 2018, 09:23:47 PM
Yeah nah...you're risking spoilers coming in here. You should already know that.
If NECA puts up pics of their next figure they're going in here, just like before.
That is the nature of this thread. Kinda silly to think otherwise.
Which is different from insinuations. It really isn't that hard.
Anyway...I asked Randy on Twitter if we might get an extra closed mandible head with the Assassin Pred figure and he said "Quite possibly".
And I'm looking forward to seeing their version of the
Spoiler
Predator Killer suit.
You did that on purpose, didn't you?
Douche.
Up until this point I'd been on Sabre's side. No spoilers had been posted in the open. It's for the discussion and posting of figures related to the new film. There's going to be spoilers. Don't venture in if you're being that cautious about what you're exposed to.
But Sabre, that was a dick move. I want specifics covered up in spoiler tags, just in case.
Well, it is what it is.
But, like you said, don't come in here if you're avoiding spoilers.
No, for the next week or so, people will take that extra 5 seconds to put in spoiler tags.
https://twitter.com/neca_toys/status/1040003210424057856?s=21 (https://twitter.com/neca_toys/status/1040003210424057856?s=21)
NECA will probably reveal some new figures Friday.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Sep 12, 2018, 09:53:26 AM
No, for the next week or so, people will take that extra 5 seconds to put in spoiler tags.
Not to mention having a different section of this forum I do actively avoid.
The other extreme is never visit any fansites again.
Take a pick.
From NECA on Twitter
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi49.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff291%2Fsabres21768%2F286E5521-75DD-42C3-8959-36E999F17B2B.jpeg&hash=1dd00e0273fda3289ac80721bca7c523759eaaf0)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi49.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff291%2Fsabres21768%2FD6450DB2-EB74-45E0-B1BC-9DD633FF25B4.jpeg&hash=443ff148cb9fe082cb668d0ed09a6deedfc54e60)
Hoping my local Target has Fugitive in stock this weekend. Assasin looks great!
Doesn't look like he has the metal tusk like he does in the movie.
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Sep 14, 2018, 02:31:05 AM
Doesn't look like he has the metal tusk like he does in the movie.
who has a metal tusk? Were was this shown?
Upgrade had a metal tusk.
Quote from: Ultramorph on Sep 14, 2018, 01:13:47 AM
Hoping my local Target has Fugitive in stock this weekend. Assasin looks great!
I don't collect the NECA figures but I'd be lying if I said I haven't been scoping out my local Targets to see if they got him in! Also tempted to order the Scarface (Concrete Jungle) figure.
Quote from: bobcunk on Sep 14, 2018, 04:17:13 AM
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Sep 14, 2018, 02:31:05 AM
Doesn't look like he has the metal tusk like he does in the movie.
who has a metal tusk? Were was this shown?
Metal tusk. Upper left mandible.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi49.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff291%2Fsabres21768%2FC9953EE8-59C7-40A3-A57E-C11A77C2B52E.jpeg&hash=7e9e340cf9ff4ecda50d562be55a383b7fd7e6ea)
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Sep 14, 2018, 05:22:39 AM
Quote from: bobcunk on Sep 14, 2018, 04:17:13 AM
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Sep 14, 2018, 02:31:05 AM
Doesn't look like he has the metal tusk like he does in the movie.
who has a metal tusk? Were was this shown?
Metal tusk. Upper left mandible.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi49.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff291%2Fsabres21768%2FC9953EE8-59C7-40A3-A57E-C11A77C2B52E.jpeg&hash=7e9e340cf9ff4ecda50d562be55a383b7fd7e6ea)
Easy to correct yourself though. I even corrected height of my Berserker.
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Sep 14, 2018, 05:22:39 AM
Quote from: bobcunk on Sep 14, 2018, 04:17:13 AM
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Sep 14, 2018, 02:31:05 AM
Doesn't look like he has the metal tusk like he does in the movie.
who has a metal tusk? Were was this shown?
Metal tusk. Upper left mandible.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi49.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff291%2Fsabres21768%2FC9953EE8-59C7-40A3-A57E-C11A77C2B52E.jpeg&hash=7e9e340cf9ff4ecda50d562be55a383b7fd7e6ea)
It's not really noticeable in the film, though. I don't know why but I just love seeing red colouration on the Predators. Digging the IR Fugitive too.
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Sep 14, 2018, 12:52:52 AM
From NECA on Twitter
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi49.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff291%2Fsabres21768%2F286E5521-75DD-42C3-8959-36E999F17B2B.jpeg&hash=1dd00e0273fda3289ac80721bca7c523759eaaf0)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi49.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff291%2Fsabres21768%2FD6450DB2-EB74-45E0-B1BC-9DD633FF25B4.jpeg&hash=443ff148cb9fe082cb668d0ed09a6deedfc54e60)
I`ll definitelly pick up Upgrade. I just hope he has alternate head with closed mouth and some weapons and gadgets with him.
I bought this before the film, honestly, movie was kind of a let down, but the Fugitive Predator was pretty neat so I guess it all worked out. I like the NECA Upgrade better than the film's look. It looked a bit dumpy. I'll probably pick it up.
(https://i.imgur.com/flx7HS1.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/tGMIdvg.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qNB6ekl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/7yg2V1O.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/c1bF0CZ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/BKf2jCE.jpg)
Nice photos and use of David's Drawings.
I really, really want that upgrade pred.
Awesome job with those pictures. The lighting is rad ;)
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Sep 14, 2018, 02:31:05 AM
Doesn't look like he has the metal tusk like he does in the movie.
I just saw the film and did not see a metal tusk and I was looking for it too...
Predator artifacts from the new movie:
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1877/43969788354_9ca088bc69_b.jpg)
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1864/29750658727_13cf4e81b9_b.jpg)
Quote from: dHunter333 on Sep 14, 2018, 11:42:39 PM
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Sep 14, 2018, 02:31:05 AM
Doesn't look like he has the metal tusk like he does in the movie.
I just saw the film and did not see a metal tusk and I was looking for it too...
Predator artifacts from the new movie:
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1877/43969788354_9ca088bc69_b.jpg)
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1864/29750658727_13cf4e81b9_b.jpg)
Indeed, it is barely visable and it seems to be only part of his tusk.
I don't recall seeing City Hunter's mask either, although I'd love to be mistaken.
It's not in the film, oddly. They've got one of the newer design masks, and the original, but not City Hunter's.
Bizarre.
Seeing all three masks in the one case alongside each other would have been great, missed opportunity.
Then just an additional case with all the shit that City Hunter dumped at his ass. :laugh:
There were more cases than the 2 we saw in the film but you don't get a clear look in any of them.
I really need to see it a second time.
But back to toys: there's plenty they can still do.
I'm curious to see if they wind up doing
Spoiler
Predator Killer.
It would take a lot of new tooling and probably won't be popular. I hope they do.
I hope they don't, in fact- I hope it's relegated to a deleted scene for home release.
I'm hoping they do make a figure. The more the better.
Eaglemoss more than likely will.
Quote from: dHunter333 on Sep 14, 2018, 11:42:39 PM
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Sep 14, 2018, 02:31:05 AM
Doesn't look like he has the metal tusk like he does in the movie.
I just saw the film and did not see a metal tusk and I was looking for it too...
Predator artifacts from the new movie:
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1877/43969788354_9ca088bc69_b.jpg)
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1864/29750658727_13cf4e81b9_b.jpg)
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 15, 2018, 08:20:22 AM
I don't recall seeing City Hunter's mask either, although I'd love to be mistaken.
Those were just the only two masks that I had that were removable
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Sep 15, 2018, 03:30:44 PM
I'm hoping they do make a figure. The more the better.
NECA has claimed they have "plenty" more figures coming.
Quote from: skull-splitter on Sep 15, 2018, 08:05:48 AM
Quote from: dHunter333 on Sep 14, 2018, 11:42:39 PM
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Sep 14, 2018, 02:31:05 AM
Doesn't look like he has the metal tusk like he does in the movie.
I just saw the film and did not see a metal tusk and I was looking for it too...
Predator artifacts from the new movie:
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1877/43969788354_9ca088bc69_b.jpg)
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1864/29750658727_13cf4e81b9_b.jpg)
Indeed, it is barely visable and it seems to be only part of his tusk.
I saw it, it was pretty noticeable when
Spoiler
the Upgrade Predator is dying, and McKenna asks "what are you?" before shooting it in the face
It's still a brief shot, but I saw it pretty clearly.
Implication that we might see the cut, "friendly" Predators at some point:
https://twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status/1041751120689987585
I finally (finally!!!) got my Fugitive. It was a long road, but I managed to get him before the movie.
Oh, and I got my refund too!
Quote from: Master on Sep 17, 2018, 08:28:52 PM
I finally (finally!!!) got my Fugitive. It was a long road, but I managed to get him before the movie.
Oh, and I got my refund too!
Nice! Glad it worked out for you
I got mine about a week and a half ago and I love him!
Quote from: Kailem on Sep 17, 2018, 07:34:47 PM
Implication that we might see the cut, "friendly" Predators at some point:
https://twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status/1041751120689987585
Would buy even if I disagree with the concept. Hell, I disagreed with the whole film as a concept, but still was entertained.
Quote from: Kailem on Sep 17, 2018, 07:34:47 PM
Implication that we might see the cut, "friendly" Predators at some point:
https://twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status/1041751120689987585
I just saw that post. Do they have the same mask as the Fugitive?
I do hope they release them as well as the Predator hounds & maybe even the cut spider hybrids?
You KNOW they are going to give us the Predator Killer...
The movie is out now...please show us everything!
They showed us a predator vision mode Fugitive...
So 3 confirmed figures so far...
It looks like they have the same mask as Fugitive. Come to think of it, I think Fugitive's mask is the first mask other than the classic Jungle Hunter mask to appear in a movie more than once.
They pretty much confirmed no predator hounds from the new film =(
Good.
Those designs shouldn't be spread.
Predators hounds or none at all.
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 18, 2018, 02:58:55 AM
Good.
Those designs shouldn't be spread.
Predators hounds or none at all.
Neca made figures of the 'Predators' hounds.
I know, I have two of them.
Randy keeps insisting there is more to come.
I can only assume they'll release the two friendly Predators, thermal vision Fugitive, perhaps an armored up Assassin Predator and finally the
Spoiler
Predator nano suit.
Don't see what else they can do beyond that.
Quote from: The Shuriken on Sep 18, 2018, 04:19:50 AM
Randy keeps insisting there is more to come.
I can only assume they'll release the two friendly Predators, thermal vision Fugitive, perhaps an armored up Assassin Predator and finally the Spoiler
Predator nano suit.
A transparent one, and call it cloaked. ;D
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 18, 2018, 02:58:55 AM
Good.
Those designs shouldn't be spread.
Predators hounds or none at all.
Although I don't mind the design for 'The Predator' dogs, and appreciate that Predators likely have more than one 'dog' spieces to have as pets. I do wish that the 'Predators' hound design was revisited here. Maybe one of each design in the movie.
Would also have been a cool way to acknowledge Predators
I hate "The Predator" dogs so much, so I can't empathize.
So would you not have liked to see the PS hounds in there then ?
No, I was saying that I can't tolerate "The Predator" hound design whatsoever.
"Predators" version is far superior, and I'd rather have that alone or nothing at all.
If they made 'The Predator' dogs, no one would force you to buy them.
No, but it would irritate me that they exist. Dreadlocks ugh.
Entirely banal.
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 18, 2018, 02:14:52 PM
No, I was saying that I can't tolerate "The Predator" hound design whatsoever.
"Predators" version is far superior, and I'd rather have that alone or nothing at all.
Understood. I saw it as a missed opportunity, not have the PS hounds in The Predator. I was actually gutted.
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 18, 2018, 02:34:02 PM
No, but it would irritate me that they exist. Dreadlocks ugh.
Entirely banal.
At first the dreadlocks thing felt weird, but the more I thought about it, the more okay I was with it. Maybe it's an evolutionary survival trait shared by some species on Predator world, like how a lot of disparate Earth species share similar evolutionary traits?
I find that implausible for a number of reasons, which I detailed in the Magazine's thread I think in a discussion with SIL.
Scientifically I don't like it and from a design perspective I like it even less.
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 18, 2018, 05:10:04 PM
I find that implausible for a number of reasons, which I detailed in the Magazine's thread I think in a discussion with SIL.
Scientifically I don't like it and from a design perspective I like it even less.
Do you have a link to that thread?
https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=60429.15
& I still standby my statements, tbh.
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 18, 2018, 06:36:34 PM
https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=60429.15
& I still standby my statements, tbh.
I get why you don't like it and I can respect that, but your science argument seems to revolve around the dreadlocks being "only" hair, and the're not. They're tube-things that grow out of sockets in the skull, and they bleed when cut.
& As I pointed out in my argument, that's never seen on film, just like their ears in the first two films.
It's also a bad stylistic choice to hot-glue it onto other creatures.
In addition actually I said it would be a filament of some sort, which hair, feathers, quils and horns all are-
& horns have sockets quite often.
We see the sockets in the skull in 'Predators', and the EU has been very clear on the matter for decades.
As before you say "I don't care about the EU", take note that you're posting in the EU subforum. :P
And still the argument only works if you start by assuming The Old One is right and working backwards. Horns and keratin structures don't have sockets.
Pretty sure they talk about the dreads being sensory organs in the film when they see the dogs. That, or it's someone talking very loudly in the theatre.
Quote from: SiL on Sep 18, 2018, 08:50:56 PM
And still the argument only works if you start by assuming The Old One is right and working backwards. Horns aren't bone and done have sockets.
Pretty sure they talk about the dreads being sensory organs in the film when they see the dogs. That, or it's someone talking very loudly in the theatre.
No, you're right. One of the Loonies asked Munn's character why the dog had dreads. She stated they might be sensory organs.
You missed the part when I said horns are filaments then, which have sockets or placements for them in the skull.
Much like the Predator's "dreadlocks" which would then suggest they're somewhere between horns and hair, a composite.
I'm posting in merchandise, and no the EU doesn't matter.
That's just a hypothesis to justify a bad design decision then, not a confirmation.
As mentioned, the latest movie literally puts it in dialogue that there's more to the dreadlocks than them just being hair or something. :P
A character hypothesizes, nothing more &
That film was just full of good lore decisions wasn't it? lol
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 18, 2018, 09:54:01 PM
A character hypothesizes, nothing more &
That film was just full of good lore decisions wasn't it? lol
Having the dreadlocks not be hair (as has been the case in the EU for decades) isn't a bad idea, and answers a lot of questions. :P
The movie may have had some goofy lore stuff, but it's easy to handwave it as not being representative of the entire Predator species - as has been the case any time something new/goofy has come up in the movies or EU.
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 18, 2018, 08:54:55 PM
You missed the part when I said horns are filaments then, which have sockets or placements for them in the skull.
They either have raised areas or nothing immediately obvious, not sockets. Look at rhino and deer skulls that aren't dressed for display.
Again, we must assume you're right to accept your answers, not the other way around.
I have, I don't think the comparison is a stretch. For an crustacean esque alien.
Especially again, when despite the mandibles being shown in a recognizable shape-
they wouldn't be able to actually articulate as shown in Predators.
It's just my opinion of course due to the fact it's a fictional creature.
But you should assume that I'm right on this one. ;)
Meh I've always interpreted the dreads to be something along the lines of hair... very alien hair but hair. From what we see they serve no purpose in yet have so many similar properties to that of human hair. Growing along similar parts of their bodies, varying in length and graying with age (of course skin also lightens with age too). Stan did refer to the dreads as hair. Now the new movie is implying other things. Casey didn't exactly get to study the locks so her guess, frankly, is as good as any of ours. They don't exactly fit the mold for any sensory organs of any creature on earth, to my knowledge anyway. If it does have a purpose, perhaps it's some type of meaty tendril that helps regulate body temperature. ???
Regardless, I don't see the issue with other creatures, that come from their planet, also developing them.
On a side note, I found the NECA Fugitive figure in Target and had to get him. ;D
I agree, and to be clear I don't have an issue with other creatures from the same environment having them- that's just par for the course it's just the localisation around the head that doesn't make sense from what I know, considering the hound's body type.
I'm tempted to pick him up too.
I always have compared it to a lion's mane. Thick cushioning for one of the weakest parts of a body: the neck.
That sensory stuff was EU for ages according to some, but that would make them extremely sensitive to pressure and pain. Not a nice weakness to have out for display. Never bought the "hair is getting braided" bullshit we had on fanpages and in some novels I guess (never read any).
That it is hypothesized on film does not make it true per say.
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 19, 2018, 09:06:18 AM
I agree, and to be clear I don't have an issue with other creatures from the same environment having them- that's just par for the course it's just the localisation around the head that doesn't make sense from what I know, considering the hound's body type.
I'm tempted to pick him up too.
Yeah perhaps.
Maybe they're like the "poodles" of the Pred-Dog breeds? Hair like their owners. :laugh:
Quote from: skull-splitter on Sep 19, 2018, 09:19:20 AM
I always have compared it to a lion's mane. Thick cushioning for one of the weakest parts of a body: the neck.
That sensory stuff was EU for ages according to some, but that would make them extremely sensitive to pressure and pain. Not a nice weakness to have out for display. Never bought the "hair is getting braided" bullshit we had on fanpages and in some novels I guess (never read any).
That it is hypothesized on film does not make it true per say.
See and that's where I don't buy that they are sensory organs. They would brobably be too sensitive to squeeze decorative beading around them.
The lion's mane is an interesting thought, I highly doubt it would (severely) injure a predator if you were to cut/shoot their dreads so it could be protection to some extent, seeing as the front of their neck is still exposed.
They just look like dead strands as they hang limply.
Well, to be fair, the only reason that line was in the movie is because overly zealous fans would be crying about the dog having dreads anyway.
They're awful on the PredAliens and they're an awful idea for the dogs or the cut hybrids. It's just a lazy design shortcut to denote Predator influence.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Sep 19, 2018, 01:16:24 PM
They're awful on the PredAliens and they're an awful idea for the dogs or the cut hybrids. It's just a lazy design shortcut to denote Predator influence.
This.
Agreed. They're just so unnecessary - they don't do anything for the dogs, not even aesthetically. The hellhounds Predators at least had character. They could have totally reused them...
From an aesthetic standpoint I don't hate their design (ok I kind of love the damn pop toys they came out with) but no doubt the hounds in Predators have a more creative and vicious looking design. They were also utilized better in Predators, which is where my frustration mainly comes from with the hounds in The Predator.
When they initially posted the Ollie pop toy that didn't have the dreads I was really digging it. They should have done quills all over the body if anything.
I think why I like their general design so much is because they remind me of my brother's Frenchies- complete with the snorting and round head.
Quote from: PredBabe on Sep 19, 2018, 02:16:50 PM
They should have done quills all over the body if anything.
I believe that would've been the correct design decision.
Quote from: PredBabe on Sep 19, 2018, 02:16:50 PM
From an aesthetic standpoint I don't hate their design (ok I kind of love the damn pop toys they came out with) but no doubt the hounds in Predators have a better and more vicious looking design. They were also utilized better in Predators, which is where my frustration mainly comes from with the hounds in The Predator.
Wahen they initially posted the Ollie pop toy that didn't have the dreads I was really digging it. They should have done quills all over the body if anything.
I think why I like their general design so much is because they remind me of my brother's Frenchies- complete with the snorting and round head.
And that's where I thought they were going to end up going with it. Sort of disappointing when they, idk, backtracked (maybe) from that idea.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Sep 19, 2018, 01:16:24 PM
They're awful on the PredAliens and they're an awful idea for the dogs or the cut hybrids. It's just a lazy design shortcut to denote Predator influence.
Yip. I sort of tolerate them on the predaliens because of the dna reflux thingy, but just slapping dreads on anything is nothing but lazy.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Sep 19, 2018, 01:16:24 PM
They're awful on the PredAliens and they're an awful idea for the dogs or the cut hybrids. It's just a lazy design shortcut to denote Predator influence.
Going to have to disagree on the Predalien part
I love them on the Predaliens.
They've been there since the first time we ever saw one.
& They were awful there too.
Give me phallic heads or give me death.
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/1280f379e848d6a6ca8cb8d16a26a06e/tumblr_o2mondVd8s1qjabr0o1_1280.jpg)
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/c74bdb3634b4bddd6c4dd29a5e6e59a4/tumblr_o2mondVd8s1qjabr0o2_1280.jpg)
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/9443042dc50ff867d6f948a11266786a/tumblr_o2mondVd8s1qjabr0o7_r1_1280.jpg)
Dreads on Space Dogs > Dreads on Predalien
Indeed, and if you can gather with how much vitriol I hate them on the hounds- then multiply that tenfold for the PredAlien.
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 20, 2018, 02:01:56 AM
& They were awful there too.
Give me phallic heads or give me death.
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/1280f379e848d6a6ca8cb8d16a26a06e/tumblr_o2mondVd8s1qjabr0o1_1280.jpg)
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/c74bdb3634b4bddd6c4dd29a5e6e59a4/tumblr_o2mondVd8s1qjabr0o2_1280.jpg)
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/9443042dc50ff867d6f948a11266786a/tumblr_o2mondVd8s1qjabr0o7_r1_1280.jpg)
The point ruins the phallic head. And too many spikes.
Quote from: SiL on Sep 20, 2018, 06:04:36 AM
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 20, 2018, 02:01:56 AM
& They were awful there too.
Give me phallic heads or give me death.
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/1280f379e848d6a6ca8cb8d16a26a06e/tumblr_o2mondVd8s1qjabr0o1_1280.jpg)
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/c74bdb3634b4bddd6c4dd29a5e6e59a4/tumblr_o2mondVd8s1qjabr0o2_1280.jpg)
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/9443042dc50ff867d6f948a11266786a/tumblr_o2mondVd8s1qjabr0o7_r1_1280.jpg)
The point ruins the phallic head. And too many spikes.
agreed. The again, ths is vey crude art.
I believe the spikes are intended to be quils, carried over from the Predator.
I can take or leave the head turning into a spike, it's still very much phallic right up until then.
I think the PredAlien from AVP2010 was the best design for one so far. It had dreads though which I could do with out.
I don't think I've seen Dorman's topped yet.
I believe Shaun Noetle's design was headed in the right direction, excluding the quils on the back of the head.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/20071029.jpg)
I can appreciate the body of Dave Dorman's, but I don't appreciate the head one ounce.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scified.com%2Fu%2FScreenshot_20161025-202321.png&hash=f3432ce6b0498f49be076949e211cba483fec72f)
I really admire this head-foreskin idea, although again- quils on the back of the head are unnecessary.
I've never seen that one till just now...good lord, if it was done right then I'd say seeing the head peel back on film would be one of the creepiest things in either franchise.
It's featured in Studio ADI's video of Predalien concepts. Worth a quick look if you haven't seen it before:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txe5nRsvT2s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txe5nRsvT2s)
I think that particular pic is just a tad too extreme though. Just a bit too far removed from either an Alien or a Predator for my liking.
I've also always been a fan of Dave Dorman's original design. The dreads we ultimately got on AVP:R's Predalien never bothered me, but I completely understand why some hate them. I think Dorman's more slicked-back look is a nice compromise that acknowledges that particular aspect of the host without being just full-on "they have dreads too".
Of course I feel like the only design feature you really need to carry over is the mandibles, even if it's just on the bottom jaw, so they're also not something I need to see in any form in any given Predalien design.
I just had a massive argument with my brother over this, essentially he feels it needs to be an Alpha-Male, I don't.
I think it being extreme is warranted, with changes made.
Such as removing the human skull and making the face bear more of a resemblance to the Predator's jaw.
More of an elegant crustacean with biomechanics than an elegant insect.
I tell a lie - I think the Duel's version was better, with the spikes flowing with the head shape.
All of these are equally terrible IMO
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1090/5272/products/IMG_5342_1024x1024.JPG?v=1498037831)
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(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-alO2jKDHqFU%2FTkA4u2ZzMxI%2FAAAAAAAAAoQ%2FWQF7R64TVos%2Fs1600%2Falienvspredatorduel1a.jpg&hash=a026668400bc6919ad01060e8ec00d990bc2036b)
(https://pm1.narvii.com/6618/7c281e926018063ce50c459ef63395908f78a6d9_hq.jpg)
What's worse is that nearly all of them make the same mistakes.
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 20, 2018, 05:14:30 PM
(https://pm1.narvii.com/6618/7c281e926018063ce50c459ef63395908f78a6d9_hq.jpg)
Always liked this one from AVP2010, that's as biomechanical as the Predalien have gotten so far. After the fleshy bastards from the previous games this one is good enough. Even Chet was better than those from AVP classic and AVP2.
Who remembers this ugly thing? Haha.
(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/avp/images/f/f2/Avp2pred.png/revision/latest?cb=20110608235924)
So what do you guys prefer instead of dreads, nothing at all, or the spike look?
It should be approached as if you were making a sequel/reinterpretation of HR Giger's work.
Take HR Giger's Alien, make it more beastial, crustacean, change/exaggerate the proportions subtly-
Add quils to the back- exaggerating the regular back pipes, perhaps even bring back the "Aliens" protrusions from the arms-
With the idea in mind of the Predator's larger but still humanoid silouette.
& I believe the idea of the previous pages' artwork of the mandibles acting as a foreskin is an appropriately sexual mockery of the Predator biology.
Quote from: DerelictShip on Sep 20, 2018, 07:27:50 PM
So what do you guys prefer instead of dreads, nothing at all, or the spike look?
Giger dreads.
(https://i.imgur.com/F2hSLnS.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/K2e6Gm0.jpg)
They never remotely looked like strands of hair did they though?
It was always spikes like the higher image or an optical illusion like the lower image.
Regardless of whether it's born from a Predator or not- the Alien should not have hair, or anything resembling it.
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 20, 2018, 08:34:12 PM
They never remotely looked like strands of hair did they though?
It was just a nickname, so call it whatever you want. I just find them more interesting than Predator's dreadlock-like-appendix.
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 20, 2018, 08:34:12 PM
Regardless of whether it's born from a Predator or not- the Alien should not have hair, or anything resembling it.
So Dreadlocks-Free-Predalien?
(https://i.imgur.com/s4olYlo.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/WeWwFWm.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/tnKKn1s.jpg)
Quote from: The Old One on Sep 20, 2018, 07:52:14 PM
It should be approached as if you were making a sequel/reinterpretation of HR Giger's work.
Take HR Giger's Alien, make it more beastial, crustacean, change/exaggerate the proportions subtly-
Except for the elegant proportions thing, such a description screams Zerg! ;D (JK)
(https://i.imgur.com/a0XmHfh.jpg)
Meh I always liked the Predalien having dreads, it works for me. But anyway, there's this from NECA.
https://mobile.twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status/1042895083736104961
https://mobile.twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status/1042893667395166208
We know.
I'm actually pretty interested in getting figures of the friendly Preds. Little bit of repainting to get rid of the multicam armor and pants and they'll fit right in with the regular hunters
I am looking forward to having the Fugitive and the Friendlies fighting the Upgrade with the Predators Hounds.
This may be a noob question but the neck peg is stuck in the masked head, how do I get it out
Series 18 (the Machiko wave) is finally on Neca's official release calendar! A full year's delay is finally over! Scheduled for release on 10/29/18. So are the ultimate Xenos.
http://necaonline.com/events/2018-10/
Quote from: ZiMattack23 on Sep 28, 2018, 01:58:23 AM
This may be a noob question but the neck peg is stuck in the masked head, how do I get it out
Was this with The Fugitive? Like you were switching heads and the peg came out with the head instead of staying in the body to use with the other head? If it were me, I'd take a microwave safe cup, put water it in, heat it in microwave until boiling (the cup I use is pretty large and it takes 3:00 or more minutes to get bubbly and boiling). Put the head in there to soften it up for 3 minutes or so. Then I'd take a fork and put the peg between the prongs of the fork and slide it out. Then put the body in the hot water and slide the peg in there when its soft enough.
And moving forward, when swapping heads. Hold the plastic park on the neck tight so it helps keep it in the body.
Quote from: dHunter333 on Sep 28, 2018, 05:06:07 PM
Series 18 (the Machiko wave) is finally on Neca's official release calendar! A full year's delay is finally over! Scheduled for release on 10/29/18. So are the ultimate Xenos.
http://necaonline.com/events/2018-10/
Quote from: ZiMattack23 on Sep 28, 2018, 01:58:23 AM
This may be a noob question but the neck peg is stuck in the masked head, how do I get it out
Was this with The Fugitive? Like you were switching heads and the peg came out with the head instead of staying in the body to use with the other head? If it were me, I'd take a microwave safe cup, put water it in, heat it in microwave until boiling (the cup I use is pretty large and it takes 3:00 or more minutes to get bubbly and boiling). Put the head in there to soften it up for 3 minutes or so. Then I'd take a fork and put the peg between the prongs of the fork and slide it out. Then put the body in the hot water and slide the peg in there when its soft enough.
And moving forward, when swapping heads. Hold the plastic park on the neck tight so it helps keep it in the body.
Praise Jesus those finally have a release date.
It's about time, I've been itching to get Horn Head since they teased it at one of the conventions
Me too, what a wave to get delayed? I've wanted Machiko for so many years!
Quote from: dHunter333 on Sep 28, 2018, 06:55:50 PM
Me too, what a wave to get delayed? I've wanted Machiko for so many years!
Everything got delayed, for some reason. The three AvP Arcade waves, the Predator comic book wave, Ultimate Ahab, Aliens Kenner wave, Ultimate Aliens Warriors, all of it.
I'd say it's because The Predator series got the priority.
Quote from: Master on Sep 29, 2018, 06:34:47 AM
I'd say it's because The Predator series got the priority.
A series consisting of 1 (one) figure derailed (at least) seven ready-to-go waves for a full year?
Lolwut?
Doesn't sound plausible. At all.
Manufacturing issues, sure, but just priorities for a year? Nah.
The bigger delays have started to be an issue before the momentum of The Predator picked up. Neca said multiple times they had some really big problems this year with their factories if I'm remembering correctly.
Yeah manufacturing problems with their factories in China were apparently the main cause of all the delays. Either way I'm glad they've supposedly sorted all that out now and the Dark Horse wave is finally on the horizon. I've really got to try and get those Broken Tusk and Machiko figures when I can.
Fugitive, Machiko, Broken Tusk, Golden Angel, Bad Blood and Arbitrator. Going to be an expensive last quarter of the year.
Quote from: dHunter333 on Sep 28, 2018, 05:06:07 PM
Series 18 (the Machiko wave) is finally on Neca's official release calendar! A full year's delay is finally over! Scheduled for release on 10/29/18. So are the ultimate Xenos.
http://necaonline.com/events/2018-10/
Quote from: ZiMattack23 on Sep 28, 2018, 01:58:23 AM
This may be a noob question but the neck peg is stuck in the masked head, how do I get it out
Was this with The Fugitive? Like you were switching heads and the peg came out with the head instead of staying in the body to use with the other head? If it were me, I'd take a microwave safe cup, put water it in, heat it in microwave until boiling (the cup I use is pretty large and it takes 3:00 or more minutes to get bubbly and boiling). Put the head in there to soften it up for 3 minutes or so. Then I'd take a fork and put the peg between the prongs of the fork and slide it out. Then put the body in the hot water and slide the peg in there when its soft enough.
And moving forward, when swapping heads. Hold the plastic park on the neck tight so it helps keep it in the body.
I realize I posted this in the wrong thread...
Somebody should ask Neca on Twitter why they can't offer their figures like Fugitive and Ahab for $25.99 or what not on Amazon with a prime account like i see Diamond, McFarlane, Mattel, Hasbro, and DC Collectibles figures for MSRP prime with no shipping?
Quote from: dHunter333 on Oct 01, 2018, 06:11:46 AM
Somebody should ask Neca on Twitter why they can't offer their figures like Fugitive and Ahab for $25.99 or what not on Amazon with a prime account like i see Diamond, McFarlane, Mattel, Hasbro, and DC Collectibles figures for MSRP prime with no shipping?
What's keeping you?
Quote from: skull-splitter on Oct 01, 2018, 10:57:08 AM
Quote from: dHunter333 on Oct 01, 2018, 06:11:46 AM
Somebody should ask Neca on Twitter why they can't offer their figures like Fugitive and Ahab for $25.99 or what not on Amazon with a prime account like i see Diamond, McFarlane, Mattel, Hasbro, and DC Collectibles figures for MSRP prime with no shipping?
What's keeping you?
He doesn't want to get blocked by Randy. :P
Quote from: Xenomrph on Oct 01, 2018, 05:38:12 PM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Oct 01, 2018, 10:57:08 AM
Quote from: dHunter333 on Oct 01, 2018, 06:11:46 AM
Somebody should ask Neca on Twitter why they can't offer their figures like Fugitive and Ahab for $25.99 or what not on Amazon with a prime account like i see Diamond, McFarlane, Mattel, Hasbro, and DC Collectibles figures for MSRP prime with no shipping?
What's keeping you?
He doesn't want to get blocked by Randy. :P
And it is so hard to set up a clone account how, exactly?
Why don't you set up the burner account? :P
Quote from: skull-splitter on Oct 01, 2018, 06:57:01 PM
Quote from: Xenomrph on Oct 01, 2018, 05:38:12 PM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Oct 01, 2018, 10:57:08 AM
Quote from: dHunter333 on Oct 01, 2018, 06:11:46 AM
Somebody should ask Neca on Twitter why they can't offer their figures like Fugitive and Ahab for $25.99 or what not on Amazon with a prime account like i see Diamond, McFarlane, Mattel, Hasbro, and DC Collectibles figures for MSRP prime with no shipping?
What's keeping you?
He doesn't want to get blocked by Randy. :P
And it is so hard to set up a clone account how, exactly?
who is randy and why would they block his account for asking a question.
Randy Falk is the head guy at NECA and he also runs their Twitter account. He's got a bit of an ego and doesn't take criticism well.
That's unfortunate.
Someone could do with telling him that Aliens should at least be able to look up whilst running on all fours, as they do half of the time.
Quote from: Xenomrph on Oct 05, 2018, 06:37:34 PM
Randy Falk is the head guy at NECA and he also runs their Twitter account. He's got a bit of an ego and doesn't take criticism well.
I don't see how asking about distribution would be seen as ban worthy.
Quote from: skull-splitter on Oct 06, 2018, 12:16:01 PM
Quote from: Xenomrph on Oct 05, 2018, 06:37:34 PM
Randy Falk is the head guy at NECA and he also runs their Twitter account. He's got a bit of an ego and doesn't take criticism well.
I don't see how asking about distribution would be seen as ban worthy.
It's criticism, therefore it's ban-worthy. :P
Quote from: Xenomrph on Oct 06, 2018, 01:18:15 PM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Oct 06, 2018, 12:16:01 PM
Quote from: Xenomrph on Oct 05, 2018, 06:37:34 PM
Randy Falk is the head guy at NECA and he also runs their Twitter account. He's got a bit of an ego and doesn't take criticism well.
I don't see how asking about distribution would be seen as ban worthy.
It's criticism, therefore it's ban-worthy. :P
Oh well.
Just preordered through a retailer in the Netherlands.
Quote from: Xenomrph on Oct 06, 2018, 01:18:15 PM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Oct 06, 2018, 12:16:01 PM
Quote from: Xenomrph on Oct 05, 2018, 06:37:34 PM
Randy Falk is the head guy at NECA and he also runs their Twitter account. He's got a bit of an ego and doesn't take criticism well.
I don't see how asking about distribution would be seen as ban worthy.
It's criticism, therefore it's ban-worthy. :P
Even if you've made it obvious the criticism is meant to be constructive.
Quote from: bobcunk on Oct 05, 2018, 03:25:43 PM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Oct 01, 2018, 06:57:01 PM
Quote from: Xenomrph on Oct 01, 2018, 05:38:12 PM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Oct 01, 2018, 10:57:08 AM
Quote from: dHunter333 on Oct 01, 2018, 06:11:46 AM
Somebody should ask Neca on Twitter why they can't offer their figures like Fugitive and Ahab for $25.99 or what not on Amazon with a prime account like i see Diamond, McFarlane, Mattel, Hasbro, and DC Collectibles figures for MSRP prime with no shipping?
What's keeping you?
He doesn't want to get blocked by Randy. :P
And it is so hard to set up a clone account how, exactly?
who is randy and why would they block his account for asking a question.
I don't have a Twitter account, just regularly check in for Neca news.
Would love them to fix their shipping issue, I'd LOVE to buy from Neca direct if it didn't add about 40% of the item's cost additional via shipping.
Why would Randy ban me for asking that? Was that sarcasm? Wouldn't he just as easily...I don't know...not reply to the post and show it to people? Maybe I don't fully know how Twitter works.
Went to the check the local Forbidden Planet for Fugitive or Ahab and nothing. Super disappointing shopping day for me yesterday. :'(
Even Amazon.co.uk doesn't seem to have Ahab up yet. Guess we're just going to have to keep on waiting.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Oct 07, 2018, 09:55:23 AM
Went to the check the local Forbidden Planet for Fugitive or Ahab and nothing. Super disappointing shopping day for me yesterday. :'(
Not much Alien and Predator action going on there last time I checked.
FP are never well stocked for Alien or Predator in my experience. I think the Birmingham one is the only I've ever been in that had a good stocking.
I've been in both 2017 and 2018, 2017 they where well better stocked than this year. I'll be back.
Very fun shop to just walk around and I usually leave with some items in hand.
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Damn. Neca can really make predator figures out of anything.
I'm still waiting from the ones from AVP2, they had some really cool designs in the game, but at least they made m'boy Scarface.
Looks fantastic cannot wait to see the 2nd one!
Hm I thought for sure the next figure would be the PK. But I guess this makes more sense, they probably had the Emissary Predator done since last year.
They also did say "TBD" when someone asked about a PK figure. I figure that one would take longer since it would require a brand new sculpt and tooling.
Would they possibly include a maybe one scene in the home release of three scientist predators? I understand the vfx weren't completed but the scenes from the trailer with the APC are a possibilty
So glad this was cut from the film. Unbelievably stupid concept.
Emissary: "So yeah, I may have access to sophisticated light-bending camouflage and plasma caster weaponry, but I'm a gonna wear these cammo pants and use this primitive earth weapon instead.
I was never entirely sure what the deal was with the camo outfits. I assume it's something the humans gave to them/created for them, rather what they had on when they came to Earth, for some reason?
I'd rationalised it as they've just been here that long. Their own clothing, equipment, whatever, was damaged in previous engagements or just over time and so they just made do with local substitutes.
Exactly. Never had an issue with it either. It would stand to reason that at some point, after living here for many years, their clothes would need to be replaced. I don't see them being picky with clothing. They'd probably use whatever was the most useful to them in the moment. Even it it was hideous camo :P
Huh, I didn't know they were supposed to have been living here for years. I always assumed (having stayed well clear of any details from the leaked script prior to seeing the film) that they were meant to have come to Earth not long before Upgrade and Fugitive.
Was it stated at any point how long they were meant to have been here for? And how did the movie introduce them? The only thing I've ever heard is that they showed up during the cut APC chase sequence, but under what circumstances?
If they have been collaborating for a long time, the only reason I see is not to be confused in the field. They do miss their left gauntlet for some reason.
But wouldn't they have no need for any translating by the time Rory shows up?
https://twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status/1051232663762276353?s=19
Looks like they are planning on doing both.
Quote from: Rev44 on Oct 13, 2018, 02:12:34 PM
So glad this was cut from the film. Unbelievably stupid concept.
Emissary: "So yeah, I may have access to sophisticated light-bending camouflage and plasma caster weaponry, but I'm a gonna wear these cammo pants and use this primitive earth weapon instead.
As said: missing left gauntlet which housed the cloaking balls.
Quote from: skull-splitter on Oct 14, 2018, 03:13:57 PM
Quote from: Rev44 on Oct 13, 2018, 02:12:34 PM
So glad this was cut from the film. Unbelievably stupid concept.
Emissary: "So yeah, I may have access to sophisticated light-bending camouflage and plasma caster weaponry, but I'm a gonna wear these cammo pants and use this primitive earth weapon instead.
As said: missing left gauntlet which housed the cloaking balls.
The cloaking balls I felt could have been another concept left out. I don't like seeing a Predator camouflaged without its helmet, it just seems.......wrong.
Agreed. Not saying what I think should happen, just bringing up the logic while designing the emissary's looks.
I fundamentally disagree with 80% of the choices in the film, yet still had a decent time.
I like that Emissary Pred. I mean, any Pred figure with a wholly unique design (ill-advised or not) I think deserves attention. And the concept seems to work far better for me as a toy than an on-film as well.
Not so sure that I like that outfit. Perhaps it was for the best that they dropped this guy from the film after all.
Quote from: Nyarlathotep on Oct 16, 2018, 12:35:34 AM
Not so sure that I like that outfit. Perhaps it was for the best that they dropped this guy from the film after all.
Since they already did not do anything what was established before, I would have liked to see the whole film, much like the Donner cut of Superman 2 years later and BvS half a year after release.
Predator G.I. Joe
Quote from: skull-splitter on Oct 16, 2018, 02:36:11 PM
Quote from: Nyarlathotep on Oct 16, 2018, 12:35:34 AM
Not so sure that I like that outfit. Perhaps it was for the best that they dropped this guy from the film after all.
Since they already did not do anything what was established before, I would have liked to see the whole film, much like the Donner cut of Superman 2 years later and BvS half a year after release.
I wouldn't get my hopes up for that if I were you.
Quote from: Nyarlathotep on Oct 17, 2018, 12:28:09 AM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Oct 16, 2018, 02:36:11 PM
Quote from: Nyarlathotep on Oct 16, 2018, 12:35:34 AM
Not so sure that I like that outfit. Perhaps it was for the best that they dropped this guy from the film after all.
Since they already did not do anything what was established before, I would have liked to see the whole film, much like the Donner cut of Superman 2 years later and BvS half a year after release.
I wouldn't get my hopes up for that if I were you.
Not counting on it, but it would be great to see.
Quote from: skull-splitter on Oct 18, 2018, 08:04:47 AM
Quote from: Nyarlathotep on Oct 17, 2018, 12:28:09 AM
Quote from: skull-splitter on Oct 16, 2018, 02:36:11 PM
Quote from: Nyarlathotep on Oct 16, 2018, 12:35:34 AM
Not so sure that I like that outfit. Perhaps it was for the best that they dropped this guy from the film after all.
Since they already did not do anything what was established before, I would have liked to see the whole film, much like the Donner cut of Superman 2 years later and BvS half a year after release.
I wouldn't get my hopes up for that if I were you.
Not counting on it, but it would be great to see.
It would indeed be interesting.
Ya I dont think they make a new cut. But I wouldn't be surprised if they release the other scenes online or the Blu-ray.
Instand Buy :)
Quote from: bobcunk on Oct 19, 2018, 04:04:46 AM
Ya I dont think they make a new cut. But I wouldn't be surprised if they release the other scenes online or the Blu-ray.
At least a year later. And I would buy them twice.
I think I missed this being announced (or forgot it)
^ So good it almost completely erases thermal Dutch out of my mind. Nice!
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Oct 29, 2018, 03:39:39 PM
I think I missed this being announced (or forgot it)
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Is this exclusive to this website or something? I remember them hinting that it would not have a traditional release...
I've no idea, I'm afraid. It's a UK based store though so I've actually frigging ordered this.
Just wanted to share some images of my Fugitive Predator figure. Not really a custom exactly and I still felt NECA did a decent job with this figure, but it was missing so many accessories in my opinion...so I semi-customized with extra "open" predator hands (Big Red NECA) & added extra accessories for the figure to actually hold ;D
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^ Looking good! Nice job with the accessories !
https://twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status/1067883071419162624
Quote from: Kailem on Nov 28, 2018, 08:50:41 PM
https://twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status/1067883071419162624
Well damn. That seems like it will be a nice sculpt of the Upgrade Predator!
I know he doesn't have any armor for plot, but I'm pretty sure I'm gonna stick some spare armor on him when I get him.
Can't have a half naked Predator on my shelf, how am I gonna explain that to company
Is he going to come in exo-mode or normal? I think he has those same black markings in both modes.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 29, 2018, 06:53:25 AM
Is he going to come in exo-mode or normal? I think he has those same black markings in both modes.
You mean you want them to make two variants? :v
I've no doubt they will. Just curious as to which they're going with first.
Gorgeous figure, must say- they always nail the Predators when they aren't resusing molds.
I think we'll see the "armored" appearance first. We know they've already got that paint scheme on a prototype
I dunno if I'll snag this one. Really didn't like the film too much, and one of my biggest issues was wasting the cooler Fugitive Predator over this guy. It's an interesting look, but eh. Fugitive is enough for me, I actually quite like it's design. Stands out just enough.
I love the details on the Upgrade, film and figure.
The dreads look sweet, the little horns and bumps protruding from his legs, hands, and arms (and maybe rest of body, didn't look) are a sick touch!
Only thing I wish is that those details were applied to a normal Yautja (Not a fan of the face though), and that he was given a bio mask!
BREAKING NEWS...BIO MASK...
WAS MUCH NEEDED...
IM HAVING TOO MUCH FUN WITH THIS FEATURE
https://twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status/1072934609162252288
Impressive!
That is a big boy.
Holy Yautja tit! LOOK AT THESE.
They look GLORIOUS. I won't have to do any repaints it looks like... :O!!!!
Neca Ultimate Bad Blood versus Enforcer Predator 2 Pack
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Wonder how much the Upgrade Pred will be. DATS A BIG OLE BOI. lol
Snagged the Thermal Fugitive and the Bad Blood two pack at Target today. Very pleased with these figures!
Due to recent reveals, I had to try this:
"Ok, where am I and who the hell are you people?"
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BWAHAHAHAHAA!!!
Fantastic!
-Windebieste.
Hahha! Love it
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Quote from: Sabres21768 on Dec 30, 2018, 12:08:19 AM
Due to recent reveals, I had to try this:
"Ok, where am I and who the hell are you people?"
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My God...Sabres...you are AMAZING!
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Quote from: Sabres21768 on Dec 30, 2018, 12:08:19 AM
Due to recent reveals, I had to try this:
"Ok, where am I and who the hell are you people?"
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My God...Sabres...you are AMAZING!
That is awesome. Where did you get that cryo pod?!
Pod reminds me of the ones from Pandorum.
It looks like one of the Mcfarlane Halo 4 Cryopods if I'm not mistake
Quote from: JokersWarPig on Jan 08, 2019, 09:44:43 PM
It looks like one of the Mcfarlane Halo 4 Cryopods if I'm not mistake
You are correct.
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Dec 30, 2018, 12:08:19 AM
Due to recent reveals, I had to try this:
"Ok, where am I and who the hell are you people?"
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Besides Ripley, what are all the figures there?
Guys, what are the next predator figures now that Neca has just released the AVP Arcade?
Quote from: Darkseed on Jan 11, 2019, 12:41:10 AM
Guys, what are the next predator figures now that Neca has just released the AVP Arcade?
I know at least Lasershot (kenner inspired) is coming soon. I would HOPE we FINALLY get Wolf sometime soon.
I'm honestly really excited for Laser Shot
Quote from: JokersWarPig on Jan 11, 2019, 01:04:58 PM
I'm honestly really excited for Laser Shot
I think his sculpt looks fantastic but the sad reality is that the sculpt will be severely limited in the articulation department. I also don't really like the gimmicky projectile action...it's great homage to Kenner but way too cheesy for my tastes. I think the COOLEST part is the head sculpt. Because it's like a cyborg predator.
If he has the newer body they've been using he's still have more articulation than the older Predators :laugh:
Depending on how his mask fits with the armor is another thing, but I'm probably going to end up with at least two of him. He'll look right at home with the "future hunters" I've been slowly putting together.
Edit Golden Angel deluxe is also the next Predator to come out I just remembered. I think he's supposed to be out before spring?
Quote from: JokersWarPig on Jan 11, 2019, 05:34:38 PM
If he has the newer body they've been using he's still have more articulation than the older Predators :laugh:
Depending on how his mask fits with the armor is another thing, but I'm probably going to end up with at least two of him. He'll look right at home with the "future hunters" I've been slowly putting together.
Edit Golden Angel deluxe is also the next Predator to come out I just remembered. I think he's supposed to be out before spring?
That sounds right? I did forget about him (whoops).
It's cool Elder from Predator 2 is getting a figure for his younger self in comic book appearance (Golden Angel).
Is there any pictures of this "Laser shot"
Predator?
On Toyark's site. I mean, it's from 2018 SDCC, didn't know people missed that.
Golden angel is due out this month on necas official calendar
Yeah and the arcade predators are already out as well. In the span of a maybe two months we had three different sets, I like that.
Lasershot:
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He's as kenner as is possible. :laugh: Still, I'm gonna have to get this guy.
love the T-800 belt buckle.
My secret wish is that NECA's Lasershot remake has working electronics like the original did.
Quote from: Xenomrph on Jan 13, 2019, 01:02:41 PM
My secret wish is that NECA's Lasershot remake has working electronics like the original did.
That would be amazing lol. I mean... I'm not sure about sound but lights certainly isn't out of the question. Their Issac Clarke figures had leds in the head. I think there's a Gypsy Danger figure with lights in the chest as well. There's always a possibility.
Quote from: Badwolf-00 on Jan 13, 2019, 08:08:02 PM
Quote from: Xenomrph on Jan 13, 2019, 01:02:41 PM
My secret wish is that NECA's Lasershot remake has working electronics like the original did.
That would be amazing lol. I mean... I'm not sure about sound but lights certainly isn't out of the question. Their Issac Clarke figures had leds in the head. I think there's a Gypsy Danger figure with lights in the chest as well. There's always a possibility.
Yeah, they've done several light-up figures in the past. It's partly my secret wish for Lasershot because I know NECA could do it.
Yay my IR version came in the post today. I also managed to find one of the normal Fugitive's while I was in Tokyo too. I'm a happy bunny. ;D
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 19, 2019, 09:30:14 PM
Yay my IR version came in the post today. I also managed to find one of the normal Fugitive's while I was in Tokyo too. I'm a happy bunny. ;D
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">On the bright side this beauty showed up today! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThePredator?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThePredator</a> <a href="https://t.co/S0HxWhEdih">pic.twitter.com/S0HxWhEdih</a></p>— Aaron Percival (@_CorporalHicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/_CorporalHicks/status/1086564489670131712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Nice one Hicks! I've yet to get one.
Thanks. ;D I pre-ordered it from a UK retailer when they announced them. I guess their guys in the States just got them shipped across recently.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 19, 2019, 09:30:14 PM
Yay my IR version came in the post today. I also managed to find one of the normal Fugitive's while I was in Tokyo too. I'm a happy bunny. ;D
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">On the bright side this beauty showed up today! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThePredator?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThePredator</a> <a href="https://t.co/S0HxWhEdih">pic.twitter.com/S0HxWhEdih</a></p>— Aaron Percival (@_CorporalHicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/_CorporalHicks/status/1086564489670131712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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I came so very close to snagging this one, but I just couldn't. Maybe if he gets clearanced I might pick him up. It's neat, but it doesn't fit anywhere and I'm not too hot on the film despite liking this Predator.
Shit, this guy might be too tall for my Predator shelf. #firstworldproblems
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Randy said it'd probably be about $60. How does that compare to the usual NECA prices in the States?
Not sure but no way this guy is more than 30 bucks here. I wouldn't pay 60 for em. Although it does look better than expected, and better than the movie a bit too. I dunno. Even for movies I don't like I still end up buying the toys. Outside of the Predalien, the designs are pretty dang interesting.
Yeah if this guy is an "ultimate" figure, even with him being as big as he is, there's no way he's $60.
Meanwhile, in Australia, the basic dudes are $60AUD each :'(
Yeah, yesterday he said he hopes the retailers put it between $50 and $60. :-\ It's like between 11 and 12 inches tall, comes with two heads (open and closed mouth), two sets of hands (closed, open), removable blade and the little wrist plasma gun, as far as I know.
The price does hurt a bit, if they're going that rout, they better be careful about QC.
This figure will be a peg warmer, regardless of how good the sculpt is.
Quote from: CelticP on Jan 23, 2019, 10:02:11 AM
Not sure but no way this guy is more than 30 bucks here. I wouldn't pay 60 for em. Although it does look better than expected, and better than the movie a bit too. I dunno. Even for movies I don't like I still end up buying the toys. Outside of the Predalien, the designs are pretty dang interesting.
Arnt the standered predators usualy around 25-30? and they didnt paint his left tusk silver.
Well the Ultimate Fugitive I think came out to be $32 after tax and what not, Ultimate Ahab was about $31.
This guy doesn't look like he comes with enough to justify being $60, that's the same cost as the Bad Blood two pack.
Quote from: JokersWarPig on Jan 23, 2019, 04:03:32 PM
Well the Ultimate Fugitive I think came out to be $32 after tax and what not, Ultimate Ahab was about $31.
This guy doesn't look like he comes with enough to justify being $60, that's the same cost as the Bad Blood two pack.
You're paying for scale and detail. That's literally it. Having the queen alien figure, her digitigrade feet cause problems for her standing up (in addition to her crested head). This guy is going to fall over all the time. I'm not paying $60 for something that comes with barely any accessories and tries to face plant off of my desk, he's also too large scale to use for fodder.
Hard pass for me, personally.
He's
certainly no Ultimate Wolf Predator.
Quote from: Still Collating... on Jan 23, 2019, 12:52:43 PM
Yeah, yesterday he said he hopes the retailers put it between $50 and $60. :-\ It's like between 11 and 12 inches tall, comes with two heads (open and closed mouth), two sets of hands (closed, open), removable blade and the little wrist plasma gun, as far as I know.
The price does hurt a bit, if they're going that rout, they better be careful about QC.
BBTS just listed their preorder, it's $50.
I can say I wont get it, but I probably will be at some point. I have enough extra Pred stuff that I could cobble together something interesting with it.
Quote from: Xenomrph on Jan 23, 2019, 06:12:38 PM
Quote from: Still Collating... on Jan 23, 2019, 12:52:43 PM
Yeah, yesterday he said he hopes the retailers put it between $50 and $60. :-\ It's like between 11 and 12 inches tall, comes with two heads (open and closed mouth), two sets of hands (closed, open), removable blade and the little wrist plasma gun, as far as I know.
The price does hurt a bit, if they're going that rout, they better be careful about QC.
BBTS just listed their preorder, it's $50.
Holy crap... it's a must have but twice the cost... regulars went from €17,50 to €32,50 in ten years... this nearing 70 is nuts...
You guys have it easy, those figures are much more expensive in South America. This one will go over the equivalent of 100+ dollars here.
Thankfully I got no interest on this one. I will wait for Wolf Ultimate.
Quote from: Xenomrph on Jan 23, 2019, 06:12:38 PM
Quote from: Still Collating... on Jan 23, 2019, 12:52:43 PM
Yeah, yesterday he said he hopes the retailers put it between $50 and $60. :-\ It's like between 11 and 12 inches tall, comes with two heads (open and closed mouth), two sets of hands (closed, open), removable blade and the little wrist plasma gun, as far as I know.
The price does hurt a bit, if they're going that rout, they better be careful about QC.
BBTS just listed their preorder, it's $50.
Yeah, no thanks lol.
Am I the only one that doesn't think 53 dollars for the Assassin Predator is that terrible? Like the Queen was 80 to 100 bucks in store and had less accessories. At least with Assassin Predator we are getting two heads, extra hands and blades. All for a 12 inch detailed figure on Scale with the other figures. It's not really that bad of a price. Hell I think the Alien 3 creature pack is the only over priced pack that Necas announced.
Everyone's complaining that the Upgrade is $50 bucks? I feel like everyone should've expected this, especially considering that NECA stuff has always almost been $30 a figure, and that's just for a seven inch figure. So for twenty bucks more, and almost a whole foot tall, I understand the price range and am willing to pay it.
Some of the pacific rim ones slso where up to 65 here in the netherlands, regular price was about 24 back then...
Damn it. When the Upgrade wasn't revealed yet and NECA solicited the Deluxe predator before the reveal, I preordered it expecting it to be the Upgrade of course. But now that the Emissary and Upgrade had been revealed, my worst fears have become a reality. My order was changed/revealed to be the stupid Emissary I sure as hell don't want. Which makes no sense since he's not Deluxe at all and the Upgrade clearly is. I hope I can sort this out without having to pay extra for this mix up.
Emessiary is deluxe, so was the Fugitive.
I think not everyone understands when NECA uses the classification of
ULTIMATE and
DELUXE. B/c they are different.
ULTIMATE:
- Multiple Accessories
- Multiple Heads
- Multiple Weapons
- Multiple Hands
- 5 Panel Window Box Packaging
Example: Every Pennywise has been Ultimate
DELUXE:
- Oversized Figure but in Scale
- Special Packaging
Example: Kenner Homage Clan Leader, Aliens Queen, Ripley Rescues Newt
I think it can be a big difference and easy to distinguish for some or a small difference and confusing to others. Either way that's the best down n dirty road map for their verbiage.
But the beginning solicitations were for an Ultimate (Fugitive) and a Deluxe predator. That's it. Most were expecting the Deluxe to be Upgrade because of the oversize thing. And Upgrade was even revealed before Emissary, so I don't think Neca did a good job on making it clear what figure was what.
Still, I canceled the wrong preorder and preordered the Upgrade now instead, I was lucky to find out in time.
Golden Angel ships this week.
My poor wallet...gotta grab multiples of him...
Golden Angel, Fugitive, Bad blood and enforcer, Broken Tusk and Machiko, Predator line alone would set me back 200...
Dear lord...
Ah yeah, Ultimate and Deluxe are slightly different, although honestly pretty much the same at this point. But yeah, there's a difference.
Quote from: Predwars24 on Jan 25, 2019, 12:32:42 AM
Everyone's complaining that the Upgrade is $50 bucks? I feel like everyone should've expected this, especially considering that NECA stuff has always almost been $30 a figure, and that's just for a seven inch figure. So for twenty bucks more, and almost a whole foot tall, I understand the price range and am willing to pay it.
I get it too, but the character is lame and if it was cheaper I'd consider it because it's not a bad looking sculpt. Just not worth 50 bucks to me. I don't think anyone's even getting mad about it. It's fine.
I'm hoping NECA revisits some of the lost tribe in ultimate format. I'd really like the Elder with the updated body.
Quote from: Mister Skeezler on Jan 30, 2019, 10:39:27 PM
I'm hoping NECA revisits some of the lost tribe in ultimate format. I'd really like the Elder with the updated body.
Man...I love my Elder and Lost Tribe. But you make excellent points.
Quote from: Predwars24 on Jan 25, 2019, 12:32:42 AM
Everyone's complaining that the Upgrade is $50 bucks? I feel like everyone should've expected this, especially considering that NECA stuff has always almost been $30 a figure, and that's just for a seven inch figure. So for twenty bucks more, and almost a whole foot tall, I understand the price range and am willing to pay it.
This is why I miss Toys R Us, NECA figures for 20 to 24 bucks. Paying "specialty store" prices is nuts.
Quote from: AhabPredator on Jan 30, 2019, 11:24:43 PM
Quote from: Mister Skeezler on Jan 30, 2019, 10:39:27 PM
I'm hoping NECA revisits some of the lost tribe in ultimate format. I'd really like the Elder with the updated body.
Man...I love my Elder and Lost Tribe. But you make excellent points.
I think Randy had said they wouldn't be revisting those....but I guess the Predator well has to run dry some time so who knows?
Quote from: Mister Skeezler on Jan 30, 2019, 10:39:27 PM
I'm hoping NECA revisits some of the lost tribe in ultimate format. I'd really like the Elder with the updated body.
Ehhh.... I'm okay with not having to re-buy literally every Predator figure I've ever bought from NECA. :P
Didn't they already redo Elder once?
Yes. I'll acknowledge that that redo was worth it, the sculpt and paint are much better, along with the articulation. I just don't see how the rest of the Lost Tribe would benefit.
Agreed. Aside from maybe a limited set that includes all of them.
But do they all really need the extra articulation? It's not like they do much but stand around in one scene,
and tbh, not all of 'em are the greatest-
the majority of their designs are clearly thrown together from JH & CH.
To fill up the room for a specific scene, they're not totally unique in the way the aforementioned two are.
I have whole set and I must say they are very unique. One of them have JH mask, but all other are different. No other group of Predators, aside maybe the three BSP, was ever so unique from one another.
They're genuine piecemeal from the moulds of JH & CH though.
Not that this makes them bad in any respect.
BTS Stan Winston knew what he was doing.
The only ones I'd actually want to see remade and gladly buy are Warrior and Borg. Preferably a deluxe Borg with all the additions NECA made for their battle armor version.
Borg I know, he is unique TBF- but which is Warrior?
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I think he's known better as Ram.
Quote from: The Old One on Jan 31, 2019, 01:00:33 PM
Borg I know, he is unique TBF- but which is Warrior?
Have you seen armored Borg? That's something special.
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It's neca's interpretation of the character "in armor." I did a custom repaint of the unmasked head to swap on this body at will. Kind of turning him into an "ultimate" version of the figure. Repainted by hand...
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Borg ultimate's a good idea.
BTW Good depiction!
Quote from: The Old One on Jan 31, 2019, 01:40:54 PM
Borg ultimate's a good idea.
BTW Good depiction!
Thank you. My eyes were crying blood by the time I was finished repainting that head. The face is based on a 1/6th scale Borg Unmasked head. Not sure if it was custom? Just liked the skin tones. The original head was very dull in color and had errors in pattern design. So I fixed that. Made it 'pop' more.
I know the pain of painting figures, what sealant do you use?
Quote from: The Old One on Jan 31, 2019, 01:49:20 PM
I know the pain of painting figures, what sealant do you use?
This.
4 Pack of the Testors Dullcote Spray Lacquer 3oz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V89X2D4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_38VuCbYKPQKBN
Armored Borg is definitely in my top 3 Predators. I bought 3 of them when they released just so I could customize some extras
Quote from: AhabPredator on Jan 31, 2019, 02:00:00 PM
Quote from: The Old One on Jan 31, 2019, 01:49:20 PM
I know the pain of painting figures, what sealant do you use?
This.
4 Pack of the Testors Dullcote Spray Lacquer 3oz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V89X2D4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_38VuCbYKPQKBN
That's what I use. It works great everywhere except for joints, but that can't be helped because of friction.
Quote from: JokersWarPig on Jan 31, 2019, 02:14:49 PM
Armored Borg is definitely in my top 3 Predators. I bought 3 of them when they released just so I could customize some extras
Quote from: AhabPredator on Jan 31, 2019, 02:00:00 PM
Quote from: The Old One on Jan 31, 2019, 01:49:20 PM
I know the pain of painting figures, what sealant do you use?
This.
4 Pack of the Testors Dullcote Spray Lacquer 3oz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V89X2D4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_38VuCbYKPQKBN
That's what I use. It works great everywhere except for joints, but that can't be helped because of friction.
Joints are ass to paint anyway. I never do.
TY
Quote from: AhabPredator on Jan 31, 2019, 01:25:47 PM
Quote from: The Old One on Jan 31, 2019, 01:00:33 PM
Borg I know, he is unique TBF- but which is Warrior?
Have you seen armored Borg? That's something special.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FyE2ViiD.jpg&hash=f02954970e479fb745250bd773d4a813cbf61d68)
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It's neca's interpretation of the character "in armor." I did a custom repaint of the unmasked head to swap on this body at will. Kind of turning him into an "ultimate" version of the figure. Repainted by hand...
http://i.imgur.com/Wa6Z0ij.jpg
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Very nice! I've been working on ultimate versions for other figures that previously came separate from Neca, etc.
& I thought about doing this Borg figure as well. Great touches on the head repaint too.
Quote from: pmaz11 on Feb 01, 2019, 01:07:15 AM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Jan 31, 2019, 01:25:47 PM
Quote from: The Old One on Jan 31, 2019, 01:00:33 PM
Borg I know, he is unique TBF- but which is Warrior?
Have you seen armored Borg? That's something special.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FyE2ViiD.jpg&hash=f02954970e479fb745250bd773d4a813cbf61d68)
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It's neca's interpretation of the character "in armor." I did a custom repaint of the unmasked head to swap on this body at will. Kind of turning him into an "ultimate" version of the figure. Repainted by hand...
http://i.imgur.com/Wa6Z0ij.jpg
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FRbvRbJG.jpg&hash=853eea4717e353ff37cfcc28d1618cd73f7b8cb6)
Very nice! I've been working on ultimate versions for other figures that previously came separate from Neca, etc.
& I thought about doing this Borg figure as well. Great touches on the head repaint too.
Thank you! I wish I had done a before and after shot of the head repaint. It's that substantial.
Here is, perhaps, the best work I have done.
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Yeah, as I said before, that color scheme works really well with that head. To bad they don't explore more of the skin color possibilities in the movies. That could really add some character to a predator.
Randy on twitter said that Upgrade might come in May, and for all of us who have been collecting their newer lines, that means June. :laugh:
Golden angel is being shipped as of yesterday. So to anyone who plans on getting him, start hunting.
Quote from: Still Collating... on Feb 01, 2019, 01:22:07 PM
Yeah, as I said before, that color scheme works really well with that head. To bad they don't explore more of the skin color possibilities in the movies. That could really add some character to a predator.
Randy on twitter said that Upgrade might come in May, and for all of us who have been collecting their newer lines, that means June. :laugh:
Golden angel is being shipped as of yesterday. So to anyone who plans on getting him, start hunting.
It takes months for "just shipped" predators to reach me at Target.
Quote from: AhabPredator on Feb 01, 2019, 08:05:31 PM
Quote from: Still Collating... on Feb 01, 2019, 01:22:07 PM
Yeah, as I said before, that color scheme works really well with that head. To bad they don't explore more of the skin color possibilities in the movies. That could really add some character to a predator.
Randy on twitter said that Upgrade might come in May, and for all of us who have been collecting their newer lines, that means June. :laugh:
Golden angel is being shipped as of yesterday. So to anyone who plans on getting him, start hunting.
It takes months for "just shipped" predators to reach me at Target.
I think "shipping now" applies more to their eBay store than anything else. Their instagram said the new Terminator Kenner Homage wave of figures was "shipping now" like a week and a half ago, and BBTS only just charged me for my preorder this afternoon.
Quote from: Xenomrph on Feb 02, 2019, 09:51:38 AM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Feb 01, 2019, 08:05:31 PM
Quote from: Still Collating... on Feb 01, 2019, 01:22:07 PM
Yeah, as I said before, that color scheme works really well with that head. To bad they don't explore more of the skin color possibilities in the movies. That could really add some character to a predator.
Randy on twitter said that Upgrade might come in May, and for all of us who have been collecting their newer lines, that means June. :laugh:
Golden angel is being shipped as of yesterday. So to anyone who plans on getting him, start hunting.
It takes months for "just shipped" predators to reach me at Target.
I think "shipping now" applies more to their eBay store than anything else. Their instagram said the new Terminator Kenner Homage wave of figures was "shipping now" like a week and a half ago, and BBTS only just charged me for my preorder this afternoon..
I would say that's accurate.
New pic of the NECA Emissary Predator figure.
Randy has hinted that we might see the other Emissary figure at ToyFair.
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Has NECA clarified if they're making the Emissary Predators just cuz, or were the figures in development when the characters were still part of the movie?
Quote from: Xenomrph on Feb 03, 2019, 02:35:33 AM
Has NECA clarified if they're making the Emissary Predators just cuz, or were the figures in development when the characters were still part of the movie?
Haven't said, but I don't think that question has been asked.
Emisary's look like they'll make great custom fodder.
Quote from: Xenomrph on Feb 03, 2019, 02:35:33 AM
Has NECA clarified if they're making the Emissary Predators just cuz, or were the figures in development when the characters were still part of the movie?
The development takes some time, so I would bet that the decision to make them was made when the Emissaries were still part of the movie.
It's the same reason why we have inaccurate Covenant figures that represent the costumes, not the CGI models. Both of these movies make a lot of changes in the last minute and/or finalize their designs and plans at quite a late date.
At the end of the day, everyone knows about them too. I would have fully expected the question to be asked and wanted even if they hadn't already been working on it.
I pre-ordered mine last week actually. ;D
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 03, 2019, 03:10:06 PM
At the end of the day, everyone knows about them too. I would have fully expected the question to be asked and wanted even if they hadn't already been working on it.
I pre-ordered mine last week actually. ;D
That, and the fact that Predator figs (from any format) are one of their top sellers. We can expect to see just about anything.
Well sure, I was more of curious of the order of events. Did NECA know the Emissaries had been cut but said "these guys are cool, let's make them" or was NECA was making them and then they got cut, and NECA said "welp we did the work already, no reason not to release them".
Knowing how much NECa likes to retool things rather than make something totally knew, I'd say they didn't know they were going to be cut from the film but had already made the "master" version of the figure.
Part of me is glad I got rid of my collection when I moved, slippery slope by the look of it and only getting worse. I'll stick to the 28mm scale and check back to dream of what I'll buy if I win the lottery.
-TJ88
Seeing it all done up gives me a dumb idea. I was originally going to try to customize it and try to give it a "normal" Predator lower body. I've seen some guy on Instagram who made a custom Predator that's permanently allied its self with the USCM...might repaint this guy to do something along those lines.
Quote from: JokersWarPig on Feb 06, 2019, 10:13:23 PM
Seeing it all done up gives me a dumb idea. I was originally going to try to customize it and try to give it a "normal" Predator lower body. I've seen some guy on Instagram who made a custom Predator that's permanently allied its self with the USCM...might repaint this guy to do something along those lines.
I was thinking with some jungle Dutch parts and this guy you could make a wicked colonial marine.
(https://i.imgur.com/szRihXt.jpg)
Randy on twitter, when asked about making the predator killer (shown some concept art) he said it's to be decided. Seems they're considering making it now more then they did previously. Unless it's one of the concept art pieces, that look like a military armored predator, I'm not planning on getting it. The movie version sucks IMO.
I'd get it and use it for parts fodder to be honest. The suit looked bad, but the weapons looked pretty neat
I thought the suit looked cool, there are elements of it that are reminiscent of things from the EU (the Dark Blade Clan armor from 'Predator: Concrete Jungle', the Blazer Predators from 'AvP: Extinction'). I'd buy a figure of it.
The Predator Killer would be great as a Terminator but as a suit it's really stupid. I'd honestly love a figure for it. As for the Emissary though weird I honestly like it as an action figure. To me what doesn't work in the movies like the Newborn Alien, is always better as an action figure.
Quote from: Predwars24 on Feb 12, 2019, 11:19:57 PM
The Predator Killer would be great as a Terminator but as a suit it's really stupid. I'd honestly love a figure for it. As for the Emissary though weird I honestly like it as an action figure. To me what doesn't work in the movies like the Newborn Alien, is always better as an action figure.
I felt the same way about the AvP Requiem Alien Warrior. They looked kinda dopey and goofy in the movie, but I love the NECA figure and I think it looks way better than it does in the movie.
NECA has posted a teaser of the armor-less Fugitive Predator.
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Quote from: Sabres21768 on Feb 13, 2019, 10:57:32 PM
NECA has posted a teaser of the armor-less Fugitive Predator.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f291/sabres21768/D6983370-BAE2-4C72-8DFE-496DC3AC6F6C.jpeg
Now
that might be some worthy fodder material.
Quote from: Predwars24 on Feb 12, 2019, 11:19:57 PM
The Predator Killer would be great as a Terminator but as a suit it's really stupid. I'd honestly love a figure for it. As for the Emissary though weird I honestly like it as an action figure. To me what doesn't work in the movies like the Newborn Alien, is always better as an action figure.
Indeed
Quote from: Predwars24 on Feb 12, 2019, 11:19:57 PM
The Predator Killer would be great as a Terminator but as a suit it's really stupid. I'd honestly love a figure for it. As for the Emissary though weird I honestly like it as an action figure. To me what doesn't work in the movies like the Newborn Alien, is always better as an action figure.
I don't mind it as an actual suit, infact I quite like it. I just don't like it as a nanotech appear out of thin air suit.
A few days ago someone on Twitter asked if they intend to make it and NECA responded with TBD.
Quote from: AhabPredator on Feb 13, 2019, 11:01:26 PM
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Feb 13, 2019, 10:57:32 PM
NECA has posted a teaser of the armor-less Fugitive Predator.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f291/sabres21768/D6983370-BAE2-4C72-8DFE-496DC3AC6F6C.jpeg
Now that might be some worthy fodder material.
excellent.
Quote from: Sabres21768 on Feb 13, 2019, 10:57:32 PM
NECA has posted a teaser of the armor-less Fugitive Predator.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f291/sabres21768/D6983370-BAE2-4C72-8DFE-496DC3AC6F6C.jpeg
Definite pass for me.
If that head lights up i'll get it.
I had the red visor eyes before it was cool, Neca.
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It's gonna be a fodder buy for me. I wanted to use my original one for a custom, but the fact the upper body is just solid orange killed that option before it even got lift off. I am hoping he comes with detachable armor though.
Quote from: JokersWarPig on Feb 14, 2019, 01:19:58 PM
It's gonna be a fodder buy for me. I wanted to use my original one for a custom, but the fact the upper body is just solid orange killed that option before it even got lift off. I am hoping he comes with detachable armor though.
It would be great fodder to make a stranded predator. Similar to what the ones from Predator: Hunters were.
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I believe the eyes are gonna glow. I might get him as well for fodder. Not at the top of my list, but will consider...
I wouldn't be surprised if they made the Hunters predators too.
Quote from: Still Collating... on Feb 14, 2019, 02:43:04 PM
I believe the eyes are gonna glow. I might get him as well for fodder. Not at the top of my list, but will consider...
I wouldn't be surprised if they made the Hunters predators too.
That would be badass. :o
Quote from: AhabPredator on Feb 14, 2019, 11:11:40 AM
I had the red visor eyes before it was cool, Neca.
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Nice job on that custom. I had seen some of your posts before and liked the damaged helmet look. I recently picked up 2 loose Fugitive heads & I was going to customize the helmet into the damaged version on film (but not sure if I wanted to do the red eyes though? :-X
(https://i.imgur.com/25wihcK.jpg)
I plan to customize the other head though with a bloody predator spinal cord to be the head the Upgrade rips off, etc. we'll see how it turns out...
Quote from: AhabPredator on Feb 14, 2019, 11:11:40 AM
I had the red visor eyes before it was cool, Neca.
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Oh!
Your version is actually the correct colour too, how cheap and inaccurate the NECA version's paintjob is what put me off getting him honestly. Good work.
Quote from: The Old One on Feb 14, 2019, 05:17:12 PM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Feb 14, 2019, 11:11:40 AM
I had the red visor eyes before it was cool, Neca.
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Oh!
Your version is actually the correct colour too, how cheap and inaccurate the NECA version's paintjob is what put me off getting him honestly. Good work.
I did that custom as a descendant of Fugitive. It's kind of my "what if" he had a relative in the time period of Colonial Marines.
I see, I only now noticed you replaced the Plasma Caster and made other, additions.
Quote from: The Old One on Feb 15, 2019, 07:29:02 AM
I see, I only now noticed you replaced the Plasma Caster and made other, additions.
Do you like mine more or less? Because I feel that the actual Fugitive design is too...fancy? Is that the word I'm looking for? I had to dial it back a bit lol.
Honestly? The Fugitive's design's a Samurai.
By changing little details you're only diluting that, the paintjob was the best change.
The fanciness of his design is on a more fundamental level than something you can change.
Quote from: The Old One on Feb 15, 2019, 11:30:30 AM
Honestly? The Fugitive's design's a Samurai.
By changing little details you're only diluting that, the paintjob was the best change.
The fanciness of his design is on a more fundamental level than something you can change.
I suppose you are right. On the subject of ancestors...and how hunters have different mask styles...do you think each mask style is a specific family design? I know there are clans and they collectively all have different designs. Just my two cents on the matter.
Emissary 2 shown at ToyFair
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More pics, including the un-armored Fugitive with accessories
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Thanks for the pics Sabres21768! The Fugitive Lab Escape Predator looks pretty cool! Mostly for the accessories, the newer damaged helmet (paint job looks better too) & if the helmets eyes light up that'll be awesome!
I can easily pass the Lab Escape Fugitive. I'd rather just get the normal one if I really wanted it that badly, I'm more excited about the Classic Line personally.
Quote from: pmaz11 on Feb 16, 2019, 07:53:58 PM
Thanks for the pics Sabres21768! The Fugitive Lab Escape Predator looks pretty cool! Mostly for the accessories, the newer damaged helmet (paint job looks better too) & if the helmets eyes light up that'll be awesome!
Still no weapon holding hands. Just fists or "Jazz hands!"
That's a weapon hand, not a fist.
That Fugitive might actually be tempting for me.
Quote from: AhabPredator on Feb 16, 2019, 10:02:54 PM
Quote from: pmaz11 on Feb 16, 2019, 07:53:58 PM
Thanks for the pics Sabres21768! The Fugitive Lab Escape Predator looks pretty cool! Mostly for the accessories, the newer damaged helmet (paint job looks better too) & if the helmets eyes light up that'll be awesome!
Still no weapon holding hands. Just fists or "Jazz hands!"
Yeah it looks to come with at least 1 right hand as a holding hand.
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Funny how I had customized extra hands (from Big Red) awhile back and other parts & I ALMOST just tried to customize a perfectly good fugitive head into a damaged version before seeing these NECA posts :D I'll hold off and get this Fugitive Lab Escape for more extras haha
Good to see they do have a weapon hand. HOW is that head sculpted better than the original? Jeez...and the masked heads are even better too
Is it? Cos those bottom joints on the lower mandibles still aren't sitting in front of the dang chin.
An ADI preds gonna ADI but I like the closer mouth a lot better. Honestly it's the best scene in the movie so I'm down with it.
Quote from: AhabPredator on Feb 19, 2019, 12:26:53 AM
Good to see they do have a weapon hand. HOW is that head sculpted better than the original? Jeez...and the masked heads are even better too
Got to whole heartedly agree brother. It's so odd.
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Feb 19, 2019, 02:23:50 PM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Feb 19, 2019, 12:26:53 AM
Good to see they do have a weapon hand. HOW is that head sculpted better than the original? Jeez...and the masked heads are even better too
Got to whole heartedly agree brother. It's so odd.
It's quite puzzling that the unmasked head that came with the first fugitive sucks by comparison. This one is x10 better detail in sculpt.
Don't get too excited, this is a showpiece version- they always look better than the mass market version.
Boo to that logic even though it's probably right!
Quote from: The Old One on Feb 19, 2019, 04:36:15 PM
Don't get too excited, this is a showpiece version- they always look better than the mass market version.
*sigh.*
True enough. I just hope the Alpha Predator won't suck. That design is beyond good.
Promotional:
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Reality:
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Promotional:
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Reality:
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To be fair, I redid mine! The sculpt was on point. The paint apps just sucked.
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I repainted my Engineer too, you're correct. It's the paint apps, not the sculpts. I swapped the decapitated David head with the one on the figure and repainted the body too.
Unfortunately I've kinda gotten used to "fixing" NECA's figures at this point.
I just REALLY want a film accurate Neomorph cast in translucent plastic.
The sculpt work usually doesn't change, it's the paint apps from the factory that can make them seem bad. That being said, since the factory changes I haven't had any real complaints about paint apps.
I've seen a guy on another forum I go to repaint the marines to look damn near Hot Toys quality. It's insane.
Quote from: The Old One on Feb 19, 2019, 05:55:36 PM
I repainted my Engineer too, you're correct. It's the paint apps, not the sculpts. I swapped the decapitated David head with the one on the figure and repainted the body too.
Unfortunately I've kinda gotten used to "fixing" NECA's figures at this point.
I just REALLY want a film accurate Neomorph cast in translucent plastic.
This is the price we pay for 7" scale...😭
Quote from: JokersWarPig on Feb 19, 2019, 05:56:51 PM
The sculpt work usually doesn't change, it's the paint apps from the factory that can make them seem bad. That being said, since the factory changes I haven't had any real complaints about paint apps.
I've seen a guy on another forum I go to repaint the marines to look damn near Hot Toys quality. It's insane.
Which forum?
Sideshow Freaks, the forum focus is 1:6 but they have a section for NECA stuff. Unfortunatley there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of customizers/kitbashers on the forum.
The post I'm talking about specifically is on this page - http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/aliens-and-robots-action-figures/94669-neca-alien-movie-franchise-figures-1809.html
I mean I was happy with what I was able to do repaint wise with Ash from Evil Dead. I've always been better with painting uniforms, armor, and bones. I'm usually never happy with skin tones.
(https://i.imgur.com/hfWv02B.jpg)
But this guys work is just next level
(https://i.imgur.com/C2geEt1.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/J0448sv.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/tW8C73t.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/mNYgQqs.jpg)
That's some next level shyiat.
Yo, Yolandi do that thing.
I feel that paint of that quality would make these $60-100 a figure. The quality is incredible.
I'd pay.
For UKians, I'm starting to see more and more of the The Predator figures about. Looks like they've properly made their way over here on the cargo ships.
Snag the fugitive if you don't already have it. It's a neat Predator.
I've just picked up another Fugitive Predator while at London Film Comic Con - this one to keep as Fugitive. The previous one had a flaw in some paint apps (no problem, I'm swapping the head with a spare Hornhead Predator's head, to custom into a new Predator)
I'm looking forward to the releases of the Assassin Predator, both Emissary Predators and the captured Fugitive Predator (as well as getting a couple of spares of each to custom)
I hope Neca creates the Predator dogs from the film, be fun additions to various hunting creatures Predators use.
Quote from: SiL on Feb 19, 2019, 04:47:53 AM
Is it? Cos those bottom joints on the lower mandibles still aren't sitting in front of the dang chin.
I think they were correct right before he got his face crushed.
Quote from: Neomorph-01 on Mar 04, 2019, 10:07:11 PM
I've just picked up another Fugitive Predator while at London Film Comic Con - this one to keep as Fugitive. The previous one had a flaw in some paint apps (no problem, I'm swapping the head with a spare Hornhead Predator's head, to custom into a new Predator)
I'm looking forward to the releases of the Assassin Predator, both Emissary Predators and the captured Fugitive Predator (as well as getting a couple of spares of each to custom)
I hope Neca creates the Predator dogs from the film, be fun additions to various hunting creatures Predators use.
The Hellhounds from Predators runs a bit high these days so I do hope we get the Upgrade's dogs at some point. However I seem to remember someone mentioning something about them not doing it because the Hellhounds didn't sell as well. I don't know if that would apply to the dogs now but something I heard. Upgrade definitely deserves his pups though,
I hadn't heard anything about Assasins hounds (I'd skip them myself), but I did hear that they confirmed that they wouldn't be re-issuing the Predators hounds when they release the upgraded versions of those guys.
Randy at NECA has said the hounds are NOT happening.
With a dog body and Predator head, a custom should be easy enough. ;)
My upgrade arrived today- quite impressive sculp
The Armored Assassin Predator is a pretty damn good sculpt if I say so myself. I may not own all of Neca's Predators, but of the ones I own I'd say this is the most impressive. I actually kind of hope the non-armored Assassin comes around cause if this is what I can expect, I'd gladly throw another 40-50 dollars at it.
Just a really good figure all around.
He's pretty nice
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Quote from: GQSioux on May 24, 2019, 05:43:46 PM
He's pretty nice
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Did someome step on its toe?
Otherwise, it does look nice!
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on May 24, 2019, 06:42:51 PM
Quote from: GQSioux on May 24, 2019, 05:43:46 PM
He's pretty nice
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Did someome step on its toe?
Otherwise, it does look nice!
Nah, he stepped on a lego brick.
Quote from: Xenomrph on May 25, 2019, 06:19:12 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on May 24, 2019, 06:42:51 PM
Quote from: GQSioux on May 24, 2019, 05:43:46 PM
He's pretty nice
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Did someome step on its toe?
Otherwise, it does look nice!
Nah, he stepped on a lego brick.
Oww! Yeah, that could do it!
For scale.
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Got my Emissary preds today. I've got some customs plans for them though so they won't be "screen accurate" for long
I just can't stand that Crabator look but I'll be curious what you do with them. :)
Quote from: JokersWarPig on May 28, 2019, 09:21:27 PM
Got my Emissary preds today. I've got some customs plans for them though so they won't be "screen accurate" for long
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByA4F9Rn2M4/
What do you think of them?
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on May 28, 2019, 09:29:12 PM
I just can't stand that Crabator look but I'll be curious what you do with them. :)
I do think they would have looked better with closed mouths, but both this guy, and the next one coming out both have unique enough faces and crowns that I can over look it.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 29, 2019, 07:30:44 AM
What do you think of them?
I actually like them a lot more than I thought I would, even more so than the original Fugitive I had and the new Assassin. I really wasn't sure about how id feel based on the pictures (the molle and multicam was really throwing me off) but it's pretty impressive in hand. The biggest drawback for me is the fact his gauntlet doesn't come with blades, or even holes to add blades.
Ugly motherf**kers.
@Jokerswarpig can't wait to get my hands on the emissary! Picked up the Upgrade the other day. Really cool figure!
(https://news.toyark.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/06/Lab-Escape-Fugitive-Predaor-004.jpg)
QuoteFinal in-packaging photos have been revealed for the Lab Escape Fugitive Predator Ultimate Figure from The Predator (2018). Shortly after the new images were revealed, NECA announced that the figure is available now via the NECA eBay Store and the NECA Amazon Store. The figure has an unmasked head sculpt, a light up LED masked head sculpt, a mask accessory, multiple interchangeable hands, a shuriken, and a rifle. The figure is priced at $29.99 plus shipping. The figure should hit stores by the end of the month.
https://news.toyark.com/2019/06/13/neca-lab-escape-fugitive-predator-in-packaging-and-available-now-348777
The Fugitive Predator without a broken jaw. Much improved!
I ordered two of those from Amazon, should be here Monday 8)
I was originally going to get just one, but the paint apps look so much better on this version than they do the original that I had to get one to put all the armor on.
Of course I order my Jungle Hunter today and the Lab Escape fugitive pops up. It's not like I can't get it, but I would've preferred to have used that as a base but of course the Jungle Hunters already shipped (and with the speed they get here I don't doubt Neca teleports them like in the movie).
Hopefully this has better quality control than the last Fugitive and my Ahab. The last release I got two right arms and a broken shoulder cannon.
So in the midst of working on my first custom, my Lab Escape Fugitive arrived!
Outright he's re-sculpted compared to the original Fugitive and thankfully quality control did it's thing and he only came in fine with some minor paint scuffs.
He seems to share the same upper body as the Emissary and frankly if between this and what they used on Jungle Hunter, I'd like to see them reuse it. The LED mask is also a nice touch and I hope we see more of that as well as it's a nice bit of functionality. It's shinier plastic so he also stands out among the crowd considering he looks kind of wet. It's small touches like this that make it worth it. And while I was thinking about it, I did compare it to a Jungle Hunter head, it's a different head. Either it's re-sculpted or they made a new head but in either case it works well enough. It doesn't seem like I can reuse the other Fugitive's arms for the Lab Escape though which would be nice (though considering it's re-sculpted, I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't fit). The rifle though (and if I recall correctly was acquired after he got his armor back) doesn't really fit in his hands without bending the plastic. Though it is kind of awkward for a Predator to be holding a human rifle to begin with, he does use it in the movie so it's a detraction especially seeing as the individual mask he comes with is his only other accessory.
Pros;
- Better sculpt
- Paint application is better (I only had minor scuffs)
- Stands on its own
- LED helmet is a nice touch
Cons;
- Not exactly movie accurate; he got the rifle and shurikens later and he shouldn't have his original mask. (though this is balanced out for good props)
- The rifle doesn't really fit into the hand
- The mask accessory is canonically the wrong one (though it gains points for being a good battle damaged mask even if this is the wrong mask he had in the sequence and isn't wearable)
A-
A few canonical hiccups but the renditions are good enough that it adds to the value of the figure even if the rifle itself doesn't fit.
The paint apps on this one are significantly better than the original ultimate release. That's the main reason I bought this one actually.
Finally got my Emissary clan put together! The 2 Emissaries and 4 generic Predator marines in their clan.
(https://i.imgur.com/pR1LKyb.jpg)
I've seen your videos, you've got one impressive collection. Envy of most army builders.
(https://i.imgur.com/pH4Krgt.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/4hpgwEN.jpg)
Quote from: JokersWarPig on Jul 02, 2019, 12:25:26 PM
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Woah JWP, did you go all the way to Val Verde to take those? Great pics brother!
I love outdoor photography. ;D
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Jul 02, 2019, 01:16:05 PM
Quote from: JokersWarPig on Jul 02, 2019, 12:25:26 PM
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Woah JWP, did you go all the way to Val Verde to take those? Great pics brother!
Nope, I just went to one of the nearby nature trails. One of the perks of living in FL :laugh: