Eaglemoss Alien & Predator

[RidgeTop]

I think that Predator is no good though....what is that? Haha

It's from the highly-stylized "Homeworld" Comic.

Where do you get this information from?  Do Eaglemoss have an announcement page?  I've been looking and haven't found anything.

-Windebieste.

Someone posted about them on the WY-Bulletin, but usually you can just go to a toy site like BBTS and they'll have the new pre-orders up: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/search?PageSize=50&SortOrder=New&Company=16

[windebieste]

Thank you.  Surely they must have some official announcement page?  Do they have a newsletter?  This might not be front page material here, but for me it is.

-Windebieste.

[Xenomrph]

^Those two are looking quite nice.

They've just announced another batch, as well as doing some of the old Kenner designs.

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They can be pre-ordered here.

Get outta here, they're doing the Kenner Aliens? That's amazing.

I'd love to buy them but at $30 a pop, they're literally more expensive than the NECA remakes and that's kinda unreasonably steep.

[Ultramorph]

Holy moly, Homeworld Predator!!!!! I'll definitely be picking that up.

[Corporal Hicks]

Get outta here, they're doing the Kenner Aliens? That's amazing.

I'd love to buy them but at $30 a pop, they're literally more expensive than the NECA remakes and that's kinda unreasonably steep.

I really love that new companies are revisiting these older designs. I know it's appealing to nostalgia a bit but I still love it. The modernized approach works a lot better.

[SNAFU84]

Get outta here, they're doing the Kenner Aliens? That's amazing.

I'd love to buy them but at $30 a pop, they're literally more expensive than the NECA remakes and that's kinda unreasonably steep.

I really love that new companies are revisiting these older designs. I know it's appealing to nostalgia a bit but I still love it. The modernized approach works a lot better.

In regards to the original Kenner line.  I remember having Ripley, Drake and a few of the Bugs, but I really disliked them.  What was the deal with those figures?  Why did they stray so far away from likeness?

[pmaz11]

I think that Predator is no good though....what is that? Haha

It's from the highly-stylized "Homeworld" Comic.

Thank you for sharing I wasn't familiar with the comics unfortunately. I do like that image from the comic, it makes the predator look pretty cool and different. Figure is still ok to me but glad I know what it's from now lol

[Xenomrph]

Get outta here, they're doing the Kenner Aliens? That's amazing.

I'd love to buy them but at $30 a pop, they're literally more expensive than the NECA remakes and that's kinda unreasonably steep.

I really love that new companies are revisiting these older designs. I know it's appealing to nostalgia a bit but I still love it. The modernized approach works a lot better.

In regards to the original Kenner line.  I remember having Ripley, Drake and a few of the Bugs, but I really disliked them.  What was the deal with those figures?  Why did they stray so far away from likeness?

With the human characters, it was literally because they didn't have the rights to use the actors' likenesses.

[RidgeTop]

That and it was more culturally acceptable at the time to market R rated films to children than it is today. You had animated series based on very adult movies like Robocop, Rambo, and Starship Troopers. An Aliens one was planned as well. They would do different designs so they could sell more toys. But hey the expanded universe has always had crazy stuff, the Kenner lines hold some serious nostalgia for people. It was one of the ways I was introduced to the franchises.

[RidgeTop]

Some other new announcements:

Alien King

Newborn

[Xenomrph]

Whoa, that Alien King (based on the Rogue, I imagine) is righteous.

[Corporal Hicks]

Definitely looks like the Rogue King! Doesn't seem to resemble that recent Sideshow bust. I dig it!

[pmaz11]

That's awesome they went with an Alien King design for sure! I will say that Sideshow bust is the best looking design I've seen though! I painted a 4-5 inch resin model that was 3D printed from that Sideshow sculpt since that bust is wayyy $$$

[RidgeTop]

Another big special edition one. Glow in the dark Mega Alien:



And a glow in the dark Grid variant as well:

[Corporal Hicks]

They're really going for it!