(Japan 2019) Figma Alien Big Chap unboxed

[The Old One]

The NECA regular figure Carapace's awful, the 1/4 version's excellent though.

[Xenomrph]

Do we have a release date for this in the USA yet?

[The Old One]

You can get it via BBTS, but I don't know otherwise.

[Xenomrph]

You can get it via BBTS, but I don't know otherwise.

I have it preordered through FreshFigures because they were cheaper than BBTS, and both usually release stuff at the same time. It just feels weird that it's been out in Japan for a while now, but there's no US release date in sight.

[The Old One]

Such is the nature of a Figma sometimes, it never comes to the west.

[Xenomrph]

I got mine in the mail today, it's neat but I have some reservations.

The figure can stand up straight, but the sculpt makes it look like it's inherently hunched-over. The chest and stomach are sculpted so they look very sunken-in, and it takes a little getting used to. It's a stylistic choice but the ribcage evokes "Holocaust survivor" and I'm not sure how I feel about that yet.

The tail is "poseable" in the sense that it's got 3 segments that can twist, but doing so breaks up the sculpt in a way that a bendy-wire doesn't.

I'm liking the figure more as I mess with it, but it's definitely not my favorite Alien figure in my collection.

[426Buddy]

what is your favorite alien figure?

[Xenomrph]

That's a tough question. I really like the black 'Aliens' "concept" Warrior from the Burke two-pack, and I also really like the Hiya Toys Xenomorph Soldier from their Colonial Marines line.

[The Old One]

I can't wait for the MAFEX Alien, as far as accuracy goes.

[dHunter333]

It is out now.

[The Old One]

And I'm waiting on delivery!