Action Figure Mezco One:12 Alien

Figured it deserved its own thread...
Pics from Bleeding Cool:







And a picture somebody posted of the catalog:



And coverage from Bleeding Cool:

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/02/22/new-york-toy-fair-76-photos-from-the-mezco-toyz-booth/

And Toyark:

https://news.toyark.com/2020/02/22/toy-fair-2020-mezco-one12-collective-alien-predator-planet-of-the-apes-marvel-dc-and-more-379994

The paint apps look pretty basic... a shame, really (what is it with Japanese companies and making the alien green?). The sculpt itself looks nice, another "man in a suit" type of sculpt. The teeth look derpy however, and the torso looks a bit too long, which throws off the overall look.
Also, I'm not too fond of the rubber suit approach, that usually ends up screwing up articulation.

I doubt I will be pre-ordering this one, I'll wait for in hand pics and then probably end up buying it anyway.

EDIT: don't know how to edit the title...

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Geordi La Xenomorph with the front of that dome.


To edit the title do you see an option for 'advanced' editing? You should be able to correct the title that way.

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What's the extra chest piece? Grappling hook? Does this mean they'll release a Ripley?

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The Alien is one of the hardest figures to get right. The MAFEX and the original Kenner version are the closest we've got. Honourable mentions go to the NECA 1/4 scale and the Kotobukiya. This is cool but I thought it was an unpainted prototype at first!

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The alternate chest piece i think is Ripley's grapple hook attached

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Jmek said:

The Alien is one of the hardest figures to get right. The MAFEX and the original Kenner version are the closest we've got. Honourable mentions go to the NECA 1/4 scale and the Kotobukiya. This is cool but I thought it was an unpainted prototype at first!

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Kotobukiya is a masterpiece and flawless imo. Shame it's not in 1/6 scale.

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Pretty good range of accessories to be fair. They even have an inner jaw with slime dripping off it.

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Um... abake, its Mezco... not Medco. Thread title.

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I could see MEZCO going deep with this line...

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The pressure suits could be really cool in this format.

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a-dev said:

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Geordi La Xenomorph with the front of that dome.


To edit the title do you see an option for 'advanced' editing? You should be able to correct the title that way.

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Awesome, thanks.

Blade3327 said:

What's the extra chest piece? Grappling hook? Does this mean they'll release a Ripley?

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I really hope so... the alien looks a bit so-so for now, but I'm sure Mezco could do some amazing Nostromo crew figures!

Jmek said:

The Alien is one of the hardest figures to get right. The MAFEX and the original Kenner version are the closest we've got. Honourable mentions go to the NECA 1/4 scale and the Kotobukiya. This is cool but I thought it was an unpainted prototype at first!

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Actually, as far as sculpts go, I rate the Kotobukiya right at the top.

MachoGeek80 said:

Kotobukiya is a masterpiece and flawless imo. Shame it's not in 1/6 scale.

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a-dev said:

Pretty good range of accessories to be fair. They even have an inner jaw with slime dripping off it.

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Yeah, shame the jaw is permanently open. But the amount of accessories is brilliant.

Wor-Gar said:

Um... abake, its Mezco... not Medco. Thread title.

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Yeah, that's why I was asking for help editing that. A-dev to the rescue!

ebor said:

I could see MEZCO going deep with this line...

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Hopefully, I would get all the Nostrum crew! And if they do Aliens, I can see people going crazy for the CM's...

DioramaMaker said:

The pressure suits could be really cool in this format.

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I fear they would go with all rubber suits.

I don't really see them going too deep with this line. Maybe they'd do Ripley but I don't see anyone else being made.

I'd be excited if they did the crew, but I don't think this is a great effort in regards to Big Chap.

Need Mezco Ripley Ash Dallas, etc...???.

Ripley would be awesome! Neca can?t seem to nail her likeness for some reason.

burtial said:

I'd be excited if they did the crew, but I don't think this is a great effort in regards to Big Chap.

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Yeah... the more I look at it, the less I like it. The teeth are all wrong, the torso looks to be too long, the ribbing around the wrists is way too large... just a whole bunch of details that bother me.


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I'm such a sucker for Alien figures I'm sure I'll get it. I like how they hid the joints. Reminds me a bit of the old Medicom one. Some details are off, but I really like the skull/head shape. Dome needs to be customized and darkened up a bit.

It'll be an interesting side by side next to the Kotobukiya (god I love that one!).

abake said:

Yeah... the more I look at it, the less I like it. The teeth are all wrong, the torso looks to be too long, the ribbing around the wrists is way too large... just a whole bunch of details that bother me.


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It’s feels sloppily sculpted in light of what we have available to us especially between the Kotobukiya which is pitch perfect (minus the screen accurate albeit ugly “false ribbing between the top and bottom halves like on the original kenner,.... and Neca fantasy accurate and mafex screen accurate (minus minor details)

I know it's specifically the Big Chap but I feel like Mezco is not out there to make an absolutely screen accurate figure, knowing how they design their comic figures.

Any news on this?
I haven't seen it mentioned or go up for pre-order anywhere...