Just opened mine. The look of the piece is everything I could ever want, and is a 30 year dream come true for that little kid in me that always wanted a great Aliens warrior figure. In fact, wanting an exceptional Aliens figures is why I got into model kit building with the Halcyon kit line, which lead to my becoming a professional artist today helping make figures for companies like this.
While the paint isn't prop accurate, it does capture the on-screen look well. As much as I love the brown bone look, I probably won't repaint this. It is a great looking finish.
I am very pleased the body is not the typical Hot Toys decomposing silicon rubber I feared it would be, but is instead a vinyl material that may stand a chance of holding up over time, but even that may crack, rather than rot. The mouth area, unfortunately, is still the notorious HT rotting rubber, so I will likely never use the mouth opening mechanism again after having checked it out once or twice.
I wish it came with other hands or poseable fingers, but if these are all it comes with, it's the best pose overall for them.
Articulation on this is absolute crap. The 90% limit on the elbows isn't so bothersome, but the mere 30% shoulder range is bogus, but understandable given that they went with a better look than having articulation lines showing. Given the aesthetic of the hip/stomach area, I'll forgo the movement there, but I would have really much preferred jointed knees. You're not going to get much in the way of screen-action like poses out of this figure.
The tight, straight posture of the dorsal pipe, as opposed to being able to flare out a bit, bugs me the most, but they're behind him, so not an eyesore.
Overall I do really like this piece, and my inner child is satisfied after his 30 year wait for this figure. I do wish the base had been an egg hive instead of a repeat of what Ripley will have though, but that can be taken care of.
