NECA: Alien Movie Franchise Figures

[Reefer Shark]

That is strange should definitely be 3 per case, was the case still sealed when they were taken out of the box? or could 1 unit have been taken out some point prior to what you saw?

From a seller's perspective we've been told the contents and it's 3 Lamberts - I haven't opened up a case myself though so I cannot be 100% sure.

Only 2 Lamberts sounds really poor though - finding it hard to believe they'd manufacture it for only 2 per case. Also means they'd have to up the quantity for Defiance and Kenner figures - which i'd have thought would be risky considering sales potential isn't that great for any of them?

Yep, opened a case right as I walked up, I snatched her right as she it the peg (then another guy showed up and snatched the other a few minutes later).

Curious to hear if your cases have 2 or 3 now! And I agree, 2 Lamberts and almost equal Defiance and blueberry Aliens is a poor choice. If they wanted to shortpack, it should have been the blue guy, now he's gonna sit on the shelves for a good while I bet. The Defiance Alien looks really super nice in person too by the way..

 

[Kenernest63a]

Of the five Environmental Suits, I think Veronica Cartwright looks the best. Of course the sculpt has an attitude the character didn't have in the film. Long time coming, lucky we got her.

 

[bigbisont]

Thats great posing Kernest. The feminine stance really hides the fact she has the same dude body.

 

[Kenernest63a]

Curious, can you tell if it is a woman in a NASA space suit?

 

[abake]

Got a pack of alien goodness today.
Prometheus "lost" wave, the "Lambert" wave and the Covenant xenomorph.
I've only had time to open the Covenant xeno, and it's a really nice figure. Unfortunately a few bent tubes here and there, but otherwise perfect: no stuck joints, no sloppy paint apps.
The others look great in their clamshells, hope to have some time to mess around with them later on.

 

[P.]

i wonder if some piece of fabric would work as an in-suit hat for the calm Lambert head... her hair would already form the shape for it.

 

[a-dev]

Doesn't look like Sigourney at all.

Her proportions are bizarre aswell. The tiny head makes everything else about her look really long. Meanwhile the factory paint jobs, predictably, did a poor job on that shaved head. Definitely the weakest of the Ripley figures IMO.

 

[zuckuss77]

I do think they are improving the new big chap with the prototype alien. I never had one bend this way

 

[abake]

Interesting, hadn't noticed that.
Thy should work on the elbows as well.

 

[a-dev]

Interesting, hadn't noticed that.
Thy should work on the elbows as well.

Steady on. One joint at a time. You'll get your double-elbows on Version 5.0. We're only on 4 (?)

Actually, offhand I can't think of what articulation the last '79 release has.

 

[Alice]

Oh, you'll get your double elbow joints. It'll only cost you another quarter inch of height (for no real reason).

 

[a-dev]

Yeah wtf is with that. The more articulation NECA gives us the shorter the figures get - hello Ultimate Terminator figures.

 

[zuckuss77]

Steady on. One joint at a time. You'll get your double-elbows on Version 5.0. We're only on 4 (?)

Actually, offhand I can't think of what articulation the last '79 release has.

Yeah they redefine these aliens on are dollar for sure. But hot toys in the alien department is a ghost town so I'm happy

 

[a-dev]

Yeah they redefine these aliens on are dollar for sure. But hot toys in the alien department is a ghost town so I'm happy

It definitely deserves acknowledgement that NECA is way ahead of anyone else with these licenses.

 

[crazypredator2]

got the re- released alien queen today, traded my original one and have regrated it ever since, so glad to have her back in my collection.long live the queen!

 

[joossa]

This defiance Xeno is quickly moving it's way to my top 3 favorite Xenos. That crest is amazing and the bigger body make it looks so imposing.

 

[Reefer Shark]

Nice pics! I agree, it's one of best xenos out of NECA in a while, I'm gonna snag a few!

 

[user 15061]

Damn, thats a nice Xeno.

 

[zuckuss77]

Nice pics! I agree, it's one of best xenos out of NECA in a while, I'm gonna snag a few!

Me too, there's no shortage of them which is sweet

 

[Drone]

I came across wave 11 at Toys R Us earlier today, all 14 figures still on the pegs, and I can testify to the case assortment that Reefer Shark reported a couple pages back. Here's what there was:

7x Defiance xeno
5x Kenner xeno
2x Lambert

Maybe there's a different case assortment for online retailers and specialty shops, but two-Lamberts-and-not-a-single-Lambert-more seems to be the best we can expect at Toys R Us. At least the paint apps were very good on both the samples that I saw + all the photos that have been shared so far. Good luck to everyone hunting for her!