NECA 18" Alien

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Title : NECA 18" Alien

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Alien Pre-Painted Action Figure: Alien

Neca.

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One of the greatest monster designs of all time was the original Alien, designed by H.R. Giger. I will never forget sitting in the theater in 1979 and seeing this film on opening weekend, and both the creature and movie will have a permanent place in my top ten lists.

We've gotten an awful lot of Alien toys over the years, although most of them have come in the last fifteen. Thirty years ago when the movie was released, there was no such thing as a 'collectible' market for toys (although there were collectors), and any toy that was made was assumed to be made only for children. Thus, when Kenner produced an 18" Alien based on the creature from the very R rated film, parents freaked (as they are often want to do) and the ensuing outrage eventually forced Kenner to pull the big guy, as well as cancel their plans for a 3 3/4" line.

In the early 90's, Kenner finally got the chance to produce Alien action figures, and it's been a hopping business ever since, with just about every toy company out there taking their shot at the franchise. Since then we've gotten all kinds of Aliens from every movie, but there's one Alien we've never seen again - the 18" action figure version from the original film. We've seen statues and maquettes in this size, but no action figures that I know of. Now NECA steps in with the release of the big bad, in all his full glory, and you can pick it up for the price of just about $40.

Before we get into the meat of the review, I also wanted to mention that in some of the photos you may be wondering where the back tentacles are. That's because I completed forgot to attach them before I started shooting! It's the mad cow. I tried to only use those where the back wasn't prominently featured from the early shots, and rounded out the set with quite a few more of the back.

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Don't get me wrong - this is an outstanding figure, and is currently the best 18" action figure we've gotten this year. I'm betting he's going to be one of the best action figures we get all year, especially at this price point.

Unfortunately, I had those few paint issues that hold him back from the perfect four stars. I can't give him that rating with the white paint splotches on the tail - it's just too obvious. Still, I'm betting that this is not a consistent issue, and odds are that you'll get one without the problem. Take away the minor paint complaints, and you get a full four stars from me.

NECA is also doing a great job in this first half of the year of making themselves a contender for the Best Company of the Year. With this Alien and the exceptional TMNT figures, they already have two major feathers in their cap for 2008. Both this Alien and the comic based Turtles are figures that fans have been craving for a long time. I'm certainly thankful that NECA stepped up and too the risk, getting them out there for us.