Aliens – Poe Ghostal's Points of Articulation

My S.H.MonsterArts Alien Warrior review is up at CollectionDX

On February 9, 2014

This has to be one of the busiest weekends ever for PGPoA. Usually I take weekends off. And I even skipped some news, like the new Jetfire and Unnamed One leaks.

Anyway, my review of the S.H.MonsterArts Alien Warrior fromÂ Alien vs. PredatorÂ has been posted on CollectionDX. (The reason it’s up over there is because it was a sample provided by Bluefin via my CDX connections, and part of my agreement with CDX is that any samples I get from their connections I review over there.)

Short version: great sculpt, fantastic articulation, joints are a little loose, figure is a tad on the small side, possibly my favorite Alien toy of all time.

Pic of the Day > Best Santa evvvaaaarrrrr…. by splittyhead

By Doc Thomas

On December 24, 2013

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Best Santa evvvaaaarrrrr…. by splittyhead

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Odds ‘n Ends > SWB6″, Power Lords, Mordles & Robo Force, ReAction Figures

By Poe

On November 12, 2013

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I hope you all enjoyed Star Wars Black Week! I’ll also be reviewing Han Solo, Leia and Greedo soon. And of course, don’t forget to enter our Trygg Poftu contest for a chance to win a Series 2 Boba Fett!
Our partner CollectionDX has had some great reviews recently, including OMFG! Series 3 and the Four Horsemen’s Power Lords Ggrapptikk, as well as the vintage Power Lords Sydot, which I owned as a kid (although I had the version with the chrome chestplate, and the non-chrome one never looks quite right to me).
ToyFinity has updates on their Mordles and Robo Force lines, as well as the news that the next Robo Force drop will feature more paint apps on Maxx Zero (nÃ©e Maxx Steele, but Mattel’s trademark on the name nixed that). I missed the drop for the gray Maxx, a mistake I shall not repeat next time. One interesting tidbit about Maxx, according to Matt Doughty (who aided ToyFinity’s John Kent in the figure’s development), is that there are lots of secret builds in Maxx’s design “from old Tomy robots, ZOIDS and Zeroids to the Trapping Rigs used by our own Rechlen and Aves.”
I went ahead and pre-ordered the Alien from Super7/Funko’s ReAction series. Now that they’ve announced all those licenses for ReAction, I just have to try one. Doing vintage-style 3.75″ figures as a kind of retro-aesthetic for both classic and modern properties seems like the most obvious thing in the world now. I think the price tag might limit their collectability, unless Funko can get them down into the $10-$12 range like their POP line. But certain figures, like the Alien, will be hot sellers.

Pic of the Day > Get Away From Her! by MCcustoms

By Doc Thomas

On October 31, 2013

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Get Away From Her! by MCcustoms

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Pic of the Day > Red Lobster by ridureyu

By Doc Thomas

On October 23, 2013

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Red Lobster by ridureyu

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Pic of the Day > Custom Aliens Sgt. Apone (Kenner Style) NECA Action Figure by MCcustoms

By Doc Thomas

On October 17, 2013

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Custom Aliens Sgt. Apone (Kenner Style) NECA Action Figure by MCcustoms

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Odds ‘n Ends > Halloween begins, S.H.MonsterArts AvP, random plugs

By Poe

On October 3, 2013

In Odds 'n Ends

It’s Halloween season! For as much holiday fun as can be fit into a blog, be sure you’re following Dinosaur Dracula, the current blog of Matt Caracappa, one of the minds behind the late, greatÂ X-Entertainment.com. Oh, and be sure to keep an eye around here as well, of course.
Pixel Dan has three new video reviews of upcoming MOTUC figures: Geldor, Strongor (Strongarm), and everyone’s favorite(?) pink bunny dictator, Plundor!
Speaking of Pixel Dan, it looks like he’s getting another #MyMosquitor – a new Mutagen Man for the current TMNT line, coming in spring. (I must confess I prefer the more grotesque vintage version a bit more.)
I’ve never even seenÂ Alien vs. Predator: Requiem – even though it evidently sucks, I probably should get around to it anyway – but I’m still intrigued by the upcoming S.H.MonsterArts versions of the characters. Here’s the official Tamashii Nations page for them. They’ll run $60 apiece, of course, but they’ll be better-articulated then NECA’s figures, offer more accessories, alternate heads, and I believe they will be closer in scale to 6″ lines like Marvel Legends, Star Wars Black, and DCUC than NECA’s stuff (which is in a 7″ scale). While the movie may be dreadful, I don’t mind the designs themselves, so I’m considering getting these. The scale will probably be the determining factor for me, so I may have to see them either in person or next to some other figures first.
Requested plugs: T-Rav from Doomkick.com is running a contest for some cool classic villain drink coasters;Â Acheson Creations is about 1/3rd of the way to their goal for theirÂ Kaiju Kaos: Super Robot StratoMaxx resin kit figure with just five days to go.