{"id":26745,"date":"2014-02-01T00:28:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-01T06:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=26745"},"modified":"2014-02-01T00:28:18","modified_gmt":"2014-02-01T06:28:18","slug":"neca-aliens-blue-xenomorph-warrior-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=26745","title":{"rendered":"NECA Aliens: Blue
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<\/a>Astonishingly (or perhaps not quite to our wives and wallets), even after a full week of NECA reviews, we still have enough material for a NECA Week IV! I\u2019d keep an eye out for that soon, but I do have one last little wrap-up to NECA Week III before we resume our normal schedule. <\/p>\n

One thing that I tend to struggle with as a toy reviewer is straight repaints. Unlike some collectors, I do love me some straight repaints now and again, but when you crank out a 1000+ word review, you (hopefully) cover most of the bases. Having to then review a straight repaint of that figure later can be daunting. Can we just link to the previous review and say, \u201cthat, but, y\u2019know, blue\u201d? Well, I guess I could really. The website is free to read, but I digress. <\/p>\n

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Now, I\u2019m going to call this article a review, the official entry for the blue-highlighted Xenomorph Warrior in the second wave of NECA\u2019s Alien line, but it\u2019s really going to be more of a quick gallery covering a few aspects of NECA\u2019s Xenomorph figures. If you would like a refresher on the specifics, check out the original review<\/A> from Wave One\u2019s brown-highlighted Xenomorph. <\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve been fortunate enough to come across all five of NECA\u2019s current crop of Xenomorph\u2019s (well, a little luck, and a big helping hand from BBTS) and it\u2019s funny to me to look at my ever-growing hive and think back to when I decided I needed\u2026 one Xeno. Back then, I had only two Predators, both film-based, and I was good. One Alien made sense back in those days. Then, NECA found where they\u2019d put all the fun colors: yellows, reds, blues, etc. and my small Predator\/Alien collection has grown quickly as a result. <\/p>\n

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While the Predators outnumber the Aliens (so far) thanks to some really nice updates to classic Kenner versions and bringing the fan film Dead End to plastic, the Aliens have survived largely on the strength of their new Xenomorph sculpt and simply switching up the highlight colors. I just keep buying them! Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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It was the Genocide 2pk that I ultimately settled on back then. The sweet red Xenomorph and then a nice, silver-highlighted black Xenomorph. I would skip the brown-highlighted figure from Wave 1 and then I\u2019d wait patiently to see if NECA would delve into Kenner Aliens and cough up some fun repaints. I was good\u2026 until I ran across the Brown Xenomorph on a trip in Kansas City. Looking him over, I didn\u2019t want to wait for the 2-pack. I mostly blame a silly packaging mistake. The figure had been packaged inadvertently clawing his way out; the insert had gotten stuck in his claws. That was too funny. <\/p>\n

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Out of the package, the Xeno continued to impress. The size is great. The sculpt is covered in amazing detail. I wish the lower legs were a little more resilient, but I can get good poses out of the articulation all the same. I guess I\u2019m just really enamored with the \u201cbuck\u201d and as you can see in the pics, that has resulted in me buying the 2pk with the silver-highlights and the red Xenos, and now the original \u201979 Alien & the blue-highlighted figure in wave two. I’m up to five with surely more on the way. Doh!<\/p>\n

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On the subject of the Classic Alien. One might notice that I’ve tossed in a few extra pics of him for comparison since Vault just had the one. Next to his blue-highlighted wavemate, you can better see that the arms and legs are all entirely new. In some cases, the detail is so minor that I\u2019m surprised NECA took the time to make new molds, but I\u2019m glad they did. The new pieces look sharp, just like that new head sculpt with the clearish dome. By the way, anyone else want to see them reissue him with some different tints to the dome? A brownish or amber dome would probably look pretty slick. <\/p>\n

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Actually on that subject, buying all these repaints might just be how far I\u2019ve come in my appreciation for what NECA has done so far. Admittedly, I do love smart repaints \u2013 I always have. I blame Kenner & Batman. If NECA wasn\u2019t doing these different highlights on the basic Xenomorph, I guarantee I wouldn\u2019t have my slow-growing hive. If you\u2019re buying just one of each or a few of each because you just love Aliens that much, then these color differences will go a long way to improving the shelf display I think. While I\u2019m ultimately waiting to see what NECA does with some Kenner inspired Aliens like the Bull or Gorilla, I\u2019m up for a few more basic repaints too. I\u2019d love to see the NECA version in a light electric blue a la the Kenner figure. Or, maybe even something as simple as another black Xeno with red highlights for the contrast? That might look pretty evil. They\u2019re all armybuilders at this point, so hopefully NECA will keep packing them around Bishop, the Nostromos Crew, and whatever other great releases they have planned to keep the line going. I\u2019m looking forward to it. <\/p>\n

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