{"id":31707,"date":"2015-08-14T01:03:20","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T06:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=31707"},"modified":"2015-08-14T01:03:20","modified_gmt":"2015-08-14T06:03:20","slug":"neca-alien-ellen-ripley-compression-suit-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=31707","title":{"rendered":"NECA Alien: Ellen
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\"\"<\/a> Final report of the commercial starship Nostromo, third officer reporting. The other members of the crew, Kane, Lambert, Parker, Brett, Ash and Captain Dallas, are dead. Cargo and ship destroyed. I should reach the frontier in about six weeks. With a little luck, the network will pick me up. This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off.<\/em> – Ellen Ripley, Alien (1979)<\/strong> <\/p>\n

NECA has been doing amazing things right at the edge of my collector\u2019s notice these last few years. Seriously, I wish I wasn\u2019t so hung up on Barbarians & Superheroes because I\u2019d like to give them more of the toy budget than I do. I do collect most of their amazing video game line, some of the more colorful Predators, etc. but I look at what they\u2019re doing with Alien and I want to go more in than I do. I try not to because I don\u2019t *love* the Alien franchise, I merely like it. I don\u2019t think that I need the crew of the Nostromo in action figure form, but I swear NECA is trying to convince me otherwise. <\/p>\n

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They\u2019ve made some fantastic new Xenos, which I\u2019ve collected in more shades of black than I should admit to. They\u2019ve done a few Marines. They did Bishop & Dallas. And now they\u2019ve gone and down what was pretty unpossible. They\u2019ve made Ripley. They\u2019ve actually made like three Ripleys, but I\u2019m starting here today with the one I strangely wanted most. And to be honest the fact that it is Ripley kinda hasn\u2019t mattered a whole lot. Maybe I should save my \u201cthey made Ripley shti \u201d for her more unique figure\u2019s review. <\/p>\n

I love astronaut figures. I had a really hard time passing on Kane & Dallas. Well, \tKane was easier because I would have to buy two Dallases to get an unbroken helmet and blah, blah, blah. But, I held off, because I also like things to look clean. So Ripley was always my target. A nice relatively, clean space suit. Hopes & Dreams. And here we are. <\/p>\n

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The space suit buck is every bit as fantastic as I thought it would be as I peeked inside Kane\u2019s packaging. I haven\u2019t grabbed movie stills, but it looks extraordinarily faithful to the film. There is a ton of little details throughout, including little straps and stitching that I surely would\u2019ve never have missed had NECA overlooked them. And the textures are just right too, the padding, the straps, and the actual technical, fabricated bits all look spot on and make for a believable astronaut uniform. <\/p>\n

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Inside the helmet is really nice Ripley likeness. It\u2019s frighteningly good and it looks even better with the helmet on and the light reflecting off the gloss for added realism. It\u2019s a sharp looking little piece. I do have some trouble getting the helmet fully in the grooves, over the right clavicle in particular, but it closes up enough to not leave much of a gap and so that works. <\/p>\n

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Visually, the only sticking point is that Ripley seems a little small in there. There are definitely reference pics of her head deep and sunken back inside the helmet, but there\u2019s also plenty of images with her head taking up most of the space and being near the glass as well. I\u2019m guessing this is just a function of her head being comparable in size to the other Ripley figures while the body requires the reuse of the existing mold. In theory, you can overlook it for the most part, but it just throws things off every once in a while when you look at the figure from a certain angle. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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The paint work is sharp, though not much is needed. The wash throughout is just the right amount and the various finishes, some gloss, some matte, are what really make the figure work. Ripley\u2019s head is painted well and the few little tampos are all spot on. <\/p>\n

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Articulation is what really sends this figure into orbit! I\u2019m not totally sure about the long-term viability of the various super-soft plastics used to accommodate some movement in key areas, but I do appreciate them being there now. Ripley is ball-jointed at the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, mid-torso, waist, hips, knees, & ankles with swivels at the biceps & thighs to finish things off for good measure. Despite the bulk, Ripley poses really well. The only thing to be careful with is those aforementioned soft areas. I easily tore the one around the lower torso already. <\/p>\n

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In addition to the two-part removable helmet, Ripley included other accessories from towards the end of the film including the harpoon gun and a hissing version of Jonesy the cat. The harpoon gun is nicely detailed and looks like a great little prop, with two harpoon attachments, one open & one closed. Hissing Jonesy is a fun, one-piece little accessory. He actually features two joints, his tail swivels and his neck is ball-jointed. It\u2019s funny and awesome that those points were included as I\u2019d assumed he\u2019d be one-piece. The paint is well done, even on the tiny teeth. Overall, he\u2019s kind of amusing due to the eternal hissing pose. I don\u2019t blame him \u2013 he\u2019s seen some serious shit, but it\u2019s just like a demented schleich miniature. <\/p>\n

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Overall, this probably isn\u2019t the Ripley figure everyone has been waiting for, that\u2019ll be one of the two others, but it\u2019s still a great, third version of Ripley that is true to the end of the film. The sculpting & articulation are sharp and the relatively clean paintwork finishes it off. My only knock is the soft plastic covering on the waist; that one tear is annoying and I forsee a few more if I get too crazy with the pictures. It\u2019s still a great figure whether you\u2019re collecting the entire line or you\u2019re just looking for a few good astronaut figures. <\/p>\n

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