{"id":26662,"date":"2014-01-26T22:59:28","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T04:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=26662"},"modified":"2014-01-26T23:00:43","modified_gmt":"2014-01-27T05:00:43","slug":"neca-predator-wasp-predator-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=26662","title":{"rendered":"NECA Predator:
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<\/a> NECA took dead aim at my wallet to kick off the New Year. In the last two weeks, my BBTS POL has briefly held the quarter-scale 1989 Batman, Predator Wave 11 (Trix Yogurt Dutch!), Aliens Wave 2 (Sgt. Windrix!), and ED-209. Even not counting FansProject Diesel & Figma Link, that\u2019s quite the chunk of change. It\u2019s like NECA overload. <\/p>\n

Heck, I wasn\u2019t sure what to review first! The quarter scale Batman is too big, so that\u2019ll take some prep work. I\u2019m graciously having Vault take point on the ED-209 review even though I\u2019m arguably the bigger Robocop fan (seriously, folks, when you see his review \u2013 that\u2019s my<\/em> Robocop figure in the pictures!). I ultimately settled on something from the Predator wave, the big ol\u2019 Yellow Predator specifically. Or, as I\u2019m supposed to call him, the Wasp Predator. <\/p>\n

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The Wasp Predator, like Big Red (I really need to get around to buying one of those) & the Albino before him, hail from the fan-film Dead End. If you haven\u2019t seen, it\u2019s like eight minutes long and better than some of the feature-length films so check it out<\/a>. While I\u2019m a fan of the short, I have to be honest and say that a large part of this purchase was due to the \u201cKennerness\u201d of having a yellow Predator. Originally, I was all for just having the two primary Preds, City & Jungle. But this crazy color schemes have got me buying more & more NECA both last year and this year. I love it. We can blame that I grew up the in late 80s and early 90s if you want too. I\u2019m at peace with that. <\/p>\n

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Now Wasp Predator, is entirely a repaint so that could be considered a knock against his score, but I don\u2019t feel that way. Like the Albino Predator, that costume closely resembles the Jungle Hunter anyway. The new shoulder piece that was needed for Albino is used here to get that particular detail right, but there are two areas where a more detailed-oriented collector could be less than satisfied. It\u2019s hard to see a lot of the little details in Dead End, but it does look like Wasp should have some of the skull jewelry the Jungle Hunter sported. Also, the Wasp Predator didn\u2019t sport the netting on his legs like nearly every other Predator. NECA worked around that by simply not painting the sculpted in netting. It does look a little weird and I wouldn\u2019t mind seeing NECA put together some bare legs for this size of Predator in the near future. <\/p>\n

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NECA did make one more change from screen accuracy that I absolutely love though. While Dead End was in development, the Wasp Predator sported this snazzy custom deco on his helmet. For whatever reason, they decided not to use the helmet in the final cut. NECA opted to go back and use the helmet for the figure. This is a little funny, as the Albino Predator did sport his helmet, but NECA opted against using it for his figure. The folks at NECA just have a good eye though, I think. Albino looks better with the mask and the painted-up mask for Wasp works really well with the figure. It totally works for the figure. It blends in with the rest of the color scheme well and the weathered look with the brushed-on silver brings the sculpt to life. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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I feel like I\u2019m rehashing a bit getting into the body details since I\u2019ve reviewed this figure both as the Albino Predator<\/a> and the Hive Wars Predator<\/a> already, but here\u2019s the gist. The details are top notch and capture the Jungle Hunter pretty well. He\u2019s one of my favorite not-primary color NECA figures. The articulation is very good, but I do want more. We\u2019ve got ball-joints in the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, and ankles, waist & thigh swivels, and the double-hinge knees. I know it wouldn\u2019t look great aesthetically, but I always miss the ab crunch on these figures. Oh, and bicep swivels \u2013 ball-elbows just don\u2019t cut it sometimes. Admittedly, I am able to get some great poses with what\u2019s here though. <\/p>\n

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I did have one slight QC issues (my first for this line). The left hand likes to pop off it\u2019s ball-joint with the slightest pressure. The pics were theWasp Predator is holding his staff were a pain to get because the wrist just kept popping off the ball on the forearm. I\u2019m going to have to do some work on that joint here after the review. <\/p>\n

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The big, cool thing about Wasp Predator, other than his swanky color, is easily the new staff he sports. It\u2019s take directly from Dead End, though it\u2019s been re-proportioned a bit<\/a> to bring it a little better scale with the two toy lines. The result is fantastic piece. I\u2019m really not a fan of staff accessories \u2013 the 4H have kinda warn me out on staffs in MOTU & DC Classics, not to mention their own lines, but this one is just too novel. It\u2019s basically a decapitated Xenomorph head on a pike. I\u2019m not exactly sure what metal has to be used for that to work out with the Alien blood everywhere (NECA went full-on, sculpting & painting innards under the head), but I love it. It is a little sloppy paintwise, but I can chalk that up to the subject matter this time. While Nightstorm & Hive Wars had to say goodbye to their staffs, Wasp will get to keep his on display for sure. <\/p>\n

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Overall, this another fun piece in the Predator line. I do feel a little bad for ignoring this line for so long, but I guess the Lost Tribe of Predators or the Super Predators from the newer film just never caught my fancy the way these Kenner & Dead End Predators do. I can\u2019t complain though because these came at the right time: NECA updating their bodies with better articulation and sharper quality control really helped them to make some fantastic figures this past year. The fact that they\u2019re coming out in bright blues and yellows is just icing on the cake for this 80s\/90s kid. <\/p>\n

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