I wish NECA made just a straight-up figure of the predalien instead of a stature. I think the predalien looks really cool and I'd like to have a fully-articulated figure of it. Great review by the way
Wow. This figure is absolutely fantastic. I remember having this when I was 9. Now it's a all destroyed from the predators. Now that Neca is revisiting AVP, hopefully we get a new wolf and predalien! Awesome review! Keep up the great work:)
+TheGeek41 man I was the same age, and that is exactly what happened to mine! wolf predator just tore him up, and then the aliens killed my wolf predator. I really wish i didn't play with these figures all those years ago.
TheGeek41 most likely and i hope they make a battle damaged predalien like hot toys and they put it in a two-pack like grid and Celtic but with wolf instead
Ah, I remember this guy. I used to have one until it slowly went to pieces. A pretty cool figure, too bad the pose kinda limits it. I think the AvP-R Predalien design is pretty cool looking. With the exception of the yellow colouration and the goofy pectoral muscles.
Another great review! I was just wondering if you will be updating your top 10 predator figure list at some point as series 14 comes out in September. Anyway, great review like always!
I used to have both variants of this figure. I also managed to break both of them. When I had these types of figures as a kid I always thought I could play with them a little rough (Like action figures) but I never understood that some figures had better articulation than others. I learned the hard way but that’s part of life. Unfortunate actions on my behalf because now I don’t have the Predalien in my possession anymore but definitely one of my favorite designs from NECA. Absolutely gonna pick up the figure again if I ever get the chance.
Nice review. Definitely a nice looking figure from a sculpt/paint/detail standpoint, but NECA desperately needs to revisit AvP:R and update the Predalien and Wolf Pred. They want to, its really just a matter of "when."
Mine kept falling over. First it fell over to the left from a fairly high shelf down onto one of my Hobby Master 1:72 aircraft, a RAAF F-4 Phantom and broke off one of the wings hardpoints. After cleaning that up I adjusted the predalien and it ended up falling over to the right. Despite being tempted to piff the fucking thing out a window, I used fishing line to tie the thing down. It doesn't fall anymore. It's been mentioned before that Neca should redo this figure and I agree.
What? First off, Predators become "Blooded" if they kill just one alien, which means 25% are automatically out of that calculation because 25% or less are usually not Blooded. Throw in more than one alien and suddenly their survival odds, even blooded, get lower and lower the more you add, keep in mind Xenomorphs are a hive species. Secondly, Elite predators are given that class after they can produce the skull of a xenomorph queen. They consist of like 15% of the species.
The funniest thing is that it seems like the Predalien's head looks like the Queen Alien's head. I am curious was about the Predalien, because the Predalien was probably turning into a Queen.
+ROCK ALIEN 509 I got very lucky and was given this guy by a friend. Though I have seen them pop up at cons or toy shows from time to time. I also assume NECA will be making a new version in the next few years
FisChrehn#3 they cant, they meed to have a base design from a movie or comic, because the producers wont allow it, but there are many predalien designs and they could do a concept art
I have the version with the closed mandibles. I was so hyped when this figure came out, because back then, I loved the design. But now, not so much anymore. It's far too fleshy and lacks the biomechanical beauty of Giger's Alien, just like the rest of the ADI xenomorph, except the dog alien, which was a nice balance between biomechanical and fleshy and still had a lot of elements of Giger's concept art. With Alien: Resurrection, the once fearful and mysterious alien became a generic movie monster. I hope that we go back to the biomechanical beauty of the first 2 aliens in the upcoming Alien film. As for the figure itself, I was let down by the articulation when I bought it. It can't stand on the base without falling over and the position makes it very stiff and undynamic. I also always disliked the mid arm swivel, because you almost have to have the arm in that postition or the details aren't connected go each other and it just looks weird.
if the inner jaw comes out? no. also, this guy is on bullcrap scale, the figure is decent, but it is odd given than normal xenos are 6-7.5 ft and are taller than the supposedly 12 ft tall predalien
+tom meyer Yeah, the only good things about it were the Predalien aspect actually being continued and not just a teaser from the previous film, and the acid blood to the face kill.
Andrei Tittel Theres a Swivel joint underneath the hip and theres a up and down joint on the hip and thats it for the legs and the arms are a swivel and the shoulder might be a ball joint and thats it as well for the arms