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Cult Classics Presents: Classic Alien Action Figure | 
 enlarge | Brand: NECA
Category: Toy
Buy New: $13.02
New (12) from $13.02
Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 15160
Batteries Included: No
Dimensions (in): 8 x 7 x 7
MPN: 51410
Model: 51410
UPC: 634482514108
EAN: 0634482514108
ASIN: B0016NA9YM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Can't get enough Alien? This will send chills down your spine! | | • | It's almost too realistic! Nearly 30 years after the original release of Alien, fans still can't get enough of the unforgettable watershed movie! | | • | This startling 7-inch rendering of the horrifying star of the show is made of plastic and nicely articulated. | | • | In 1979, audiences were terrified by Ridley Scott's genre-redefining, science fiction masterpiece. | | • | Today, this Alien will bring chills to your spine once more as you gaze into the intense detail of the almost-too-real action figure! |
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Product Description
Finally, the classic Alien that spawned the popular series comes in a highly-detailed 7" scale figure. This detailed and movie-accurate piece is certain to become a fan favorite for this classic 1979 science fiction film. Articulation includes a hinged jaw, bendable elbows, knees, tail, and more!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
Beautiful sculpture, some articulation problems December 20, 2008
I found this figure at a store for $10. As others have pointed out, the figure is beautiful. The detail in the body and head are excellent. The tubes coming off the jaw, the action of the jaw, the body tubing and surface details are all lovingly crafted. The detail under the cranial bubble could be a lot better. It's too smooth and it looks like some of the detail was drawn in with a pen, but this is a minor quibble. In dim light, it looks fine.
As others have pointed out, the figure's "20 points of articulation" do not work exactly as advertised, but I was able to fix mine. When I opened my package, only a few of the joints worked. Since I'd read other reviews here, I was careful about not breaking anything. I used a little vegetable oil to lubricate everything. This helped, but the head still did not turn, the feet did not move, and the shoulders did not work through their entire range of motion.
Then, I tried Evan Michael Sizemore's idea. I heated some water in the microwave and soaked the stubborn joints. After a brief soak and some careful fiddling, all the joints loosened enough to move them. I injected more vegetable oil. More fiddling, and I now have a fully articulated Alien with no broken parts.
In the end, this is not a toy. It's a collectible, and it must be treated that way. It looks great, but it's still sort of fragile and it took a lot of work to make the thing pose properly. That coupled with the pen job on top of the head means I can only give three stars. If you can get it for a good price and you have the patience to sort out the joints, it's a worthy addition to any collection.
It does break December 3, 2008
I purchased this same toy from a different vendor. It comes in pieces that you have to put together. The back vent pipe push on pretty snug, but theyre not locked on in any way at all and can be wiggled loose easily.
The legs are seperate and need to be attached at around the knee. The sockets are extremely tight and take some effort to place. While attaching the left leg, the entire leg snapped off at the hip joint. Whatever glue or epoxy they used in the factory (if any) to assemble the figure breaks loose very easily. Even though the socket was disassembled cleanly, I cannot seem to fix it because for whatever reason the male/female connections are loose.
Even after gluing it there is now a gap between the leg and lower body of the figure. It actually came apart on me while standing after gluing so I may need to use something more extreme to fix it like JB weld.
The Mighty Alien is Weak November 1, 2008
This is a fantastic figure. Hands down the BEST looking sculpt for the original H.R. Giger design to grace a toy. It is simply too beautiful to describe--it's almost satisfying enough to just look at it. For this reason alone I highly recommend it to any Alien fan.
But then why the mediocre rating, you might ask? Because this figure is simply WAY too fragile! If you look at it the wrong way it'll break. Here's the deal: I got the figure today in the mail (while in the middle of watching ALIEN, nonetheless) and within 20 minutes of getting him out of his box, the toy broke. Now, I was expecting this because I too read the reviews, but still... The right arm broke at the shoulder and elbow, as well as the right foot. I managed to glue them together again but... let's just say this particular figure no longer has "20 points of articulation". Currently he's standing atop my Hi-Fi stereo and, judging by today's events, he won't be doing much less.
Here is my WARNING to you all: If you have ANY intention of "articulating" Alien's "articulation", you MUST (1. run the needed body part under steaming hot water for a good minute or more, or (2. warm up and soften needed body part via hair dryer. Even when he feels all nice and soft (because he is BRICK SOLID right out of the box) don't trust him! USE CAUTION AND CARE--DO NOT FORCE anything to move, otherwise it will promptly rebel by ending its own existence. Once properly heated, however, he should "articulate" just fine... well, mostly. But he'll harden up real fast again--so don't plan on striking him in a brand new pose every 3 minutes.
Oh, and the inner jaw must be pulled out by hand (assuming you can fit even the tinniest of fingers into his puny mouth--I couldn't, but did anyway). The mouth snaps shout unless the inner jaw is extended, in which case he bites down on it.
Case in point--beautiful figure, a real treat for the eyes, but in all honestly, after you've painstakingly fixed your personal Alien toy into a pose that tickles your fancy, you likely will not find yourself doing much else with it unless you like playing with a really stiff toy. All in all, I rate this guy's "fun factor" by his durability factor in this case.
If only you could pose him with ease and without the risk of ending up with half a figure we'd have ourselves the perfect toy. Oh well.
 Two out of two broke...I give up October 27, 2008
To echo what 'meat chunks' said, I bought one and his right arm broke off at the shoulder trying to carefully dislodge it. The clearcoat paint tends to make things get stuck on this figure. Got a replacement and it was stuck in the same place (and twisted off) along with one foot breaking off AND a break at the elbow.
So, BEWARE! I am very careful and rather obsessive and while these look cool, you are asking for trouble. My friend and I also had problems with the large version, but not like this. Too frail and brittle. I give up on this figure. And his dome always had a hidden blob of clearcoat paint on the other side...like they pack these things partially wet. [...] I have never had a figure fall apart this easily.
 Finally, an Alien figure modeled after the original film September 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my favorite look that the Alien creature has had in any of the films. H.R. Giger would be proud of the job Neca did with his classic design. The details and paint are spot on. I got mine facing this Alien VS. Predator: Requiem NECA Action Figure Series 3 Unmasked Predator (Open Mouth) on my DVD shelf and they go great together.
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