Alright /toy/, what is the definitive Xenomorph figure? No special colors or alternate designs, I just want a figure as it appears in the original 1979 film. Obviously the cheaper the better but I would pay as much as $200 if the size and quality justifies it.

>>11466548 (OP)
The NECA Big Chap is likely what you want then. Phenomenal figure and a good price for around $32-$35 (dunno if prices have gone up in stores yet).

>>11466565
>BREAKA
No thank you, are there other options? Perhaps Hiya Toys or Revoltech?

>>11466674
>trolling and pretending to be OP
How truly pathetic.

There's a 52Toys one incoming.

>>11466548 (OP)
>>11466565
Big chap is pretty solid, i liked it enough to buy a giger version. Its wildly unbalanced and not great to pose or play with since its neca. I think it does look really nice though, and neither or any of xenomorphs by neca have broken.
Walmart had some fun xenomorph knock off figures, way better fun but not as fun as the old kenner toys.

>>11466674
>I don't want these things to break! I want in asian brands known for their fragility!
Huh?

>>11466548 (OP)
Buy the Kotobukiya statue, there isn't a single good Bigchap figure

Is the MaFex any good?
I like the Takayuki Takeya version (pictured) but it's not totally movie accurate.

>>11466703
I've had for more Neca get breaka than imports.

Neca fucking sucks
https://voca.ro/1g3lF3ku37e6

>>11466729
The Mafex one was made of a worse plastic than NECA (incredible, right?) so it's pretty likely it will break, probably the worst Mafex figure in the entire line, sad because the accessories are the best.
The Figma Takeya's ver. range is pretty limited and it's so fucking tiny.

>>11466761
which predator is that on the far left anon?

>>11466735
Then you're lying and a retard

>>11466742
Kill yourself

>>11466768
MonsterArts Wolf Predator

>>11466783
Thanks

>>11466548 (OP)
Depends on size and price. I have a neca chap, monster arts chap, and revoltech chap.
Personally I like monsterarts chap the best out of the three. he's solid, but also he's import figure size and harder to get now.
The neca chap is easier to get and is still a nice display piece but won't have the articulation of the monsterarts one and is a larger figure. And also if you decide to get more neca xenos down he line (I have like 20 myself) he'll be in scale with them

Don't get the revoltech one it's old and dated and just .... wrong.

>>11466695
>Its wildly unbalanced and not great to pose or play with since its neca.
Uh, what? The balance is fine, and yeeeah, it's great to pose. It has all the articulation you really need for the creature. Weird ass thing to say.

>>11466729
I have the Mafex and it's by far the most accurate. I can't speak for other anons but I haven't had problems with mine.

>>11466818
It is not. The Mafex is the worst of them all.

>>11466792
NTA, Revo chap was my first import figure when I got back into collecting as an adult (birthday gift to myself when I was 28). Not the most screen-accurate but still fun to display in expressive poses.

OP here, thanks for the suggestions. I'm not a major collector, most shit I would want figures for has little to no merch, so my experience with any brand is pretty limited overall. Seems like neca has the most experience making them and probably my best bet. I wasn't planning to have it in any kind of display with other figures so the size seems nice but having never had a neca I worry about the articulation. There's been neca stuff I wanted in the past but just never really got around to, my impression from online though has always been that they sacrifice articulation for detail which I'm mixed on here. Want good detail to appreciate the design but the limited articulation in the chest and waist area makes it look like having it lean or be on all fours is impossible which is disappointing.

>>11466772
lol Neca breaks

>>11466548 (OP)
All the Lanard Aliens and Predators are awesome. There's G. I. Joe scale Aliens and 6-inch Aliens. The Predators are 6-inch and 12-inch.

>>11466939
Get a good stand because that thing will be floppy in a very short time

>>11466792
>Personally I like monsterarts chap the best out of the three. he's solid, but also he's import figure size and harder to get now.
Interesting to see this, because at the time the SHMA Big chap was considered legendarily terrible. Dome was too clear, sculpting and articulation cuts seemed rudimentary, especially the head area. It's naturally not the most articulated design, but even then it's pretty bad.
The Monsterarts Warrior they did before it, however, is great, my personal favorite Alien toy. but it's not the classic version so moot for this discussion.

Mafex is the most accurate to the film. No other figure has properly captured the dome of the skull, including the NECA.

>>11466818
>>11467067
Shame they make it with Necanium, the cheapest plastic on Earth

>>11467080
yeah same reason I don't buy shf

>>11467080
Yeah, same reason I don't buy NECA

>>11467080
The soft olive green paintjob on the mafex is so dogshit too
>>11466548 (OP)
get the ultimate NECA

>>11467080
does it break down over time or is it fragile out of the box new?

>>11467138
the second, same for Neca

>>11467040
The SHMA Chap had some poorly thought out design decisions and they went a bit too hard with the drybrushing. But the sculpting and detail was top tier at the time and it had a level of craftsmanship that Bandai rarely ever rolls out in their figures today.

>>11467141
That isn't true at all. Quit shitposting.

>>11467101
>>11467080
Shame you're such a faggot troll.

>>11467040
I won't lie and pretend the shma one is perfect. You are right the cuts are weird and it limits his movement. He is my favorite chap that I own, but not my favorite alien, you are correct the shma warrior is probably my favorite out of all the aliens i own because he is super posable, i just wish mine wasn't so loose but i did buy him years later second hand so cest la vie

Ive got the Figma SP-108 Alien Xenomorph & Face Hugger...highly detailed and posable.

>>11467179
what's the truth please? only recently started collecting and i'm genuinely curious before i drop dollars.

>>11467496
Not fragile and doesn't "break down over time." If you experience a too tight joint you just need to heat it up and get it moving. You'll be good and dandy. The thread is full of trolling, otherwise.

>>11467496
Don't give it attention.

>>11467496
You need to bath your NECA toys in a hot water bath before playing with them because the cheap paint and QC they have means that the paint gets stuck in the joints and makes them easy to break. Also bad quality plastic. They're ok if you manage to work around that.

>>11466828
>It is not. The Mafex is the worst of them all.
Elaborate or stfu.

>>11467080
>Necanium
Good one anon! Brilliant stuff...

>>11467543
So this is a troll post. You can ignore this post completely.

>>11467496
NECA figures have decent enough sculpts (mostly), paint that ranges from quite nice to pretty sloppy, mostly sub-par engineering, but often have really, REALLY bad QC. Figures breaking out the box is not uncommon, and stuck joints that will snap if not carefully unstick with hot water (assuming you realize it's stuck before you try and move it) are extremely frequent.
Sadly this board has an absolutely pathetic shitposter who relentlessly shills/runs damage control for NECA and will accuse anyone who criticizes NECA in any way at all of being a "troll". He's made any discussion of NECA impossible because the moment anyone reports QC issues he accuses them of lying/trolling.
In answer to your OP question, there really isn't a definitive accurate Alien. The Revoltech is a little too stylized and quite small, the Mafex is super fragile, NECA is as mentioned a crapshoot, and the SHMA is a fiddly mess with some weird inaccuracies. I'd say if you need a poseable Big Chap that's primarily based on the actual suit (as opposed to Takeya's artwork) the Revoltech is still the best one all these years later. It's got issues but it's got the fewest problems of the options available.

>>11467754
Neca recommends you bathe their cheap figures in water
https://vocaroo.com/18Y1W4rPNohD

>>11467810
So does every other toy company out there you damn dirty troll.

>>11467797
>NECA figures have decent enough sculpts (mostly)
No, they have excellent sculpts.

>paint that ranges from quite nice to pretty sloppy, mostly sub-par engineering
Paint is great, engineering is on par with any kind of toy at that price range dumbass.

>REALLY bad QC
Completely wrong.

>Figures breaking out the box is not uncommon
It's incredibly uncommon and you're a liar for trying to push that.

>and stuck joints that will snap if not carefully unstick with hot water (assuming you realize it's stuck before you try and move it) are extremely frequent.
It is not frequent, you have to be some kind of retard to do something like that.

You are such a disingenuous ass, you can't even post anything remotely true about the toys. NECA is not a crapshoot, you have no experience with their figures.

Never heard of 52 toys before, anyone have experience with this brand?

>>11467810
So what's your problem? You've never touched anything that isn't a Playmobil for a toddler?

>>11467831
holy Reddit

>>11467831
>you have no experience with their figures.
I have enough experience with their figures to never buy them again. I've had enough breakages and QC errors that should never have made it into stores to know they can't be trusted to make a quality product.

>>11467839
So you're biased and a liar? Okay. If that's the losing battle you want to be in.

>>11467843
How do you extrapolate "biased liar" from someone having experienced NECA's poor quality control enough to avoid buying them? Sounds to me like you're shilling for NECA, which is against the board rules by the way.

>>11467839
I've had like, one, maybe two issues among thousands of figures from them over the years. You're blowing things out of proportion for no reason other than to be purposely antagonistic. You should touch grass.

>>11467845
>from someone having experienced NECA's poor quality control enough to avoid buying them?
This is what a crazy person talks like.

>>11467845
Its one thing to say "this isn't for me" and that be it, but being a crazy troll on a toy board and shitting on everything on your very, very, very limited knowledge of a line of toys is pretty sad.

>>11467847
>>11467848
>>11467852
Samefagging to shill for NECA. Very sad, and against the rules. Shameful!

Random-ass question but which of the Aliens feel "gummy" or with a soft plastic? I have the gitd Neca one and he's solid, has a great articulation but he's also as stiff as my cock.
I'd like to get the Warrior from Revoltech, height is not really a problem but I dunno if the plastic is going to feel hard or soft.

>>11470688
The old Revos used a sturdy plastic but with a gummy soft texture if that makes sense. I have the TV evas from back around 2006, and they're showing their age. Not sure if the Xenos are the same but considering they were made a while back they may have the same plastic feel.

>>11471509
I was banned for posting porn on /co/ but now I can just post this and say thank you for the information.

>I have the TV evas from back around 2006, and they're showing their age.
I too have one and he's still solid, I only fear that the monoshaft legs snap, so far nothing happened but it troubles my mind sometimes.

>Not sure if the Xenos are the same but considering they were made a while back they may have the same plastic feel.
I would like to get the warrior one cause I like the translucent look on it. The lack of toe articulation is quite the bummer but not enough to stop me from trying to get one.

>>11467832
I have some of their beastbox toys and they're pretty solid, but not really comparable to the alien
Maybe someone who has their final fight figures can tell you more

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