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An image was just tweeted out for #facehuggerfriday revealing our first look at the upcoming NECA Alien vs Predator Kenner inspired 2 pack. This will be an update to the 1994 Kenner AVP 2 pack that kick started their Aliens and Predator toy lines. The 2 pack is expected to release later this year. Keep reading to see the full image! Continue reading
An image has just been tweeted out showing off an unpainted test shot and packaging blister layout for the upcoming NECA Aliens Series 5 Ripley action figure. This figure will be based on her appearance in the 1986 James Cameron movie and will just about coincide with the release of the upcoming NECA Aliens Power Loader. Ripley will come decked out with ammo straps and look like she did in the climax of the film. She’ll come with her taped together pulse rifle/flamethrower combo. Keep reading for the full image!
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Earlier today, NECA tweeted out a picture showing the size comparison of one of their upcoming Alien VS Predator figures with their older Predator figures. The AVP Predators were much taller than the ones from the first or second movies, so this makes sense. The NECA AVP Predator will be 100% new tooling, as they are meant to be taller and bulkier, and they will be doing more than one. The NECA AVP Predator figure should be out sometime over the Summer. Keep reading to see the full picture! Continue reading
Hey everyone! Had to take a break from updating the customs for a couple of weeks in order to get some commissions done. I’m back with a new one, just in time for Halloween! This week I bring you a movie concept of Dutch Schaefer in Predator armor! I always thought it would be awesome to see Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character of Dutch back in another Predator movie, decked out in his old enemy’s armor, maybe hunting down other Predators for the U.S. government. How awesome would that have been? So I took a NECA Predator, stripped all the armor and weapons off, and put them on Dutch. I even included a severed Predator head as a trophy! Sick, right? For the full photo set, and detailed description on how Predator Armor Dutch was made, just click the photo below. And for those interested, Predator Armor Dutch is currently for auction on eBay. If you want to own this custom, or know someone who would, just CLICK HERE to bid. And if this is your first time visiting Mint Condition Customs, be sure to check out the Custom Action Figure Archive to see every single custom I’ve ever made up to this point. Remember, Mint Condition Customs is where toys become Interactive Art!
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The design for Predator Armor Dutch was inspired by a mix of the old Kenner toys, and my desire to see Dutch show up again in another Predator movie. I thought it would have been cool to see Dutch hunting Predators for the U.S. government. Imagine if Schwarzennegger was in the Predators movie, but in the Laurence Fishburne role of Nolan! That would have been awesome. Predator Armor Dutch is made using a NECA Jungle Encounter Dutch, and a NECA Predator, of course. I stripped off all the armor and weapons from the Predator, and basically attached them to Dutch. I used the two pack Dutch, which was all bloodied, so I had to completely repaint him to clean him up. I had to do some major dremeling to the Predator wrist gauntlets, and to Dutch’s forearms, to get them to slip on. I had to dremel some of Dutch’s side to get the armor to fit right as well. I glued all the armor down, and even attached a net launcher from a NECA Predator 2 figure. So now that Dutch is utilizing all the weapons and armor of his greatest enemy, he’s ready to hunt down every last Predator that makes its way to Earth!
The new Bad Blood Predator and all of the Predators Series 12 (Enforcer Predator, Viper Predator, and Elder Predator 2.0) action figures have just been listed on the NECA eBay store. The best part is that they’re all retail price. I was pleasantly surprised by that. If you hate waiting for stores to get in new figures like I do, this is perfect. Just follow each link below to take you to the corresponding eBay page. If you get all four, you save a ton of money on shipping. I definitely can’t wait to get mine in so I can reenact some scenes from the Dark Horse Bad Blood Predator comic! Which NECA Predator figure from series 12 is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!
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NECA Toys now has a slew of new goodies available through their eBay and Amazon stores
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Randy Falk from NECA tweeted a couple of test shot photos showing off the upcoming NECA Aliens Queen Xenomorph and Alien 3 Dog Alien action figures. These are different from the prototypes, which are the original sculpts. While these are unpainted, they are made of plastic in the proper scale to make sure the types of plastic used are correct and that all the joints work. Once these are approved, then they’ll be painted during mass production. In the photos, you can also catch glimpses of test shots for Bishop, Dallas, and Kane as well. Things could change, but the NECA Aliens Queen should be out sometime in October, along with series three of the NECA Aliens line, which will include the Alien 3 Dog Alien, Kane from Alien, and Bishop from Aliens.
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Hey everyone. I’m back with more new customizing goodness for you. I bring two new customs from one of my favorite franchises ever, Aliens. I have a custom Bat Alien designed after the character from the SNES Alien Vs. Predator game from the early 90’s, repainted with a more traditional Xenomorph color scheme (props to Jin Saotome for the recipe). I also have a custom of the Colonial Marine Smart Gun operator Drake! He’s based off of the look of the old 90’s Kenner action figure. You might remember a while back when I did a custom updating the design of the Kenner Sgt. Apone figure. Well, Drake is a continuation of that series. And yes, I definitely plan to update more. Just click on the pictures below to lead you to the corresponding page, where you can read the full descriptions for how I made the Bat Alien and Drake customs, as well as view the entire gallery of pictures. Until next time!
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Continuing from where I left off with my updated Kenner Sgt. Apone custom, I wanted to tackle the Colonial Marine Drake next. I still have a soft spot for the old Kenner Aliens toy line, which is why I’m having such a blast updating the designs. Drake was made with a NECA Predator Dutch for the body, the head and hands from a Diamond Select Expendables 2 Gunnar Jensen, and lots of fodder. I gave the head a headband and sculpted some hair falling over it, and used some McFarlane Techno Spawn parts for the headset. The bullet straps come from a McFarlane Al Simmons with some pieces of fodder attached. The real star of this custom though, is the Smart Gun. I wanted it to be inspired by the Kenner Smart Gun accessory, but also put in some personal touches to make it look even more intimidating. This thing is made from so many different pieces, I can’t even remember them all. I just dug through my fodder bins and got pieces that I thought would fit to make a giant gun. It also has an articulated stabilizing arm (just like in the movie) that attaches to his bandolier strap. One Kenner accurate paint job later, and now Drake is ready to join Sgt. Apone to stomp some bugs!
