The newest Alien wave from Neca has brought us Kane, Bishop, and the only figure I was really interested in, the Dog Alien from the much maligned (and in my opinion, much underrated) Alien 3.
In packaging, the xeno is in a foetal position with the tail wrapped around him - it looks very cool!
Out of the packaging, this is a huge and gorgeous looking Alien. I really think Neca knocked it out of the park with this guy. When he's not crouched, this is a seriously imposing xeno!
The colour is really great looking on the Dog Alien. He's a solid black but has an amazing brown paint over it that really brings out the detail. The skull is mostly clear which looks amazing, and has some smokiness at both ends.
The little inner mouth is a light grey, and his teeth are white.
Articulation is great on this Alien. His head rotates and tilts, his shoulders are on a ball and hinge joint, as are his elbows and wrists. He also has a torso crunch and swivel.
His hips are on a ball and hinge joint, double jointed knees, another joint in his calf (giving him a double jointed leg)and then he has a ball and hinge joint in his ankle. Lastly, after all of that, his tail is almost 12" long, swivels, and has a bendy wire in it. It's brilliant as it ends on a bad ass looking spike (which is a softer plastic).
This gives the Alien a great range of motion, but the best thing about this figure is that it comes with a stand - which in the writing of this review I have managed to break...
The stand makes posing this figure much easier (really hoping this glue holds...) and means you can get him in some great terrifying poses.
The stand though, is really quite brittle. Be really careful with it!
I am really happy with this xeno though, I really think Neca did a brilliant job in capturing the horror in Geiger's design here, with the shininess of the paint giving him a slimy look and all the sculpted details are immaculate. If you're into Alien or were thinking about picking this guy up, I would say go for it if you get a chance. I have a feeling this xeno might become quite difficult to come by.
Go Figure!
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