Building the KickStarter Army.

On my constant hunt to find Kenner ALIEN figures that can be restored I found this excellent choice.  He’s a little worse for wear and a little beaten up but with some love and attention I will transform this item into something jaw dropping and special.  I’ve done it many times before and I’m itching to do so again soon.

This mangy looking fellow is in a common condition for these vintage figures and potentially an excellent candidate for a full restoration.   The critical pieces are present Continue reading

Eaglemoss Subscriptions Now Open.

I really should have posted about these things earlier… Anyway, Eaglemoss looks like they have a fine series of ALIEN and PREDATOR figurines coming soon and available to customers on a regularly supplied subscription based model.  A pair of iconic characters from all the ALIEN, PREDATOR, AvP and PROMETHEUS movies will be delivered each month.

The Big Chap will be the first figure available to subscribers.  Thereafter, 2 figures each month will be posted as part of the subscription. These figures look like they will be in the Continue reading

HIDEOUS PLASTIC on Instagram.

The image gallery on the hideousplastic Instagram page is slowly growing and the level of content is expanding at a steady rate.  Go check it out.My social networking skills are as useful as a square wheel on a pushbike.  So the task of running this account has become the responsibility of long time fellow ALIEN enthusiast, Joe ‘SiL’ Guilar.  Joe is a fellow Australian working in the video industry. He is a long Continue reading

Buying up Parts for KickStarter Reward Tier.

One important task I’ve been engaging in lately is purchasing up loose parts for some of the currently incomplete figures in my collection.This head is a fine example of what I’ve been chasing up, lately.  I’ve mostly been targeting heads, arms and tails for purchase.  Other occasional small mouth parts and shoulder spikes sometimes, too.  These items have been missing from some of the figures in my collection and I need to get them into a complete state.  Continue reading

Now Working Towards KickStarter.

As the post heading and graphic above indicates, it’s now time to start talking about the KickStarter campaign that will be launched in early March.  The site banner has also been modified to reflect this latest development.

I’ve just about got all of my costings figured out now.  I am just waiting on quotes for hardcover edition to land in my inbox.  Other than that, all the costings are in place and I Continue reading