Super7 ReAction Image Teaser.

Posted on 28/02/2018 by windebieste

Today Super7 released this blood spattered image of the almost 40 year old Kenner ALIEN logo we are familiar with. It was accompanied by the phrase “Final report of the commercial starship Nostromo..”

No doubt it’s a promotional image for their upcoming ReAction line up of Wave 3 figures and blind box items. We already know there will be 2 variants of the new blood spattered Alien figure in the 3.75 inch format with different mouth parts; but do Super7 have more as yet unannounced goodies coming our way as indicated by the Japanese badging? We shall see soon enough.

At the very least, we’ll be seeing more announcements regarding the 3 remaining Nostromo crew members (Parker, Brett and Lambert) in ReAction format as indicated by this announcement very soon. As to them being the last ALIEN items Super7 will release? I doubt it.

-Windebieste.

Hiya Toys ALIENS Coming in June.

Posted on 27/02/2018 by windebieste

Hiya Toys have officially announced on FaceBook their new ALIENS figures, the Crusher and the Raven. These items are based on the video game, ALIENS: Colonial Marines and will be released in June, 2018. Also available in June will be Marines, Redding, Bella and Cruze. Continue reading →

ALIEN Covenant Figure by Eaglemoss.

Posted on 25/02/2018 by windebieste

I don’t have any information on this item just yet, (The Eaglemoss site redirects me to their castrated and underwhelming Australian site. Which is useless in the extreme.) but here is an image of their upcoming ALIEN: Covenant figure. This looks absolutely bad ass! Such a great movie and this is the film’s signature Alien in it’s definitive stance.

-Windebieste.

More Goodies from Eaglemoss

Posted on 24/02/2018 by windebieste

Eaglemoss have released images of upcoming ALIEN themed figurines. Available soon will be the latest in their Kenner tribute 2 pack series featuring the Scorpion Alien and Cougar Alien.

Also coming soon will be the very resourceful Amanda Ripley and the giant Promethean mollusc known as the ‘trilobite’. Such diversity here! A pair of Kenner tribute figurines, a Continue reading →

ALIEN ReAction Wave 3 in Close up.

Posted on 20/02/2018 by windebieste

More information is slowly emerging regarding the recently announced Super7 ALIEN Wave 3 ReAction figures that appeared at this year’s New York Toy Fair. We now have a series of close ups of the new human characters joining the popular series, Lambert, Parker and Brett, all in ship side crew gear. Accessories for these items are currently unknown, but it’s a safe bet a ‘cattle prod’ will be one of them .

Also included in the set are updated versions of Dallas and Ripley in more screen accurate crew gear. Jones the cat will be Ripley’s new accessory for this release. A Continue reading →

2018 Toy Fair – Loyal Subjects ALIENS

Posted on 19/02/2018 by windebieste

Loyal Subjects have revealed the full range of figures appearing in their ALIENS themed blind box offering. We knew something along these lines was on the cards since last year’s Toy Fair but little was known about them.

These figures look to be in the 3.2 inch range with rare chase figures also being available. To whet your appetite a little more for these little runts, there’s a couple more images Continue reading →

2018 Toy Fair – Galeforce Nine Board Game

Posted on 19/02/2018 by windebieste

Galeforce Nine looks to be releasing an ALIENS themed miniatures board game later this year. Looks super neat, too. Tabletop pulse rifles, smartguns and a bunch of slimy assholes to use them against. Can’t have too much of that.

It looks to be set up for 2 players in Co-operative game play, possibly playing as a commanders for 2 squads of marines vs them wily xenomorph bugs. …or maybe you both play as a hive full of Aliens, defending your nest from invading marines – a great Continue reading →

More 2018 Toy Fair Super7 Goodness.

Posted on 19/02/2018 by windebieste

Super7 have put in a solid showing at the 2018 New York Toy Fair and their ALIEN range has been well represented. We’ve already posted news about the upcoming 3rd Wave of ReAction figures and we now have some more information and photos of the curious blood spattered figure of the ALIEN.

This item appears to be exclusive to an upcoming 3 packs, of which there will be 3 different packages. This particular figure will feature in one of them (along with Parker and Brett) and posseses a redesigned tongue, more accurate to how it appears in the movie. A flat tongue variant, which was a legacy of the Alien figure when it was originally designed in 1979, will be included in another 3 pack box (with Dallas and Lambert).

Also seen at the Super7 booth were these re-envisioned lolly coloured Blind Box M.U.S.C.L.E variant figures. Super7 is adopting the ‘Keshi’ moniker for these items. The Continue reading →

2018 Toy Fair – NECA Series 13 Kenner Tribute ALIENS.

Posted on 19/02/2018 by windebieste

NECA have posted official images of their upcoming ALIEN Series 13 figures for their ToyFair 2018 Day 2 Reveal. The set will feature Kenner tribute figures of the Snake Alien, Scorpion Alien and Space Marine Sgt. Apone. For a complete set of images, check out the Gallery below.

No doubt Sgt Apone will go well with NECA’s already released Ripley Kenner tribute figure but will he be able to toss grenades? Anyway, here’s what NECA have to say about about this upcoming trio, slated for an October 2018 release: Continue reading →

1980 Australian TOLTOYS Catalog.

Posted on 18/02/2018 by windebieste

This is a 64 page TOLTOYS retail catalog from 1980. TOLTOYS was the local licenced distributor for Kenner Toys in Australia. The catalog measures 8 x 11.75 inches and is printed on high gloss, heavy stock paper. Inside, it depicts a variety of games and toys Continue reading →

Prototype Gallery Update: Acid Alien.

Posted on 18/02/2018 by windebieste

Yet another sample of Kenner’s 1998 Hive Wars Acid Alien has made its appearance and been added to the page dedicated to this particular prototype. Thank you Steve Dwyer for this very welcome contribution to the Gallery page for this item.

-Windebieste.

2018 Toy Fair – ReAction Alien figures.

Posted on 18/02/2018 by windebieste

The New York Toy Fair is on right now and we’re expecting some surprise reveals. Unsurprising though, was the reveals for the remaining Nostromo crew members for Super7’s long running ReAction figures. These have been public knowledge for some time and as expected Wave 3 will contain Parker, Lambert and Brett in crew gear. A new version of Dallas and Ripley will also be available; along with a decapitated version of Ash. Looks like Jones will be an accessory figure, too; and a version of Kane in his suit with an unsightly yabby attached to his face.

I’m hoping the blue card backs will make a reappearance. Series 1 featured these as pre-order exclusives. We haven’t seen them since but these are just as likely to be promotional packaging.

What we weren’t expecting – and should really not have been a surprise – was Super7’s reveal of Wave 2 of their ALIEN SPACE VILLAIN blind box figures. Once again, this set Continue reading →

RetroDraughtsman Kenner ALIEN Technical Art Print.

Posted on 16/02/2018 by windebieste

This item has been available for sometime – I’ve only just gotten around to posting about it. Well, I don’t think I’ve posted it before, so here goes. It’s an unofficial technical art print of the original 1979 Kenner ALIEN action figure. Basically, this is a “technical Illustration of the Kenner 1979 18″ Alien. Measured and scaled off the original toy and produced using CAD by a Professional Draughtsman and Collector of Vintage Toys. Limited Edition of only 250 Prints, all signed and numbered by hand, by the artist”. I’m assuming this item is still available. You can order it for £15.00 directly from the designer.

-Windebieste.

Kenner ALIEN Inspired Holy Mountain Poster.

Posted on 16/02/2018 by windebieste

Now available from Holy Mountain Printing is a Kenner ALIEN action figure inspired poster featuring artwork that mimics the original 1979 box along with an alternate interpretation of the Alien figure itself.

For the price of US$18, you too could be the proud owner of a12.5 x 25″ screen printed poster printed on “French paper company construction paper”. It also includes an ALIEN sticker. Continue reading →

Prototype Gallery Update: Killer Crab Alien.

Posted on 16/02/2018 by windebieste

The Killer Crab Alien action figure was one of the more outlandish and extreme figures made in Kenner’s ALIENS series from the 1990’s. This gallery of prototypes documents various developmental stages and presents a general set of landmark production samples in sequential order.

From the initial improvised concept of the figure through its various stages to the near finished final item ready for series production. This is an amazing peak into the progressive development of Kenner ALIENS from the 1990’s.

Thank you Derek Ho for images and additional information.

-Windebieste.

Toy Fair 2018 ALIEN Reveals – News Wanted.

Posted on 13/02/2018 by windebieste

Toy Fair 2018 is happening in New York this weekend and I’d love to go. Living in Australia, however, makes this ambition a little prohibitive. Mind you, I’d still love to post News regarding any new ALIEN merchandise revealed by attending exhibitors!

Above is just some of the companies who’ve produced ALIEN merchandise in the past who will be in attendance this year. Let’s see and share what they have to show off this year.

If anyone is going to this year’s Toy Fair (Feb. 17-20) is interested in providing News of any ALIEN action figures, toys or statues presented by any company you see there, I will post it. Photographs will be greatly appreciated! You’ll be credited accordingly and any images provided will respectfully remain your property and used only with permission.

Thank you to anyone who can help in this regard. Like just about everything else around here, I’d do it myself – except I can’t get to this Expo and there’s always instances like this one where just a little assistance from people in a better position than myself can make an enormous difference.

You can contact me here at any time between now and attending the fair and we can organise to be more fully coordinated; or you can just send News during the course of the Expo.

Thank you again! I am sooo looking forward to seeing what ALIEN reveals are heading our way this weekend. I bet the New York Toy Fair 2018 will be a blast! Please share it with us all. 🙂

-Windebieste.

Prototype Gallery Update: The Flood Continues.

Posted on 10/02/2018 by windebieste

The surge in interest and contributions to the Prototype Gallery continues unabated and today we celebrate with three Kenner production samples freshly added to the gallery.

Now part of the gallery are these new wonders:

1997 Signature series Aquatic Alien.
1992 Space Marine Drake’s paint mask for his right leg.
Mid 1990s unproduced pod/egg Alien variant.

Credit for images appearing in these contributions goes to Scott Morrissey and Derek Ho. Thanks, Guys!

-Windebieste.

Prototype Gallery Update: 1979 Kenner ALIEN.

Posted on 09/02/2018 by windebieste

I’m always excited to receive any content relating to the original Kenner ALIEN action figure released in 1979. Which means having a new item added to the Prototype Gallery section of the site is a big deal, as far as I am concerned.

This image of a transparent engineering sample of the figure’s head was created by Kenner’s design team to evaluate the internal trigger operated mechanism that manipulates the mouth parts. It’s been added to the already extant page for this figure. What exactly does a Spirograph kit have to do with it, though? Go visit the updated page dedicated to prototypes for this figure and find out.

Image of this outstanding sample was provided by Derek Ho. Thanks Derek for your contribution – you totally made my day with this one!

-Windebieste.

Prototype Gallery Update: ALIEN Resurrection Warrior.

Posted on 09/02/2018 by windebieste

Yet another injection of content into what’s becoming a popular feature of this site, we present photos of a Kenner (Hasbro) 1997 Signature Series prototype ALIEN Resurrection Warrior figure.

It’s based on the creatures seen in the 4rth movie and while it lacks a few features, such as the absence of dorsal appendages and the tail is missing, its presence in the gallery is welcome!

Images courtesy of Scott Morrissey. Thank you again, Scott, for this terrific contribution!

-Windebieste.

NECA Teases Scorpion Alien.

Posted on 08/02/2018 by windebieste

NECA has tweeted a preview of the upcoming Kenner Tribute Scorpion Alien figure.

It looks like we will soon be seeing the full range of figures appearing in the latest series, “glorious creature, a perfect specimen? more at Toy Fair of course full Series 13 reveal for you Xeno lovers” according to this tweet.

I am looking forward to seeing more information about the upcoming series; but this item definitely has appeal. The Scorpion Alien was one of the few figures Kenner produced during the Tonka years that I actually like. Bring it.

-Windebieste.