GG Alien said he had enough of this “Lockdown bullshit” and decided to go outside and get drunk, freak out some birds and scare the neighbour’s cat so it won’t set foot in my back yard for a month. Let’s talk about this curiosity for a bit, his name is GG Alien. “GG Alien” is a custom built figure using discared parts from multiple 1979 Kenner ALIEN toys. The custom made piece is inspired by the notorious American punk performer, GG Allin, along with numerous other punk bands of the 1970s and 1980s. This build was made about four years ago.

GG Alien isn’t solely a custom made figure, though. That would be ignoring significant  work done elsewhere. He’s the result of a much larger effort of restoring many other Kenner ALIEN toys. GG Alien isn’t the end goal of the exercise, he’s more of a byproduct of other extensive activities. Continue reading →