Images of a pair of twenty four inch tall Gentle Giant product development samples have been added to the section dedicated to ALIEN prototype figures. Featured on this new page is a 3D printed concept ALIEN piece painted blue. Also included are images of an artist’s proof copy of what would eventually be released as Gentle Giant’s inaugural glow in the dark ALIEN action figure. The glow in the dark figure is just one of a series of four oversized Kenner ALIEN tribute items Gentle Giant released during 2014 and 2015. 
It doesn’t end there. if you are curious about how these two over-sized work in progress brutes are further intimately related to each other, you can read about them here. At a solid two foot tall apiece, these outstanding samples are fantastic.
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Curiously, Super 7 released a similar looking ALIENS figure in 2016, cast in a comparable pale blue which also featured white tongue parts much like those seen here. Was the finish of their 
Back in 2014, Gentle Giant started releasing a series of four large scale tribute items inspired by Kenner’s original 1979 toy. Gentle Giant’s products were similar in many ways, mimicking the older toy, the box it was sold in and also featured a facsimile poster inside the box – just like the original Kenner item. This particular product on offer here was the 2nd item released in Gentle Giant’s range of oversized tribute ALIEN figures; and that was in 2015. 
30% is a sizeable chunk off the recommended retail price. Instead of paying US$500, now you can just hand over US$350! Bargain! It’s a great tribute item of the Kenner figure and it stands a whopping 2 feet tall – 25% larger than the figure it was based on.
