French publisher Hachette Partworks half scale ALIEN kit is now available in the UK. Previously only available in France, this is a subscriber based deal providing you with 100 weekly issues and enough parts to construct your very own half scale horrible and voracious space creature. 
Here is some more information from the publisher, “This exclusive 1:2 scale model is complete with features including lights, remote-controlled sensors to turn the head towards sound AND intricate detailing.Subscribe today to receive a FREE issue, plus your Alien collection mug, binder, movie artwork tin poster and amazing 1:10 scale figurine throughout the collection!” It all sounds wonderful and if you live in the UK and want to subscribe to this ambitious project to construct your own Alien and use it to greet and snarl at people when you open the front door, then this four foot tall space monster featuring electronic components inside its head is perfect.
-Windebieste.
Among the abundance of features this 1:12 scale (18cm tall) figure includes is “a seamless body designed with an internal skeleton armature that creates the feel of the creature’s suit” and accessories aplenty including a pair of eggs, multiple small Alien forms and a number of interchangeable body parts including hands and mouth parts. Here’s more of what MEZCO TOYZ have to say about this upcoming release “The aggressive eponymous creature has a hinged jaw with interchangeable inner mouths, as well as an interchangeable chest plate pierced by the ASSO-400 Harpoon Grappling Gun, as seen in the final scene of the movie. All of Alien’s accessories have taken on a semi-opaque, milky look to compliment the originally designed Alien suit and honor the conceptualization of what became one of the most iconic movie monsters ever created.”
Hiya’s Predalien will be 5.7 inches tall. This small scale figure will be made from PVC and ABS. It will be highly detailed and super poseable.This figure will be a battle damaged variant with a figure display stand included in the offering. The price is US$29.99 and stock is expected to become available in September, 2022.
Yes! It does get better. Much better!
Dubious items of this nature were created by fans deprived of the opportunity to own legitimately manufactured 3.75 inch ALIEN toys after they were originally planned and then cancelled in 1979. Unusual home grown product like these items, emulating what could have been, were sold at markets and toy fairs to satiate equally enthusiastic fans wanting to own product that was otherwise simply not available at the time. This of course changed in 2013 when Super7 finally released officially licenced versions of these toys. Until then, the only way to own such merchandise was simple. You had to make it yourself.
AP2 is still a great game with a dedicated community still supporting it. The longevity of the title has largely been due to the well crafted intertwining narrative of three entirely different species. Alien, Predators and Humans all playable in a single player story and also represented with up to nineteen different classes in multiplayer. In addition to that, there were literally hundreds of mods players made due to the publisher, Sierra, releasing Monolith’s DEdit and toolset for us to tinker with. As such, the game is still being played twenty years later. 
Here’s a checklist of features this upcoming release will boast, “Captures the look of the iconic M41-A Pulse Blaster, with Power Loader inspired design and dual-blasting action. Features an electronic dart counter and movie-accurate blasting sounds. Measures over two feet long (28 inches) and comes fully assembled in premium packaging, perfect for display. Select from fully-motorized fly-wheel Elite or pump-action Mega dart blasting.” This sounds like a terrific item that should have been on toy shelves years ago. Then again, it’s probably taken Hasbro all this time to accommodate a product of this nature that primarily inspired by equipment featured in an R-rated movie. ALIEN is a property generally considered to be outside of Hasbro’s “family friendly” mandate. I’m hoping to see more ALIEN themed product from Hasbro. The acceptable discordance of product based on an R-rated series being marketed towards children is more intriguing and head scratching rather than concerning. Bring it.
This is no ordinary purse. Well, it’s just easier to have the manufacturer spell it out for you.
So many features will be appearing with this wicked little brute. Here’s what you can expect to find inside the display worthy window box when it arrives on your doorstep, “The hostile Xenomorph features a hinged outer jaw with a pop-out pharyngeal jaw inside and removable drool FX, interchangeable hands and legs and a posable tail. Don’t get too close! The included Ovomorph egg contains a posable Facehugger as well as an interchangeable top so the Ovomorph egg can take on both open and closed forms. If you couldn’t escape the Facehugger, you’re not gonna like what happens next. The infant form of the Xenomorph, the Chestburster, is also included and has a posable tail.” Too much fun to be had right there. Available next year, sometime in April.
This is a pair of commissioned pieces. T
So yes. The Lanard Toys ALIEN Collection line is now available in Australia. As this item was freshly unpacked from inventory that had just arrived, it lacks any pricing. The woman serving the counter was still unpacking what looked like a truck load of fresh stock that needed to be processed. I don’t think they were all Aliens. That would be awesome! She was busy but still willing to answer questions. At this point, only the ALIEN Queen had been divested from today’s delivery, and was yet to be entered into the store’s system. The woman at the counter was unable to provide me with any price as the item was not yet processed and not yet available for sale.
In all actuality, ‘Phase 2’ began a long time ago with various components now already in place. ‘Phase 2’ is intended to focus on ALIENS action figures, toys and model kits, specifically made and sold between the years 1979 and 2000. All of them, if possible. This will be a massive undertaking to say the least and I expect will take me years to complete. Some items of interest have already been added.