As a resident of Australia, it always excites me to see any ALIEN content released in this country. A lot of content simply does not make it to these shores but luckily, there are some independent specialty stores that will provide some much anxiety reducing relief in this regard. Once again, Popcultcha has stepped up and already listed pre-orders for the upcoming ALIEN Romulus 7 inch scale Reel Toys action figures
Here’s a couple of links directly to the pre-order pages:
Aside from confirmation of being available in Australia, we now have some other details of significant note. The price for these items will be Au$79.99 each but a sweet pre-order Au$8 discount incentive is being applied to these items. It would also probably be a good idea to pre-order these items anyway as we have seen the madness surrounding the ALIEN Romulus popcorn buckets escalate wildly to hundreds of (US) dollars due to scarcity of product and scalpers buying them in bulk to flog on eBay. …and NECA didn’t even make those buckets! The other welcome detail we have gleaned from Popcultcha is the release date. These items are expected to become available in January 2025, around six months from now. Needless to say, I’ll be looking forward to seeing these things get released here.
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Here’s what the great folk at NECA have to say “Alien: Romulus is in theaters NOW! Celebrate the Alien: Romulus premiere with our Alien: Romulus collection, featuring the Ultimate Scorched Xenomorph Action Figure and Accessory Set. Both products are available for pre-order on the 
First up is the major Alien appearing in the movie, Scorched. Here’s NECA’s description of this figure, which is probably the largest accessory load-out of any NECA Alien figure to date, “NECA’s Ultimate action figure version of the Scorched Xenomorph stands over 9 inches tall with 23 points of articulation and features an opening jaw with an extending inner mouth and wired tail. The screen-accurate figure comes with interchangeable dome parts for a drone Xenomorph Warrior look, perfect for army building! Other accessories include interchangeable hands, facehugger and chestbursters with wired tails, and a display stand for dynamic posing. Comes in window box packaging.”
The second reveal features an accessory pack largely comprised of small alien forms and the cocooned Big Chap. Here’s NECA’s list of contents for this accessory pack, you’ll find the “Model F44AA Pulse Rifle toy accessory (fits 7” scale figures), Asteroid with fossilized Xenomorph XX121, Facehugger and Chestburster with wired tails for posing, Cryo frame case with Facehugger and interchangeable damaged plastic parts, Facehugger that can go around the heads of most NECA 7-inch scale action figures.” 
This item appears to be in the 7 inch scale and comparable in size to other figures in NECA’s exceptionally popular Reel Toys range. The original 1979 Ben Cooper ALIEN costume and mask set is now a rare and sort after collector’s item. It was also celebrated in miniature form some years back on 
Along with a fully articulated Romulus Alien figure NECA appears to be releasing a handful of other accessories. Of particular note is the confirmation of the long rumored presence of the original Alien creature in the movie, encased in a protective resin-like cocoon. We witness this mysterious object being recovered during one of the trailers and here, the contents are fully revealed. It is definitely, 100% Giger’s original designed creature we last saw being expelled by the Narcissus engines – and likely the source of all the creatures present aboard Romulus’ Renaissance station. I wonder if both halves of the cocoon will be included? Various small Alien forms such as a pair of facehuggers, a chestburster along with the new rifle we are already relatively familiar, also appear to be included as part of this line up. No mention of any human(oid) characters appear in TOYARK’s gallery or post; just
Such re-purposing of molds extends throughout the 1990s Kenner ALIENS line, and the blog documents these in more detail. These days, this practice is still very much a part of product development. Super7 is notorious for such mold re-cycling. They managed to squeeze 48 figures/characters/variants from 8 character molds for their ALIEN ReAction line. NECA have also released many figures featuring repurposed molds. Many of their ALIEN movie, video game and comic book adapted figures feature re-cast body parts to create a “new” figure, or at least give a previous release a new identity. Significantly, look at how many times NECA’s Kane compression suit figure has been re-colored with swapped heads to create unique Nostromo identities. More relevant here, NECA also made tribute figures of both of Kenner’s Gorilla and Mantis Aliens – and these 7 inch scale figures both share the same torso molds, which itself were also re-purposed from one of their earlier ALIEN action figures.
The only content appearing in the post from NECA states “
Here’s more of what NECA has to say. THE NECA VAULT HAS OPENED! We’re unlocking the NECA Vault for the next 4 weeks to bring back limited quantities of some of your past favorites! Skip those aftermarket prices and treat yourself to the rare figures you missed out on with flat rate bundle shipping for all in-stock NECA Vault items! As a bonus, you can also get some of these rare finds for their original retail price! Also, don’t forget to read their
It certainly becomes blatantly obvious when the back of the package is inspected. This wonderful unopened inverted Dog Alien action figure now has a permanent home here on HIDEOUS PLASTIC in a section dedicated to 
It’s obvious this damaged limb isn’t going to useful and it’s a great thing these old toys can be disassembled. Mr. FORD will just have to have a complete limb replacement. This task is now documented in the 
NECA has this to say on their recent 
This truly is a lovely example of a production error. This Kane figure in his compression suit is packaged in a box intended for the Alien itself. This item is still factory sealed and shows no tampering with either of the stickers used to seal the package. This is exactly how this figure shipped from NECA’s factory.
This item is in a considerably more degraded condition compared to the previous item listed not so long ago. That item was a full, complete figure with all parts present and a rare Canadian sample. It sold for Au$900. This item is being listed by the same seller but the condition is significantly less feature packed. A lot of parts (5) are missing and you’ll be hard pressed to find any replacements in this country. Nonetheless, it’s still a 1979 Kenner ALIEN and the price is justifiable, even for a figure missing many of its smaller pieces. Someone will be lucky to land this item in Australia and it will be thoroughly worth what they pay for it.
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I love the lurid purple and green color scheme of these items. They replicate and honor the original Kenner releases perfectly. Here’s what NECA have to say about these new big cat themed figures, “
Grab it. It’s free and includes almost all current releases. We know more are coming so this checklist will become even more redundant sometime next year. Despite all these items being released, I’m surprised NECA still haven’t released a Seegson Working Joe android. Maybe in 2022? That would be nice.
Looks neat and I’m sure the packaging will be supurb but it does look like someone has customised a NECA Dog Alien and painted it in red and black Essendon football club team colours. Anyway, here’s what NECA have to say about this upcoming item “
Here’s what NECA have to say about this offering, “