ADDED: 40th Anniversary Bill Gold Tribute Figures.

ALIEN is an old movie. Four decades old as of 2019. In April of that year, Super7 released a pair of celebratory ALIEN ReAction figures. These items have now been added to their very own page dedicated to these 40th Anniversary figures on HIDEOUS PLASTIC. The translucent red Kane along with a contrasting translucent blue Alien figure featuring poster concept art created by Bill Gold. These fantastic figures packaged on brilliant card backs became available on ALIEN Day (April 26). Along with their superbly designed card backs, these figures are without a doubt a pair of the most striking and eye-catching items Super7 have released in their ALIEN ReAction figure line up to date.

-Windebieste.

ADDED – Wave 3, 3 Packs 2&3.

Today I finished adding details and information for box sets 2&3 of Wave 3 ALIEN ReAction figure 3 packs. These two package items now have their own dedicated pages on HIDEOUS PLASTIC.

Included in Box Set No.2 is Brett, Parker and the extended tongue variant Alien.
Included in Box Set No.3 is Dallas, Lambert and the sliding tongue variant Alien.

I also posted details on Box Set No.1 earlier today. It includes Ash, Ripley and Kane.

There’s just a few more ALIEN ReAction figure items to be added, now. Lemme see… hmmm… There’s still the SPACE VILLAIN Blind Box Wave 2&3. That’s about seven items. The 40th Anniversary pair and nine other ALIENS items that were released last year. So more figures to be documented just yet; but we’re crossing the two thirds completion mark about now.

-Windebieste.

ADDED: Wave 3, 3 Pack, Set 1.

Here’s box set No.1 of Super7’s 3 pack ALIEN ReAction figures. These items are now added to the growing list of ALIEN ReAction figures. Two more 3 pack boxes to document. This set of 3 figures includes variants of previously released items, Ash, Rippers and Kane. Also appearing in this set for the first time in ReAction format is the Nostromo’s feline mascot, Jones.

-Windebieste.

ADDED: Wave 3 Blue Cards (Part 2).

2019’s Super7 set of three blue carded Wave 3 ALIEN ReAction figures have been posted. This set of figures includes repurposed versions of Ripley, Dallas and the Alien. They now have their own dedicated page here on HIDEOUS PLASTIC.Also appearing in this set for the first time on card is Jones. Jonesy is an accessory included on card for the first time with the Ripley figure. Sure, he looks like someone set off a flash-bang in his face; but he’ll get over it. I’m sure he’s seen worse. Welcome, to the line up, Jones.

-Windebieste.

ADDED: Wave 3 Blue Cards (Part 1).

Returning to releasing ALIEN figures on blue cards, Super7’s 2018 set of 5 figures featured three new sculpts of Lambert, Brett and Parker. This set of figures comprising the first stage of Wave 3 ALIEN ReAction figures now have their very own page dedicated to them on HIDEOUS PLASTIC.This set of figures was released at New York Comic Con in 2018 and completed the crew roster of the Nostromo in retro styled, five points of articulated 3.75 inch ReAction figure space monstery goodness.

-Windebieste.

ADDED: Prototype Tribute Figure.

2018 saw Super7 release an unusual ALIEN ReAction figure cast in blue and brown at San Diego Comic Con. It’s immediate cosmetic association with an older 1978 Kenner Star Wars figure is much more than a simple skin deep tribute. The Hammerhead prototype ALIEN ReAction figure now has a page dedicated to it on HIDEOUS PLASTIC. This figure is more than a mash up. It celebrates the genesis of these 3.75 inch tall ALIEN figures, more than forty years ago. A beginning involving the unlikely marriage of Kenner’s vintage Star Wars Hammerhead Alien toy into the ALIEN property.

-Windebieste.

ADDED – SPACE VILLAIN Wave 1 ReAction Figures.

It’s time to add some more goodies to the HIDEOUS PLASTIC growing section featuring ALIEN ReAction figures. Posted now for your inspection and enjoyment is the page dedicated to the first set of figures known as the SPACE VILLAIN series.This set of three figures was released in 2017 in blind box format. There’s a nifty blue and red dude, a translucent see through green thingie and a jet black critter completely lacking in any other detail. It’s a great set of three, random collectible toys. All in wonderful retro, 3.75 inch format.

-Windebieste.

Fan Art – Daniel Yu ReAction Figures.

Let’s kick off our first article for the year with something special. Daniel Yu is a sculptor, artist and all round fan of ALIEN movies. Combining these interests into a single hobby results in repainting ALIEN ReAction figures, lending a new, higher detailed ambience to Super7’s retro themed 3.75 inch collectible ALIEN toys.I had the opportunity to talk to Daniel recently about his hobby. He shared a ton of info along with photos of his work. There’s nothing quite like talking to a fellow fan, especially one in possession of a creative streak and a preparedness to discuss their hobby.

Go check out some splendid custom painted 3.75 inch space monstery goodness.

-Windebieste.

ADDED: NYCC 2016 ALIENS Bio-Sample.

Happy New Year! Yippee! It’s time to leave behind the wasteland that was 2020 and celebrate a hopeful 2021. Let’s start with a new addition to HIDEOUS PLASTIC. This blood spattered item is the Interstellar Bio-Sample Queen Alien ReAction Figure.This wonderful and messy lookin’ piece was a New York Comic Con 2016 exclusive figure. It was also the final item in Super7 and Funko three year long collaboration. She’s a beauty, huh.

-Windebieste.

ADDED: ALIENS ReAction Figure 3 Pack.

Super7 & Funko expanded their ALIEN ReAction figure line to include ALIENS with the release of this terrific 3 pack, featuring the Queen Alien, the power loader and Ellen  Ripley; all in retro themed sculpts and window package.

This trio now resides on their very own dedicated page on HIDEOUS PLASTIC.

I hope everyone has had as healthy and happy Christmas as can be. This has been a year of turmoil on many fronts. I am hoping conditions around the World can improve next year. Just about everyone I know is eager to leave 2020 well enough behind them.

Except for maybe my neighbour across the road. They brought a child into the world late this year. At least some Joy has come from 2020.

You just have to look for it.

-Windebieste

ADDED: ALIEN ReAction Figure Carry Case.

The ALIEN ReAction figure Carry Case and its exclusive glow in the dark Alien inclusion has been added to HIDEOUS PLASTIC’s growing list of 3.75 inch space monstery goodness Super7 have released this past decade. It’s a pretty blue box with a pair of beige trays inside to help store your pocket sized space monsters. The entry is now complete.

Now that I think of it, that’s something worth pondering. If a luminous toy is stuck inside a sealed box where no one can see it, does it still glow in the dark?

-Windebieste.

Added: Wave 2 ALIEN ReAction Figures.

Wave 2 of Super7’s ALIEN ReAction figures have been added to HIDEOUS PLASTIC. This black card set of four figures now has it’s own dedicated page.

Creating a visual documentation of all of Super7’s ALIEN and ALIENS ReAction figures is a goal I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. There’s a lot to list and the very much ‘work in progress’ landing page with all the links to already completed items now functional. More is being added as the multiple “PLACEHOLDER” graphics attest to. Eventually, this list will be complete sometime early next year. Not that that’s a long way away, now.

-Windebieste.

Added: ReAction ALIEN Play Set.

Play Sets are great. While they can be many things, they typically take the form of a themed stage for acting out scenarios with your toys. Super7 and Funko released such a fun play set for their ALIEN ReAction line of action figures in 2014.The ALIEN ReAction figure play set was inspired by Kane’s discovery of the egg chamber within the derelict spacecraft as seen in ALIEN. The spooky ambience of the HR Giger designed environment is captured in corrugated card and resin/plastic and emulates similar such products made late last century with an immaculate retro presentation. Perfect for the eight year old in your life to experience first hand the joy of exploring this iconic locale in the movie; where they can be accosted by an extraterrestrial parasitoid organism that lays a growing Alien embryo in their chest cavity. Great stuff!

-Windebieste.

Deep Space Mystery Eggs Added.

Continuing our expanding investigation of Super7’s ALIEN ReAction figures, today I have added the San Diego Comic Con 2014 “Deep Space Mystery Egg” set of eight figures to the section dedicated to all things ReActionary and ALIEN.Being exclusively available at SDCC 2014 makes them ephemeral at best and their random, very limited nature makes some of them extremely difficult to acquire now. They now have a permanent place here on HIDEOUS PLASTIC.

Here’s the rundown in clear black and white on what these translucent space oddities actually are.

-Windebieste.

Black Card ALIEN ReAction Figures Wave 1 Added.

All five items comprising Wave 1 of Super7’s ALIEN ReAction figure line released in 2013 has been added to HIDEOUS PLASTIC. This is the first black card set featuring Ripley, Dallas, Kane, Ash and only one version of the Alien itself.This is the fourth page (of an expected minimum of twenty pages) to explore Super7’s ALIEN ReAction figure product line on this site. I’ll be adding a handy landing page soon making all of these entries quick to find and easy to use on a single location on this blog. I’ll add that sometime this weekend or maybe early next week. We shall see. Nonetheless, it is coming. In the meantime, a placeholder graphic has been placed on the sidebar where you can expect to easily find links to all ALIEN ReAction figure content I am adding.

-Windebieste.

Blue Card Wave 1 ReAction ALIEN Page Added.

Making progress on adding Super7’s ALIEN ReAction figures to HIDEOUS PLASTIC means today a page dedicated to the blue card pre-order figures has been added. This set of figures was only available to attendees at San Diego Comic Con via purchase of the Early Bird Package from the Super7 booth in 2013. Six figures comprise this Wave setting the shape of things to come from Super7. For me, that means another seventeen pages worth of content yet to add. At this rate – at about one page every two or three days – I should be finished sometime in the New Year. Not that that’s a long way off, mind you.

-Windebieste.

NEW Section! ALIEN ReAction Figures.

Today, I am adding a new section to HIDEOUS PLASTIC’s pages. This new set of entries will be dedicated to Super7 ALIEN ReAction figures and will consist of no less than twenty pages.

The first page is ready to view and it documents Super7xFunko’s collaborative “advance promotional sample” released in 2013 of Kane in his compression suit and the Alien.Eventually, I will be documenting all forty one currently released 3.75 inch ALIEN ReAction figures in this way with photos, information and other details. This will take some time but I will drip feed them all onto the site as they are completed and made ready.

This should keep me busy until the end of the year. Yippee! 🙂

-Windebieste.

ReAction Figures Available at Popcultcha.

Australia’s wonderful supplier of ALIEN goodies and merchandise, Popcultcha, are now stocking recent releases of Super7’s ALIEN ReAction figures. It’s about time we had some of this 3.75 inch ALIEN love in this country again!It’s great seeing this fresh stock land in Australia. Significantly, this is probably the first time any blue carded ALIEN items have ever been available for purchase here. Released now are Ripley with Jones along with Dallas and the bloodied Attack Alien. These three figures are from ALIEN ReAction Figure Series 3 and are now available along with the complete set of nine figures comprising the recently released ALIENS set. At Au$29.99 each, they may appear a little pricey but factor in the “Free shipping over Au$100” and they immediately become a competitive and viable option to purchasing them direct from Super7 in California.

These are great little retro styled figures. Grab ’em while stocks last!

-Windebieste.

Fan Made ALIENS ReAction Figure TV Commercial.

Here’s a fun fan video mimicking Kenner’s ALIEN and ALIENS toy commercials of the 1970s and 1990s. Made by filmschool93 using recently released Super7 ALIENS ReAction figures, the video features two children playing with these toys, just like those commercials from late last century.

Sure, there’s a ring-in APC and package insert backdrop by Lanard Toys; but this unofficial video hits the right notes. If Kenner had made toys for children based on an R-rated movie property in 1986, it would probably have been a little like this. That ending is pure gold! Excellent, hilarious and wonderful all at the same time. Great stuff.

-Windebieste.

Super 7 ALIENS ReAction Figures Now Available.

Super7 have released a complete set of 6 human(oid) characters in the popular 3.75 inch ReAction figure range. Now available is Ripley, Newt, android Bishop along with Colonial Marines pvt. Hudson, pvt. Vasquez and cpl. Hicks. You can purchase these items now, either individually or as a set of 6, directly from Super7’s web store, along with other ALIENS stuff. This looks like a great, well rounded set with each character having at least one accessory, except for Bishop. A duct taped pair of weapons is included with Ripley, Newt has her doll’s head Casey and the marines each carry their signature weapons; and in the cases of Hicks and Hudson a pair of helmets to match. In lieu of any weapons or helmets Bishop has a unique pull apart action feature. Continue reading