NECA released the annual update of their ALIEN Visual Checklist on Facehugger Friday. This impressive visual guide documents most of their ALIEN products made available over the past decade or so. You can download the full size 300 dpi jpg directly from their website. 
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.
-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.”
I’d like to thank Caesar V. Jacquez for kind permission to publish these photos. I’m always looking to post more prototype items to document on HIDEOUS PLASTIC. If you would like to share such items and have images added to this significant repository of Kenner ALIEN(S) action figure prototypes online, please contact me.
Just completely disregard the seller’s claim this was made by Hasbro. It’s true Hasbro did own Kenner Products at some point but that ownership transfer from Tonka didn’t occur till late in Kenner’s life, in 1992. It happened long, long after these toys were produced in 1979. Sadly, Hasbro was the final owner of Kenner and the world renowned toy maker would eventually be closed by Hasbro in 2000. Boo. Hiss. Hasbro.You shut down an institution that gave joy to several generations of children.
Nonetheless, as the demand for these old toys continues unabated price rises can be expected. What’s unexpected is how many of these discontinued toys were made back in 1979 and still survive to be sold on secondary markets like eBay more than forty years later. This one is missing its head dome, it is dusty and is incomplete. It doesn’t even include a box or poster. At least it has all of its mouth parts in situ and the ever elusive dorsal crest mounted between its shoulders is present. …but starting a bid at US$750?! Yeah. That’s kind of an astonishing expectation and I will be surprised if it actually sells for that impressive amount. Complete figures in boxes sell for around that price – and that’s considered cheap not loose, dusty samples missing one of the critical parts that actually makes these old toys valuable. Then again, as I like to say about these old figures, there is nothing normal about this toy. So who knows? In all actuality, it’s only worth what it gets sold for.
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.
It appears to be a decent piece, a little dusty but easily cleaned with some warm soapy water and an old toothbrush. Mind you, the head dome is missing and the glow in the dark paint work appears to display minor scuff marks. Significantly, the provided photographic material doesn’t reveal if the frequently damaged slot on the figure’s back is whole or not. Nonetheless, we have been assured by the seller this old toy still “Has big back spine accessories.” If you plan to purchase this item, make sure you inquire about how well that valuable albeit frequently absent item is in situ and whether it’s an original piece. There’s a poster included in the sale, too. You might like to ask about it’s authenticity. No box is included. It’s a solid average piece and probably won’t remain listed for long once offers are made.