French publisher Hachette is gearing up for something special for ALIEN fans. Currently in viability phase in an upcoming ALIEN model kit. The oversized kit will be available as featured components individually included in a subscriber based partwork magazine. Testing is now underway. Each weekly/monthly issue of the magazine will also provide the subscriber with a new body part to further complete your Alien. The final complete kit is expected to stand 1.2m (About 4 ft) tall. About half the size of the onscreen monster itself.
This test run sample shows us what we can expect from this multi part project. As this is currently under development, changes are still expected to be made. Eaglemoss is another well known publisher known for similarly produced subscriber based partwork magazine projects so I am relatively familiar with how this will work.
Apparently, a video of the kit from Hachette will be available sometime soon. I’m looking forward to seeing that! I’m definitely keeping this one on the radar. I don’t know if I’ll be able to afford a four foot tall DIY ALIEN kit that is built at an as yet undisclosed part per week/month rate – but right now, I like to think it will be a lot of fun!
Pricing and availability are yet to be announced.
-Windebieste.
