{"id":20646,"date":"2019-04-26T23:35:45","date_gmt":"2019-04-27T03:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=20646"},"modified":"2019-05-02T00:13:50","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T04:13:50","slug":"equipment-the-13th-series-of-alien-figures-from-neca-pay-homage-to-some-classic-kenner-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=20646","title":{"rendered":"Equipment: The 13th Series of Alien Figures from NECA Pay Homage to some Classic Kenner Toys"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don\u2019t know why I can\u2019t wrap my head around \"\"<\/a>the fact that Alien is 40 years old, as clich\u00e9 as it sounds, it feels like yesterday. When Alien was released Star Wars a big thing, especially when it came to merchandise. To jump on the merchandising bandwagon Kenner released an Alien figure with movable mouth and limited articulation. As you would assume it didn\u2019t sell well. Toys were marketed for children and there weren\u2019t many children going to see an \u201cR\u201d rated movie filled with guts and gore (it was a different time). It wasn\u2019t until 1992 that Alien toys made a comeback. Cashing in on the popularity of James Cameron\u2019s Aliens movie this new toy line took their inspiration from that movie. <\/p>\n

The human figures in the line were loosely based on the characters in Aliens but they were highly stylized and looked very different from their on screen counterparts. Even the Alien creature was given a make-over. Instead of just your basic Alien Warrior or Queen, Kenner made figures like Rhino Alien, Scorpion Alien and Flying Queen Alien just to name a few. These weren\u2019t exactly what I expected when I heard Kenner was going to make Aliens figures, but at least they were Alien toys which was all I really wanted way back in the early 90s.<\/p>\n

Fast forward to today. Children have access to the internet and cable TV so chances are they have already seen that \u201cR\u201d rated movie you didn\u2019t want them to see. Times have changed so it isn\u2019t uncommon for kids to want toys based on a film they are too young to watch. Seeing toys from more mature materials in the kid\u2019s toys aisle is almost commonplace.<\/p>\n

Fortunately for fans of the Alien movies there are now figures and other toys out there to collect. For years NECA has been producing Alien and Predator toys and they are amazing. Now NECA has a line of Alien toys based on the figure line from 1992. The new figures are a definite upgrade from the originals. These figures have more points of articulation and more detail than the original Kenner versions.<\/p>\n

The first figure we are going to talk about is the Sgt. Apone action figure. Unlike other figures from the Alien universe this Apone doesn\u2019t look like the actor who portrayed the ill-fated Sargent on film, Al Matthews. This stylized version of Apone is decked out in a very non-military outfit with a red cap, a yellow shirt emblazoned with \u201cNo Bugs\u201d and green pants. Not exactly camouflage. He does however look very 1990\u2019s.<\/p>\n

As I stated before this figure has more than the 5 points of articulation. The Apone figure\u2019s points of articulation are:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Head
\n\u2022 Shoulders
\n\u2022 Chest
\n\u2022 Elbows
\n\u2022 Wrists
\n\u2022 Hips
\n\u2022 Knees (Double)
\n\u2022 Calves
\n\u2022 Ankles<\/p>\n

Apone also comes with some accessories.
\n\u2022 Shotgun
\n\u2022 Grenades (X2)<\/p>\n

Apone stands approximately 7 inches tall and comes with an awesome bio-mechanical arm. Also included is a reproduction of the original Dark Horse Comics mini-comic that was included with the Kenner version.<\/p>\n