AVP Figures...

alright, so...i haven't seent he movie yet, but i've been debating getting some of the figures since we got them in at work. i wanted some of the predators, but once i found out that the helmets were not removeable, i was quite discouraged. the aliens look pretty cool, but their lack of articulation is rather discouraging as well. so i ask those of you who have them...are they worth picking up? which are best? i'm going to see the movie soon with my free ticket, and hopefully that will help make up my mind. just wondering what everyone here thought...

Are they worth getting?

Yeah, absolutely.

Despite some quality problems, I believe they're the best Alien/Predator figures from McFarlane to date.

glue the Pred ankles (if you dont miss a little more posability) and the Pred's are super-sweet hunks of plastic [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

as cool as the preds look, the non-removeable helmets is such a turn off. i LOVE toys with removeable masks, and helmets...thus they were a big letdown for me :/

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Originally posted by S-Mart Manager:
as cool as the preds look, the non-removeable helmets is such a turn off. i LOVE toys with removeable masks, and helmets...thus they were a big letdown for me :/

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I agree. the A & P boxed set from MM5 is still the best. The only alien & pred that I own. I did see the 12" versions of both of those recently & they do look tempting...

I'm looking forward to my order to be sure. I have heard about some loose joints etc..Well like Toymank said, that's what a dab of glue is for. I finally had to do that with my Abe Sapien figures. Overall, though they add to certain posability, I find ankle joints on many figures to be more trouble than they're worth.

eh...i'm sure i'll break down eventually and buy one alien and one predator...but which ooooooones?! heh

I cant wait to get them. dont even mind if there are a few flaws with them. I would like the mask to be removable, but with the ones from the MM line with removable I can let it slide on these

Personally, I like that they don't have removeable masks.

They don't look as poor-fitting as the MM6 Predator's mask... or so I think.

I don't know...I haven't gotten them yet. [img]mad.gif[/img]

gaaaah...i'm more confuuuused! bah.


i just don't know.

if you do, I'd say Celtic Pred, mainly because he has a base WITH sensible peg holes

(scar has like, 3, all close to each other)


and I totally agreee on the removable mask thing, I might try for that if they release the unmasked Scar Pred's head [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

man...i'm wondering if you can pry the masks off with a bit o' work. and if so...what's underneath. heh. highly doubting faces, but they did do it with the MM1 jason...

just got the non-grid alien tonight for free along with a couple DVDs thanks to a gift certificate i got for us winning a contest at work. horrah!

The AvP figures are awesome! Get them! They are one of the best series TMP have ever put out. True some of their joints are loose, but the figures are awesome!!!!!

I particularly like the Predators. I know there are a lot of people that hate the long blades but I think they are cool. They set the new Predators apart from the previous ones. I like the variety.

<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ August 20, 2004 09:01 AM: Message edited by: Evil Chris ]</font>

They are in fact the worst of TMP Alien & Predator figures, besides the inaccuracy compared to the movie which is not TMP's fault, the Predator figures have these horrible visible hollow rods for the knee joints, and yes through the hollow space you can see through them! [img]frown.gif[/img]

Are they worth it, yes they are, but still no were near as good as the other previous Predators.

haven't opened my alien yet...it's still in the car. if it's not that cool it's not a big deal since it was free...heh. i did kind of want a scar pred, but they're all gone now...

I have a feeling the non-removable masks mean one thing..varients. Especially Scar. Kind of a hint since they show him unmasked on the back of the package insert. [img]wink.gif[/img]

i think you're right.

and all i have to say to that, is "fuck you, mcfarlane."

just opened up my alien. why the fuck didn't they give them more articulation? i mean...it's mcfarlane, but why would they have ball jointed type hips but no cut thighs or knee articulation? not to mention shitty ankle articulation. looks cool, but what the hell? and why does the figure come with pegs for a base when there's not a big base with pegholes? supposed to use it with the grid aliens base? i don't knowwwwww

what the hell are you trying to say S-Mart? [img]wink.gif[/img]

i'm kind of all over the place right now. what part confused you most?

I just feel your holding back and not saying what you feel [img]wink.gif[/img]

holding back on what?


the things i don't get is why the battle alien has relatively poseable hip articulation, but then no other leg articulation aside form some posts in the ankles that don't move much. it also comes with pegs for a base, but it doesn't come with a base that has peg holes. just the body on the slab of stone. so i figured you're supposed to use the pegs with the grid aliens base? i don't know.

sorry chaser, i'm out of it and my computer is slow so the winky faces didn't even load by the time i clicked "reply"


that may make more sense now. gaaaah things are crazy right now. going to just go hang out with my girlfriend soon and hopefully chill out...heh

thats cool. I was just being silly anyway. Have a good time chillin' with the girlfriend!

thanks man. that's what i need right now...just some chill out time. i'm kind of all over the place. i go to school in 9 days and i'm very much not ready. that, and i worked tonight and had a mountain dew at 9 so that doesn't help. heh. take care chaser...