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NECA Alien Club Update – Diorama Back Drop, Questions Answered

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NECA has updated their Alien Club FAQ and released new photos that Aliens fans won’t want to miss. First up, some updates on the Alien Club itself. Fans will be happy to know that only the 7″ scale releases will be required purchases to keep your club membership going. There will be 9 releases with about 13 figures including the year end exclusive item. That will be a little easier on the wallet since 1/4 scale figures will not be required purchases. Now, onto the bigger news! They have announced the first exclusive items that will be included with Aliens Series 11 and Aliens Series 12. We’ll let them take it from here:

What bonuses will be included in 2017?
Packed in with Aliens Series 11 and Aliens Series 12, Club members will find a very special chapter of Alien collectibles history. The 3-D pop-up Space Base playset was exclusive to the UK with certain Kenner action figures in the mid 1990s. Now, 20 years later, we are bringing this back just for the Club, and we have increased the size of the set to be in scale with our 7” Aliens action figures.

Each of the 6 pieces we’ve replicated was a different “zone” of the base, like the Lab Area or Main Control Deck, and each had part of a running story on the back. When fully, assembled the Space Base extends over 3 feet in length and is 11” tall.

Three of the pieces will be included with Series 11, and three with Series 12 as part of our effort to reward the loyalty of the completionists enrolling in NECA CLUB x ALIEN!

They have released some photos of the diorama backdrop as well. We’ve added them to the post and you can see them after the jump. For more details, be sure to check out the NECA Club x Alien page.

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  2. Bo Ttef's Avatar Bo Ttef says

    They say in the FAQ 9 series of figures with 13 "new" figures... I'm wondering about re-release and stuff thrown into those waves. It's already about $7-$8 more per figure (with shipping) than buying them at retail but if there are repacks in old figures in those 9 series of figures it's just not worth the extra charges to me. (bad enough that plenty of those 13 new will probably be color variants and translucent figures)

  3. t1dc's Avatar t1dc says

    Do people really like Aliens this much to warrant all this crap?

    Am I missing something here?

  4. Dr Kain has no avatar! Dr Kain says

    As cool as all of this sounds, I will never do another subscription thing after dealing with Matty.

  5. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

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    Originally Posted by Dr Kain View Post
    As cool as all of this sounds, I will never do another subscription thing after dealing with Matty.
    This is a little different. No club fees, and shipping direct from NECA. I've bought from there Ebay store a few times, and usually have items within 3 days. I can understand hesitation after Digital River tho. Those guys seemed like a nightmare.

  6. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by t1dc View Post
    Do people really like Aliens this much to warrant all this crap?

    Am I missing something here?
    Yes and yes. Big fan of Aliens, and like the non-movie stuff they're doing more than the film figures (outside of the Marines).

  7. Dolemite's Avatar Dolemite says

    Eh, count me in with the people underwhelmed by this. A cartoony kid's dio isn't going to entice me.

    I fully acknowledge how silly "cartoony kid's dio" sounds coming from an adult toy collector.

    Hmm...BTW, is that a new, 100% all-black Big Chap I see, or is that just the lighting in that shot?

  8. En Sabah Nerd's Avatar En Sabah Nerd says

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    Originally Posted by Dolemite View Post
    is that a new, 100% all-black Big Chap I see, or is that just the lighting in that shot?
    I'm pretty sure that's just the one from the Kenner two pack.

  9. Dolemite's Avatar Dolemite says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd View Post
    I'm pretty sure that's just the one from the Kenner two pack.
    Yup, you're right.

  10. streams has no avatar! streams says

    I certainly won't commit blindly... I buy some of the aliens that NECA produces... but not the color variants or translucent stuff... way to much of a commitment for me when I wouldn't want several of them... and I am not into "cartoony" backdrops...

  11. Threat's Avatar Threat says

    I remember going to McDonald's and having the happy meal box fold into one of these. Pretty cool when I was 4 :\

  13. djblizzard's Avatar djblizzard says

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    Originally Posted by Dragasses View Post
    dang, bill paxton died.
    Terrible news

  16. Unhinged1983's Avatar Unhinged1983 says

    Seems that NECA is giving another chance to join on the NECA Store website... Haven't spotted it on their social media though. Anyway, I went ahead and ordered/joined.

  18. Bo Ttef's Avatar Bo Ttef says

    Ha! Oh man- so glad I didn't subscribe. I knew with Neca it would end up just being a re-deco (though I had fears that they might go with the Cougar Alien or Snake or some other option... but being NECA you know they wouldn't waste tooling on a sub figure)

  19. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bo Ttef View Post
    Ha! Oh man- so glad I didn't subscribe. I knew with Neca it would end up just being a re-deco (though I had fears that they might go with the Cougar Alien or Snake or some other option... but being NECA you know they wouldn't waste tooling on a sub figure)
    I'm actually surprised it's a figure at all. I had thought they would do some type of lower cost accessory or add-on to an existing figure.

  20. Krunomo has no avatar! Krunomo says

    I wonder how many people joined? At a few points they reopened the membership so more could join. Thats the kind of thing you do when numbers are low. I have to wonder if had they had a really large membership if it would have been better or this was the plan all along?

  21. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

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    Originally Posted by Krunomo View Post
    I wonder how many people joined? At a few points they reopened the membership so more could join. Thats the kind of thing you do when numbers are low. I have to wonder if had they had a really large membership if it would have been better or this was the plan all along?
    I think one of the issues was you were originally supposed to get the figures before retail. I don’t recall that ever happening. So the premium cost to be a member (full suggested retail price and very expensive shipping) never resulted in real benefits.

  22. The Heat's Avatar The Heat says

    So I just saw the entire world shit on this thing on their Facebook post. Am I the only person who doesn't hate this figure? It's a neat nod to the original Kenner line done in a creative way. Personally I always appreciate it when club/comic con exclusives turn out to be neat but non-essential items. I guarantee you the same people would be throwing a fit if an unreleased character or some other "must have" was the exclusive here.

  24. Karma Jawa's Avatar Karma Jawa says

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    Originally Posted by The Heat View Post
    So I just saw the entire world shit on this thing on their Facebook post. Am I the only person who doesn't hate this figure? It's a neat nod to the original Kenner line done in a creative way. Personally I always appreciate it when club/comic con exclusives turn out to be neat but non-essential items. I guarantee you the same people would be throwing a fit if an unreleased character or some other "must have" was the exclusive here.
    I’m not a member and completely agree. It’s a balance between giving members some good perks, and not alienating (or non-Alienating) non-members.

    For what it’s worth, I like the figure. Nice and distinctive paint.

  25. TooNiche has no avatar! TooNiche says

    I think it's crap. I regret participating in the club.
    If I'd of known it would be all Kenner stuff I'd never of joined.
    I get that you don't want to (excuse the pun) alienate the mass market with a restricted release that's a "must have", but even a figure with a new headsculpt, or accessory, or new anything would of been better! Ocassionally NECA has done some repaints that are clever/novel enough to warrant a second purchase (the jungle demon predator for example), but the volume of alien repaints is just too much. I just don't think this is good enough for the "reward" for buying all the club figures, and concept of it is a stretch in any case, the box art inspired, really? I hate to sound like a hater, but I'm just very disappointed.

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