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The Toyark › Aliens and Predator Toy News › Advanced Look: Prometheus The Lost Wave by NECA – Toyark Photo Shoot

Advanced Look: Prometheus The Lost Wave by NECA – Toyark Photo Shoot

Posted on June 5, 2017 at 10:00 am by Joe Moore under Aliens and Predator Toy News, Random Photo Shoot

In 2012, fans of the Alien series were introduced to Prometheus, Ridley Scott’s long awaited return to the mythology he helped create. Originally conceived as a more direct prequel to Alien, the film script underwent rewrites to distance itself from the origin of the Xenomorph we all know and fear. Prometheus combined gorgeous visuals, a stellar performance by Michael Fassbender as the android David, and deep questions on the origin of life, and the consequences of trying to answer those questions. The film was immediately polarizing to fans of the Alien franchise. Some loved the set up, visuals and new additions to the lore, while others were turned off by odd character decisions, the lack of answers to the numerous questions and the absence of the actual Xenomorph species. The movie ultimately under performed at the North American box office (but did considerably better overseas).

Action figures created by NECA Toys never seemed to strike a chord with fans, as the line ultimately ended with only a handful of molds produced, and major characters being cancelled. Over time, a few of these figures have become highly sought after, including the Deacon (the creature seen at the end of the film). Fast forward to December 2016, and fans began getting a taste for the (now released) Alien: Covenant, a film which promised to bring Prometheus and Alien together. NECA saw this as a prime opportunity to get fans the figures they wanted, and release the final three figures that were underway when the Prometheus line was a cancelled. Dubbed The Lost Wave, this three-figure assortment brings fans the highly requested Dr. Elizabeth Shaw, the infected version of Sean Fifield and the daughter of Peter Weyland, Meredith Vickers.

NECA has provided us with advanced samples of the soon to be released figures! We have over 70 high resolution photos and a full review. Check out the photo shoot and my thoughts on the assortment by reading on.

NECA’s Prometheus: The Last Wave 7″ Scale Figure Assortment

Pros

  • Fans finally get oft requested characters
  • Fifiled looks absolutely amazing in-hand
  • Dr. Shaw features a great likeness
  • Cameras can mount to helmets or to shoulders
  • Severed David portrait accessory is a great touch
  • All include removable helmets
  • Paint apps look mostly great

Cons

  • Flamethrower included with Vickers is fragile
  • Vickers seems a little too wide-eyed

Overall
With the Lost Wave assortment, we see a return to the original Prometheus packaging. They come in blister cards with artwork and designed inspired by visuals from Prometheus. The back of the packaging features bios for the specific characters. A Prometheus check list is also included on the back. Dr. Shaw includes a helmet, a camera, an axe and a sever portrait of David. Vickers includes a helmet, a camera and a flamethrower. Fifield includes a shattered helmet, a camera and a flashlight.

The figures features some great sculpting throughout. The suits, accessories and portraits are all handled well. Vickers seems a bit off though, as her eyes seem to be bulging or overly wide-eyed looking. It still has a decent likeness to Charlize Theron, but it’s probably the weakest of the three. Her Flamethrower snapped at a very thing part of the handle. I recommend heating up her hand before placing the gun in it. Dr. Shaw, the figure I was most looking forward to, does not disappoint. Her likeness is done well, and she includes some great accessories, the best of which is the severed head of the android David (which even has an articulated neck). Both Shaw and Vickers look to share the main body sculpt. the suits look great, with a shiny metallic paint to them, and sharply printed decals. Articulation is about average for a NECA figure, with good range of motion in the joints. Fifield turned out to be an absolute stunner in hand. The head sculpt looks outstanding, with some great texturing and detailing in his mutating skin. Paint work in Fifield is great as well, with numerous layers of paint washes to give the suit and head sculpt a very dirt covered look. The detailing in the suit still shows through all those layers of dirt. Fifield also has very articulated hips compared to most NECA releases, though it sacrifices the bicep and/or elbow swivel seen in most of their releases.

Fans of NECA’s Aliens line as well as Prometheus were delighted when the release of the Lost Wave was announced. After running them through the photo shoot, I think those fans are going to be quite pleased. I have a feeling Shaw and Fifield will become pretty big fan favorites as more people pick them up. The figures begin shipping to retailers next Friday. Look for them on shelves and in stores by the end of the month. You an see a few select photos below and the full gallery after that.

Backdrops is available from Extreme-Sets.

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› Companies: NECA › Characters: Fifield, Dr. Shaw, Meredith Vickers › Scale: 7 Inch

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Discussion / Comments (Jump to this Thread on the Forum)

  1. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    06-05-2017, 07:00 AM

    Advanced Look: Prometheus The Lost Wave by NECA – Toyark Photo Shoot









  2. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    06-05-2017, 08:02 AM

    If anyone has any questions about the figures, fire away.

  3. SpasticPlastic's Avatar SpasticPlastic says

    06-05-2017, 08:11 AM

    The only question I have is how the hell am I gonna stand waiting until the end of the month for these??

  4. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    06-05-2017, 08:19 AM

    If you really want them early, keep an eye out next week. Wouldn't be surprised if NECA's Ebay & Amazon stores get them in stock right around next Thursday or Friday.

  5. Dr Kain's Avatar Dr Kain says

    06-05-2017, 08:35 AM

    Does Vickers come pre-packaged with daddy issues and the inability to turn while running? :-p

    Oh, and shouldn't Shaw come with off-screen post mortem action?

  6. SpasticPlastic's Avatar SpasticPlastic says

    06-05-2017, 08:57 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Joe Moore View Post
    If you really want them early, keep an eye out next week. Wouldn't be surprised if NECA's Ebay & Amazon stores get them in stock right around next Thursday or Friday.
    Ah, true. Of course, waiting the extra 2 weeks will save me $79 in shipping...

  7. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    06-05-2017, 09:02 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SpasticPlastic View Post
    Ah, true. Of course, waiting the extra 2 weeks will save me $79 in shipping...
    That's a pretty good reason to wait.

  8. Unhinged1983's Avatar Unhinged1983 says

    06-05-2017, 09:09 AM

    I'll grab these when they appear on Amazon UK... Looking forward to the Covenant ones as well

  9. Dolemite's Avatar Dolemite says

    06-05-2017, 11:32 AM

    The figures look really good, and Shaw's accessories are outstanding. Love the David head and I always though that ax she picks up near the end of the film (that she sadly never uses) looked so bad-ass.

    Vickers' likeness could be better, but she's the one I'm least likely to buy, so whatever.

    As for NECA's Alien Covenant figures, I hope they get out soon, as the buzz for the film is rapidly dying (as are it's box office returns...a sequel is looking less ad less likely, IMO). But die-hard Alien fans will still buy 'em, however.

  10. redfox's Avatar redfox says

    06-05-2017, 06:52 PM

    I agree, Vickers sculpt could be much better, but she's a figure of Charlize so I gotta have her.

  11. scarecrow's Avatar scarecrow says

    06-05-2017, 08:51 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dr Kain View Post
    Does Vickers come pre-packaged with daddy issues and the inability to turn while running? :-p

    Oh, and shouldn't Shaw come with off-screen post mortem action?
    Part of me hates you for spoiling that for me, but part of me thanks you, because now I have zero interest in Covenant.

  12. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    06-14-2017, 11:05 AM

    Prometheus The Lost Wave Now Available from NECA - The Toyark - News

  13. Exodus's Avatar Exodus says

    06-14-2017, 11:34 AM

    Funny, I'm actually watching this movie right now in the middle of it, it's not too shabby for a prequel of the Aliens series, I may go watch Covenant after I finish it.

  14. belasfiguras has no avatar! belasfiguras says

    06-18-2017, 05:38 AM

    How come no one remembers that Vickers was never showed before ? If this is the Lost Wave, Infected Holloway should be released, not Vickers.

  15. scarecrow's Avatar scarecrow says

    06-20-2017, 04:27 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by belasfiguras View Post
    How come no one remembers that Vickers was never showed before ? If this is the Lost Wave, Infected Holloway should be released, not Vickers.
    I could've sworn Vickers got shown somewhere. And do you really want Holloway over Vickers?

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