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IT 1990 – Ultimate Pennywise Figure by NECA – Toyark Photo Shoot

Posted on October 26, 2018 at 4:28 pm by Joe Moore under Horror Toy News, Random Photo Shoot

In 1990, one of Stephen King’s most iconic stories was finally brought to life with the IT Television Mini-Series. The series starred Tim Curry as the killer clown known as Pennywise. A shape shifting alien creature from the void known as the Macroverse, Pennwyise would awaken every 27 to 30 years to feast on the fearful children of Derry, Maine. Pennywise appears as a friendly, yet all too frightening classic circus clown, who would crack darkly humorous jokes all while terrifying the children of The Losers club. When a new film adaptation of IT was released in 2017, it brought with it a renewed desire for collectibles based on the original adaptation.

An all-new classic Pennywise figure was recently released by NECA as part of their 7″ scale Ultimate line up. Packing interchangeable portraits and show accurate accessories, the figure captures Pennywise in all his creepy glory. We picked up the figure from sponsor Entertainment Earth. Check out our photo shoot and review after the jump.

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Related Entertainment Earth links: Well House Pennywise Figure, 1990 Pennywise, All IT Collectibles

IT 1990 – Ultimate Pennywise 7″ Scale Figure by NECA

Pros

  • Great variety in the interchangeable portraits
  • Really nice likeness to Tim Curry’s Pennywise
  • Solid articulation
  • Nice paint work
  • Lots of balloons included
  • Georgie’s boat is actually paper
  • Good selection of hands

Cons

  • Could really use a standard grinning portrait
  • Can be a bit hard to stand when posing the legs

Overall
The figure comes packaged in a rather large flapped window box. The front features the iconic classic IT poster on the front. The back showcases the different display options of the figure, as well as giving a bit of info on the story. Pennywise sits in a plastic tray with no twist ties. The figure includes a total of four interchangeable portraits, multiple interchangeable hands, seven balloons, a paper boat, and a noise maker.

Featuring an all-new sculpt, the Pennywise figure looks absolutely great in person. The overall sculpt does a great job at capturing the look of the classic, baggy clown suit worn in the film. There’s noticeable texture works on each area, including the skin and outfit. There’s a good amount of articulation here, including a ball jointed torso and double jointed elbows. Joints were nice and tight with no breakages or paint locking issues. Pennywise can be a bit hard to stand when trying to pose his legs, as the feet are fairly small and don’t have a lot of wiggle room to adjust the ankles. Hands swapped out very easily, as the peg is attached to the individual hands. The portraits are a little more difficult to swap out, as that connection is really tight. After swapping he heads out a few times, it loosened the plastic up enough to make it a lot easier. Paint work is excellent throughout, with clean paint lines, nice and sharp eye paint and no issues that immediately jumped out while handling the figure for the shoot.

Pennywise has a number of fantastic display options. The figure has a four fairly unique portraits. I really loved the frowning/angry portrait as well as the laughing portrait the most of the four. I do wish there was a standard grinning portrait included. There are standard hands includes, as well as a hand to grip the balloons, one for the noise maker, one pointing hand, and two creature claw hands. I was surprised at how easy it was to get Pennywise to hold all seven balloons at once. I figured that was going to be tricky, but the grip is closed just enough to hold each of the wires together tightly. There’s a hand that’s specifically made to hold the handle of the noise maker, but that one also worked will to hold a single balloon. Georgie’s boat is included, and unlike the 2017 Pennywise, this one is actually constructed of paper. The printing on it is a little faded looking, but it’s still great to have a paper boat at that size.

This has been an oft requested figure from NECA fans, and it’s great to finally have it in hand. Overall, it’s a really stellar figure with some great and varied display possibilities. Check out soem select photos below and the full gallery after that.

Some of the backgrounds featured in pics below are from Extreme-Sets.com. Enter code TOYARK at checkout and get 15% off your order!

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  1. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    10-26-2018, 01:27 PM

    IT 1990 - Ultimate Pennywise Figure by NECA - Toyark Photo Shoot









  2. Mister D has no avatar! Mister D says

    10-27-2018, 11:17 AM

    Got both Pennywise figures at the Weekend of Fear convention. Finally opened them today. Really nicely done, but the Curry figure has super tight joints, and given NECAs track record, I'm afraid to apply too much pressure.

  3. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    10-27-2018, 11:38 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mister D View Post
    Got both Pennywise figures at the Weekend of Fear convention. Finally opened them today. Really nicely done, but the Curry figure has super tight joints, and given NECAs track record, I'm afraid to apply too much pressure.
    I’ve run into that issue on other figures. I always use a hair dryer to loosen the plastic up a bit. That will help a lot.

  4. Karma Jawa's Avatar Karma Jawa says

    10-27-2018, 12:14 PM

    Had a nightmare switching heads on the Curry version, and getting the balloons to fit properly was a bit tricky, but I got there in the end. It’s an amazing figure. The detail on the coat is incredible.

  5. SpasticPlastic's Avatar SpasticPlastic says

    10-27-2018, 12:53 PM

    Yeah, switching the heads is a right pain in the arse. I actually pushed so hard on one of the heads that the hair fell off! Good thing I had plenty of spares, but it was still kind of a bummer. The ball peg is really wide and not long enough, in my opinion. Not sure why they went that route instead of the more post-like peg from the 2017 version.

  6. Mister D has no avatar! Mister D says

    10-27-2018, 01:01 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Joe Moore View Post
    I’ve run into that issue on other figures. I always use a hair dryer to loosen the plastic up a bit. That will help a lot.
    Got everything moving now. The balloons are a bit too heavy so the hand keeps flopping over, but it will be workable on my shelf.

  7. Karma Jawa's Avatar Karma Jawa says

    10-27-2018, 01:47 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mister D View Post
    Got everything moving now. The balloons are a bit too heavy so the hand keeps flopping over, but it will be workable on my shelf.
    Had that problem too. The one part of the figure you want to be stiff is the balloon-carrying hand! I resolved it by having very short strings above the hand and playing around with it until it held in place. Felt a bit like trying to crack a safe.

  8. Mister D has no avatar! Mister D says

    10-27-2018, 09:57 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Karma Jawa View Post
    Had that problem too. The one part of the figure you want to be stiff is the balloon-carrying hand! I resolved it by having very short strings above the hand and playing around with it until it held in place. Felt a bit like trying to crack a safe.
    Yeah, as long as I have the balloon strings about 1/3 above the hand, 2/3 below the wrist seems able to hold the weight.

  9. AlanThCollector's Avatar AlanThCollector says

    10-29-2018, 05:19 AM

    Overall I think NECA knocked it out of the park with this release. I only wish NECA included an additional balloon gripping left hand for even more display options.

    I also would have liked it if NECA made the paper boat out of plastic. I give them points for realism, but actual paper just isn't going to last. They did the same thing with the hat paper airplane that came with the Planet of the Apes Series 2 Zira figure.

    I really want to grab two of this release, but I have a feeling that NECA is going to announce another variant soon.

  10. Dr Kain's Avatar Dr Kain says

    11-04-2018, 07:32 AM

    I'm sorry, but how can anyone take that version of Pennywise seriously as a demon? He just looks way too silly and stupid.

    I know NECA did a fantastic job on recapturing Curry's likeness from that version, but I just don't see how people were ever scared of him.

  11. ludovicotek's Avatar ludovicotek says

    11-04-2018, 07:40 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dr Kain View Post
    I'm sorry, but how can anyone take that version of Pennywise seriously as a demon? He just looks way too silly and stupid.

    I know NECA did a fantastic job on recapturing Curry's likeness from that version, but I just don't see how people were ever scared of him.
    You clearly did not watch the movie growing up.

  12. SpasticPlastic's Avatar SpasticPlastic says

    11-04-2018, 03:16 PM

    I watched it as it originally aired. I was 12 or so and I thought the scariest thing was Bill's crazy mullet/ ponytail thing. I had read the book beforehand and was severely underwhelmed with the series. Pennywise was ok, but not nearly creepy enough, in my opinion. In fact, I recently rewatched it, and my first impression holds up. I think it suffered mightily from being on network TV.

  13. Dr Kain's Avatar Dr Kain says

    11-04-2018, 10:25 PM

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    Originally Posted by ludovicotek View Post
    You clearly did not watch the movie growing up.
    Nope, but I've seen clips from it and I just don't think he is remotely threatening. I mean he does the stupid Prince Albert can joke and follows it up with a stupid annoying laugh. That isn't scary, that's dumb.

    I'll probably actually sit down and watch it after the second half of the new one comes out, but moreso just for the sake of it rather than because I care about it.

  14. Karma Jawa's Avatar Karma Jawa says

    11-05-2018, 12:04 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dr Kain View Post
    Nope, but I've seen clips from it and I just don't think he is remotely threatening. I mean he does the stupid Prince Albert can joke and follows it up with a stupid annoying laugh. That isn't scary, that's dumb.

    I'll probably actually sit down and watch it after the second half of the new one comes out, but moreso just for the sake of it rather than because I care about it.
    I found the original Pennywise to be creepy. Mainly because he’s so sarcastically cheerful, with the occasional glimpses of his malevolent nature.

    The new film is clearly a superior version, but I still think original Pennywise was more unsettling than the 2017 Scooby Doo-voice CGI jump scare update.

  15. Tomax has no avatar! Tomax says

    11-05-2018, 12:14 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dr Kain View Post
    Nope, but I've seen clips from it and I just don't think he is remotely threatening. I mean he does the stupid Prince Albert can joke and follows it up with a stupid annoying laugh. That isn't scary, that's dumb.

    I'll probably actually sit down and watch it after the second half of the new one comes out, but moreso just for the sake of it rather than because I care about it.
    wait a second, so you make a comment about the original pennywise without even seeing the original IT movie? your comment is invalid then...

  16. Dr Kain's Avatar Dr Kain says

    11-05-2018, 10:47 PM

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    Originally Posted by Tomax View Post
    wait a second, so you make a comment about the original pennywise without even seeing the original IT movie? your comment is invalid then...
    I don't need to watch a movie to know he looks dumb.

    He's supposed to be Flagg's jester. I don't see Curry's clown having any sort of relationship with Flagg.

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