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NECA Deluxe King Kong Illustrated Version – In-Hand Preview

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We have an in-hand preview of the upcoming Deluxe King Kong Illustrated Version Figure by NECA Toys. Our friends at NECA have sent over the figure for review, and we’re currently working on our own photo gallery for the figure. That gallery should be live in the coming days. For now, we have a few in-hand photo to share, giving fans an advanced look at the redeco of their King Kong figure. The Illustrated King Kong features a paint scheme that pays homage to the classic posters for the films Basil Gogos artwork for the cover of a 1974 issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland. It will initially be available exclusively at Walmart in either February or March. After the timed exclusivity ends, it will make its way to other retailers.

You can see some of our photos after the jump. Check back this week for a full gallery and review.

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  2. dukefett's Avatar dukefett says

    Kind of an odd looking deco, glad I'm not too interested in it since it's an exclusive.

  3. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    Timed exclusive. Available at general regular retail after a month or so.

  4. Boogieman4hire's Avatar Boogieman4hire says

    I'm not sure I like the effect on this. He looks more like a mandrill. Did they paint the ass with purple butt cheeks too or is that a DIY project?

  6. Smasher's Avatar Smasher says

    I knew there would be a repaint.
    But this is not what I wanted -at all.
    Easy pass.

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

    I assumed the inevitable repaint was just going to be black and white, this is definitely the weirder alternative. I love the original release but I can't see any repaint of it getting my money since I have the first.

  8. Dragasses's Avatar Dragasses says

    yeah, unless the original becomes scarce, this thing is going to join the e.t. cartridges.

  9. Black Arbor's Avatar Black Arbor says

    Ehhhh, maybe if it came with a new "calm" head, but this is a pass.

  10. Sybok's Avatar Sybok says

    It appears to be based on the cover of an old Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine cover.

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  11. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sybok View Post
    It appears to be based on the cover of an old Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine cover.

    Attachment 62603
    Thank you. I was looking over posters, but never thought to check out magazine covers.

  12. Villano has no avatar! Villano says

    This figure announcement came out of nowhere (for me at least). Usually, this is the sort of stuff I see on their Twitter, but they haven't posted anything there since October. Anyone know what's going on with that? Are they done with Twitter? Are they making their announcements somewhere else? I feel like I'm out of the loop.

    I know Twitter can be a toxic wasteland (it's why I'm not on it), but it was nice getting regular news and previews.

  13. dukefett's Avatar dukefett says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Villano View Post
    This figure announcement came out of nowhere (for me at least). Usually, this is the sort of stuff I see on their Twitter, but they haven't posted anything there since October. Anyone know what's going on with that? Are they done with Twitter? Are they making their announcements somewhere else? I feel like I'm out of the loop.

    I know Twitter can be a toxic wasteland (it's why I'm not on it), but it was nice getting regular news and previews.
    They've been posting on Instagram; @NECAOfficial

    Randy seemed to operate the NECA Twitter himself, maybe he took a break.

  14. toycrypt has no avatar! toycrypt says

    I love Neca products. But this is a swing and miss. I hope you guys make some more Horror figures.
    Have a great day everyone. God Bless.

  15. JerpJerp's Avatar JerpJerp says

    If they had gone all the way with the paint job I'd consider it. It looks like they started at the head and gave up at the chest.

  16. slaysghosts has no avatar! slaysghosts says

    Quote:
    Villano This figure announcement came out of nowhere (for me at least). Usually, this is the sort of stuff I see on their Twitter, but they haven't posted anything there since October. Anyone know what's going on with that? Are they done with Twitter? Are they making their announcements somewhere else? I feel like I'm out of the loop.

    I know Twitter can be a toxic wasteland (it's why I'm not on it), but it was nice getting regular news and previews.
    Yeah Joe, can you just confirm that Randy is OK? I'm sure you've talked to him since his last Twitter post. Odd question, but I heavily relied on his Twitter feed for accurate, straight from the horse's mouth updates and news. After so many years, can't help but be concerned over his sudden absence. Can you throw us a non-detailed bone here please?!?!

  17. TheArtofHorror has no avatar! TheArtofHorror says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by JerpJerp View Post
    If they had gone all the way with the paint job I'd consider it. It looks like they started at the head and gave up at the chest.
    Exactly my thought. Basil Gogos is my favorite artist and I love the idea, but it looks like they didn't know what to do with the rest of the body since the magazine only shows the head. They could've taken some creative freedom and painted the body as colorful as the head.

  18. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    I talk to him here and there, but last time was a little before Christmas. I know he was busy working on project approvals leading up to the new year. He's normally swamped from December to the week leading up to (what would usually be) NY Toy Fair.

    I know Pete (@PetesuhPan) on Twitter has been sharing some of the news Randy normally would. He handles their other social media stuff (FB, Instagram).

  21. Dolemite's Avatar Dolemite says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Smasher View Post
    I knew there would be a repaint.
    But this is not what I wanted -at all.
    No one wanted this.

  22. JerpJerp's Avatar JerpJerp says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by TheArtofHorror View Post
    Exactly my thought. Basil Gogos is my favorite artist and I love the idea....They could've taken some creative freedom and painted the body as colorful as the head.
    EXACTLY! Imagine that! It would be like PA-POW!!!!! This could have been really special. Reminiscent of the whole designer toy scene. I don't really buy any of that stuff because they are always like statues. This would have been a good marriage of the two.

    Basil is mostly heads but here are some quick examples inspired by him to illustrate our point....

  23. Black Arbor's Avatar Black Arbor says

    Yeah, I know this is NECA's own Kong design with some stylistic attributes from the '33 Kong, but since it's their own design they could've gone nuts with it! Brown/black/orange hair variant, sepiatone variant, black and white variant, I'd have bought any of those before this!

  24. Wes Crayon has no avatar! Wes Crayon says

    Yeeeah... I like the idea of a repaint along these lines, but it needed more to really sell this style. A brown repaint along the lines of some of the old movie posters would have worked better for me.

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