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Alien - 7" Scale Action Figure - Ultimate 40th Anniversary Big Chap Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original 1979 movie that shocked audiences and jump-started a legendary film franchise! We’ve given a deluxe upgrade to the Xenomorph known to fans as “Big Chap,” with an all-new sculpt standing over 9” tall. It has a hinged jaw that opens, revealing an inner mouth that extends for realistic movie action. It has over 30 points of articulation, including double knee joints and a bendable tail, and extra attention has been paid to all the eerie details that made H.R. Giger's designs for Alien so mesmerizing. Also included are chestburster and facehugger accessories and—for the very first time—the 1979 egg, which has a tentacled base. Display-friendly window box packaging with opening flap. Shipping Date: Q1 2020

NECA have released images of the packaging for their Ultimate Big Chap 7-inch scale Alien figure. The "Big Chap" is due for an early 2020 release. The figure brings new articulation to the Big Chap Alien along with packed in accessories of an original 1979 Alien Egg, Facehugger and Chestburster.

Hasbro have announced that The Child (Baby Yoda) from The Mandalorian will be released in the Black Series 6 inch range. The following text does contain further spoilers if you are avoiding Mandalorian spoilers until the UK 2020 release. I am afraid the cat is already out of the bag reference The Child with images across the world, despite the limited access of Disney+ The Child will stand 1.1 inches high and will be packed in a mini Black Series box, similar to how the Porgs were released. The Child will be articulated and will be packed with accessories that include a Frog, his cup and the gear stick top that he plays with. The set is due for release on May the 4th 2020. He is priced at $9.99 in the US and you can order him now via Amazon US, where you will be looking at £10.50 delivered to the UK with no custom charges due to him being sub £15. (paid link, other pre-orders are open with US sites Dorkside Toys, Entertainment Earth, BBTS and direct with Hasbro Pulse) UK pre-orders will open shortly. From Star Wars The Black Series: The Child 1.1-inch collectible action figure based on the so-cute-it-hurts character from the Disney Plus hit series The Mandalorian! You know, the one that’s all over the Internet. He may look like a “Baby Yoda,” but he’s actually called The Child, and he is the most adorable new character from here to the Outer Rim! Now fans can add the pint-sized galactic sensation to their Star Wars The Black Series collections! Kids and collectors can imagine the cutest coos, gurgles, and gabbles the outer reaches have ever known with this figure from Star Wars The Black Series. The 1.1-inch figure is styled to look like The Child from The Mandalorian live-action TV series, with premium detail and multiple points of articulation. Includes: figure and 3 accessories. Fans have fallen in love with the character they call “Baby Yoda,” and now they can add him to their Star Wars The Black Series collections Star Wars The Child action figure authentically styled after the fan-favorite character from the Disney Plus series The Mandalorian Multiple points of articulation allow fans to pose their adorable space-baby figure in a variety of poses for display in their collection Includes live-action TV series-based character-inspired accessories that allow fans and collectors to imagine scenes from the Star Wars galaxy Look for movie- and entertainment-inspired Star Wars The Black Series figures to build a Star Wars galaxy (Each sold separately. Subject to availability)

The McFarlane Stranger Things figures appear to be landing in a number of stores at clearance prices recently including Bargainmax, Zavvi and reductions in Game. You can now add B&M to that list, with the Series 3 figures (white card) of Hopper and Eleven now on B&M shelves at just £9.99 each. This is 50% off the RRP, but I suspect finding mint cards might be difficult as these are being forced into a shelf too small for them and it is bending many of the cards. You can also find the 11 inch deluxe Demogorgon figure. This wasn't priced or on system in the store I went in to - and others have reported the same. I am reliably told this is priced at just £14.99

The Wave 22 Star Wars Black Series figures are now starting to arrive at The Entertainer stores. I found the Jawa and First Order Trooper at my local store, priced at £20 each. If the website is accurate we should be seeing Rey and D-O as well - the Sith Trooper seems to have come and gone, but he may well be in some stores if you are lucky. Cal Kestis and The Mandalorian remain listed as incoming at some stage. Checkout the listings on The Entertainer Website where you can sign up for stock notifications. (paid link)

Princess Leia Organa in her Hoth attire was released at the end of 2018 as part of wave 19 of the Star Wars Black Series, 3rd phase red packaging. This was the second release of Leia from Empire that year after the exclusive release of a Bespin Escape Leia that shared parts with this release. The exact same Hoth Leia was also released in an Exclusive Echo Base 2-Pack with an Exclusive Brown Coat Han Solo. Packaging 4/5 Hoth Leia is packed in the standard packaging and is number 75 in the 3rd phase of Black Series releases. The character name gives Leia her full title as Princess Leia Organa. The designation for Hoth follows in brackets. The Gregory Titus artwork is a particular impressive rendering of Leia and this is repeated as normal on the back of the box alongside a short piece of text about Leia and specifically her role on Hoth. "Princess Leia Organa was one of the Rebel Alliance's greatest leaders, fearless on the battlefield and dedicated to ending the tyranny of the Empire. In the battle on Hoth, Leia helped evacuate rebel forces as Darth Vader and his fleet descended upon the rebel base." Paint & Sculpt 4/5 The likeness to Carrie Fisher on this figure is fantastic, arguably the best Leia figure to date. The face print technology enhances the brilliant sculpt particularly with the eyes and then the shading around the nose and eyes. The hair is intricate with the plaited section coming across the top. The outfit is cast in a white plastic and is the same white flight/jumpsuit as seen on Bespin Escape Leia - although the lower legs have been updated so Leia is wearing her boots on this figure. Said lower legs are a slightly different shade to the upper legs - only really noticeable in very strong light. This is because the lower part of the leg is cast in the grey for the boots, and therefore the white is painted on - whereas on the rest of the figure it is the base plastic. While a lot of the figure is cast in the base colour, there are some really well applied paint apps on the badge insignia on her chest and the wrist communicator. Leia is wearing her quilted body warmer, and this is fully removable if you wish. Accessories 5/5 Leia comes with a number of accessories, starting with the welding goggles she uses in the Falcon to make repairs. These are cast in a rubbery black plastic with some turquoise colouring around the eye pieces. They are designed to go over the figures head snugly and cover the eyes - the fit is tight, but once in place they are a perfect fit and avoid looking too big or clunky - the usual issue with this type of accessory. If you don't want them over the eyes, they can also be pulled up to sit on her forehead - or carried. Accompanying the goggles is the welding tool Leia is using in the same scene. This is cast in black plastic and has no other paint apps applied. It has a bit of sculpted detail including some very slim pieces which can arrive bent. It fits in either hand of the figure. The final accessory is Leia's weapon, a DH-17 blaster. This is the same blaster as has been packed previously with the Death Star Trooper and the original Bespin Lando. The gun is cast in black plastic with a silver barrel. It is designed for a larger hand and while it slots into Leia's right hand, the hand itself is too small to grip it fully and get the trigger finger into the grip. While it is good to get a weapon for Leia, she didn't really use one in Empire while in these clothes - it would therefore have been nice to maybe include the breathing apparatus instead so we could have posed her with Han in the Exogorth Escape set? Articulation 5/5 Leia has a total of 16 points of articulation, standard for a Black Series figure Head : ball joint pivot neck Body : waist ball joint Arms : ball joint shoulders, single joint rotating elbow, wrist pivot Legs : ball joint hip, thigh swivel, double joint knees, ankle rocker With no armour or padding, every one of Leia's joints is fully mobile and each joint is tight and secure. The elbows will just about service a double handed weapon pose, but more with the blaster being carried than being fired. There are no balance issues, and Leia stands perfectly well on the solid ankle rockers. Summary Princess Leia in her Hoth outfit is arguably one of the best likenesses to date in the Black Series, a brilliant likeness to Carrie Fisher. The outfit too is well executed with only a minor niggle over the leg shade variations between upper and lower legs. The accessories, three of them, are great and my only wish would have been for the gun to be swapped with the breathing gear so I can recreate the Mynock Hunt. Princess Leia Organa (Hoth) does very little to disappoint and I score her top marks with a 5 out of 5 rating. See More Star Wars Black Series Figures

New images have been released for the McFarlane Harry Potter Hungarian Horntail Dragon. The images were listed as the product went up for pre-order at Big Bad Toy Store. This second in the Harry Potter Beasts series, joining Buckbeak, is due for release in the first quarter of 2020. From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the Hungarian Horntail is considered to be one of the most dangerous of the dragon breeds in the Wizarding World. Product Features 9 inches (22.86cm) 16.50 inch (42cm) wingspan Made of plastic Highly detailed sculpt of the Hungarian Horntail from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Features bendable tail with movable head, legs, wings, and neck allowing for customizable posing Wings move up and down Detailed base reflects arena rock terrain and includes Golden Egg Figure is showcased in Harry Potter themed window box packaging

Transformer collectors may want to hit up their local TK Maxx store. Today in Liverpool I found the Studio Series Voyager Class Long Haul for £12.99, and with him was the Power of the Primes Hun-Gurrr at the same £12.99 clearance price. As with any TK Maxx arrivals, there were no others to be found and stores may therefore only be getting one or two units each. Please let us know if you find any others in your local store

Following on from Game and Menkind, HMV are now stocking collectible action figures - specifically Marvel Legends from Hasbro and an assortment of NECA figures. The legends were priced at £21.99 and were the recent Endgame Thor BAF wave. They also had the two pack of Wolverine and Hulk for £59.99 and Korg & The Grandmaster for £49.99 NECA product included Godzilla (£25.99), Pennywise (£29.99) and the new movie Ninja Turtles (£27.99). The prices are a little above some specialists, but they were a lot more reasonable than some of the prices in Worlds Apart.

Joining the Spider-Man Far from Home Disney Select Exclusive on the shelves this week is the new Captain Marvel 7-inch Select figure, also priced at £24. No sign, as yet, of the new Thanos or Hulk from Endgame. Over in Star Wars, The Heavy Mandalorian is the latest edition at £29.99 per figure with plenty in stock at the store I visited (Liverpool One). The majority of the single releases next to him were from wave 20 but I did find a solitary wave 22 Supreme Leader Kylo Ren.

Hellraiser - 7" Scale Action Figure - Ultimate Pinhead Clive Barker’s grisly horror masterpiece returns to NECA! The leader of the Cenobites himself is the latest addition to the Ultimates line. Pinhead features an all-new sculpt and tons of nightmarish detail, from the pins in his head to the tools of torture dangling over the soft goods vinyl skirt. The figure comes with 2 interchangeable heads and the both open and closed Lament Configuration puzzle boxes. Display-friendly window box with opening flap. Shipping Date: Early 2020

NECA have unveiled the packaging design and artwork for their Ultimate Pinhead figure from Hellraiser. The figure is due to start shipping in early 2020.