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After announcing they will be producing human faces in their 1/12 Plastic Model Kit range for Star Wars, starting with Han & Luke in Stormtrooper armour, Bandai are looking to tweak their current Vader kit to include an unmasked version. On display as a prototype at the Winter Wonderland Festival 2018, the kit uses the existing kit body but adds an unmasked head with an excellent likeness to Sebastian Shaw. The cloak also appears to have been tweaked. We await more details now from Bandai as to the release date and price for this figure. It is positive to see that the Bandai licence for selling these kit figures has been expanded and US distribution will begin soon with some older kits. This will have a knock on effect for UK market. That means this figure "should" be easier/cheaper to obtain in the long run

Diamond Select were showing off three full waves of their new Pacific Rim licence in their 7" select format. Wave 1 is due for release imminently and we were told about wave 2 a few weeks back. It seems wave 3 is also sculpted and finalised, and we await more details on these three new Jaegers While we await details, we can assume the three Jaegers in Series 3 are made up of November Ajax, Valor Omega and Scrapper. These Jaeger names are listed on Pacific Rim Wikipedia, but as yet there are no photo's of which is which. Series 1 : Gipsy Avenger, Saber Athena, and Bracer Phoenix Series 2 : Obsidian Fury, Guardian Bravo, and Titan Redeemer Series 3 : TBC Image credit to Ultrazilla Toys

Revealed via the NECA booth at Toy Fair Friday the 13th - 7” SCALE ACTION FIGURE - ULTIMATE PART 2 JASON From the #FridayThe13th fear franchise, we present the definitive collector’s version of Jason as he appeared in Part 2 — featuring a 100% brand new Ultimate body! This deluxe 7” scale action figure has two interchangeable heads and over 25 points of articulation. It’s loaded with accessories, too: campfire, his mother’s severed head, machete and knife, pick axe, spear, and pitchfork. Packaged in a collector-friendly deluxe window box. Shipping Date: September 2018

Revealed via the NECA booth at Toy Fair Friday the 13th - 1/4 SCALE ACTION FIGURE - PART 4 JASON Jason returns to #NECA’s quarter scale action figure line! This massive, all new 18” figure is based on his appearance in #FridayThe13 Part 4: The Final Chapter and features plenty of gruesome detail. You can even recreate his (not quite) fatal wound by sliding his machete into the side of his head. The figure has over 25 points of articulation and is packed with accessories: removable mask, two interchangeable head sculpts, interchangeable hands, knife, machete, and axe. Shipping Date: September 2018

Over at the 2018 Winter Wonder Festival the Medicom team have confirmed they are releasing Kingsman figures in their 1/12 MAFEX line of figures. Gary "Eggsy" Unwin, as played by Taron Egerton, is the first confirmed release and was on display at the show - complete with handgun. He won't be out for purchase until December 2018 and has a Japanese RRP of 8424 Yen, which is quite high for a MAFEX release. At that base price in Japan expect to pay around $70 or £65 once he is imported over to UK and US. Preorders have opened in Japan and with that the promo images which confirm the figure will be armed with a pistol and a machine gun. He will also have swap out feet with hidden knife blades. And most bizarely will be the inclusion of one of Gazelle's artificial legs.

One of the new reveals from the Diamond booth was the next few series of 7" Ghostbusters Select figures. With Series 6 about to hit stores we can now see Series 7 and 8 in the flesh, made up of figures from the Ghostbusters II mvie. Series 7 will be made up of Janosz Poha and baby Oscar (not sure why the spelling is incorrect on the card), Egon in darker GB suit, Winston with Slimeblower. Series 9 includes Winston and Peter in darker suits and Ray with Slimeblower and alternative "possesses by Vigo" head. Egon and Peter look to be repaints from the first releases, with some amended equipment including Egon with the new PKE meter. Winston appears to have a new head sculpt. The final two series of this second batch will be Real Ghostbusters based, and we saw all 6 releases for this in the flesh. The Ghostbusters are essentially re-using the movie figure bases with cartoon style heads attached and appropriate colouring on the suits. While this is OK, it doesn't scream animated for me and falls somewhere in between that doesn't feel quite right? They do have a nostalgia value, but whether they will be everyone's cup of tea remains to be seen. We are also getting a Slimer figure. This looks to use the original body but includes three new heads with more animated styling particularly around the eyes. The final figure is brand new and is what appears to be a 8" (approx) Marshmallow Man. I am guessing this is a nod to the original Kenner toys where Mr Stay Puft was just a head or so taller than the Ghostbusters for play value. Whatever you think of Series 9 and 10 and the Real Ghostbusters styling, you will need to purchase all 6 of these figures to complete your Ghostbusters firehouse facade that runs as a build-a-diorama through series 6 to 10. The Real Ghostbusters figures are not expected until 2019 so we may see some more tweaking when they next roll these out for display at SDCC 2018.

NECA have confirmed they are releasing an Ultimate Predator from the 2018 Predator movie. The figure is unable to be revealed until the movie release date in September - that seems to be contradictory to the shipping date of August? Predator (2018) - 7" SCALE ACTION FIGURE - ULTIMATE PREDATOR Images and information regarding this figure will not be available until the movie release date. Shipping Date: August 2018

In a first for the Ultimate series, NECA have announced an Ultimate Predator 2-pack made up of the Bad Blood and Enforcer Predators. Bad Blood comes with two head options, one unmasked and one with the Golden helmet in place. He has a swap out hand options and is armed with a spear and a machett. He also has a number of human heads to hang on his belt as trophies. Enforcer also comes with masked and unmasked head, spear, disc weapons and a swap out hand option. It’s another #NECA first – an “Ultimate” action figure two-pack! We’ve upgraded our first action figures from Dark Horse Comics's Predator: Bad Blood comic book series and given them new Ultimate bodies and new exclusive accessories (in addition to all previously released accessories). Ultimate Bad Blood and Ultimate Enforcer each have two interchangeable head sculpts: Bad Blood has a new masked head and Enforcer has a new unmasked head. Figures stand approximately 8" tall and feature new, less stylized deco and over 25 points of articulation.

The next Predator release from NECA will be in the Ultimate format and is the Elder Predator. The character did appear in Predator II and often goes by the name of Greyback. This version however is based on his appearances in the Dark Horse comic series. As an Ultimate release, the Elder has three head options - two masked and one unmasked. There is the usual array of weaponry both mounted on the body and also in his hands like the vicious looking sword. Swap out hands are also included. As an Ultimate he will be packed in the opening window box with appropriate comic-book art. He will be shipping in October 2018 #NECA presents our first action figure ever from Dark Horse Comics’ “Predator: 1718”! One of the most memorable moments in the 1990 film #Predator2 is when Elder Predator gives his flintlock pistol to Detective Harrigan as a sign of respect. “Predator: 1718” reveals the story of how Elder (whose coloration was more yellow in his younger days) originally acquired the pistol. The figure comes with 3 different heads, alternate hands, trophy necklace, smart disc, shoulder cannon, sword that fits in a back sheath, and flintlock pistol that tucks through his belt. Golden Angel Elder stands approximately 8.25” tall and features over 30 points of articulation. Collector-friendly deluxe window box packaging with opening flap. Shipping Date: October 2018

It had been confirmed ahead of Toy Fair 2018 that the 13th series of NECA's Alien series would be Kenner inspired. We had also seen teaser images of the Xeno's in development. The final line up was confirmed and shown at Toy Fair with a Snake Xenomorph, Scorpion Xenomorph and a kenner inspired Apone. They will all come in Kenner inspired clamshell packaging and the figures themselves are painted in line with the Kenner line of the 1990's. They are due to ship in October 2018 which is pretty much a year's gap between Series 12 and this next wave. Series 13 in #NECA’s bestselling #Alien Movie UKs line is dedicated to the classic Kenner Expanded Universe Alien Movie UKs of the early 1990s! Taking inspiration from those designs, our team has transformed these Kenner classics into modern versions with all of today’s detail and articulation. It includes the long-awaited debut of Space Marine Sgt. Apone as well as the frequently requested Snake Alien Movie UK and Scorpion Alien Movie UK. Space Marine Sgt. Apone stands approximately 7” tall and features an extraordinary bio-mechanical right arm and heavy-duty grenades on his back. The figure is highly articulated and comes with a rifle accessory. Snake Alien Movie UK feature a 12" long bendable tail and ball-jointed fingers for attacking its unlucky prey. Scorpion Alien Movie UK has over 30 points of articulation. Both highly detailed figures measure over 9” tall. The clamshell packaging is an homage to the classic Kenner art, featuring custom illustrations and a color palette reminiscent of the toy shelves of the early '90s.

Another new licence for NECA at Toy Fair 2018 is American Gods, based on the Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel and now a major TV series. The first figure is Laura Moon who is presented as she looked after being brought back to life. The figure includes swap out hands, feet and a detachable right arm and will ship in November 2018 American Gods - 7” SCALE ACTION FIGURE - LAURA MOON From the hit STARZ TV series based on Neil Gaiman’s bestselling modern fantasy novel! Laura Moon returns from the grave as a 7” scale action figure. Based on her appearance after she is brought back to life by Mad Sweeney’s lucky coin just in time to kill the mob trying to lynch her husband, Laura stands approximately 6” tall and features the likeness of Emily Browning. The figure comes with interchangeable hands and feet and a detachable right arm.

NECA announced their Guillermo Del Toro signature collection at SDCC 2017 and two prototypes were shown for Pan's Labyrinth and the Devil's backbone. Fast forward to Toy Fair 2018 and NECA have revealed full detail of their Pale Man from Pan's Labyrinth. Not only do we get a figure of the Pale Man, but we also get a very detailed Underworld Throne. Both of which will be packed in window box packaging and will be released in August 2018 GUILLERMO DEL TORO SIGNATURE COLLECTION - 7” SCALE ACTION FIGURE - PALE MAN (PAN'S LABYRINTH) The second release in #NECA’s new collaboration with renowned director Guillermo del Toro! The Guillermo del Toro Signature Collection brings select characters from del Toro’s movies to life in premium action figure format with deluxe added elements. From the dark fantasy film Pan's Labyrinth, the grotesque #PaleMan is super-poseable and comes with a detailed Underworld Throne. Collectible deluxe window boxed packaging.