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NECA give us a good look at Masked Scar and Ancient Warrior, packaged. These will be part of Series 15 alongside the Temple Guard, also from AvP. Release date is down for April, so these should hit stores very soon

Mezco are expanding One:12 to Universal Monsters. The first release will be Frankenstein's monster, as played by Boris Karloff in 1931 Frankenstein's monster is released September/October 2016 and has a US RRP of $70, so expect a converted UK price of between £60 and £70 CLICK HERE for the Mezco product page, or read on for full details and gallery of images "Perhaps the most iconic movie monster of all time, Frankenstein first terrified audiences in 1931. Portrayed by legendary actor Boris Karloff as a terrifying yet misunderstood and tormented creature, Universal's Frankenstein monster has gripped moviegoer's imaginations ever since. Cobbled together from corpses stolen from graves and the scaffold — reanimated by lightning — Frankenstein terrorized a small village while seeking vengeance on his creator. Meticulously developed to capture the terrifying look of the iconic creature and outfitted on a One:12 Collective body, the figure's detailing is incredible; the final product captures the look and spirit of the character as he appeared in the legendary film." THE ONE:12 COLLECTIVE FRANKENSTEIN FEATURES: Accurate real fabric clothing Hyper-realistic portraits Super articulated body Character specific sutured forearms Film-accurate asphalt spreader boots WHAT'S IN THE BOX: Standard portrait Angry portrait Posing hands with attached forearms (L&R) Grasping hands with attached forearms (L&R) Functioning shackles with real metal chain Display base with posing post Each figure is packaged in a deluxe, fifth panel window box with translucent acetate slipcover. Designed for collector convenience, the packaging allows for both maximum protection as well as ease of removal for display.

The following listing has appeared on Hobby Link Japan's website this week. It lists the details for a Bandai 1/12 scale Clone Trooper kit which will be released in June 2016. The kit will include helmet options to build either the phase 1 or phase 2 trooper. It will also come with a display base and swap out hand options. Two weapons will be included. The description doesn't mention any additional parts such as pauldron's and kama's but we can hope they may be included. Sadly, the kit is not going to be directly available to either the UK or US. In fact if you search for this listing on their .com website you will find nothing - you can only see it HERE on their .jp.com site. This is of course down to their licencing agreement only allowing these kits to be sold in Japan. The list price of 2203 Yen equated to about £14.20 but expect to pay £20-£25 to import these.

Disney Store in the US are running a 5 day Star Wars celebration from 30th of April until the 4th of May. Within this is an all new Boba Fett collection which includes an exclusive statue and a white Prototype Boba Fett in the Elite series. As yet there is no confirmation of the UK or other countries matching this event or stocking the new product - but we expect they will Meanwhile in the UK, Disney Store UK online have reduced the price of their in-stock Disney Star Wars Elite figures to just £15.16 - the ones left are the Force Awakens figures + Anakin. CLICK HERE to go direct to Disney Store Star Wars Elite page.

NECA have confirmed, via Twitter, this week that they will be working on a product line for the 2017 Alien Covenant movie. NECA had originally not committed to a range based on a sequel to Prometheus after their line for the first film didn't do too well and was cancelled, leaving a number of figures unreleased. With the 2017 movie now an "Alien" movie rather than a direct Prometheus sequel, it seems NECA will be adding Covenant figures to their 7" range, which is brilliant news for collectors.

Happy Sat-TOY-Day, and welcome Issue 19 - be be warned... on Sat-TOY-Day, no one can hear you scream! Alien Day was announced this week, and we have the full press release, as well as a look at what Action Figures #AlienDay426 will bring us courtesy of NECA. We also have a link to our #AlienDay426 fan vote to determine the Top 10 NECA Alien figures released to date. Other news includes Turtles, Doctor Who and more Mezco. CLICK HERE for this week's issue.

Following the announcement earlier in the week, we have speculated on just what exactly the Kenner inspired Ripley figure would look like. Today we got a glimpse as NECA teased this card insert from the blister pack for Space Marine Lt. Ripley, As expected Ripley will be in the purple shirt with yellow neck tie, as seen on the Kenner figure from the 1990's range (pictured below). It seems they will also be re-using the Smart Gun from Vasquez to pack in with Ripley. Fans will also get a Dark Horse comic book inside, a pack in they have used previously with Predator figures.

There is no denying Mezco Toyz are undergoing a resurgence at present, particularly with the launch of their highly sought after One:12 Collective figures. But as well as the very high end 1/12 figures, Mezco are continuing their bread & butter lines that served them so well in the early 2000's. The latest addition to that is a 5" scale Chucky figure from Child's Play. Chucky will retail at $21 in the US and pre-orders are already being taken direct from Mezco for US customers with delivery due in September/October. UK price is likely going to be a straight £20 upwards, and we will watch for UK pre-orders going live. CLICK HERE to go direct to the Mezco pre-order page, and while you are there checkout the larger 15" talking version if you really want a Chucky to give you nightmares... "Hi, I’m Chucky, wanna play?" Chucky, the homicidal doll possessed by the spirit of Charles Lee Ray — a serial killer better known as "The Lakeshore Strangler" — is the latest addition to our ever-expanding line of Chucky merchandise. Our designers have created an all new sculpt in an all new 5" scale that not only captures the look of Chucky, but the very essence of his red-haired menace. Every detail has been captured, from his classic coveralls to his striped shirt. His glistening, insane eyes, his sneering lips, and his shocking red hair make this the most evil and iconic Chucky action figure ever. The Chucky 5" action figure features not only two film accurate weapons — a gun and knife — but two sets of arms as well! Choose your weapon, and then attach the appropriate arms for dynamic and versatile poses. Chucky is packaged on a display friendly blister card so he can watch you and plan his attack!

To tie in with the DVD/Bluray release of Star Wars, The Force Awakens, Disney stores will be re-releasing the Disney Elite die-cast figures. In the US that is scheduled for the 5th of April (next week), while if the UK is going to follow suit we will have to wait until the 18th of April. All 6 limited original & prequel trilogy figures will be re-released, and within the re-release the Boba Fett will be updated to now include a cape - an omission in the first release. There is still speculation that we may also get a Force Awakens red-armed C-3PO, but as yet this is nothing more than a handful of rumors. It does however make sense considering Disney have paid for both the C-3PO and R2-D2 sculpts and yet only released them as part of the limited to 500 units D23 set. Anyone who remembers the wording of the D23 set will remember that they stated the droids were limited in terms their appearance indicating variants of the droids were planned all along. Click the image below to read the full story over at Nerdist.com

In a week where Aliens is grabbing all the headlines, NECA have snuck in this image for #Prednesday. This packaged sample is the Temple Guard, part of Series 15 the 2nd consecutive wave that will be based on Predator's from the Alien vs Predator movie. Series 15 is due sometime in May 2016, and you can click through the link to pre-order this, and many other NECA goodies, from our affiliate partner Forbidden Planet.

To commemorate Alien Day on the 26th of April, we are asking you the fans and collectors of NECA's Alien range to choose your Top 10 figures from all the ones released to date. Over the course of the 26th we will countdown from 10 with a final reveal of the fans choice Alien figure in number 1 spot. Voting is open until the 25th of April PLEASE CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY

WhoNA have shared this image as a new Dr Who 5" set coming to thrm later in 2016, and to B&M stores here in the UK. The three pack contains a repack of the Delgado Master. A blue coated variant 3rd Doctor from Invasion of the Dinosaurs. And a variant Jo Grant who looks to be from the Time Monster. As a B&M set, the UK price should be favourable with previous 3 pack ringing up at just £12.99 - although I suspect this one will actually start around £20