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Alien Queen (Movie Maniacs)
by McFarlane
Toys
The
highlight and finale of the bestselling Movie Maniacs 6 line has got to be this
amazing figure from McFarlane Toys, the b**** herself, the gigantic Alien Queen.
Absolutely dwarfing the other Alien toys in this line, and also every other
figure ever, the Queen is one of the coolest toys this year, a must-buy for
everyone.
The Alien Queen is a massive figure; she stands over 10" tall (larger if you
make her stand up on her legs instead of her normal leering pose) and is 20"
long, from
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already
mentioned it, but I need to point it out: SHE'S HUGE. Her head alone is bigger
than your average figure. She'll terrify even your scariest demon toys.
Saying that her sculpt is great is an understatement – this is one of the best
sculpted toys I have ever seen, bar none. McToys has gone the whole distance to
make this toy an exact replica of the terrifying alien seen onscreen in the
classic Aliens, holding nothing back. From the long sharp tail used to split
Bishop in half, to her huge, hulking head, with the veiny crests and spines
leading down to the scary mouth, everything is perfect. Her body features all
the little details you couldn't even see in the movie. It's matched by the great
paint apps, perfect all over, defining the sharp metallic "skin" of the Queen,
she's utterly beautiful. A work of art, this toy is perfect for display, play,
whatever, just buy!! Now!!!
The articulation of this figure lets it down a little, but with good reason. She
has 10 points of articulation; ball-jointed arms (all four of them), wrists,
legs, waist, several neck/head joints, and a bendy tail. This isn't too bad,
she's moveable and playable, but it isn't as perfect as the sculpting. Her arms
would be great with elbow joints, although I imagine they would have taken a
little away from the sculpt, and with more leg joints, she wouldn't be able to
stand so well. Her tail is particularly well-done here; it can be moved into any
position imaginable, bettered only by the cool neck/head articulation, which
allows her head to move forward and back in all kinds of poses thanks to a neck
made out of awesome soft-plastic rubber (the same as that from the Deluxe
Headless Horseman) but it wont break. You can move and face her in any direction
with this, and there is even a ball-joint in the front of her head to move that
part of her head around. The only thing really missing from this consistently
impressive toy is the ability to open her mouth – this is sorely missed, as it
would have added much play value. Also missing is a second-jaw-pop-out action -
instead of this, however, the Queen comes with a base, with an even more
disturbing play action.
There are two parts to the base; the first is a section of a grated-metal floor
from somewhere within the compound from Aliens, presumably. It is important to
the figure as it allows her to stand. Because of the huge size and weight of the
figure, it would have been impossible to get her to stand without a base and
pegs in her feet.
The second part of the base is a section of floor and then wall, with a poor
colonist victim stuck in some nasty green ooze stuff, and impregnated with a
cute little chest-burster that actually pops out of her splitting stomach, and
then moves, simply with the push of a button. This inventively gross play action
works via a lever, which sticks out of the back of the wall: pulling it pulls
the little alien back into her body, then pushing it and moving it pops him out
of her chest, very nasty. I love it!
The amount of detail in this tiny base is impressive, with the base itself
sculpted to look exactly like the grated floor and breaking down wall, with
little wires and pipes coming out realistically, all broken, behind the poor
victim figure. The victim also has a high quality sculpt and paint; she looks
twisted and in pain within the slime prison (the slimy 'Secreted Resin' stuff
itself is made out of soft plastic, which feels creepy to touch) and she's even
articulated at the wrists and neck! The gory chest burster is sadly not
removable, but it's more fun to move him splattering out of her chest anyway,
he's even bloodied up as he exits the wound, beautiful!
This is one of the best toys I've bought this year, an absolute must-own toy -
there are only a few small flaws that don't affect the overall impact of this
BEAST of a boxed set. "Deluxe" is the right word – go and buy this toy right
now!
- Shocka
(August 31, 2003)
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