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Engineering
MemberOvomorphSep-13-2012 10:02 PMOk, there are about 5 different threads about the NECA figures and it's kinda hard to decide where to put what info. So, now we have a thread to put any and all NECA Prometheus figure info, pics, etc.
I wanted to start this because I just got the most detailed info I've seen on the release dates, characters that will be in each series and what accessories each figure will include.
Here's the low down...
[b][i]SERIES 1 (September 2012 Release)
- Engineer in Pressure Suit
- Engineer in Chair Suit
TOYS"R"US EXCLUSIVE 2-PACK (November 2012)
- Battle Damaged Engineer
- Trilobite
SERIES 2 (November 2012)
- Android David (Space Suit w/ Helmet)
- Infected Charlie Holloway (Space Suit w/ Helmet)
EXCLUSIVE TBD (2013)
- Deacon Creature Pack (to include the "proto-alien", Hammerpedes, and a bonus severed Engineer head with removable helmet)
SERIES 3 (2013)
- Elizabeth Shaw (with Decapitated David head)
- Meredith Vickers
- Infected Fifiled
[/i][/b]
NECA still hasn't said exactly when they will ship but they do update their twitter with shipping info so if I'm the first to hear they've been shipped I'll post it here. If anyone else hears about them shipping please let us know.
Here are some pics of what we have to look forward to. I know a lot of them have been posted but figured they're needed here if this is going to be the "ultimate" thread.
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102 Replies
joeyjoe
MemberOvomorphNov-04-2012 1:29 AMjust thought id add some pics of my custom/re-painted pressure suit engineer. I went over the entire suit portion of the figure with a dark gray wash, then provided another subtle wash of various blues/greens (more film accurate). Finally, i sealed the entire suit with a polyacrylic coat to 1) add a bit of shine and 2) seal in my paint job. I also added more flesh tone to the eye sockets and to the lips (again...more film accurate). Im pretty pleased with the results. below are some pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46547019@N07/8153038252/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46547019@N07/8153040110/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46547019@N07/8153014609/
the last photo link is to contrast my paint job with a stock neca pressure suit engineer. what do ya think?
cant wait for trilobite/engineer 2 pack in about 2 weeks!
joeyjoe
MemberOvomorphNov-28-2012 10:20 PMyeah. i ordered both series one figs on amazon.com. then, weeks later, i picked up one more of each at toys r us (for custom work etc.). Toys r us = slow and disorganized. Recently, when i called to ask about the neca prometheus 2 pack, the lady on the other end said "toys r us doesnt carry those types of movies". wow. thanks for the info.
regarding location...small world...im very familiar with augusta. I live in the metro atlanta area!
Patient Leech
MemberFacehuggerNov-15-2012 5:32 PMNECA just posted this on Facebook. Sweet!!
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Does anyone know when Toys R Us [i]WILL[/i] get the Trilobite vs. Engineer package?? I'm really not looking forward to calling them a hundred times... :/
joeyjoe
MemberOvomorphNov-15-2012 6:43 PMthanks for the pic @patient leech. cant wait to see the final paint app on the deacon.
trilobite/engineer 2 pack exclusive will be hitting TRU on nov. 23rd. Obviously cant be certain of exactly when your local TRU will be putting them on the shelves, but according to neca, the 23rd of this month is the official approximation.
joeyjoe
MemberOvomorphNov-16-2012 3:44 PMjust heard back from randy falk (neca). he said that the prometheus line is confirmed through series 2. In other words, david, holloway, the deacon, and the engineer/trilobite 2 pack are all getting made (without question). However, series 3, which includes shaw, vickers, and infected fifield, is planned but not confirmed. Randy said that sales for prometheus series 1 (engineers) were good, but not great. in order for shaw, vickers, and infected fifield to get made, sales need to, at the very least, hold where they are (and ideally pick up). Moral of the story? buy these bad boys. It would be a shame if shaw never got made.
edit:@patient leech: you're very welcome.
joeyjoe
MemberOvomorphNov-21-2012 7:13 PM2 days until the engineer/trilobite 2 packs begin hitting the shelves at TRU. I hope my TRU gets them in/puts them out on time. im sure some stores will be quicker than others. either way, looking forward to this one.
joeyjoe
MemberOvomorphNov-23-2012 9:38 AMAnyone out there been able to pick up the engineer/trilobite TRU exclusive 2 pack? i know the figs are available for purchase at a handful of TRU stores. More and more stores should be getting their shipments in soon. My TRU seems to be behind the bell curve. Share pics if you got em.
Patient Leech
MemberFacehuggerNov-28-2012 9:43 AM@joey
Yeah, that would be a cryin' shame if Shaw never got made. :(
I have called my Toys R Us a couple times and they haven't gotten the Trilobite 2-pack yet. I'm really sick of calling them. Somebody at my store said that they are the last to get NECA products, so, Whoo-hoo for me..
Patient Leech
MemberFacehuggerNov-29-2012 9:53 AMWell, another fruitless call to Toys R Us. These things might sell better if Toys R Us actually got them in stock.. heh
joeyjoe
MemberOvomorphNov-28-2012 11:52 AMisnt it just an absolute joy dealing with toys r us?! So exasperating. Good luck and happy hunting. Post pics if you find a two pack...ill do the same. Do you live in the states? if so, what region? Seems like most folks who have already picked up the 2 pack live on the west coast. I hail from the southeast...still no luck.
oh and BTW: infected holloway (series 2) is going to come with two heads, one of which will NOT be infected. david will come with two heads as well. Pretty cool.
Patient Leech
MemberFacehuggerNov-28-2012 1:47 PMSweeeet.. looking forward to David and Holloway.
Yeah, it's a pleasure calling Toys r us over and over. I'm a glutton for punishment, I suppose. If it wasn't a Toys r us exclusive then I would probably just go ahead and order it on Amazon and be done with it (even if it [i]is[/i] a little more expensive). That's what I did for the first two figures. I too am in the southeast. On the border of Georgia and South Carolina, Augusta, GA. Where're you?
joeyjoe
MemberOvomorphNov-29-2012 11:31 PMNEWS: unfortunately, its not good news. Randy from neca stated (through neca's twitter feed) that holloway has been pulled from series 2 and placed in a later series. Now...since the prometheus line is only confirmed through series 2 (the later series' are planned, but not confirmed...depends on sales etc.), this bit of news seems to suggest that the prometheus line is in a little bit of trouble (sadly...definitely the best stuff neca has done imo). Unless they replace holloway's spot in series 2, it seems like neca is trying to truncate the prometheus line (typically this is done when a line's sales are unable to support multiple figures per series). Worst case scenario, we only get 6 total figures. Best case scenario, neca is just moving holloway to a later series....for fun...hehe. we'll see. bottom line...if you like these figs....go buy em. the better the sales, the greater the chance the prometheus line has of running its course (ie: all planned figures being released).
joeyjoe
MemberOvomorphNov-30-2012 1:03 PMnew pic of the deacon "creature pack" (1 of 2 figures to be included in series 2...due out late feb 2013)
https://twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status/274564762757627904/photo/1
Anunnaki50
MemberOvomorphDec-02-2012 1:13 AMIts hella cool what NECA did from the Prometheus movie especially the Chair Suit [b]Engineer[/b], I own three Engineers one in pressure suit and two are in the chair suits.
The Anunnaki were on the earth in those days--and also afterward--when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, mighty men of high reno
joeyjoe
MemberOvomorphDec-02-2012 1:54 AM@anunnaki: agreed. neca has done a superb job on their prometheus figures thus far. Are you hunting the trilobite/engineer 2 pack? looks great!
by the by...you should get another pressure suit engineer so you can put his head on one of your chair suit engineers; pretty fun little mod.
Here is a pic of one of my chair suit engineers with his helmet off (ie: popped his head off and popped on a pressure suit engineer's head):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/jacko32/IMG_4125.jpg
Luke654123
MemberOvomorphDec-02-2012 4:46 AMNice mod, joeyjoe. I have to try that out. Does anyone know where i can get the Engineer and Trilobite set? I live in Ireland so it is sorta hard. I tried eBay but the cheapest one that ships to Ireland is $69.99 + 40.58 Shipping which is just way too expensive.
joeyjoe
MemberOvomorphDec-02-2012 12:49 PM@luke: thanks! i thinks its a pretty neat little mod. I have some other customizations ill post a bit later.
Its funny you should mention the engineer/trilobite 2 pack...i came on this site today for the express purpose of letting people know that toysrus.com has finally posted the engineer/trilobite 2 pack for sale on their website (started selling on 12/2/12). the 2 pack is 29.99
Luke, i have no idea if toysrus.com will ship internationally, but i would certainly try their website and see if you can get something worked out.
The engineer/trilobite 2 pack is a TRU exclusive in the states; dont really know of any other options for you. Could try shipping from somewhere in europe (not sure when the 2 pack hits europe). happy hunting!
Definitely check toysrus.com first!
Luke654123
MemberOvomorphDec-03-2012 12:18 PM@joeyjoe: thanks for your advice, I will try that today 😃
Indy John
MemberOvomorphDec-03-2012 3:23 PMI noticed at the amazon.com site the Promwetheus action figurea were listed at #72,986 ranking of best sellers. This not good for future releases.
I thought the figures in this series looked pretty good..not for me but for gifts that would be OK.
Be choicelessly aware as you move through life
joeyjoe
MemberOvomorphDec-03-2012 8:54 PM@luke: you're welcome. good luck!
@indy john: yeah. the figures are excellent...some of NECA's best work (imo). I spoke, online, with randy falk (from neca)...he said that the prometheus figures were doing "ok-good". I think neca thought they were going to be in the "excellent seller" range. Apparently, this has not been the case. Having said that, its still early, and Neca makes a lot of item that havent sold as well as the prometheus line. The sales have been good enough to warrant another line (david and the deacon). We might just get 4 more figures instead of the potential 8 more figures neca was looking at producing.
Patient Leech
MemberFacehuggerDec-06-2012 8:29 PMCalled my Toys R Us tonight and they said that they just got the Trilobite 2-pack in last night. I'm going to get one tomorrow after work. :-)
joeyjoe
MemberOvomorphDec-07-2012 12:34 PMNice! enjoy! my 2 packs just arrived via the post. Pictures are forthcoming. Post some of yours @patient leech.
Patient Leech
MemberFacehuggerDec-08-2012 12:12 PMI got it yesterday. It's pretty sweet. Very nice craftsmanship... $30 may seem a bit high, but it's quality. It looks very good. I've taken a ton of pictures with my phone. Might get around to posting some eventually. My phone messes up a lot, so it might give me difficulty. In short, though: Go pick this up as soon as it becomes available. Extremely nice and fun to pose and display.
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