Morning Rush – Bandai S.H. MonsterArts Alien aka Big Chap

Robokillah and VeeBee were so happy about my 3A press release yesterday that they asked me to post something every morning, short sweet and to the point. Today I give you Bandai’s official announcement for their MonsterArts Alien figure from the original 1979 movie by Ridley Scott. Yeah 35 years ago. Whoa. Makes me feel really old. As you guys might know I ordered 3 of the MonsterArts AvP Aliens and I’ll be reviewing 2 of them next week.

VeeBee posted his review of the NECA (neeka (for you Indy) Alien and I reviewed the older one last year. I’m a whore for most things Alien and after getting my MonsterArts AvP Aliens I am all in. These are 1/12, six inch scaled Aliens and they are amazing. Reading the specs below Big Chap is going to be 180mm, 18cm, or just over 7 inches. That means he will be representing a fully grown Drone, perfectly in scale with 6 inch action figures like Marvel Legends. Holy crap I wet myself!

There is no pre-order info at this time but I will be posting a pre-order alert as soon as I see this available!

Official Facebook Announcment

S.H.MonsterArts エイリアン ビッグチャップ Alien Big Chap　5月発売！

http://tamashii.jp/special/alien/（日本語/English）

確かな造形力と可動性を両立するモンスターアクションフィギュアシリーズ『S.H.MonsterArts』シリーズに、ハリウッド映画のクリーチャー表現を大きく塗り替えたマスターピースである、“元祖”エイリアン＝ビッグチャップが待望のラインナップ。
2014年で生誕35周年を迎えながら、今なお語り継がれ、ファンから圧倒的に支持されるSFクリーチャーとしての完成度の高いデザイン、造形、スタイリングをバンダイが培ってきた最新の技術で可動フィギュア化。歴史を変えたその存在感が、その手に甦る！

We’re proud to announce the newest figure in the “S.H. MonsterArts” series, which is renowned for incorporating both accurate sculpting and posability. A monster that changed the face of moviemaking in Hollywood: the “original” Alien, also known as “Big Chap!”

2014 marks the 35th anniversary of the film, and in recognition of the overwhelming support the Big Chap still enjoys among fans, Bandai is harnessing its decades of design, sculpting, and style sense to produce a cutting-edge action figure of this classic sci-fi creature. This is your chance to own a historic Alien product!

■S.H.MonsterArts
エイリアン ビッグチャップ
メーカー希望小売価格：5,940円（税8%込）
発売月：2014年5月予定
■商品仕様
全高：約180mm
材質：PVC、ABS、ダイキャスト製
■セット内容
本体、交換用手首、専用台座

■S.H. MonsterArts Alien Big Chap
Retail Price: 5,940yen (incl.tax)
Release Date: May 2014 Japan
■Product Details
Specs : Height 180mm
Materials : PVC, ABS, Diecast
■Contents
Figure, extra hands, stand

For information on where this product is being sold outside Japan, please refer to “the List of Overseas Branches & Distributors” on the Global Index.

http://tamashii.jp/special/global/