NECA Universal Monsters

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Re: NECA Universal Monsters

Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:51 am

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As much respect as I have for Lugosi, I really want a Dracula with fangs,

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Re: NECA Universal Monsters

Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:30 am

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Who's everyone's #1 most wanted classic/Universal Monster, to see in this, that hasn't been shown yet?
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Re: NECA Universal Monsters

Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:33 am

If they're able to make him, I'd love to an Andre Delambe figure, with swappable human and fly parts. And one of his accessories could be a human headed fly that is stuck on a spiders web.
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Re: NECA Universal Monsters

Sat Jan 21, 2023 12:48 am

Huh, BBTS sent out the "pre-order processing" emails for both Dracula and the Invisible Man. Color me surprised that they're getting them so soon.
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Re: NECA Universal Monsters

Sun Jan 22, 2023 3:29 am

These things really look great together. Neca is really knocking it out of the park on this line. Image

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Re: NECA Universal Monsters

Sun Jan 22, 2023 4:10 am

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Re: NECA Universal Monsters

Sun Jan 22, 2023 4:13 am

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These things really look great together. Neca is really knocking it out of the park on this line. Image

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Re: NECA Universal Monsters

Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:29 am

Can't see it happening, but I'd be all over a figure of Marya, from Dracula's Daughter! (Although, London After Midnight would have never even occurred to me, so who knows? :lol: )

I'd also love a Mask Of The Red Death variant for the Phantom: with the cloth cape elements on both Dracula and the Bride, that one seems like it's in the realm of possibility, and it's just such a great, eye-catching design. And as much as I really like the Silent Screamers figures for what they are, some screen-accurate Caligari figures would be great!
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Re: NECA Universal Monsters

Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:50 pm

Monster squad please.

Im tryen to think outside the box for classic monsters…

What about el santo and blue demon? Neca has done some superhero stuff now with DC into Defenders. Wrestling figures would be very fun.

I think hammer horror would be a good next step.

I know theyve been doing remco inspired stuff for a while, including the halloween masks of the remco monster figures. They’re also licensing the funworld ghostface masks but don’t have the scream license (?). What about some figures based on classic halloween masks/costumes?


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Re: NECA Universal Monsters

Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:11 pm

Christopher Lee Dracula and Peter Cushing Van Helsing are all I need out of life.

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Re: NECA Universal Monsters

Mon Jan 23, 2023 6:04 pm

My best friend gifted me the Bela Dracula figure this weekend for my birthday. He really is an incredible figure...the Legosi likeness is dead-on (pun intended), and I really love the presence he has on the shelf. NECA is really knocking it out of the park with this line, and I cannot wait for my personal favorite, The Gill-Man, to be released!!
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Re: NECA Universal Monsters

Tue Jan 24, 2023 7:40 pm

I'd add to the interest in Red Death and Caligari. Probably Metaluna, too, though that feels more 'sci-fi' to me, personally, than this sub-line.

Would also absolutely love the Invisible Man to get the black and white treatment (ideally in the smoking jacket, now we've seen Dracula's a genuine variant in black and white. As much as I appreciate the choice of differentiation in the colour figure; the smoking jacket just feels like such an iconic appearance: I do lament it's absence from such a phenomenal and comprehensive line- but I suspect that might be wishful thinking as it's a fair bit of new tooling when the variants tend to be more about getting more from existing tooling).
I'm doing both colour and black and white (one set for the collection, one set for the studio), happy to only have accessory sets for colour, could never stretch to both; but it'd be a shame to miss a big character in b/w, now (as I think it's only him and Phantom not confirmed).

Otherwise, for me:
Now it's been slightly re-branded from 'Universal Monsters' to the 'Classic Monsters Collection':
Definitely excited for these to roll into the Hammer films. As said, Lee and Cushing will be superb!

These are so great.
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Re: NECA Universal Monsters

Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:15 am

BBTS added Dracula and the Invisible Man to my PoL today. Invisible Man is still in stock, but Dracula is back on pre-order status now.
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Re: NECA Universal Monsters

Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:03 pm

I grabbed the Dracula accessory set at my LCS yesterday. Love the casket and the critters (even if they themselves won't see much use).

Will snap some pics later.
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Re: NECA Universal Monsters

Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:02 pm

loving my GITD Frankenstein, i have the Mego werewolf rite next to him also. scales perfect and looks great.

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