DOG ALIEN

I am actually a big fan of Alien tough until now i didnt buy any figure of the characters. In my adult life thats it, since in my childhood i had all the Alien line from Kenner, including the Colonial Marines and theyr vehicles. The truth is, after Kenner line, all other Alien figures looked the same for me.

With the exception of the Queen and the Predalien, all Xenomorphs looked the same in any scale. But when i saw this cute little guy i was really attracted to his crooked silhouette and cockroach look.

The Dog Alien from Alien 3, he wasnt birth from a human, but instead his host was a dog/cow and that gives him prety different features. He is from NECA Reel Toys and part of theyr very succesfull Alien line tough i have no idea if he is new or how much time he has been in the market by now.

He is tall and slim and cant really stand on hiw own thanks to the animal design of his legs. He is fully articulated and his tail is bendable and have a pretty sturdy texture. Some of his articulations are really difficult to move and mine have a twisted leg that makes it even more difficult to stand.

Given the crooked nature of his anatomy, is pretty hard to see this twisted leg and i dont have too much of a problem with it but this is the very first time i have a issue like this with a NECA toy.

I cant say for sure if he is movie acurate since we never see him on his full glory on film, but his sculpt is really intrincated and complex. He is sporting this dark brown color that makes him looks like a roach more than a dog (and his head dosnt help). Each opening and vein is detailed with blacks and soft browns and he is trully gruesome to look at.

His dome is transluscent with a black smokey shade soo you can see perfectly his insides. I love this effect!!! Is amazing how much details are NECA using in this creatures!!

Each one of his fangs are sculpted and painted and inside his articulated mouth he have his second jaw. Its a shame Kener toys didnt had this feature back in 1993, as a kid i would have loved this kind of stuff.

His lone accesory is a base designed to make him stand in all four, like a dog. This base is completelly useless thanks to the clow not be articulated and is much more easyer make him stand without it than with the base.

He is taller than the rest of the NECA toys as can be seen on the last pic and i am glad his scale is perfect for them, that means he is on scale with most action fiigures as well.

Aside of the useless base, i have no complaing wathsoever. His size, amount of detail and low price makes him an excelent figure to display and play with. Its kind of nostalgic to have a Xenomorph toy in my hands after 20 years…tough the nostalgia is keep for the other figure i bouth along side him….