One bad thing about Neca is that sometimes the bootlegs are acctually better quality than Neca, not always in the looks but the plastic quality at times
Great comparison video mate! I'm very new to Neca and only have a couple of figures, but you made me really question whether my Aliens Ultimate Edition Xeno is a bootleg. I'm shocked how little difference the boxes are on your Big Chaps. The figures were so damn close too. The facehugger and egg you compared had a lot more noticeable differences. I just checked my accessories, the egg, facehugger and baby xeno and the paint apps on mine look more similar to the genuine ones in your video. You got a new sub in me mate. This video was a real eye opener! 🤘
@TheSimpleverse I'm glad the video could be of some help to you 😊 yeah these bootlegs are always advancing so i hope these video's can help a lot of new and old collector's. The box on this one was definitely the closest I've seen a bootleg get to the authentic one. I have plenty more bootleg video's coming so these videos will always be available as a resource for collector's. Thanks I really appreciate the support 👍
Thx u, sir. Very nice comparison video to know KO vs Genuine. Hope you make more comparison video for NECA xenomorph and predator products. It’s could help a lot people to avoid buying KO.
@allenlee3864 no problem at all 😊 yep there's plenty more bootleg comparisons videos coming from me so hopefully they will help out many people. Thanks for watching and supporting I appreciate it 👍
13:30 it happened to me ones. It was not even listed as a bootleg. It was from China. Buyers when you see the listing is from China, you better not buy...
@Moai_mann31 thanks for the kind words 😊 I'm new to making videos so I still have a lot to learn but I hope to improve much more. I appreciate the support and comment 👍
@matthewparker1655 yeah I do have a bootleg covenant Xenomorph on its way I'm currently trying to source an authentic one to do the comparison so once I get one yes that'll be in a upcoming video.
It makes sense but it's pretty complicated since four versions already exist. There's a verified one that has the transparent dome and then the green background. Paint in the accessories is truly different, so latest ones have more details. So no one knows if they just copied the 2nd version or if it was a rejected version taken for sale, specially since the one I own it's from AliExpress. (An exception I know is the City Hunter, it doesn't have any bootlegs but three versions or also Ahab by having a reissue). So I have a 2019 versión of this one, which has the transparent dome and the green background. Yet I can confirm is a bootleg due the accessories quality. However, the Alien in particular looks great and has nice articulations it has not failures at all and even his mouth is well placed. So after checking the evidence (and by just assuming things) it looks like they just packed a 2019 accesories version in a 2023 box Tomorrow I'll check the Alien for more details.
The Ultimate City Hunter totally has a bootleg, i have seen it in person the most noticeable element about it its the blood stained skull that comes with it, is plain looking, has a very flat paint job unlike like the ones from the different original version.
@@Thegeobot As where I know Ultimate City Hunter has three version. While the most noticeable differences are the chest mold and the hand rotation along the colors. * The one I own has apparently has not serius defects at all and the box and NECA marks are legit. However. The current ways to apparently tell if the product is original, (based on many videos I've seen about) Is if the box has a plastic and the NECA marks in the figure foot. * My Clan Leader, Fugitive Predator and Scarface Predator lacks on the NECA foot mark and has plastic on his box. (I saw an unusual case in the Frontera Geek channel. Because he's Scarface has a plastic box part but the figure has the NECA marks). The quality of these was incredible, except Scarface Predator which left leg was came off. It makes sense when the product has not bootlegs but reissues. *Ahab and Lasershoot have only reissues. The ones I own are practically perfect, their sculpting work is impressive, there's not defects at all. I got the first from an event and the other via eBay. Also when purchasing Ahab I had to choose between Snake Predator, Elder Predator and Shaman Predator. . Another explanation is that the action figure while being completely legit has some factory defects. *My ultimate Lost armored Predator has everything alright except that he has weird eyes. I've recently owned an Elder Predator and I've noticed a factory defect However the quality match what I saw the first time I attempted to get it. And there's a video about the Ultimate City Hunter: ua-cam.com/video/MOmZBQZ_1zI/v-deo.htmlsi=9nXg-9b9PcdOyt-9
Also because of the way the product is attached into the blister, the plastic box ones are extremely easy to extract, even you can suspect the product was replaced previously but the others need to be cut out from their blister.
The fake looks better I never liked the first batch of the NECA ultimate Big Chap they really messed up the front part of the dome, it was fixed later.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts 😊 I get what you mean about the changes to the dome on the reissues and I can see why some people might prefer them. But I think the overall quality of the authentic figure still stands out as better over the bootleg even with the dome shading. I also think the black shading on the dome comes down to personal preference some like it, some don’t. But it's cool to hear different takes
@nickydunleavy493 mostly ebay and aliexpress many of them on ebay are being sold as real figures so many won't even know they have a bootleg in there collection.
One bad thing about Neca is that sometimes the bootlegs are acctually better quality than Neca, not always in the looks but the plastic quality at times
You gotta get lucky with those
Comparisons like this get my sub 🤙👍
Great comparison video mate! I'm very new to Neca and only have a couple of figures, but you made me really question whether my Aliens Ultimate Edition Xeno is a bootleg. I'm shocked how little difference the boxes are on your Big Chaps. The figures were so damn close too. The facehugger and egg you compared had a lot more noticeable differences. I just checked my accessories, the egg, facehugger and baby xeno and the paint apps on mine look more similar to the genuine ones in your video. You got a new sub in me mate. This video was a real eye opener! 🤘
@TheSimpleverse I'm glad the video could be of some help to you 😊 yeah these bootlegs are always advancing so i hope these video's can help a lot of new and old collector's. The box on this one was definitely the closest I've seen a bootleg get to the authentic one. I have plenty more bootleg video's coming so these videos will always be available as a resource for collector's. Thanks I really appreciate the support 👍
Already a massive fan of you’re review style and love how you have been covering fake vs real. Great vids man💪🏻💪🏻
Thanks very much 😊 I'm glad you like. There's plenty more to come.
That thumbnail really wanted to give me a jumpscare lol
The bootlegs ribs look better and match the arms.
Thx u, sir.
Very nice comparison video to know KO vs Genuine.
Hope you make more comparison video for NECA xenomorph and predator products.
It’s could help a lot people to avoid buying KO.
@allenlee3864 no problem at all 😊 yep there's plenty more bootleg comparisons videos coming from me so hopefully they will help out many people. Thanks for watching and supporting I appreciate it 👍
13:30 it happened to me ones. It was not even listed as a bootleg. It was from China. Buyers when you see the listing is from China, you better not buy...
best review channel
@Moai_mann31 thanks for the kind words 😊 I'm new to making videos so I still have a lot to learn but I hope to improve much more. I appreciate the support and comment 👍
Would you be able to come pair the Neca Alien Covenant Xenomorph with the suspected bootlegs on Aliexpress?
@matthewparker1655 yeah I do have a bootleg covenant Xenomorph on its way I'm currently trying to source an authentic one to do the comparison so once I get one yes that'll be in a upcoming video.
Crazy alliexpres
It makes sense but it's pretty complicated since four versions already exist.
There's a verified one that has the transparent dome and then the green background.
Paint in the accessories is truly different, so latest ones have more details.
So no one knows if they just copied the 2nd version or if it was a rejected version taken for sale, specially since the one I own it's from AliExpress. (An exception I know is the City Hunter, it doesn't have any bootlegs but three versions or also Ahab by having a reissue).
So I have a 2019 versión of this one, which has the transparent dome and the green background.
Yet I can confirm is a bootleg due the accessories quality. However, the Alien in particular looks great and has nice articulations it has not failures at all and even his mouth is well placed.
So after checking the evidence (and by just assuming things) it looks like they just packed a 2019 accesories version in a 2023 box
Tomorrow I'll check the Alien for more details.
The alien's foot Neca mark says:
2011.
By the other hand the base of the egg, has a 2019 Neca mark.
The Ultimate City Hunter totally has a bootleg, i have seen it in person the most noticeable element about it its the blood stained skull that comes with it, is plain looking, has a very flat paint job unlike like the ones from the different original version.
@@Thegeobot As where I know Ultimate City Hunter has three version.
While the most noticeable differences are the chest mold and the hand rotation along the colors.
* The one I own has apparently has not serius defects at all and the box and NECA marks are legit.
However. The current ways to apparently tell if the product is original, (based on many videos I've seen about) Is if the box has a plastic and the NECA marks in the figure foot.
* My Clan Leader, Fugitive Predator and Scarface Predator lacks on the NECA foot mark and has plastic on his box.
(I saw an unusual case in the Frontera Geek channel.
Because he's Scarface has a plastic box part but the figure has the NECA marks).
The quality of these was incredible, except Scarface Predator which left leg was came off.
It makes sense when the product has not bootlegs but reissues.
*Ahab and Lasershoot have only reissues.
The ones I own are practically perfect, their sculpting work is impressive, there's not defects at all.
I got the first from an event and the other via eBay.
Also when purchasing Ahab I had to choose between Snake Predator, Elder Predator and Shaman Predator. .
Another explanation is that the action figure while being completely legit has some factory defects.
*My ultimate Lost armored Predator has everything alright except that he has weird eyes.
I've recently owned an Elder Predator and I've noticed a factory defect
However the quality match what I saw the first time I attempted to get it.
And there's a video about the Ultimate City Hunter:
ua-cam.com/video/MOmZBQZ_1zI/v-deo.htmlsi=9nXg-9b9PcdOyt-9
Also because of the way the product is attached into the blister, the plastic box ones are extremely easy to extract, even you can suspect the product was replaced previously but the others need to be cut out from their blister.
The fake looks better I never liked the first batch of the NECA ultimate Big Chap they really messed up the front part of the dome, it was fixed later.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts 😊 I get what you mean about the changes to the dome on the reissues and I can see why some people might prefer them. But I think the overall quality of the authentic figure still stands out as better over the bootleg even with the dome shading. I also think the black shading on the dome comes down to personal preference some like it, some don’t. But it's cool to hear different takes
That was close
lol is it bad I kinda like the bootleg one?
@796r haha no not at all it's not the worse bootleg I've come across to be honest and some would prefer the more transparent dome on the bootleg.
How tall are they?
Where are people getting these bootlegs?
@nickydunleavy493 mostly ebay and aliexpress many of them on ebay are being sold as real figures so many won't even know they have a bootleg in there collection.
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