Neca has universal monsters!!!

[Dr. Anton Phibes]

TAKE HEED MY FRIENDS, NECA HAS ACQUIRED UNI AS WELL AS HAMMER. THIS IS THEIR TWITTER ICON AT PRESENT!!!!! Looks like an Ultimate figure. Note the wrist articulation. I am sure they may do color and black and white given their marketing for other lines. I would expect an announcement soonish. They also hinted Hammer at the end of last year. Gonna be a good year for classic monsters!

 

[dukefett]

Yeah I just saw their post on IG. Pretty cool, that looks nice.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Nice! My favorite monster.

 

[Buttmunch]

I’m excited for this. Wasn’t ever quite sold on Diamond’s versions. Love Neca’s work so I’m excited. Hopefully it’s not just a one and done. I have to assume we’ll get both b&w and color versions. Maybe even Basil Gogos painted ones if Kong is any indication.

 

[Nine Inch Nails]

Damn shame I gave up on that scale. That looks good

 

[Bo Shrek]

I have all the old 7" Sideshow Universal line but very excited to add this to my collection. Is it also true Hammer??? Seriously "Curse of Frankenstein, Curse of the Werewolf, Christopher Lee Dracula, Peter Cushing Dr. Frankenstein......somebody pass me a tissue.

 

[Buttmunch]

The Hammer news is pretty old at this point but still exciting.

https://news.toyark.com/2020/10/23/...oming-from-neca-sideshow-mego-and-more-407052

 

[Johnny Utah]

It's very exciting. Cushing and Lee!

 

[aksimpson91]

Do we reckon Frankenstein will be taller than normal 7 inches given the character is enormous?!

 

[Buttmunch]

Not really, Karloff wasn’t a giant guy but they made him look much taller than he was. Probably come out to be the same size as Jason figures I’d guess.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Do we reckon Frankenstein will be taller than normal 7 inches given the character is enormous?!

Not really, Karloff wasn’t a giant guy but they made him look much taller than he was. Probably come out to be the same size as Jason figures I’d guess.

In the novel the monster is described as 8 feet tall.

However, Karloff was 5'11'' and wore 4 inch boots so that puts him at 6'3. Add about 2 inches of makeup on top of his head, and he's about 6'5''...my guess. I don't know if there are any official measurements. I'd like to know them.

 

[Buttmunch]

Right, the creature in the novel was much different than the Karloff version. Clearly they wanted him larger than he actually was but he certainly wasn’t even close to 8 feet. I suspect he’ll be the tallest of the Universal Monsters (except maybe the Metaluna Mutant’s bulbous head) but he won’t be overly larger. Wouldn’t put it past Neca to put out Chaney, Lugosi, and Strange versions too since most of them had nearly identical outfits. Neca loves a good license milking.

 

[Joda]

That torso really need to be slimmed down, otherwise he looks pretty good.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

I found some info on the height.

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1314760/the-bride-of-frankenstein-prop-west-vera/

That's a used costume from Bride of Frankenstein. From the top of the head to the floor, he's 204 cm, which is 6'8''. Sounds a bit too big, imo. He does not look that big in the movies, imo.

I still think he's about 6'4''.

 

[bmarz1000]

Nice! My favorite monster.

Mine also!

 

[abake]

Damn nice news!
Looking forward to more info on this.

 

[DeathComesRipping]

The headsculpt on the Mezco 1:12 is gonna be hard to beat. Pretty much the perfect "Frankenstein" figure other than the sloppy tailoring on the pants. Always down for more Universal Monsters though. I still have just about all of the old Sideshow 7 inch figures unopened (including Lugosi's Dracula ) and a few of the DST.

Speaking of... another that's gonna be hard to beat is the 2nd release of their Creature...



^Still holds up today. Hell, the Sideshow Invisible Man still looks great and is pretty much perfect other than being a statue with hardly any articulation. The Chaney Jr. Wolfman still hasn't had a really great figure yet. Probably looking forward to what Neca can do with that the most, that and Dracula of course. I wonder if Neca has Lugosi's likeness rights? I heard his son is hard to deal with.

 

[Bo Shrek]

The headsculpt on the Mezco 1:12 is gonna be hard to beat. Pretty much the perfect "Frankenstein" figure other than the sloppy tailoring on the pants. Always down for more Universal Monsters though. I still have just about all of the old Sideshow 7 inch figures unopened (including Lugosi's Dracula ) and a few of the DST.

Speaking of... another that's gonna be hard to beat is the 2nd release of their Creature...

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^Still holds up today. Hell, the Sideshow Invisible Man still looks great and is pretty much perfect other than being a statue with hardly any articulation. The Chaney Jr. Wolfman still hasn't had a really great figure yet. Probably looking forward to what Neca can do with that the most, that and Dracula of course. I wonder if Neca has Lugosi's likeness rights? I heard his son hard to deal with.

Is Lugosi's Dracula a tough one to find?

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Hopefully they make the Bride of Frankenstein version too.

 

[DeathComesRipping]

Is Lugosi's Dracula a tough one to find?

If we're going by Ebay, I'd say so...

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=sideshow+toys+universal+monsters+series+5+dracula+&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=sideshow+universal+monsters+series+5+dracula+figure+7+inch

Most of the older Sideshow figures are pretty pricey now. I got lucky and found Dracula years ago on Amazon marketplace unopened/near mint for only $30.

And I could be wrong, but I don't think Lugosi's son allows too many toy companies his likeness any more. Wants too much $$$.