I hope you don't mind blind packaging.

Palisades has already announced their Planet of the Apes line will feature blind packaging. Now it seems their Terminator 2 line may as well.

Apparently the Army of Darkness 2-packs weren't selling as well as they'd hoped, and retailers are more willing to buy a whole case of blind-packaged figures than 2-packs of a main character and an army builder. It also reduces costs, though it remains to be seen if that savings will trickles down to the consumer level or if it'll just go to the manufacturer and retailers' bottom lines.

I'm not happy about this, even though I know there are ways around it (ala the AvP Snap Kits). I really like to see what I'm buying. So long as the case ratios are in the favor of the army-building figures, I don't mind as much. I'll take an extra Gorilla Soldier or Endoskeleton any day, but I'd like a fair shot at a Cornelius or Sarah Conner figure as well.

Jesse, check this out.

I found one of these at my local Suncoast today. They're made by a compnay named "Mirage." It looks bigger than 3 inches tall in person. Not terrific articulation (none but the shoulders and neck from what I could tell) but it could make an interesting place holder.

Personally I'm passing since $6.99 is a bit pricey for a little plastic statue, especially considering what Palisades is doing.

That's an interesting ideer. I bought the APU to add something special to Durge's arsenal. 

Hard to tell. 

Check these images out.

And here's a picture of the Queen prototype. Looks like she comes with a mini-Pred. With any luck, it's Action Fleet scaled.

I've yet to read any confirmation of the Alien chase being the Queen. That would shock me. Most chase figures just have a different accessory or unique paint app. A true 4-inch scale Queen would require larger packaging, and even a smaller one should require a new set of toolings.

I'll keep my eyes peeled, but I seriously doubt the chase is a Queen.

21st didn't display much, but their pamphlet had pictures of the Platoon figures they're making (and mentioned a 10 figure series for the film A Bridge Too Far).

Speaking of 21st Century, I noticed they had the license for Sky Captain. I saw the packaged prototype at their booth and after asking some questions wondered why they bothered at all. The plane is just a repaint of their P-40 Mustang with NONE of the cool action features from the movie. And it MIGHT come with a pilot, but it definitely won't be Sky Captain because they don't have Jude Law's likeness rights. They can't even approximate the costume colors. VERY disappointing.

And I still can't get those goddamn 4" Alien Vs. Predator figures MisterPL.  It's killing me.    When I can afford them nobody has them, and when I can't afford them I can track a case down (that's about it, never individual figures for the $10-ish price).

I knew I should have bought the case when I had the chance. Sorry, Jesse. Hopefully the Microman figures will out-do the Snap Kits and be easier to find.

This one?