McFarlane Gears of War

The NECA Gears of War collection was always one of my top 5 favorite toy lines. Was sad to see them end but toys go in different waves. Was happy to see McFarlane announce they were taking over the license, until I realized they were the 7 inch statues, and not "action" figures.

But - since I am a Gears of War toy fan, I thought I would add them to the collection. Will see how I can fit it into a future diorama. So far, two figures (JD Fenix and Kait Diaz) were released with two more (Del Walker and Marcus Fenix) on the way.

1:18 Scale Gears of War

Though I have never played the game, I have always been a big NECA Gears of War action figure fan. The sculpting is amazing, the characters and bad guys look cool. The figures are big - 6 inches and massive. I mean, they have some mass in these figures...heavy...heavily armored. They are perfect. Each series had about 4 figures.

With the trend going to the 1:18 scale or 3-3/4 inch size, NECA got onboard and came out with the first two series this year. Series 1 started with Marcus Fenix, Damon Baird, and Clayton Carmine. Series 2 came with a new Marcus Fenix, Dominic Santiago, and Augustus Cole.

The only problem? No Locust bad guys. Once again, how do you let them fight without enemy combatants? Hoping Series 3 and 4 are on the way. Series 1 sold out quickly but I am seeing Series 2 warming the pegs a bit. Anyway, need some Locusts...need to build an army. At this scale, some vehicles would be cool as well.

Comparison with six inch scale.

Gears of War - Anya Stroud

Was happy to see NECA finally release Anya Stroud as a Gears of War figure. In this diorama, she does her due diligence with a Lancer and increases the body count.

Toy Fair 2010: NECA Gears of War

Nice new NECA lineup for Gears of War along with a great diorama set up. Series 6 should have some awesome Locust bad guys.

Gears of War

Once again, not a lot of experience with Gears of War (the game) other than seeing the action figures and thinking, this is freakin cool! Great collection of the Locust Horde and the Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) will send their soldiers to the fray.

Gears of War (Part 1)

I haven't played a video game since my Atari 2600. I do enjoy seeing the graphics of today's games even on a commercial. They could be their own movies. When the Gears of War video game came out, I thought - "That's pretty freakin' cool! I picked up Series 1 than lost interest. Then I read the books and comic books and got hooked. I caught up on all the action figure series through Series 5. In the center you have Marcus Fenix, Dominic Santiago, Lt. Kim, Colonel Hoffman, Damon Baird and Augustus Cole, followed by an squad of COG soldiers. Completely surrounded by the Locust Horde, the team is in for another bloody fight.

Just for Fun - Oops!

Indy walks into the wrong treasure chamber!