Current Pacific Rim Display Set Up

Just got it set up.
My display for NECA 18" Pacific Rim Jaegers.

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Gipsy Danger
Cherno Alpha
Striker Eureka

NECA 18" Pacific Rim Striker Eureka

Striker Eureka is in the house. That makes 3 out of 4 main Jaegers in the movie that NECA has produced in the 18" scale. We are just left with Crimson Typhoon. I really hope NECA don't leave us hanging and not complete the foursome. It will surely be a letdown.

Striker Eureka is an Australian Mark-5 Jaeger designed to defend the coastline of Australia from the Kaiju. Constructed five years before the closure of the Jaeger Program, Striker Eureka was launched on November 2, 2019. Piloted by the father and son team, Hercules and Chuck Hansen, Striker Eureka is the strongest Jaeger in the field of combat against the Kaiju. It is the first and only Mark-5 series Jaeger, holding the best stats of all currently deployed Jaegers.

The packaging is the same as what we get for Gipsy Danger and Cherno Alpha.
It is attractive and you can see Striker clearly through the window.
However the same problem for the last two Jaegers still exists for Striker - just too many twistees!
I get it, NECA you want to secure the figure well but this is really overdoing it. One or two less twistees will not see the figure drop out from its packaging...
Anyway we get a cool backdrop along with the figure.
So all is forgiven with the twistees!

It is hard to get a good look at Striker in the movie but based on what I can remember and from movie stills, I think NECA did very well with the sculpting.
For this price point and scale, NECA has done a very good job for all the 18" Jaegers.
The detailing is great and the painting / weathering effect is also well done.
Striker is bigger than both Gipsy and Cherno in terms of chest and shoulder dimensions.

Striker comes with his 2 T-16 "Angel" wings which is basically scapula mounted fin towers to maintain aerodynamic balance during the turbulence of burst combat.
It should fit nicely into the 2 holes at the back of the Striker.
Unfortunately once the fins are attached, the top body becomes very heavy. The mid body joint is pretty loose and most of the time can't hold the weight of the top part of the body hence Striker will tend to topple over. So if you are displaying Striker on a open top shelf do be careful as Striker will take a dive to the ground.

The 2 holes to fit the "angel" wings.

One of my fins is bent when I took it out of packaging. I tried to bend it back but it does not seem to work. I am not sure if I should apply heat to it to soften and try again. Anyway it is at the back and once in display I can't see it.
Not great but I can live with it.

Striker also comes with his assault mount 3.25 "Sting-Blades" attached on his two arms. The blades are articulated. Pretty cool.

Like the other 2 Jaegers, there is also light up feature. The batteries are found at the back under the turbo looking thing between the "angel" wings. The switch for the lights is on the turbo looking thing....maybe the pictures will be a better guide rather than the poor descriptions...hahaha

I am already in too deep as I have Gipsy and Cherno hence it is a no brainer that I will add Striker to my collection. If you do not have the other two, maybe you might want to pick up at least Gipsy or he will just look incomplete.
But I must say he looks impressive and design wise, looks better than Gipsy and Cherno.
It is a nice piece but the weak mid joints and the heavy top body (when it has the attached wings) are really irritating and affect the posability of the figure. Maybe you can buy a stand for it. He ain't going to hold any dynamic pose for that I am sure.

Showing off Striker in some fanciful background

How can I not pose Striker with his friends. HaHa...

NECA 18" Pacific Rim Cherno Alpha

When NECA produced the 18" Pacific Rim Gipsy Danger, I was over the moon but I knew it was almost impossible that they will produced any more Jaegers in this scale.
NECA has proven me wrong and I love it.
They have gone ahead to produce one of my favorite Jaegers, Cherno Alpha.
Will they continue to produce more Jaegers in this scale?
I hope they continue to prove me wrong as I would love to have the Eureka Striker and Crimson Typhoon along side my Gipsy Danger and Cherno Alpha.
For now I am deeply satisfied.

Cherno Alpha (Черно Альфа Cherniy Alfa) is a Mark-1 Russian Jaeger.
Piloted by husband and wife duo Sasha and Aleksis Kaidonovsky, Cherno Alpha is the last of the Mark-1 Jaeger series and the oldest Jaeger still active in combat.

The packaging is the same as what we got for Gipsy Danger.
It is attractive and the design represents the movie well.
You can see Cherno Alpha clearly through the window.
However the same problem for Gipsy Danger still exists for Cherno Alpha - too many twistees!
These twistees are really irritating as they are very difficult to untangle.
In the end I just cut them.
We also get a cool backdrop along with the figure.
A nice addition.

You either love or hate the design of Cherno Alpha.
Cherno Alpha is not your typical looking Jaeger.
The main difference is that it has an oversized "bucket" shaped head.
It is exactly why I love the design so much...haha

I like the sculpt for this figure.
The weathering and battle damaged effect is also done very well.
If company like ThreeA (have you seen their Titanfall) was to produce this, it will most likely blow NECA's version out of the water. But it will come at a high price.
I think for this price, it is value for money.

There are also many details which really enhance this figure.
Really good job on the sculpting and painting.

There are 2 areas for the light up effect.
One on the head and the other on the chest.
Cherno's head can be taken out and the batteries are placed under it.
The on button is smartly disguised as one of the circular fans on top of its head.

The batteries which power the chest lights are placed at the back.
As you can see from the picture, the screw which holds the battery door is pretty damaged.
Not sure if this is a QC thing or it is just my figure.
Almost impossible to check it at the store as this is at the back and all the twistees firmly hold the figure to the packaging.

Cherno Alpha all light up.

Articulation for this figure is also pretty good.
Despite its big head, the figure is sturdy and can hold most poses without topping over.
With that many joints, Cherno Alpha can hold some dynamic poses.

Overall, this is a must have to add to my collection.
It looks great when displayed with Gipsy Danger.
Come on NECA give me Eureka Striker and Crimson Typhoon.

Posing Cherno Alpha with Gipsy Danger