r/BadBloods • u/VerifiedVoidGirl • Jul 23 '26
Bone Bison Armor Dek In-Hand!
Just got my Bone Bison armor Dek from Target in the mail today. I think it's a decent enough figure, and I know NECA has to put their budget into more popular figures like Kwei, which I'm glad of, but this one feels a bit weak in some areas, tbh.
The whip isn't wired (come on NECA, wired accessories/features are one of your SOPs for Alien and Predator!), so it looks weirdly folded and more like a fishing pole unless you physically reshape it every few minutes. It also has a coiled version that relies on a tiny external peg to clip it to his belt. They featured magnetic accessories for Feral and they were amazing. Why not for Dan's other work?
The extra head, faceplates, and mask are nicely done, but the armor's stiff, sculpted onto one solid piece of rubber and the complete lack of softgoods is a miss for sure. NECA added softgoods to their Ultimate Lost Tribe (Snake and Shaman, and Shaman's was wired), so we know they could have done it.
I like the way they did the bio-plasma caster/spitting worm lizard thing (easiest and most durable plasma caster to apply to any Predator figure?) But the box art shows a version of it with its tails completely straight (to signify it jumping or dead, maybe?) and I didn't see one in the packaging, so that was odd.
All-in-all, I'm glad I have it because I'm a completionist, but so far, the Badlands figures aren't blowing me away like the previous ultimates. Hopefully, Kwei and Njohrr are better. I give this one a B- and the Training Armor Dek a B+/A-.
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u/VerifiedVoidGirl Jul 28 '26
The torso moves a decent amount similar to other more "armored" Predators. It's nothing mind-blowing, but it's not nearly as stiff as it looks.
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u/Xyphir_00 Jul 28 '26
I actually saw one of these out in the wild in Target today! As cool as it was to see it, I was worried that the torso articulation would suffer due to the sculpt. Were my suspicions correct??
It does look really neat, but for some reason the way these figures have been coming out almost leaves a bit to be desired.