Gearheads of War

Oh yeah, baby! Neca has released a teaser of the General Raam vs. Lt. Minh Kim two-pack action figure boxed set.  Here they are:

and here's the new Marcus vs. Locust Drone boxed set:

Update [2008-12-16 11:13:1 by Blankman]:: Neca has confirmed that Raam will be packed with a Troika and knife while Lt. Kim will be packed with a Lancer and Gnasher.

All of you know that I've been keeping you guys and girls updated with the latest offerings from Randy Falk and his band of misfits at Neca.  Well, our friends over at Figures.com have just put up some details of the upcoming goodies that will be released in January and the rest of 2009.

On the eve of the release of Gears of War 2, one of the most anticipated video games of 2008, fan-favorite action figure and collectibles manufacturer NECA writes to inform fans a variety of new Gears of War and Gears of War 2 figures will be hitting retail shelves in the coming months.

While specific release dates, price points, and variants have yet to be determined, the following characters from the award-winning video game will see release in action figure form in 2009 as either individual figures, 2-Packs, or boxed sets...

• General Raam
• Lt. Kim
• Theron Palace Guard
• COG Soldier
• Sgt. Marcus Fenix (w/ new likeness and new Lancer)
• Locust Drones (multiple NEW variants!)
• Locust Cyclops
• Locust Grenadier Elite
• Jack Bot
• Ticker
• Boomer

Look for images of these new figures (maybe as soon as tomorrow!) right here and don't forget to pick up your copy of Gears of War 2 tomorrow, exclusively for the Xbox 360.

Click here for the source: Figures.com

Update [2008-11-7 18:5:5 by Blankman]: Here's the latest email from Randy Falk:

Fri 11/7/2008 2:54 PM
Kenny,

I just gave some news to Figures.com earlier today that you can post as well
See this link
http://www.figures.com/databases/act...
tegory=actionfigures&topic=155&show_article=548&nl=1

We're working really hard on new figures from Gears along with Bionic
Commando, Street Fighter 4, and loads more...

Thanks,
Randy Falk
NECA
Director of Product Development

***Be sure to check out the interview that we had with Randy Falk at this year's San Diego Comic-Con if you missed it the first time: Gearheads Interviews Neca's Randy Falk