NECA Toys is going all out with their Pennywise offerings from both the 1990 television mini-series, but also the 2017 film. In addition to the 1990 Pennywise (Tim Curry) and 2017 Pennywise 7″ scale figures, NECA are offering Head Knockers of these characters that are highly detailed bobble heads. The killer clown is cast in resin and then hand painted for chilling detail, down to the themed base. Comes in collectible matte finish packaging with spot gloss.
Thank you to NECA Toys for providing their Steven King’s IT Pennywise 1990 & 2017 Head Knockers for review.
Availability: September 2018
The Pennywise Head Knockers are packaging in a box with images of the figure inside, along with artwork, and images of the movie appearance on the back that includes a product description. The Head Knockers are securely placed in styrofoam to keep them from breaking while in transit.
The 1990 Pennywise Head Knocker stands at 8-1/2″ tall and features a bobbling head and balloon. This particular version of Pennywise looks like more of a kids birthday clown compared to the 2017 version that looks like he’s from the Victorian Era. This particular design is less frightening to look at on screen, but does have a memorial design in the hearts of horror movie goers. The head sculpt is oversized and bounces around each time he’s moved or touch, and the balloon has less of a wobble. The face is painted in a light grey, with a wash on the forehead revealing some paint rubbing off as seen in the film, as well as other clown features including red hair, a red nose, red lipstick, and a glaring stare coming from the eyes. The eyes have a black liner around them, and blue deco at the center. The body is scaled down compared to the head and he looks scrawnier than he does in the movie. His clown outfit includes a purple and green striped sleeves that are baggy, yellow overalls over his chest and legs, big fluffy orange buttons going down his chest that are made of hard plastic with a sculpted texture, a black vest with red trim, and a piece around his neck that is painted in white with the purple and green stripes. The bottom of the pants have green and purple stripes around the ankles, and his shoes are painted in black. The balloon is held in his left hand and cannot be removed. The base is a sewer with Georgie’s boat as it falls inside, with water below that as part of the base. Pennywise stands on grass that is painted in green with a yellow wash that is textured, which looks great.
This version of Pennywise stands at 9″ tall is inspired by the 2017 movie, and has a more menacing appearance to him. The head sculpt has a frightening stare to it, with the mouth and eyes glaring at you. The forehead has cracks in the grey facial paint, along with wrinkles on the forehead, which looks nicely done and detailed. The facial deco has a dark gray around the edges of the head, with most of the head being a light grey. There is also red lipstick with red lines going up above the center of the eyes and above the eye lashes. His hair is orange, and has a nice sculpt to it. The head and balloon can each bobble, and this balloon bobbles better with more motion than the 1990 Pennywise above. The outfit looks like its from the Victorian Era, with a dark grey clown suit with red trim, and white gloves. His shoes are a light grey on the sides, with black deco around the shoelaces, and grey deco below the laces. The base is a sewer with Georgie’s boat going inside, with grey water below it, and green grass that is textured.
The bases are identical with the exception of the deco used, such as the color of Georgie’s boat, water, and grass. There is also a difference on where Pennywise stands on the base, which as you can see is not the same position.
NECA Toys is going all out right now with Pennywise following the 2017 film, and we cannot get enough of this evil clown demon. These Head Knockers are made of resign, and are hand painted statues that look amazing. Fans will certainly want to pick these up and add it to their collection.
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