it's "recognizable" because SW studios made a predator unique from P1 and tsang laaaamely "copied" it. no credit to him because he ****ed up everything he could.It drives me nuts when people say things like "it's unrecognizable!".
Instead they produced below par unrecognizable head sculpt nothing to the outstanding movie counterpart.
I have no issue with nitpickig about exact film accuracy just so long as you're aware that it's nitpicking. It drives me nuts when people say things like "it's unrecognizable!". That's nonsense.
This was the first HT Predator figure I've owned that I really didn't like it. I had my reservations about him from the start but was prepared to wait and see how he was in-hand. I never warmed to him, hence why I sold him.
Whereas a figure like Tracker was great in-hand and looks awesome (maybe because the figure looked better than it's movie counterpart), P2 just felt like a half arsed attempt at one of the great Predator designs.
Weird that's the complete opposite for me
I was having withdrawals after the final pics of P2 came out and even tried to cancel my preorder but was unable to. When I got it in hand tho, I was thankful I didn't. It still is one of my favorites, for sure. With ones like Falconer they're accurate, sure, but the designs themselves never aged well for me.
I guess we agree to disagree.
I don't think HT's will ever get P1 or P2 perfect. As I've stated before I think it's because Tsang's sculpting style is better suited to the more 'cartoony' look of the AVP or Predators Preds, whereas the original designs are a lot more Kevin Peter Hall (if that makes sense).
A fat load of good that did him. I think Berserker is the most inaccurate HT Predator yet.
This guy is pretty cool looking in my opinion and I'd like a Predator for my collection eventually. I can't decide if I like this one best or would rather get the newly announced Elder Predator or possibly the Scar Predator. I like the fact that this one has the battle damage options with the arm and the oxygen mask.
This guy is pretty cool looking in my opinion and I'd like a Predator for my collection eventually. I can't decide if I like this one best or would rather get the newly announced Elder Predator or possibly the Scar Predator. I like the fact that this one has the battle damage options with the arm and the oxygen mask.
Yeah I'm kind of leaning towards the City Hunter at the moment. I like the Scar but overall I don't like Alien Vs. Predator and enjoy the first two films a bit more. The Elder Predator is cool but I like that this guy has more display options with the masks and the battle damaged arm. The Classic Predator is cool too but I sort of wish we'd get a re-release of the original Predator.I love mine, no matter what others say, city hunter 2.0 looks very good in person, I like it better than all other ht predators to date including scar, I sold my scar , but I'm keeping my city hunter.
Get what makes you happy and what gets you excited. Do you research and see what you like.
I read the criticisms of various people on these boards and while I can see it in some cases (not just with Predators but with just about any 1/6th figure) honestly I tend to find that I'm not nearly as nitpicky as some people on these forums are. Not that I'll just accept anything and call it good but I think a lot of times sculpts get exaggerated for being way worse than they actually are.I would agree with the first part...I would skip the research and get out of this forum altogether though haha. The more you know and the more you read about the criticism from other collectors and actually learn about the 'flaws' about the sculpts, etc, the more dissatisfied you may get.
Before I started getting into the forums, I would've looked at any Alien/Predator/Terminator figure and just say cool figure I'd like to have it. Then you start reading all the reviews and debates and then it becomes very confusing...and all of a sudden the predator you saw and loved didn't have the right forehead or mandible, or the face and teeth on your $400 endoskeleton is too long...things that you would not have noticed or cared if you didn't do 'research'
Yeah I'm kind of leaning towards the City Hunter at the moment. I like the Scar but overall I don't like Alien Vs. Predator and enjoy the first two films a bit more. The Elder Predator is cool but I like that this guy has more display options with the masks and the battle damaged arm. The Classic Predator is cool too but I sort of wish we'd get a re-release of the original Predator.
If the original Predator from Predator is re-released I'll gladly pick him up and while I think the Classic Predator is cool I'd rather wait for a re-release of the original. I wouldn't mind having both the original and City Hunter in my collection though. I think City Hunter is what I'm going with for now (when I decide to order him).I think the 1987 predator will be re-released again....I just don't have the patience to wait for it and want something similar to look at in the mean-time so I grabbed the classic. I don't know how much of a change in sculpt HT would make for the re-release though..since everone seem to say that Tsang is lazy. Maybe just a jungle base, the trophies, arm band?
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