Hot Toys - MMS173 - Predator 2: 1/6th scale City Hunter Predator Collectible Figure

[greygoose]

If they smooth out all of the armor, I won't complain. If it's just the mask though, I'd rather they keep it like this. Makes more sense.

You're going to SDCC right Blade? Make sure you get some good pics of this guy for us.

 

[galmando]

i'm gonna have me a mooch through this thread to see if there are any comparison shots of this mandibles issue

i like Predator but i'm not very familiar with the details of the various characters so i've absolutely no idea what everyone is talking about

i should do shortly thouugh...

 

[greygoose]

i'm gonna have me a mooch through this thread to see if there are any comparison shots of this mandibles issue

i like Predator but i'm not very familiar with the details of the various characters so i've absolutely no idea what everyone is talking about

i should do shortly thouugh...

 

[Kiva]

what month is this released in HK?

 

[greygoose]

what month is this released in HK?

Q4...so most probs December/ Jan 2013.

 

[Kiva]

Damn thats ages away! I wasnt hyped for this figure at first now im counting the .. months

 

[greygoose]

Damn thats ages away! I wasnt hyped for this figure at first now im counting the .. months

We might get lucky and get it on October or November but I highly doubt it. Judging by recent releases it may even be Jan/Feb 2013.

 

[Centurion]

We'll most probably see this next week at the Con.
Fingers crossed that it's been improved.

 

[greygoose]

We'll most probably see this next week at the Con.
Fingers crossed that it's been improved.

Can't wait to see it and yep; I hope it's been improved.

 

[vangeta]

Who's this noob predator trying to replace the original one?

 

[capellamusic]

Who's this noob predator trying to replace the original one?

His cousin...

 

[Centurion]

Could be the stunt double with an overbite.

 

[greygoose]

I'm pretty sure that Blade is going to SDCC. Everyone ask him to take excessive photos of this guy.

 

[Rotfish]

You know I will.

worms-eaten excrements make sence to Blade.

Huh, I just noticed this post.
P., I say this with the utmost respect possible (well, not really). What the ____ is your problem? Did you not understand my logic from that post? I only said it three or four times throughout this entire thread, so by this point, one has to wonder if you actually read past the names of the people who post the replies.
Yes, I'm totally fine with them redoing the helmet, but only if they redo the armor as well. Otherwise you'll have rough-textured armor and a smooth helmet, which just looks strange. Consistency matters (and you shouldn't even be criticizing me, because smoothing the armor in addition to the helmet only makes it more accurate -- that's what you want, right?). I don't see the appeal in something as crucial as the helmet looking totally different from the body.

I'd appreciate it if you could kindly save "worms-eaten excrements" like that comment for yourself.

 

[greygoose]

You know I will.

I trust in you Blade.

 

[P.]

Huh, I just noticed this post.

Did you not understand my logic from that post?

understood and commented! your logic is so twisted that it allows you to look at a piece of what i said and imagine it is a metal armor
that's not logic, Blade.

also, if you studied the material, you would notice that all parts of P2 armor (legs, arms, chest & head armor) in the movie already have different smoothness and colors, looking like made from different materiarls. so no, there is no logic in what you say "everything should be redone or not redone together". leaving everything as is has no point by any way.
except for that ____ing sosangs' "artist opinion" of course.

 

[crazypredator2]

hope they improved it, but i really doubt it.

 

[Rotfish]

understood and commented! your logic is so twisted that it allows you to look at a piece of what i said and imagine it is a metal armor
that's not logic, Blade.

also, if you studied the material, you would notice that all parts of P2 armor (legs, arms, chest & head armor) in the movie already have different smoothness and colors, looking like made from different materiarls.

I have plenty of movie reference photos saved on my computer of the various armor parts (taken from screen-used prop images to caps from "making of" featurettes). Yes, some parts look more pounded and worn than others (the chest armor, for example). The kneepads are also quite beat up and cracked.
However, the texture that Tsang added on top of all this is much more extreme and totally inaccurate. There isn't a single part of P2 that looks quite like this, not to such an extent. If this extra texture were removed from everything, we would still see a varied look throughout the costume because the initial pits and dents are part of the underlying sculpt.

Smoothing over just the mask and leaving the rest of the armor as is would not only be inaccurate, but it would draw more attention to the inaccuracy because of the contrast between smooth and rough. I get what you mean, I really do. But that texture needs to disappear from everything.

All you need to tell apart the different pieces is already there, underneath that thin sandpaper surface.

leaving everything as is has no point by any way.

It's more consistent. I don't know if that matters to you, I'd just like my figure to look less like a custom and more like an official product where everything looks like it came from the same manufacturer. The original suit does have varying textures, yes. Nowhere near as heavy as this figure, though. A smooth helmet combined with this thing's inaccurately-rough torso armor will look very strange on display.





Take a look at this:

And compare it to this:

I'm simply saying the helmet isn't the only problem. And if they fix just that, while it's technically a step toward a more-accurate piece, the overall look will suffer because it will make everything from the neck-down seem even rougher. One little change won't cut it and will only serve to make the product look half-assed. "Oh, we botched everything else, but the helmet's fine!" Meh, the helmet isn't the only thing I notice when I see a Predator figure. This thing needs a complete overhaul. I fail to see how you of all people would object to that.

 

[greygoose]

And compare it to this:

I was slowly coming to terms with the new figure but seeing these two pics side by side has made me hit rock bottom again.

 

[capellamusic]

I was slowly coming to terms with the new figure but seeing these two pics side by side has made me hit rock bottom again.

I look at the pics and my thoughts are "Oh God why..." .