Hot Toys Snake Predator cometh - - FINISHED!!!
I used to think this paint job would be simple, but the more I got into it, the more I realized, "Damn, there's a lot going on here." This is one intricate paint job, and I'm not surprised if this is why Hot Toys hasn't done it yet. I thought I'd be done with this by now, but it's a tough one, and I couldn't wait to share it.
I was commissioned by Predatorje to make a Snake Pred out of his P2. He had already done it himself, but he didn't like the results. Here is what he had done.
I gathered all the reference pics I could get, and there weren't many.
I even screen captured and lightened a couple of my own.
BTW, Argibay, those are in fact furs he has on his belt and over his right shoulder.
While doing this project, I decided to go ahead and do a Snake for myself as well. But instead of using a P2 or Lost head, I decided to take the old vinyl cast I got of the P1, modify the mandibles with the Lost tusks, and use a spare P2 head to eventually give it the correct, short dreads.
You can see in this photo that I've puttied all the seams and where all the mouth parts were repositioned, and I even ground off all the sculpted on quills which will be replaced later with AVP Elder quills, unless I find something a little finer than those.
Since Argibay is waiting so patiently for his Snake to get done, I thought I'd focus on his most to begin with. Except for the dreads which will come from a spare P2 head he had, his Snake head (a P2) is done. You can see it at the body's right shoulder. Also in this pic is my head on the left, and a lost head from Darthjuan on the right which will be getting the same Snake treatment. Only the base tones are on those yet.
I used to think this paint job would be simple, but the more I got into it, the more I realized, "Damn, there's a lot going on here." This is one intricate paint job, and I'm not surprised if this is why Hot Toys hasn't done it yet. I thought I'd be done with this by now, but it's a tough one, and I couldn't wait to share it.
I was commissioned by Predatorje to make a Snake Pred out of his P2. He had already done it himself, but he didn't like the results. Here is what he had done.
I gathered all the reference pics I could get, and there weren't many.
I even screen captured and lightened a couple of my own.
BTW, Argibay, those are in fact furs he has on his belt and over his right shoulder.
While doing this project, I decided to go ahead and do a Snake for myself as well. But instead of using a P2 or Lost head, I decided to take the old vinyl cast I got of the P1, modify the mandibles with the Lost tusks, and use a spare P2 head to eventually give it the correct, short dreads.
You can see in this photo that I've puttied all the seams and where all the mouth parts were repositioned, and I even ground off all the sculpted on quills which will be replaced later with AVP Elder quills, unless I find something a little finer than those.
Since Argibay is waiting so patiently for his Snake to get done, I thought I'd focus on his most to begin with. Except for the dreads which will come from a spare P2 head he had, his Snake head (a P2) is done. You can see it at the body's right shoulder. Also in this pic is my head on the left, and a lost head from Darthjuan on the right which will be getting the same Snake treatment. Only the base tones are on those yet.
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But ohhhh well, It's going to look great either way!! Keep up the picks
