HT Predator 2 BATTLE DAMAGED!

[Mudshark]

Same here! Depending on the final color and apps with the blood, he might need a little touch up to match the actual wounds he took from the shotgun before he got unmasked. That blood looks a little too green to me.

The original one will keep his mask on!

 

[darren1228]

Hey guys I was looking around on predatorstuff.com and they have this note below the sideshow exclusive version:

Additional Notes: This is the Sideshow Toys EXCLUSIVE Edition Battle Damaged P2 Figure and it very similar to the original Battle Damaged edition except this one has the battle damaged helmet and does not include the portable breathing apparatus.

Anyone know if their info is concrete or just speculation?

 

[Jamal]

Dan Richard's site is usually spot on, hes a Predator Freak like most of us

 

[Mudshark]

Well, I'm still not 100% convinced the Sideshow exclusive comes with everything the other BD edition has PLUS the damaged bio-mask, but the way it's worded on Sideshow's order page sounds like that is the case. I think they would've told us otherwise if the respirator wasn't included. Then again, they called the AvP Ancient Predators "elders", and they were not elders, so who the hell knows for sure? Maybe Hot Toys will clear it up before the figure is released.

 

[gdb]

Sideshow also promised that the P2 Elder would come with a removable mask. He did not. I'm sure they're just cutting and pasting what they get from Hot Toys and I'm sure there's a language barrier but still, come on Sideshow.

 

[creecher]

Hey guys I was looking around on predatorstuff.com and they have this note below the sideshow exclusive version:

Additional Notes: This is the Sideshow Toys EXCLUSIVE Edition Battle Damaged P2 Figure and it very similar to the original Battle Damaged edition except this one has the battle damaged helmet and does not include the portable breathing apparatus.

Anyone know if their info is concrete or just speculation?

Until you posted that I could see no reason why everything wouldn't be included in the Sideshow exclusive version.

To add more confusion, I bought the so called Sideshow exclusive version, off ebay, through a Hong Kong dealer. The description is as follows:
- Interchangeable left arms
- Interchangeable mouth / teeth
- Medical kit with individual small tools inside
- Oxygen mask
- Alien skull head accessory

This auction is include Limited Quantity Battle Damage Mask.

What is going on? Is anything Hot Toys puts into type to be believed? How did this dealer get a hold of the Sideshow exclusive? Have Sideshow changed the description? If so, what orders were taken before the description was changed? I guess we're going to have to wait to find out. Here's the description Sideshow have up now:
The Battle Damaged Predator Movie Masterpiece figure includes:

* Highly detailed body armor
* Real fabric body net
* Bone trophies
* Full arsenal of weaponry
* Interchangeable open/closed teeth
* Interchangeable original/battle damaged left arm
* Interchangeable sets of hands
* Removable medical kit with individual small tools inside
* Display base with Predator film logo
* Sideshow Exclusive: battle damaged Predator mask!

No mention of the 'Oxygen' mask.

Even the regular doesn't have the Oxygen mask included in the description now. At least the pictures for that one are shown. This is becoming fascicle.

 

[Jamal]

If the oxygen mask is not included im asking ABC express for a refund

 

[Grange Wallis]

Here is the discription of both figures and what they come with from Sideshow:
Exclusive:

SIDESHOW EXCLUSIVE EDITION
The Sideshow Exclusive version of the Battle Damaged Predator 2 model kit includes an additional accessory - a battle damaged Predator mask!

Hot Toys' series of Alien and Predator figures continues with the announcement of the fully poseable 14-inch tall figure of the battle damaged Predator scarred by the warfare in Predator 2.

The Battle Damaged Predator Movie Masterpiece figure includes:

Highly detailed body armor
Real fabric body net
Bone trophies
Full arsenal of weaponry (I would think the breathing Mask is included in this)
Interchangeable open/closed teeth
Interchangeable original/battle damaged left arm
Interchangeable sets of hands
Removable medical kit with individual small tools inside
Display base with Predator film logo
Sideshow Exclusive: battle damaged Predator mask!


Non-Exclusive:
Hot Toys' series of Alien and Predator figures continues with the announcement of the fully poseable 14-inch tall figure of the battle damaged Predator, scarred by the warfare in Predator 2.

The Battle Damaged Predator Movie Masterpiece figure includes:

Highly detailed body armor
Real fabric body net
Bone trophies
Full arsenal of weaponry (I would think the breathing Mask is included in this)
Interchangeable open/closed teeth
Interchangeable original/battle damaged left arm
Interchangeable sets of hands
Removable medical kit with individual small tools inside
Display base with Predator film logo

So I'm think the Sideshow exclusive would have the whole Kit and Kaboodle!

 

[darren1228]

What is going on? Is anything Hot Toys puts into type to be believed? How did this dealer get a hold of the Sideshow exclusive?

From what I read on Hong Kong discussion boards there are two versions of the battle-damaged P2. To purchase the one that includes the bio-mask you have to be a VIP-Hot Toys member. No idea whether the bio-mask edition includes the breathing mask however.....no one in HK seems to know either. One thing that has me worried is that if you go to the Chainsaw Killer RE4 Sideshow exclusive page they show pictures of both the regular chainsaw and the double bladed chainsaw. They didn't do this with the exclusive battle damaged P2.....this is driving me nuts

 

[creecher]

If the oxygen mask is not included im asking ABC express for a refund

The ones from ABC are the regular, which include the respirator. So you'll have no worries there Jamal.

Thanks for that information darren1228. Seems Hot Toys is a mine field of variants and exclusives, regulars, Blisters, Sideshow versions and now VIP's. Too bad we're still out of the loop concerning what is going to be actually included. Do you think they do this on purpose to create their buzz? It's not fair, it's not right and it's just plain weird.

 

[Mudshark]

The ones from ABC are the regular, which include the respirator. So you'll have no worries there Jamal.

Thanks for that information darren1228. Seems Hot Toys is a mine field of variants and exclusives, regulars, Blisters, Sideshow versions and now VIP's. Too bad we're still out of the loop concerning what is going to be actually included. Do you think they do this on purpose to create their buzz? It's not fair, it's not right and it's just plain weird.

This is all starting to smell more and more like a class 10 clusterhump. I don't know what to make of it anymore, but since turds roll downhill, I say we just wait at the bottom and see what turns up!

 

[creecher]

What a way with words. Bottom

Not much else we can do.

 

[Jamal]

The ones from ABC are the regular, which include the respirator. So you'll have no worries there Jamal.

Thanks for that information darren1228. Seems Hot Toys is a mine field of variants and exclusives, regulars, Blisters, Sideshow versions and now VIP's. Too bad we're still out of the loop concerning what is going to be actually included. Do you think they do this on purpose to create their buzz? It's not fair, it's not right and it's just plain weird.

Hope so bro! because that thing looks totally BADASS man and would look awesome in the undamaged arm with the open mandibles sculpt

 

[screamingmetal]

S***! I just got notice that this is 12-15 days out!!!
I preordered both of them just to be safe, I know I have to cancel because of Elder Predator 2 is also coming soon.

***READ ONLY E-MAIL***
***DO NOT REPLY***

See important SHIPPING UPDATE below!



Dear Valued Collector,



Thank you for your pre-order of the Battle Damaged Predator – Predator 2 – 14-inch Fully Poseable Model Kit – Sideshow Exclusive (item #63382) from our Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece Series. We appreciate your patience in waiting for the arrival of this Limited Edition, Sold Out item, and would like to inform you that this item will be arriving in our Los Angeles warehouse within approximately the next 12-15 days.



Sideshow Collectibles will be authorizing your credit card on file with us for this item upon its arrival. Please expect to receive another e-mail in approximately 7-10 days, which will notify you about the processing of your order. If you need to update your credit card, billing and/or shipping address information, or cancel an item/order, PLEASE DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE VIA YOUR ONLINE USER ACCOUNT.

 

[screamingmetal]

I also, just got the other version's notice. 12-15 days out too:

***READ ONLY E-MAIL***
***DO NOT REPLY***

See important SHIPPING UPDATE below!



Dear Valued Collector,



Thank you for your pre-order of the Battle Damaged Predator – Predator 2 – 14-inch Fully Poseable Model Kit (item #63381) from our Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece Series. We appreciate your patience in waiting for the arrival of this Limited Edition item, and would like to inform you that this item will be arriving in our Los Angeles warehouse within approximately the next 12-15 days.



Sideshow Collectibles will be authorizing your credit card on file with us for this item upon its arrival. Please expect to receive another e-mail in approximately 7-10 days, which will notify you about the processing of your order. If you need to update your credit card, billing and/or shipping address information, or cancel an item/order, PLEASE DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE VIA YOUR ONLINE USER ACCOUNT.

I think now would be the time to call Sideshow up and demand what exactly is the difference between the two releases.

 

[lerath666]

i gots mine too.

 

[Grange Wallis]

Same here! Oh Boy Oh Boy!

 

[icruise]

Yep, got mine as well. I was kind of hoping it would be further off, but it sounds like it will be coming right around my birthday, so I may make it a present to myself.

 

[Bardoon]

I posted a thread in the "Ask Sideshow" section asking if the SS Exc. has both the respirator AND the mask...

She basically reiterated what has said before... "To our knowledge, the Exclusive Battle Damaged Predator 2 kit comes with everything that's included in the regular edition, PLUS the battle damaged mask"

Sounds pretty good to me but no offense to Dusty or anyone at Sideshow but I might just want to wait and see cause the way HT is with their variants and such...they'd make MORE money by selling TWO different versions of the BD Predator 2...so why not?

Also considering this is a foreign Sideshow partner...something may have been lost/misunderstood in the communication of the specs.

 

[gdb]

Well, I guess we take Sideshow at their word and hold them to it?