Making your HT Pred 1 Perfect!

[prefused]

The P2 Elder doesn't have the tube from chest to shoulder, so I just pulled it off. The soft rubber will just rip away. No repainting required. Easiest custom I've done.

pictures - or else, this did not occur.

 

[SilentSurfer]

Here you go. Some quick shots.

And here's the Elder's armor iwth P1 strap and the P1 hose and left gauntlet, soon to be hitting eBay unless somebody here wants it.

 

[prefused]

i immediately regret asking for pictures...
that looks great and i'm afraid to see what p1 armor goes for. probably too much.

 

[S. Griffin]

i immediately regret asking for pictures...
that looks great and i'm afraid to see what p1 armor goes for. probably too much.

The armor (including med kit) I just bought off the bay cost $55 shipped. I would have loved it if it were cheaper, but it's worth it to me to make my elder more accurate.

 

[prefused]

The armor (including med kit) I just bought off the bay cost $55 shipped. I would have loved it if it were cheaper, but it's worth it to me to make my elder more accurate.

hmmm. nope. not worth that much to me. i'd pay maybe half that.
oh well. i've gotten lucky on ebay before...

 

[Hydeous]

The P2 Elder doesn't have the tube from chest to shoulder, so I just pulled it off. The soft rubber will just rip away. No repainting required. Easiest custom I've done.

Waitaminute... so the armor of P1 could actually fit on the P2 elder's body? I'm interested in doing such mod myself, but wanted to wait out and see first. So did you take off the batteries etc?

 

[SilentSurfer]

No modding needed to put the P1 armor on the P2 Elder. It fits perfectly. It's the same sculpted armor as the Elder, they just added a removable med kit and batteries, but the fit is exaclty the same.

All you have to do is switch the chest strap. Rip off and reglue. Easy peasy.

 

[Furious1]

SS, sorry for sounding ignorant, but what is the advantage to making the switch? I'm guessing so you can have the built in batteries to power the laser sight you are putting on the canon...

 

[SilentSurfer]

That's one advantage. The other is that you get full articulation out of the cannon, and you can have it go into sleep mode. Also, HT seems to have given the cannon more distance from the head, so the (Elder) Predator's dreads aren't all over it.

 

[prefused]

the reason i want to do it is because it just looks more accurate.
in the movie, the elder's cannon wasn't right next to his head. it was way out over his shoulder.
also, yes, it would be awesome to have the sight light up. even though i'd have no clue how to do that.

 

[SilentSurfer]

The site doesn't exist on the figure cannon, but could be scratch built.

Yeah, in the movie the whole shoulder assembly is kinda hanging off at an angle.

 

[usswanker]

I got my Predator last wendsday and I have to say this thread has helped a lot. Thank you guys for all the post you have put up on here. The Predator figure is by far the coolest HT figure that I have!

 

[SilentSurfer]

That's what this site's all about. It's helped me out plenty, and in many different ways.

 

[usswanker]

That's what this site's all about. It's helped me out plenty, and in many different ways.

Thats what makes this community so awesome!

 

[Cajunsith]

Here is my contribution to this thread. I removed the original lenses & added my own. I used clear clamshell packaging, just painted one side black. In hand, the lenses look a lot better than in the pics. Sorry for the crappy pics, my camera sucks.

 

[jutty]

this thread is superb,,some very excellent modifications here,,atm im too nervous to modify my Pred,

 

[Cajunsith]

this thread is superb,,some very excellent modifications here,,atm im too nervous to modify my Pred,

That's exactly why I bought 2 of these. 1 to leave original, & 1 to customize. This Predator is the BEST one Hot Toys made by far!!!

 

[SilentSurfer]

I've been thinking of doing a lens replacement too, but I'd go for the mirrored sunglasses approach. Just not sure of the best way to get the little grid line on the lenses.

 

[A.L.I.E.N]

That's what this site's all about. It's helped me out plenty, and in many different ways.

I understand completley, this site got me laid!:maul

 

[fawk3s]

I understand completley, this site got me laid!:maul

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