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greygoose
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No but I wish I did. Going to have to wait now as it's sold out at CSC. I should have jumped on it when I had the chance. I've got a nice spot in a tree in the garden ready for him.
I can't wait to get it from bbts
jonny88
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well got my masked pred today. here is my review.
he is big. very well proporsioned. he has the football player look, which is accurate. l love his stomach, he has a little pot belly and love handles, just like the movie. the head is perfect. not over sized like the Hot Toys version. dreads are great, much better then the Hot toys version.
the mask is painted perfect. better then l thought out of the box. the gap in the visor is there, but not bad at all. not noticable a foot away. the seam on the helmet is no big deal. at least not on mine, l can hardly see it. honesty if l didn't already expect it to be there l never would of noticed. l think pics are making it look worse then it is.
paint. l thought it's done well. armour paint looks acurate to the movie. definitely could use some high lighting and maybe a bit more detail. body paint is good, has that wet look. a little plain in some areas but very good overall. hands look great.
armour l was disappointed with. very disapointed actually. parts of it arn't even plastic, more like a very soft rubber that is bendable, such as thigh, shoulder and knee armour. disappointed with that. also VERY disapointed with the skulls. they too are rubber, they are bendable. l will try and find my own hard plastic skulls too put on him. verdabae is 3 peices on mine, not one piece, disappointment.
overall, l say any pred fan needs too get him. l was going to get the closed mouth, but l will not now, not worth getting two for me. l will try to find a head seperate but l dought it. he is not worth getting agaiin just for the head. am happy with just one.
the big question. is he better then the hot toys version? as a previous owner of two Hot Toys pred 1s l say he is better. body looks better, head doesnt look like a bobble head with the mask and the dreads are way better. smaller netting, canan moves better, body looks more like the movie. the only place hot toys wins is articulation. this guy doesnt really have any. that's fine with me though.
sorry if this is too long, but right now l am going to take some advil becauuse once l opened the box l got a bad headache from that new plastic smell.
he is big. very well proporsioned. he has the football player look, which is accurate. l love his stomach, he has a little pot belly and love handles, just like the movie. the head is perfect. not over sized like the Hot Toys version. dreads are great, much better then the Hot toys version.
the mask is painted perfect. better then l thought out of the box. the gap in the visor is there, but not bad at all. not noticable a foot away. the seam on the helmet is no big deal. at least not on mine, l can hardly see it. honesty if l didn't already expect it to be there l never would of noticed. l think pics are making it look worse then it is.
paint. l thought it's done well. armour paint looks acurate to the movie. definitely could use some high lighting and maybe a bit more detail. body paint is good, has that wet look. a little plain in some areas but very good overall. hands look great.
armour l was disappointed with. very disapointed actually. parts of it arn't even plastic, more like a very soft rubber that is bendable, such as thigh, shoulder and knee armour. disappointed with that. also VERY disapointed with the skulls. they too are rubber, they are bendable. l will try and find my own hard plastic skulls too put on him. verdabae is 3 peices on mine, not one piece, disappointment.
overall, l say any pred fan needs too get him. l was going to get the closed mouth, but l will not now, not worth getting two for me. l will try to find a head seperate but l dought it. he is not worth getting agaiin just for the head. am happy with just one.
the big question. is he better then the hot toys version? as a previous owner of two Hot Toys pred 1s l say he is better. body looks better, head doesnt look like a bobble head with the mask and the dreads are way better. smaller netting, canan moves better, body looks more like the movie. the only place hot toys wins is articulation. this guy doesnt really have any. that's fine with me though.
sorry if this is too long, but right now l am going to take some advil becauuse once l opened the box l got a bad headache from that new plastic smell.
greygoose
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LOL yes, your pics along with greygoose pics and all the other pics i saw here convinced me to buy all 3, at first I just wanted 2, but the pics made me change my mind
greygoose
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I really want the masked version now.. Haven't even recieved my closed mandible yet. Too bad it's the most wanted of the three.
greygoose
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Masked is most wanted?
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It looks like it.. Sold out at CSC and for like, $100. I could be wrong, idunno.
I expected the open mouth to be the most wanted, though.
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The biggest thing I noticed out of the box is how unblemished the armor and helmet are, far too clean, his armor in the film is dirty and almost blackened from use, particularly the plasma caster and pack.
Now you can't really see that in the film itself because of the movie lighting but it's VERY clear in the documentaries when we see Kevin wearing the full suit on set pantomiming and practicing his moves for the camera, there isn't a single spot or mark that isn't visible in those shots, great reference material.
I used black water-based acrylic and dabbed the armor with a small painting sponge and that really brought the armor down to film-accurate territory.
Now you can't really see that in the film itself because of the movie lighting but it's VERY clear in the documentaries when we see Kevin wearing the full suit on set pantomiming and practicing his moves for the camera, there isn't a single spot or mark that isn't visible in those shots, great reference material.
I used black water-based acrylic and dabbed the armor with a small painting sponge and that really brought the armor down to film-accurate territory.
greygoose
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Me too. Guess everyone loves the masked Predator look best.
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i picked up the last one they had in the store and it was like 115
ExMem-LarjaThwei
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Daaaayyyyuuum....
greygoose
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How many Preds do you think CSC have sold?
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^ Yea wasnt gonna get him but then since i heard they were selling out i figured i should. I picked the others up for only 70 and live down the street from CSC so no shipping
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Just got a masked one from amazon (ordered for $100 once the csc price went up to $115) today. Really impressed with this.
My wife knows that most of my stuff is sideshow, besides a few hot toys and cm preddy. She was very surprised that this was a neca "toy."
I've got the open mouth one coming tomorrow. Had to jump on these. Amazing quality for the price. Not trying to start any arguments here, but this looks right at home with alot of sideshow stuff.
I mean, I've read everybody else's comments and expected to be like "hey, it looks good for a neca toy." I don't find myself saying that, though. It looks really good. Period. If I hadn't heard about this and seen it at a store, I would have thought it was a high quality (and high price) statue.
Ok, enough gushing.
My wife knows that most of my stuff is sideshow, besides a few hot toys and cm preddy. She was very surprised that this was a neca "toy."I've got the open mouth one coming tomorrow. Had to jump on these. Amazing quality for the price. Not trying to start any arguments here, but this looks right at home with alot of sideshow stuff.
I mean, I've read everybody else's comments and expected to be like "hey, it looks good for a neca toy." I don't find myself saying that, though. It looks really good. Period. If I hadn't heard about this and seen it at a store, I would have thought it was a high quality (and high price) statue.
Ok, enough gushing.
greygoose
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Just got a masked one from amazon (ordered for $100 once the csc price went up to $115) today. Really impressed with this.
Congrats on the purchase.
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Probably somewhere between 300-500
jack burton
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Congrats on the purchase.
I shouldn't be this giddy over this.
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