NECA 1/4 scale predator

[Desamo]

Excellent pictures minastirith

 

[sprig0701]

i'm at work ... and this is making me laugh really bad!!!
afraid i'm gonna wake up all the damn patients hehe

awesome

Do you work at a garage??

 

[azurepred]

Has anyone bought this book?
Amazon.com: The Winston Effect: The Art & History of Stan Winston Studio (9781845761509): Jody Duncan, James Cameron: Books

who hasn't?

 

[sprig0701]

who hasn't?

Mine just came from Amazon today. And ya know what? My wife was more intrigued and amazed by it than I was

 

[elämän merimies]

I get what you're saying. The way the HT pred-heads are now the mandibles need to be in place for the masks to fit - but why did that have to be so? Why couldn't they have got the mask to plug into the (empty) slots where the mandibles go? Excellent point, I don't see why they couldn't. Aswell as enabling greater sculpt accuracy it'd also eliminate the worry of scratching paint off the mandibles as you force the biomask on.

Lost in translation ... yes, my point exactly. It's not always easy to articulate, when your native language isn't english, but that's exactly what I meant. Thanks for the translation, buddy.

 

[azurepred]

Mine just came from Amazon today. And ya know what? My wife was more intrigued and amazed by it than I was

my fav book in the world!!!! They should release a part 2 or a Legacy Effects book.

 

[Terminator_Fan_Game]

who hasn't?

Me.
I was meant to buy it last month but forgot all about it until now.
Just placed my order for one.
Nice sig, BTW.

 

[modeljag]

Ahhh I want one!

 

[greygoose]

Ahhh I want one!

Go get him then!

 

[Elder_Predator2]

Of course.

@a-devandotherdude

One thing I've always thought would be perfect is if they, like you said, had the Bio plug into the face. It's just so much easier that way. Head sculpt could be accurate, you wouldn't scrape your 200$ figure, etc. And come on, they already do it with the mandibles and breathing mask..
I really just think they don't care anymore. A lot of people worship Hot Toys and will buy anything they make.

Kinda pisses you off, doesn't it?

They did with Falconer and I love that technique. Tracker will be the same way. It's just a _____ to unglue it at first.

 

[a-dev]

Lost in translation ... yes, my point exactly. It's not always easy to articulate, when your native language isn't english, but that's exactly what I meant. Thanks for the translation, buddy.

Yeah sorry I hope you didn't mind me rephrasing what you had said a bit

Its a great idea, I don't know why they didn't think of it, or if they did, why they didn't implement it. It would certainly seem to me to eliminate the excuse for innaccuracy because of getting helmets to fit etc.

 

[crows]

We seem to agree, but elder not wearing a bio is no reason for it not to work. And yes the bio is horrendous...

All I'm saying Hot Toys could've made the head work. I mean P2 elder sculpt was near perfection. All they needed to do was duplicate it to P1 with a few minor changes (elder's design was based on P1 anyway).
Unless... it's another case of V1 Joker and there's a DX written somewhere between the lines here, hmmm...
But anyway, rambling on... in my opinion all HT open mandibles look somewhat off (with the exception of P2), but if they really wanted to keep the interchangable mandibles and not give out three separate headsculpts, all they needed to do was make the bio in a fashion none of the mandibles need to be under it (you cant see them there anyway). The bio could've attach to the jaw, just like the mandibles. Maybe that way it would've even stayed on a little better? Hence there wouldn't of been anything to hold the artistry of the headsculpts back... What was so hard at that?

Overall, after seeing what NECA just pulled off, the Hot Toys P1 head/bio is a big disappointment.

I get what you're saying. The way the HT pred-heads are now the mandibles need to be in place for the masks to fit - but why did that have to be so? Why couldn't they have got the mask to plug into the (empty) slots where the mandibles go? Excellent point, I don't see why they couldn't. Aswell as enabling greater sculpt accuracy it'd also eliminate the worry of scratching paint off the mandibles as you force the biomask on.

I actually thought about this before, I mention it like 100 pages ago, but my Idea was, Why doesn't HT just make 3 sets of mandibles or something, have the pred Open mouth, have mandibles for close mouth without the bio, and if THERE needs to be mandibles underneath for the bio to fit, why not just sculpt a third set just for the bio, I mean, your idea is better, just have the Bio fit over the face without mandibles
I really dont want to talk bad about HT, but, i cant understand why they didnt

 

[adegregorio]

Another one of Joe Dunaway's custom jobs! Man, this could be one of my favorites!

 

[azurepred]

he actually already made a thread for it, but I guess most ppl don't like the dead end Pred . He's my 2nd fav after P1. Trying to grab the one Joe did actually

 

[Devil_666]

I don't know why they didn't implement it.

Because I guarantee people would complain about it. Especially about the Bio having plugs protruding out of it.

 

[Avenger]

I actually thought about this before, I mention it like 100 pages ago, but my Idea was, Why doesn't HT just make 3 sets of mandibles or something, have the pred Open mouth, have mandibles for close mouth without the bio, and if THERE needs to be mandibles underneath for the bio to fit, why not just sculpt a third set just for the bio, I mean, your idea is better, just have the Bio fit over the face without mandibles
I really dont want to talk bad about HT, but, i cant understand why they didnt

Wouldn't there be a big gap looking under the chin, if there were no mandibles, or if the bio plugged into mandible holes? You'd have to sculpt some mandibles on the bio to fill that gap. The 3rd set of mandibles is the only complete way to cover the problem.

 

[Elder_Predator2]

Look at Falconer, he can come with mandibles and still have the plug. No problem. It's already been done partially by HT man.

 

[ArmoredFoe]

Last night about 10:30 im watching tv I hear a crash and my wife and I are like what the hell was that...I sit and think for easily like 3 seconds I get up and rush to my room and blamo!!!! Preds couldnt take it anymore and took the dive. Hes ok nothings broke, but now his left leg and left ankle are super loose. I found him with this leg all twisted so I think that was enough to really loosen those joints to the point of he barely can stand on his own now unless I put all the weight on his other leg. I'll have to figure something about as to how to display him now.

 

[azurepred]

that's prolly the biggest downfall to buying figures. Do yourself a favor and invest in display cases. Every figure I have ever gotten, went into a display case, problem solved. Or maybe make a custom stand/base that will elimate any falling over due to a loose ankle joint. If you have room, a detolf would prolly be worth it too cause they are dirt cheap.

 

[evangelinus]

You must be very proud of your boys.

Yeah, man! very proud!