Action Figure Neca 1/4th Predator Custom Mod Thread Only

[SilentSurfer]

With plans to repaint my own and many others' who have asked, it's good to see that this guy comes completely apart without being totally ruined. Nice.

Waiting on some netting, but here's the state of my Pred:

 

[ashkanls]

l have an idea of how to add real cloth to the groin area.

Layers of well dyed/ painted cheese cloth

 

[jonny88]

Layers of well dyed/ painted cheese cloth

a little better then that.

 

[ironmann]

New lens for the mask.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

Hey, look, Jack the Ripper got a hold of this one

Damnit, Sprig. I was hoping I was the only one who thought of that.

 

[Theokan]

New lens for the mask.

Did you have to drill out the original plastic lens part before putting on the real lens?

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

^ Although I hate that textured look along with the bullet damage, you did a great job with that Bio.

 

[encline_designs]

Okay....so ALMOST time to get started back on mine... I had the work in progress on display at botcon...got a lot of love I must say... NECA should hire me as a sales rep...lol.. Like 20 people never heard of it and said they had to have it...

still gotta do A TON more details... gotta find some quills...finish the paint and LEDs...But it is getting there. and in case you are wondering...that is a RAVAGE the insult comic bot puppet..lol.. BOTCON!

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

Most accurate repaint of him yet..
Can't wait to see it completed.

 

[Rotfish]

Beautiful work! Any plans to use a glossy black lens replacement?

 

[The Rider]

Looks great!
I finished repainting mine...man i love this figure!

www.modelzone.com

Have you ore Joe Duneway repainted the Eyes with Pupils ?
Looks like the yellow-gray Neca paintjob.

Where did you get the bristles ? And how did you installed it?

Can you or Joe Duneway get a picture from above(Head with pattern) ?

 

[EndoT800]

Okay....so ALMOST time to get started back on mine... I had the work in progress on display at botcon...got a lot of love I must say... NECA should hire me as a sales rep...lol.. Like 20 people never heard of it and said they had to have it...

still gotta do A TON more details... gotta find some quills...finish the paint and LEDs...But it is getting there. and in case you are wondering...that is a RAVAGE the insult comic bot puppet..lol.. BOTCON!

Looking good! At least you more far along than where I'm at.
I need some damn quills too!

 

[JacktheRipper]

NECA netting?

Naw, the netting that I think would work is pond netting. I found some that's 1/4" mesh. Problem is that I've only found it online and the minimum order is 6' x 14' at around $45-46. Encline has the best netting it's just that the squares are too large.

Hey, look, Jack the Ripper got a hold of this one

Hey, I was gentle.

With plans to repaint my own and many others' who have asked, it's good to see that this guy comes completely apart without being totally ruined. Nice.

When I posted that pic I hoped people would use it to see how easy this figure is to take apart.
SOME HEADS UP:
*the neck is one piece and glued to the body.
*the chest is hollow. That white piece you see in the front is the glued piece at the waist. It was used to hold in the netting.
*To remove the legs and torso there are 3 screws: one you can see when you lift up the skirt. The other two are at the waist. The loin cloth is glued to the waist, just pull it off and you'll see the screws. From there the legs just fall off as does the waist.

PS: if pics are needed just lmk.

 

[Terminator_Fan_Game]

Naw, the netting that I think would work is pond netting. I found some that's 1/4" mesh.

But how do you know it will be the correct size?
1/4 could mean anything, right?

 

[abouttreefitty]

But how do you know it will be the correct size?
1/4 could mean anything, right?

1/4"= One quarter inch.

 

[Terminator_Fan_Game]

1/4"= One quarter inch.

I know that!
But 1/4 scale netting could be any size, right?
I mean the size of the squares could still be any size.

 

[JacktheRipper]

But how do you know it will be the correct size?
1/4 could mean anything, right?

No, 1/4" means that the square opening is 1/4" all around. At least in the way I've been going around and looking for this net. I'm specifically asking if the squares are 1/4". And I've been measuring.

The netting should be closer to 3/16", but that's been a far more difficult task in finding and making it look not so thick. The netting encline used looks like it's 3/8." The style looks fantastic, it's just that the square is too big.

And actually I'm learning more about nets then I'll ever need to know. Just say, "quarter inch mesh" and they'll know what you're talking about. I guess on the other side of the pond you could say, "10mm mesh." That might be slightly too large.

 

[Terminator_Fan_Game]

No, 1/4" means that the square opening is 1/4" all around. At least in the way I've been going around and looking for this net. I'm specifically asking if the squares are 1/4". And I've been measuring.

The netting should be closer to 3/16", but that's been a far more difficult task in finding and making it look not so thick. The netting encline used looks like it's 3/8." The style looks fantastic, it's just that the square is too big.

I see. Thanks for clearing that up.
Could you please give me the link to that netting once youve got it?
Thanks.

 

[JacktheRipper]

I see. Thanks for clearing that up.
Could you please give me the link to that netting once youve got it?
Thanks.

I'll definitely post it up once I order it and get it. I wouldn't want people ordering it and it doesn't work. They've sent me a better picturethen what they have on their site, but I'm not convinced it will work yet. Something about where the netting crosses doesn't look right.

let me get the picture and I'll show you....

Here's the pic:

The crossings look thicker then I would like.

 

[Terminator_Fan_Game]

Yeah, the area where they cross is thicker than I would like, too.
Great find though. I wonder how hard it would be to make string netting from scratch? There must be some kind of device that could be built to make things easy.
I'll probably do some research on it soon.