NEW PREDATOR 1 MAQUETTE by Sideshow

[Centurion]

The pics on this page and previous page are no longer loading. Anyone else not seeing them?

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

The pics on this page and previous page are no longer loading. Anyone else not seeing them?

Photobucket has been down for the last 12 hours - https://downdetector.com/status/photobucket

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[Centurion]

Photobucket has been down for the last 12 hours - https://downdetector.com/status/photobucket

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OK. Just making sure. Thanks bud

 

[greygoose]

Photobucket has been down for the last 12 hours - https://downdetector.com/status/photobucket

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Hopefully it stays down. Has to be the most crap image hosting site out there.

 

[KainSwiss]

Hopefully it stays down. Has to be the most crap image hosting site out there.

...?.........Absolutely

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Well, if it's all the same to you good folks, I rather it came back up since (excepting my last pic) that is where I uploaded all the pics that I put on this thread

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[Collectorcol]

Used PB for years until it deleted every picture I posted.
Tiny Pic all the way.

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Used PB for years until it deleted every picture I posted.
Tiny Pic all the way.

I'll look into that - it should be rebranded though - maybe "MEGA-pic!"

(* EDIT *) - lol - their site isn't responding - SERIOUSLY

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[KainSwiss]

I'll look into that - it should be rebranded though - maybe "MEGA-pic!"

(* EDIT *) - lol - their site isn't responding - SERIOUSLY

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Forget Photobucket it's trash lol.

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Forget Photobucket it's trash lol.

It's been fine for me for years. No problems at all (until today - they have a "scheduled outage" on the go).

And since "tiny pic" is down, I can't really compare the 2

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[Collectorcol]

I praise TinyPic then they kill my Sig

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

And another bit of info for those of you that were curious.

I approached Sideshow's "Alex" on "Statue Forum" (the "Ask Sideshow" thread) regarding the "2 heads vs. removable mask" discussion.

That's THAT bit put to rest

Hi Alex

The Sideshow site shows the new Predator 1:4 maquette as having "swap out portraits".

Some people were thinking this might mean 1 head with a removable mask.

Can you please confirm that this comes with 2 heads (per the recent Predator 2 maquette) and NO removable mask.

Many thanks - Ian/Spike.

. . . The piece will be like the P2 Maquette...two separate/swappable portraits. Not a bio mask that can be taken on and off . . .

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[Centurion]

Thanks for confirming.

 

[V8Falcon]

What are the eyes on the mask of the P2 maquette like? Detailed down to the screen like the Stan Winston maquette or are they just painted black? Hard to tell in pictures but this doesn't look to have the screened eyes.

 

[KainSwiss]

I can't see how they could have pulled that off with a bio mask only switch out. Would damage the paint over time unless it's magnetic of some sort. Good job clearing that up. But you should have asked him about that silly gap maybe? Because it's clearly not present in the con displayed piece

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

I can't see how they could have pulled that off with a bio mask only switch out. Would damage the paint over time unless it's magnetic of some sort. Good job clearing that up. But you should have asked him about that silly gap maybe? Because it's clearly not present in the con displayed piece

Didn't need to - the gap has already been explained.

Sec - let me go find the post . . .

. . . here we go . . . see post # 1112​

You keep saying "4 biggies", but if you read my post it would seem it's most likely down to 3.

As you said on the other forum (quite correctly), "that biomask was just not pushed in all the way in the professional photos".

It IS down to the way the "key" between the head and mask is (1) sculpted, and (2) positioned when gluing.

But that's why the highlighted bit of my post is relevant . . .​

. . . Yeah - the "gap" is one of the "4 biggies" The P2 had the same issue (sculpted by the same team) - I only ever saw 1 P2 that had it correct on delivery - so I'd put money on how THIS one will be delivered too.

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[Heavy Metal Spike]

What are the eyes on the mask of the P2 maquette like? Detailed down to the screen like the Stan Winston maquette or are they just painted black? Hard to tell in pictures but this doesn't look to have the screened eyes.

Painted black mesh/material.

• You can sort of see it if you view THIS video (full screen) starting at 4:28 . . . https://youtu.be/wYfai9TyvxA?t=4m28s
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• Or (better still) this one (full screen) starting at 7:53 . . . https://youtu.be/QIaExI7XaZ8?t=7m53s

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[KainSwiss]

Didn't need to - the gap has already been explained.

Sec - let me go find the post . . .

. . . here we go . . . see post # 1112​

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Hmmm let's just hope lol they address this. "Maybe not"

 

[Centurion]

Hmmm let's just hope lol they address this. "Maybe not"

Agreed. I'm still skeptical myself.
No guarantees until you see the in-hand version.

They might forget to put netting on the legs.

 

[JAWS]

Finally found pics of my Neca Predator... As you can see I really thought a lot of the piece... Lack of true 1/4 was it's undoing for my collection.