Official PREDATOR thread!

[p!tu]

How bout a side by side comparation of both!!!!
PLZ!!!!

 

[Bardoon]

FINGER-LICKIN' GOOD!

 

[sandman1]

Hi People,
Just curious, The HT Predators, what type of articulation does the body have? I see lots of pictures of them standing around on the bases, but can the body achive the kneeling/crouching poses that a hunter or something stalking game would do...you know, crouched down, looking at some tracks or getting ready to spring?
If anyone has any photo's like that, could you post them? I want to buy one, but I want to see what they can do first.

 

[Mudshark]

Thanks for all the positive comments guys! I really appreciate it. I've been futzin' around with the Grid Alien and the Ancient Predator to see what kind of a scene I could make. Same old brick background, but I found I could actually pose the Predator like this without using a figure stand. With good lighting and a nicer background this would probably look a whole lot better, but it's fun just seeing what kind of scenes can be set up with these great HT figures.

 

[King Darkness]

Hi People,
Just curious, The HT Predators, what type of articulation does the body have? I see lots of pictures of them standing around on the bases, but can the body achive the kneeling/crouching poses that a hunter or something stalking game would do...you know, crouched down, looking at some tracks or getting ready to spring?
If anyone has any photo's like that, could you post them? I want to buy one, but I want to see what they can do first.

Heres an idea of their posablity.

Pix by Edwint.

 

[Reinhardt]

this pic is awesome!!!!!!!

Pix by Edwint.

 

[abake]

Unfortunately, the armour gets in the way of the poseability...
But the base body is as posable as it gets!

 

[sandman1]

king of darkness- You just made up my mind!! Those are the kinds of photo's that I have been waiting to see.... Fantastic job!!!

 

[dekadentdave]

Thanks for all the positive comments guys! I really appreciate it. I've been futzin' around with the Grid Alien and the Ancient Predator to see what kind of a scene I could make. Same old brick background, but I found I could actually pose the Predator like this without using a figure stand. With good lighting and a nicer background this would probably look a whole lot better, but it's fun just seeing what kind of scenes can be set up with these great HT figures.

Mudshark those pics kicks serious ass!!! WOW!!! Looks just like they are in the temple! Those pics rock!!!!!

 

[screamingmetal]

king of darkness- You just made up my mind!! Those are the kinds of photo's that I have been waiting to see.... Fantastic job!!!

Bare in mind that it takes a little effort to achieve such poses and that the older figures have more limited movement because the net body suit is a bit tighter fitting. Also the first two figures, Scar and Celtic don't have ratcheted shoulders which helps posing.

 

[The ill Jedi]

Great pics once again Mudshark, I love the Predator 'victory' scene!

 

[Mudshark]

Great pics once again Mudshark, I love the Predator 'victory' scene!

Thanks, man! I wish HT would make a new Predator head sculpt with the mandibles wide open, so we could pose them doing the 'victory howl'. That would totally rock!

 

[p!tu]

Thanks, man! I wish HT would make a new Predator head sculpt with the mandibles wide open, so we could pose them doing the 'victory howl'. That would totally rock!

Tell me about it!!! that would rock!

 

[Mudshark]

Bare in mind that it takes a little effort to achieve such poses and that the older figures have more limited movement because the net body suit is a bit tighter fitting. Also the first two figures, Scar and Celtic don't have ratcheted shoulders which helps posing.

Here's a slight modification that can help squeeze a little more poseability out of the head, at least. The stock figure's neck joint is fairly limited in range of motion, especially with the dreadlocks and armour in place, but if you file away some of the plastic around the base of neck before you assemble the head, it allows the head to be tilted back or forward quite a bit more than before. Anyway, here are some pics if anyone is interested. Everything is hidden under the collar piece when fully assembled.

 

[sandman1]

Bare in mind that it takes a little effort to achieve such poses and that the older figures have more limited movement because the net body suit is a bit tighter fitting. Also the first two figures, Scar and Celtic don't have ratcheted shoulders which helps posing.

Thanks for the tip... I am picking up a "chopper" body and am going to build a P1 version off the base body, I have done 2 pred's in the reverse order, using some HT parts, and different body's. I am happy with the results, but am still looking for a little more posability from the base body, but couldn't find any of the more action orientated photo's of the body. I have no hesitation to cut and dremmel out joint area's to achive this, but it's nice to see the companies going one step further everytime to try to please the varied tastse of collectors/customizers.
also, don't be afraid that the netting will rip if over extended, I've put it on the bulky DC Direct body's for my customs, and it actually streched out over the course of a month and even hang's off the body in places, and even where I had to cut it to fit over the calves it didn't shred or unravell, so it doesn't hinder the articulaton at all,(after time).

 

[RUMADMAN]

these arrived in the mail today..

so now i have an extra Celtic predator. i might consider selling it but i am not sure at the moment..

 

[Fritz]

Two words... "F'N AWESOME!!!!!!!"

 

[p!tu]

IF you havent seen this you should!!! I know what your thinking!! WTF Batman!!! what about the Predatros!!!! Just Watch it!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjp0I_okX0w

 

[dekadentdave]

Batman Dead End has been around for some time now. Always cool to watch.

 

[p!tu]

Batman Dead End has been around for some time now. Always cool to watch.

i know but i watched it again today and didnt know if yall had seen it!!!

So how about a custom Red pred!!!