Prime 1 Big Game Jungle Hunter Predator 1/4

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Looks like this piece is having a bit of a resurgence of late. And I'm part of it. I cancelled mine over a year ago due to the insane shipping cost Prime 1 requested from me (Something like $900+) I ordered the 1/3 instead.

Well that's paid off now and yet I found myself still looking at this. I messaged Secret Compass who still have some, and for less money than my original order so I bit the bullet. I have the DX bonus on the way.

Thanks to Gary, Sith and everybody else who post wonderful images of these things, they are always a big help when deciding whether or not to commit to such large purchases. At least I'll have this if Prime 1 do royally mess up the 1/3...

Hope it turns up in good condition & without the decal/paint issues Matt.

That shipping must have been a killer ?!?

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[marker2037]

Looking forward to your pics. I think if you get one that's without flaws, then it's a really amazing piece.

 

[clutch]

I'd like to see a proper repaint of one.

 

[Python]

Hope it turns up in good condition & without the decal/paint issues Matt.

That shipping must have been a killer ?!?

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Thank you, so do I. I'm not even sure what the shipping was tbh, I messaged asking if he could offer any kind of discount to tempt me in to buying another JH that I don't really need. He just gave me the total price and it was good enough for me to take it. It was less than my original order direct via Prime 1 anyway.

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Thank you, so do I. I'm not even sure what the shipping was tbh, I messaged asking if he could offer any kind of discount to tempt me in to buying another JH that I don't really need. He just gave me the total price and it was good enough for me to take it. It was less than my original order direct via Prime 1 anyway.

Would you mind checking and letting me know? (PM if you want)

How long until you have it? (I was going to wait until we see the condition YOURS is in before MAYBE progressing).

I'm asking because (like you) I keep coming back to this, but don't want to deal with PRIME1 direct.

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[Python]

Looking forward to your pics. I think if you get one that's without flaws, then it's a really amazing piece.

Thank you, obviously I'm hoping for the best. But realistically I'm well aware of what to expect from this. I know the head paint especially could b much better, and I know the movie mask has an ugly texture on it. But I'm okay with this, I plan to use the Guardian mask anyway mostly and I think over all it's a cracking statue despite its flaws. I kept on looking at it, and that's kind of my rule now before buying. Make sure I like a statue long term....

 

[Python]

I had one box turn up today... Always the way! And unexpected seeing as the tracking number shows it as still being sat in Heathrow airport. I think I'll wait until the other arrives until I open it up. What is in box 1 out of interest though, base or figure? I would assume base but that wasn't the case for my last Prime 1 statue.

 

[Jaycepticon]

Pretty sure Box #1 is the actual Pred itself.

 

[Python]

Pretty sure Box #1 is the actual Pred itself.

Thank you, I'll leave it shut then.

 

[jinkazama]

Pretty sure Box #1 is the actual Pred itself.

Yep, sure is, and has a bunch of accessories aswell [switch out hands, etc].

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Thank you, I'll leave it shut then.

Ah . . . the oft-discussed "Schrödinger's Predator" !


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[Python]

Mine arrived and is all set up. I will say this as my first opinion, the setup on this is almost painful, it's unnecessarily complex. I have no idea what Prime 1 were smoking when they broke this down in to 15 million pieces (a good few of which are unnecessary) And then offered one sheet of paper with tiny images on showing you where it all goes. If they go a similar route with the 1/3, we'll have to book the week off of work to get it set up. That said my experience was probably made more infuriating by a few issues. A couple of branches don't key in where they should for example as two parts of the base are glued together slightly off from where they should be. I'm going to have to perform a bit of surgery on a few branches. A piece of the bloody skull simply doesn't fit either, so that will be glued in along with my one broken piece (Another branch)


The statue on the whole is large and impressive for sure! But is a bit of a mixed bag. Normally when I first receive a new statue, I love it at first and can't stop looking at it, then that dies down after a while. I suspect this one is going to be the other way around and I do think that is largely down to the very involved setup of it. Said setup not only leaves you a bit frustrated, but it also forces you to spend time examining basically every part of the statue which highlights minor flaws that you wouldn't usually notice.

So what I'm going to do is leave it a week and see how it grows on me (Or not) And then snap some pictures and share all of my thoughts when I've unwound from it a bit. I do think I'll come back soon with plenty of praise (Balanced out with a few cons)

Although initial thoughts are that over all it's impressive, the paint could most definitely be better but isn't nearly as bad as a lot of people would have you believe. The movie mask is poor as I was already aware of, but the Guardian mask looks great, as does the closed mandible mouth. Also it is not 1/4! I'll be back....

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Congrats Matt - hope the wee beastie grows in your estimation as the days go by.

Looking forward to your more detailed thoughts when you have chance

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[Python]

Congrats Matt - hope the wee beastie grows in your estimation as the days go by.

Looking forward to your more detailed thoughts when you have chance

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Well I've had it one full day and it's already growing on me. Here's a few quick snaps to wet your appetite. And a few comparison shots of the bio from this next to the accurately scaled 1/4 bio from the SWS maquette. This thing is big!

Just a note, that is a sizeable coffee table he's sat on.

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Well I've had it one full day and it's already growing on me. Here's a few quick snaps to wet your appetite. And a few comparison shots of the bio from this next to the accurately scaled 1/4 bio from the SWS maquette. This thing is big!

Just a note, that is a sizeable coffee table he's sat on.

Great photos as always my friend

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[Python]

Great photos as always my friend

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Thank you, I look forward to hearing your thoughts, I really think you'll be happy over all. It's not perfect, but dare I say it is the best JH statue to date (It definitely is the JH, don't give me that big game rubbish) You'll like it a lot I'm sure. Just be careful putting th heads on! You really have to be rough with the dreads, they do flex but it's easy to think you have the head fully connected and let go when in reality it is just resting with the dreads pushing against the cannon housing.

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

. . . It's not perfect, but dare I say it is the best JH statue to date (It definitely is the JH, don't give me that big game rubbish) . . .

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[jinkazama]

Congrats Python! [and that coffee table he's sitting on would have to be quite big, for a 1/4 piece, the Big Game Jungle Hunter is rather large]........

 

[Jake207]

WOW that Gort mask is exquisite looking indeed. How some people dislike it is beyond me...

 

[ridetofight]

WOW that Gort mask is exquisite looking indeed. How some people dislike it is beyond me...

I really like all the terminator endoskeleton influence in it. It's like a self referential easter egg for its shared creators heritage.
I think the original helmet is gorgeous, but prime1 did it no favors on this release, that's for sure.