Prime 1: Predators - 1/3 Berserker Predator Statue

[csutkakoma]

Yeah, that was when they were fairly new though. They said a while ago that they've acquired the Terminator 2 licence and will be making statues and busts. Queen have been known to claim they'll be making stuff and then cancel though, so who knows.

Fingers crossed! Thank you the info!

 

[Python]

That’s my biggest issue with this and the Berseker. The P1/P2 were special and fully deserved 1:3 treatments but for a lot of folks like myself, their oversized 1:4 is where it’s at size and price-wise.

Why would they make Berserker and the AvP Pred’s in 1:3 scale first before 1:4?

Yeah I don't get it? I would buy a Wolf, Celtic and Berserker without even thinking about it if they were in scale with the big game cover art. I've ordered the 1/3 JH, but he's a special case! I'm not sure I can bring myself to order any more at this size unless they somehow manage to keep the price right down. And this is Prime 1 so that seems unlikely. The City Hunter doesn't seem to have sold well at all, I suspect this will do better because it's a infinitely better statue that their CH sadly was. But they still seem to be doing themselves out of business, these would sell like hotcakes if sized and priced like the BGCA. I can only assume it's a license thing. That or they are very much planning to double dip and want to sell as many high ticket statues before they release them in a more affordable scale.

I do want this regardless.

 

[Rotfish]

Could be that this is the size and price point they need to properly execute on their Predators. Just a shame they cost as much as a used car.

Still hope they make an Alien or two in this format. A Warrior in a museum-ish pose would look stunning next to the Jungle Hunter.

 

[Jaycepticon]

Still hope they make an Alien or two in this format. A Warrior in a museum-ish pose would look stunning next to the Jungle Hunter.

A 1:3 Grid would definitely look imposing. Shame he's such an afterthought design though when people think Xeno's.

 

[Collectorcol]

They nailed the base on this, looks awesome.

Why oh why did they drop the ball on P2.

This is going to see another hike is price I'm guessing. If it's similar to the P2 with masked and unmasked portrait included I might bite and totally forget about the City Hunter. Yes, he's still on my mind but...

Yeah, that base is so detailed I'm expecting another $500 price hike.

 

[uscmhicks]

I wouldn’t have thought there would have been a market for all of these 1/3 Preds years back but wealthier collectors have come out of the wood work over the last decade and slowly but surely 1/3 seems to have become the norm. I’d love to see a Wold but JH is more than enough for me. Never liked Berserker much, especially the face.

 

[Python]

They nailed the base on this, looks awesome.

Why oh why did they drop the ball on P2.

This is going to see another hike is price I'm guessing. If it's similar to the P2 with masked and unmasked portrait included I might bite and totally forget about the City Hunter. Yes, he's still on my mind but...

Yeah, that base is so detailed I'm expecting another $500 price hike.

I'm hoping that the City hunters sales are as low as we suspect they are and the Prime 1 will price this accordingly. I love the Berserker, but he's not even close to being as popular as the CH, they must know this. The basic Jungle hunter was $2500, that seems fair for this. Weird how they seem to have put so much effort into this over the CH though, what a bland and awkward statue that is compared to this and the JH.

 

[Goonsack Steve]

I'm hoping that the City hunters sales are as low as we suspect they are and the Prime 1 will price this accordingly. I love the Berserker, but he's not even close to being as popular as the CH, they must know this. The basic Jungle hunter was $2500, that seems fair for this. Weird how they seem to have put so much effort into this over the CH though, what a bland and awkward statue that is compared to this and the JH.

I agree with everything but the price. No way will this be below $3K. I'm guessing $3500 for the DXS unless there some sneaky Ultimate edition we don't know about

 

[Python]

I agree with everything but the price. No way will this be below $3K. I'm guessing $3500 for the DXS unless there some sneaky Ultimate edition we don't know about

I don't disagree, I don't actually expect this to be priced the same as the basic JH, but I think they will definitely struggle to sell significant numbers if it isn't. $2500 and I'm in, any more and I'll wait and see what else they come up with. Realistically, I'm not sure I can house more than two or three of these anyway unless I sell a lot of stuff. I had planned to just get the P1 & P2, but their P2 doesn't appeal to me at all. Maybe Berserker or Wolf can fill it's place.

 

[Unknown Hero]

Posted by Kelvin on Facebook.

 

[marker2037]

This looks miles better than the P2 1/3. What a shame. That piece is already leaning as well from the pics I've just seen. This looks amazing, but it's unrealistic for me to even think I can display this anywhere.

 

[Python]

I do like this, but the more I look at it, the more I think we shouldn't see quite so much face sticking out behind the mask. Also the Jaw looks crooked and sat a little low in those images. The bio is also entirely missing a groove along the cheek, it has one which should be much more pronounced and ultimately become a double line. Yeah the mask needs a bit of work.

 

[Goonsack Steve]

The bio is one thing I'm shocked more people aren't talking about. It's too far off the face and looks stretched vertically?

 

[csutkakoma]

This looks miles better than the P2 1/3. What a shame. That piece is already leaning as well from the pics I've just seen. This looks amazing, but it's unrealistic for me to even think I can display this anywhere.

The leg was broken and they couldn't fix it. It won't look like that.

 

[Time Lord Collector]

This Berserker Predator looks way better than the Assassin Predator. I wish it was a 1/4 or they had a bust 1/3 version like P1&2.

 

[Goonsack Steve]

This Berserker Predator looks way better than the Assassin Predator. I wish it was a 1/4 or they had a bust 1/3 version like P1&2.

Bust very well may be coming. Would be surprised if there wasn't one tbh

 

[Time Lord Collector]

Bust very well may be coming. Would be surprised if there wasn't one tbh

I hope you're right... Which also begs the same question with the Scar Predator from AVP (Alien Vs Predator) they teased in the upcoming showcase 2.

 

[Dundee]

Must say there is something quite aesthetically captivating about this statue. I'm not a fan of the movie but the more I look at this statue, the better it looks. The pose is growing on me. At first I thought it was a little too posy, but seeing more pics, I think it perfectly captures both the predators dominate physicality and his arrogant superiority persona i.e he believes his above predator code and above even the elders. The pose is technically perfect, faultless. Arguably 1/3 JH pose looks a little heroic with some angles, though being an honorable predator, he would be considered heroic, at least in the lens of his own kind. But this berserkers pose, there is remotely nothing to show his a good guy or a guy with an ounce of predator integrity. His 100% bad right to the bones.

Hopefully they fix the proportions of his mask and jawbone, it would be a shame if left unchanged as this statue is almost faultless artistically and concept wise.

 

[Time Lord Collector]

I thought the film was good and deserving of praise. Everything else you said I wholeheartedly agree/concur.

 

[FACEBOX]

Well that settles it. A real shame, but P2 just blends into the background. The other 2 statues for me are simply better looking statues in general (chatacter aside)

P1 and Berserker for me.
Might skip AVP, get Wolf and call it a day.