hi guys & gals,i made this resinkit up over the last few days..........scored it offa ebay.
its heavy weight (solid) resin,and is very detailed.its been a pleaseure to assemble & paintup....... B)

oops,.i see the lower mandibles need a lil ink wash..lol!!
dang that unforgiving camera............... :lol:

Nice kit, now exatly how much preditor stuff do you have? from what ive seen your house must look like some kind of macarbe preditor shine!

i guess my attraction to predator related stuff goes way back to when i first saw predator at the theatre.
i like the alien franchise also,and now that the two monsters have become amalgamated by avp,and the upcoming avp2,........
i guess my collections only going to get larger over time.....lol !!
ive always liked japan,and took a trip over there a while back,so natrually i love the "samurai" aspect of predator fan bits & peices also.
im looking forward to seeing the new suits in avp2,......and am planning on "trooping" at the theatre for screenings of the film.
i own 2 fullsized predator suits.
a celtic avp suit,and a samurai predator suit. (a.ka. "big-red" offa batman:dead end)
i own a small collection of full-sized bio helmets,and am currently seeking to expand that collection.most of my collection of alien/predator related comic books were destroyed when my house flooded last week,so im working on rebuilding the comic book collection now.
palisades toys made a great range of aliens/predator polystone collectibles,and ive got most of them.
anyways,im always looking for more bits to add........lol!!!
the predators are a great looking alien in my opinion,strong,silent,invincible....great smile..........lol!!
and i love the scenes in avp that depict the predators "god" status. (ships hover atop pyramids in the background)....WICK-ED !!!
followed by a great lookiing shot of predator warriors atop a pyramid,twirling weapons and shooting plasmacasters as
they face "the great serpents"...........in short,the yautja warriors are the biz for me,........
the predators also have a "code" for hunting,so they havent been reduced (yet) to stupid,killer type aliens.........
ie:no preds have ever cracked a one-liner before the kill,and with luck,that'll never happen...........lol !!

i scored a few cool avp/aliens autographs offa ebay last week...............woot !!!! (got em framed,and on the wall in my dungeon...... B)

I was talking to an american guy who makes preditor suits the other day (mike/dragnfrye4) sounds like a huge amount of effort goes into making one, Id love to try to make one myself, but at the moment I lack the experience and funds (and workspace and materials) If im ever in your neighbourhood Id love to take you up on the offer to see your collection, especially the full size suits

yup,i know mike (from the hunterslair)......hes a cool dude,talented painter,and has a coupla kick arse suits.
he's also a huge bde(batman:dead end) fan,so we instantly clicked once i made myself known on the lair.
he has a great mask (i think its a db mask,but cant be sure,and i believe his suit is a db suit also.)
as with the sw costuming community,the pred suit makers prefer to be un-named on forums like these..............
but yeah,i know mike.
i frequent the hunterslair,and also the hive.

if you're in the neighbourhood tim,you're more than welcome.
pm me when/if you're keen.

the entire reason ive gotten into making & painting up resinkits,is because a while ago,i was in intimidated by the skill i saw on the lair,
but after chatting with those guys,and realising tha thtey are regular flesh & blood beings (ie:not gods......lol)
i wanted to step up to the challenge................and so begins my journey.
my hope is to be good painter someday.

db= Bravo right? Iheard a bit of controversey about him, caused by dss, drama..... :rolleyes:

oh yeah, where exactly is your neighbourhood? I dont think Ive ever heard or Ngaruawhaia

bravo ?........yep,the one & only.
drama,drama,drama,.........great artist.very,very talented painter,makes the best suits ever.
i wont speak of db here,but everything you've heard is true.
i deal with snyder........he makes suits quickly,is honest,and you get your suit in good time.
if you have sent db money,kiss it goodbye...............

in regards to my location,pm me for details.
i wont post my address on here.

pm sent tim........

i phoned hugh tonight,to enquire bout some cool collectible goodness...........(i like the old fashioned,personal touch :phonecall)
and hugh made some favourable comments on my elder paintup.
i'll put some "unpainted" pix up tomorrow of my newest kit tomorrow.
(as per hughs request for in-progress pix)
thanks hugh,i appreciate the positive comments dude.........very kind,and very motivational............. B)

heres the latest kit,unpainted,white resin.......all components have been washed in hot water,with a lil dishwash liquid added,to remove any seperation compound that the mouldmakers may have unwittingly left on the parts......
the next pic,is of same peice,now has been spray painted with a black undercoat.

and here is a most unflattering pic,of the first base coat. (skin tone) pror to skin tone effects being applyed by airbrush.note that at this stage of the paintjob,the skin looks awful.............

at this stage,ive just added some skin tone effects by airbrush.the look im going for is "flare/rage"
ie:a tiger type skin pattern.ive also begun armor painting now.......

and here he is.........with a few lil tweaks here & there,this guys a done deal........later guys & gals ! ;) B)

Very nice:) I have only ever sculpted people in the past and painted them, but I do know what control and skill you need to paint :)

Isn't dishwashing liquid about the most useful cleaner ever? I use it to strip mohair so I can dye it for doll wigs. The best mohair seems to be unwashed (it smells *very* goaty...) and the best way to clean it is to comb it and wash it in a mixture of water, dishwashing liquid and a little meths. Pretty much the combo you use to wash windows;)

But yes, very cool :)

:excl: :blink: :speechless: :bowing with reverence:

thanks michaela,and hugh...........i reckon the last peice needs to be re-named "pred takes new surf board to the beach"
.........its just occured to me thats what it looks like............lol !!! :lol:
i have a few resin kits enroute from overseas currently.
one of the kits (a masked pred fighting an alien warrior) is sure to be my fave of all time..............i tremble with anticipation.
ive fallen victim to "garage kit ate my wallet" syndrome.........he,he,he.........but it feels so damn right.............

guess i'll see you both in a few weeks yes ?
later,
lance.

This post has been edited by td-0745: Feb 23 2007, 11:01 PM

heres a pic of the unpainted/yet assembled kit ive got coming...............
it surely represents the ultimate avp type kit in my opinion........
im waiting to paint this baby up........its gonna rock fur sure........

The dude with the Queen's head looks great. Your gonna have to start running workshops soon.

Looking forward to the next one...looks like a cool sculpt.