Alien VS Predator Thread

[customizerwannabe]

Thought I would start it off with this great set I got today. Made by Palisades.

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL64/1716765/16395788/259016988.jpg

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL64/1716765/16395788/259016984.jpg

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL64/1716765/16395788/259016979.jpg

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL64/1716765/16395788/259016973.jpg

Sorry for the dark pics. Here's a better one from ebay.

http://www.americanicon.com/images1/sgridscarset.jpg

[nash]

looks a little idealized but still nice

[customizerwannabe]

Yeah, Palisades made some really nice stuff and when they went belly up, the prices dropped like a rock. You can get a lot of those items for a song on the bay.:D

[p!tu]

This movie could have been a lot better!!! but i have hopes for the Second one!! Rated R and looking great!!:rock congrats on your new AVP dio:rock

[twistedfreak]

That looks good, Ed. How much did the set cost ya?

[Mudshark]

Yeah, Palisades made some really nice stuff and when they went belly up, the prices dropped like a rock. You can get a lot of those items for a song on the bay.:D

Yeah, too bad about Palisades. They really did make some cool stuff. I have a few LOTR figures they made. I remember seeing these AvP statues somewhere a while ago. I wouldn't mind having them at all, they look very well made. Btw, what do they generally go for on the bay these days?

[customizerwannabe]

That looks good, Ed. How much did the set cost ya?

I got a pretty good deal, but I think it was because the title was a little ambiguous. "ALIEN VS PREDATOR BATTLE SCENE FIGURES ". Got the pair for 100.00

[thx217]

Congrats on the set C. I too have the set for quite a while now, watch out on those blades(2 sets) on the Scar Predy statue, they are VERY fragile. Here're some pics of the their last piece, the Grid Alien(The color of the blood is not accurate but it an easy fix) bust.

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/9748/dsc09174copyls8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9789/dsc09176copyxe6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5876/dsc09215copyfs5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/2479/dsc09177copyed8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/2897/dsc09184copyrc6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/2894/dsc09191copybs4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/1185/dsc09200copymm0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8690/dsc09225copyel6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[PsychoCenobite]

Ooh! A nice slimey Alien! I like! :monkey5

PsychoCenobite :monkey5

[customizerwannabe]

Great piece and awesome pics!:D

[dekadentdave]

It's too bad that the HT Grid Alien doesn't look as good as that mini-bust. They just painted on the grid and the color was even wrong. The detail on that bust shows all of the grooves from the net cut into the dome. Incredible.

[Mudshark]

It's too bad that the HT Grid Alien doesn't look as good as that mini-bust. They just painted on the grid and the color was even wrong. The detail on that bust shows all of the grooves from the net cut into the dome. Incredible.

From a distance it does look like the grid is just painted on and that's what I thought when I first got it. But the scoring is there, it just isn't very deep. And even though the color is more green than yellow, you'd be surprised how quickly you get used to it. Maybe one of these days I'll repaint it when I have time, and cut the grid a little deeper while I'm at it, but I can live with it for now. Besides Queenie it was the only memorable alien in AvP, and it's the only HT Alien I have at the moment. I can hardly wait for that Aliens version!!!

The scoring is pretty hard to see in these pics, but it's there I tell ya! :D
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w245/Mudshark_Album/HTAvPGridAlien1-1.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w245/Mudshark_Album/HTAvPGridAlien1.jpg

[nash]

I like the brown alien much more than that grid one.

[dekadentdave]

I'll take your word for it but the paint really cheapens it I think. It looks like a glorified version of the McFarlane 12".

Les? Les? Yoo hoo... Les?

Grid could really use some of your magic.

[Mudshark]

I like the brown alien much more than that grid one.

I agree, Brownie has more character. Still, the Grid isn't too bad if you have one in your hands. A little tweaking would improve it quite a bit, and you wouldn't even have to have FML skills, but a complete workover would make it look a hell of a lot better than it does out of the box, no doubt about that!

[galactiboy]

I only have the regular grey version... but I think out of the three the brown is probably the best looking, but I don't think they ever had brown ones in the movie so it seemed like an odd choice to me.

[customizerwannabe]

I have all 3 versions and like them all. The paint on the grid could be better, but it is scored and can therefore be easily repainted.

[abake]

Has anybody tried removing the green paint yet?

[dekadentdave]

For Mudshark:

http://web.mac.com/dcordes/iWeb/Site/Photos%204_files/grid1.jpg
http://web.mac.com/dcordes/iWeb/Site/Photos%204_files/grid2.jpg
http://web.mac.com/dcordes/iWeb/Site/Photos%204_files/grid3.jpg
http://web.mac.com/dcordes/iWeb/Site/Photos%204_files/grid4.jpg
http://web.mac.com/dcordes/iWeb/Site/Photos%204_files/grid5.jpg
http://web.mac.com/dcordes/iWeb/Site/Photos%204_files/grid7.jpg
http://web.mac.com/dcordes/iWeb/Site/Photos%204_files/grid8.jpg
http://web.mac.com/dcordes/iWeb/Site/Photos%204_files/grid9.jpg

[Mudshark]

:rock :rock :rock :rock :rock :rock

Those pics rock, bro! Just what I was looking for. I can see the cuts are a lot deeper and there's also a lot more grid damage on the right shoulder than the HT figure has. Looks like they used later images for the blood pattern, judging from the "group" pic. I like the earlier look better, so I guess I've got some work to do. With these grabs for reference it should make the job a lot easier! I'll post some pics of him when the deed is done. Thanks again for the help, man! :cool:

[dekadentdave]

http://web.mac.com/dcordes/iWeb/Site/Photos%205_files/elder1.jpg
http://web.mac.com/dcordes/iWeb/Site/Photos%205_files/elder2.jpg
http://web.mac.com/dcordes/iWeb/Site/Photos%205_files/elder3.jpg
http://web.mac.com/dcordes/iWeb/Site/Photos%205_files/elder4.jpg
http://web.mac.com/dcordes/iWeb/Site/Photos%205_files/elder5.jpg
http://web.mac.com/dcordes/iWeb/Site/Photos%205_files/elder6.jpg
http://web.mac.com/dcordes/iWeb/Site/Photos%205_files/elder7.jpg

[gdb]

Those are from the movie!? That's way more quilles than on the surviving mask in Bob Burns' collection.

He looks like a rock lobster crossed with a puffer fish.

[Mudshark]

He does indeed! It's a lot easier to see all those details on him in stills like this. Now we have some cool pics to use as a reference for doing the quills on him.

Thanks again for these great screengrabs of the Elder, Dave. These are going to help a lot and should be all I need to get started on my own Elder repaint. I hope I can return the favor one of these days. :cool:

[figuremasterles]

Yeah dude! Timely pics!
My custom one is due anytime now. Thanks for this help. And yeah, Bob said that many quills came out of the mask. There are more, but not too many over a large area. Mostly beside and above the eyes, and the "beard", so beyond those, it's really personal preference.

Cool images!
Love dem Elders! :D

BTW, I know what those dreads feel like! Just thin hollow painted rubber, like a Halloween mask. Smells like latex. But, that's the magic of Hollywood! Looks GREAT on film! That's all that matters.

[figuremasterles]

Here's some AVP figure action!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/angremien/PredEld022a.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/angremien/PredEld021.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/angremien/PredEld026a.jpg

[customizerwannabe]

Now ain't that just purty!! Awesome setup Les! That Elder is incredible!

[gdb]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/angremien/PredEld026a.jpg

This shot could be used as a movie poster or book jacket!!

[dekadentdave]

Looks like a big-haired 80's heavy metal album cover.

[abake]

Beautiful stuff Les!

[Mudshark]

That should have been the cover for Black Uhuru's 'Brutal' album! Seriously!!!

[thundergod]

I just picked up the Ancient Predator (Special Version) on a shopping trip , It was in an "old school " model shop that sells train sets and die-casts for God's sake ! It should have been safe ! Anyway , I'm feeling rather extravagant as I'm also awaiting delivery of my Chopper from Sideshow this week . I'm on Sideshows "wait list" for the Celtic and it would seem churlish not to get an Elder to finish off the set . I'm telling you all this because you all share part of the responsibility and therefore blame ! I was quite happy with my single Scar Predator until this thread started and the photos seeped into my brain . Shame on you all. .:rolleyes:

[Mudshark]

Aw, c'mon now! You were meant to walk this path with us! Search your feelings... you know it to be true! :rolleyes: :D

[thundergod]

I've just back-ordered the Elder Predator from Sideshow . There , I hope you're satisfied .:rolleyes:

[customizerwannabe]

You can get it on ebay for a lot less than 129.00

[p!tu]

Or from Thirdzone.com for $84.95
thats were i got mine!

[bagelsncheesey]

Or from Thirdzone.com for $84.95
thats were i got mine!

thanks for the link p!tu. just ordered mine :rock :D

[p!tu]

thanks for the link p!tu. just ordered mine :rock :D
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rock:rock:rock:rock:rock:rock:rock:rock

[customizerwannabe]

Ordered a couple more myself. Thanks son!

[p!tu]

Ordered a couple more myself. Thanks son!
your welcome dad!!!!:monkey2
Are you making an army???

[bagelsncheesey]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rock:rock:rock:rock:rock:rock:rock:rock

btw how long did it take to ship out to ya, from the order date?

[p!tu]

btw how long did it take to ship out to ya, from the order date?
like 2 weeks!! so after 4 days! if you dont get a shipment notice start emailing them for one! Yo weres my FedEx Tracking #!!! its been 5 Days!! somthing like that!! i think something happend with mine cause theyre never that late! but what ever im not complaining at $85!!!!

[bagelsncheesey]

like 2 weeks!! so after 4 days! if you dont get a shipment notice start emailing them for one! Yo weres my FedEx Tracking #!!! its been 5 Days!! somthing like that!! i think something happend with mine cause theyre never that late! but what ever im not complaining at $85!!!!

hell no i'm not waiting 2 weeks.

:lol

[p!tu]

hell no i'm not waiting 2 weeks.

:lol
:rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl Hell no indeed!!!

[customizerwannabe]

your welcome dad!!!!:monkey2
Are you making an army???

Actually....:D

[bagelsncheesey]

Actually....:D

:rock :rock :rock

sounds good!

[thundergod]

Yeah , but ebay sales rely on paypal , which I have no problem with if I've got money in the account , but at the moment I'm pretty much reliant on the plastic as I'm not doing much selling at the moment ! So that's why these Predators will see me in the poor house! Like I've said elsewhere on the forum , I wasn't particularly bothered about having multiple Predators as the armour seemed pretty standard , but after watching the DVD extras and seeing pics posted of the figures "en masse" , I realised how damn cool they looked as a "clan" so there you go . I was trying to get out of the "completist" attitude of collecting stuff as my house ain't gettin' any smaller but I've just been given permission by The Wife for some display space in the main living room ( she has no knowledge of the movies ,but the look of the Predators seems to fit in with the "Ethnic" look of our recent re-decoration) getting a complete clan makes sense ! ( I love it when a plan comes together!) Just a brief aside though , visitors who have no 1/6 or genre interest , have been coming into my house ( I've had a recent addition to the family ) and saying ( I quote ) " Cool Predators " when they see my Scar and Ancient Predators on display . :D

[bagelsncheesey]

like 2 weeks!! so after 4 days! if you dont get a shipment notice start emailing them for one! Yo weres my FedEx Tracking #!!! its been 5 Days!! somthing like that!! i think something happend with mine cause theyre never that late! but what ever im not complaining at $85!!!!

P!tu!!!!!! My Elder Pred. is shipping out on Tuesday!!!!!! :rock :rock :rock :rock

[p!tu]

P!tu!!!!!! My Elder Pred. is shipping out on Tuesday!!!!!! :rock :rock :rock :rock:rock :rock :rock :rock awesome!!!!!!!!

[bagelsncheesey]

:rock :rock :rock :rock awesome!!!!!!!!

:monkey5 :monkey5 :monkey5 :monkey5 :monkey5 :monkey5

[customizerwannabe]

Got the notice that my 2 are also.:chew

[bagelsncheesey]

Got the notice that my 2 are also.:chew

sweet!!! let the army building begin :cool:

[thundergod]

Does anyone know how long it takes to ship from SST's EU warehouse to the U.K? Apparently my Chopper shipped on the 6th of this month and I'm still waiting! Should I be concerned?
UPDATE :It seems Chopper shipped from the U.S to the E.U warehouse on the above date! I could be waiting another week for My Boy to arrive .(Aaaargh!)

[bagelsncheesey]

Got the notice that my 2 are also.:chew

you get a tracking # yet? i haven't :monkey2

[customizerwannabe]

Yeah. Got it yesterday. Delivery will be on Friday.

[bagelsncheesey]

Yeah. Got it yesterday. Delivery will be on Friday.

****ing poop!! i better get mine on friday too :monkey4

[bagelsncheesey]

my Elder Pred. is waiting at home for me!! :rock only 5 hours of work left :monkey2

[p!tu]

my Elder Pred. is waiting at home for me!! :rock only 5 hours of work left :monkey2
:rock:rock:rock:rock:rock

[customizerwannabe]

Just got my 2!

[thundergod]

my Elder Pred. is waiting at home for me!! :rock only 5 hours of work left :monkey2
I hate it when that happens! Your work day ends up being the longest of the year . My wife has cottoned on now though , if there is a delivery , she doesn't tell me about it till I get home! This saves me the trouble of thinking up a lame-ass reason to quit work early .:o

[bagelsncheesey]

I hate it when that happens! Your work day ends up being the longest of the year . My wife has cottoned on now though , if there is a delivery , she doesn't tell me about it till I get home! This saves me the trouble of thinking up a lame-ass reason to quit work early .:o

:lol now that you mention it, today was a really long day. but now i'm at home with my pred! probably gonna take pictures of all the packaging and everything if anybody is interested. :rock :rock :rock

[p!tu]

:lol now that you mention it, today was a really long day. but now i'm at home with my pred! probably gonna take pictures of all the packaging and everything if anybody is interested. :rock :rock :rock
:rock!!!!put the quills on bitc h!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bagelsncheesey]

:rock!!!!put the quills on bitc h!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

no worries bro, i will. biiiaitchhhhhahthahhahattchhh!!! :rock

[betic1]

well I finally did it !
last week I was Hong Kong on Buisness and just could not resist the price and I broke down and bought the Chopper pred my first HT figure and after this I can say it wont be my last this thing is incredible ...
I saw the predator 2 on display there and I know I will be getting that as well as its easily my fav of the bunch !

[thundergod]

That's how it works Betic ! I had a single Scar for months then I picked up the Ancient . I'm now waiting for my Chopper to arrive , I have the Elder on "back-order" from SST, the Pred 2 on "pre-order" and I'm on the wait list for the Celtic! The H.T Predators are truly awesome pieces and once you lay eyes ( and hands) on one , that's it , they've gotcha!:D

[thundergod]

Couldn't wait any longer for an Elder from Sideshow so I folded and got one from ebay . ( Worked out cheaper too!) Now I just have to locate a Celtic , which is proving more difficult than I anticipated . Well , I'm on the S.S.T wait list so I suppose all is not lost .

[abake]

Alright!
Congrats man, can't have too many preds or aliens...

[FACEBOX]

http://www.cooltoyreview.com/SDCC07/SSCgallery1/IMG_8434-tn.JPG

http://www.cooltoyreview.com/SDCC07/SSCgallery1/IMG_8436-tn.JPG

http://www.cooltoyreview.com/SDCC07/SSCgallery1/IMG_8437-tn.JPG

[abake]

I'm really digging that Pred mask!
Beautiful design.

[Darth_Thorpe]

these bits are lookin awsome.........ahhhhhhhhhhhh:monkey5

[abake]

And in the latest news:

According to a post over at the Movie Maniacs forums, NECA has acquired the license for AvP2 figures.
Interesting news.

I supppose they will be doing the usual assortment of 6" figures plus a few 18". I hear that they are more into sculpt than articulation (unlike McFarlane's efforts for their Alien, Predator and AvP lines, which boasted extravagant ammounts of articulation for McF, and a less than accurate approach to sculpting).

[thundergod]

My Elder (finally) arrived today . Although my 4th Pred , so I know what to expect , I'm still taken aback by just how damn good this sucker is ! Absolutely fantastic!! I'm going for a lie down now before I begin the process of adding the quills . ( Gulp!!) :D

[bagelsncheesey]

My Elder (finally) arrived today . Although my 4th Pred , so I know what to expect , I'm still taken aback by just how damn good this sucker is ! Absolutely fantastic!! I'm going for a lie down now before I begin the process of adding the quills . ( Gulp!!) :D

Just put on a good movie! Makes the time go by quick :lol

Good luck buddy :rock

[thundergod]

Well, half way there! Took me best part of 2 hours to do using the smallest bit on my power tool and tweezers ! I'm an experienced modeller but Bloody 'ell , talk about a fiddly job . I think the main problem is that it's pretty difficult to pick out the spots to drill. They're in pretty tight but I've sealed them with a clear varnish . I'll finish off tomorrow and I'll need to touch up some paint here and there but so far , so good !:D

[twistedfreak]

So has anyone pre-ordered any of the props from AvP2?

[King Darkness]

So has anyone pre-ordered any of the props from AvP2?

I passed for now.

I'm hoping to see a 1:1 helmet from Predator.

[twistedfreak]

I passed for now.

I'm hoping to see a 1:1 helmet from Predator.


Yeah, we need to get that for sure. :rock

[figuremasterles]

Just for kicks...

My fully reworked and repainted Hot Toys SCAR....I carved in the scars on the helmet and head, and repainted all of the body and armor and helmet.
(You can't even tell in the photos that I even touched the armor! But in person you can. Dangit! )

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/angremien/Scar2.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/angremien/Scar1.jpg

And Twisted's Celtic, ready for action...and the mail!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/angremien/Celtic1.jpg

[p!tu]

awesomeness of course!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:monkey2:monke y2:monkey2

[bagelsncheesey]

And Twisted's Celtic, ready for action...and the mail!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/angremien/Celtic1.jpg

He looks like he's in a pod headed for earth!!

[Sachiel]

And in the latest news:

According to a post over at the Movie Maniacs forums, NECA has acquired the license for AvP2 figures.
Interesting news.

I supppose they will be doing the usual assortment of 6" figures plus a few 18". I hear that they are more into sculpt than articulation (unlike McFarlane's efforts for their Alien, Predator and AvP lines, which boasted extravagant ammounts of articulation for McF, and a less than accurate approach to sculpting).

They showed off a 2-up of the alien. Had some decent articulation. I'm sure we can expect these to be more accurate. Plus they're doing some 'classic' stuff.