Predator 2: Shadow Predator (2011 Toy Fairs Exclusive)

[Elder_Predator2]

No, I actually like the sculpt, just wish the head was a little larger. To me the size and sculpt are two different things.

 

[RIDDICK]

No, I just wish the head was a little larger.

WRONG!

It isnt working, you still don't respect Tsang's creativity because the size of this hideous head is a part of his vision also

 

[Ultragunner]

This is the first real snap-shot I've seen. As I thought I REALLY dislike the fur.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

His head looks so tiny... With those giant mandibles.. Maybe it's just the pic..

 

[a-dev]

I don't like the open mandibles on Shadow. I'll be using the closed ones permanently.

 

[Ultragunner]

I kind of like the forehead though.... still Shadow is so damn plain.

 

[Rotfish]

I'm cool with the open mandibles. Can't complain about anything except for the body paint apps...

Luckily, it seems to look nicer with the netting and armor on. Get him in a cool pose and no one will be the wiser.

 

[karamazov80]

Do you have problem with the way the paint was applied, or with the stylistic decisions regarding the paint design? Looks to me that this was very well done from a technical paint application perspective--as is the norm for Hot Toys.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Paint looks fine to me.

 

[Rotfish]

Do you have problem with the way the paint was applied, or with the stylistic decisions regarding the paint design? Looks to me that this was very well done from a technical paint application perspective--as is the norm for Hot Toys.

I'm not sure... I'd say application. For lack of a better term, the paintjob seems more 'obvious' than on other figures. The Lost Predator had the same issue on his head; the design was just so bold that it was nearly impossibly to get it to look like real skin.

I guess I wish HT used smoother paint apps, maybe some subtle blends around the edges so that the reddish-brown doesn't pop up too suddenly from the base yellow. Kind of like the slight bleeding effect the costume has.

Taking Lost into account once again, it's not really a big deal once they're all displayed together. These Losties have outlandish designs and HT tried their best to replicate them at 1/6 scale. Seeing as how paint is their strongsuit, I'll trust their judgment here. Just wondering if anyone else noticed anything odd about the bare body.

 

[karamazov80]

Looks OK to me, but I'm not a hardcore Predator guy so I'm pretty easy to please with these things. The black spots do appear pretty bold and to have sharp edges, but I can't tell how they differ from the screen version in that pic you posted.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

Imagine this quality on a figure...

 

[Rotfish]

Looks OK to me, but I'm not a hardcore Predator guy so I'm pretty easy to please with these things. The black spots do appear pretty bold and to have sharp edges, but I can't tell how they differ from the screen version in that pic you posted.

Yep, not a lot of references to look at. I can understand that a little bit of each Lostie is open to interpretation, as a result.

 

[prefused]

Taking Lost into account once again, it's not really a big deal once they're all displayed together. These Losties have outlandish designs and HT tried their best to replicate them at 1/6 scale. Seeing as how paint is their strongsuit, I'll trust their judgment here. Just wondering if anyone else noticed anything odd about the bare body.

you might wanna rethink that. i don't think there's one part of the Elder that's the right color. and the Lost and the Guardian are really off too. this is the first lost clan pred that has a halfway decent color scheme.

and there's actually a decent amount of references to look at. HT decided not to use them.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

Paint quality, though..

 

[a-dev]

Imagine this quality on a figure...

I dunno man the neck looks a bit wierd!

 

[Rotfish]

you might wanna rethink that. i don't think there's one part of the Elder that's the right color. and the Lost and the Guardian are really off too. this is the first lost clan pred that has a halfway decent color scheme.

and there's actually a decent amount of references to look at. HT decided not to use them.

True, true.

and there's actually a decent amount of references to look at. HT decided not to use them.

I was referring to Snake, there. Can't find very many pictures of the body.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

/Google Lost Predators

And you've got a few nice pics already..

 

[denger4000]

Hopfully hot toys makes the last 5, or should I say 4, from looking it no real point in making "lost hunter"
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cyjP68JdxH0/TWFPObA8l_I/AAAAAAAAAgM/ajevGuaJZLY/s1600/lostclan.jpg

looks exactly like Jungle Hunter. right?

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

Uh, no?

P2 armor and what I assume is P2's paint scheme..

They'd definitely make Anytime 2. They already have everything they need.