Prime 1: Predator - Jungle Hunter 1:3

[Jungle Demon]

Looks like some of the base areas are hollow.

[SDguy]

Probably a good thing. As heavy as it is now, it would be unliftable if it was a solid slab. Though I would have prefered the hollow areas NOT be where holes get drilled and pieces get inserted.

[Halcyon]

Originally Posted by SDguy

I've drilled, dremeled, and shaved parts of my statues before, but, yeah, I'm not a huge fan of the largest hole, just being that, a hole, in the shell of the base... no collar or sleeve for the plant stems to insert into and lock in place.

big congrats receiving your statue. your ES No is close to mine and some minor flaws can always happen bcs factory producing so many parts and some of them get damaged during casting or painting stage but still are added in end product.

About the base. I would say just drill the holes in places you still like to put a few leaves and let the others as is.
Large blank holes without any leaves is eye-sore anyway. Like you said they have no nice finish/collar etc.

The 1/4 also had them way bigger than the stems. incomprehensible why.

[Halcyon]

Originally Posted by Jungle Demon

Screw FB. You have us. There is no Prime 1 censorship on this forum.

Amen to that, Lol..

[SDguy]

Originally Posted by Halcyon

big congrats receiving your statue. your ES No is close to mine and some minor flaws can always happen bcs factory producing so many parts and some of them get damaged during casting or painting stage but still are added in end product.

About the base. I would say just drill the holes in places you still like to put a few leaves and let the others as is.
Large blank holes without any leaves is eye-sore anyway. Like you said they have no nice finish/collar etc.

The 1/4 also had them way bigger than the stems. incomprehensible why.

To the credit of the design, the holes are in fact completely hidden from any even remotely normal view, tucked away behind the tree, in the very back. But also because of this, the plants can just be placed/leaned against the tree in the back, and no one would ever know/notice the holes are missing, so I'll likely just leave things like that.

[Forps is back]

Guys, this is the BEST Predator on the market by far (probably along with Wolf from Sideshow). Nevertheless as soon as hype dries, it will sell for -20% below retail (including shipping) and i am possibly generous here.

3 reasons for this

1) An incredibly high total ES
2) An already high initial price (the piece does not have room to breathe. Prime 1 already took all the "aftermarket money" off the table with its pricing along with shipping
3) Predator is an old license. Noone under 25y old cares for it. Its fans are basically guys between 30 and 50. Newer generations dont care about it. New Predator movies didnt create any hype. So in 20 years time, when kids being 15y old now are 35y old then, would not even care about this license. Or to acquire some pieces from it. This can only change if Disney hypes it enough in order to gain new fandom.

From the current licenses, Marvel would be the KING in 20y time (all kids watched MCU like you watched Arnold), DC and Star Wars that constantly create new fans.

This piece is marvellous but no way you can make your money back as soon as hype fades away. The combination of the aforementioned 3 reasons is arguably impossible to overcome.

Mark my words!

[jinkazama]

Originally Posted by Forps is back

Guys, this is the BEST Predator on the market by far (probably along with Wolf from Sideshow). Nevertheless as soon as hype dries, it will sell for -20% below retail (including shipping) and i am possibly generous here.

2 reasons for this

1) An incredibly high total ES
2) An already high initial price (the piece does not have room to breathe. Prime 1 took all the aftermarket already with its pricing along with shipping
3) Predator is an old license. Noone under 25y old cares for it. Its fans are basically guys between 30 and 50. Newer generations dont care about it. New Predator movies didnt create any hype. So in 20 years time, when kids being 15y old now are 35y old then, would not even care about this license. Or to acquire some pieces from it. This can only change if Disney hypes it enough in order to gain new fandom.

From the current licenses, Marvel would be the KING in 20y time (all kids watched MCU like you watched Arnold), DC and Star Wars that constantly create new fans.

This piece is marvellous but no way you can make your money back as soon as hype fades away. The combination of the aforementioned 3 reasons is arguably impossible to overcome.

Mark my words!

Welcome to the forum!

[SDguy]

Originally Posted by jinkazama

Welcome to the forum!

[Mr. Shoosh]

Originally Posted by Forps is back

Guys, this is the BEST Predator on the market by far (probably along with Wolf from Sideshow). Nevertheless as soon as hype dries, it will sell for -20% below retail (including shipping) and i am possibly generous here.


Mark my words!

In other words.. “I’ll generously take anybody’s statue for -10% right now.”

[Jungle Demon]

Originally Posted by Forps is back

Newer generations dont care about it.!

To be honest: I don’t care about the new generation. They are like aliens to me. All they care is some tiktok stupidity. Stuff that is relevant for 5 minutes.