THE 3 BROTHERS TOGETHER AT LAST! Turning a KO Scar Predator into a Chopper Predator using random and HT parts.

I really don't know about the details on these, but I'm sure you're excellent in figuring them out. And they look very convincing so far.

GubernatorFan wrote:I really don't know about the details on these, but I'm sure you're excellent in figuring them out. And they look very convincing so far.

This. They always make most of the scenes with “monsters” so dark (probably so you can’t tell it’s a man in a rubber suit) that I can’t always see all the details.

Good point, Mark. Plus to dial up the creepiness effect if you can't see it too well.

Nice cooking tool, Vin Diesel would be proud! That net worked out well.

So ze chopper Predator is called that way because he forced Arnie to shout the famous choppa line?

And I think hiding the creatures in darkness is not just to hide the rubber suit, it's to create the most basic fear, fear of the unknown. I mean alien and predator were horror movies, everything that followed just action movies were you see the monsters a lot. Lot less impact on a scary level.

Ovy wrote:Nice cooking tool, Vin Diesel would be proud! That net worked out well.

So ze chopper Predator is called that way because he forced Arnie to shout the famous choppa line?

And I think hiding the creatures in darkness is not just to hide the rubber suit, it's to create the most basic fear, fear of the unknown. I mean alien and predator were horror movies, everything that followed just action movies were you see the monsters a lot. Lot less impact on a scary level.

I agree about the movies tone changing, they become more Sci-Fi which is fine with me. Chopper gets his name from the two large scimitar blades he uses, no exciting hidden meanings although I like your thinking! LOL.

He looks fantastic! Can't wait to see more!

Great work so far, and you are probably correct, though at this point I'm unsure how dye works. Not long ago I wanted to dye something with black dye and it turned blue. Anyway, I like your dye mixing instrument.

BAMComix wrote:He looks fantastic! Can't wait to see more!

Cheers! Celtic was build I did years ago, I just modded some stuff and updated him a little.

Theboo-bomb wrote:Great work so far, and you are probably correct, though at this point I'm unsure how dye works. Not long ago I wanted to dye something with black dye and it turned blue. Anyway, I like your dye mixing instrument.

Dye is really fussy and tends to work only on raw natural materials, even then you have to be careful as wool will shrink for example.

Spent today repainting the CP's body to better match his brothers'. Not sure if he's done yet as he's drying with the final coat which is a bit of an experiment; To mute the colours and give him the glossy skin look. I mixed some light brown ink and white paint in with the gloss clear coat so we'll see how that turns out later!

He needed jaw parts to complete the loo with the helmet so I cut down some faux jaws that came with a Falconer Predator head (this figure like the Tracker Predator hasn't got a completed face when you pry off the helmet).











THAT IS SOME REALLY OLD SCHOOL HT PAINTING THERE!!





































DRYING...







I can add smaller 'freckles' later.

Interesting effect so far, though I know the paintwork is not finished. It occurs to me that should we ever get alien (well, predator) visitors and settlers, you may be of the few humans equipped to work on their teeth (or are they mandibles).

GubernatorFan wrote:Interesting effect so far, though I know the paintwork is not finished. It occurs to me that should we ever get alien (well, predator) visitors and settlers, you may be of the few humans equipped to work on their teeth (or are they mandibles).

LOL!! I think I'll leave that to the 1/1 sculptors, although I have worked on my own teeth but that's another story...super glue tastes like crap by the way..

Okay so worked the way I thought it would, toned down the colours but compromised the black, no big deal, more painting to do is all. Light tones need to be more peach coloured anyway.

I think the coloring is getting there, but I see your point about the black. You worked on your own teeth with superglue? Impressive. Most impressive.

GubernatorFan wrote:I think the coloring is getting there, but I see your point about the black. You worked on your own teeth with superglue? Impressive. Most impressive.

It's funny because whenever I go to the dentist I'm like "I use these tools all the time!" from the surgical picks for sculpting to the rotary tool for much of my work etc.. I even ask them what types of glues and putties they are using and it often turns out to be similar to what I've used on my figures!

Decided to redo all the paint again, I wasn't happy with the yellowish hues and the black needed redoing anyway, I also wanted to blend the beige and brown together to get rid of the sharp lines of paint; ended up using a wet sponge with very diluted beige to go back over the 'lines'.
Just done the basic black, I'll do the rest including freckles later, then it will all be coated in glossy clear which I'm waiting for as I ran out.
I was just thinking of how Peter the painter gets great results with only minimal very quick and light paint applications a lot like a 'watercolor' artist where as I'm more of an 'oil paint' guy, changing things all the time and adding layers until I'm happy with the result, not quite needing a pallet knife though!



CUT THE EDGES OF THE SPONGE TO GET MORE 'RANDOM' AND UNEVEN PAINT BOARDERS.







AFTER BLENDING











BASIC ROUGH BLACK, NEEDS LOADS MORE WORK

That’s a lot of experimentation with the colors. Keep at it, I’m sure you’ll get what you want. Interesting technique with the cut up tiny sponge.

I like the new color. The Predators were kinda crabby (all puns intended) and something more salmony seems to work well, combined with greens, browns, and blacks.

Stryker2011 wrote:That’s a lot of experimentation with the colors. Keep at it, I’m sure you’ll get what you want. Interesting technique with the cut up tiny sponge.

GubernatorFan wrote:I like the new color. The Predators were kinda crabby (all puns intended) and something more salmony seems to work well, combined with greens, browns, and blacks.

Cheers Stryker! Without any experimentation it's just 'rinse and repeat' for me build wise which is kind of boring!

Good point GTF! I'd never made the 'crab connection' before but explains their heads shaped like carapices too.

Finished the body paint sans clear gloss coat. Once the gloss, the netting and the armour is on it should look pretty good, repainted the hands and feet too.



I USED THE POINTY END OF THE PAINT BRUSH TO APPLY THE FRECKLES DIPPING IT IN INK LIKE A FOUNTAIN PEN.















FEET NEED MORE WORK







BODY RELATES (LITERALLY AS HE'S A BROTHER) TO THESE BODIES COLOUR AND SKIN PATTERN WISE.





STARTED OUT LIKE THIS, IT WAS THE SAME CITY PREDATOR PAINT SCHEME BUT WITH NO NETTING.

I like the progress. Looks better to me than the first compared body. Though it does make me feel relieved I chose not to attempt body hair on a figure I was modifying recently. Must have been nerve wrecking but the result looks great. You keep mentioning gloss -- should it really be all that glossy on top? I honesty don't remember, but I'm sure you've done your homework.

Glad to see the progression and we need more posts from you Shovelchop !
A true kitbasher where you take something substandard and turn it into gold - and with such detailed recording !

GubernatorFan wrote:I like the progress. Looks better to me than the first compared body. Though it does make me feel relieved I chose not to attempt body hair on a figure I was modifying recently. Must have been nerve wrecking but the result looks great. You keep mentioning gloss -- should it really be all that glossy on top? I honesty don't remember, but I'm sure you've done your homework.

Cheers! Not nerve wracking at all, quite relaxing! Yes their skin is usually pretty shiny:

Allotropos wrote:Glad to see the progression and we need more posts from you Shovelchop !
A true kitbasher where you take something substandard and turn it into gold -  and with such detailed recording !

Thank you very much but I'm not sure how seriously to take that with your title on your avatar/info box!

OOH! I'm at post 1796, a very good year for sword designs!!

The British 1796 Light Cavalry sabre and the 1796 Heavy Cavalry sabre.

I see what you mean about glossy.

Ohh, that new paint job looks awesome. I think if you manage to add the gloss it’ll be absolutely fantastic.

GubernatorFan wrote:I see what you mean about glossy.

Yeah, here's my official HT Scar figure

Stryker2011 wrote:Ohh, that new paint job looks awesome. I think if you manage to add the gloss it’ll be absolutely fantastic.

Cheers dude! Still waiting on the gloss!

I didn't have to do nearly as much work to the feet as I'd thought, turns out the super spikey bladed sandals my Celtic is wearing actually come from the Elder Predator from AVP and not really what he should have (not that I mind, they look cool if a bit impractical, Xenomorph acid blood all over my feet? no thanks!) the correct ones actually came with the KO! I only noticed when I checked my HT Scar and Elder figures feet! Still had plenty of paint to do on them tough. I separated the bicep armour from the shoulder armour (cast as one piece on the KO), touched that up with paint. The trophy Xenomorph head is made of solid resin so a bit heavy for the extended spear which is also resin and fixed in the open position,so I'll cut the head in half and hollow it out with my Dremel to reduce the weight. Did some basic starter paint on the necklace trophies too. I think that's it..

























BEFORE PAINT TOUCH UPS



AFTER

Nice weathered work. How many Predators would you have in total when you complete the current two?

GubernatorFan wrote:Nice weathered work. How many Predators would you have in total when you complete the current two?

I had to check and count lol! It's 21 in 1/6 including the Predalien and Machiko.

Your work is so inspiring!

Holy cow! That's a whole lot of Predators.

BAMComix wrote:Your work is so inspiring!

Thank you BAM! Well if it encourages anyone to get creative with their spare parts and bits and bobs that must be a good thing for some unclear reason!

Been working on the mas/bio-helmet since I realised it wasn't fully sculpted! I'll need to file back the brow ridge now I can see it's too low (hard to tell until you get a contrasting colour to the visor on it). Not sure about armour finishes in general for this guy going back to the "rusty brown" quote from Xenopedia. The HT one had a rusty brown mask, another set of figures seem to have done it the other way round with Scar having the rusty brown armour which I know is wrong; then there's the classic/easy option of keeping them all 'pristine' silver as a cohesive unit but it's a bit boring. I'll try the rusty brown on all his armour and if it doesn't work for me I'll just change it back.





BEFORE





AFTER











JUST SILVER DRY BRUSHING









ARMOUR COLOUR REFERENCES...OR LACK OF TBH...





BUT DO THE BROWN ON THE CHOPPER PRED

Very cool! I like the diorama set up!

BAMComix wrote:Very cool! I like the diorama set up!

Er...those are reference pictures of a statue I believe, not sure who made it or what size it is.

shovelchop81 wrote:

BAMComix wrote:Very cool! I like the diorama set up!

Er...those are reference pictures of a statue I believe, not sure who made it or what size it is.

Either way, they do look cool! and should make brilliant reference pics for your project .