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Hey everyone! Great to be back at the hunters lair! Here is a link to many photo's of my Predator collection. www.patrickpredator.nl/my-collection.html Feel free to contact me!

So this was the very last pull I ever made from the stunt mold. It’s probably eight years old. I was in a corrosion phase at the time, playing with liquidex texturizing gels and umber and sienna acrylics. I went for this idea of a lost predator helmet that was unearthed .. being that this was the last from the original lineage I ever made .. and the backstory I created for it, I think the Relic is a fitting name

My Predator 2 Body Skins Project. Completed sometime 2009-2010 Part of this topic if the sculpture itself. But seeing as the major part of the work is in fact the molding process. Figured I would plant it in this section. What I learned from this process: Body skins are a huge undertaking. Duct tape dummies work OK. A proper mannequin would be better. * Sculpt the body skins significantly larger to account for latex shrinkage. Don't make ultracl30 gypsum molds again. Ridiculously heavy. WED clay is perfect for this type of larger sculpt. Sculpt muscles and definition much more pronounced and exaggerated, the forms gets lost in latex rubber. …

As seen on Thingiverse.com... Predator Shiruken Weapon by TheInsomnolent - Thingiverse Predator Shiruken Weapon Display Stand by Boonsa - Thingiverse

Here’s some things I’d like to see in the future Predator films (comics and games as well) regarding Yautja characters. I want them to portray the Predators how they are, skilled intergalactic hunters who have basically conquered space and most of it’s races. Many games and certain comics have gotten it right showing us skilled elite Predators who destroy anything standing in their path. In every race there are more skilled individuals than others, with that being said I think they should focus stories on Elite Predators with great skill and having them overcome any opponent. I feel people at times underestimate the Predators’ skills because they base…

Recently some behind the scenes images I've never seen have come to light.. Figured what better place to share

My P1 helmet I’ve had a few cast members sign Jesse Ventura, Danny Glover, Carl Weathers, Shane Black

As seen on Thingiverse.com... Predator Gauntlet (Right arm) by fergal_kelly - Thingiverse Predator Gauntlet - Cosplay by Roland113 - Thingiverse Predator Left Arm Detonator by TheInsomnolent - Thingiverse

As seen on Thingiverse.com.... Predator Arm Blade by TheInsomnolent - Thingiverse Predator Gauntlet by fergal_kelly - Thingiverse Predator Gauntlet (Left arm) by fergal_kelly - Thingiverse

As seen on Thingiverse.com.... Predator Mask Stalker by flygrow - Thingiverse

As seen on Thingiverse.com.... Carlz Predator 2 Spear Tip by carl74 - Thingiverse

As seen on Thingiverse.com.... Predator explosive device by TI6815 - Thingiverse Predator Mine by stanlee62 - Thingiverse

As seen on Thingiverse.com..... 1/2 Inch Facehugger Dreadlock Ring for Predator Cosplay by Kryptaos - Thingiverse

Base shape for custom dread rings, you can use this in any 3d program you like, and hopefully is a good starting point for some creative ideas. 🙂 https://drive.google.com/file/d/16mCf6Zwt4BVAtRCrV-G8b1TazePE1AVQ/view?usp=sharing

Back in the day we were all amazed by the incredible builds by an artist by the name of Pete Mander. Pete would go on to make one of the early Predator Fan Films SEED. He filled the film with an assortment of original Predator designs. Eventually those suits would be sold off, and they sort of disappeared… flash forward a few more years, let’s say circa 2008 and I discovered a random Craigslist ad for a Predator suit about 2 hours north of me. The pics were horrible, but I thought I recognized a distinct crimson armor .. I had to investigate and to my delight I discovered one of my favorite fan made suits, the Bad Blood Predator. It was a bit thrashed but I took it home a…

I’m still tweekin em’ I’d love Neca to finish making em ! So I built my own Once I’ve finished I’ll do a full close up of each !

As seen on Thingiverse.com, files DL'd, gonna give it print shortly... https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3619549

I am going to ignore everything i made latex which is prior to this build. ( 2004-2009) this was my silicone skinned predator i made in 2010 which i turned into Judge Predd for dragoncon 2013. i do not have all the photo but i think apart from the Darts and Trilaser mines i made everything else from scratch. finished photos first then a random dump of the progress.

Feathers represent my huntress for that she is based of Native American culture. All my jewels I have so far have them and in time when I get others, if I still have any feathers left, i will make some with trophies. these are what I’ve done so far.

Next up on the block from my history of projects is the Brother Boar Bio. I think some people call it the Stalker? Sure... why not. The Sculpture Made using WED clay. A water based clay. So easy to block out shapes and get the basic sculpture formed. MY ALL TIME FAV CLAY. Inexpensive also. But single use only. Sculpture came together very quickly as I had just sculpted the Boar bio. Had my groove figured out and shop was setup for a quick turnaround. Was sculpted over an undersized P1 bio. The Bio was attached to a cast iron pipe/ flange from home depot. The helmet was molded in silicone with a ultracal plaster mothermold. Not sure how many co…

Here is a bit of the process one how i modify or add scars to a mask/suit - in this case i had to create an Ahab mask for a client. After washing the mask with soap and water, i clean it with alcohol. Then used latex flashing ( i always save them, when cutting the excess latex of a mask or suit), to create the scar. Using crazy glue i apply them one by one. Then filled up any small gaps with cotton dipped in latex and shape the scar a bit more by giving the illusion of stretch out skin. The next step is adding a nice coat of liquid latex to smooth and seal the wound. After that is just adding the dreads and the painting process. I will try to make a short tutor…

Everything starts at the bio. It can tell the entire story of a predator just by its paint.. Here are some bios members have made.. This is just is sample

So lets take a trip down my memory lane. Here are 3 of my 4 suit builds. The 2nd suit I built, the Dark Hunter (all black armor), I cant find any of the old pics. A lot of good memories building these suit, and I've met some really good people and longtime friends being in them. Cheers! The Ceremonial Suit (personal suit) Youngblood Hunter (commission) The Samurai (personal suit)

I made a conscious choice after making my silicone P1 suit in 2010 to avoid working with stinky latex and predators if i could moving forward, since then i changed location globally and started working for myself so this is only the 2nd predator head i had sculpted in that time. i do not have many photos of the sculpt progress, but here is the latest version and i have a cool tweaked version i am finishing up this week, which i will post photos when i have it done.

Sculpted by yours truly way back 2003-2004. This helmet was a creation of the original Hunter's Lair and the original thread it lived in is gone. So I will tell the story of its creation here. We all know the Predator 2 Lost Hunter's ship scene. Well for me that is my favorite movie in the franchise and the Lost Hunter's have always been my obsession. In fact many of the original Lair members are responsible for naming them. Boar, Brother Boar, Gort, Ram, Borg, Elder, P1, Hippie Toys companies changed some of the names over the years. But ah well... My Bio Helmet Creation The sculpture came together well. I would get constant feedback from the o…