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Founded on Thanksgiving day 2001 by Andrew Marzan to be a home for fans of the Predator franchise.
A fan page dedicated to costumes, props, and so much more.Thank you to Stan Winston and all of the FX artists through the years for creating our favorite movie monster.
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City Hunter Paint Tutorial
NeoKazama posted a topic in Paint, Techniques and Weathering,
Here is a quick step-by-step guide on how I painted this helmet. There are many ways to paint bios and this is just an alternative method to achieve the metallic look.
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Elder Head (Greyback)
Jparr3085 posted a topic in Masks, Dreds, Body Skins, Hands/Feet,
Greetings all!
I wanted to break down the process of how I created my elder predator bust/mask for anyone who was ever interested in trying to do something similar.
Ultimately, the idea stems from the creation of the original elder and how those talented artists at Stan Winston Studios brought the predator known as Greyback to life. Utilizing a head from the original predator film, they modified the mask by adding foam latex prosthetics to give the creature minor variations that set it apart from the Jungle Hunter as seen in P1.
I decided to do the same. Using one of my own P1 masks that I sculpted (the process of which can be read here...
https://www.thehunterslair.com/topic/2745-p1-jungle-hunter-mask/ ), I used foam clay to make new mandibles and a ton of little horns in various sizes. Once those were firm, I attached them to the mask. I then made a mixture of cabopatch (part prosaide/part fumed silicate) and applied that to the forehead to create a more pronounced, wrinkled texture than was found in my original sculpt.
Once that was dry, it was time to paint and bring the elder to life, liver spots, and all. Utilizing reference photos from Stan Winston Studios was the best route to see the colors and patterns on the original, along with some additional photos I found here on the Lair and elsewhere.
Once I was wrapping up completion of the painting, I began making the quills, dreads, and the numerous styles of beads that would adorn the dreads. In reality, that was one of the most time-consuming parts, I ended up sculpting and molding a lot of dread beads.
Then came the painting of each to look like various metals, bone, wood, and attaching leather, teeth, and all the other fun little things that would make even Jack Sparrow envious.
Fortunately for the long bead strands that dangle among the dreads, I just utilized store bought beads for those and strung various color combinations that resembled what the original sported.
And so that's how my Greyback mask/bust came to be. Hope you enjoyed it, and remember that if you're ever contemplating starting on your own build but holding back because you're unsure how it'll turn out or worry you'll mess up, stop fretting. Don't hesitate any longer. You're in one of the best places you can be for support and knowledge right here at The Hunter's Lair. There's a wealth of resources right at your fingertips and a whole community of fans who treasure this 'ugly mother fuc***' just as much as you, that'll be by your side every step of the way along your own costuming journey! 🤙- 2 replies
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Mr Fett posted a gallery image in Bio Helmet Collection (production made),
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Mr Fett posted a gallery image in Predator 2: Reference Images,
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Ok hunters Long time ago I had a dream to see if we could gather as many suits in one spot at one time and call it an unofficial PREDACON... The date is set Dragon CON 2023 Chime in if you think you can make it..
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This is strange. Says INTL sales only. 1:1. What is this all about? Anyone got the inside scoop? The pictures look weird in that the actual item that shows up may be vastly different in quality. https://www.popcultcha.com.au/predator-predator-mask-1-1-scale-life-size-replica.html
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https://www.facebook.com/1129572460490545/posts/pfbid0VW1UbtSQN9sGpcr7KB5ghvtjJmT7ELZZeiEQYguk5fUzLGCKHf733LbPQouDqmKpl/?sfnsn=mo Pretty cool! First of many cool things to come I suspect.
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Be warned. This is a Spoiler happy zone. Do not scroll down or you will see spoilers. Last chance...... **************** What is everyone's thoughts? Overall it was great. We are lucky to not have a complete POS Predator film. The movie overall is a solid A. It is however definitely controversial with the die hard Pred fans though. I'll start. Best Predator weapons next to Predator 2. That shield!!! The spear/club. So awesome. So many cool weapons and tech. Face.... Ehhhhhhh. I'…
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Siempre he querido diseñar este casco desde cero tomando como referencia fotos del original. todo el desarrollo 3d esta diseñado en blender. Iré subiendo algunas fotos a medida que avance con el diseño.
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so who is planning on making prey costume?
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Looking at Bonegrills blade gauntlet. It looks to be a wolf !! Whaja reckon ? I’m creating him in Neca size figs.
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Hey everyone !! So cool to have the Lair back !! I remember being on the old one in 2009/2010 , learning how to do prop making because of you guys ! Well , may I introduces myself : Jérémy, 27 years old, French , full time prop maker :) I've got so much inspired by what all of you guys were doing back in the day , it keep amaze me and inspire me a lot ! I want to show you a bit of my work from the last few years around our favorite hunter : - A B grade bio mask I've painted, it have been given for charity next ! - A custom project I've designed , sculpted , mold , cast and painted for a fan film in progre…
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hi I'm doing a bit of repainting off my silicon mask. is there a particular top coat i have to use to seal the paint?
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Work in progress. Had this sitting on my workbench with a base silver and gold coat for half a year. Decided this morning to begin finishing this. I am following the movie helmet reference image on the PC. This was sculpted, molded and cast by me a few years back. It's my all time favorite helmet. It will be on my display wall. Got an empty hook for it. 👍👍 Will post progress as it develops.
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sharing this from a friend of mine a Alistair Neil https://fb.watch/eUJ9wipPlV/
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Had to drop some lead and respect for the newest brother...the feral. Just pencil and paper. Nutin fancy
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This is the event I’ll be heading to this month. It will be the first time going in my predator cosplay, I can’t wait to finally show everyone.
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In case anyone is interested in epoxy and fiberglass mold making, we taught a course at the Stan Winston school on it. My lead mold maker, Mike Cooke did a great job explaining our process. It’s definitely a valuable class if you intend to start casting in silicone.. and if you wanna see my dumb face explain the casting process, you can check out part 3 of them. As always, the SWS offered a free 7 day trial. they are probably the best program around and I highly recommend them. It was an honor to be asked to teach hope this helps anyone interested https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/tutorials/silicone-mask-making-part-1-epoxy-fiberglass-molding-a-sculpture …
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Hello all!! Thanks for the add! I am currently in the middle of designing my very first pred suit for a project I hope to have made in the next couple of years!!! Predator is my favorite movie monster after jaws and kong! So I have a list of suits I wanna have eventually Hive Wars, Ghost, Alpha, Wolf, Jungle Hunter, City Hunter, Berserker, And the new feral predator!
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Free off the web ..trying out new work printer..
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Browsing the interwebs came across this silly gem. There are a few funny predator YouTube videos out there. https://www.reddit.com/r/predator/comments/wivyj8/watching_predator_2_while_my_wife_slept_i_got_the/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
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New Movie! PREY 1 2 3
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Started a Thread to post and track all progress on the new movie. Post your opinions and such. Hopefully the movie doesn't suck! We need a win. Image below we farmed from the Director's and Kyle Strauts Instagram. Kyle may be involved in the suit wearing/stunt portion of the movie.
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My new Bio that I'm working on. just a cheap one form ebay
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I'm looking to get a Laser For my Bio mask that I've been working on What's the best one brightest powerfullest?
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Here's a predator to Guardian suit I started for myself years ago. Unfortunately I had to sell it as right as I was completing it I broke my leg and ended up being off work for several months.
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So to accompany my silicone facehugger, i decided to make a full sized stasis chamber, i went as accurate as i could with the limited photos i had. 3d prints and real metal items make up the chamber. i also include lighting as standard and lights are controlled by a phone app with a color wheel. so you can chose any color or brightness, below are just a few colors. and a short video. these stand 36 inches tall and i put my wolf mask in a photo to give a idea of that scale. they will take any facehugger should you wish to add one, but i am also making a resin ( cheaper ) hugger as a option, which i actually started printing today and is a big version of the 9 inch ta…
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Photos of original shoulder cannon and backpack from Predator (1987) taken by Art Andrews:
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got this to day
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Weathering Skulls (Sergeant Mac Eliot)
I wanted to put together a quick tutorial on painting/weathering to show one method for bringing some realism to a fake skull. In this case it'll be how I made my Sergeant Mac Eliot trophy skull. With halloween around the corner, Skulls and bones will be plentiful and for those with access to a 3D printer there are always plenty of files available for free or to purchase online. For this specific trophy, I found a free skull on Thingiverse and printed that on a resin printer. Now Mac's trophy skull is famous for the plasma cannon hole and burn mark as seen in the reference photo here. So, first step was punching a hole into the skull. From there I used snips and files to shape the hole how I wanted it to look and removed a tooth. After that I painted it white since I originally printed it in a gray resin. I also added a semi gloss coating to help seal the white before further weathering and to give it that polished bone look. Then it was on to weathering with washes. For this I used four colors. Burnt sienna, burnt umber, injury ochre, and black and waited for each watery wash to dry with a hair dryer before moving onto the next. Here is a photo of the skull as each color went on. I went with just enough washes to give it some depth and grime without making it look old aged since I was going for a fresher look for Mac's kill like in the reference photo so the skull wouldnt be that antiquated looking. Then I used an airbrush to add the final scorch mark around the wound. And that wraps up how I put together a quick Mac trophy skull that can be used for display or as an addition for a costume. Hope you enjoyed. -
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By Ritualhunter · Posted
Absolutely still love this fan film and is one of my favorites to this day .
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By PredatoRob · Posted
The sketch "Crash" is hovering over is the the one that became the final concept. He modified the upper palate and removed the extra teeth. As as far as I know, anyway. But.... on the other hand he could've redrawn the whole thing without the extra teeth, but they had limited time to create the Predators for "P2," so I don't think starting over would've been ideal. Unless he's like super fast.
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Not sure... It looks like an early version of the one we have seen with full dreds etc.
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By The One Guy · Posted
Has the Sketch that Crash is sitting over ever been shown? Seems like the one we've all seen but also looks like it has more teeth?
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By PredatoRob · Posted
That's a good point. They could've used Shellac. You can buy clear shellac or "Amber" Shellac (which would've accented the gold aspects of the helmet). However, Shellac is not water resistant, and scenes involving water probably would've messed with the helmets finish. I dunno.
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Weathering Skulls (Sergeant Mac Eliot)
I wanted to put together a quick tutorial on painting/weathering to show one method for bringing some realism to a fake skull. In this case it'll be how I made my Sergeant Mac Eliot trophy skull. With halloween around the corner, Skulls and bones will be plentiful and for those with access to a 3D printer there are always plenty of files available for free or to purchase online. For this specific trophy, I found a free skull on Thingiverse and printed that on a resin printer. Now Mac's trophy skull is famous for the plasma cannon hole and burn mark as seen in the reference photo here. So, first step was punching a hole into the skull. From there I used snips and files to shape the hole how I wanted it to look and removed a tooth. After that I painted it white since I originally printed it in a gray resin. I also added a semi gloss coating to help seal the white before further weathering and to give it that polished bone look. Then it was on to weathering with washes. For this I used four colors. Burnt sienna, burnt umber, injury ochre, and black and waited for each watery wash to dry with a hair dryer before moving onto the next. Here is a photo of the skull as each color went on. I went with just enough washes to give it some depth and grime without making it look old aged since I was going for a fresher look for Mac's kill like in the reference photo so the skull wouldnt be that antiquated looking. Then I used an airbrush to add the final scorch mark around the wound. And that wraps up how I put together a quick Mac trophy skull that can be used for display or as an addition for a costume. Hope you enjoyed. -
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Custom Sideshow Stealth Bio
The hose idea could look pretty good. It's great to see the progress coming along on this bio again Gene!
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