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Man, sorry for the late add in. Oils are ok, but watch your ratios. Most chalk pastels contain sulfer which can inhibit.. if you were to use those, switch to an aceto paint system instead of platsil. Basically paint using a caulking ( sil-poxy would be recommended) use a few dictated airbrush that won’t ever be used for a platinum system like psycho paint ever again as the Silpoxy inhibits platsil cure.. the air brush will be infected. We have airbrush set ups for platinum.. and others just for Silpoxy 

RIP Big Rich. He was an absolute sweetheart and will be missed by many 

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

https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/tutorials/silicone-mask-making-part-2-finishing-the-epoxy-and-fiberglass-mold
 

https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/tutorials/silicone-mask-making-part-3-casting-and-demolding

On a repaint, seal in thinned down Silpoxy or Shinetsu ( longer cure ) 

thin with NOVOCS or Naphtha. 
important: use an airbrush designated for caulking type silicones and keep it separate from an airbrush that you’d use for a platinum based paint system such as Psycho paint. The Silpoxy will “infect” that air brush and potentially cause inhibition issues for future attempts at using a platsil system 

Man, this was a lot of fun to revisit. 
looking back I’m impressed how you just dove into the large scale molds! And yes.. stone molds of that size suck 

such a great build bro 

On 2/11/2022 at 2:58 AM, MeanGene said:

Pete was so creative and for a while was THE GUY for Pred stuff. Great artist.

You still have this suit? Or did you sell it on?

Didnt he carve some body suits from upholstery foam?

I sold it.. years later I would find out that it burned in a fire 

Very cool. Love the dual blade weapon 

7 hours ago, SharkForge said:

Oh how I missed seeing your work George... SOOO good!

Thank you! Admittedly it’s been a long time since I’ve worked on anything Predator related since we started Immortal Masks, but the itch is back for sure.. hoping to get back into it soon enough 

I really love those suits! Especially the Arctic 

Oh man.. I love the profile on those gauntlets!

I can’t believe you can even show your face here after posting those …. 
 

bastard.. talent from the get go!!

but it has been a privilege to watch you progress as an artist.. 

Signed a devoted HurleyFX fan 

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 

2 hours ago, Greyphantom said:

Hey guys so excited to see the lair again! Its me ernie aka thebigbadwolf from the old forum.im the grey phantom now lol Hi ya'll! 👋 

For anybody who doesn't know me im a cosplayer and builder of sets\ props\costumes. I have started my side business of 3d printing as of last year and have even started making mini predator helmets 😀 Ive done many costumes but my first and favorite is predator. It was my first legit costume all thanks to the great people here on this forum. Long live THE HUNTERS LAIR! 

Ps: im the brown pred on the left. 

Ernie!!  Good to see ya here! 

Love those suits!! 

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 and got to work. I ended up making some modifications and added pieces from other builds but eventually I got it into shape. These were pictures from the Wondercon costume contest when it was still held in San Francisco 

Great work Lee!

I discovered the last one I ever made. I still have it. I’ll take pics and post it up tomorrow 

its like the anti version of your beautiful paint up though 🙂 

So good! Can’t wait to see this bad boy finished 

Awesome!! 

Hey everyone, the name is George. Like the other old timers here I found my way to the Original Hunter’s Lair in the early 2000’s with a love for the best creature in film history and a keen interest in how they were made. It would send me on a journey that landed me in   Los Angeles .. working in professional FX and eventually starting and co-owning the company Immortal Masks. I’m living proof that you can turn a hobby/ interest into a career. Totally excited to see this forum up and running again with the same spirit as when it began. I’m here to be inspired by what everyone contributes and hopefully assist in any way possible to see ideas come to fruition