Hey guys! Sorry for the lack of updates, been a little bombed with other work but I still have lots of reviews and new photos to share. I wanted to start off the week by showing you guys a new series of figures from a Japanese company called FuRyu!

These are plastic vinyl, non-poseable figures that all measure approximately 10″ in height, and the series includes a regular and “stealth” edition of Scar from AvP, an AvP style Alien, AvPR style alien and the AvPR Predalien. There doesn’t seen to be a US distributor for these, so most people are grabbing them from Yahoo Japan or from Hobbylink Japan.

The AvP Alien and Predator figures have just been released and the AVPR Predalien is due in November, followed by the AVPR alien in December. Price is around $20 each.

You can find photos of these guys in the FuRyu gallery on our site by clicking the photo icon below:

I think it’s safe to say a Wolf Predator will be along as well, but nothing so far. I personally don’t have any of these on the way for review, but Chris and a few guys at the Hive have picked some up and seem to love them. Check out the full thread about these over at The Hive forum.

Enjoy guys!
Dan

Hey guys! Just wanted to show you a new series of vinyl toys coming from PlasticArts in Japan. They’ve got a Hybrid, Alien and Wolf with a masked head option coming and will retail at around $70.

There doesn’t seem to be much in the way of sales information posted yet, but it should surface one way or another. They measure about 8″ in height and each comes with a small accessory (The Hybrid includes a chestburster, the alien has a facehugger and the Predator comes with the face/helmet option). Thanks to Chris over at the Hive for the heads up on this one! Unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be any information on these on the PlasticArts site itself, so hopefully we’ll see some import announcements soon.

I have photos of each piece in the gallery, just click the icon below:

Enjoy!
Dan

I am very excited to release the second version of the Predatorstuff.com website! We’ve introduced some sexy new features and streamlined our shop system and we hope you like it and much as we do!

The biggest improvement on the site is the AWESOME new search! Instead of having 3 different searches like on the old version, you can now search the Shop, Reference Guide, Articles and the Gallery all from the main search at the top. The search results are broken down by area and you can filter the results as required. It’s awesome!

Next up is the shop ticker up top… now you can easily see the latest items in our shop and check out those items in detail bu clicking the icon for the item you want. It’s a breeze to see what’s new!

The shop itself has been completely streamlined and updated for easy navigation. You can now browse photos of each item without having to leave the shop and opening the gallery in a new window and we’ve made the detail views easier to read and follow. There seemed to be some confusion as to when stuff was in stock or when it would be arriving, so we hope this will help make things easier to figure out.

Aside from that, we’ve cosmetically enhanced the site and made room for more content so you can see more information at a glance instead of a huge banner taking up half the screen (yes, we know the old banner was nice, but it was HUGE!).

PLEASE NOTE: The gallery and reference guide are still using the old layout.. we’re working on updating those areas as quickly as possible!

So enjoy the new site and please be sure to click the comment icon below and let us know what you think.

Enjoy!
Dan

We’ve been waiting for months for the HIGHLY anticipated Sideshow Collectibles full-size Wolf Predator bust, a replica of the main Predator character from AvP:Requiem, and at last he has arrived! Today we pop him under the lights and break it down for you.

First off, as you may expect the box is absolutely HUMONGOUS and weighs over 50 pounds. The FedEx guy didn’t look too happy to be hauling that sucker up my steps. The packaging is the usual bit with the plain outer shipping box with a retail box inside. The retail box is also a plain brown box with some Wolf artwork stuck on one side. Inside we get the foam shell, and each side has a little compartment you open to pull out the dreads. You can already see the Wolf’s jaws sticking out! You then remove the top foam cover and you can see the Wolf in all his glory with more dreads on either side of him. I then lifted out the bust and found that the base is actually already glued/attached to the bust itself, it’s not two pieces. The bust is also surprisingly light, kind of making you wonder why the box weighs so much. So I popped that on the floor and started taking out the dreads.

Each dread is packaged in it’s own plastic sleeve and they almost feel gooey! Once out of the sleeve, the flexible dreads are still moist with oils from the casting and painting process and have that sweet “New Toy” smell to them. The dreads are numbered from 1 to 6, with 1 being the small dreads and 6 being the biggest. You can see the number is cast right in to the flat, fat end of the dread. And sticking out of each dread on the same side is the end of a threaded bolt. So all you do is look in each hole on the bust and you’ll find a number on the inside rim. Simply match the numbers on the dreads and push each one in… the threads will stop the dreads from falling out. Some go in very easily, a couple you might have to push a bit to get it in all the way. Once you’re done, your bust is ready to rock!

At this point I picked it up to put it in the photo booth, and THAT’S where you get the surprise… the dreads weigh a ton, and once they are all attached to the bust, the thing goes from 25lbs to 50lbs! Some of the dreads are also somewhat bent, but this will straighten out over time as they hang, or you can use a hair dryer to heat them up a bit and straighten them. Personally I’d rather let gravity do the work, just in case the heat does funny stuff to the dreads. The dreads appear to be some kind of foam cast dreads with some kind of rubber coating. They’re super smooth and oily, but look awesome! The dread rings are cast right in to the dreads, they are not separate pieces.

So, once I have it all assembled and up on the stand with the studio lights on, I can get a good luck at this and it’s VERY impressive in person. The bust is about the same size as the Sideshow Predator 1 bust, but this one taller due to the base. The paint job is OK for a pre-paint but I don’t feel it looks very close to the the prototype photos on Sideshow’s site, which has always impressed me with their big ticket Predator items so far. The P1 bust and the P1 Maquette both have production pieces that look very close to the prototype photos, but the Wolf seems to lack the paint details we see in their promotional photos. The main difference between the prototype photos and the real thing is there is no extra green detailing on the scars on the production piece. I really only have 2 major complaints with the paint job and that’s the scar tissue on the side of the face, and the the mouth.

I just feel that the scarring on the side of the face should be a different color than the rest of the skin and I think more attention to detail would have been good here. The sculpt is dead on gorgeous like the original prop, but the scarring could have used better paint detail. As for the veins in the mouth, it’s as though it was the last thing to do on the bust and they just wanted to get it over it. The P1 bust from Sideshow has awesome veins on the mouth, with layered effects. On the Wolf, they basically painted the entire mouth, then just with with a pinkish grey paint and just made lightning bolt patterns with a fine brush and that was it. It looks very sloppy and not realistic at all. They should have used purples and blues, then built up the inner mouth colors, then added a few more veins again for a realistic layered effect. I also think they overdid it with the pink in the mouth… So basically, the veins suck and it’s a tad too pinkish overall. Other than that, it looks pretty damn cool!

The sculpt is gorgeous and straight from the ADI molds… I actually saw the original casting ADI sent to Sideshow, so this sculpt is dead on. I have to admit I would have preferred static resin dreads though in a cool pose rather that these rubber foam ones, but it still looks great! I am SO glad Sideshow fixed the posing of the dreads. The quills look great too, and they are flexible as though made from a similar material as Bake and Blend, which is a type of clay medium used by guys that make mask quills for costumes. The material is very tough and flexible, which helps avoid damage in shipping and handling.

I also noticed a lot of people were concerned about painted eyes vs acrylic eyes… meaning were the eyes painted on the bust, or did they insert fake acrylic eyeballs in to the bust. I’m happy to report they used the superior method, acrylic eyes, and they look awesome!

So overall, I am EXTREMELY happy with this purchase and is definitely a keeper in my collection. I’m not 100% happy with the paint, I felt they did a better job on the Predator 1 bust, but this is still a MUST HAVE for Predator fans. Just make sure you have a sturdy table to put it on!

I took a TON of photos of this badboy, so please check it all out by clicking on the photo icon below:

In addition to the photos, I also did a little mini review and posted it on Youtube. Basically let’s you see how this looks and I share a few thoughts on it. You can watch it below:

So that’s it guys! Would love to hear your comments on this, so please click the comment icon below and tell me what you think of the review and/or this piece! If you would like to purchase this bust, they are in-stock at Sideshow, so click here to purchase one!

Dan

A month or two ago I received a couple of AWESOME new build-ups from Joe Dunaway of a fullscale Rambo style Gizmo and Mohawk Mogwai from Narin’s Gremlins 2 series of sculpts. Tonight I finally had a chance to break out the camera gear and have some fun!

This is supposed to be a series of 5 sculpts from the Gremlins 2 movie, featuring 5 key Mogwai characters, but so far Narin has only issued 2 of the 5 sculpts. Not sure if we’ll see the other 3, but for now we get these two awesome fellas! They are fullscale sculpts and are around a foot tall and quite heavy. My favorite of the two is probably Mohawk, due to the entire attitude of the pose and Joe’s buildup is just gorgeous. I love the way he did the eyes! I had a lot of fun photographing this in my daughter’s playroom in front of her barbie dollhouse.

The kit comes in 2 parts, the head and the body, so it’s fairly simple to assemble and prep for painting. Joe advised me that his kit had numerous pinholes that needed filling and I have since addressed this concern with the producer, but other than that assembly was a snap. I just can not get over how life-like the sculpt and paint application is… the combination of a Narin sculpt and a Dunaway paint job is truly the ultimate combination and you end up with a museum quality piece.

We currently have this piece available in our shop and it’s in-stock, you can click here to purchase Mohawk.

Next up is the very cool Rambo style Gizmo, complete with paperclip bow and flaming pencil arrow!

Gizmo is just as impressive with this iconic pose from the film, and you can either built this with the resin cast pencil, use your own real pencil, the scale is dead on. The liquid paper bottle is sculpted with the flames, so most artists choose to steam off a label from a real bottle and glue it on, which is what Joe did. Again, this piece is SUPER life-like, especially the eyes and the mottling Joe applied to the fur. When my daughter first saw this, she thought it was real!

The part breakdown for this guy includes the head, body, hands, pencil and bottle, paperclip and string. Due to elastic bands rotting in storage, you will need to supply your own for this build-up.

In fact, this piece is so lifelike, especially when painted right, that a Clubhouse forum member recently posted photos of his buildup that won him GOLD at an IPMS Event AND it won Best Figure! (Congrats Dethstryker, your build-up was amazing!)

Gizmo is also available and in-stock in our shop! You can click here for all the order info.

Bottom line on this one folks, if you are a Gremlins fan, you can’t beat these sculpts, especially for the price. I personally LOVED Gremlins and HAD to have these as a tribute in my collection.

And of course, I took a TON of pics! I had some fun with playroom photos as well as some nice booth photos, so please click the photo icon below to visit the gallery:

So a HUGE thank you to Joe Dunaway who did an AMAZING job on these! Now to bug Narin to do the other 3 sculpts so I can complete my invasion of Mogwai! Would love to hear what you guys think of the pics and the kits, please click the comment button below to share your thoughts!

Next review coming next week… The Sideshow FULLSCALE Wolf Bust! Aaaaaaand a new website layout is on the way!

Enjoy,
Dan

It’s been a loooong and tiring 5 days of San Diego Comic Con goodness and I loved every minute of… the scary part is that I wasn’t even there! Thanks to many friends attending and the AWESOME SDCC coverage from Sideshow, I had the next best thing to being there… and here’s some Predator goodies that caught my eye!

This year was actually a little disappointing for Predator fans, there was only minimal new announcements for Predators and nothing really on a grand scale. Personally I was hoping to a new Predator 2 Maquette from Sideshow to go with the Predator 1 Maquette, but no dice.

But before we begin, I have to say a HUGE thanks to Sideshow who has pretty much the biggest and coolest booth at the show… they had live cams to I could watch the action and had a 24 hour chat going all week so I could hook up with fellow Sideshow nuts. Not only that but I hauled a TON of cool prizes from the trivia contests (I think other people in chat were getting peeved lol!) but we all had a blast and I genuinely enjoyed every minute of it. Huge thanks to Sideshow Corie, Sideshow Marc and Sideshow Amy for hosting the chat and helping us feel like part of the SDCC!

Now for the products… first off, my absolute FAVORITE piece at the con is this AMAZING full-size General Grievous bust, it is off the hook!

This is a gorgeous piece that apparently a few people knew was on the way but I had no idea. You can check out all the pics and pre-order this if you want here by clicking HERE!

In terms of Predators, there’s not a whole lot to announce, although a few cool pieces to get the juices going until the Cinemaquette Predator starts shipping! First off, we have the new Sideshow Predator 2 Diorama piece.

This is the latest piece in their Diorama series for Predators and Aliens, and you can see more photos of this piece and pre-order it by clicking here! This link is for the exclusive edition, which comes with both a masked and unmasked head… you might want to grab this quick if you want it, it will sell out quite fast.

Next up is a couple of cool new Hot Toys figures in their 14″ poseable line. First up is the cool Predator 2 Lost Hunter, which is based on the ‘borg’ Predator as seen in the group of Lost Hunters at the end of Predator 2.

This is a very cool piece and I hope they continue to do the rest of the Lost Hunters, would be an amazing diorama with all these guys! More photos and order information by clicking here, and again this will sell out quick like all the other HT releases.

Another VERY exciting piece from Hot Toys is their AvP Machiko figure, which is based off the Machiko AvP comic book character.

This is a very unique figure in the series and looks absolutely awesome! You can see more pictures and pre-order information by clicking here!

NECA was also on hand and revealed their new mid-cloaking AvPR Wolf Predator figure. This is the latest in their AVPR figures, which has been quite cool. You can read all about this figure on the NECA site and you’ll be able to buy these at many local and online toy stores.

And of course Cinemaquette was there to dangle their amazing Predator 1 piece coming out some day to us! If you have not seen this insanely cool piece, check it out on their main site by clicking here. I’ve been waiting for 4 years for this piece, but it’s still not up for pre-order on their site and no word on when this ships. Oh well, more time to save for the $2000 price tag!

For those of you looking for photos of the SDCC and all the vendors and events, you should check out this HUGE gallery hosted by Figures.com. They have tons of staff that cover the event and send in hundreds of photos and really covers just about everything at the show.

And finally, check out the Sideshow SDCC Coverage page by clicking here for photos, AWESOME videos and all kinds of other cool stuff from the show. I love Sideshow for the effort they put in to this event, they truly go the extra mile for the fans on this one!

Stay tuned for some pics of The Hunters Lair crew decked out in full Predator costumes crashing the SDCC! Our guys had a blast and I can’t wait to see the videos they promised to show off.

Next year I’ll be at SDCC in person!

Enjoy,
Dan

hey guys, this is a heads up that the pre-orders for the Sideshow Exclusive Predator 2 Diorama has JUST been activated on the Sideshow site! GO HERE TO ORDER!

As of right now the exclusive edition is still available but you should order fast because this will sell out VERY fast. The exclusive includes both a masked and unmasked head, whereas the regular edition will be masked only. Check out all the awesome pics and place your pre-order by clicking here!

HOT TOYS LOST HUNTER IS UP TOO!

The new Lost Hunter Predator from Hot Toys is also posted but they didn’t put the pics up yet… click here to order! This will also sell out very fast like the other Hot Toys, so I suggest you grab it fast!

Enjoy!
Dan

Hi guys! I’ve got another cool Narin piece that is available for Pre-Order, and it’s his creative take on the Vampirella character in all her sexy glory!

This is a gorgeous original take on the Vampirella character sculpted by Narin in 1:6 Scale. Narin wanted to create his own style Vampirella sculpt, and the end result is this gorgeous gal with a massive sword surrounded by old kills. Kit measures around 14″ tall and requires painting and assembly.

You can order this beauty right here in our shop by clicking here! As you probably know, I’ve managed to become the semi-official distributor for Narin pieces in North America, so I’m starting to get a wide spectrum of his products, which is cool… it’s nice to see something other than Predators from time to time!

Joe Dunaway did a GORGEOUS build-up for me of this kit, which will be used for the cover artwork. You can check out all at the pics by clicking the photo icon below:

NEW SHIPPING RATES FOR OVERSEAS!

Please note the new Air shipping pricing is now live in the shop for anyone outside of the USA, Canada or Mexico! This means shipping is now HALF THE PRICE! *Happy Dance*

SDCC COVERAGE

I have been keeping a close eye on the action at the San Diego Comic Con and photos of the new Predator products are coming in! Figures.com has a GREAT SDCC 08 gallery going and here are some links to cool new products that are coming up:

Sideshow Collectibles Predator 1 and Predator 2 Dioramas

Hot Toys Lost Hunter Predator and the Predator 1 Bust

As of now you can order the Predator 1 Diorama HERE and the you can grab the Hot Toys Predator 1 Bust HERE… the others are not yet posted for sale but will be any time this weekend so look out for the announcement!

By the way, the Sideshow site is getting HAMMERED, so if any of the Sideshow links time out, keep trying and you should get through.

Enjoy!
Dan