[behindthemask]

In reply to Optimatron's response, I don't own any Hot toys figures let alone predator. I loved the movies and most of the figures but never collected them or tried to hunt them down. Only figure I bought was an alien vs predator figure years ago, but that was it. I since took the alien off, removed the tail piece that was impailing Predator. I used the base for backdrop pics and I have the alien figure sitting up top my display case. I'm using the predator along with a MU wolverine figure to create a 3 3/4 predator, I just don't have the tools to finish him I need to buy a drill and dremel tool to finish it. Both are vital tools to do serious custom work on any toys, and will help my skill level, Once completed he may go in my personal collection or go up for auction. I want to start selling some of my custom works, the tricky part is letting go of pieces you spent hours making, and then getting a price worth letting it go for.

I had no idea the Hot toys were 14'', good scale, A lot of $$ though especially if you try to buy the 1st gen hot toys releases.. but for me if there's no other figures avail and I see a neca predator figure good chances I might buy it. I REALLY liked the movie maniacs versions Mcfarlane put out a while back, wasn't able to get them but did get Robocop, I opened it, had I not the thing goes for $40-60 on ebay. lol. I think a lot of us love Predator for the sheer awesomeness, the bad ass weapons, mask, outfit, it's just hard to capture the true level of detail we want without spending more, regretably a lot of us are comfortable at the $10-30 range/figure, when you start saying $100-300/ 1 toy, to me IMO its not an instant sell, It's not something I casually go into a store and buy without second thought. For me atleast all Hot toys are online only so I'd have to contact a comic shop or go online myself and lump out $200 + tax + shipping + exchange rate for me being in Canada. I love hot toys from what I see and hear other then the horrors on some quality control issues. I frankly would love to have every Iron man figure, whiplash, black widow, spiderman, thor,odin, blade,willow's daughter, wolverine, even the RAH Marvel figures are nice and the higher end marvel studio series that had blade,DD,wolverine. I've been looking at the $104.99 12 figures lots on BBTS and considering 1 or 2 of them over a hot toys iron man. If I had higher class play then I'd buy higher class items ,but because I don't have a high paid job, I buy lower end priced figures, wait for deals or toys to go on sale and buy what I need as to what I want.. and my gf doesn't understand so can't go overboard with spending.