Today I am super happy to announce the release of a new kit produced by Predastore (The same folks behind the Double Axe and Aqua Hunter kits) called the 2 Guns Cleaner, which was sculpted by Narin and features the Wolf from AvPR standing knee deep in sludge, plasma cannons powered up and ready to rock on some alien ass!  This was a very special project as Predastore asked me months ago if they could use my original Wolf kit as the base for this piece, and I was happy to give them the OK.  This new pose with the weapons and liquid base looks KILLER and I love how this turned out.  The kits are solid high quality resin and comes in 9 parts.  THIS IS A LIMITED RELEASE of 50 kits only, and each kit includes a COA from Narin and Predastore.  The kits are already cast and are currently en route to Predastore in Switzerland from Narin via surface, so please allow about 3 weeks for the kits to arrive.  From there Predastore will inspect and box them up and they will be ready to roll.  The kits are $175 each plus shipping and ship direct from Switzerland to you.

You can check out more pics of this kit by clicking the photo icon below:

Should you want more information about this kit or how to go about getting yours hands on one, please feel free to contact me!  Post your thoughts on the new piece by clicking the comment button below!

Enjoy!
Dan

They're also running a butt-load of other nice deals, including $100 off on the price of HR Giger's freaky Spell 1 wall cross piece.  Check out the full list of current specials by clicking here.

Enjoy!
Dan

Yes folks, that would be all the original P2 Lost Hunters from the Predator 2 movie doing a dance off, and yes that really is Danny Glover partying in the middle towards the end of the clip.  The video, which was uploaded to YouTube by 'tonsoftreats' includes the following information on the clip:

Lionel Douglass -AKA- Big "D" is a member of the original Don Campbellock dance group the "Lockers" He is also the creator of this dance act and one of the Predators of this number. Lionel Douglass -AKA- Big "D" will be the last one dancing doing the "Alpha". Granny Nancy feeds the Predators so check her out at Granny Nancys Kitchen. www.grannynancyskitchen.com More on Lionel Douglass…..go to imdb or www.lioneldouglass.com or google Lionel Douglass (Big Bird) Yes that is Danny Glover in the video.

Too cool, thanks Anthony for the vid…  First time I see this too, hope you guys enjoyed it.

Peace!
Dan

Neca is releasing not just toys based on the new Predators film, but figures based on the Original Predator and the Elder Predator from Predator 2 as well! The original predator figure will have 3 different figure poses - masked , unmasked open mouth , unmasked closed mouth.  The details is simply amazing and I have high hopes for these toys to be the ultimate predator toys on the regular market.

Here are 3 links for those of you who want to find out what they look like with pics and a video from the toy fair convention of 2010.  Check them out below:

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19103

http://toyfair2010.figures.com/showgallery.php/cat/562

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSmenb2ZLo4

Take care folks, and keep an eye out for pre-orders for the ECA original Predator toys and the Predator 2 Elder Predator toy figure coming soon… and remember,Predators is in theaters July 7 , 2010!

This is Jason, signing Out!

" Get to da Choppa "

Jason is a fellow Predator fan and I want to thank him for taking the time to send in this scoop!  Check out Jason's blog by clicking HERE and be sure to contact us if YOU have any scoops you want to share with us.  Be sure to click on the comment button below to share your thoughts on these new figures!

Thanks,
Dan

For whatever reason, I've always found it difficult to find a decent Gort helmet that was well crafted, well cast with a sweet paint up, and didn't cost a small fortune to own.  So when Paul contacted me about a Gort style helmet he had recently completed and offered one to me for a review, I was all over it!  By the way, I should apologize in advance to Paul for taking so long to put this review together, but thanks for being so patient with me!

UPDATE 02-07-2010: Sorry guys, I made an error on the pricing… the RAW helmet is $140, then FINISHED version as seen in this video is $240.

When I opened the box and unwrapped the latest addition to by bio collection (which has now been reduced to 2 helmets) I was immediately in love with this piece, it's gorgeous, especially for the price, which is way under $200!  The helmet is cast in solid grey resin, with a shiny and smooth interior finish.  The casting is thick enough to be durable, but not to thick that it would be heavy to wear on a costume.  It's important to note that the casting is thick all the way to the edges, which makes the helmet less likely to get damaged if you're looking to wear this on a costume and lug it around to a convention hall.  I've seen many helmets with solid thick castings, but were paper thin at the edges.  The castings details are also very crisp… this helmet has a ton of little rivet details, lines and ribbing and all of it is clean with no details lost to air bubbles or other molding defects.

The helmet is thick but light, weighing maybe 2 or 3 lbs and measures 12" at it's widest point and has a height of about 19" snout to crown.  This should definitely fit the average Predator latex mask with no trouble at all.

As always, I like my helmets ready to display right out of the box, so I ordered one fully painted with lenses installed.  I've said this about Paul before and I will say it again, I absolutely LOVE the way he weathers his helmets, it looks phenomenal!  The helmet is LOADED with tiny details in the weathering patterns and you can see he uses several paint colors, not just silver and black.  He mixes it up in different spots making burn-type patterns and the overall effect is amazing and very realistic.  So as usual, Paul's paint job rocks my socks, no complaints at all.  And for the lenses, WOW!  No dollar store glasses uses on this guy… Paul uses 1/8" thick lexan!  The only way you could break the lenses in this thing is with a 15lbs sledge hammer!  The lenses are dark, but suitable to be worn or for display.  To me that always makes a perfect prop piece… durable enough to be worn on a pred suit, but also detailed and sexy enough to be proudly shown in a display case.  And this my friends is exactly that.

And finally, the inside of each helmet is numbered, signed and named (yes, he gives nicknames to his helmets… don't ask).

I am completely impressed with Paul… once again he proves you can have an affordable prop piece that looks absolutely fantastic and won't get damaged by a mouse farting on it.  Anyone that's had a mouse fart on their shoddy recast helmet knows what I am talking about.  So congratulations Paul on another amazing release!  Anyone looking to pick up one of these bad boys, please contact paul directly by clicking HERE!

OK enough rambling, I know you guys want sexy pics!  Click the gallery icon below for all the goodies:

I also think it's safe to say we were WAY overdue for a video review amrite?  So I put together a little bit of a blabbity blab video for you!  Might want to keep an eye on the credits, perhaps someone snuck in a blooper or something in there… Check out the review in full HD by clicking HERE or click on the YouTube icon below.  First review of 2010!

And with that, I bid you adieu and I hope you all have an awesome week.  Please be sure to share your thoughts on this piece or my review by clicking to comment button below, and I look forward to seeing you guys on the next review!  Please don't forget to check out my collection sale at http://www.predatorstuff.com/2009/11/26/950/ and contact me if you have any questions.

Take care!
Dan

Any thoughts?  That bio on the right certainly looks a lot like the Blades concept from Pete Mander's SEED film doesn't it?  What do you guys think… post your thoughts below by clicking on the comment button.

Enjoy!
Dan

Finally! Official Sideshow Freaks gear!

The Sideshow Freaks T-Shirt Apparel features:

This is a gorgeous 1:6 scale kit that was released in 2008 by Devil's Own Resin and was sculpted by CH Member Veritas and the kit is titled "Way of the Sword".  It's a heavy kit cast out of solid resin and includes a solid resin sewer grate base and real metal swords!  The gorgeous painted version seen in this review (and is available for sale) was done up by one of the greats, Mister Saul Alvarez and I was able to pick it up last year.  I am a HUGE TMNT fan, so I was completely thrilled to grab this kit.

I admit I did watch the original cartoon series on TV when I was a kid and even managed to watch 1 or 2 movies, but for me, TMNT will always be the original comic book series of Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird published back in 1984 by Mirage Studios.  In fact, I bet I still have my first editions somewhere buried in a box.  So when I saw this sculpt for the first time and saw that it was based off the comics rather than the cartoon series, I was already hooked and ready to rock.  Then I saw Saul's build-up and I relentlessly pursued him until he finally gave it up.  I had him keep Leo's cartoon blue rather than the comic book red to pay homage to the cartoon series I also enjoyed.

The kit itself is beautifully detailed, with a gorgeous sculpt FILLED with all kinds of textures and badass sculpting chops… I absolutely LOVE the shell and the twin scabbards.

And now for the bad news/good news scenario… as far as I know, this kit is no longer in production… it's been sold out for ages and I haven't heard of anyone getting a new one since last year.  In fact, we were told that Mikey was on the way next, but so far he hasn't appeared.  BUT the good news, the piece in this review is available for sale!  This is just one f the many pieces I still have for sale in my collection divorce sale, which you can check out by clicking HERE!  I am asking $599.99 for this guy, so please contact me if you are interested!

This is a MUST-HAVE for any TMNT fan, easily the best Leo I have ever seen in any format and there is just no touching the details and paint job from Saul.  I took a few pics you can check out, click on the photo icon below to have a look and please be sure to click the comment button at the end of this article to share your thoughts!

I don't have a video review yet, but I will work on one and post it as soon as it's available!  Thanks and welcome to 2010!

Dan

Thanks! – Dan

Hello everyone,

OK so some of you may have noticed that I haven't updated the site for a little bit… well unfortunately I am having some personal issues and at this point I must look at my priorities and make some hard decisions.  One of these decisions is the complete sale of my personal collection, which of course is my pride and joy and VERY hard for me to let go.  I am working on making the full list, along with links to photos and all that good stuff.  So while I work on that, please see the list below.  Over the coming days I will continue to add links to photos and more products etc.  I ask that anyone who is interested in any of these items please contact me ASAP and I will get back to you right away.

All prices are posted, but please feel free to make an offer.  Please note I am not trying to make any profit on this stuff, I just want to try and break even so please bear that in mind if you submit an offer.  All prices are in USD and I accept PayPal or certified check or money order as long as you are willing to wait until they clear through my bank.  Prices do not include shipping.  I will not be able to set items aside, so please be ready to purchase the items in question in full if you want them, I just can't keep track of payment plans and stuff like that.

To all my dear friends in the collector community, thank you so much for all your support, you guys have been awesome.  Also, I will continue to run Predatorstuff and do reviews and all that good stuff, so no worries.  I simply won't be collecting any more.

So have a look and don't hesitate to ask me questions…  this is my personal collection and it's very dear to my heart.  You know that pretty much everything here is the best of the best and come from a caring collector.

eBay Listings

Mont Blanc Starwalker Fountain Pen and case with FREE SHIPPING!

Tissot Savonnettes Mech Pocket Watch model T83.8.450.82

Painted Kits

All photos are of the ACTUAL kits for sale… many of these kits have been featured in reviews on Predatorstuff.com, featured in magazines and used to produce product Box art.  These kits are the best of the best.

Billiken Predator 1 Kit with Custom Base $599.99
Here is the kit that started it all!  This is an original Predator 1 kit from Billiken and it was painted by Neal Pepper aka Vindicator and it was the kit that got me in to kit collecting!  I was collecing McFarlane/NECA type stuff and I did have a couple of kits in my collection, but when I picked this up from Neal, I was totally blown away and that's why I dropped the toys and went to the world of Garage Kits!  This is my oldest piece and still one of my best.

Custom Geometric Alien Base $169.99
This is a custom made base by Joe Dunaway.  He created this from two generic alien bases from Geometric Designs and then added additional burns and details and then gave the entire thing a kick as paint job!  And as with all Joe Dunaway buildups, this piece is signed and dated on the bottom.

Painted Kit Nosferatoy's Female Predator $599.99
Painted by Joe Dunaway

Painted Kit Super Edge Predator 2 Kit $699.99
Painted by John Allred and includes both the disc and spear.

Painted Kit Super Edge Hunter of Darkness Kit $599.99
Painted by Joe Dunaway (please note the photos with "nayuta" in the name are the photos of the kit being sold).

Painted Kit Female Predator with Sword $599.99
Painted by Joe Dunaway and featured in Kitbuilders Magazine.

Painted Kit Geometrics Celtic Predator Bust $499.99
Painted by Joe Dunaway

Painted Kit Geometrics P1 masked Predator Bust $499.99   
Painted by Joe Dunaway

Painted Kit Geometrics P1 unmasked Predator Bust $499.99   
Painted by Joe Dunaway

Painted Kit SuperDeformed Scar Predator $199.99 (Photos pending)
Painted by Thai Artist

Painted Kit Indiana Jones Bust and Idol by Jeff Camp $399.99
Painted by Jeff Camp, includes COA and Idol.  I also did a small review on this guy, you can check it out by clicking HERE!

Painted Kit Narin AvPR Predalien kit $699.99
Painted by Joe Dunaway, this is the first Predalien piece to ever be released on the market and was one of our best sellers.  This particular piece is the one that Joe did for the review, announcement and all the box art.  This piece is simply insane in person, the skin details are mind blowing.  Check out the little announcement when this was released by clicking HERE.

Painted Kit Narin Bug Killer P1 vs Alien Diorama $899.99
Released by Nightmare Collectibles and painted by Joe Dunaway, this is my favorite Alien vs Predator kit to date… I love that it's a P1 style Predator going after an Alien and the statue comes with a masked or unmasked head you can switch around.  This kit is the one that was used in all the promotional material AND for all the box artwork.  This is also the piece that was featured at Wonderfest 2009 at the Nightmare Collectibles booth!  You can check out the review and announcement I did on this kit by clicking HERE!

Painted Kit TMNT Leonardo Kit $599.99   
Painted by Saul Alvarez

Painted Kit ESB Fullsize Yoda Maquettes by Howard Senft.  1 of only 2 ever made. $4,999.99   
Painted by Howard Senft and includes COA and Metal Nameplate.. this is extremely rare with only 2 ever made.  This one is 2 of 2.  Edition size is on the metal name plate.

Painted Kit SMO Creations Aliens Derelict Crewmember $69.99
Made by SMO Creations – only 10 made.

Prop Replicas

Prop Replica P2 Bio Helmet includes lasers $329.00
Here is my custom made P2 Bio Helmet from Art Gonzales.  It's gorgeous with awesome weathering and working lasers with a cool trigger system to turn them off and on.

Prop Replica Bone Hunter Predator Helmet $299.99
Made by Mike Loh, first in the series of 4 bios in his apocolyptic series.

Pre-painted Statues and Figures

Repainted Sandy Collora Predator Bust $199.99
Painted by Joe Dunaway – No retail box.

LOTR Battletroll Helm $19.99
Sideshow Collectibles – Includes retail packaging.

REPAINTED Indiana Jones PF with Repainted Head by Joe Dunaway! $499.99   
Sideshow Collectibles and head repaint by Joe Dunaway – Includes retail packaging.

Lifesize Emperor Palpatine Bust $499.99
Sideshow Collectibles – Includes retail packaging.

Hot Toys Iron Man Mark II $169.99
Hot Toys – Includes retail packaging.

Prepaint NECA 18" Jack Sparrow $59.99   NECA – No retail box.

Prepaint NECA 18" Hellboy $59.99   NECA – No retail box.

Prepaint NECA 18" Willy Wonka $59.99   NECA – No retail box.

McFarlane 18" Edward Scissorhands $69.99
McFarlane – No retail box.

NECA 18" Crow $69.99
NECA – No retail box.

McFarlane 12" Terminator $29.99
McFarlane – No retail box.

Prepaint Lance Henrikson AvP Yile Proof 10 of 10 Framed $599.99
Sideshow Collectibles – Includes framed tile and framed COA

Ironman Stealth Version LSB $129.99
Sideshow Collectibles – MIB.

Complete set of NECA Alien and Predator head-knockers $79.99
NECA -  Set includes the masked Predator 1, unmasked Predator 1, Predator 2, Facehugger, Alien, and Alien Queen. (See top shelf in photo) – No retail box.

Alien Warrior VCD $39.99
Sideshow Collectibles MIB.

Hot Toys Jack Krauser (Transformed) $69.99
Sideshow Collectibles – MIB.

For anyone living under a rock and don't read my blog very often, Spooktacular is Sideshow's annual Halloween and Horror online extravaganza of rotating discounts, spot giveaways, new product announcements, contests, and community interaction, plus much more!  Basically it's a week and a half of Sideshow Collectibles partying with their customers and fans in a MASSIVE online event that runs 24 hours a day for 10 entire days.  During those 10 days, they give away tens of thousands of dollars worth of prizes, announce awesome new products and we all have a blast.  The highlight of the event for me is the 10 day chat room they open up, where hundreds of fellow collectors and Sideshow enthusiasts can interact each other and compete for chat prizes via trivia contests and scavenger hunts.  It's a time for no sleep, minimal food and very little social interaction outside of the computer.  You eat, sleep and breath Sideshow, and hope that when it's over you're still alive and your wife hasn't filed divorce papers.

This year Sideshow easily gave out $50,000 in prizes, even though their news announcement stated 30k.  The first thing I need to do is thank everyone at Sideshow for putting on such an amazing Spookfest, I had an absolute BLAST!  So my thanks to the following Sideshow staff members that came to hang out in chat, give away prizes, or just kept us going through the long chat hours:

• SideshowChris
• SIdeshowDennis
• SideshowMarc
• SideshowAlex
• SideshowCorie

I would also like to thank Mike Tolentino and Jennifer Bigham over at the Customer Support department that helped me with a few issues I was having and a half millions questions I was trying to get answered for my Predstuff coverage or on behalf of other Spooktacular attendees.  And of course I want to thank the Mistress of the Web, that sexy Sideshow mamma who shows up on forums and chat randomly dishing out badass prizes!

And finally, I would like to thank Greg Anzalone, President and CEO of Sideshow Collectibles.  He came out in to chat in front of a couple hundred Sideshow fanatics and allowed us to absolutely DROWN him in questions and he did his best to answer as much as he could.  We was completely inundated, there were so many questions flying that at one time there was a half-hour difference between the question asked and his answer.  But he eventually answered everything and then finished up by tossing out a couple thousand bucks in prizes!  You can check out the entire transcript of the chat I put together by clicking HERE.  I even sent a copy of it to Sideshow, which was later posted right on their site for other Sideshow visitors to check out.  Got a nice thank you letter from Sideshow… you're welcome guys!

Chat was completely awesome this year, with TONS of prizes and lots of friends to laugh and hang out with.  It was great to see some of my old friends from previous SDCC and Spooktacular chat events and of course myself and my friend Ozzy, Madcow and Happyboy teamed up and made sure we were alerting each other via text of new contests and basically trying to keep each other sane.  We had a blast and hauled some great loot, so thanks again to my chat team and hope to see you guys at SDCC chat this summer!  I would also like to give a shout out to all the other friends from chat who made this event so memorable:

• Shropt
• Ken
• Kabu
• SolidSnake
• Swabie (This guy needed a TRUCK to haul his prizes home)
• BuffyGirl
• Avfin
• Toast
• CelticPredator (Remember… take your meds BEFORE chat please!)
• Anyone else I may have forgotten… thank you so much!

And of course a shoutout to my pal Pitu, who was absolutely hilarious in chat and hooked me up with a sweet Pituvision T-Shirt, which I now have and appears to be designed for extremely short, overweight people, but I'm wearing it anyhow!

So thank you to all you guys and gals and hope to see you next Chat event!  If you haven't seen my wrap up video yet (which is mostly a shout out and thank you to all my Spooktacular chat friends, check that out by clicking the pic below).

In terms of contests, we had website and chat trivia, we had random draws, we had scavenger hunts, we had the Mistress of the Web giving out random goodies and I'm sure there were other ways to win that I am forgetting as I try to recall the whirlwind of an event.  Unfortunately the main scavenger hunt seemed a bit compromised as many folks had all the words way in advance of the last day, but someone hauled away a gorgeous Red Skull PF statue and I know it wasn't me lol!  BUT I did have a pretty awesome haul this year, check this out:

Web Freebies:

• 'The Dead' 12 inch Figures Subject 2221: The Harbinger – Sideshow Exclusive Edition
• Sideshow Collectibles Catalog Volume No. 10 – Hard Bound with $10 Gift Card
• ALIEN Collectibles Alien Warrior VCD
• R. Lee Ermey 12-inch
• Hot Toys Resident Evil 4: Biohazard Collectibles Jack Krauser (Transformed)
• Medicom Toy RAH 1:6th Scale Figure Han Solo
• ALIEN Collectibles Alien VCD

Chat Contests:

• Spinning Keychain
• LOTR Film Frame Collectible
• Alien Warrior VCD
• Blockade trooper 12"
• Black and White Mort
• Sideshow Hat (Told SideshowDennis to give it to SOLIDSNAKE)

Mystery gift from the mistress!

So there was definitely some haulage to be had, you just had to be patient and keep an eye on the main Spooktacular news page for new contests and promo words.  Thanks for all the awesome prizes Sideshow!

In terms of new product announcements, there was nothing really earth-shattering in the world of Predators and Aliens… all we saw was a set of VCDs, which you can check out by clicking here.  As a Star Wars fan though, I still got to see something pretty damn awesome, and that's the Gamorrean Life-Size Bust.

Can we all say Holy ^&*%& that's awesome?!  I know I can!  This is easily my favorite piece in the entire Spooktacular line-up this year… I mean, who doesn't love a huge drooling pig guard head in their collection?  I know I want one!  You can read more about Mr. Gamor by clicking over here.

The other fun part of Spooktacular was the Help Wanted video series, a mini movie put together by Sideshow productions starring the Sideshow Collectibles staff, including the oh-so-delish Allison (call me *winks*) and our favorite man with no pants, Scott.  This was hilarious…  Pitu zombie was hysterical (you killed EGAD you bastard!) but seriously, wtf was with the Criswell thing?  As I mentioned in my video, was my Sideshow Spooktacular readiness kit missing a few hits of Acid or something because I'm pretty sure the Criswell scenes were meant for tripping.  I didn't understand a damn thing the freaky ass floating head had to say lol!  But it was great fun guys, nicely done.  MMmmm Allison… *starts dreaming*

*Spaces out* Right, where were we…

This was easily the best Spooktacular I've ever experienced and there was definitely more prizes to be had than ever before, it was CRAZY!  My only suggestions would be to tighten up security around contests to make the playing field a bit more level for less saavy folks, and I would suggest ending it a bit earlier on Halloween instead of ending it at 6PM PST, especially on a Saturday!  Many of us in chat were parents and had to take out little ones out trick-or-treating and were forced to miss the big prizes and the final huge giveaways, which sucks.  I think ending it at 6PM EST would make more sense and give everyone a chance at taking part in the final.

AND MORE PREDATOR ITEMS PLEASE!!!

Thanks again Sideshow, you put on one hell of a show!  Now back to reviewing and photo taking until the next huge event, which is Comic Con this Summer.  Take care all and I will post a new update once all my prizes arrive so you can see what it all looks like piled on my desk.

Later fellow Spookaholics!
Dan