Hey everyone! Had to take a break from updating the customs for a couple of weeks in order to get some commissions done. I’m back with a new one, just in time for Halloween! This week I bring you a movie concept of Dutch Schaefer in Predator armor! I always thought it would be awesome to see Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character of Dutch back in another Predator movie, decked out in his old enemy’s armor, maybe hunting down other Predators for the U.S. government. How awesome would that have been? So I took a NECA Predator, stripped all the armor and weapons off, and put them on Dutch. I even included a severed Predator head as a trophy! Sick, right? For the full photo set, and detailed description on how Predator Armor Dutch was made, just click the photo below. And for those interested, Predator Armor Dutch is currently for auction on eBay. If you want to own this custom, or know someone who would, just CLICK HERE to bid
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The design for Predator Armor Dutch was inspired by a mix of the old Kenner toys, and my desire to see Dutch show up again in another Predator movie. I thought it would have been cool to see Dutch hunting Predators for the U.S. government. Imagine if Schwarzennegger was in the Predators movie, but in the Laurence Fishburne role of Nolan! That would have been awesome. Predator Armor Dutch is made using a NECA Jungle Encounter Dutch, and a NECA Predator, of course. I stripped off all the armor and weapons from the Predator, and basically attached them to Dutch. I used the two pack Dutch, which was all bloodied, so I had to completely repaint him to clean him up. I had to do some major dremeling to the Predator wrist gauntlets, and to Dutch’s forearms, to get them to slip on. I had to dremel some of Dutch’s side to get the armor to fit right as well. I glued all the armor down, and even attached a net launcher from a NECA Predator 2 figure. So now that Dutch is utilizing all the weapons and armor of his greatest enemy, he’s ready to hunt down every last Predator that makes its way to Earth!
The other day an image of the NECA Predators Series 11 figures was shown off on the official NECA Twitter account. The picture revealed packaged samples of the Series 11 figures, which is set to include Thermal Vision Dutch, Battle Armor Lost Predator, and the Wasp Predator from the Dead End short film. NECA Predators Series 11 is set to be released before the end of 2013, so be on the lookout.
Catch up on the NECA Predators figures by getting Series 10 (the Kenner inspired wave) on Amazon
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NECA has tweeted a photo of the upcoming Predator 2 pack Dutch Vs. Jungle Hunter in packaging to give us an idea of what it will look like on store shelves. This two pack gives us another variant of Dutch, this time with his mud disguise mostly washed off, with some blood on him of course. It also gives us the Jungle Hunter with green blood and battle damage, and a closed mouth head, with a removable face mask.
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NECA just won’t stop, will they? They seem to always have a steady stream of quality product coming out, and this is no different. Today, official images were revealed for the upcoming NECA Predators series 11 action figures. This series of figures is going to have a couple of crazy ones, like another figure from the Batman: Dead End Fan film, and even a trippy Thermal Vision Dutch!
You can pre-order the NECA Predators series 11 figures right now on BigBadToyStore.
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NECA recently added new images for their upcoming Predators Series 8 Major Dutch Schaefer action figure. Included in the images is an unpainted test shot to whet the appetites of Predator fans. Series 8 includes two different versions: Jungle Extraction Dutch and Jungle Patrol Dutch. Look for series 8 in February. These are sure to be big sellers, since this marks the first time a human character from the Predator movies has been made into action figure form by NECA.
Jungle Extraction Dutch is faithful to his appearance as they first enter the jungle, complete with military shirt and vest, features over 20 points of articulation, an M-16, Pistol, Machete, and Knife accessories. Jungle Patrol Dutch is immortalized in his camo muscle shirt and vest and features over 20 points of articulation, an M-16, Pistol, and Knife accessories.
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This is the wave that includes the classic Predator from the first movie, as well as two figures of the main protagonist Dutch. This is a very exciting wave, considering this is the first one with any of the human characters from any of the movies, and this marks the first time NECA has made the classic Predator. Here are the official names for each figure in the wave:
Jungle Extraction Dutch Schaefer
Jungle Patrol Dutch Schaefer
Masked Jungle Hunter Predator
These are currently up for pre-order on BigBadToyStore and are set to be released in February of 2013. Continue after the jump for the full image.
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