SO YOU WANT TO MAKE/BUY A PREDATOR SUIT? READ THIS!!!!!!

Ok I've ran into a little problem sounds like a noob questions but I searched and read the forums for many hours looking for what program folks are using to print out VinMan's Templates. I have been using Adobe Photoshop and Windows Picture Viewer to do it but It's kind of a pain to size the template to scale in Photoshop and then print out in Picture viewer. Can someone help with a little info on which is the best print program to use. I been wanted to do a Pred costume for 3 years now and would love to get started on it. I have downloaded all templates just need a little help transferring them to paper. Any help would greatly be appreciated.
 
I guess I am a noob. I have not had a 100 posts. Does that disqualify me from obtaining a suit? Remember you self serving veterans;"MONEY TALKS and BULL S..T" walks.
 
ASTRAL NEBULAR said:
I guess I am a noob. I have not had a 100 posts. Does that disqualify me from obtaining a suit? Remember you self serving veterans;"MONEY TALKS and BULL S..T" walks.
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Not sure if you read the first post in the thread or not...He is not saying your post count "qualifies" or "disqualifies" you from obtaining a suit. It's simply states to sign up on Oct 15th and expect to get a full suit for $200 by halloween isn't going to happen and shows what a real expection is for time/price of the suits and/or parts of a suit. Also the line "Remember you self serving veterans"...really is that how you want to come off when the thread is about helping people and showing them what the expectations are on a suit?
 
Hopefully nobody has already suggested this (I was far too lazy to read all the way through) but in relation to the painting of the predator suit, you can buy latex paint.
It is found in dance stores and is used for painting ballroom dancing shoes. It comes in a variety of different colours. It is designed to flex and stretch once painted (it is primarily latex based).
The bad news is that it comes in tiny little tubs and is about $18.50 in Aussie dollars (not sure of conversion rates).
It can also be sprayed but consult the back of the bottle to find the appropriate thinners. It is oil based (non acrylic) and you will need acetone to clean up - Turps does squat. Try not to spill it as it is a pain to clean (even with acetone).
You can also get some types of flexible paints and sealers from your local Bunnings (Assuming you are in Australia or New Zealand). Ask in store, chances are I may serve you.
Have a great day,
Blaulia
 
A newbie here
Created a suit on a budget out of a cheap mask and bits and pieces of motorbike gear and foam rubber I had lying around home
Made dreads out of foam rubber insulation hose from Clark Rubber
Feet are rubber boot covers with black silicon rubber stuck in for toes
Gloves are gardening gloves with silicon/ paint
Armour is pained foam rubber from a camping mat
Cannon is a deodorant can taped to an old light sabre base
Got a few laughs at the office Xmas party
All up cost about $150 and a few hours of fiddling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwM-N8HKFN8
 
Ok hello i hope im am doing this right. I just joined the hunters lair last night. I have never joined a forum before so please bear with me on all this. First off let me say that all of the suits i have seen that have come from you guys or are bad with parts u guys have sold are absolutly beautiful. Ever since i have been a lilttle kind i always wanted one of these that looked this real but could never find out how to get one untill now. i came across a bunch of videos of you guys or videos that other ppl mention you guys on you tube. i would love to buy one of these suits but lol i work at a wallmart so as you can guess im poor. But i would like to see if there might be a way for me to get one from you guys maybe a peace at a time like the head and mask stuff and the just go from there. i dont know if thats possable. Anyway thank you for your time now i think i will look around this place and hope i can find my way because im pretty computer stupid. lol Thanks again
 
Hey Pain
I think there are a few ways to go. Depends on what you are after, your skills and money.
Full on, where a high level of attention to detail and some pretty good skills with moulding, latex, etc, and quite a few dollars and many hours, or NEGE (near enough's good enough), which is the way I had to go. I don't have the time or dollars (or the skills) to make an authentic suit. What I did pull together though, has impressed all who have seen it, and everyone at a large party wanted photos with me. My kids love it, and it is fun scaring their friends
It wouldn't stand up to much scrutiny from Predator fans though.
I am in Australia, so the masks are over $100 here, and you can get them for $50 in the US, so you have a head start.
My motocross body armour was $50 of Ebay, and the spray paint was aluminium with a dusting of matt black over the top. Perhaps start with a mask and then make bits and pieces as you go,
Whatever you do, have fun.
 
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Yeah i understand that, i couldnt put together put my hands together to clap without instructions. lol So i have no idea where to even begin on this. I just know i have seen some of these guys suits and i want one really really bad lol. Like i said before right now i would be happy with just the head. You know like the head with the deads and a bio mask. but i dont even know how many peaces that is. I know the dreads and the bio mask are two diffrent peaces. But how many peaces does the rest of the head take to make? Or is the rest just one peace?, and who do i even talk to about this? lol I tryied to look around this place the last time i was on but kept getting confused lol but like i said im pretty computer stupid. I have a berserker predator mask i got here in the states but it does not look real enof for my taste. I want something that looks very real. As far as my skills go like i said i have none lol i would be worried that if this is alot of peaces going into just the head even that i would get them then not be able to figure out how to put it together right. but i dont know it could be really easy. I have no idea lol
 
P.I.M.P. you have a lot of reading to do. Putting together a Predator costume is neither quick, easy or cheap. Learning the basics of what a Predator is should be your first priority. The helmet or Bio is a large single piece. Depending on style it may have a few smaller pieces to glue on. The dreads are the thick black hair off the back of the head, generally about 40-60 of them. The mask or head is usually about 7 pieces, the head, four to 6 teeth, and two lower mandibles. Again, depends on style and who makes it.

Your going to spend a couple hundred dollars for each part, mask, bio and dreads. This forum is set up so that sellers and what is available is easy to find. I highly recomend researching the forum for answers. When I joined a few months ago I opened each section and started reading evry thread and post from oldest to newest. Yeah it took a long time and I still have questions but now I am more informed as to what I want to know.

A Predator suit can be built on a budget over time. That's my plan as well. Good luck with your plan but realize your wanting to start out with the three most expensive parts of a budget build.

Research, Read, and Respect. The three R's of building a Predator costume and being a contibuting memeber of the Lair.

Welcome.
 
its not all that expensive.... i built all of my vaccum form bolds for under $10.... and the clay for the under mask cost me a good 60-90 dollars.
very important that you know ho to sculpt if you plan on making a under mask
 
ok first off let let me just say im sorry, i am what you guys call a noobie i was one of the bozo's who joined then asked where can i buy a reasonable costume without reading this post i have to say it was not my plan to piss anybody off and for that im truly sorry. now i have been a pred fan since day one and pretty much any of winstons creatures so im not in this to get a cheap costume im currently in the process of building a quality suit and have gotten some really great ideas here on the lair.just want you all to know im very thankful for all the help and idea's, there is just so many talented people here and again sorry if i pissed anyone off .
thanks again
dale
 
Everyone is a noobie at one point. It's just that most people should read up on what the forum has to offer before posting a question that can be easily answered with a little searching on the forum.
 
The Director said:
Everyone is a noobie at one point. It's just that most people should read up on what the forum has to offer before posting a question that can be easily answered with a little searching on the forum.
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I strongly agree with this comment. Getting used to the Advanced Search will be better off for you in the long run. Foremost, you'll figure out how to best use it. Secondly, you won't annoy other members who have already seen similar threads, time and time again (What kind of clay? What colors should I use? Airbrush advice. Why is Gene so pretty?). Most of the question threads I've seen over the last few months are on subjects already addressed many times over. I used to try and guide people to those threads, but have simply gotten to the point where I Mark as Read and move on. The Lair is an AWESOME place to find information, but it really is up to each member to do their due diligence and thoroughly search out answers on their own, prior to jamming the thread list with repetitive questions. Happy Hunting!
 
So being the total noob I am, the first question I want to ask is where is a good place to get the latex to make a suit on your own? If not latex, what is the better material? I know that this is a huge project, but I have had people in my life who believe I can make a good suit, even if I doubt myself. Any helpful hints would be greatly apperciated.
 
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