'To Die For';

A few teaser shots of the second kit Bob and I produced, as 'Hogan's Bones'....
'To Die For'! This is the piece that actually 'introduced' us, in the early 90's. 

He had sculpted a smaller version of this as an entry to a local model show in Vegas. 
Although he'd been sculpting, prop-making, animation design, set design, etc., the female 
'Predator' was his first sculpt displayed in that type of venue. I admired it...said so, 
and we met. The rest has been . . . . hmmmm, "Interesting." That's a word I use when 
profanity is not appropriate. 

The old female 'Predator'. Pretty provocative, for the time period. We did provide 
'Breast Plates / Heavy Metal Pasties', for the modest of heart. The robo-blades were 
metallic. Either the face piece, or the helmet fit on the head/hair section. 

My contribution to the sculpting end was the helmet. Kind of proud of the way it turned out. 

The kits were well-received, however, a horror to build. Hind sight always being 20/20...
this one should have been sent out for molding/casting. It had too many small parts. 
Lots of re-sculpting for the builder. Poor Taylor White, at Creature Features was a 
good friend to take so many, in such poor condition. 

There weren't more than 50 of these ever produced. 

Now, regarding the customized alterations: the boot hook construction on the back is 
unique, as are the steel hose connections on each arm, and the helmet. You can see that 
a tiny, little mesh was used on the helmet eye-holes. The sash with bone and skulls 
was kit-bashed. A 'rawhide' covering was fashioned for the glaive-like side-weapon. 
The optional bosom covers lie next to the helmet. 

She is a fierce shield maiden, and no mistake!! There is a 'Native American' underlying 
design to the paint scheme. The true credit to this magnificent build goes to Anthony 
Mestas. As one of the true visionaries at Sideshow, he is their lead painter. He took 
my suggestions and turned out a museum-quality rendering. It's magic! 

- Michael Heintzelman