05-19-2012, 04:22 AM
Doug, there is no way to tell... as with so many props, for all the detail put into the Predator backpack, you NEVER see it up close in the film. It is really odd to me that this piece is broken the way we see it. We have photos of the Predator pack being created, and it was a huge hunk of clay, with the model pieces pressed into it. My assumption is that the final prop was some type of foam piece, although it could have been fiberglass, but either way, the model parts would have been molded into the final pack, so how this piece ended up being broken is completely confusing to me.
Honestly, it might be a bit lazy, but I am going to go with the M10 / M36 Tank Destoyer road wheel and consider the part "found." I spent a lot of time yesterday going through every single 1:35 Tamiya kit scan that is on this site and that was the only one that was even close. I'll snag a model off eBay then compare it to the two Bradley parts that are sitting right beside it on the pack and see how it all stacks up.
Honestly, it might be a bit lazy, but I am going to go with the M10 / M36 Tank Destoyer road wheel and consider the part "found." I spent a lot of time yesterday going through every single 1:35 Tamiya kit scan that is on this site and that was the only one that was even close. I'll snag a model off eBay then compare it to the two Bradley parts that are sitting right beside it on the pack and see how it all stacks up.