Designed by Russian company Nitrinos, this unique motorcycle helmet not only offers great protection for your head – handcrafted out of composite materials and carbon fiber – but it’s inspired by the look of iconic creature from the Predator movie. It’s available in various colors, designs, and the dreadlocks are removable to boot. Continue reading for a video, more pictures, and additional information.
The predator creature’s design is credited to special effects artist Stan Winston. While flying to Japan with Aliens director James Cameron, Winston, who had been hired to design the Predator, was doing concept art on the flight. Cameron saw what he was drawing and said, “I always wanted to see something with mandibles”. Winston then included them in his designs. Schwarzenegger recommended Winston after his experience working on The Terminator.
The film’s creature was originally designed with a long neck, a dog-like head and a single eye. This design was abandoned when it became apparent that the jungle locations would make shooting the complex design too difficult. Originally, the studio contracted the makeup effects for the alien from Richard Edlund’s Boss Film Creature Shop. However, with problems filming the creature in Mexico and attempts to create a convincing monster of Van Damme, wearing a much different body suit, failing, makeup effects responsibilities were given to Winston and his studio, R/Greenberg Associates.
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