LastBattlestar's 1/16 Aliens APC
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LastBattlestar's 1/16 Aliens APC
Hi guys, yep, another side project away from the ongoing Galactica build! I've always been a massive Aliens/s fan and admired the realistic hardware and vehicles from those movies. But one vehicle I just HAD to have was the APC from Aliens- the toughest, meanest, coolest troop carrier ever seen on the screen. Again, it was supposed to be a quick build, but you know how it goes...
I hope you like it. I'm tickled pink with how it has turned out.
http://www.resinilluminati.com/showthre ... rd&page=13
Mike
I hope you like it. I'm tickled pink with how it has turned out.
http://www.resinilluminati.com/showthre ... rd&page=13
Mike
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Re: LastBattlestar's 1/16 Aliens APC
BOWS DOWN!
You have some skills now, by golly!
I love the base you made to display it too. Spot on! Thanks for posting it, share more builds if you have em.
You have some skills now, by golly!
I love the base you made to display it too. Spot on! Thanks for posting it, share more builds if you have em.
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Re: LastBattlestar's 1/16 Aliens APC
Perfect build as usual!
How about building a studio-scale Nostromo next?
How about building a studio-scale Nostromo next?
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Re: LastBattlestar's 1/16 Aliens APC
You really cover the bases well! Great build!
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I love Aliens, and the equipment used, an I agree the baddest troop carrier ever. The build is outstanding. Question is this SS or was the SS larger?
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Re: LastBattlestar's 1/16 Aliens APC
Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind comments. Not studio scale I'm afraid. That would be nice, but the R/C model is quite a bit larger. My friend 'Raytheon' in England has built a number of APCs and was able to supply me with castings of the tricky parts like gun turrets and rails, so I drew up my own blueprints to the same scale using all the reference I could find. It certainly wasn't an easy build, not by a long shot. I definitely underestimated this subject. It's a deceptively trick shape with lots of intersecting angles. But it looks so cool that I just HAD to build it!
I've just worked out that you need to be registered to see the in-progress pics hosted on the site. Sorry about that, but I highly recommend that you join up and check out the pics of my model bench hell!
Mike
I've just worked out that you need to be registered to see the in-progress pics hosted on the site. Sorry about that, but I highly recommend that you join up and check out the pics of my model bench hell!
Mike
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Re: LastBattlestar's 1/16 Aliens APC
I whipped up a video of the APC build over the weekend- I hope you like it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-B6Rod8Uyg
Mike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-B6Rod8Uyg
Mike
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Re: LastBattlestar's 1/16 Aliens APC
That was great, and loved the opening credit work also. A awesome video, and a awesome APC. Thanks for sharing, and keep up the work on the Galactica.
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WOW - love the vid LastBattlestar. The Galactica is so cool next to the APC... it could fall over and squish it, it looked like!
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