What started off as a way to display my Aliens watch collection morphed into something a bit larger once i started digging into some of the other colonial marines/Hicks gear. I thought it might be interesting to create a fictional personal transport case that Hicks used to stow his personal gear.
Materials
-US issue night vision case (Sportsman's Guide - Outdoor & Hunting Gear, Guns, Ammo and Fishing)
-Weapons case foam (Foam | Gun Case Foam | Carolina Custom Foam)
-Lights (railroad set - HobbykitShop - Etsy)
-Stencils cut out on my wife's cricut
Items
-H&K VP-70 - Hicks sidearm (excellent print by Jediguy )
-Explorer MM-IV (the actual model knife used in the film, not the commonly thought Gerber MK-II)
-Savanna Bronica Lighter
-Seiko Pulsemeter
-Seiko 7A28-7000 (the black version of the iconic watch worn by Ripley. The silver is pretty hard to come by so i post rationalized adding this black version as it could be more of a dress watch for the colonial marines)
Still some work to do but was able to get the foam cut and the lights installed today. I'd like to dirty up the outside of the case a little more and obviously paint up the VP-70, which is a whole other thread.
Materials
-US issue night vision case (Sportsman's Guide - Outdoor & Hunting Gear, Guns, Ammo and Fishing)
-Weapons case foam (Foam | Gun Case Foam | Carolina Custom Foam)
-Lights (railroad set - HobbykitShop - Etsy)
-Stencils cut out on my wife's cricut
Items
-H&K VP-70 - Hicks sidearm (excellent print by Jediguy )
-Explorer MM-IV (the actual model knife used in the film, not the commonly thought Gerber MK-II)
-Savanna Bronica Lighter
-Seiko Pulsemeter
-Seiko 7A28-7000 (the black version of the iconic watch worn by Ripley. The silver is pretty hard to come by so i post rationalized adding this black version as it could be more of a dress watch for the colonial marines)
Still some work to do but was able to get the foam cut and the lights installed today. I'd like to dirty up the outside of the case a little more and obviously paint up the VP-70, which is a whole other thread.