Recent content by Mike Rush

Re: James Cameron built Dropship Concept Model Thanks. No, it was just a favour for a friend who had bought it recently (I think) and wanted it to look its best. I'm not sure if who owns it now. Sorry I don't remember many specifics except that it was foamcore, card and kit parts, sprayed with...

Re: James Cameron built Dropship Concept Model I was privileged to have that model in my hands for a time, and do some restoration on it. Sadly this was long before the days of digital cameras, or I would have taken photos by the score! While I was cleaning it up I removed a piece of stray...

Silver base it is, then! Thanks. I think I prefer this one after all. :)

This is a quick post about how I finally got a prop out of the cupboard and on display! Some time ago - never mind how long exactly - my wife bought me this M90 pistol from Space: Above and Beyond. I am ashamed to say that it has remained in a cupboard ever since! The reasons are various...

I get very perturbed by the rudeness of people at the cinema these days. Being English I'm not really equipped to do anything about it though. My wife teases me because she says she can feel my hand gripping the armrest harder whenever someone talks, or starts texting. Fortunately we don't go...

I will see what I can do but don't hold your breath... my web host had a crash or something and managed to 'lose' all of my data. They didn't even have a backup. :facepalm

I spent years looking for one of these to accompany the MR Peter's Sword. Finally found one this year and it is great! Comes in three pieces which screw together. The fit is precise, and when assembled you wouldn't know. The clear plastic parts are nice and clear, and really resemble crystal...

I believe I know the ones you mean. They have been doing the rounds for years. On the Aliens Legacy we used to call them the 'True Grenade' - but only in jest, since nobody has ever been able to see any evidence whatsoever of anything like them in the film. Also the original vendor was not the...

Re: 5 points to the house of Cylon for anyone who can tell me what the heck this thin Ceramic mould for a cast metal Cylon helmet.

You need to make your mind up. :rolleyes

For the small window at the top, I wasn't sure whether to use white perspex or frosted perspex. So I cut out and sanded inserts from both materials. Here you see them with the matte black vinyl 'HOLD' decals ready to apply. Here one is applied and the other is under way. I knew...

Well, in the end I decided to cast it. :lol It was a hard decision, because a) I had to save up for the materials and b) I've never cast anything so complex before. I've done mostly open moulds and some simple two-parters and I'm not bad at it. But I knew that without pressure or vacuum...

Thanks all. :) Now for the really fun part: attaching the stickers. There was also a small extra part which needs to be attached. I almost didn't add it since on the original it does look a bit of an afterthought, but in the end I decided to go with it. So: casing painted...

There are lots of clones, but begin your search with Eurostile Bold Extended. Sub-assemblies were sprayed with car primer. I used white primer for the handle, and then some yellow primer for the grip area and the bolt-heads. What I didn't know was that despite its yellow cap, 'yellow...

To make the handle I started by printing out the stripe pattern and wrapping it into a tube. Then I cut end-caps from some PVC pipe. One end had a 'gap' where the arm will attach. That stripe pattern was the cause of endless debate, but in the end member b26354 worked it out. Again...