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Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - ** 33rd update, page 15 **

Any updates on this beast? I was inspired by this build and did a scratchbuild of my own now its not as perfect as Wasili's but hey for 2 months of work its not to bad all done by hand the old fashioned way, its 16.5". I would love to learn that computer stuff with the cnc machine one day. I was actually thinking of doing one out of insanity as the 1/6th scale filming model the reference pics on it are very scarce though, hey I could dream right Lol.
 
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Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - ** 33rd update, page 15 **

Gans said:
Wow
This looks great but why 1/12 why not 1/16 so you could put some figures with it.

Gans
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If you could show me where to get some 1/16 Colonial Marines to display with my APC scratchbuild, I'd be forever grateful.:cool

Mike
 
Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - ** 33rd update, page 15 **

arc60 said:
Yike. Apologies. My stupid eyes didn't see the "1" in "16"
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Easy mistake to make, but thanks anyway mate.:)

I must admit that my heart leapt with joy for a second at the possibility of 1/16 figures! Heck, I'd be happy for just a little Bishop figure to sit in the driver's seat of my APC! It would be a nice finishing touch for a tough build.

Mike
 
Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - ** 33rd update, page 15 **

Could you tell me what type of CNC machine you use to get such fine detail, and awesome work!!
 
Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - ** 33rd update, page 15 **

Heya folks,

The time has come for regular updates. Sorry for the delay.

The APC's come with a reference dvd filled with pics on the subject. Next to screencaps, there are a few folders with pics found on the internet. In total about 900 pics.

Please note the screencaps are from the DVD, not the Bluray. I'm sure there's still plenty to look at.

Next update on tuesday.

Cheers,

Wasili

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Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - ** 33rd update, page 15 **

Hey gang,​

I was casting the small nuts that go with the APC's, but decided to make them all as cnc-ed parts, as pictured below. So no sanding the tiny pieces. Comes with the tapered top, although difficult to make out in the pic.​

Yeah, i know this is boring stuff. The next update (up on friday) will be more interesting.​

Cheers,​

Wasili​

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Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - ** 33rd update, page 15 **

No sanding is good......I like no sanding. :)

Looking forward to Friday!
 
Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - ** 33rd update, page 15 **

Thanx Rick.

Today's update...

I realized i hadn't finalized the artwork for the dry transfers. That has now been taken care off. The only graphics we know off on the APC exterior, are off course the "2D SULACO" and the "542/6MTS" on the nose, above the headlights. It has been completely redrawn in AutoCAD and CorelDraw (with a bit of Gimp in between), not using any existing off-the-shelf fonts.

Pictured below is a print of the digital artwork that has been send to the supplier. I printed it on normal crappy paper, so the letters bled a bit, not as sharp as the digital artwork. The final drytransfers will be very very sharp, and silkscreened in white.

Btw, the lines above and below the lettering are positioning markers on the APC nose. So no measuring, or fooling around to get it straight. Sort of a plug and play thing.

Next update is on tuesday. Have a good weekend.

Cheers,

Wasili

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Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - ** 34rd upd., pg 17 **

Very nice. It's the little things that make all the difference.
 
Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - ** 34rd upd., pg 17 **

Thanx guys,

And it's the little things that suck up quite a lot of time.

I scored a large batch of carbon laminate, that i'll incorporate into the APC's, that i'll pick up either late this week or early next week.

In the meantime i'm rounding off the to-do list.

One item that has hardly been documented, hardly seen on screen or off, is the spotlight on the roof of the APC. Together with Harry Harris, we found the exact type of spotlight that was used, and i have that now modelled. First in 3d, in Rhino with VRay.

Interestingly, the spotlight is not on the APC, when it enters the great entrance scene in the Sulaco bay. The frame is there, but no spotlight.

It is seen only in the Acton shoot, for the Alien hive scenes. Most online pictures that show the APC (behind the scenes), show the APC rear exiting the Acton power plant, after filming the hive crash scene. For protection during the crash scenes, a halfround cover was added over the spot. After all, the spot was rented for the production.

The miniature SFX APC's therefore did not have this halfround cover. It was only there on the full-size APC to protect the spot. Even the Halcyon kit doesn't (which is the closest rendition of the vehicle to come to market, apart from it's obvious flaws), and it used more studio references than simply a blueprint or the movie itself. It has details that can not be taken from either.

Anyho, my 2 cents.

Below is the 3d rendering. It's not a big part, so therefore the walls had to be beefed up with a few 0.1mm's.

Next update up on friday.

Cheers,

Wasili
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Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - ** 34rd upd., pg 17 **

"Together with Harry Harris, we found the exact type of spotlight that was used"

That Harry... when it comes to ALIENS is there anything he can't do? : )
 
Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - ** 34rd upd., pg 17 **

Alan Cross said:
"Together with Harry Harris, we found the exact type of spotlight that was used"

That Harry... when it comes to ALIENS is there anything he can't do? : )
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Yeah, Harry came across a similar spot by coincedence, and so discovered the brand name. I was so anal to actually check for the exact vintage type, even though i'm probably the only one that would have noticed any difference....

Wasili
 
Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - ** 34rd upd., pg 17 **

Thanks Alan. I'm OK but I'm no Willie Goldman that's for sure! :)

With regards to the light I happen to be a lighting technician so I guess finding the right one was going to happen at some point, I'm just really happy that it happened when it did. As Yellowjacket said it's the little things that make all the difference.

Wasili it's been an honour to help you out with this amazing kit, I'm really excited to see the final result. :)

Harry
 
Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - ** 34rd upd., pg 17 **

Nice work on the spotlight Wasili and Harry. I didn't have any idea what it looked like for my 1/16 APC, so put the cover over it like the full-sized vehicle. :cool

Mike
 
Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - ** 34rd upd., pg 17 **

Damn nice find you guys! The accuracy is incredible....
 
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