Aliens floor tile ???

It looks like there's no way this isn't going to be an expensive piece which is too bad as I'd love to do the hallway between my house and garage up with these. Great research thread though!
 
How many of us would want more then just one though? I mean, if enough of us wanted to buy like 5 or 6, are there other options worth looking into?
 
I just want the real Sulaco ....LOL...most people wwould only do 1 or 2 for props , I bet some would do more for a full size Aliens warrior statue....I just have 2 PR's and I wouldn't need anymore without my wife leaving me ....LOL....then I would do the garage walls in many panels....LOL
 
Just a shot in the dark here:
Would it be possible to build a mould for this with a fairly stiff silicone & a fibreglass jacket?? then maybe they could be cast in?? a suitable plastic using the centrifugal method?? Just a thought??

:)
 
No options for molding. I hate to sound like a broken record.


Only two options for a full scale tile are fabricating a Plastic or Metal one.



You could vac-form the 20 strut pieces,that would be the only possible use vacforming-wise.

Then you have 200 holes to cut out....
 
noble said:
No options for molding. I hate to sound like a broken record.


Only two options for a full scale tile are fabricating a Plastic or Metal one.



You could vac-form the 20 strut pieces,that would be the only possible use vacforming-wise.

Then you have 200 holes to cut out....
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I have to agree. Unless you are Vac Forming the part in one piece, you probably would want to pursue other methods.
Vac Forming each long strut could work, just it would be painfully slow and reptitive. The challenges you face are cutting each of the long parts out and keeping them straight. It probably requires the use of a table saw. Then depending on the wall thickness, there is the possibility the sides might bow when running through the saw and you end up with non straight lengths anyway. Also even with a guide, 20mm to 25mm strips are risky (for your fingers) on a big table unless you are very skilled at using one. The holes and slots could be cut out with a dremmil (which would be repetitive and time consuming). Then you have seams where you glue everything together.

I honestly think layering up laser cut Perspex might be the most cost effective (no, still not cheap) method of doing a small run of these. Or laser cut one to make a master that can be molded and cast in poly resin. The top plate is really the only part that needs to be one piece for cosmetics. The underside can be made from many pieces including off cuts. If using a plastic like Perspex, you would use Weldon-3 to fuse the bits together. Once cured, they will never break apart. The body of my Anamorphic Lens (MK5) is laser cut 10mm Perspex parts layered up and fused with Weldon-3. They are then machined on a lathe with not even a hint of glue failure.
 
I'm sorry for coming into this thread so late. I had someone asking me about it a few days ago since I did the display racks so many years ago.

In looking at this render, I think something is off. If I understand how these were made with injection molding the slats on each opposite side should be offset from each other. In the render it looks like they are directly over each other.

I don't see why these couldn't be make similarly to how I did the steel racks back in the day. It would just be a matter of making new cad files so the slats would be the proper size and proportion. They would be heavier than hell and probably labor intensive, but it should work.

-Gary

paujlwiz said:
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Thanks Noble for the information (you are the man!), and here now is the finished version (and its ready to go onto to be part of any number of environments I have planned so thanks again ;)).

:)

Wiz.
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Hey Gary,

I wondered about that very thing as I have several images and in some that did indeed appear to be the case, also the actual pallet had a lip on the edge unlike my CG version (which is why I imagine the lower pieces are offset). I will make the corrections on the off set slats etc.!

Thanks :)
 
alienscollection.com said:
For the love of God, someone print these... ;)
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I am starting to feel the way you do....so much discussion , but we are never getting any results in cost effectiveness , so it may end up people ( LIKE ME )getting plastic pallets and making modifications to them , in order to obtain a close development ....been trying for years to locate one , but hoping one day....
 
Wouldn't happen to be any of these would it? (I saw this photo and thought of this thread... :D ) From Defiance.

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Now that's different! :) HEY... are they just left of the window on the left side of the image? Maybe not...
 
If you where to vacform strips the clean up and holes are really simple and fast with just a few tools.

Once a sheet of parts is pulled (several bucks in one pull work better) band saw the parts into easy to handle pieces then place a solid spacer inside and run the piece along a flush router, then chop the ends.
For the openings get a punch that you just mark off the spacing and have at it.

This is similar to how I assembled light boxes for aquariums on my last job, go's really fast.
We pulled 4'x4' sheets and I know there are shops that do 4'x8'.
 
Hi folks

I discovered this thread after tracking back why my Flickr stats went mad the other week!

I was lucky enough to have been given one of the last panels that the PropStore had in stock two years ago. Sold as a Millennium Falcon / Death Star Detention Cell set dressing, it soon became apparent that these things had been used all over the place.

So far I’ve spotted them in these scenes in movies and UK TV shows:

Set di foto di Prop Panel su Flickr

But can’t believe I didn't think to check out Outland! Thanks for the tip off. Soon as I'm finished here I’ll be off to do some screen grabs.

Until I can point at a single panel and say, ‘that’s mine’, they are all contenders :) Though, as mentioned here, there are a few variations which helps narrow it down a little bit.

I was told that mine was bought in a lot from a prop hire company (rather than a particular studio) so it is feasible that the same batch were used around London (Pinewood, Shepperton, Elstree and the BBC studios) between the mid 70s to the late 80s and beyond. They are very robust and could take the knocks.

I also met Peter Lamont and Alan Tomkins last year and got to find out a bit more about their origins of the panels.

The men who were there ? un set su Flickr

Honestly, I’m blown away by your recreations and you seem to have the dimensions and details all sewn up, but if you do need further reference shots or measurements taking from my original, I’d be more than happy to oblige.

And if someone does manage to find a way to produce a run of miniatures, definitely count me in!
 
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