That would be a F.A.B. idea mate I can see the scene already: you driving that beast onto the camping ground with the Lass and the kidsMy biggest question surrounding building one, has always been. What can you do with it once you’ve built it? It’s too big and specialist to use for a business, and I don’t like the idea of building one just to sell on for profit? If it was a more usable shape/size I’d turn the inside into a camper van/ motorhome to use with the family
I’ve built a horse box recently based on a 7.5t lorry, and the box body on that was 8 feet 2 inches wide. In the UK you can go up to 2.5metres without much issues. But if you based the vehicle on a agricultural crop sprayed, and used the crop sprayers log book to make it “road legal” you could go wider, as your exempt from the construction and use laws, but anything over 2.5m wide gets awkward to use on the road. I think if you went 2.5m wide it would look alright, the difficult bit would be finding tyres from something like a “loading shovel” that would look the right size. I once spotted some 20.5R25 tyres with the exact tread pattern at a farm sale, I was so tempted to buy them and just keep them, just in case!One of the biggest issues I can see is trying to replicate the width. UK roads won't cope with anything much over 7 feet wide. It would be an absolute pain if you had to get a 'wide load' escort whenever you travelled in it.
I'd imagine most people would just use it for car shows. those were a thing we did before lock-down...What can you do with it once you’ve built it?
Comi-ConsI'd imagine most people would just use it for car shows. those were a thing we did before lock-down...
Car/truck shows, Comic-con conventions, etc. You couldn't drive it on the road because to have it proper scale it would be 12' wide, not really practical. But at a car show in a parking lot, or if they block off the street, no problem.My biggest question surrounding building one, has always been. What can you do with it once you’ve built it? It’s too big and specialist to use for a business, and I don’t like the idea of building one just to sell on for profit? If it was a more usable shape/size I’d turn the inside into a camper van/ motorhome to use with the family
I love the idea of this - much more achievable than a rolling replica. I would suggest designing the interior first - then fitting the exterior around it. The interior set was a lot bigger than the practical vehicle (as you probably know). In that respect, real tug wheels might be too small and since they're not moving, building them might be easier and cheaper?... the APC would only be a metal frame, with plywood, but real Aviation Tug wheels and an actual walk-in interior.
I love the idea of this - much more achievable than a rolling replica. I would suggest designing the interior first - then fitting the exterior around it. The interior set was a lot bigger than the practical vehicle (as you probably know). In that respect, real tug wheels might be too small and since they're not moving, building them might be easier and cheaper?
Anyways - great ide want to have a life size Alien Queen attacking the APC directly, (instead of a warrior getting crushed under the wheels). She would be made of fibreglass, or pieces of Papier mache with a metal skeleton for support, would make a great photo opportunity for fans.
I want a life size Alien Queen attacking it, (and a warrior crushed under the wheels). A great photo opportunity to stand in front of this life size prop, the Alien Queen would probably be fibreglass and possibly some Papier mache parts, over a metal tubular skeleton. Right now, just an idea, but the film came out in 1986 and new fans are joining the "Bug Stompers".I love the idea of this - much more achievable than a rolling replica. I would suggest designing the interior first - then fitting the exterior around it. The interior set was a lot bigger than the practical vehicle (as you probably know). In that respect, real tug wheels might be too small and since they're not moving, building them might be easier and cheaper?
Anyways - great idea.