Bob the Alien (Giger inspired Alien)

Ian, I'm still kind of fond of the Aliens design. I thought ditching the dome was not exactly an upgrade, but eh; variation, it's all good. I mean if all of them had been identical we'd be sitting here typing about what a lost opportunity it was to introduce a bit of originality with each movie, etc. But yeah, the A4 and AvP stuff is, well, it's great sculpting, but I dunno, it's just not immortal design for me.

Leigh! Dumb question! You know the dome has that very slight central ridge, right? Best seen in Bowelrock's first front-on pic, above.
 
Thank you for the kind words guy's :)

Since theres been so much interest in Bob I feel I should keep you posted, whether I have a positive update or not.

Unfortunatly nothing has happened for the last couple of weeks & I dont know when this will pick up again.

Hopefully I'll be back on track ASAP. I've not lost interest or got to that prop replica building wall, I've just had to let Bob take a back seat for a while.

I will keep you posted as & when things pick up again :)

Thanks :)
 
I was just directed to this post... OH MY GOD MAN... are you trying to give me a heart attack. That's some seriously awesome work and the whole bust concept is just sleek and very stylish and gives it an ethereal beauty that I haven't seen in any other busts.

Will go through the whole thread, reading up on it from beginning to end, but noticed the talk about the dome wrapping around at the rear. AA did the full wrapped around dome, but as far as I've read that wasn't used in the movie, and the prop department had to redo all that and it just seems to me that the bottom part of that wrap around is a separate piece and they glued it together at the middle - hence the seamline between the top and the bottom piece, due to the complexity of vac-forming it with the undercut lip.

I had to pick up my jaw several times when browsing forward... just an all-round awesome sculpt.
 
Thanks guy's :)

Well The head is done & ready to be moulded, shortened spines n all :)

In order to get more done to the body/base I need to fit the head every so often to check clearances & fit etc.
My plan was to get the head moulded & cast before doing any more to the body/base to save the possibility of the head getting damaged.

Unfortunatly I havent been able to mould the head & out of pure frustration I've carried on with the body anyway.

On with the latest progress :)

Since I dropped the underside of the head down a bit I've been having problems with the spines on the fin fouling the head, so that needed attention.
I've stripped most of the clay off the fin & reshaped it a bit & it all fits better now :)
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I'll coat the fin in something hard, I'm thinking polyester filler atm & then sand it smooth. It'll have a proper mount made so that it fits the body well & I'll add the detail with the clay.

I've also been working on the chest & the throat as there were area's I wasn't completely happy with. I'm happier with how the chest looks now shape wise but I'm still working on the throat atm :)
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Unfortunately there doesnt seem to be any good ref pic's of the throat & where it joins the chest, from the images I have there also seems to be some more differences even in this area :lol
 
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Don't stress over it, Leigh! Whatver you do isn't going to magically make this piece into a descendant of the screen-used one. There are very few people in the world who could fault it and your solutions are likely going to be better than those of the production anyway. (You've already spent longer on this than the film itself did in photography, after all.) I'm sure I'm not just speaking for myself to say the accuracy is waaaaaay more than acceptable and when combined with better symmetry and bloody good presentation, it's a winner, mate!
 
Yet again your updates show an amazing piece of work! Can't wait to see the finished product.
 
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I still cannot believe this is your first sculpt? A...M...A...Z...I...N...G!
I love the chest work
, really catches the essence of the beast.
 
There's nothing I can really add to this thread, but I just wanted to say: you are a frakking inspiration :thumbsup

As many others, I soooo hope I could be there and lend you a hand with the moulding...
 
WOW!! Thanks for all the great comments guy's :)

I havent got any updates yet I'm afraid, give it a couple of days :)

To anyone wanting to have a look at Bob, your more than welcome to pop round :) Just pm me to arrange something.

Clutch, I hadn't forgotten them, I was hoping to find out what he used there. I think they might be tubed pasta :confused

Fred, thank you for posting that link :) those images are exactly what I was looking for. I can now get that throat/chest interface a bit more accurate (y)thumbsup:thumbsup

Nwerke, I thought that price was quite good for what it is. Be nice to own though wouldn't it :love
 
Leigh said:
Unfortunately there doesnt seem to be any good ref pic's of the throat & where it joins the chest, from the images I have there also seems to be some more differences even in this area :lol
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yeah, i was noticing that earlier. i really think they just kind fudged the seam, and it was a little different every time they put either bolaji or the stuntman in the suit.

i'll look and see if i can find any reference pics, but i'm pretty sure you're working from everything i've ever seen and much, much more.

i think you've got one or two extra vertebrae at the top of the sternum, right between the collar bones/shoulder ridges.
 
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