Licensed Pulse Rifle pre-order

[noble]

That makes sense to me.

I like the alpha,beta,delta,etc.


Not all had firing thompsons.

 

[Xhiwar]

That makes sense to me.

I like the alpha,beta,delta,etc.

Works for me too, but the ten-hole hero is missing from that list. Probably due to the fact that no one knows where it is. Perhaps in James Cameron's office?

Cheers!
Roman

 

[JLinNY]

Close. But no cookie for you.

That's cool, I don't need a cookie at the moment.

 

[RickDTM]

Any one heard anything from anyone official?

 

[Jeyl]

Well, since some have said I have the droop, what say you? Should I return it?

 

[ONEYE]

Works for me too, but the ten-hole hero is missing from that list. Probably due to the fact that no one knows where it is. Perhaps in James Cameron's office?

Cheers!
Roman

This, 10 hole?

 

[AJK001]

Well, since some have said I have the droop, what say you? Should I return it?

If I get one as good as yours, I'm not returning it, but then that is just me. From the pics you posted, I didn't see anything wrong until others pointed it out, so it isn't bad.

Get your complaint in now though, so that they can't say you waited too long, and see what HGC says.

I'm also waiting to hear what Mark has to say, he has always been pretty open about issues and HGC was very quick to fix the problems with the Fifth Element blaster.

 

[Xhiwar]

This, 10 hole?

That's not the real 10-hole hero.

Cheers!
Roman

 

[AJK001]

This, 10 hole?

You can clearly see the way it droops down to the table top, so HGC got it right. :lol

 

[Zombie Killer]

If mine looks like yours Jeyl i will probably be keeping it. The barrel looks pretty straight but the spas is a little off. I do plan on converting it to live fire at some point in the future but it may be a couple years so i want something presentable for now. If it has the dreaded barrel droop it is going back for an exchange if i can. If not then i will just return it and give up on HCG.

 

[Xhiwar]

This is the real 10-hole hero:

Cheers!
Roman

 

[tommin]

This is the real 10-hole hero:

Cheers!
Roman

Did a lot of work on that piece. ...wonder if people are actually buying it...

 

[Boshek]

Here is a picture of mine. It's OD #200 It's looks pretty ... and straight to me.

Below is my Lego Pulse Rifle. The clip is removable and the pump works ... well it goes back and forth anyway.

Actually, yes, I'm inclined to believe that any live fire weapon would be referred to as a hero, certainly over a stunt. I've never before heard any of the live fire Pulse Rifles out there referred to as stunts in ten years of Aliens collecting, before this thread. Because they aren't. A live fire weapon cannot be a stunt prop.

Hero, is defined, I believe (and yes there are different interpretation of the term, been discussed many times here) as a prop that is either more elaborateley detailed for close-ups, or is functional, so basically my beef is that your definition of what a hero prop can be is only half the story.

Certainly, a live fire prop would never, ever, be referred to as a stunt. That is flat-out wrong.

I disagree. A Hero prop has extra detail and is for tight shots..PERIOD.

You could have a stunt man or actor, featured in a long shot, that has to use a functioning prop, since the scene calls for a firing weapon, but since the shot is a long shot, it may not have the same detail as the "Hero Prop"

Alternatively, you could also have a Hero prop, used for a tight shot, that may not be functional.

Hence, why it has nothing to do with functionality and everything to do with Detail level..

 

[ghostryder]

Someone feel free to correct me, but I believe the 10-holed hero was the one with the illuminated counter that was always at 42:

And yes, this one is supposed to be in Cameron's office - but may have moved to his home office.

And while, yes, this one had 8 holes, it was still referred to by production as a hero:

And that "stunts" meant the resin casts. At least that's how I believe they were referred to on the call sheets which I can't seem to locate at the moment.

 

[Xhiwar]

And while, yes, this one had 8 holes, it was still referred to by production as a hero:

But that one doesn't have a grenade launcher/Remington? Or at least no trigger, and no trigger guard (which cannot simply be removed when you want a functional Remington, look at the 10-hole hero, they had to leave part of the trigger guard there).

Oh, and do you by chance have any more pics of Ripley holding the 10-hole hero? Or larger versions? Or other, "hard-to-find" shots of the 10-hole PR? I'm always looking for new details.

Cheers!
Roman

 

[Birdie]

I disagree. A Hero prop has extra detail and is for tight shots..PERIOD.

You could have a stunt man or actor, featured in a long shot, that has to use a functioning prop, since the scene calls for a firing weapon, but since the shot is a long shot, it may not have the same detail as the "Hero Prop"

Alternatively, you could also have a Hero prop, used for a tight shot, that may not be functional.

Hence, why it has nothing to do with functionality and everything to do with Detail level..

So then, not a hero, not a stunt, not SFX....what?

How would you refer to such props? A Stero???

I ain't changing my opinion, certainly not in the case of Aliens. As Willie stated, live fire PR's were referred to as heroes, resin casts as stunts.

Didn't the stunts have a weird overhanging barrel, if my memory hasn't gone completeley to pot?

 

[ghostryder]

I think in the case of Aliens you had:

Stunt (resin)
Hero (8 vent, metal)

and then...

wait for it...

Super Hero

lol...

Seriously though, as referred to by production, I think there were just heroes and stunts... The 10 vent, lit counter, was its own thing. Just my opinion.

 

[tommin]

Seriously though, as referred to by production, I think there were just heroes and stunts... The 10 vent, lit counter, was its own thing. Just my opinion.

LOL!! ...were you at quakecon?...

 

[thx217]

I think in the case of Aliens you had:

Stunt (resin)
Hero (8 vent, metal)

and then...

wait for it...

Super Hero

lol...

Seriously though, as referred to by production, I think there were just heroes and stunts... The 10 vent, lit counter, was its own thing. Just my opinion.

:lol

HCG should have go for the 8 as the standard edition and 10 for the exclusive. And all in BB. Though I have the Green on PO.

 

[thx217]

Now the situation seems to be depend on how lucky you are, which is just sad.