Looking for more information on this pressure suit (possible Alien source, Universal Studios)

[nachtinis]

Just looking for any information I can find on this piece, what the barcode might mean, possible sources, or a way to even find out if this was used in a production, or is part of an inventory somewhere.

 

[lmgill]

Bar code is likely Universals inventory control number. Suit is a Russian high altitude suit.
The “6” is the size (Russian)

 

[nachtinis]

Bar code is likely Universals inventory control number. Suit is a Russian high altitude suit.
The “6” is the size (Russian)

Thanks!

We do know that its a Russian (or Chinese) high altitude (sometimes called "anti-gravity") suit, and we also figured that the code was some control number of sorts, we were hoping to find out if there was a way to determine if the control number was from a specific production or location of inventory (I cant imagine that this suit would be recognizable as something from a theme park, but its a possibility).

From what I do know about the usage in Alien, the pressure suits were actually US designs, often mistook for Rus/Chi design (they are very similar).

 

[buzby]

Thanks!
From what I do know about the usage in Alien, the pressure suits were actually US designs, often mistook for Rus/Chi design (they are very similar).

Given that virtually every other piece of military clothing used in the film was sourced from RAF surplus (like Star Wars, due to availability where it was filmed),, it's probably more likely that the lace-up sections came from 1960s/70s RAF G trousers and jerkins (worn by EE Lightning and Phantom FG1/FGR2 pilots). Here's an example of the same lace-up sections on a set of RAF G trousers (the laces are normally hidden by expandable panels that the laces thread through):

The white cooling suit seen hanging up in the Narcissus' suit locker was an RAF Mk2C air ventilation suit worn under the Lightning partial pressure suit (wiith an RAF Taylor half pressure helmet above it)

It was also used as the base for he 1970s Cybermen costume:

It was also used in Blake's 7, worn by David Bowie in the Ashes To Ashes video and by Kate Bush in the video for The Dreaming.

 

[nachtinis]

Thanks for the info!

Sidenote: we are currently looking for a way, sans navigating the Universal Studios phone tree to try to track that barcode.

(although it might come down to me leaving a message with the US Prop/Costume phone line)

Given that virtually every other piece of military clothing used in the film was sourced from RAF surplus (like Star Wars, due to availability where it was filmed),, it's probably more likely that the lace-up sections came from 1960s/70s RAF G trousers and jerkins (worn by EE Lightning and Phantom FG1/FGR2 pilots). Here's an example of the same lace-up sections on a set of RAF G trousers (the laces are normally hidden by expandable panels that the laces thread through):
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The white cooling suit seen hanging up in the Narcissus' suit locker was an RAF Mk2C air ventilation suit worn under the Lightning partial pressure suit (wiith an RAF Taylor half pressure helmet above it)
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It was also used as the base for he 1970s Cybermen costume:
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It was also used in Blake's 7, worn by David Bowie in the Ashes To Ashes video and by Kate Bush in the video for The Dreaming.