Nostromo Airlock

[joberg]

Love your project. Several years ago, I had attempted a Nostromo corridor + door...here's the view and the corridor with the mirror trick to extend it.

 

[Captain April]

That is a great recreation of the floor from the drawing but if you are recreating the set you need to replicate the pallets use for set dressing, I found this photo from and old RPF thread on the sets of Alien:

 

[Photon]

Love your project. Several years ago, I had attempted a Nostromo corridor + door...here's the view and the corridor with the mirror trick to extend it.

Cool, Joberg! I remember that from PropSummit.

 

[joberg]

Are you a member at Propsummit?

 

[Borjis]

Awesome work. Can't wait to see the Ralston Purina checker boxes.

 

[Photon]

Are you a member at Propsummit?

No, just visiting.

 

[Captain April]

I built this based on the photo for fun.

 

[Captain April]

Here are photos I found on the web and I brightened to see the set details better. You will note the control console not shown in the drawing.

 

[joberg]

Very nice Capt'

 

[Photon]

Thanks for posting those photos, they’re really helpful.
I’m not planning on including the control console, but I may hang a spare backpack as seen in the sketch.

I guess I should also mention if folks are looking for 100% screen accuracy, this won’t be it.
This is primarily inspired by the Ron Cobb sketch, fleshed out here and there with some details from the film set.

 

[Photon]

Quick update. I've got the ceiling and the beginnings of some lighting. Cheap strip LEDs from China via Ebay. I went for warm white (70's film stock vibes) rather than the cool, which tends to have a blueish cast.

Got everything wired in series.

They're bright as hell, I also bought an LED dimmer from the same seller, but it doesn't seem to do anything .

Here everything's just barely balanced, no glue

I need to find a suitable diffuser material for the LEDs. I have some meant for fluorescent light fixtures, but its WAY out of scale. I'm going to try and find some milky white translucent sheet plastic.

 

[joberg]

Excellent work; no need to say that I'm very excited to see that airlock alive!! To diffuse bright lights, I usually take sticky translucent rolls of plastic that are used to block light (or offer privacy) on a widow...works like a charm and is very cheap compared to sheet plastic

 

[Photon]

Thanks, Joberg. Great tip. Is that a hardware store item?

 

[Analyzer]

Wow, this is really coming along. That lighting is going to look amazing!

 

[stevielewis]

That looks fantastic! Dimming the lights is definitely needed. Joberg's suggestion does sound like it could work. Good luck!

 

[g0rb]

I've heard of people using pieces of plastic milk jug to use as diffusers. It's a garage solution, so I like it, but YMMV
The lighting is looking fantastic btw!

 

[joberg]

Yep, Michael's or any good hardware store should have that sticky translucent plastic stuff.

 

[Belugawrx]

Looking really nice ...and a second on the semi -opaque MACTAC peel and stick rolls

 

[Photon]

Just about done...

Some small details to add, maybe another weathering pass and then bodge together some kind of display case. I'm pleased with how it came together. My only regret is allowing a few problems along the way grind me to a halt.

Here's the original Ron Cobb drawing that I worked from:

Thanks for your patience and continued interest. I feel bad the build was so protracted.

I have a couple model ideas I'm dying to get stared on. Watch this space...



Peter

 

[Analyzer]

Perfect! Looks like a real set