six foot scratch built sulaco

barrie

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• Nov 30, 2017

• #1

Hello every one here is one I made a few months ago for a private collector, a six foot version of the sulaco from the film aliens, I hope that you guys like it, it has a detachable nose section and a centre plate so the model van be mounted on a stand, she took over six weeks to build and is very heavy, she is now in a private alien collection some where in the universe.

regards Barrie ( the old guy )

 

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barrie

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• Nov 30, 2017

• #2

here are more images of the sulaco.

regards Barrie

 

Hemble

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• Nov 30, 2017

• #3

That is stunning.

 

circa1964

Active Member

• Nov 30, 2017

• #4

Great job! I worked on Alien 3 and helped a bit with the redo the director insisted on. Always wanted to try my own build. Yours is beautiful!

 

vismus

Active Member

• Nov 30, 2017

• #5

Astounding!

 

Stormy320

Sr Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Nov 30, 2017

• #6

Nice work. More pics?

 

TazMan2000

Master Member

• Nov 30, 2017

• #7

Amazing job, amazing size.
What was the studio model length? It must have been close.

TazMan2000

 

Bouq

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RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Dec 1, 2017

• #8

awesome!

you delivered her without paint to the collector?

If you had more pics of the WIP, would be great and really instructive
Do you mind if I release your work in my website?

 

barrie

Well-Known Member

• Dec 1, 2017

• #9

Philbouq said:

awesome!

you delivered her without paint to the collector?

If you had more pics of the WIP, would be great and really instructive
Do you mind if I release your work in my website?

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NO I gave the model a basic grey coat for my collector friend and then he was going to do the rest, here are some more basic nuild up pics, and I have no problem with you putting my work on your website as long as you mention it was built by Barrie ( the old guy )

regards Barrie

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TazMan2000 said:

Amazing job, amazing size.
What was the studio model length? It must have been close.

TazMan2000

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I think that my own version is a little bigger but may not have all the correct detailing as the film guys build as they go and do not keep accurate record of just HOW they did it, but I think my own version is not bad.

regards Barrie ( the old guy )

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circa1964 said:

Great job! I worked on Alien 3 and helped a bit with the redo the director insisted on. Always wanted to try my own build. Yours is beautiful!

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All I can say is my friend is just give it a go I had no idea if I could complete the build but once I was underway I just kept doing a couple of hours each day and before long it was VERY long indeed, and not as bad to build as I first though after breaking it doen into smaller basic structures. go on have a go

regards Barrie ( the old guy )

 

barrie

Well-Known Member

• Dec 1, 2017

• #10

Here are a few more build up pics,

regards Barrie ( the old guy )

 

Axlotl

Master Member

• Dec 1, 2017

• #11

Wowzers!

 

joberg

Legendary Member

• Dec 2, 2017

• #12

I love you mate You're into Bigatures like me!! Great model and details...eager to see it painted!

 

Nick K

Sr Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Dec 2, 2017

• #13

Like I have said before barrie. Keep up the great work. This is truly amazing, but boy you must go through some GLUE!:lol

 

srspicer

Sr Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Dec 3, 2017

• #14

Beautiful work!!

 

JediMichael

Master Member

• Dec 3, 2017

• #15

Great build. Only 6 weeks to do this....crazy.

 

barrie

Well-Known Member

• Dec 3, 2017

• #16

Nick K said:

Like I have said before barrie. Keep up the great work. This is truly amazing, but boy you must go through some GLUE!:lol

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YES Nick your right I do get through some glue, I use ema plastic weld cement, on this model I used around 8 or 9 bottles, its a great glue but you have to be quick as it evaporates fast, but a good solid weld of the plastic it does just what it says on the bottle.

regards Barrie

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JediMichael said:

Great build. Only 6 weeks to do this....crazy.

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Well you that phrase a long begins with a first step, just the same theory here a couple of hours each day doing things in small stages then WHAM a giant model seems to appear out of nowhere.....

regards Barrie

 

SCUDMAN

Sr Member

• Dec 3, 2017

• #17

Looks fantastic! Quite an achievement! Please post photographs of the model when your client has painted it.